Nativity - Christmas Music from Georgian England (The English Orpheus vol.49)
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The Parley of Instruments Psalmody / Peter Holman, director
Nativity - Christmas Music from Georgian England (The English Orpheus vol.49)
[ Hyperion / CD ]
Release Date: Monday 20 October 2003
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This is an unusual collection championing the village genius of local composers, whose settings of carols and hymns kept the congregations warm all those years ago - a time when the commercial excesses of today's Christmas were unknown.
Tracks:
JOHN FAWCETT of Bolton (1789-1867)
Strike! Seraphs, strike your harps of gold (A New Christmas Piece) [3'59]
JOSEPH STEPHENSON of Poole (?1723-1810)
Arise and hail the sacred day (A Carol) [2'02]
WILLIAM MARSH of Canterbury (early 19th century)
The branch, the mighty branch behold (Nativity) [3'53]
JOHN HILL of Rugby (b1714)
The people that walked in darkness (An Anthem) [6'39]
?MARTIN MADAN (1725-1790), arr. EDWARD MILLER of Doncaster (1735-1807)
Lo! He comes with clouds descending (Helmsley) [4'34]
BENJAMIN COOKE (1734-1793)
Angelic hymns thy natal day (from Ode for Christmas, 1763) [4'21]
THOMAS ADAMS (1785-1858)
Variations on Adeste Fideles [7'55]
JOSEPH KEY of Nuneaton (d1784)
Come celebrate th' auspicious morn (A Carol) [5'14]
RICHARD TAYLOR of Chester (1758-1827)
Hosanna to King David's son (Hosannah) [1'53]
THOMAS TREMAIN of Andover (late 18th century)
In Bethlem fields as shepherds kept (Hymn for Christmas Day) [3'20]
ANONYMOUS (c1767)
Light of those whose dreary dwelling (Christmas Hymn) [2'40]
WILLIAM MATTHEWS of Nottingham (1759-1830)
How beauteous are their feet (Zion) [5'58]
ANONYMOUS, arr. CHARLES RIDER of Manchester (early 19th century)
Joy to the world (Comfort) [2'49]
ANONYMOUS (?early 19th century)
Hark! What mean those holy voices? [1'37]
JOHM WAINWRIGHT of Manchester (1723-1768)
Christians, awake, salute the happy morn (A Hymn for Christmas Day) [4'41]
with organ interludes by Starling Goodwin (d1774)
STEPHEN STORACE (1762-1796), arr. THOMAS WILLIAMS of Llanidloes (1807-94)
Angels from the realms of glory [4'18]
ANONYMOUS, arr. VINCENT NOVELLO (1781-1861)
O come, all ye faithful [5'13]
