In Winter's Arms: Seasonal Music by Bob Chilcott
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BOB CHILCOTT
In Winter's Arms: Seasonal Music by Bob Chilcott
Choralis, Gretchen Kuhrmann (conductor)
[ Signum Classics / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 13 October 2017
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Bob Chilcott's compositions are beloved with choral societies around the world, and this album represents the fruits of his recent collaborations with the US choir Choralis and their conductor Gretchen Kuhrmann. Featuring festive works for solo choir as well as choir and brass ensemble, at the centre of the programme is Wenceslas, inspired by the legend of the Bohemian King who braved the winter weather with his Page to save the life of a poor peasant, and incorporating the melody of the famous carol into each of its 8 movements. The disc includes the premiere recordings of Chilcott's Gloria, which was premiered by the choir to great critical acclaim in 2015.
"If you love John Rutter you will love this: a very similar, lush tonal idiom deploying brass, organ and harp to tell several Christmas stories - not least in the charming Wenceslas, which turns the Victorian carol into a full-blown cantata." - The Times, 15 December 2017
Tracks:
1-8. Chilcott: Wenceslas [26:11]
I. Wintertide
II. Who can that be?
III. Forth, they went
IV. Interlude - Winter Dark
V. Sleeping in winter's arms
VI. Thank you
VII. Fanfare - Winter Bright
VIII. On Saint Stephen's Night
9. Chilcott: Jesus, Springing [4:46]
10-12. Chilcott: My Perfect Stranger [14.58
I. Prologue
II. My Perfect Stranger
III. Epilogue
13. Chilcott: The Nine Gifts [4.16]
14-17. Chilcott: Gloria [15.44]
I. Gloria in excelsis Deo
II. Domine Deus
III. Qui tollis peccata mundi
IV. Quoniam tu solus sanctus
