In this compilation of music from previously released Christmas albums, John Rutter writes that his intent is to create a collection that reflects the variety of the Christmas season -- the religious and the secular, the contemplative and the festive -- and is fully successful in gathering selections that are diverse, but fit well together. The Cambridge Singers have a sweet sound and sing with full but pure, straight tone that's ideal for this repertoire. Many of the songs and carols are a cappella, but some are ...
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In this compilation of music from previously released Christmas albums, John Rutter writes that his intent is to create a collection that reflects the variety of the Christmas season -- the religious and the secular, the contemplative and the festive -- and is fully successful in gathering selections that are diverse, but fit well together. The Cambridge Singers have a sweet sound and sing with full but pure, straight tone that's ideal for this repertoire. Many of the songs and carols are a cappella, but some are accompanied with delicacy by the London Sinfonietta, and Rutter conducts with a soft-edged suppleness. Rutter's own pieces are prominently featured; eight of the twenty pieces are his, as well as several of the arrangements. His secular song "Blow, blow, thou winter wind" is one of the album's highlights -- a lovely and evocative setting of a text from As You Like It -- and his "Candlelight Carol" and "What Sweeter Music" are fast becoming classics with amateur choirs. Harold Darke's "In the...
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