Performer: Armonico Consort
Conductor: Christopher Monks
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Signum
Catalogue: SIGCD754
Release: 2023
Size: 965 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Young: O Adonai
02. trad.: Sussex Carol
03. Chilcott: Shepherd’s Carol
04. Young: The Astronomer’s Carol
05. Dove: The Star-Song
06. trad.: Away in a manger
07. Darke: In the Bleak Midwinter
08. Poston: Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
09. trad.: O little town of Bethlehem
10. Mouton: Nesciens Mater
11. Rutter: Angels’ carol
12. Rutter: What sweeter music
13. Victoria: O magnum mysterium
14. Roberts: Hope Finds A Way
15. Gruber: Silent Night
Their second Christmas album on SignumRecords, Armonico Consort and ChristopherMonks return with a new album featuring acollection of carols both old and new. They havecreated the perfect soundtrack for those who lovean atmosphere at Christmas.
Featuring world premiere recordings by composerToby Young, and the first ever recording of ‘StarSong’ by Jonathan Dove on a Christmas album,there are also exquisitely sublime versions from‘Silent Night’ to ‘Away in a Manger’.
“It is ten years since our last carols recording, andwe have collected some incredible works we have been so keen to record, including severalcommissioned from our composer in residence.Christmas somehow manages to inspirecomposers to write the most imaginative, both interms of creativity and melodiousness, and Toby isan expert at making Christmas music sound just aswe want it to be!” – Christopher Monks
