Composer: John Rutter
Performer: Polyphony, Wallace Collection
Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia
Conductor: Stephen Layton
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Hyperion
Catalogue: CDA67259
Release: 2001
Size: 263 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Shepherd’s Pipe Carol
02. Nativity Carol
03. There Is a Flower
04. Sans Day Carol
05. What Sweeter Music?
06. Niles: I Wonder as I Wander
07. Jesus Child
08. Wild Wood Carol
09. The Very Best Time of Year
10. Away in a Manger (Cradle Song)
11. Angel Tidings
12. Christmas Lullaby
13. Dormi, Jesu
14. Love Came Down at Christmas
15. Star Carol
16. Carol of the Children
17. Mary’s Lullaby
18. Silent Night! Holy Night!
19. Angels’ Carol
20. Candlelight Carol
21. Second Amen
22. Donkey Carol
After the huge success of their recording of Rutter’s Requiem (featured in last year’s Top 20), Polyphony, conducted by Stephen Layton, turn their attention to another popular work of John RutterGloria. Also included on the disc are some first-recordings including the delightful unaccompanied works A Clare Benediction (written for Clare College, Cambridge) and Come down, O Love Divinea double-choir piece premiered by the combined choirs of Westminster Abbey, Westminster Cathedral and St Paul’s Cathedral in Westminster Abbey in 1998. The City of London Sinfonia (involved in numerous recordings of Rutter’s work) are joined by the fine brass ensemble, The Wallace Collection.