Performer: Rick Wakeman
Audio CD
Number of Discs: 1
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Sony
Size: 423 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Traditional
01. The First Noel
Gustav Holst
02. In The Bleak Midwinter
Traditional, William J. Kirkpatrick
03. Deck The Halls / Away In A Manger
Jester Hairston, Traditional
04. The Holly & The Ivy / Mary’s Boy Child
Franz Xaver Gruber
05. Silent Night
Traditional
06. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen / Angels from the Realms of Glory
07. O Come All Ye Faithful / Hark The Herald Angels Sing / See Amid the Winter Snow
Lewis Redner
08. O Little Town Of Bethlehem
Ciro Dammicco, Traditional
09. I Saw Three Ships / When A Child Is Born
Adolphe Adam
10. O Holy Night
Traditional
11. Coventry Carol / O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
Mike Batt, Tim Rice
12. A Winter’s Tale
John Henry Hopkins, Jr.
13. We Three Kings
Cecil Sharp, Richard Storrs Willis
14. Sussex Carol / It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
Keyboard legend, Rick Wakeman, famous the world over for his hugely successful and high-profile rock career – most notably with leading bands Yes and The Strawbs and for his sought-after collaborations with top artists of the day such as David Bowie and Black Sabbath – is pleased to celebrate the festive season with a brand-new album, ‘Christmas Portraits’, released on 29th November by Sony Classical.
With all tracks personally chosen and arranged by Wakeman himself, this special holiday album celebrates Wakeman’s favourite time of the year as he performs familiar and favourite festive music, arranged for solo piano, all performed on his beloved Granary Steinway Model D grand piano.
A former student and Fellow of the Royal College of Music, Wakeman has covered much musical ground during his wide-ranging career and here with ‘Christmas Portraits’, he brings his classic Wakeman twist to traditional Christmas classics, arranging some evergreens into fresh new medleys.
Of this brand-new album, Rick Wakeman commented: “Christmas is my absolute favourite time of the year. I love every aspect of it, especially traditional Christmas music and songs which have wonderful simplistic melodies that are perfect for adaptation to produce variations on the piano. That is something I love to do and that is exactly what this album is”.