Composer: Arthur Seymour Sullivan
Performer: Kantos Chamber Choir
Conductor: Ellie Slorach
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: MPR
Catalogue: MPR107
Release: 2020
Size: 1.26 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Joy to the victors
02. The Beleaguered
03. Echoes
04. Lead, Kindly Light
05. Say, Watchman, What of the Night?
06. Through Sorrow’s Path
07. The Way Is Long and Dreary
08. It came upon the midnight clear
09. I sing the birth
10. All This Night Bright Angels Sing
11. Upon the Snow-Clad Earth
12. The Last Night Of The Year
13. Fair Daffodils
14. Seaside Thoughts
15. O Hush Thee My Babie
16. The rainy day
17. When Love and Beauty
18. Wreaths for Our Graves
19. Parting Gleams
20. Evening
21. The long day closes
This is a rich and varied collection of 21 Part Songs by Sir Arthur Sullivan, setting texts by poets including Ben Jonson, Sir Walter Scott, HF Chorley and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. In this new release from MPR, we are transported back to Victorian times and can enjoy all four seasons from Fair Daffodils to The Last Night of the Year. Many of these songs are undeservedly less well-known, including Sullivan’s setting of It Came Upon the Midnight Clear. The Kantos Chamber Choir are a 16 piece ensemble that produce a rich and mellifluous sound, beautifully bringing the texts to life.