Choral Favourites From King's

~ Release by King's College Choir, Cambridge, Sir David Willcocks, Philip Ledger (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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1Hallelujah Chorus
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus “Hallelujah”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
4:24
2Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
choir vocals:
King’s College Choir, Cambridge
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields (Academy of St Martin in the Fields)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) and Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1972)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
orchestrator:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
lyricist:
Robert Bridges (poet)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
translated version of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben”: Teil II, X. Choral “Jesus bleibet meine Freude” (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring; catch‐all for arrangements and unknown orchestrations)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1723-07-02)
lyricist:
Martin Janus (German Protestant minister, c. 1620–1682) (in 1665)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1723)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 15)
part of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“
3:31
3The Heavens Are Telling
baritone vocals:
John Shirley‐Quirk (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
soprano vocals:
Heather Harper (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) and Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
chorus master:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1974)
recording of:
Die Schöpfung, Hob XXI:2: Part I: XIV. Chor und Terzett: Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
part of:
Die Schöpfung, Hob. XXI:2: Part I (The Creation, Hob. XXI:2: Part I)
4:44
4Rejoice In The Lord Always
organ:
Francis Grier (composer, organist and choir director)
alto vocals:
Michael Cockerham
bass vocals:
Nicholas Hayes (bass singer)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
tenor vocals:
Andrew King (operatic tenor)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Philip Ledger
recording of:
Rejoice in the Lord Always, Z. 49 (verse anthem)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 49)
8:08
5Psalm 23: Gott Ist Mein Hirt
piano:
Philip Ledger
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Philip Ledger
recording of:
Der 23. Psalm, D. 706
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1820-12)
translator:
Moses Mendelssohn
part of:
Franz Schubert, thematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke in chronologischer Folge (number: D. 706)
5:01
6Sanctus
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
organ and organ [organ]:
John Wells (concert organist and composer)
baritone vocals [baritone]:
John Carol Case (English baritone)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
treble vocals [treble]:
Robert Chilcott
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer)
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: III. Sanctus (1890, second version)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1886 until 1900)
part of:
Requiem, op. 48 (1890, second version)
3:23
7Land Of Hope And Glory
instruments:
The Band of the Royal Military School of Music
bass vocals:
Stephen Roberts (UK bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
contralto vocals:
Alfreda Hodgson (contralto)
soprano vocals:
Felicity Lott (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Richard Morton (operatic tenor)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Philip Ledger
performer:
Cambridge University Musical Society (CUMS)
recording of:
Coronation Ode, op. 44: VI. Finale: “Land of Hope and Glory” (contralto soloist, with chorus)
lyricist:
Arthur Christopher Benson
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1902)
is based on:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39: March no. 1 in D major
part of:
Coronation Ode, op. 44
4:28
8To Be Sung Of A Summer Night On The Water
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
conductor:
Philip Ledger
recording of:
To Be Sung of a Summer Night on the Water, RT iv/5
composer:
Frederick Delius (English composer) (in 1917)
dedicated to:
Oriana Madrigal Society and Charles Kennedy Scott (English organist and choral conductor)
4:12
9The Birth Of Nicolas
piano:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger) and Ian Hare (British organist and composer)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
treble vocals:
Bruce Russell (treble)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
St. Nicolas, op. 42: II. The Birth of Nicolas
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1948)
dedicated to:
Saint Nicholas (ancient Roman bishop)
part of:
St. Nicolas, op. 42
2:35
10There Is No Rose
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
harp:
Osian Ellis (Welsh harpist and composer) (from 1972-07-06 until 1972-07-10)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (from 1972-07-06 until 1972-07-10)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor) (from 1972-07-06 until 1972-07-10)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) (from 1972-07-06 until 1972-07-10)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1972-07-06 until 1972-07-10)
recording of:
A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: III. There is no Rose (from 1972-07-06 until 1972-07-10)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1942)
part of:
A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28
2:20
11Faire Is The Heaven
organ:
James Lancelot
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Faire is the Heaven
lyricist:
Edmund Spenser (English poet)
composer:
William Harris (British composer)
4:43
12Hail, Gladdening Light
organ:
James Lancelot
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Hail, Gladdening Light
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Charles Wood (Irish composer)
translator:
John Keble
3:08
13Holy, Holy, Holy
instruments:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
organ:
Ian Hare (British organist and composer)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Holy, Holy, Holy (tune Nicaea)
lyricist:
Reginald Heber (Hymn-writer) (in 1926)
composer:
John Bacchus Dykes (UK hymn writer) (in 1861)
2:43