Catalogue
April 9th, 2010
HAVPCD178 – Carols from many lands
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| Disk Title | Carols from many lands |
| Soloists | David Price (Organ) |
| Brss Ensemble | |
| Choir | The Choir of Ely Cathedral |
| Conductor | Paul Trepte |
| Location | Ely Cathedral |
| Date Recorded | April 1995 |
| Audio Tracks | 16 |
The singing at Ely Cathedral has been famous since the time of King Canute. Edward the Confessor attended the monastic school and probably sang in the choir, but the group of boy choristers, as we know them today, was first brought together to sing the daily mass in the newly-built Lady Chapel in the 15th century. Adult professional singers were added as required, and the choir was given its present form in the mid-16th century. It normally consists of eighteen Choristers and six Lay Clerks, but on occasions the men’s rank is increased to twelve.
| Trk. | Duration | Track Title | Composer |
| 1 | 03:36 | Les anges dans nos campagnes (Angels from the realms of glory) | French trad. |
| 2 | 02:21 | Un flambeau, Jeanette, Isabelle! (Come with torches, Jeanette, Isabella!) | Provençal trad. |
| 3 | 02:50 | Dans cette étable (Cradled all lowly) | French trad. |
| 4 | 02:05 | Célébrons la naissance (We sing in celebration) | French trad. |
| 5 | 04:17 | Et barn er født i Betlehem (A child is born in Bethlehem) Deilig er den himmel blaa (Lovely is the dark blue sky) |
Danish trad. |
| 6 | 02:05 | W żlobie &lstroke;eży, któż pobieży (Infant holy, Infant lowly) | Polish trad. |
| 7 | 03:10 | This endris night | English 16th-c. |
| 8 | 03:46 | Coventry Carol | English 16th-c. |
| 9 | 03:57 | Emmaus Carol | Selwyn Image |
| 10 | 05:45 | Tomorrow shall be my dancing day | English trad. |
| 11 | 03:45 | While shepherds watched their flocks | English (Spoforth’s Collection) |
| 12 | 03:15 | Dormi, dormi. o bel bambin (Sleep, O sleep, my lovely child | Italian trad. |
| 13 | 05:12 | El desembre congelat (Cold December’s winds were stilled) El Noi de la Mare (The Son of the Virgin) |
Catalan trad. |
| 14 | 01:26 | Lieb’ Nachtigall, wach auf! (Dear nightingale, awake!) | Bamberger Gesangbuch (1670) |
| 15 | 04:02 | Susani (Vom Himmel hoch) (Come, angels, come!) | Auserlesene catholische geistliche Kirchengesänge (1623) |
| 16 | 04:24 | Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern (How brightly beams the Morning Star) | Philipp Nicolai, arr. Bach/arr. Trepte |
All these carols are new arrangements and, except No. 9 (Emmaus Carol), have been made especially for the Choir of Ely Cathedral by Paul Trepte.
