O Magnum Mysterium
HS0710-27 (Hoxa Recordings, CD)
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DIGITALLY REMASTERED (27 November 2020)
Playing time: 52'45"
Tracks: 17
Booklet pages: 4
℗ 2007 Hoxa
© 2007 Hoxa
Main country of recording: United Kingdom
Country of manufacture: European Union
Reviewer: Keith Bramich
Review of O Magnum Mysterium published on 6 December 2020
Clifton Cathedral Choir
John Gibbons, organ, director
Christopher Walker, director
J Handl (1550-1591):
1 Resonet in laudibus
W J Kirkpatrick, arranged by G Mendham:
2 Away In A Manger
English traditional, arranged by David Willcocks:
3 Sussex Carol
J S Bach (1685-1750):
4 Wachet Auf, BWV 645 (organ solo)
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963):
5 O Magnum Mysterium
J S Bach:
6 Gelobet Seist Du, Jesu Christ, BWV 604 (organ solo)
7 Der Tag, Der Ist So Freudenreich, BWV 605 (organ solo)
traditional:
8 Coventry Carol (original 1591 version)
J P Sweelinck (1562-1621):
9 Hodie Christus Natus Est
J S Bach:
10 In Dulci Jubilo, BWV 608 (organ solo)
old German tune, arranged by R Pearsall:
11 In Dulci Jubilo
F Gruber, arranged by C Walker:
12 Silent Night
J S Bach:
13 Kommst Du Nun, Jesu, Vom Himmel, BWV 650 (organ solo)
H Darke (1888-1976):
14 In The Bleak Midwinter
P Warlock (1894-1930):
15 Bethlehem Down
arranged by D Wulstan:
16 Echo Carol (Cölner Gesangbuch 1623)
L C Daquin (1694-1772):
17 Noël Suisse (organ solo)
Recorded 23-24 October 1987 at Clifton Cathedral, Bristol, UK and restored,re-edited and remastered in October 2007 by Richard Jeffrey-Gray.