Ralph Vaughan Williams: Carols from Herefordshire

Ralph Vaughan Williams: Carols from Herefordshire

ALBCD064 (Albion Records, CD)

COMPILATION (1 November 2024)

Playing time: 58'01"
Tracks: 24
Booklet pages: 28
℗ 2024 Albion Records
© 2024 Albion Records
Main country of recording: United Kingdom
Reviewer: Keith Bramich
Review of Ralph Vaughan Williams: Carols from Herefordshire published on 12 November 2024

Helen Ashby, soprano solo (track 1)
Jonathan Hanley, tenor solo (track 3)
Edward Hughes, tenor solo (track 4)
Katy Hill, soprano solo (track 7)
Eloise Irving, soprano solo (tracks 8 and 10)
Samuel Jenkins, tenor (track 10)
Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea (tracks 1-12)
William Vann, conductor (tracks 1-12)
Derek Welton, bass-baritone (tracks 13-24)
Iain Burnside, piano (tracks 13-24)

Twelve traditional Christmas carols from Herefordshire, collected, edited and arranged by Ella Mary Leather and Ralph Vaughan Williams

Versions for unaccompanied SATB

1 The Holy Well (first version)

2 The Holy Well (second version)

3 Christmas Now Is Drawing Near at Hand

4 Joseph and Mary

5 The Angel Gabriel

6 God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen

7 New Year’s Carol

8 On Christmas Day

9 Dives and Lazarus

10 The Miraculous Harvest

11 The Saviour’s Love

12 The Seven Virgins

Versions for voice and piano

13 The Holy Well (first version)

14 The Holy Well (second version)

15 Christmas Now Is Drawing Near at Hand

16 Joseph and Mary

17 The Angel Gabriel

18 God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen

19 New Year’s Carol

20 On Christmas Day

21 Dives and Lazarus

22 The Miraculous Harvest

23 The Saviour’s Love

24 The Seven Virgins

In 1920 Mrs Ella Mary Leather and Ralph Vaughan Williams jointly published Twelve Traditional Carols from Herefordshire. Vaughan Williams arranged each of the carols twice: first, for unaccompanied choir (SATB), and second, for voice and piano.

Recorded 12-13 February 2024 at Holy Trinity, Sloane Square, London, UK (tracks 1-12) and 19-21 May 2011 at Potton Hall, Suffolk, UK (tracks 13-24).

 

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