The Choir of Worcester College Oxford, Stephen Farr - This Christmas Night (2012)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 75:48 minutes | 1.11 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 75:48 minutes | 1.11 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet
This album includes a world premiere recording by Hafliði Hallgrímsson entitled Joseph and the Angel, which was written specially for this album. Also included are several world premiere recordings by leading composers including Peter Maxwell Davies, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Richard Allain, Matthew Martin, Gabriel Jackson, Judith Bingham, Cecilia McDowall and Thomas Hyde.
Other works include Anthony Piccolo's ‘I look from afar', John McCabe's ‘Mary laid her child', Malcolm Williamson's ‘This Christmas Night', Geoffrey Bush's ‘Twas in the year that King Uzziah died', Elisabeth Lutyens's ‘Nativity', Edmund Rubbra's ‘Let us securely enter' and two works by Kenneth Leighton, ‘O leave your sheep' and ‘Veni Redemptor - A Celebration'.
'superbly crafted, invigorating performances, combining youthful vigour and enthusiasm with profound musical insight and technical fluency' (Gramophone)
'Farr’s playing is always alert to the textural nuances […] thoroughly enthralling' (BBC Music Magazine)
TRACKLIST
01. Joseph and the Angel (3:43)
02. I Look from Afar (6:19)
03. Sweet was the Song (2:08)
04. Christmas Night (2:46)
05. Mary Laid her Child (2:22)
06. This Christmas Night (3:07)
07. I Sing of a Maiden (2:29)
08. Suite on Plainchant Themes, Op. 12: I. Improvisation on Puer natus (5:16)
09. Tu creasti domine (4:02)
10. Balulalow (1:51)
11. Claremont Carol (4:08)
12. There Is no Rose (2:39)
13. Hush! My Dear (3:30)
14. Fleecy Care Carol, Op. 256, No. 7 (2:58)
15. Of a Rose (2:49)
16. Twas in the Year that King Uzziah Died (arr. G. Bush) (3:05)
17. Nativity (5:56)
18. Entrez-y tous en surete, Op. 93: Let Us Securely Enter (2:18)
19. O Leave Your Sheep (4:14)
20. Veni redemptor, Op. 93 (10:17)The Choir of Worcester College, Oxford
PERSONNEL
Stephen Farr, conductor (01, 03, 05-07, 09-10, 12-15, 18-19) and organ (02, 04, 08, 11, 16-17, 20)
Edward Turner, conductor (02, 04, 11, 16, 17) and organ (06, 07, 09, 13, 19)
Recorded in the Keble College Chapel, Oxford, on 17-19 June 2012
foobar2000 1.3.7 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2017-04-25 12:55:40
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Analyzed: Edward Turner, The Choir of Worcester College; Stephen Farr / This Christmas Night (1-5)
Stephen Farr, The Choir of Worcester College; Edward Turner / This Christmas Night (6-10)
Stephen Farr / This Christmas Night (11-12)
The Choir of Worcester College; Stephen Farr / This Christmas Night (13-20)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -3.49 dB -21.92 dB 3:07 06-This Christmas Night
DR13 -6.88 dB -25.15 dB 2:29 07-I Sing of a Maiden
DR15 -6.72 dB -27.22 dB 4:02 09-Tu creasti domine
DR12 -9.15 dB -26.66 dB 3:30 13-Hush! My Dear
DR14 -0.10 dB -20.22 dB 4:14 19-O Leave Your Sheep
DR13 -0.10 dB -19.09 dB 6:19 02-I Look from Afar
DR12 -1.58 dB -26.10 dB 2:46 04-Christmas Night
DR13 -9.70 dB -30.19 dB 4:08 11-Claremont Carol
DR13 -0.65 dB -19.03 dB 3:05 16-Twas in the Year that King Uzziah Died (arr. G. Bush)
DR17 -0.43 dB -25.21 dB 5:56 17-Nativity
DR12 -4.80 dB -23.59 dB 5:16 08-Suite on Plainchant Themes, Op. 12: I. Improvisation on Puer natus
DR13 -1.23 dB -20.07 dB 10:17 20-Veni redemptor, Op. 93
DR13 -3.65 dB -23.61 dB 3:43 01-Joseph and the Angel
DR15 -6.22 dB -28.00 dB 2:08 03-Sweet was the Song
DR11 -4.69 dB -23.54 dB 2:22 05-Mary Laid her Child
DR12 -7.15 dB -24.79 dB 1:51 10-Balulalow
DR13 -3.21 dB -22.35 dB 2:39 12-There Is no Rose
DR13 -0.63 dB -22.30 dB 2:58 14-Fleecy Care Carol, Op. 256, No. 7
DR12 -0.71 dB -17.42 dB 2:49 15-Of a Rose
DR13 -3.76 dB -23.31 dB 2:18 18-Entrez-y tous en surete, Op. 93: Let Us Securely Enter
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Number of tracks: 20
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2097 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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log date: 2017-04-25 12:55:40
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Analyzed: Edward Turner, The Choir of Worcester College; Stephen Farr / This Christmas Night (1-5)
Stephen Farr, The Choir of Worcester College; Edward Turner / This Christmas Night (6-10)
Stephen Farr / This Christmas Night (11-12)
The Choir of Worcester College; Stephen Farr / This Christmas Night (13-20)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -3.49 dB -21.92 dB 3:07 06-This Christmas Night
DR13 -6.88 dB -25.15 dB 2:29 07-I Sing of a Maiden
DR15 -6.72 dB -27.22 dB 4:02 09-Tu creasti domine
DR12 -9.15 dB -26.66 dB 3:30 13-Hush! My Dear
DR14 -0.10 dB -20.22 dB 4:14 19-O Leave Your Sheep
DR13 -0.10 dB -19.09 dB 6:19 02-I Look from Afar
DR12 -1.58 dB -26.10 dB 2:46 04-Christmas Night
DR13 -9.70 dB -30.19 dB 4:08 11-Claremont Carol
DR13 -0.65 dB -19.03 dB 3:05 16-Twas in the Year that King Uzziah Died (arr. G. Bush)
DR17 -0.43 dB -25.21 dB 5:56 17-Nativity
DR12 -4.80 dB -23.59 dB 5:16 08-Suite on Plainchant Themes, Op. 12: I. Improvisation on Puer natus
DR13 -1.23 dB -20.07 dB 10:17 20-Veni redemptor, Op. 93
DR13 -3.65 dB -23.61 dB 3:43 01-Joseph and the Angel
DR15 -6.22 dB -28.00 dB 2:08 03-Sweet was the Song
DR11 -4.69 dB -23.54 dB 2:22 05-Mary Laid her Child
DR12 -7.15 dB -24.79 dB 1:51 10-Balulalow
DR13 -3.21 dB -22.35 dB 2:39 12-There Is no Rose
DR13 -0.63 dB -22.30 dB 2:58 14-Fleecy Care Carol, Op. 256, No. 7
DR12 -0.71 dB -17.42 dB 2:49 15-Of a Rose
DR13 -3.76 dB -23.31 dB 2:18 18-Entrez-y tous en surete, Op. 93: Let Us Securely Enter
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Number of tracks: 20
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2097 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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