Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra - Vaughan Williams: Hodie, Fantasia on Christmas Carols (1990)
Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra - Vaughan Williams: Hodie, Fantasia on Christmas Carols (1990)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 268 Mb | Total time: 69:21 | Scans included
Classical | Label: EMI Classics | # CDC 7 54138 2 | Recorded: 1990
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 268 Mb | Total time: 69:21 | Scans included
Classical | Label: EMI Classics | # CDC 7 54138 2 | Recorded: 1990
In 1990, Richard Hickox recorded Ralph Vaughan Williams' Fantasia on Christmas Carols and Hodie: A Christmas Cantata for EMI, two holiday choral favorites that complement each other well, despite having been created more than four decades apart. The subdued, folk-inspired quality of much of Vaughan Williams' music remained more or less constant through the years in his choral writing, so even though he adopted a more sophisticated and sometimes astringent style in later years, including irregular rhythms and spiky dissonances that never would have passed in the music of his youth, there is a common thread in his choices of modes and harmonies that unites both cantatas. On this CD, the modestly scored and rather short Fantasia serves as a serene introduction for the fairly symphonic and dynamic Hodie, which comes just under an hour in length. Both works receive their due from Hickox, who leads the London Symphony Chorus and the Choristers of St. Paul with the London Symphony Orchestra with reverent pacing, but also shapes phrases with a smooth lyricism that befits their mood of quiet joy. EMI's recording is detailed and focused, so every note can clearly be heard.–Blair Sanderson
Performer:
Elizabeth Gale, mezzo-soprano
Robert Tear, tenor
Stephen Roberts, baritone
London Symphony Chorus
Choristers of St. Paul's Cathedral
London Symphony Orchestra
Richard Hickox, conductor
Track List:
01. Fantasia On Christmas Carols
Hodie: A Christmas Cantata
02. I. Prologue: Nowell! Nowell!
03. II. Narration: Now The Birth Of Jesus Christ
04. III. Song: It Was Winter Wild
05. IV. Narration: And It Came To Pass In Those Days
06. V. Choral: The Blessed Son Of God
07. VI. Narration: And There Were In The Same Country
08. VII. Song: The Oxen (Christmas Eve, And Twelve Of The Clock)
09. VIII. Narration: And The Shepherds Returned
10. IX. Pastoral: The Shepherds Sing
11. X. Narration: But Mary Kept All These Things
12. XI. Lullaby: Sweet Was The Song The Virgin Sang
13. XII. Hymn: Bright Portals Of The Sky
14. XIII. Narration: Now When Jesus Was Born
15. XIV. The March Of The Three Kings: From Kingdoms Of Wisdom
16. XV. Choral: No Sad Thought His Soul Affright
17. XVI. Epilogue: In The Beginning Was The Word
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Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra - Vaughan Williams: Hodie, Fantasia on Christmas Carols (1990)
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