William Vann, Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea - Ralph Vaughan Williams: An Oxford Christmas (2021)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 302 Mb | Total time: 68:12 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Albion | # ALBCD050 | Recorded: 2020, 2021
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 302 Mb | Total time: 68:12 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Albion | # ALBCD050 | Recorded: 2020, 2021
This recording focusses on arrangements made by Vaughan Williams for The Oxford Book of Carols (1928), coupled with two later carols published by OUP. Many of the tunes are far from well-known and deserve a new audience. 10 of the 22 tracks are first recordings, but reserve the right to have overlooked one or two amidst the vast but very mixed heritage of recorded carols. The preface to The Oxford Book of Carols tells us that: "Variety in the method of singing is even more important than with hymns, and the verses should never be sung straight through all in the same way".