A Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols: The Centenary Service - Sir Stephen Cleobury & The Choir of King's College, Cambridge

A Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols: The Centenary Service

Sir Stephen Cleobury & The Choir of King's College, Cambridge

  • Genre: Classical
  • Release Date: 2019-11-08
  • Explicitness: notExplicit
  • Country: USA
  • Track Count: 33
  • Album Price: 10.99
  • ℗ 2019 King's College, Cambridge
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Tracks

Title Artist Time
1
Once in Royal David's City (De The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Henry Websdale, George Hill & Sir Stephen Cleobury 4:21
2
Bidding Prayer, Lord's Prayer The Revd Dr Stephen Cherry & The Congregation 3:16
3
Up! Good Christen Folk The Choir of King's College, Cambridge & Sir Stephen Cleobury 1:20
4
Reading: First Lesson (Genesis A. Chorister 2:44
5
Adam Lay Ybounden The Choir of King's College, Cambridge & Sir Stephen Cleobury 1:11
6
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree The Choir of King's College, Cambridge & Sir Stephen Cleobury 2:39
7
Reading: Second Lesson (Genesi A Choral Scholar 1:02
8
In dulci jubilo (Arr. Robert d The Choir of King's College, Cambridge & Sir Stephen Cleobury 3:04
9
I Saw Three Ships (Arr. Simon The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Henry Websdale, George Hill & Sir Stephen Cleobury 2:15
10
Reading: Third Lesson (Isaiah A Representative of Eton College 1:08
11
Nowell Sing We (Ed. Stephen Cl The Choir of King's College, Cambridge & Sir Stephen Cleobury 3:07
12
Unto Us is Born a Son (Arr. Da The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir Stephen Cleobury & Henry Websdale 2:21
13
Reading: Fourth Lesson (Isaiah A Fellow 1:59
14
A Spotless Rose The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Charlie Baigent & Sir Stephen Cleobury 2:44
15
The Lamb The Choir of King's College, Cambridge & Sir Stephen Cleobury 3:07
16
Reading: Fifth Lesson (Luke 1. Master over the Choristers 2:30
17
Joys Seven (Arr. Stephen Cleob The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir Stephen Cleobury, Henry Websdale & Jack Bowley 3:14
18
Bogoróditse Dyevo The Choir of King's College, Cambridge & Sir Stephen Cleobury 1:15
19
Reading: Sixth Lesson (Luke 2. A Representative of the City of Cambridge 1:01
20
What Sweeter Music The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Henry Websdale & Sir Stephen Cleobury 4:09
21
Stille Nacht (Arr. Philip Ledg The Choir of King's College, Cambridge & Sir Stephen Cleobury 2:28
22
Reading: Seventh Lesson (Luke Sir Stephen Cleobury 1:40
23
In the Bleak Mid-Winter The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Henry Websdale, James Micklethwaite & Sir Stephen Cleobury 4:08
24
While Shepherds Watched Their The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Henry Websdale & Sir Stephen Cleobury 2:53
25
Reading: Eighth Lesson (Matthe Vice-Provost 2:45
26
O Mercy Divine (Premiere) The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Guy Johnston & Sir Stephen Cleobury 3:56
27
Sir Christémas The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir Stephen Cleobury & Henry Websdale 1:44
28
Reading: Ninth Lesson (John 1. Provost 2:09
29
O Come, All Ye Faithful (Desc. The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Henry Websdale & Sir Stephen Cleobury 4:23
30
Collect and Blessing The Revd Dr Stephen Cherry & The Congregation 1:05
31
Hark! The Herald-Angels Sing ( The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Henry Websdale & Sir Stephen Cleobury 3:24
32
In dulci jubilo, BWV 729 Henry Websdale 2:37

Reviews

  • Exquisitely Beautiful

    5
    By Jewelonly (Southern Dixie)
    We listened to this all evening last night, waiting for Christmas Eve Service. It is a lovely collection of exquisitely executed and profoundly beautiful carols. We cried from the sheer beauty of it. Our ninety-five year old Grandmother cried as the music transported her back to King’s College during the War when she heard this singular choir sing many times. She said listening to The Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols provided a much needed respite of beauty, peace, and hope during those tumultuous times. We are so thankful to have this stunning collection.

  • Deplorable.

    1
    By Maestro Hawn
    All this album has proven is that Cleobury needed to die or retire much sooner than he did. Gradually over the past few years the program at Kings has gone to the dogs. Album after album being pumped out with reckless abandon, with such dry, and sterile interpretations of otherwise magnificent works. Stephen has nearly singlehandedly raped, and then murdered the once brilliant choral tradition at Kings, and it shows through his lacking attempts in creativity and interpretation of hymns and song. The boys, especially on this last album show their undignified female influence through their swine-like vibrato in various works. This disgusting sin is unforgivable and now makes the choir no better than any other common run-of-the-mill mixed ensemble that to uses guttural, and forced vibrato succumbing to the fads of today’s grotesque choral traditions. God, I hope with Cleobury’s successor these wrongs Stephen has created and allowed to happen can be erased, dashed, and cast into Hell where they belong. Good Riddance!

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