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ID: DCD34077
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Kolektion: Christmas MusicSubkolektion: Organ
Thomas Laing-Reilly (the organ of St Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh) St Cuthbert's Change-Ringers
Situated in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle, St Cuthbert’s Church was the first parish church in Scotland to hold candlelit services on Christmas Eve. The two-thousand-strong congregation was regularly joined by people standing in the aisles! Today, the organ continues to combine its role of supporting the singing with solo performance of varied repertoire. Director of Music Thomas Laing-Reilly has at his hands an instrument seemingly able to speak any language. Its vast palette is demonstrated with striking clarity on his debut recording, in a range of repertory which crosses national borders with disarming ease.
Track listing
1 William T. Best (1826-97)
A Christmas Fantasy on Old English Carols
2 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Chorale: Vom Himmel hoch, da komm’ ich her
3 Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706)
Vom Himmel hoch, da komm’ ich her
4 Johann Pachelbel
Vom Himmel hoch, da komm’ ich her (Fughetta)
5 Johann Bernhard Bach (1676-1749)
Vom Himmel hoch, da komm’ ich her
6 Johann Sebastian Bach
Vom Himmel hoch, da komm’ ich her, BWV738
7 Max Reger (1873-1916)
Weihnachten, Op. 145 No. 3
8 Jean-François Dandrieu (1682-1738)
Noël cette Journée
9 Jean-François Dandrieu
Il n’est rien de plus tendre
10 Louis-Claude d’Aquin (1694-1772)
Noël X
11 Pierre Cochereau (1924-84), transcr. J. Filsell
Variations on ‘Adeste Fideles’
12 Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1911)
Noël Ecossais
13 Jeanne Demessieux (1921-68)
Adeste Fideles (Musette)
14 Jean Langlais (1907-91)
Noël Breton (Huit Chants de Bretagne)
15 John Ireland (1879-1962)
The Holy Boy (A Carol of the Nativity)
16 Sir Arthur Somervell (1863-1937)
Shepherd’s Cradle Song
17 Alfred Hollins (1865-1942)
Christmas Cradle Song
18 Garth Edmundson (1900-71)
Vom Himmel hoch (Toccata-Prelude IV)
19 The Bells of St Cuthbert’s Church
St Cuthbert’s Change-Ringers
Total playing time [77.50] |
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ID: DCD34060
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Kolektion: Choral CollectionSubkolektion: Choral and Organ
Choral settings of Scottish poetry from Robert Burns to Alexander McCall Smith
These collaborations between noted 'Edinburghians' Alexander McCall Smith and Tom Cunningham appear on disc here for the first time, in a programme of Scottish poetry settings by some of today's leading composers. From the ethereal tenderness of Cunningham's Lullaby to the muscular angularity of Ronald Stevenson's Medieval Scottish Triptych, Laudibus responds with affection and athleticism to the expert direction of UK choral doyen, Mike Brewer.
Producer’s note: “It was not so sunny when we recorded Scotland at Night…On 3-5 January whilst Laudibus was in Colinton Parish Church in Edinburgh to record this collection, the boiler gave out! Anyway, I offered as much support to the ever-spirited Mike & his crew as I could from the Minister's office (things are quite plush in Colinton, and thankfully the heating system in the Minister's suite runs off a newer-fangled & more efficient boiler!). You would never know that these lush sounds were recorded in a sub-freezing environment!” Paul Baxter
Track listing
1 Dream Angus arr. John Powell
2-7 Scotland at Night - Tom Cunningham
8 My Heart’s in the Highlands - Arvo Pärt
9 So Deep - James MacMillan
10 Address to Edinburgh - Howard Skempton
11 The Gallant Weaver - James MacMillan
12-16 The Painter’s Eye - Tom Cunningham
17-19 A Medieval Scottish Triptych - Ronald Stevenson
20 Ye Banks and Braes arr. Mike Brewer
21 The Seagull - John Hearne
Total playing time [64:17]
premiere recordings except tracks 8, 9, 11, 21 |
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