For Unto Us a Child Is Born

~ Release by The Choir of New College Oxford, The Parley of Instruments, Edward Higginbottom (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Hark the Herald Angels Sing
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (arr. Willcocks)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1739)
additional composer:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1840)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
arrangement of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
Felix Mendelssohn / Sir David Willcocks3:06
2For Unto Us a Child Is Born
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For unto us a Child is born”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel4:26
3Silent Night
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Franz Grüber3:14
4O magnum mysterium
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
recording of:
O magnum mysterium
composer:
William Byrd (English composer)
William Byrd2:48
5Hodie Christus natus est
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
recording of:
Hodie Christus natus est SWV 456
lyricist and composer:
Heinrich Schütz (composer)
part of:
Schütz-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: SWV 456)
Heinrich Schütz6:21
6Angelus ad virginem
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
recording of:
Angelus ad virginem
arranger:
Andrew Carter (composer)
Andrew Carter3:13
7O magnum mysterium
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
recording of:
Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël: No. 1. O magnum mysterium
composer:
Francis Poulenc (pianist and composer) (in 1952, from 1959 until 1960)
part of:
Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël, FP 152
Francis Poulenc3:51
8Hodie Christus natus est
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
recording of:
Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël: No. 4. Hodie Christus natus est
composer:
Francis Poulenc (pianist and composer) (in 1952, from 1959 until 1960)
part of:
Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël, FP 152
Francis Poulenc2:26
9This Is the Truth From Above
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
recording of:
The Truth Sent From Above (arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams, aka the Herefordshire Carol)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
version of:
The Truth Sent From Above
part of:
Eight Traditional English Carols (arr. Vaughan Williams)
part of:
Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Ralph Vaughan Williams3:17
10Quem vidistis pastores
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
recording of:
Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël: No. 2. Quem vidistis pastores dicite
composer:
Francis Poulenc (pianist and composer) (in 1951, from 1959 until 1960)
part of:
Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël, FP 152
Francis Poulenc2:43
11Videntes stellam
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
recording of:
Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël: No. 3. Videntes Stellam
composer:
Francis Poulenc (pianist and composer) (in 1951, from 1959 until 1960)
part of:
Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël, FP 152
Francis Poulenc3:12
12Noël X
organ:
Martin Hallows (organist)
recording of:
Nouveau livre de Noëls: Nº. 10. Bon Joseph. écoutez-moi
composer:
Louis‐Claude Daquin
part of:
Nouveau livre de Noëls
Louis‐Claude Daquin5:59
13Quem vidistis pastores
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
recording of:
Quem vidistis pastores
composer:
Johann Hermann Schein (composer)
Johann Hermann Schein5:46
14Videntes stellam magi
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
recording of:
Videntes stellam Magi
composer:
Orlande de Lassus (Franco-Flemish Renaissance composer)
Orlando di Lasso3:57
15Sing Lullaby
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
recording of:
Sing Lullaby (arr. Pettman)
arranger:
Edgar Pettman
Edgar Pettman3:58
16Puer natus in Bethlehem
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
recording of:
Puer natus in Bethlehem
lyricist and composer:
Samuel Scheidt (composer)
part of:
Samuel-Scheidt-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: SSWV 18)
Samuel Scheidt2:56
17Lute Book Carol
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
recording of:
Lute Book Carol
composer:
Oliver Johnston (tenor)
Oliver Johnston1:53
18Of the Father's Heart
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
recording of:
Of the Father's Heart Begotten (arr. Willcocks)
lyricist:
Aurelius Prudentius
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
arrangement of:
Of the Father’s Heart Begotten
Aurelius Prudentius / Sir David Willcocks3:39