℗ 2021 Albion
Released | October 22, 2021 |
Duration | 1h 08m 12s |
Record Label | Albion |
Catalogue No. | ALBCD050 |
Genre | Classical (Choral) |
Vaughan Williams: An Oxford Christmas
Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, William Vann, Joshua Ryan
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
The Oxford Book of Carols (Excerpts)
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1.1
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No. 45, Sussex Mummer's Carol
Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea; William Vann; Joshua Ryan |
4:55 | |||
1.2
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No. 7, Hereford Carol
Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea; William Vann; Tom Castle |
2:46 | |||
1.3
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No. 4, A Virgin Most Pure
Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea; William Vann; Joshua Ryan; Eloise Irving |
6:00 | |||
1.4
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No. 24, Sussex Carol (2nd Tune)
Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea; William Vann; Joshua Ryan; Angus McPhee |
2:10 | |||
1.5
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No. 31, Gloucestershire Wassail
Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea; William Vann; Leah Jackson; Jonathan Hanley |
1:40 | |||
1.6
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No. 36, The Salutation Carol
Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea; William Vann; Eloise Irving; Jonathan Beatty |
2:53 | |||
1.7
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No. 46, The Bellman's Song (3rd Tune)
Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea; William Vann; Angus McPhee |
3:00 | |||
1.8
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No. 60, Job (3rd Tune)
Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea; William Vann |
3:08 | |||
1.9
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No. 39, This Endris Night
Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea; William Vann; Angus McPhee |
3:49 | |||
1.10
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No. 24, Sussex Carol (1st Tune)
Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea; William Vann; Joshua Ryan |
1:43 | |||
1.11
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No. 131, Coverdale's Carol
Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea; William Vann; Joshua Ryan |
2:35 | |||
1.12
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No. 77, Song of the Crib
Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea; William Vann; Joshua Ryan; Jonathan Hanley; Katy Hill; Adrian Horsewood |
4:29 | |||
1.13
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No. 142, Children's Song of the Nativity
Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea; William Vann; Joshua Ryan; Katy Hill |
2:06 | |||
1.14
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No. 134, If Ye Would Hear the Angels Sing
Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea; William Vann; Katy Hill |
2:33 | |||
1.15
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No. 79, Quem Pastores
Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea; William Vann; Joshua Ryan |
1:26 | |||
1.16
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No. 46, The Bellman's Song (2nd Tune)
Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea; William Vann; Joshua Ryan; Eleanor Minney |
2:27 | |||
1.17
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No. 115, Joseph and Mary
Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea; William Vann; Joshua Ryan; Thomas Stoddart |
3:31 | |||
1.18
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No. 60, Job (4th Tune)
Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea; William Vann; Joshua Ryan |
2:39 | |||
1.19
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No. 43, The Seven Virgins
Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea; William Vann; Jonathan Hanley; Jenni Harper |
4:21 | |||
1.20
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No. 132, Psalm of Sion
Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea; William Vann; Katy Hill |
2:59 | |||
1.21
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O My Dear Heart (Arr. R. Vaughan Williams for Choir)
Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea; William Vann |
3:53 | |||
1.22
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God Bless the Master of This House (Arr. R. Vaughan Williams for Choir)
Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea; William Vann |
3:09 | |||
Digital Booklet
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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. We think 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.’ In this spirit the choir’s director, William Vann, has prepared the carols for recording with a mixture of accompanied, unaccompanied and solo verses. Few of these carols are likely to have been undertaken by a congregation; this recording by a choir of distinguished professional singers presents the carols at their best, supported by the Henry Willis organ of St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead, in half of the carols.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Albion Studio Masters
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -3.47 -9.14 to -0.10 | -23.89 -30.05 to -20.14 | -20.52 -26.20 to -16.50 | 12 9 to 13 | |
1 | No. 45, Sussex Mummer's Carol | -3.15 | -21.25 | -18.2 | 11 |
2 | No. 7, Hereford Carol | -3.11 | -22.85 | -18.5 | 12 |
3 | No. 4, A Virgin Most Pure | -1.94 | -22.16 | -19.1 | 12 |
4 | No. 24, Sussex Carol (2nd Tune) | -2.93 | -23.42 | -21.3 | 11 |
5 | No. 31, Gloucestershire Wassail | -2.93 | -23.14 | -19.4 | 12 |
6 | No. 36, The Salutation Carol | -9.14 | -30.05 | -26.2 | 13 |
7 | No. 46, The Bellman's Song (3rd Tune) | -5.85 | -27.30 | -23.7 | 13 |
8 | No. 60, Job (3rd Tune) | -1.35 | -23.43 | -19.8 | 12 |
9 | No. 39, This Endris Night | -3.61 | -25.69 | -21.5 | 13 |
10 | No. 24, Sussex Carol (1st Tune) | -1.41 | -20.14 | -17.3 | 11 |
11 | No. 131, Coverdale's Carol | -2.88 | -22.99 | -20.0 | 12 |
12 | No. 77, Song of the Crib | -2.66 | -24.94 | -22.3 | 13 |
13 | No. 142, Children's Song of the Nativity | -5.26 | -26.50 | -23.3 | 11 |
14 | No. 134, If Ye Would Hear the Angels Sing | -2.45 | -24.11 | -20.0 | 12 |
15 | No. 79, Quem Pastores | -4.36 | -20.87 | -18.0 | 9 |
16 | No. 46, The Bellman's Song (2nd Tune) | -4.38 | -23.58 | -20.3 | 11 |
17 | No. 115, Joseph and Mary | -2.94 | -24.10 | -21.4 | 13 |
18 | No. 60, Job (4th Tune) | -1.68 | -20.45 | -17.5 | 11 |
19 | No. 43, The Seven Virgins | -2.43 | -24.89 | -20.5 | 13 |
20 | No. 132, Psalm of Sion | -5.85 | -26.20 | -22.4 | 13 |
21 | O My Dear Heart (Arr. R. Vaughan Williams for Choir) | -5.87 | -27.40 | -24.3 | 12 |
22 | God Bless the Master of This House (Arr. R. Vaughan Williams for Choir) | -0.10 | -20.15 | -16.5 | 11 |