℗ 2023 Priory Records
| Released | January 6, 2023 |
| Duration | 1h 13m 18s |
| Record Label | Priory Records |
| Catalogue No. | PRCD1245 |
| Genre | Classical (Choral) |
Once in Royal David's City: The Choir of St Davids Cathedral
St Davids Cathedral Choir, Simon Pearce, Thomas Hawkes
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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Matin Responsory
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina; St Davids Cathedral Choir; Simon Pearce |
3:16 | |||
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1.2
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A Tender Shoot
William Bartholomew; Otto Goldsschmidt; St Davids Cathedral Choir; Simon Pearce |
2:18 | |||
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1.3
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A Branch so Fair Has Blossomed
Meiron Wynn Jones; St Davids Cathedral Choir; Simon Pearce; Thomas Hawkes |
3:20 | |||
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1.4
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This Is the Truth Sent from Above (Arr. R.V. Williams)
Traditional; Ralph Vaughan Williams; St Davids Cathedral Choir; Simon Pearce |
3:28 | |||
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1.5
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O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Arr. A. Carter)
Traditional; Andrew Carter; St Davids Cathedral Choir; Simon Pearce; Thomas Hawkes |
4:27 | |||
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1.6
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Gottes Sohn ist kommen, BWV 600
Johann Sebastian Bach; Thomas Hawkes |
1:14 | |||
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1.7
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Once in Royal David's City
Henry Gauntlett; Cecil Frances Alexander; St Davids Cathedral Choir; Simon Pearce; Thomas Hawkes |
5:20 | |||
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1.8
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Sussex Carol (Arr. D. Willcocks)
Traditional; David Willcocks; St Davids Cathedral Choir; Simon Pearce; Thomas Hawkes |
2:10 | |||
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1.9
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Lully, Lulla
Alan Llewelyn Thomas; St Davids Cathedral Choir; Simon Pearce |
4:20 | |||
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1.10
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In the Stillness
Sally Beamish; St Davids Cathedral Choir; Simon Pearce |
2:33 | |||
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1.11
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Nativity Carol
John Rutter; St Davids Cathedral Choir; Simon Pearce; Thomas Hawkes |
5:14 | |||
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1.12
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O Little Town of Bethlehem
Henry Walford Davies; Phillips Brooks; St Davids Cathedral Choir; Simon Pearce; Thomas Hawkes |
5:35 | |||
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1.13
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Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Arr. D. Willcocks)
David Willcocks; Felix Mendelssohn; William Hayman Cummings; St Davids Cathedral Choir; Simon Pearce; Thomas Hawkes |
3:36 | |||
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1.14
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In dir ist Freude, BWV 615
Johann Sebastian Bach; Thomas Hawkes |
3:14 | |||
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1.15
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The Three Kings
Ivor Atkins; Peter Cornelius; St Davids Cathedral Choir; Simon Pearce |
2:36 | |||
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1.16
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Bethlehem Down
Bruce Blunt; Peter Warlock; St Davids Cathedral Choir; Simon Pearce |
5:01 | |||
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1.17
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Draw Tua Bethleham
Meiron Wynn Jones; St Davids Cathedral Choir; Simon Pearce; Thomas Hawkes |
5:46 | |||
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1.18
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My Lord Has Come
Will Todd; St Davids Cathedral Choir; Simon Pearce |
4:10 | |||
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12 Pièces nouvelles pour orgue
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1.19
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No. 8, Fiat lux
Theodore Dubois; Thomas Hawkes |
5:40 | |||
A seasonal delight of best loved Christmas carols interspersed with first recordings of works by Wynn Jones, Llewelyn Thomas, Sally Beamish and Will Todd. This excellent choir situated in the smallest city in the United Kingdom on the west coast of Wales is directed by their master of the music Simon Pearce.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Priory Records Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -5.36 -15.32 to -0.20 | -27.42 -36.37 to -18.81 | -23.40 -32.30 to -16.40 | 13 8 to 16 | |
| 1 | Matin Responsory | -6.85 | -27.43 | -22.4 | 12 |
| 2 | A Tender Shoot | -6.33 | -30.28 | -25.5 | 13 |
| 3 | A Branch so Fair Has Blossomed | -6.50 | -31.17 | -27.1 | 13 |
| 4 | This Is the Truth Sent from Above (Arr. R.V. Williams) | -8.37 | -30.18 | -25.9 | 13 |
| 5 | O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Arr. A. Carter) | -0.20 | -20.92 | -17.1 | 13 |
| 6 | Gottes Sohn ist kommen, BWV 600 | -15.32 | -29.89 | -27.5 | 8 |
| 7 | Once in Royal David's City | -0.70 | -21.89 | -18.3 | 12 |
| 8 | Sussex Carol (Arr. D. Willcocks) | -0.23 | -21.58 | -17.5 | 12 |
| 9 | Lully, Lulla | -1.72 | -28.54 | -22.8 | 13 |
| 10 | In the Stillness | -12.99 | -36.37 | -32.3 | 14 |
| 11 | Nativity Carol | -3.42 | -28.59 | -23.9 | 14 |
| 12 | O Little Town of Bethlehem | -5.06 | -30.45 | -26.2 | 15 |
| 13 | Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Arr. D. Willcocks) | -0.20 | -18.81 | -16.4 | 12 |
| 14 | In dir ist Freude, BWV 615 | -6.08 | -22.01 | -20.1 | 10 |
| 15 | The Three Kings | -4.60 | -29.76 | -25.3 | 15 |
| 16 | Bethlehem Down | -12.59 | -34.87 | -31.2 | 13 |
| 17 | Draw Tua Bethleham | -5.77 | -26.38 | -22.9 | 12 |
| 18 | My Lord Has Come | -2.24 | -28.19 | -22.1 | 16 |
| 19 | No. 8, Fiat lux | -2.72 | -23.65 | -20.1 | 11 |