The groups faultless vocal blend under Nigel Short is a given: the brightness of the voices is brought out in the traditional Angelus ad virginem, while Edward W Naylor’s Vox dicentis allows them off the leash in some thrilling vocal declamation
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In Winter’s House
Tenebrae’s fourth Christmas album features a wide range of festive music, including Britten’s iconic Ceremony of Carols for upper voices and harp. The album takes its name from a wonderfully atmospheric piece by Joanna Marsh, commissioned for Tenebrae’s tenors and basses in 2019.
- Release Date: 14 October 2022
- Record Label: Signum Classics
- Catalogue Number: SIGCD690
- Location of Recording: All Hallows’ Church, Gospel Oak, London
- Total Running Time: 01:18:30
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| Buy | # | Title | Composer | Duration | Price | Listen |
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| 1 | The Shepherd's Carol | Bob Chilcott | 03:26 | £ | Listen | |
| 2 | In Winter's House | Joanna Marsh | 05:00 | £ | Listen | |
| 3 | Angelus ad virginem | Traditional | 03:39 | £ | Listen | |
| 4 | The Truth Sent from Above | Ralph Vaughan Williams | 02:52 | £ | Listen | |
| 5 | Advent ‘O’ Carol | Joanna Forbes L’Estrange | 06:16 | £ | Listen | |
| 6 | O magnum mysterium | Owain Park | 05:47 | £ | Listen | |
| 7 | Vox dicentis: Clama | Edward W. Naylor | 09:03 | £ | Listen | |
| 8 | A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: I. Procession | Benjamin Britten | 01:25 | £ | Listen | |
| 9 | A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: II. Wolcum Yole! | Benjamin Britten | 01:26 | £ | Listen | |
| 10 | A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: III. There is no rose | Benjamin Britten | 02:33 | £ | Listen | |
| 11 | A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: IVa. That yongë child | Benjamin Britten | 01:50 | £ | Listen | |
| 12 | A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: IVb. Balulalow | Benjamin Britten | 01:26 | £ | Listen | |
| 13 | A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: V. As dew in Aprille | Benjamin Britten | 00:58 | £ | Listen | |
| 14 | A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: VI. This little babe | Benjamin Britten | 01:32 | £ | Listen | |
| 15 | A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: VII. Interlude | Benjamin Britten | 04:37 | £ | Listen | |
| 16 | A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: VIII. In freezing winter night | Benjamin Britten | 04:17 | £ | Listen | |
| 17 | A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: IX. Spring carol | Benjamin Britten | 01:11 | £ | Listen | |
| 18 | A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: X. Deo gracias | Benjamin Britten | 01:02 | £ | Listen | |
| 19 | A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: XI. Recession | Benjamin Britten | 01:48 | £ | Listen | |
| 20 | In the stillness | Sally Beamish | 02:11 | £ | Listen | |
| 21 | Jesus Christ the Apple Tree | Elizabeth Poston | 02:55 | £ | Listen | |
| 22 | The Quiet Heart | June Collin | 02:35 | £ | Listen | |
| 23 | Sing Lullaby | Herbert Howells | 03:28 | £ | Listen | |
| 24 | The Aldeburgh Carol | Ben Parry | 04:37 | £ | Listen | |
| 25 | Sleep My Pretty One, Sleep | Joseph Phibbs | 02:34 | £ | Listen |
The groups faultless vocal blend under Nigel Short is a given: the brightness of the voices is brought out in the traditional Angelus ad virginem, while Edward W Naylor’s Vox dicentis allows them off the leash in some thrilling vocal declamation
Gramophone
A technically superb display of a largely unfamiliar, and imaginatively chosen, festive music. One to warm the chilliest evenings
BBC Music Magazine