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What Sweeter Music

What Sweeter Music

What Sweeter Music is a real festive treat, with a sumptuous collection of songs and carols for Christmas – touching on traditional favourites (Silent Night, Away in a Manger), modern classics (The Lamb, What Sweeter Music) and some new light-hearted arrangements (Jingle Bells, We Wish You a Merry Christmas).

Superbly sung and plenty of fun

Gramophone Magazine
  • Release Date: 09 November 2009
  • Record Label: Signum Classics
  • Catalogue Number: SIGCD182
  • Location of Recording: Tracks 4, 8 & 15 recorded 27–28 August, 2001 at St Bartholomew-the-Great, West Smithfield, London and Tracks 9 & 14 recorded 12–13 May, 2004 at St Michael’s Church, Highgate, London. Remaining tracks recorded 22–26 June, 2009 at St Bartholomew-the-Great, West Smithfield, London.
  • Total Running Time: 00:58:30
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Buy # Title Composer Duration Price Listen
1Jingle BellsArr. Ben Parry02:35£ Listen
2Silent NightFranz Gruber, Arr. Jonathan Rathbone04:07£ Listen
3What Sweeter Music?John Rutter04:46£ Listen
4A Spotless RoseHerbert Howells03:41£ Listen
5Quem Pastores?Trad, Arr. Nigel Short01:43£ Listen
6Veni, veniAdrian Peacock02:38£ Listen
7There is a FlowerJohn Rutter04:03£ Listen
8AlleluiaPeter Wishart01:53£ Listen
9The LambJohn Tavener03:53£ Listen
10I Wonder as I WanderArr. Andrew Carter03:23£ Listen
11Quelle est cette odeur agréable?French Trad, Arr. David Willcocks04:35£ Listen
12We Wish You a Merry ChristmasArr. Nigel Short02:05£ Listen
13The OxenJonathan Rathbone02:55£ Listen
14GaudeteArr. Karl Jenkins01:48£ Listen
15Away in a MangerTrad, Arr. Nigel Short04:09£ Listen
16Tomorrow Shall be my Dancing DayTrad, Arr. David Willcocks01:57£ Listen
17Nativity CarolJohn Rutter04:40£ Listen
18The Twelve Days of ChristmasArr. Andrew Carter03:36£ Listen

Superbly sung and plenty of fun

Gramophone Magazine

an exquisite account of Rutter’s ‘There is a Flower’

Classical Music Magazine

A jazzy Jingle Bells launches this varied and seductively sung programme

The Daily Telegraph

What a fine album this is… soulful performances of well-known carols

Classic FM Magazine

the technical accomplishment that’s in evidence throughout this recital is of the highest order

John Quinn, MusicWeb International

Best Christmas Discs Roundup 2009, Gramophone Magazine