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目录
| # | 曲目 | 时长 |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Ring Out, Wild Bells (Arr. for Choir & Orchestra by Owain Park) | 00:04:46 |
| 2 | Awake, Glad Heart! (Version for Choir & Orchestra) | 00:08:52 |
| 3 | Silent Night (Arr. for Choir & Orchestra by Bob Chilcott) | 00:03:51 |
| 4 | Walking in the Air (From “The Snowman”) | 00:03:57 |
| 5 | In the Bleak Midwinter (Arr. for Choir & Orchestra by Anonymous) | 00:05:06 |
| 6 | Christmas Suite I. Prelude | 00:01:32 |
| 7 | Christmas Suite II. Siciliana | 00:01:52 |
| 8 | Christmas Suite III. Minuet | 00:01:59 |
| 9 | Christmas Suite IV. Sarabande | 00:01:37 |
| 10 | Christmas Suite V. Bourrée | 00:01:29 |
| 11 | Christmas Suite VI. Fughetta | 00:02:21 |
| 12 | Christmas Suite VII. Finale | 00:01:48 |
| 13 | Christmas Day (Arr. for 2 Voices, Choir & Orchestra by Owain Park) | 00:07:25 |
| 14 | Away in a Manger (Arr. for Choir by Bob Chilcott & Orchestra by Max Pappenheim) | 00:03:01 |
| 15 | O Holy Night (Arr. for Voice, Choir by Max Pappenheim, Orchestrated by Owain Park) | 00:07:06 |
| 16 | Ding! Dong! Merrily on High (Arr. for Choir & Orchestra by Mack Wilberg & Owain Park) | 00:02:07 |
| 17 | Nova, nova (Version for Choir & Orchestra) | 00:04:18 |
专辑简介
The London Choral Sinfonia（伦敦合唱交响团）与一向想象力充沛的指挥 Michael Waldron，为这个节日季带来了一份既熟悉又焕新的作品集。熟悉，是因为你会听到许多耳熟能详的旋律；焕新，则来自这些作品经过重新编排后呈现出的丰润层次与全新的声响质感。
作曲家兼指挥欧文・帕克在《O Holy Night》与《Christmas Day》中施展了相当的巧思——后者是一组由《Good Christian Men Rejoice》《God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen》等名曲组成的圣诞颂歌串联。他也为鲍伯・契尔考特的《Silent Night》带来轻柔温暖的绒面质地；而哈罗德 · 达克的《In the Bleak Midwinter》在这份未署名、编排精妙的合唱与弦乐版本中，甚至超越了其原有的美感。
其中也不乏值得珍藏的惊喜之处。例如 Percy Fletcher 的《Ring Out, Wild Bells》再次经由帕克的精心配器显得格外亮眼；在满是合唱的篇章中，Alec Rowley《Christmas Suite》的管弦则显得额外动人。
尤其值得一提的是童声男高音 Malakai Bayoh，他在《The Snowman》中的“Walking in the Air”里展现出的线条感与高贵气质，既纯净动人，又极具气度。
