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Track(s) taken from SIGCD269

Away in a manger – Cradle song

First line:
Away in a manger
composer
William James Kirkpatrick (1838-1921)
arranger
Sir David Valentine Willcocks (1919-2015)
author of text
Anonymous - Romantic
Philadelphia 1883

Jesus College Choir Cambridge, Mark Williams (conductor)
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Recording details: July 2011
Chapel of Jesus College, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Produced by Chris Hazell
Engineered by Mike Hatch & Will Brown
Release date: September 2012
Total duration: 2 minutes 56 seconds
 

Other recordings available for download

Armonico Consort, Christopher Monks (conductor)
King's College Choir Cambridge, Sir Stephen Cleobury (conductor)

Reviews

'Another Oxbridge college, another fine mixed-voice choir, another gorgeously captured chapel acoustic (Mike Hatch engineering)—this selection of favourite pieces by mainly British composers makes a pleasingly intimate impression' (Gramophone)
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'This album provides a lovely programme of music. The Choir of Jesus College, Cambridge perform beautifully and the album contains a lot of wonderful rarities' (Classic FM)
Kirkpatrick was born in Pennsylvania; although music played a dominant role throughout his life, he only became a full-time musician when he was 40, after which he composed many sacred pieces. Away in a manger appeared in 1885 and quickly achieved great popularity. The provenance of the words remains uncertain; it is sometimes claimed that the tune is a variant of an Austrian folk-song, yet in its familiar form it remains one of the most perfect of all carols.

from notes by Robert Matthew-Walker © 2011

Other albums featuring this work

Favourite Carols from King's
King's College Choir Cambridge, Sir Stephen Cleobury (conductor)
Studio Master: KGS0007Download onlyStudio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available
On Christmas night
Armonico Consort, Christopher Monks (conductor)
SIGCD386Download only

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