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In the bleak mid-winter

composer
Sir Richard Rodney Bennett (1936-2012)
2010
author of text
Christina Rossetti (1830-1894)

 
In the bleak midwinter, a carol from 2010, is a setting of the famous Christmas poem by Christina Rossetti (this favourite too was set by Gustav Holst, Harold Darke and, indeed, by many other British composers). Premiered on 15 December 2010 in a live broadcast by the BBC Singers from St George’s Church in Campden Hill, London, conducted by Robert Hollingworth, this is a richly-textured setting that nonetheless respects the sheer simplicity of the poet’s language.

from notes by Malcolm MacDonald © 2012

Recordings

Bennett (RR): My dancing day & other choral works
BBC Singers, Paul Brough (conductor)
SIGCD293Download only

Details

BBC Singers, Paul Brough (conductor)
Track 3 on SIGCD293 [3'41] Download only

Track-specific metadata for SIGCD293 track 3

Artists
BBC Singers
Paul Brough (conductor)
ISRC
GB-LLH-12-29303
Duration
3'41
Recording date
20 January 2012
Recording venue
Studio 1, BBC Maida Vale, London, United Kingdom
Recording producer
Michael Emery
Recording engineer
Susan Thomas
Hyperion usage
  1. Bennett (RR): My dancing day & other choral works (SIGCD293)
    Disc 1 Track 3
    Release date: July 2012
    Download only

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