Saint Nicolas / A Ceremony of Carols
Album by Benjamin Britten & Crouch End Festival Chorus & BBC Concert Orchestra & Mark le Brocq & Sally Pryce & David Temple
This is a choral album by English composer Benjamin Britten comprising works first composed and premiered in the 1940s. Musically it juxtaposes liturgical and seasonal choral writing with modal harmonies, interplay between treble and adult voices and prominent harp and organ textures, reflecting Britten's engagement with English choral traditions and his development as a mid-20th-century choral composer.
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- 1.Saint Nicolas, op. 42: I. Introduction5:28
- 2.Saint Nicolas, op. 42: II. The Birth of Nicolas2:20
- 3.Saint Nicolas, op. 42: III. Nicolas Devotes Himself to God4:36
- 4.Saint Nicolas, op. 42: IV. He Journeys to Palestine7:51
- 5.Saint Nicolas, op. 42: V. Nicolas Comes to Myra and Is Chosen Bishop6:40
- 6.Saint Nicolas, op. 42: VI. Nicolas from Prison3:04
- 7.Saint Nicolas, op. 42: VII. Nicolas and the Pickled Boys6:12
- 8.Saint Nicolas, op. 42: VIII. His Piety and Marvellous Works4:56
- 9.Saint Nicolas, op. 42: IX. The Death of Nicolas6:50
- 10.A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: I. Procession1:31
- 11.A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: II. Wolcum Yole!1:19
- 12.A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: III. There Is No Rose2:37
- 13.A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: IV. That Yongë Child1:55
- 14.A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: V. Balulalow1:21
- 15.A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: VI. As Dew in Aprille0:59
- 16.A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: VII. This Little Babe1:27
- 17.A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: VIII. Interlude4:09
- 18.A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: IX. In Freezing Winter Night3:42
- 19.A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: X. Spring Carol1:09
- 20.A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: XI. Deo Gracias1:11
- 21.A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: XII. Recession1:43













