Choralis
In Winter's Arms
- Type CD
- Label Signum Classics
- UPC 0635212051221
- Catalog number SIGCD 512
- Release date 03 November 2017
About the album
Bob Chilcott’s compositions are beloved with choral societies around the world, and this album represents the fruits of his recent collaborations with the US choir Choralis and their conductor Gretchen Kuhrmann.
Featuring festive works for solo choir as well as choir and brass ensemble, at the centre of the programme is Wenceslas, inspired by the legend of the Bohemian King who braved the winter weather with his Page to save the life of a poor peasant, and incorporating the melody of the famous carol into each of its 8 movements.
The disc includes the premiere recordings of Chilcott’s Gloria, which was premiered by the choir to great critical acclaim in 2015.
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11Wenceslas I. Wintertide
04:21 -
12Wenceslas II. Who can that be?
02:35 -
13Wenceslas III. Forth, they went
02:12 -
14Wenceslas IV. Interlude - Winter Dark
03:53 -
15Wenceslas V. Sleeping in winter?s arms
02:25 -
16Wenceslas VI. Thank you
04:04 -
17Wenceslas VI. Thank you
01:27 -
18Wenceslas VIII. On Saint Stephen?s Night
05:14 -
19Jesus, Springing
04:46 -
110My Perfect Stranger I. Prologue
04:09 -
111My Perfect Stranger II. My Perfect Stranger
07:16 -
112My Perfect Stranger III. Epilogue
03:33 -
113The Nine Gifts
04:16 -
114Gloria I. Gloria in excelsis Deo
04:01 -
115Gloria II. Domine Deus
04:50 -
116Gloria III. Qui tollis peccata mundi
04:05 -
117Gloria IV. Quoniam tu solus sanctus
02:48