UPC: 040888051329
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Release Date: Nov 01, 2003
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Personnel: Celia Jackson, Nancy-Jane Thompson, Mary Mure, Clare Wallace, Simone Mace, Caroline Ashton, Ruth Holton (soprano); Andrew Grant, Bill Ives , Paul Gordon, Angus Smith (tenor); Alastair Hume, Jeremy Jackman (countertenor); Simon Carrington, Anthony Holt (baritone); Nicolas Jones, Benjamin Thompson , Colin Mason, James Mure, Charles Gibbs, Gerald Finley , Charles Pott (bass voice).
Liner Note Author: John Rutter.
Recording information: Roundhouse Recording Studios, London, England (06/1983-04/1985); The Great hall Of University College School, London, En (06/1983-04/1985).
The King's Singers and City of London Sinfonia, conducted by Richard Hickox, together with The Cambridge Singers and The City of London Sinfonia, conducted by John Rutter, create a wonderful recording of the Three Musical Fables. This recording gathers three musical fables that were written with children and adults in mind. "The Reluctant Dragon," "The Wind in the Willows," and "Brother Heinrich's Christmas" are the magic spark of Christmas on this imaginative release. ~ MusD
Liner Note Author: John Rutter.
Recording information: Roundhouse Recording Studios, London, England (06/1983-04/1985); The Great hall Of University College School, London, En (06/1983-04/1985).
The King's Singers and City of London Sinfonia, conducted by Richard Hickox, together with The Cambridge Singers and The City of London Sinfonia, conducted by John Rutter, create a wonderful recording of the Three Musical Fables. This recording gathers three musical fables that were written with children and adults in mind. "The Reluctant Dragon," "The Wind in the Willows," and "Brother Heinrich's Christmas" are the magic spark of Christmas on this imaginative release. ~ MusD
Tracks:
1 - Wind in the Willows, for narrator, vocal ensemble & orchestra~Introduction
2 - Wind in the Willows, for narrator, vocal ensemble & orchestra~Rat and Mole meet. A life on the river
3 - Wind in the Willows, for narrator, vocal ensemble & orchestra~Scene at Badger's house
4 - Wind in the Willows, for narrator, vocal ensemble & orchestra~Toad's car
5 - Wind in the Willows, for narrator, vocal ensemble & orchestra~Court scene
6 - Wind in the Willows, for narrator, vocal ensemble & orchestra~Toad in gaol. Let me tickle your fancy
7 - Wind in the Willows, for narrator, vocal ensemble & orchestra~Toad's song. I've got style
8 - Wind in the Willows, for narrator, vocal ensemble & orchestra~The recapture of Toad Hall. Let's wallop a weasel
9 - Wind in the Willows, for narrator, vocal ensemble & orchestra~The banquet at Toad Hall
10 - Wind in the Willows, for narrator, vocal ensemble & orchestra~Finale. Home is a special kind of feeling
11 - Brother Heinrich's Christmas, for narrator, chorus & orchestra~Introduction
12 - Brother Heinrich's Christmas, for narrator, chorus & orchestra~Sigismund sings in the abbey choir
13 - Brother Heinrich's Christmas, for narrator, chorus & orchestra~Sigismund is dismissed
14 - Brother Heinrich's Christmas, for narrator, chorus & orchestra~Brother Heinrich and the new carol
15 - Brother Heinrich's Christmas, for narrator, chorus & orchestra~The angels appear on Christmas Eve
16 - Brother Heinrich's Christmas, for narrator, chorus & orchestra~Brother Heinrich writes down the Angels' Carol
17 - Brother Heinrich's Christmas, for narrator, chorus & orchestra~Christmas morning
18 - Brother Heinrich's Christmas, for narrator, chorus & orchestra~The Angels' Carol and Christmas dinner
19 - Reluctant Dragon, for narrator, vocal ensemble & orchestra~Introduction
20 - Reluctant Dragon, for narrator, vocal ensemble & orchestra~The boy visits the dragon's cave
21 - Reluctant Dragon, for narrator, vocal ensemble & orchestra~The villagers and St. George arrive
22 - Reluctant Dragon, for narrator, vocal ensemble & orchestra~Trio. I say, old boy
23 - Reluctant Dragon, for narrator, vocal ensemble & orchestra~Planning the tournament. First he waves his spear around
24 - Reluctant Dragon, for narrator, vocal ensemble & orchestra~The tournament
25 - Reluctant Dragon, for narrator, vocal ensemble & orchestra~Banquet fugue
26 - Reluctant Dragon, for narrator, vocal ensemble & orchestra~Finale. Let's begin again
2 - Wind in the Willows, for narrator, vocal ensemble & orchestra~Rat and Mole meet. A life on the river
3 - Wind in the Willows, for narrator, vocal ensemble & orchestra~Scene at Badger's house
4 - Wind in the Willows, for narrator, vocal ensemble & orchestra~Toad's car
5 - Wind in the Willows, for narrator, vocal ensemble & orchestra~Court scene
6 - Wind in the Willows, for narrator, vocal ensemble & orchestra~Toad in gaol. Let me tickle your fancy
7 - Wind in the Willows, for narrator, vocal ensemble & orchestra~Toad's song. I've got style
8 - Wind in the Willows, for narrator, vocal ensemble & orchestra~The recapture of Toad Hall. Let's wallop a weasel
9 - Wind in the Willows, for narrator, vocal ensemble & orchestra~The banquet at Toad Hall
10 - Wind in the Willows, for narrator, vocal ensemble & orchestra~Finale. Home is a special kind of feeling
11 - Brother Heinrich's Christmas, for narrator, chorus & orchestra~Introduction
12 - Brother Heinrich's Christmas, for narrator, chorus & orchestra~Sigismund sings in the abbey choir
13 - Brother Heinrich's Christmas, for narrator, chorus & orchestra~Sigismund is dismissed
14 - Brother Heinrich's Christmas, for narrator, chorus & orchestra~Brother Heinrich and the new carol
15 - Brother Heinrich's Christmas, for narrator, chorus & orchestra~The angels appear on Christmas Eve
16 - Brother Heinrich's Christmas, for narrator, chorus & orchestra~Brother Heinrich writes down the Angels' Carol
17 - Brother Heinrich's Christmas, for narrator, chorus & orchestra~Christmas morning
18 - Brother Heinrich's Christmas, for narrator, chorus & orchestra~The Angels' Carol and Christmas dinner
19 - Reluctant Dragon, for narrator, vocal ensemble & orchestra~Introduction
20 - Reluctant Dragon, for narrator, vocal ensemble & orchestra~The boy visits the dragon's cave
21 - Reluctant Dragon, for narrator, vocal ensemble & orchestra~The villagers and St. George arrive
22 - Reluctant Dragon, for narrator, vocal ensemble & orchestra~Trio. I say, old boy
23 - Reluctant Dragon, for narrator, vocal ensemble & orchestra~Planning the tournament. First he waves his spear around
24 - Reluctant Dragon, for narrator, vocal ensemble & orchestra~The tournament
25 - Reluctant Dragon, for narrator, vocal ensemble & orchestra~Banquet fugue
26 - Reluctant Dragon, for narrator, vocal ensemble & orchestra~Finale. Let's begin again