Thu, 01 Dec 2005
Carols
Essential Carols
The Very Best of King's College Choir, Cambridge
David Wilcocks
2 CDs, Decca
It's that time of year again and every year we try to look
at at least one CD of Christmas Carols. This year we get two
CDs in the one package from the world-renowned King's College
Choir from Cambridge University in the UK.
On these CDs we have a nice mix of general favourites and
those which are not quite so widely known. One mistake that
issuers sometimes make is to concentrate exclusively on what
they regard as carols ill-treated by the passage of time.
Sometimes they produce forgotten gems but quite often they
were forgotten for a reason -- they weren't all that good.
In the general favourites line we have Hark! The herald
angels sing, The first Nowell, Ding Dong! etc, Away in a manger,
The Holly and the ivy, God rest ye merry, Gentlemen, and many,
many more ... but no Good King Wencelas!
They are all lovingly performed without the excrescence
of horrible added instrumentation. It is quite a nice set
for the Christmas season. (Count K)
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