THE ORIGINAL CAROLS FROM CLARE

Clare College Singers / Clare College Orchestra / John Rutter / Jeremy Blandford / Simon Vaughan

CD1

1. Shepherd’s Pipe Carol (words & music by John Rutter)

2. Infant holy, infant lowly

3. Angel Tidings

4. Quelle est cette odeur agréable?

5. Once in royal David’s city

6. Il est né le divin enfant

7. Of the Father’s love begotten

8. I saw three ships

9. Down in yon forest

10. In dulci jubilo

11. Nativity Carol (words & music by John Rutter)

12. Quem pastores laudavere

13. Rocking

14. The Twelve Days of Christmas

CD2

1. Here we come a-wassailing

2. Away in a manger

3. The Coming of Our King

4. Noël nouvelet

5. The Infant King

6. Shepherds’ Noël

7. O come, O come Immanuel

8. Past three a clock

9. O little town of Bethlehem

10. Quittez, pasteurs

11. Gabriel’s Message

12. Sans Day Carol

13. Stille Nacht

14. Flemish Carol

Clare College Singers & Orchestra

Jeremy Blandford (organ), *Simon Vaughan (baritone)

John Rutter

Carols from Clare

arranged & conducted by John Rutter

First time complete on CD

Newly remastered at Abbey Road Studios

This set presents for the first time complete on CD the 28 carols with orchestra that John Rutter recorded for EMI in 1966 and 1968

The glorious acoustic of the Lady Chapel of Ely Cathedral and the astounding verve and professionalism of Rutter’s young singers and players come up afresh in this new Abbey Road remastering

This was the beginning of Rutter’s worldwide fame as Christmas arranger, composer and conductor of choice, and in an affectionate and amusing new booklet note, he recalls his first two recordings and the icy perils of winter recordings in the Fens.

EMI Classics 2cds 9469472