The Cambridge Singers, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & John Rutter – I Sing of a Maiden: 5 New Carols by John Rutter (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

The Cambridge Singers, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & John Rutter – I Sing of a Maiden: 5 New Carols by John Rutter (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 21:20 minutes | 348 MB | Genre: Classical
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John Rutter’s glorious stream of Christmas miniatures has made him, for many, an essential ingredient in the festive season. The composer and conductor wrote what is probably his most popular piece, “Shepherd’s Pipe Carol,” while still an 18-year-old undergraduate at Cambridge—and he has never looked back. “Once I started writing carols, somehow it seemed difficult to stop,” Rutter tells Apple Music. “I’ve been doing it ever since.” Realizing that he had a “backlog” of them led him to I Sing of a Maiden, an EP of five new pieces recorded in July 2021. “I’m asked, ‘Do you still enjoy Christmas?’ And actually, I sincerely do,” says Rutter. “Christmas carols are a resilient form of art—folk art, as I’ve often suggested—that have attracted some extraordinarily fine composers. They were adding their little tile to a centuries-old mosaic of devotion, praise, joy, prayer, and celebration. It all makes up that extraordinary season of the year that we call Christmas.”

Tracklist:
01. The Cambridge Singers, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & John Rutter – Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen (Arr. J. Rutter for Oboe & Choir) (03:23)
02. The Cambridge Singers, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & John Rutter – Rutter: I Sing of a Maiden (Version for Mixed Choir & Orchestra) (03:10)
03. The Cambridge Singers, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & John Rutter – Rutter: Joseph’s Carol (04:27)
04. The Cambridge Singers, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & John Rutter – Christ Our Emmanuel (04:41)
05. The Cambridge Singers, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & John Rutter – Rutter: Suzi’s Carol (05:37)

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