" Most of them are friends for all seasons, plainly and unaffectedly sung by The Choir of King's College Cambridge under the direction of Sir David Willcocks, we are spared any gimmicky accompaniments. Four Advent hymns, including Bach's Wachet auf ! (the Nicolai harmonized version) come from a carol procession. A bonus is Bach's "Break forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light" from the Christmas Oratorio, still inspiring... (Gramophone)
1 There Is a Green Hill Far Away (Alexander/Horsley)
2 When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (Watts/Miller)
3 Hark! a Thrilling Voice Is Sounding (C6, Trans. Caswell/Monk)
4 According to Thy Gracious Word (Montgomery/Tans'ur)
5 Drop, Drop, Slow Tears (Fletcher/Gibbons)
6 Glory Be to Jesus (Filitz, C18)
7 Up! Awake! from Highest Steeple (Nicolai/Cento/Praetorius)
8 Break Forth O Beauteous Heavenly Light (J. S. Bach)
9 On Jordan's Bank, the Baptist's Cry (Coffin, Trans Chandler)
10 Holy Father, Cheer Our Way (Robinson/Filitz)
11 Glory to Thee My God, This Night (Ken/Tallis)
12 O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (C18 Trans. T. A. Lacy)
13 Abide with Me (Lyte/Monk)
14 The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended (Ellerton/Scholefield)
15 Three Shakespeare Songs (R. Vaughan Williams)
16 Full Fathom Five
17 The Cloud Capp'd Towers
18 Over Hill, Over Dale
19 Folksong: The Turtle Dove (1924)
20 Two Elizabethan Part Songs (1913)
21 The Willow Song (Othello)
22 O Mistress Mine (Twelfth Night)
23 Easter Matins (Music) Directed By Boris Ord (Eric Fletcher, Organ)
24 Easter Carol: This Joyful Eastertide (Cowley Carol Book-Mowbray)
25 Te Deum (Howells)
26 Jubilate (Howells)
27 Our Father (Setting: Robert Stone, Day's Psalter 1560)
28 Anthem: Haec Dies (Byrd)
29 Hymn: Jesus Lives (H.J. Gauntlett)
" Most of them are friends for all seasons, plainly and unaffectedly sung by The Choir of King's College Cambridge under the direction of Sir David Willcocks, we are spared any gimmicky accompaniments. Four Advent hymns, including Bach's Wachet auf ! (the Nicolai harmonized version) come from a carol procession. A bonus is Bach's "Break forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light" from the Christmas Oratorio, still inspiring... (Gramophone)
