Andrew Carters Christmas Carols
classical > christmas CD
RRP £20.30 historic list price — see live Amazon pricing below
- Composer
- Quire Of London
- Performers
- Andrew Carter, Quire of London, John Scott
- Label
- York Ambisonic
- Catalogue No.
- YORK169
- Barcode
- 5015414221694
Review ...the recording is of demonstration quality. The hand picked Quire of London, directed by the composer, are alive to every subtle nuance of the master craftsman. Carter is the supreme carolist who can take the most hackneyed tune (Stille Nacht) and revive it into something ravishingly beautiful. My top recommendation. --Gramophone ....the sound of this choir lacks nothing. It is full, rich and perfect in tuning and enunciation... With John Scott at the console, the accompaniment is quite simply perfection itself... Each (carol) is its own delight. One might think one's Christmas recording collection complete. A listen to this CD could cause one to rethink that position. Highly recommended. --The American Organist In 'the ten best classical Christmas albums ever to have found their way under the tree... discs to cherish for years to come, whatever the season': In the art of arrangement the key word is often restraint, and few know this better than Andrew Carter. He has an ear for the elliptical harmonically ambiguous traditional carols, and transforms them into exquisite art songs. His 'I wonder as I wander' has a haunting beauty as does the deft 'There is no rose'. But he can also do powerful showpieces choirboys love, like 'Tomorrow shall be my dancing day' and his explosive 'O Come, O Come Emmanuel'. --BBC Music Magazine
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