When icicles hang from the sky
In Tune's specially curated wintry playlist: chill to Purcell’s Cold Song, John Rutter’s Icicles, and hang player Manu Delago, playing high up in the Alps with his intrepid band; all wrapped up in settings of the hymn tune Vom Himmel hoch.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Canonic Variations on 'Vom Himmel hoch', BWV 769a
Performer: Robert Quinney.- J.S. Bach: Organ Works, Volume III.
- CORO.
- 12-16.
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Judith Weir
Drop down, ye heavens, from above
Choir: ORA Singers. Conductor: Suzi Digby.- The Mystery of Christmas.
- harmonia mundi.
- 104.
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Claude Debussy
Des pas sur la neige
Ensemble: Quatuor Debussy.- Debussy… et le jazz.
- harmonia mundi.
- 104.
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John Rutter
Icicles (When icicles hang)
Choir: The Cambridge Singers. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia. Conductor: John Rutter.- Fancies. Music by John Rutter.
- COLLEGIUM.
- 18.
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Manu Delago
North Cluster
Performer: Manu Delago.- Parasol Peak.
- One Little Indian.
- 3.
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Traditional English
Ave Rex Angelorum
Choir: Trio Mediæval.- ECM NEW SERIES.
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Svante Henryson
Melting Ice
Performer: Ketil Bjørnstad. Performer: Svante Henryson.- Ketil Bjørnstad & Svante Henryson: Night Song.
- ECM.
- 9.
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Henry Purcell
What pow'r art thou (King Arthur)
Singer: Stephen Varcoe. Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.- Purcell - King Arthur.
- ERATO.
- 18.
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Trad.
Von Himmel Hoch
Singer: Dorothee Mields. Ensemble: Lautten Compagney. Director: Wolfgang Katschner.- Wie Schon Leuchtet Der Morgenstern.
- DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI.
- 19.
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Fanny Mendelssohn
December (The Year)
Performer: Lauma Skride.- SONY BMG.
Broadcast
- Thu 20 Dec 2018 19:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3
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