Christ's Nativity / A Shepherd's Carol / Hymn to the Virgin / A Boy Was Born

Album by Britten; Holst Singers, Susan Gritton, Catherine Wyn‐Rogers, Stephen Layton

Released 21 November 1995

Tracklist

  • 1
    A Boy Was Born, op. 3: "A boy was born" (theme)
    Benjamin Britten
    2:33
  • 2
    A Boy Was Born, op. 3: Variation I. "Lullay, Jesu"
    Benjamin Britten
    5:01
  • 3
    A Boy Was Born, op. 3: Variation II. "Herod"
    Benjamin Britten
    2:26
  • 4
    A Boy Was Born, op. 3: Variation III. "Jesu, as Thou art our Saviour"
    Benjamin Britten
    3:31
  • 5
    A Boy Was Born, op. 3: Variation IV. "The three kings"
    Benjamin Britten
    3:13
  • 6
    A Boy Was Born, op. 3: Variation V. "In the bleak mid-winter"
    Benjamin Britten
    6:02
  • 7
    A Boy Was Born, op. 3: Variation VI. Finale "Noël!"
    Benjamin Britten
    9:49
  • 8
    A Hymn to the Virgin
    Benjamin Britten
    3:22
  • 9
    Christ's Nativity: I. Christ's Nativity
    Benjamin Britten
    2:27
  • 10
    Christ's Nativity: II. Sweet was the Song
    Benjamin Britten
    3:01
  • 11
    Christ's Nativity: III. Preparations
    Benjamin Britten
    3:37
  • 12
    Christ's Nativity: IV. New Prince, New Pomp
    Benjamin Britten
    5:33
  • 13
    Christ's Nativity: V. Carol of King Cnut
    Benjamin Britten
    2:21
  • 14
    A Shepherd's Carol
    Benjamin Britten
    4:24
  • 15
    Jubilate in C major
    Benjamin Britten
    2:34
  • 16
    Te Deum in C major
    Benjamin Britten
    7:59

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