Rutter: Orchestral Carols Choir of Kings College, Cambridge, Britten Sinfonia & Daniel Hyde

• Franz Xaver Gruber (1787 - 1863): Silent Night:
• 1 Gruber: Silent Night (Arr. John Rutter) 04:02
• John Rutter (b. 1945): All the Stars Looked Down:
• 2 Rutter: All the Stars Looked Down 03:47
• Traditional Celtic: Child in a Manger:
• 3 Traditional: Child in a Manger (Arr. John Rutter) 02:32
• Traditional Cornish: Sans Day Carol:
• 4 Traditional: Sans Day Carol (Arr. John Rutter) 03:15
• John Rutter: Blake's Lullaby:
• 5 Rutter: Blake's Lullaby 04:33
• All Bells in Paradise:
• 6 Rutter: All Bells in Paradise 05:07
• Total Runtime 23:16

Info for Rutter: Orchestral Carols

The album joins the label’s other critically and commercially successful recordings, which continue to be streamed by thousands of listeners around the world, including In The Bleak Midwinter which was released in 2021.

Rutter Orchestral Carols includes beautiful orchestral arrangements of well-known favourites such as Silent Night and Sans Day Carol as well as Rutter’s original carols All bells in paradise and All the stars looked down, which is dedicated to the late Sir Stephen Cleobury.

“It was a pleasure to record a handful of John’s carols, some old, some new, in these colourful orchestrations… hopefully these new tracks will add a bit of magic to people’s Christmas this year,” said Daniel Hyde, Director of Music, King’s College

Britten Sinfonia
Choir of King's College Cambridge
Daniel Hyde, conductor

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