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

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

Benjamin Britten; Holst Singers, Susan Gritton, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Stephen Layton

Album
Label Hyperion Release date Format CD Country 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Tracklist 68:00

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