tracks

Introduction
The Birth Of Nicolas
Nicolas Devotes Himself To God
He Journeys To Palestine
He Comes To Myra An Is Chosen Bishop
Nicolas From Prison
Nicolas And The Pickled Boys
His Piety And Marvelous Works
The Death Of Nicolas
Christ's Nativity
Sweet Was The Song
Preparations
New Prince, New Pomp
Carol Of King Cnut
Psalm 150, Op. 67

notes

Total time 66:00
Recorded at All Hallows, Gospel Oak, London on 16th-17th and 21st March 1996.
Booklet notes in English.
First issued on Collins Classics in 1996.
Recorded in association with BBC Radio 3.
Cover picture: "Portrait of St Nicholas", 1700 by Italian School, Oratorio di San Niccolo, Vernio, Tuscany, Italy.
Made in Canada

credits

Alto Vocals [BBC Singers] – Jacqueline Connell (tracks: 15), Jaqueline Fox (tracks: 15), Judith Harris (tracks: 15), Kay Smith (tracks: 15), Kim Porter (tracks: 15), Lynette Alcantara (tracks: 15)
Bass Vocals [BBC Singers] – Brindley Sherratt (tracks: 15), Geoffrey Davidson (tracks: 15), Graham Titus (tracks: 15), Paul Parfitt (tracks: 15), Richard Bourne (tracks: 15), Stuart MacIntyre (tracks: 15)
Choir – BBC Singers (tracks: 10 to 14), New London Children's Choir (tracks: 15), Tallis Chamber Choir (tracks: 1 to 9)
Composed By – Benjamin Britten
Conductor – Steuart Bedford
Edited By – Marvin Ware (tracks: 10 to 14)
Engineer – Floating Earth, Mike Hatch
Liner Notes – Keith Anderson (6), Lloyd Moore
Orchestra – English Chamber Orchestra (tracks: 1 to 9), London Schools Symphony Orchestra (tracks: 15)
Organ – Joseph Cullen (2) (tracks: 1 to 9)
Piano – David Owen Norris (tracks: 1 to 9), Rolf Hind (tracks: 1 to 9)
Producer – John H West, (tracks: 1 to 9, 15), Michael Emery (tracks: 10 to 14)
Soprano Vocals [BBC Singers] – Amanda Morrison (tracks: 15), Carolyn Foulkes (tracks: 15), Jennifer Adams-Barbaro (tracks: 15), Joanne Andrews (tracks: 15), Margaret Feaviour (tracks: 15), Pamela Priestley-Smith (tracks: 15)
Tenor Vocals – Philip Langridge (tracks: 1 to 9)
Tenor Vocals [BBC Singers] – Andrew Murgatroyd (tracks: 15), Christopher Hobkirk (tracks: 15), Douglas Leigh (tracks: 15), Eugene Ginty (tracks: 15), Ian Kennedy (2) (tracks: 15), Simon Biazeck (tracks: 15)
Vocals [Pickled Boys] – Henry Manning (tracks: 1 to 9), Sebastian Stent (tracks: 1 to 9), Tom Jackman (2) (tracks: 1 to 9)
Vocals [Young Nicolas] – Nicholas Elstob (tracks: 1 to 9)

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Lambourne Productions Limited
Phonographic Copyright (p) – HNH International Ltd.
Recorded At – All Hallows, Gospel Oak
Published By – Boosey & Hawkes
Published By – Faber Music Ltd.
Published By – Boosey & Co Ltd.

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