The Christmas net is cast wide in this captivating collection of seasonal music. John Fox has crafted a delightful Carol Fantasia. Bryan Kelly’s Scrooge is an action-packed Dickens compression, brought to visceral life by esteemed actor Simon Callow, who also narrates Philip Lane’s Another Night Before Christmas, an update by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy of the classic poem. Lane’s Old Christmas Music is expressively rich, and spans the centuries. Smaller pieces from Liszt, orchestrated by Gordon Jacob, Rebikov and more recent works, complete a delightful selection.
7 V. Mykola Leontovych: Carol of the Bells 00:02:02
8 Another Night Before Christmas 00:06:00
9 Christmas Rush 00:04:23
10 Christmas Tree Suite, Op. 21: I. Waltz 00:02:25
11 V. Scherzoso (Little Scherzo, "Lighting the Tree") 00:02:13
12 VI. Carillon (Chimes) 00:02:42
13 X. Ehemals (Old Times) 00:04:28
14 XII. Polnisch (Polish) 00:04:14
15 Fairytale Sleighride 00:04:37
16 Snowride 00:03:43
17 Les Saisons (The Seasons), Op. 37B: XI. November: Troika (Arr. P. Lane for Orchestra) 00:03:07 Christmas Cracker 00:03:11
The Christmas net is cast wide in this captivating collection of seasonal music. John Fox has crafted a delightful Carol Fantasia. Bryan Kelly’s Scrooge is an action-packed Dickens compression, brought to visceral life by esteemed actor Simon Callow, who also narrates Philip Lane’s Another Night Before Christmas, an update by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy of the classic poem. Lane’s Old Christmas Music is expressively rich, and spans the centuries. Smaller pieces from Liszt, orchestrated by Gordon Jacob, Rebikov and more recent works, complete a delightful selection.
