Saint Nicolas

by Benjamin Britten

Saint Nicolas cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: July 1955
  • Label: Decca
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Community rating: 3.03/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Composed specifically to include both professional musicians and amateur ensembles, this highly dramatic live cantata beautifully conveys the mythic life of the beloved saint. The incredibly lush, soaring choral arrangements and brilliant tenor solos perfectly capture the sweeping, deeply accessible modernism of the renowned British composer.

Genres

Descriptors: Modern

Tracklist

  1. No. 1 Introduction (2:01)
  2. No. 2 The Birth Of Nicolas
  3. No. 3 Nicolas Devotes Himself To God
  4. No. 4 He Journeys To Palestine
  5. No. 5 Nicolas Comes To Myra And Is Chosen Bishop
  6. No. 6 Nicolas From Prison
  7. No. 7 Nicolas And The Pickled Boys
  8. No. 8 His Piety And Marvellous Works
  9. No. 9 The Death Of Nicolas

Credits

  • Benjamin Britten - primary artist, composed by
  • Robert Tear - primary artist, tenor vocals
  • Bruce Russell - primary artist, treble vocals
  • David Willcocks - primary artist, conductor
  • Fra Angelico - painting [front cover]
  • Andrew Davis - piano [solist]
  • Ian Hare - piano [soloist]
  • The King's College Choir Of Cambridge - Primary Artist
  • Cambridge Girls' Choir - Primary Artist
  • The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields - Primary Artist
  • Sir Neville Marriner - Primary Artist

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