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Track(s) taken from CDA66668

Away in a manger – Cradle song

First line:
Away in a manger
composer
William James Kirkpatrick (1838-1921)
arranger
Philip Moore (b1943)
harmony and last verse descant
author of text
Anonymous - Romantic
1883; Philadelphia

Westminster Cathedral Choir, James O'Donnell (conductor)
Recording details: May 1993
All Hallows, Gospel Oak, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Mark Brown
Engineered by Antony Howell
Release date: October 1993
Total duration: 2 minutes 43 seconds
 

Reviews

‘An extremely well-sung traditional carol collection. The concert makes a great appeal by the quality of the singing and the beautiful digital recording’ (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs)

‘A model of its kind’ (The Times)

‘Celestial’ (San Francisco Examiner)
Away in a manger is one of the most popular of all the carols sung in the United Kingdom, yet both the words and the music are American, the words traditional, the music by William James Kirkpatrick (1838–1921). The descant to the final verse is by Philip Moore.

from notes by Wadham Sutton © 1993

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