Three Musical Fables

Description

A perfect Christmas present for music-loving children, this album brings together three musical fables written by John Rutter.

The Reluctant Dragon and The Wind in the Willows, both adapted by David Grant from Kenneth Grahame stories, were commissioned for Christmas concerts given by The King’s Singers. Written by Rutter himself, the story of Brother Heinrich’s Christmas is built around the legend that the carol In dulci jubilo was first sung by angels who miraculously appeared to the medieval monk Heinrich Suso one Christmas Eve.

With Richard Baker and Brian Kay (narrators).

Track list

1. The Wind in the Willows: Introduction
2. The Wind in the Willows: Rat and Mole meet – A life on the river
3. The Wind in the Willows: Scene at Badger’s house
4. The Wind in the Willows: Toad’s car
5. The Wind in the Willows: Court scene
6. The Wind in the Willows: Toad in gaol – Let me tickle your fancy
7. The Wind in the Willows: Toad’s song – I’ve got style
8. The Wind in the Willows: The recapture of Toad Hall – Let’s wallop a weasel
9. The Wind in the Willows: The banquet at Toad Hall
10. The Wind in the Willows: Finale – Home is a special kind of feeling
11. Brother Heinrich’s Christmas: Introduction
12. Brother Heinrich’s Christmas: Sigismund sings in the abbey choir
13. Brother Heinrich’s Christmas: Sigismund is dismissed
14. Brother Heinrich’s Christmas: Brother Heinrich and the new carol
15. Brother Heinrich’s Christmas: The angels appear on Christmas Eve
16. Brother Heinrich’s Christmas: Brother Heinrich writes down the Angel’s carol
17. Brother Heinrich’s Christmas: Christmas morning
18. Brother Heinrich’s Christmas: The Angels’ Carol and Christmas dinner
19. The Reluctant Dragon: Introduction
20. The Reluctant Dragon: The boy visits the dragon’s cave
21. The Reluctant Dragon: The villagers and St George arrive
22. The Reluctant Dragon: Trio – I say, old boy
23. The Reluctant Dragon: Planning the tournament – First he waves his spear around
24. The Reluctant Dragon: The tournament
25. The Reluctant Dragon: Banquet fugue
26. The Reluctant Dragon – Let’s begin again