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Temple Church Choir Recorded 1927-1932 Temple
Church, London
George Thalben-Ball - Organist & Director
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Insanae et vanae curae (Haydn).
H.M.V. C. 2053. Rec.13/6/30. [6.55] |
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How lovely is Thy dwelling
place, from German Requiem (Brahms) |
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H.M.V. test: BR 1959/60-la.
Rec.23/7/28. Published disc: B. 3453. [5.52] |
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Mine eyes have seen the Glory (Walford
Davies) |
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H.M.V. test: BR 1165 la.
Rec. 3/10/27. Published disc: B. 2615. [2.37] |
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Hear ye, Israel (part 1)
(Mendelssohn) Master Ernest Lough |
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Unpublised H.M.V. test. Rec.
August 1927 [2.59] |
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O worship the King (Tune: Old
104th) |
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H.M.V. test: BR 2281-2.
Rec. 14/2/29. Published disc B. 3047. [3.18] |
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Turn back O man (Holst) H.M.V.
B. 4364. Rec. 3/7/30. [3.08] |
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For all the Saints (Tune:
Sine Nomine, Vaughan Williams) |
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H.M.V. test: BR 11641.
Rec.3/10/30. Published disc: B. 2615. [2.52] |
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St. Patrick's Prayer (Burke)
H.M.V. C. 1878. Rec. 4/3/30. [3.14] |
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Jerusalem (Parry) Master Denis
Barthel H.M.V. B. 4285. Rec. 24/2/32. [2.22] |
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Hallelujah from Christ at the
Mount of Olives (Beethoven) |
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H.M.V. C. 1878. Rec.
4/3/30. [4.11] |
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Lead me. Lord (Wesley) Soloists,
Masters Ronald Mallett & Douglas Horton |
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H.M.V. C. 1436. Rec.
14/7/27. [2.01] |
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Blessed be the God and Father
(Wesley) |
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Soloists Masters Ernest Lough &
Douglas Horton. H.M.V. C. 1541. Rec.21/2/28. [7.24] |
The Templars' Male Voice Choir conducted by A.
Capel Dixon
Herbert Dawson - organ
Recorded Abbey Road Studio One 21 September & 12 October 1948
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God rest ye merry. Gentlemen (Trad.
arr. C. Dixon) H.M.V. C. 3806 [2.10] |
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A babe lies in the cradle
(Comer, arr. H.W.D./G.T-B) [2.33] |
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H.M.V. test: 2EA 13277-4.
Published disc: C 3806. |
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Christ was born on Christmas Day
(Trad. adapted by H.W.D); H.M.V. C. 3806. [1.58] |
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While shepherds watched their
flocks (Winchester Old, arr. H.W.D.) [2.08] |
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| [17] |
Childing of a maiden (Trad. arr.
C. Dixon) [1.53] |
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From E.M.I. master tape: 2EA
13274. |
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| [18] |
We three kings of Orient are (J.H.Hopkins
arr. C. Dixon) [2.32] |
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Christmas is coming /Wassail
Carol (Trad. arr. H.W.D.) [1.30] |
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From E.M.I. master tape: 2EA
13275. [16]-[19] published disc: H.M.V C. 3807. |
The Templars directed by George Thalben-Ball -
piano & organ
Recorded Abbey Road Studio One 2 October 1950
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Away in a Manger (Kirkpatrick
arr. G.T.B.) [1.18] |
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The first Nowell (Trad. arr.
G.T.B.) From E.M.I. master tape: 2EA 15042. [2.09] |
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See amid the winter's snow
(Goss, arr. G.T.B.) E.M.I. master tape: OEA 15046. [1.55] |
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Unto us a Boy is born (Puer
nobis nascitur arr. G.T.B.) [1.49] |
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Angels from the realms of Glory.
(Trad. French Carol arr. G.T.B.) [2.20] |
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[23]-[24] from E.M.I. master
tape: 2EA 15044. |
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O little town of Bethlehem (Walford
Davies arr. G.T.B.) [1.39] |
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From E.M.I. master tape: OEA
15046. |
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The Twelve days of Christmas (Trad.
arr. Frederic Austin) [3.10] |
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Tenor soloist: Harry Abbott.
Bass soloist: Ernest Lough. |
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From E.M.I. master tape: OEA
15045. |
[20]-[21] & [23]-[24] issued as H.M.V C 4039.
[22], [25] & [26] issued as H.M.V B. 9995.
[20]-[26] were also reissued on a 7 inch 45 r.p.m. extended play vinyl
record: E.M.I. 7EG 7041.
All tracks originally released on 78 r.p.m. records. Tracks [16]-[26] are
from E.M.I. master tapes.
The organ used in the 1948 & 1950 recordings was a Compton organ installed
at Abbey Road in 1938
TOTAL PLAYING TIME: 78.02
Due to the age of these recordings, levels of surface noise varies between
tracks.
Programme notes, photographs, research & location of recordings by Stephen
Beet & David Lewer.
Recordings restored using the Cedar Process, compiled, design and produced
by
Martin Monkman, Amphion Recordings
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