John Rutter
Sir John Milford Rutter (born 24 September 1945) is an English composer, conductor, editor, arranger, and record producer, mainly of choral music. He founded the Cambridge Singers who premiered and recorded many of his works for his own label Collegium Records. His compositions, extended pieces for choir and orchestra, such as Requiem and Magnificat, and many choral works including For the beauty of the earth, Christmas Carol and A Clare Benediction, are popular, especially in the UK and the United States. He is known for Christmas carols, in both arrangements of traditional melodies and new compositions, and Carols for Choirs anthology series compiled with David Willcocks.
Genre: choral, christmas
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Top Tracks
- The Colours of Christmas
- The Lord Bless You And Keep You
- O Waly, Waly
- For the Beauty of the Earth - Remastered 2023
- Lord, Make Me an Instrument of Thy Peace
- 弦楽のための組曲: 第2楽章: I have a bonnet trimmed with blue／私の青い縁取りのボンネット
- 弦楽のための組曲: 第1楽章: A-Roving／さすらい
- Carol of the Children
- As the Bridegroom to His Chosen - Remastered 2023
- 弦楽のための組曲: 第4楽章: Dashing away／アイロンをかけまくる
- 弦楽のための組曲: 第3楽章: O waly waly／おお、ウェイリー、ウェイリー
- The Lord Bless You and Keep You
- The Lord Bless You and Keep You - Remastered 2023
- I wonder as I wander
- The Sprig of Thyme: No. 1. The bold grenadier
- Angels' Carol
- 5 Traditional Songs: No. 2. O waly, waly
- For the beauty of the earth
- Candlelight Carol
- Rutter: 8 Christmas Carols, Set II: No. 1, I Saw Three Ships
Albums (50)
- Carols from King’s College, Cambridge (2025)
- London Symphony Orchestra - British Composers. Holst, Elgar, Delius... (2025)
- British Classical Masterpieces (2025)
- Brass at Christmas (2024)
- Classical Tranquillity (2023)
- Classical Winds, Vol. 14: The Music of John Rutter (2021)
- Classical Winds, Vol. 13: Christmas with John Rutter (2021)
- The Piano Collection (2020)
- Christmas Night: Carols of the Nativity (Remastered 2020) (2020)
- John Rutter: Anthems, Hymns & Gloria for Brass Band (2020)
- A Banquet of Voices (2020)
- Stanford & Howells Remembered (2020)
- Rutter: Magnificat (2017)
- Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48 (2017)
- John Rutter: Visions & Requiem (2016)
- John Rutter: Psalmfest (2016)
- Rutter: The Gift of Life (2015)
- Yulefest! - Christmas Music & Carols from Trinity College Cambridge (2015)
- Rutter: A Double Celebration (2014)
- Christmas Star: A Christmas Festival (2013)
- O Praise the Lord of Heaven (2013)
- Rutter: The Piper of Hamelin (2013)
- John Rutter: The Tewkesbury Collection (2012)
- A Song in Season (2012)
- This is the Day: Music on Royal Occasions (2012)
- Rutter: Requiem & 5 Anthems (2012)
- Blessing (2012)
- Candlelight: Seasonal Reflections & Celebrations (2011)
- Sea Change - The Choral Music Of Richard Rodney Bennett (2011)
- The Colours Of Christmas (2011)
- The original Carols from Clare (2010)
- Fauré: Requiem & Other Sacred Music (2010)
- Faure: Requiem - Messe basse (2010)
- The Sacred Flame (2009)
- A Christmas Festival (2008)
- Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 (1970)
- Lighten Our Darkness: Music for the Close of Day (2006)
- Rutter: Mass of the Children / Shadows / Wedding Canticle (2006)
- John Rutter: Mass of the Children (2006)
- The Sprig of Thyme (2005)
- Rutter: The Sprig of Thyme / Vaughan Williams: 5 English Folk Songs (2005)
- Rutter: Fancies (2005)
- Gloria: The Sacred Music Of John Rutter (2005)
- Rutter: Gloria, Magnificat, Psalm 150 (2005)
- The English Anthem 8 (2005)
- John Rutter - The Choral Collection (2005)
- A Christmas Present from Polyphony (2004)
- Flora Gave Me Fairest Flowers: Elizabethan Madrigals (2003)
- Rutter: Requiem (1998)
- Advent at St Paul's (1997)
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