If on a winter's night
If on a winter's night

"The theme of winter is rich in inspiration and material," comments Sting ; "by filtering all of these disparate styles into one album I hope we have created something refreshing and new." He continues, "Our ancestors celebrated the paradox of light at the heart of the darkness, and the consequent miracle of rebirth and the regeneration of the seasons."

Musicians :

Sting is joined by friend and long time colleague, guitarist Dominic Miller. Additional guests include an ensemble of three remarkable musicians from Northern England and Scotland: Kathryn Tickell (fiddle and Northumbrian pipes) Julian Sutton (melodeon) and Mary MacMaster (metal string Scottish harp), along with Daniel Hope (violin), Vincent Ségal (cello), Chris Botti and Ibrahim Maalouf, (trumpet), Cyro Baptista and Bijan Chemirani (percussion), the Webb Sisters (vocals) and Stile Antico (vocal ensemble).

Songs :

1- Gabriel's Message (Trad. Arranged by Sting)
2- A Soalin' (Music and Lyrics by Paul Stookey, Tracey Batteast and Elena Mezzetti)
3- There is No Rose of Such Virtue (Anon., Arranged by Sting)
4- The Snow it Melts the Soonest (Trad. Arranged by Sting)
5- Christmas at Sea (Poem by Robert Louis Stevenson, Arranged by Sting and Mary MacMaster)
6- Lo How a Rose E'er Blooming (Music by Michael Praetorius, English Transl. by Theodore Baker, Arranged by Sting)
7- Cold Song (Music by Henry Purcell, Lyrics by John Dryden, Arranged by Sting)
8- The Burning Babe (Music by Chris Wood, Poem by Robert Southwell)
9- Now Winter Comes Slowly (Music by Henry Purcell, Lyrics by Elkanah Settle, Arranged by Sting)
10- The Hounds of Winter (Music and Lyrics by Sting)
11- Balulalow (Trad. Arranged by Sting)
12- Cherry Tree Carol (Trad. Arranged by Jean Ritchie)
13- Lullaby for an Anxious Child (Music and Lyrics by Sting and Dominic Miller)
14- Hurdy Gurdy Man (Music by Franz Schubert, Poem by Wilhelm Müller, Translated and Arranged by Sting)
15- You Only Cross My Mind in Winter (Trad., Arranged by Sting)

 
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The album will be released as several formats :

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Release :
Australia/Germany : October 23
UK/France : october 26
US : october 27
Deutschegrammophon
 

 

Pictures : Tony Molina/Clive Barda

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