Listen to Hodie - A Christmas Cantata: XII. Hymn: Bright portals of the sky by Robert Tear, Stephen Roberts, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Richard Hickox, Elizabeth Gale & St Paul's Cathedral Choir

Hodie - A Christmas Cantata: XII. Hymn: Bright portals of the sky

Robert Tear, Stephen Roberts, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Richard Hickox, Elizabeth Gale & St Paul's Cathedral Choir

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Robert Tear

Stimme und Gesang

Stephen Roberts

Stephen Roberts

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London Symphony Chorus

London Symphony Chorus

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Richard Hickox

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Elizabeth Gale

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Choristers of St Paul's Cathederal

Choristers of St Paul's Cathederal

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KOMPOSITION UND LIEDTEXT

Ralph Vaughan Williams

Ralph Vaughan Williams

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