Noel Renaissance

Track Listings
1. Noel Nouvelet - A New Christmas    
2. Noel Anglais - English Carol (God Rest ye Merry Gentleman)    
3. Noel de L'oiselet - The Birdie's Carol    
4. La Legende de Saint-Nicolas - The Legend of St.Nicholas    
5. Le Cure de Pleumeire - The Vicar of Pleumeire    
6. Noel,vNous Voici Dans la Ville - In Bethlehem    
7. Noel de Frre Jacques - Brother Jacques Carol    
8. Greensleeves    
9. Les Buans de Noa - Christmas Fogs (Breton Carol)    
10. Le Jeu de la Boiteuse - The Girl with a Limp    
11. La Cambo me fa Mau - My Leg Hurts (Carol from Provence)    
12. Voici la Nol - Now This is Christmas (Carol from Vende)    
13. Guillo, Prends ton Tambourin _ Guillo, Pick Up your Tambourine    
14. Tout le ciel Reluit - The Heavens are Shining    
15. J'ai un Petit Voyage a Faire, Vive Jesus - I have a Little Trip to Make Long Live Jesus    

Editorial Reviews
Greg LaTraille; classical and traditional music expert
A wonderful album RECOMMENDED!

Noel Renaissance, Music, Helene Dallaire, Christmas / Chanukkah, Classical, Haunting centuries old anonymous christmas songs from different regions of France and England with voice, guitar, cello and percussion. f
O Magnum Mysterium
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • This is an amazing, amazing product
  • a voice teacher and early music fan
  • Incredible
  • Very inspiring for this Christian (Catholic)
  • Amazing!
 O Magnum Mysterium
Thomas Tallis , Tomas Luis de Victoria , Morten Lauridsen , Francis Poulenc , Sergey Rachmaninov , Franz Schubert , Anonymous , Spiritual Traditional , Henryk Gorecki , Christopher Cock , Robert Shaw Festival Singers , and Robert Shaw Chamber Singers
Manufacturer: Telarc
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  3. Choral Masterpieces
  4. Agnus Dei: Music of Inner Harmony
  5. Morten Lauridsen: Lux aeterna

ASIN: B00004WFLW
Release Date: 2000-08-22

Tracks:

  1. If Ye Love Me
  2. A New Commandment
  3. O Vos Omnes
  4. O Magnum Mysterium
  5. O Magnum Mysterium
  6. O Magnum Mysterium
  7. Praise The Name Of The Lord
  8. Der Entfernten
  9. Wondrous Love
  10. Amazing Grace
  11. Sometimes I Feel Like Moanin'
  12. Totus Tuus

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The trademark qualities of a Robert Shaw-trained chorus included perfect tonal blend and balance, expressive phrasing, and superb tuning. As an interpreter, Shaw hewed to the middle road, steering clear of eccentricities and honoring the composer's intentions. On this tribute disc, we hear these virtues coalesce in works such as Poulenc's austere Christmas hymn "O magnum mysterium," one of three settings of the text here. Shaw was at his best in works whose fervent spirituality he shared, and the selection from Rachmaninov's Vespers, with its repeated alleluias, is a highlight, both radiant and passionate. But then, virtually everything here is a highlight: the Schubert part song done to a turn with soft singing projected in rounded tones; the curve of "Wondrous Love"'s melody perfectly traced; and "Amazing Grace" in Shaw's arrangement all the more moving for its calm dignity. The longest piece, Górecki's Marian hymn "Totus tuus," is otherworldly in an enthralled reading that never loses focus. Like all of Shaw's Telarc recordings, the sonics are first-class. --Dan Davis

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars This is an amazing, amazing product.......2007-02-07

The only part of the CD I would quibble with is the selection from Rachmaninov's Vespers, but I'm really lucky and have heard that performed live several times and heard multiple recordings, and decided on one that I liked best early on.

If you aren't blown away by the performance of the Tallis, you'll probably still cry when you hear the Lauridsen later in the CD. One thing about this CD is that after hearing it, my standard for what I could expect in a recording became a lot higher.

5 out of 5 stars a voice teacher and early music fan.......2007-01-17

When Robert Shaw retired in 1988 as Conductor of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra he returned to the conducting of unaccompanied choral music, that he had been involved with in the Robert Shaw Chorale in the 1950's and early 60's.
The selections on this disc are taken from several different Telarc recordings that were made at summer festivals he directed during the last decade of his life.
The Poulenc "O Magnum Mysterium" is one of the four motets on a Christmas album made in 1989. "Wondrous Love", "Amazing Grace", and "Sometimes I Feel Like a Moanin' Dove" are from the collection of 'American Hymns and Spirituals', performed and recorded in 1992. Gorecki's motet "Totus Tuus" appeared on 'Evocation of the Spirit' recorded in 1994.
In the Summer of 1989, the first year of Shaw's choral festivals in France yielded an impressive array of unaccompanied music which included Rachmaninoff's 'Vespers' or 'All Night Vigil', Op.37, the 2 Thomas Tallis pieces and the two in Latin by Vittoria.
"Der Entfernten" comes from a collection of 'Schubert Songs' for Male Chorus taped in the Summer of 1992. Morton Luridsen's 'O magnum mysterium', the most recent composition on this disc as well as the last recorded (1997), was included on 'A Robert Shaw Christmas'.
It is interesting to note that there are no less than three settings of the anonymous medieval text "O Magnum Mysterium". Shaw, a deeply spiritual man, often lamented about the commercialism that had pervaded the celebraton of the American Christmas. He retained a sincere awe for the miraculous details of the Nativity story, and it was natural that he should return again to music having this text, with its wondrous mixture of the homespun and the mystical, the lowly and the most high.

This is a truly interesting variety of compositions featuring a diversified group of fine composers!!!!.Any choral group that Shaw conducted always sang with much emotion and always great skill. There is never a 'ragged' entrance OR exit; there is never poor balance between the voices; the diction is crisp and clear and never 'muddied'; and the sound is ethereally beautiful. I would have liked to know who the personnel were in each of his 2 groups on this disc, but they were not listed, so I guess I never will know. Just a fabulous recording!!!!!

5 out of 5 stars Incredible.......2005-08-02

Who can listen to this without being humbled, yet enriched, as if walking through the courts of sacred and simple places?

5 out of 5 stars Very inspiring for this Christian (Catholic).......2004-07-22

I'd swear that Robert Shaw must have visited heaven and come back to write his rendition of O Magnum Mysterium (particularly track #5 with the chamber singers). It's my favorite classical piece, especially among choral works. I'd love to be in a great gothic cathedral like Notre Dame or Cologne and hear this piece. Even though you'll likely only be hearing this recording through your headphones in your room, it'll take you to the cathedrals and heaven itself.

I read somewhere that Robert Shaw was deeply religious/spiritual. I have no reason to doubt this...his faith shines through on this disk. I couldn't recommend it highly enough.

"Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband; and I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Behold, the dwelling of God is with men. He will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself will be with them; he will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning nor crying nor pain any more, for the former things have passed away." - Revelation 21

5 out of 5 stars Amazing!.......2004-02-10

In my choir at school, we are singing O Magnum Mysterium; I can't help from sinking into its soft harmonies. How to describe this feeling?--each bar more poignant than the last; dynamically profound; crystal clear tone; that clash between tenors in the chorus...it makes me believe in love and god all at once! Spectacular, this CD is--how lucky I am to have found it. Recommended to anyone with hearing.
Sing We Christmas
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Pure Christmas
  • Christmas magic
  • a voice teacher and early music fan
  • Simply beautiful
  • It's that time of year...for Chanticleer!
 Sing We Christmas
Chanticleer
Manufacturer: Teldec
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ASIN: B000000SNL
Release Date: 1995-09-19

Tracks:

  1. Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
  2. O magnum mysterium
  3. In dulci iubilo
  4. O virgo virginum
  5. O Jesulein s Jesulein mild
  6. Hodie Christus natus est
  7. Marabile mysterium
  8. Verbum caro factum est: Y la Virgen le dezia
  9. A un nilorando
  10. Here Is The Little Door
  11. Noel canon
  12. Quelle est cette odeur agrle
  13. El Noi de la Mare
  14. A Christmas Carol
  15. A virgin unspotted
  16. In the bleak mid-winter
  17. Glory to the newborn King
  18. Stille nacht - Douce nuit - Silent night

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Christmas is the season for whipping out those holiday-specific standard recordings. This splendid gift by Chanticleer should top the list, for one will never tire of this a cappella choir's interpretations. With selections spanning the last five centuries of Latin, German, English, Spanish, and French festive fare, this recording exemplifies the sacrifice of the ego to the higher form of choral sound. Jacob Handl's "Mirabile Mysterium" takes you on a trip into the chromatic wonderlands, where you temporarily lose tonal balance. Victoria's eerie and dissonant "O Magnum Mysterium" treats us to rich voices swelling out of one organic whole. The phenomenal blend and perfect intonation elevate this recording above others in its category. --Barbara Eisner Bayer

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Pure Christmas.......2007-01-16

If you are looking for traditional madrigal sounding holiday music, this CD is for you. I have purchased this CD several times because I just keep giving them away. Everyone I've ever introduced it to has loved it. This finely polished group has a pure sound matched by no other. If you weren't looking at the CD notes you would never know this is only a group of 12 men.

5 out of 5 stars Christmas magic.......2007-01-10

A CD evocative of Christmas past and present. Beautiful harmonies both wistful and ringing with joy. Buy it for next Christmas!

5 out of 5 stars a voice teacher and early music fan.......2006-12-02

Chanticleer, the U.S. equivalent of the British King's Singers, is a full-time classical vocal ensemble named for the rooster in Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales'. It was founded in 1978 by Louis Botto, a tenor, and for a while was its artistic director. They have achieved critical acclaim all over the world and their repertoire is very extensive and varied. Just commenting on a few of the selections on this disc:
'Es ist ein Ros entsprungen' is a hymn that originated in western Germany around 1500, and is best known in the harmonization by Michael Praetorious published around 1609. The poem used biblical imagery that pictures the newborn Christ growing forth from the "stem of Jesse'(the father of King David), as foretold in Isiah 11. The metaphorical writings of the Middle Ages depict the patriarchal figure of Jesse as a rose bush.
'O Magnum mysterium',Victoria's most famous motet, uses a subline text from the Christmas Vespers. This is incredibly beautiful with its interweaving polyphony which leads to a hushed choral declamation at the words "O beata Virgo"(O Blessed Virgin) ending with a Alleulia Section.
'Here is the Little Door' is from a set of three "carol anthems", dating from 1918-1920. Herbert Howells was revered as one of the 20th century's most distinguished Choral composers, and I recently discovered him thru the album " by the Corydon Singers conducted by Matthew Best. It includes Howells Requiem in addition to the Vaughan Williams Mass in G Minor. It is the most heavenly somewhat exotic choral music I think I have heard in many years of listening; I highly recommend it.
'Glory to the newborn King'. Joseph Jennings, Georgia native and present musical director of Chanticleer, has often drawn upon his roots to create special gospel and spiritual arrangements of familiar songs. 'Glory to the newborn King' features four traditional songs combined to showcase Chanticleer's unique choral virtuosity!
This is an excellent group of carols,and it is always refreshing to hear 'new' melodies, arrangements; a joy for the ear!!!!

4 out of 5 stars Simply beautiful.......2006-02-20

The title and artist' name says it all - Christmas with clear (pure) singing. Glorious in all respects.

5 out of 5 stars It's that time of year...for Chanticleer!.......2005-12-20

Walking the busy malls to the multichannel Muzak of every old Christmas song interpreted in hiphop, jazz, idiosyncratic 'rethinkings' by famous soloists as well as replays of Gene Autry, Bing Crosby etc., it is a relief to return home (or if fortunate, to the concert hall) and hear the more uplifting music of the season through the ages. And despite reliance on some old favorite Messiah recordings, and carols by Kings College Choir, the one CD that seems to reign supreme is this Chanticleer release SING WE CHRISTMAS from 1995!

These twelve male voices create an ambience that can only be labeled 'spiritual', so resonant and exquisitely performed are each of the generous works on this recording. The moods pass through Praetorius, Victoria, Bach and traditional carols of unknown authorship to works by Ives, Billings, Holst, Guerrero, Howells and Sametz. The repertoire is both familiar and rarely heard and the result of combining all these forms is the truest form of Christmas spirit on record: this is music to cleanse the Muzak blitz! Highly recommended. Grady Harp, December 05
Dowland: Consort Music
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Wonderful sampler of Dowland's music
  • A great introduction to Dowlandýs and renaissance music
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ASIN: B0000014DF
Release Date: 1998-10-10

Tracks:

  1. Mr. John Langston's Pavan
  2. Mistresse Nichols Almand
  3. The Earle of Essex Galiard
  4. A Sheperd in a Shade
  5. Lasso vita mia
  6. M. Buctons Galiard
  7. M. henry Noel his galiard
  8. M. Thomas Collier his Galiard
  9. Farewell (In Nomine)
  10. Semper Dowland semper dolens
  11. Sweet stay awhile
  12. Can she excuse my wrongs
  13. A Fancy
  14. M. Giles Hobbies Galiard
  15. Captaine Digorie Piper his Galiard
  16. The King of Denmark's Galiard
  17. Burst forth my tears
  18. Dowland's Adieu for Master Oliver Cromwell
  19. M. George Whitehead his Almand
  20. M. Nicholas Gryffith his Galiard
  21. Sir John Souch his Galiard
  22. All ye whom love or fortune
  23. Sir Henry Umpton's Funerall

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Wonderful sampler of Dowland's music.......2007-03-25

An excellent sampler of Dowland's repertoire. The Rose Consort of Viols plays wonderfully and are well supported by a warm and immediate recording. I have spent many hours enjoying this album. Naxos strikes gold once again. Highly recommended!

5 out of 5 stars A great introduction to Dowlandýs and renaissance music.......2000-09-18

If you are a classic or pop fan (or both), and you are not familiar with early music, buy this CD. After you will become addicted to it (as I had) you will rush to buy other CDs of this composer and period (as I did). It contains a balanced repertoire of galliards and other viols' music, songs and lute pieces, and all possible combinations of them. While not making any allowance for popularity, it does contain several timeless pieces that will nail you from first listening (try "lasso vita mia", for example), and the other pieces will get under your skin after several more. The sound of the Rose Consort of Viols is amazingly warm, makes you wonder why classical composers ever stopped writing for these instruments. Dowland's music is beautifully polyphonic, yet it never quits being melodious and lyrical. In fact, for pop fans it might be very enjoyable to discover Bach in a natural way by starting with Dowland, and not the other way around. This CD is not perfect: I would like my galliards with a bit more swing to them, and perhaps this is why this CD seems to over-emphasize the melancholic side of Dowland. Overall, however, this one is still closer to five stars than four, in the disc library of any music fan.
Choral Moods
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Heavenly
  • The Holy Grail of Choral Recordings
  • One Small Correction
  • Gorgeous music, gorgeous performances
  • Stunning collection suitable for music nuts or newbies alike
 Choral Moods

Manufacturer: RCA
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ASIN: B00000DFKO
Release Date: 1998-10-13

Tracks:

  1. Miserere Mei, Deus
  2. Deutsche Messe D.872: Sanctus
  3. Hear My Prayer, Oh Lord
  4. Timor Et Tremor
  5. Videntes Stellam
  6. Psalm 13, OP.27
  7. O Salutaris Hostia
  8. Salvette Flores
  9. Evening Hymn
  10. L'enfance du Christ: Shepherd's Farewell
  11. Ave Maria
  12. Advent Responsory
  13. Ave Maria OP.93
  14. Edi Beo Thu, Hevene Quene
  15. Missa Cum Iubilo (Gregorian Chant): Kyrie
  16. Missa Cum Iubilo (Gregorian Chant): Gloria
  17. Missa Cum Iubilo (Gregorian Chant): Sanctus & Benedictus
  18. Missa Cum Iubilo (Gregorian Chant): Agnus Dei
  19. Requiem: In Paradisum
  20. Agnus Dei

Tracks:

  1. Nunc Dimittis
  2. Mass In G: Agnus Dei
  3. Ave Verum Corpus Op. 65 No. 1
  4. O Ignis Spiritus Paracliti
  5. Hear My Prayer
  6. Ave Maria
  7. Panis Angelicus
  8. Eternal Father
  9. Vom Himmel Hoch
  10. Ave Maria
  11. Messe basse: Kyrie
  12. Messe basse: Sanctus
  13. Messe basse: Benedictus
  14. Messe basse: Agnus Dei
  15. Rejoice, Rejoice
  16. Salve Regina, Op. 67 No. 1
  17. Ave, Verum Corpus
  18. Laudi Alla Vergine Maria
  19. Tenebrae Facta Sunt
  20. O Sacrum Convivium

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Heavenly.......2007-03-29

This is the most uplifting music I have encountered. The angelic sounds of this choral group help me stay sane on California highways!

5 out of 5 stars The Holy Grail of Choral Recordings.......2006-07-03

This was the first choral CD I've ever purchased when I started becomming involved with choir during my senior year of high school five years ago. My director was telling the choir that he had finally found his copy at a music store and referred to it as the "Holy Grail" of choral recordings. So, I went out to find my own copy and I'm still blown away by it today. I've even given copies as gifts. The music is certainly relaxing and such, but what I most value from it is the spiritual magic. The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge (then and now my favorite choir in the world) brings every composition to life in such a way that's pure, elegant, and deep. Listening to this music and enjoying this choir has allowed me to set my own standard of singing and compositional excellence.

5 out of 5 stars One Small Correction.......2004-03-06

I keep finding new things to love on this CD, including the fact that it has the first recording I found of Gabriel Faure's beautiful Soprano (or Soprano/Alto) duet Ave Maria., Opus 93. The same recording appears on another CD where the singers are named. The above description of this selection unaccountably adds a baritone. Incidentally, Faure also composed a shorter SATB Ave Maria, which John Rutter has recorded.

I only wish the recording included the complete text of Psalm 50/51 from Gregorio Allegri's Miserere Mei Deus. This might come from John Rutter's recently edited score, published by Oxford Press, if I'm not mistaken. I, for one, do not find this selection (or indeed the entire recording) too long and I believe that the embellishments at the end (mentioned in another review) are probably correct when considering performance conventions of the time of its composition.

5 out of 5 stars Gorgeous music, gorgeous performances.......2003-06-19

I am a semi-professional singer with a BA in Music, and I bought this CD with some trepidation because it looked like one of those dreadful "pop classical" compilations that are everywhere lately. But it had lots of great repertoire all in on place, so I decided to risk it, and I was not disappointed! In fact, this is now one of my favorite choral CDs.

As usual, the Choir of Trinity College delivers stunning performances, and the music itself is just gorgeous. Lots of "church" favorites from a wide range of musical periods. The mood of the CD is definitely on the mellow side, but it's perfect for those quiet moods. I love this CD -- highly recommended!

5 out of 5 stars Stunning collection suitable for music nuts or newbies alike.......2002-03-18

Even as an avid fan of classical music with very picky tastes, there was just so much good music packed on these two (cheap!) discs for me to take in at once!
The perfectly balanced and locked chords can really give you chills.

I gave this CD as a present to a good friend of mine who was not so familiar with the genre, with tremendous results. I think this would make a great gift to anyone with the slightest inclination towards classical music.
Noel, Noel!: Noels Francais/French Christmas Music (1200-1600)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • refreshingly traditional
  • Beautiful
  • This is excellent work
  • My favorite Christmas album.
  • This is an outstanding recording
 Noel, Noel!: Noels Francais/French Christmas Music (1200-1600)

Manufacturer: Erato
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  1. A French Christmas
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ASIN: B000000SCC
Release Date: 1991-09-13

Tracks:

  1. I - Midnight In Bethlehem: Oyez Seigneur comment parla (The Sybil's Prophecy)
  2. I - Midnight In Bethlehem: O oriens, splendor lucis aeternae
  3. I - Midnight In Bethlehem: Kyrie 'Le jour de Noel'
  4. II - Christmas Week In Beauvais: Lux Hodie - Orientis Partibus
  5. II - Christmas Week In Beauvais: Quem vidistis pastores
  6. II - Christmas Week In Beauvais: Magnum nomen domini
  7. II - Christmas Week In Beauvais: Lux optata claruit
  8. II - Christmas Week In Beauvais: Virgo gemma virginum
  9. II - Christmas Week In Beauvais: Quando decet honore
  10. III - To The Virgin: Ave regina celorum
  11. III - To The Virgin: In tua memoria
  12. III - To The Virgin: Magnificat
  13. IV - Noel, Noel: Noe, Noe
  14. IV - Noel, Noel: Noe, noe, magnificus est rex pacificus
  15. V - A Renaissance Bouquet Of Carol And Dances: Conditor en francais
  16. V - A Renaissance Bouquet Of Carol And Dances: Chantons Noel, menons joyeuse vie
  17. V - A Renaissance Bouquet Of Carol And Dances: Bransle de Bourgogne
  18. V - A Renaissance Bouquet Of Carol And Dances: Or vous tremoussez, pasteurs de Judee
  19. V - A Renaissance Bouquet Of Carol And Dances: Et d'ou venez-vous, Madame Lucette?
  20. V - A Renaissance Bouquet Of Carol And Dances: Bransle de Bourgogne - Bransle double
  21. V - A Renaissance Bouquet Of Carol And Dances: Disons nau a pleine teste
  22. V - A Renaissance Bouquet Of Carol And Dances: Ronde And Saltarello
  23. V - A Renaissance Bouquet Of Carol And Dances: Nouvelles, nouvelles
  24. V - A Renaissance Bouquet Of Carol And Dances: Pres Bethleem dans une estable
  25. V - A Renaissance Bouquet Of Carol And Dances: Sur le mont de Sion
  26. V - A Renaissance Bouquet Of Carol And Dances: Dona nobis pacem (From The 'Missa sur le Point d'Avignon')
  27. V - A Renaissance Bouquet Of Carol And Dances: O l'heureuse journee
  28. V - A Renaissance Bouquet Of Carol And Dances: Bransle de Champagne
  29. V - A Renaissance Bouquet Of Carol And Dances: Venez ouyr la trompette
  30. V - A Renaissance Bouquet Of Carol And Dances: Bransle de Champagne (Reprise)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars refreshingly traditional.......2006-11-10

If you are as tired as I am of canned Christmas muzak, you will find this to be refreshing, beautiful, and uplifting for the season of Christ's birth.

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful.......2001-12-22

I was looking for something different from all the popular American Chirstmas music that has been re-done so many times. Here is a collection that satisfied me, and will delight both Franco-phones and Anglo-phones (English speakers) Some of the pieces are very chant like, but others are lively songs with lots of energy. Especially notable are tracks # 18, Or vous trémoussez, pasteurs de Judée, # 13, Noe, Noe, and my personal favorite, # 27, O l'heureuse journée. You likely will not recognize any of the tunes, so it may take a bit for this album to sound like Christmas, but it quickly did for me. The ancient instruments employed also give the music a unique sound that is really neat. This is a CD worth purchasing

5 out of 5 stars This is excellent work.......1999-11-19

I am a musician and a medieval history buff, and first heard the Beauvais segments of this recording over the car radio, as I parked intending to do some Christmas shopping. I could not leave the car until the last note was sung and immediately began a search for the recording. The music is so...right, like a little time trip, haunting, triggering the imagination.

5 out of 5 stars My favorite Christmas album........1999-09-04

Beautifully clear voices mix with period instruments and voices of character to present a lively, touching, and thoroughly enjoyable mix of music of centuries past.

5 out of 5 stars This is an outstanding recording.......1998-12-26

Joel Cohen and the boston Camerata have recorded an outstanding collection of French Christmas carols.
The King's Consort Baroque Collection
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Going for Baroque
 The King's Consort Baroque Collection

Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
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ASIN: B000002ZDW
Release Date: 1997-09-09

Tracks:

  1. Dixit Dominus
  2. Welcome As The Dawn Of Day
  3. Harlequinade & Aeolus
  4. Who Is Like Unto Thee, O Lord?
  5. Musette
  6. Gloria in excelsis Deo
  7. Esurientes implevit
  8. To God Who Made The Radiant Sun
  9. Hear My Prayer, O Lord
  10. Andante From Trio Sonata In D Minor
  11. Oh! Fair Cedaria
  12. In Jehovah's Awful Sight
  13. In furore iustissimae irae
  14. Alla Hornpipe
  15. Be Welcome Then, Great Sir
  16. Country Dances I And II
  17. Erbarme dich
  18. Overture To The Summer's Absence Unconcerned
  19. La Rejouissance
  20. Salvator noster
  21. Dona nobis pacem

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Going for Baroque.......2003-01-09

Here lies master collection from ten years and fifty discs of examples from baroque era performed by choirs, soloists and instrumentalists.

Conducted by energetic Robert King and his King's Consort, this is just superb!

It will introduce one to baroque or add to one's enjoyment. Especially enjoyed Purcell's "Hear my prayer, O Lord" and Gabrieli's "Salvator noster."
What Then Is Love
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • What then is taste?
  • Why no listing of the songs?
  • Lacks that extra drop of refinement
 What Then Is Love

Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000IWRF
Release Date: 1999-05-18

Tracks:

  1. I - Sing A Song Of Joy: Sing A Song Of Joy
  2. I - Sing A Song Of Joy: Eliza Is the Fairest Queen
  3. I - Sing A Song Of Joy: The Honeysuckle
  4. II - What Then Is Love?: What Then Is Love Sings Coridon
  5. II - What Then Is Love?: What Then Is Love But Mourning
  6. II - What Then Is Love?: What Thing Is Love?
  7. III - Sorrow, Come: Galliard 'Shall I Strive'
  8. III - Sorrow, Come: I Sigh, As Sure to Wear the Fruit
  9. III - Sorrow, Come: Sorrow, Come
  10. IV - Shall I Sue?: Heigh-Ho Holiday
  11. IV - Shall I Sue?: Shall I Sue
  12. IV - Shall I Sue?: Breake Now My Heart And Dye
  13. IV - Shall I Sue?: Woo Her And Win Her
  14. V - Witty Wanton: The Peaceful Western Wind
  15. V - Witty Wanton: Sweet Philomel
  16. V - Witty Wanton: I Care Not For These Ladies
  17. V - Witty Wanton: Courante On 'I Care Not For These Ladies'
  18. V - Witty Wanton: A Pretty Duck There Was
  19. V - Witty Wanton: Witty Wanton
  20. VI - Faine Would I Wed: Faine Would I Wed
  21. VI - Faine Would I Wed: Mother, I Will Have A Husband
  22. VI - Faine Would I Wed: Now Hath Flora Robb'd Her Bow'rs
  23. VII - Sing We And Chant It: Move Now With Measured Sound
  24. VII - Sing We And Chant It: Rest, Sweet Nymphs
  25. VII - Sing We And Chant It: Sing We And Chant It

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars What then is taste?.......2000-04-10

The very reason I purchased this CD was the fact that it used reconstructed Elizabethan accents; attempts at accuracy are always preferable to bowing to popular misconceptions (like in Shakespeare in Love--ack). I found this recording both aesthetically pleasing and intellectually stimulating--one can clearly see through this recording the branch-off point between the modern British and American accents, something which had always mystified me before.

Musically, this recording is full of little-known gems of the English Renaissance. This is a sample of what's on it, for Kenneth Melia: Sing a song of joy; Eliza is the fairest Queen; What then is love but mourning; Shall I sue; Heigh-ho holiday; I care not for these ladies; Mother, I will have a husband; Rest, sweet nymphs (a beautiful rendition with soaring harmonies on the chorus); and Sing we and chant it. Kenneth, if you still want a more complete list, just e-mail me (mitsuo@uclink4.berkeley.edu). But I insist that if you buy it now, without knowing all the songs, you will not be disappointed. They are subdued and genteel, with that hint of playfulness which one could say characterized the court under Elizabeth I. The vocalists are excellent, never succumbing to the operatic vocal style so popular with renditions of this repertoire, and, I think, the least authentic. Once again, Anne Azema charms with her supple, almost serpentine stylizations, and you also get a wealth of other talented vocalists who speak the Elizabethan tongue with convincing fluency. The instrumentalists play with passion and a feline subtlety that will catch you and never let go.

1 out of 5 stars Why no listing of the songs?.......1999-12-04

I'll admit, right away, that I haven't heard the music on this CD. What I want to comment about is the fact that it is impossible to FIND OUT WHAT MUSIC IS ACTUALLY ON IT! I thought Amazon would have the list of songs, because I couldn't find out what they were at the local music shop. I already have a good number of Boston Camerata CD's and I wanted to find out what was on this one before I purchased it. The local store even has a software program which normally allows customers to find out what's contained on a CD if it isn't on the cover. The only listing for this CD was "songs." This isn't the first time that a Boston Camerata CD has not had the musical selections listed on the outside. Why not ALWAYS have a listing of the music on the cover? Even if it's in small font it would still be worth it. So, as of yet I haven't purchased it. How does one find out what's on it? K.Melia

4 out of 5 stars Lacks that extra drop of refinement.......1999-05-23

This is a hard one to call. Brought up as I was on the ultra-modulated renditions of this and like material on Vanguard LPs by Alfred Deller and his consort, I find this Erato effort lacks that extra drop of refinement that is needed for the courtly music of the Elizabethan period. (The street and theater music might be another story, but beside the point here.) I know it is Anglophilic bias working here, but I found (for example) tenor William Hite's East Coast accent distracting. The women have accents that, while not all that appropriate, at least do not jar. It is of course true that Elizabethan English was closer to what Ringo Starr sounded like than Laurence Oliver. Play the track that contains "I care not for these ladies," which is indeed sung with a regional accent and you will see what I mean. However, in general "an Elizabetan Songbook" should sound at least what we accept today as British-sounding, if you follow. This said, I cannot fault the vocalizing or the playing. But I will still return to my Vanguard sets before playing this again. Still--who can dispute taste?
Cambridge Singers Christmas Album
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Almost angelic
  • Great choir, but mostly recycled material
  • Glittering Chrismas Music
  • The Spirit of Christmas On CD
  • Superb voices!
 Cambridge Singers Christmas Album

Manufacturer: Collegium
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ASIN: B0000DJEOL
Release Date: 2003-10-07

Tracks:

  1. The holly and the ivy (arr. H. Walford Davies)*
  2. Blessed be that maid Mary (arr. David Willcocks)
  3. Somerset Wassail (arr. John Rutter)
  4. Shepherds, in the fields abiding (French, arr. Willcocks)*
  5. The Infant King (Basque, arr. Willcocks)
  6. What is this lovely fragrance? (French, arr. Healey Willan)
  7. Gabriel's message (Basque, arr. Willcocks)*
  8. Still, still, still (German, arr. Rutter)
  9. Quittez, pasteurs (French, arr. Rutter)
  10. Un flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle (French, arr. Rutter)
  11. Personent hodie (German, arr. Rutter)
  12. The shepherds' farewell (Hector Berlioz)
  13. O holy night (Adolphe Adam)
  14. O magnum mysterium (T. L. de Victoria)
  15. Hodie Christus natus est (J. P. Sweelinck)
  16. For unto us a child is born (G. F. Handel)
  17. In dulci jubilo (Samuel Scheidt)
  18. Lully, lulla, thou little tiny child (Kenneth Leighton)*
  19. A New Year Carol (Benjamin Britten)
  20. Balulalow (Peter Warlock)
  21. I saw a fair maiden (Peter Warlock)
  22. The Lamb (John Tavener)
  23. Fantasia on Christmas Carols (Ralph Vaughan Williams)

Album Description

Christmas Never Sounded So Good!

For more than a decade, John Rutter and the Cambridge Singers have shared the Joy of Christmas with the world. The ethereal sound of perfectly blended voices, singing the most beautiful seasonal music ever composed never fails to touch the heart or lift the spirit. This year, John Rutter and the Cambridge Singers have assembled a NEW collection - compiled from the archives, including FOUR NEVER BEFORE RELEASED TRACKS! This is a holiday feast you will NOT want to miss!

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Almost angelic.......2007-01-18

Choral music by the Cambridge Singers is always top-notch. An older album that might have sounded better with newer technology but no complaints. Has great vocals and orchestral support.

4 out of 5 stars Great choir, but mostly recycled material.......2005-12-16

I have the utmost respect for John Rutter and his Cambridge Singers, probably the best choir in the world (at least, the English-speaking world). I have almost all their CDs. Two of their Christmas CDs are "desert-island" class for this listener.

Unfortunately, I cannot give this otherwise excellent CD the same high marks. If they wanted to release a "best of Cambridge Christmas" CD, this would not be it. It does a few of the absolute best Christmas selections, including Sweelinck's "Hodie", Willcocks's breathtaking arrangement of "The Infant King", and Rutter's own quirky reading of "Personent Hodie". And it does contain a few tracks not previously released.

However, if you want the best of Cambridge and Christmas, start with "Christmas Night", which is always the first CD I pull out the day after Thanksgiving. The sound of the famliar Persall setting of "In Dulci Jubilo" sets my holiday in motion. And that CD also has Rutter's own magical "There is a flower". After that CD, get "Christmas with the Cambridge Singers", which has "The Infant King" and some other treasures.

So, you can't really go wrong with this CD, especially if you just want an introduction to how this fine ensemble addresses the most choir-friendly holiday of all. But if you're serious about getting all the good stuff, start with the other two mentioned above, then add "Christmas Day in the Morning" and the early "Christmas Star".

5 out of 5 stars Glittering Chrismas Music.......2005-11-15

I own virtually all of the CD's of John Rutter (whom I greatly admire) and the Cambridge Singers, and I am a fan of English Choral music in general. If I were asked to recommend only one of the many Cambridge Singers Christmas albums, or indeed one of any English Christmas album, a hard choice, this would be it. As others have noted, this CD is a compilation of songs from previous cds with four new releases. It is, I believe, longer playing than the other Cambridge albums. In style, it is a mostly quiet sounding collection--in fact several carols are sung a cappella-- with pieces ranging from carols such as "The Holly and the Ivy" to the more robust "Fantasia on Christmas Carols". In sum, this is a sensitively arranged and performed collection of beautiful Christmas music.

5 out of 5 stars The Spirit of Christmas On CD.......2005-06-02

I have never been disappointed by any Cambridge Singers release, so it isnt surprising that I thoroughly enjoyed this offering as well. This CD is a compilation of songs from previous cds with one or two new tracks, so check your library to make sure you arent duplicating your collection in the order to complete your collection. I purchased this disk to obtain a copy of the Fantasia On Christmas Carols by Ralph Vaughn Williams which was originally released on Christmas Day In The Morning. As usual, every song is performed in a precise yet heartfelt manner. If you dont own any cds by the Cambridge singers I would personally recommend Christmas Night as the first disk to own, but if you know and love the Cambridge Singers as I do, then you will enjoy having this wonderful addition to your library.

5 out of 5 stars Superb voices!.......2003-12-22

This CD was beautifully sung by the Cambridge Singers, a boys/mens choir, mostly a' capela. It's the first Christmas CD I've bought that really tempts me to crank up the volume so I can revel in every note.
Joy to the World
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Perfect for the Season
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 Joy to the World

Manufacturer: Compendia
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ASIN: B000003QWB
Release Date: 1994-06-07

Tracks:

  1. The Nutcracker Ste: Miniature Ov - London Festival Orch
  2. The Nutcracker Ste: March - London Festival Orch
  3. The Nutcracker Ste: Dance Of The Sugar-Plum Fairy - London Festival Orch
  4. The Nutcracker Ste: Russian Dance: Trepak - London Festival Orch
  5. The Nutcracker Ste: Arabian Dance - London Festival Orch
  6. The Nutcracker Ste: Chinese Dance - London Festival Orch
  7. The Nutcracker Ste: Dance Of The Mirlitons - London Festival Orch
  8. The Nutcracker Ste: Walts Of The Flowers - London Festival Orch
  9. Carol Of The Bells - London Festival Orch
  10. Sleighride - Rochester Pops Orch
  11. Ov To Hansel And Gretel - London Festival Orch
  12. Three German Dances: Sleighride - Rochester Pops Orch
  13. Angels We Have Heard On High: Vars - Lyn Larsen
  14. Snowdrops Waltz - Rochester Pops
  15. Babes In Toyland: March - Rochester Pops
  16. A Scottish Carol - Lyn Larsen
  17. Mount Of Olives: 'Hallelujah!' - Carlo Curley/Chm Chr Of Grand Rapids
  18. Thais: Meditation - Lyn Larsen/Carlo Curley
  19. Choral, Sym No.9 in d: Finale - Chor

Tracks:

  1. Messiah-Part One: Ov - Royal Choral Society
  2. Messiah-Part One: Comfort Ye - Royal Choral Society
  3. Messiah-Part One: Every Valley - Royal Choral Society
  4. Messiah-Part One: And The Glory Of The Lord - Royal Choral Society
  5. Messiah-Part One: Thus Saith The Lord Of Hosts - Royal Choral Society
  6. Messiah-Part One: But Who May Abide - Royal Choral Society
  7. Messiah-Part One: And He Shall Purify - Royal Choral Society
  8. Messiah-Part One: Behold! A Virgin Shall Conceive - Royal Choral Society
  9. Messiah-Part One: For Behold! Darkness Shall Cover The Earth - Royal Choral Society
  10. Messiah-Part One: The People That Walked In Darkness - Royal Choral Society
  11. Messiah-Part One: O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings To Zion - Royal Choral Society
  12. Messiah-Part One: He Shall Feed His Flock - Royal Choral Society
  13. Messiah-Part One: I Know That My Redeemer Liveth - Royal Choral Society

Tracks:

  1. Messiah-Part Two: For Unto Us A Child Is Born - Royal Choral Society
  2. Messiah-Part Two: And Suddenly There Was With The Angel A Multitude - Royal Choral Society
  3. Messiah-Part Two: Glory To God - Royal Choral Society
  4. Messiah-Part Two: Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion - Royal Choral Society
  5. Messiah-Part Two: His Yoke Is Easy - Royal Choral Society
  6. Messiah-Part Two: Behold The Lamb Of God - Royal Choral Society
  7. Messiah-Part Two: He Was Despised - Royal Choral Society
  8. Messiah-Part Two: All We, Like Sheep - Royal Choral Society
  9. Messiah-Part Two: Hallelujah! - Royal Choral Society
  10. Messiah-Part Two: The Tpt Shall Sound - Royal Choral Society
  11. Messiah-Part Two: Amen - Royal Choral Society

Tracks:

  1. Hymns Of Christmas: Joy To The World - Irish Promenade Orch
  2. Hymns Of Christmas: In Dulci Jubilo - Chor/Bel Canto Voices
  3. Hymns Of Christmas: Away In The Manger - Chor/Bel Canto Voices
  4. Hymns Of Christmas: Sans Day Carol - Chor/Bel Canto Voices
  5. Hymns Of Christmas: Adeste Fidelis - Irish Promenade Orch
  6. Hymns Of Christmas: Whence Is That Goodly Fragrance - Chor/Bel Canto Voices
  7. Hymns Of Christmas: Born On Earth The Divine Christ Child - Chor/Bel Canto Voices
  8. Hymns Of Christmas: Down On Yon Forest - Chor/Bel Canto Voices
  9. Hymns Of Christmas: I Saw Three Ships - Chor/Bel Canto Voices
  10. Hymns Of Christmas: Fant on 'Greensleeves' - Chor/Bel Canto Voices
  11. Hymns Of Christmas: Silent Night - Chor/Bel Canto Voices
  12. Hymns Of Christmas: O Little Town Of Bethlehem - Irish Promenade Orch
  13. Hymns Of Christmas: Jesu, Thou The Virgin Born - Plymouth Festival Orch & Chor/Bel Canto Voices
  14. Hymns Of Christmas: Savior Of The World Is Born - Plymouth Festival Orch & Chor/Bel Canto Voices
  15. Hymns Of Christmas: The First Nowell - Plymouth Festival Orch & Chor/Bel Canto Voices
  16. Hymns Of Christmas: On Christmas Night - Plymouth Festival Orch & Chor/Bel Canto Voices
  17. Hymns Of Christmas: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Plymouth Festival Orch & Chor/Bel Canto Voices
  18. Hymns Of Christmas: Little Drummer Boy - Irish Promenade Orch
  19. Hymns Of Christmas: How Brightly Shown The Morning Star - Chor/Bel Canto Voices
  20. Hymns Of Christmas: God Is Born - Chor/Bel Canto Voices
  21. Hymns Of Christmas: In Nightly Stillness - Chor/Bel Canto Voices
  22. Hymns Of Christmas: O Holy Night - Irish Promenade Orch
  23. Hymns Of Christmas: In The Manger - Chor/Bel Canto Voices
  24. Hymns Of Christmas: Lullay, Dear Jesus - Chor/Bel Canto Voices
  25. Hymns Of Christmas: Merrily To Bethlehem - Chor/Bel Canto Voices

Tracks:

  1. A Baroque Christmas: Christmas Oratorio: Sinf/The Four Seasons: Winter - Stuttgart RSO
  2. A Baroque Christmas: Allegro Non Molto - Camerata Academica Of Salzburg
  3. A Baroque Christmas: Largo - Camerata Academica Of Salzburg
  4. A Baroque Christmas: Allegro - Camerata Academica Of Salzburg
  5. A Baroque Christmas: Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - St. Louis Brass Qt
  6. A Baroque Christmas: Canon in D - London Festival Orch
  7. A Baroque Christmas: Messiah: Sinf - Stuttgart RSO
  8. A Baroque Christmas: Sheep May Safely Graze - Philip Brunelle
  9. A Baroque Christmas: Air On A 'G' Str - RPO
  10. A Baroque Christmas: Samson: Awake The Tpts Lofty Sounds - Carlo Curley/Chm Chr Of Grand Rapids
  11. A Baroque Christmas: Brandenburg, Con No.2 in F: Allegro - Camerata Romana
  12. A Baroque Christmas: Fanfare ('Masterpiece Theatre' Theme) - Cathedral Brass
  13. A Baroque Christmas: Arioso For Brass - St. Louis Brass Qt
  14. A Baroque Christmas: Rondeau - Carlo Curley
  15. A Baroque Christmas: Table Music Ov - Camerata Academica Of Salzburg
  16. A Baroque Christmas: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God - Carlo Curley/Chm Chor Of Grand Rapids
  17. A Baroque Christmas: Joy To The World - Chor

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Perfect for the Season.......2005-11-19

I purchased this years ago and the enjoyment has grown every Christmas. Handel's Messiah is beautiful, The Nutcracker is a classic and the arrangement of hymns conveys the true wonders of the season. While there is a place for pop carols, these classics should be in every Christian's music library. I loved this so much, I actually purchased a complete replacement set when I lost one of the discs. Certainly an excellent value that any music lover would treasure.

4 out of 5 stars FOR WHISTLING OR SINGING ALONG.......2003-12-28

The gifted Richard Hayman (Boston Pops arranger for more than 30 years) offers an interesting collection of holiday favourites. The back cover says "Orchestra and Chorus" - beware, there is no chorus. The sub-title "Philharmomic Symphony Orchestra" is rather pedantic. Why not simply "Richard Hayman and His Orchestra"? The opening and closing numbers are sing-along medleys... the liner notes offer the words. Two Leroy Anderson numbers receive a fair treatment: SLEIGH RIDE and SONG OF THE BELLS, the latter being played rrather slowly. There is a beautiful rendition of MUSIC BOX DANCER, the only version I know that uses the music box. The counter-melody is too loud and takes away the charm of the main theme. A few compositions by the conductor himself. A great collection for tree-trimming, whistling or singing along.
Christmas Adagios
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Christmas Adagios
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 Christmas Adagios

Manufacturer: Decca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005NY7D
Release Date: 2001-10-09

Tracks:

  1. O Holy Night - Leontyne Price
  2. Ave Maria - Luciano Pavarotti
  3. In The Bleak Midwinter - Rosemary Joshua/Ian Bostridge
  4. Coventr