Noel: Carols For Solo Harp

Track Listings

1. Away in a Manger

2. Fantasy on Greensleeves

3. Go Tell It on the Mountain

4. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear

5. Boar's Head Carol

6. First Noel

7. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

8. O Christmas Tree

9. Snow Lay on the Ground

10. Whence Is That Goodly Fragrance?

11. While by My Sheep

12. Gloucester Wassail

13. Here We Come a Wassailing

14. Noel Novelette

15. Cherry Tree Carol

16. We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Tracks:

We Three Kings
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Fairytale Of New York
I'll Be Home For Christmas
Mille Cherubini In Coro
O Holy Night
Silent Night
Little Drummer Boy/Peace On Earth
Winter Wonderland Medley
Mary's Boy Child
Panis Angelicus
Pie Jesu
How Great Thou Art
The Lord's Prayer
Battle Hymn Of The Republic
America The Beautiful

Amazon.com

There's a commercial inevitability to holiday song collections that can tempt music fans to mutter "humbug" under their breath. Yet while this collection (released in conjunction with the Tenors' Christmas Spectacular tour of 2003) is no less market savvy, in the end the trio's earnest, energetic performances earn their fair shair of respect. The trio's Celtic shadings impart considerable warmth to "Fairytale of New York" and other performances, but it's the range of influences they (also in solo and duet turns, all solidly backed by the Czech National Chamber Orchestra) bring to bear elsewhere that adds compelling new dimensions to these holiday favorites. Anthony Kearns' "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" may be solidly traditional, but Ronan Tynan imparts "I'll Be Home For Christmas" with some deft, jazzy drama while Finbar Wright gives "Mary's Boy Child" an unexpected Carribean spin. Elsewhere, the folk-classical influences behind "We Three Kings," "O Holy Night," and the gospel traditional "How Great Thou Art" span renaissance, baroque, and modern with a grace missing from the on-the-sleeve sentiments of the closing duo of patriotic warhorses--what would the Prince of Peace make of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," anyway? --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

We Three Kings.......2007-01-16

The 3 Irish Tenors are a joy to listen to in the Christmas season. I thoroughly enjoyed all of it.

3 Tenors Christmas.......2007-01-12

This was VERY disappointing - too noisy & just the wrong type of music for these guys. I played it once & will try to get someone to take it off my hands - I love listening the them, usually, but this album is just a dud.

Beautiful and Amazing.......2004-12-18

When I fist listened to the clips from this CD on Amazon I wondered why on earth they put the patriotic songs at the end, and also wondered a little at the other non christmas songs. After listening to it several times however I realized why. They don't leave Jesus in the manger, but take him all the way up to today! Wow. To me that is totally amazing. There arn't many christmas CD's that do that, but I think it really balances things out. I really enjoyed the Drummer Boy, and all of the rest of the songs. I would definantly say that this was a good buy.

These Three Kings Rule!.......2004-04-24

This recording is a wonderful addition to any Christmas collection. It has power, charm and just enough reverence! Anthony Kearn's "Lord's Prayer" is magnificent! Finbar Wright's "How Great Thou Art" is awe-inspiring! After four years with the "Irish Tenors" poor Mr. Wright still must endure the ignorance of a few "fans", being constantly compared to John McDermott. Finbar took the "Irish Tenors" to a new level, as acknowledged by both Kearns and Tynan. I wonder how long "Ringo" had to endure being compared to Peter Best? Get over it people!

Another Winner.......2003-12-22

In their second Christmas album, the three Irish tenors have another very lovely collection of Christmas favorites and a few not so well known. The duets are particularly beautiful and, while I, like other reviewers, would have preferred an all-Christmas album, the American anthems are stirring and well done. My only caveat is the absence of John McDermott, whom I miss. His voice added something less homogenized to the mix and although Finbar Wright has a more operatic tenor voice, I would prefer McDermott if I had my druthers. Nonetheless, this a a grand Christmas album and I recommend it enthusiastically.

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Christmas Adagios
christmas adagios
Nice Background for the Holidays
One of my very top 5 favorite holiday albums!
Wonderful POCOCAT?

Christmas Adagios

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ASIN: B00005NY7D
Release Date: 2001-10-09

Tracks:

O Holy Night - Leontyne Price
Ave Maria - Luciano Pavarotti
In The Bleak Midwinter - Rosemary Joshua/Ian Bostridge
Coventry Carol - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/David Willcocks
Away In A Manger - Mark Tinkler
Gabriel's Message - The Choir And Orchestra Of Clare College, Cambridge
Pastoral Sinfonia - Academy Of St Martin In The Fields/Neville Marriner
Il S'en Va Loin De La Terre - Acadamy And Chorus Of St Martin In The Fields/Neville Marriner
Panis Angelicus - Kiri Te Kanawa
Schlafe, Mein Liebster - Marilyn Horne
Wiegenlied - Renata Tabaldi
O Jesu So Meek - Simon Preston
While Shepherds Watched - Stephen Cleobury
Susser Trost, Mein Jesus Kommt - Agnes Giebel
Lute Concerto, RV 93: Largo - Eduardo Fernandez
Alma Redemptoris Mater - Julian Podger
O Magnum Mysterium - John Angelo Messana
Zastupnitse Userdnaya - St Petersburgh Chamber Choir/Nikolai Korniev
Iubi-Te-voi (I Will Love Thee, O Lord) - Angela Gheorghiu/Romanian National CHamber Choir 'Madrigal'/Constantin Marin
Once In Royal David's City - Robin Barter/David Briggs
O Tannenbaum - Vienna Boys Choir/Uwe Christian Harrer
O Little Town Of Bethlehem - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/David Willcocks

Tracks:

Stille Nacht - The Bach Choir/David Willcockes
Gloria In Excelsis Deo - Katherine Fuge/Nicola Jenkin/Elinor Carter/Julian Podger
Winter, RV 297: Largo - Alan Loveday
The First Nowell - The Choir Of Kings College, Cambridge/David Willcocks
In Dulci Jubilo - The Bach Choir/David Willcocks
The Three Kings - Gerald Finley
Es Ist Ein Ros Entsprungen - Monteverdi Choir
Still, Still, Still - Ian Bostridge
The Crown Of Roses - The Choir Of Clare College, Cambridge/John Rutter
Christmas Concerto, Op.6 No.8: Largo Pastorale - Academy Of Saint Martin In The Fields/Neville Marriner
The Lamb - Monteverdi Choir/John Eliot Gardiner
Balulalow - Anthony Way/Lucy Wakeford/St Paul's Cathedral Choir/John Scott
Ave Maria - Leontyne Price
Mille Cherubini In Coro - Luciano Pavarotti
Vesperae Solennes De Confessore, K.339: Laudate Dominum - Kiri Te Kanawa
The Infant King - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/David Willcocks
Lullaby My Jesus - The Choir Of Winchester Cathedral/David Hill
What Child Is This? - Anthony Way/Tom Finucane
The Tales Of Hoffmann: Barcarolle - L'Orchestra De La Suisse Romande/Richard Bonynge
See Amid The Winter's Snow - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/David Willcocks
The Blessed Son Of God - The Choir Of Winchester Cathedral/David Hill
It Came Upon The Midnight Clear - Leontyne Price
White Christmas - Kiri Te Kanawa/London Voices

Customer Reviews:

Christmas Adagios.......2007-03-03

This is the BEST Christmas collection that I have ever heard. I would like
to purchase 15 more to give as gifts this year; however, it appears that
Decca is out of stock or no longer releasing it. HELP!!

christmas adagios.......2007-01-14

this was one of the best assortment of classical holiday songs that i have ever heard. it contains a marvelous array of the best composers and performers that the world has to offer. if you are a fan of classical music, i think this cd will be a positive addition to your music collection

Nice Background for the Holidays.......2007-01-11

Beautiful Adagios and a rich selection for the price. Audio travels to Vienna, London, Cambridge etc

One of my very top 5 favorite holiday albums!.......2005-11-19

What a delightful surprise this 2 disc album was and I'm not a big fan of Christmas music. I loved all the selections and felt they were well performed. This is a true "must have" for any Christmas collection. Superior to many other compliations on the market. This one is a keeper! It is the one album I'll pick first to listen to after Thanksgiving.

Wonderful POCOCAT?.......2005-07-16

Great CD. The reviewer who calls him/herself POCOCAT says he/she is an opera singer. Wonder how much work an uninformed singer gets?
A "fast spinning" vibrato,as you describe Ms. Price, is not the same as a wide vibrato. The former is a speed issue, the latter a width issue. Therefore, 4 variables exist: fast, slow, wide, slim. Thus, 4 types of voice exist: fast/wide, fast/slim, slow/wide, and slow/slim. Most often a singer leans toward fast/slim or slow/wide, in varying degrees. A matter of taste, yes, but learn more about the voice before you expound.

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Exquisite, with glimpses of a transcendental beauty
Probably of interest to purists & students

Christmas Through The Ages

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ASIN: B00005QIUW
Release Date: 2001-11-13

Tracks:

While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night
Die Hirten Dem Felder - King's Consort
Procedenti Puero - Sinfonye
Riu, Riu Chiu
Luz de Vuestros Ojos
Presto from Sinfonia a Tre, Per il Santissimo Natale Op. 1 No. 12
In the Bleak Mid-Winter - Westminster Cathedral Choir
Salvator Noster - King's Consort
In the Bleak Mid-Winter - Corydon Singers, Westminster Cathedral Choir
Lully, Lulla, Thou Little Tiny Child (The Coventry Carol) Op. 25 No. 2
Carol of the Children - Holst Singers
There Is No Rose of Such Virtue
O Magnum Mysterium - Westminster Cathedral Choir
Omnes de Saba
Allegro from the 'Christmas Concerto' Op. 6 No. 8
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Westminster Cathedral Choir
Adieu des Bergers - Corydon Singers
Die Ke ('Three Kings from Persian Lands Afar') Op. 8 No. 2
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel - St. Paul's Cathedral Choir
NoNo. 1 - Christopher Herrick
Hodie Nobis de Coelo - Parley of Instruments, Westminster Cathedral Choir
Quem Pastores Laudavere - Westminster Cathedral Choir
God Is With Us (A Christmas Proclamation)

Customer Reviews:

Exquisite, with glimpses of a transcendental beauty.......2003-09-19

I can't believe it. This is the first "Christmas" disc I ever bought and am still regularly listening to ... nine months post-holiday, now!

This collection is replete with sparks of worship and awe. The festive jaunt embarks on a well-executed, majestic baroque piece, slipping into some flitty operatics. The mood shifts from aristocratic regalism to rich, emotive ethnicity in the climactic, folk dance-feel of entries 3 & 4. The transition between the two is gorgeous. {Who compiled this disc? Give that wo/man a raise! I have never heard such juxtapositional mastery on any professional compilation before. Chillout comp "masters", listen and weep!!}

Not only is this CD emotionally satiating with expert arrangement/transitions, it is well-balanced in style: from traditional to experimental, pointed to ethereal, instrumental to acapella ... voices male and female, youthful and mature. The frosty choral majesty of pockets No. 5 and interlude 9 through 13 bestow upon the listener such a sweet uplift into the spirit of praise. This inspirational thrust underlies a generous portion of this disc. For the first time in years I have decided upon a personal "favorite song", and that is #11. The "engagement ring diamond commercial" residue doesn't interfere too much with enjoying the effervescent, Vivaldi-ish No. 15. A few organ pieces are thrown in for good measure (the final, surprising one always evoking a good chuckle).

While there are certainly many standouts I listen to far more regularly than other ballads, this is a solid disc of excellent, well-executed music. My muddled blabbering on here cannot do this CD justice. This is one of the very best CDs in my personal collection. The Hyperion Label should be very proud of this release. If you are seeking a festive potpourri of aural exaltation, the charming incense of Christmas Throughout the Ages will not disappoint.

Incidentally, the track listing on Amazon is currently inaccurate - either that, or they have the wrong title and cover art for their product number here. Yikes! In the interim, go to the Hyperion-Records UK website to see the real list until Amazon rectifies this listing.

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Thomas Clark of Canterbury (1775-1859)
While shepherds watched their flocks by night [3'40]
Psalmody, The Parley of Instruments / Peter Holman
From Christmas Music from English Parish Churches, 1740-1830 (CDA66924)
Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672)

Die Hirten auf dem Felder [1'27]
The King's Consort / Robert King
Soloists: James Bowman, Jonathan Kenny countertenors, Mark Padmore tenor
From The Christmas Story (CDA66398)
Anonymous medieval English

Procedenti puero [1'44]
Sinfonye / Stevie Wishart
Soloists: Vivian Ellis, Jocelyn West sopranos
From Gabriel's Greeting (CDA66685)
Spanish traditional

Riu, riu chiu [2'17]
The Sixteen / Harry Christophers
Soloist: Christopher Hodges bass
From Christmas Music From Medieval and Renaissance Europe (CDA66263)
Francisco Guerrero (1528-1599)

La luz de vuestros ojos [2'13]
A Capella Portuguesa / Owen Rees
From Masters of the Chapel Royal, Lisbon (CDA66725)
Giuseppe Valentini (1680-1759)

Presto from Sinfonia a tre, per Il Santissimo Natale Op 1 No 12 [3'58]
Northwest Chamber Orchestra of Seattle / Alun Francis
From Baroque Christmas Music (CDH55048)
Harold Darke (1888-1976)

In the bleak mid-winter [4'59]
Westminster Cathedral Choir / James O'Donnell
soloists: Aaron Webber treble, Matthew Vine tenor
From Adeste fidelis (CDA66668)
Giovanni Gabrieli (c1555-1612)

Salvator noster [4'17]
The King's Consort / Robert King
From The Christmas Story (CDA66398)
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)

In the bleak mid-winter [4'59]
Corydon Singers / Westminster Cathedral Choristers / Matthew Best
From A Boy was Born (CDA66126)
Traditional, arranged by Kenneth Leighton (1929-1988)

Lully, lulla, thou little tiny child (The Coventry Carol) Op 25 No 2 [3'17]
Polyphony / Stephen Layton
Soloist: Emma Preston Dunlop soprano
From O Magnum Mysterium (CDA66925)
John Rutter (b1945)

Carol of the Children [3'14]
Holst Singers / Stephen Layton
From Music for Christmas by John Rutter (CDA67245)
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)

There is no rose of such virtue [2'36]
Westminster Cathedral Choristers, Sioned Williams harp / David Hill
From A Ceremony of Carols (CDA66220)
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)

O magnum mysterium [3'23]
Westminster Cathedral Choir / James O'Donnell
From Poulenc Mass and Motets (CDA66664)
Orlandus Lassus (1532-1594)

Omnes de Saba [3'17]
The Sixteen / Harry Christophers
From Christmas Music From Medieval and Renaissance Europe (CDA66263)
Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713)

Allegro from the `Christmas Concerto' Op 6 No 8 [2'17]
The Brandenburg Consort / Roy Goodman
From Corelli Concerti Grossi Op 6 (CDD22011)
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847), arranged by Philip Ledger (b1937)

Hark, the herald angels sing [3'10]
Westminster Cathedral Choir, Iain Simcock organ / James O'Donnell
From Adeste fidelis (CDA66668)
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

L'Adieu des Bergers [4'46]
Corydon Singers, Corydon Orchestra / Matthew Best
From L'Enfance du Christ (CDA66991/2)
Peter Cornelius (1824-1874)

Die Könige (`Three Kings from Persian lands afar') Op 8 No 2 [2'54]
Polyphony / Stephen Layton
Soloist: Robert Rice tenor

From Choral Music by Peter Cornelius (CDA67206)
Traditional, arranged by Andrew Carter (b1939)

O come, o come, Emmanuel [4'01]
St Paul's Cathedral Choir, Andrew Lucas organ / John Scott
From Advent at St Paul's (CDA66994)
Louis-Claude Daquin (1694-1772)

Noël No 1 [2'34]
Christopher Herrick organ of St Rémy, Dieppe
From Daquin's Twelve Noëls (CDA66816)
Pedro de Cristo (c1550-1618)

Hodie nobis de coelo [2'18]
Westminster Cathedral Choir / James O'Donnell
From Masterpieces of Portuguese Polyphony (CDA66512)
Michael Praetorius (c1571-1621)

Quem pastores laudavere [6'27]
Westminster Cathedral Choir, The Parley of Instruments / David Hill
From Christmas Music by Michael Praetorius (CDA66200)
John Tavener (b1944)

God is with us: A Christmas Proclamation [5'27]
St George's Chapel Choir, Windsor Castle, Roger Judd organ / Christopher Robinson
Soloist: James Oxley tenor
From Sacred Music by John Tavener (CDA66464)

Probably of interest to purists & students.......2002-12-05

I sure don't want to imply that this is a poor album. If you like classical music, you'll find much to enrich your soul here. However, when one considers the huge choice of classical Christmas offerings, this one just doesn't strike me as being above average for the genre.

For a larger overview of great classical Christmas music, I think "Christmas Adagios" is much more satisfying. "Christmas With Chanicleer" and "The #1 Christmas Album" are other highly pleasing and comprehensive collections, each with more that is familiar and can be related with.

Tracks:

Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful) - Luciano Pavarotti/London Voices
Silent Night (Stille Nacht) - The Bach Choir/Sir David Willcocks
Ave Maria - Leontyne Price
Once In Royal David's City - Robin Barter/David Briggs/The Choir Of Kings College, Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury
Ding Dong! Merrily On High - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury
Joy To The World - Joan Sutherland
Good King Wenceslas - Simon Keenlyside/Richard Suart/Stephen Cleobury/The Choir Of St John's College, Cambridge...
Wiegenlied (Brahms' Lullaby) - Renata Tebaldi
In Dulce Jubilo - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/Sir David Willcocks
Christmas Oratorio: Pastoral Sinfonia - Stuttgarter Kammerorchester/Karl Munchinger
Messiah: For Unto Us A Child Is Born - Chicago Symphony Chorus And Orchestra/Sir Georg Solti
Ave Maria - Kiri Te Kanawa
L'Enfance Du Christ: Shepherds' Farewell - St Anthony Singers
Mille Cherubini In Coro - Luciano Pavarotti
See Amid The Winter's Snow - Simon Preston/The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/Sir David Willcocks
What Child Is This? - Anthony Way/Tom Finucane/John Scott
The First Nowell - David Briggs/The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury
O Tannenbaum - Leontyne Price
While Shepherds Watched - Simon Preston/The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/Sir David Willcocks
Away In A Manger - Anthony Way/The Choir Of St Paul's Cathedral/John Scott
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - John Scott/James Blades/David Corkhill

Tracks:

Deck The Hall - Joan Sutherland/The Ambrosian Singers
The Holly And The Ivy - Jonathan Lamb/Christopher Hughes/Simon Haynes/Roland Robertson/The Choir Of King's College...
Panis Angelicus - Luciano Pavarotti/Wandsworth Boys Choir
In The Bleak Midwinter - Anthony Way/The Choir Of St Paul's Cathedral
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - John Scott/James Blades/David Corkhill
German Dance No.3, K.605: Sleigh Ride - Wiener Mozart Ensemble/Willi Boskovsky
The Twelve Days Of Christmas - Joan Sutherland/The Ambrosian Singers
Shepherds In The Fields Abiding - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/Sir David Willcocks
Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle - Renata Tebaldi
I Saw Three Ships - Mark Tinkler/William Kendall/The Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge/George Guest
O Holy Night - Leontyne Price
O Little Town Of Bethlehem - David Briggs/The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury
Gesu Bambino - Luciano Pavarotti/Wandsworth Boys' Choir
Rocking - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/Sir David Willcocks
The Virgin's Slumber Song - Joan Sutherland
Child In A Manger - The Choir And Orchestra Of Clare College, Cambridge/John Rutter
Hosanna In Excelsis - Placido Domingo/James Lancelot/Winchester Cathedral Choir
The Nutcracker: Waltz Of The Snowflakes - Members Of The Finchley Children's Music Group
White Christmas - Kiri Te Kanawa/London Voices
The Skaters' Waltz - National Philharmonic Orchestra/Douglas Gamley
Mary's Boy Child - Kiri Te Kanawa/London Voices

Customer Reviews:

A Christmas celebration for Classical Music Lovers only.......2002-11-06

The cover of this 2 disc set features half a dozen of the great voices of our time: Pavarotti, Domingo, Joan Sutherland, Renata Tebaldi, Kiri Te Kanawa, and Leontyne Price. However, selections by these soloists comprise only 2/5 of the set, the rest being choral and orchestral works.

Nor are these fabulous voices given equal representation. Pavarotti and my personal favorite, Joan Sutherland, have four songs apiece; Price and Kanawa have three apiece; Renata Tebaldi two and only one for Placido Domingo.

However, this is basically a very good collection. The first disc is a bit on the solemn side, while the second is brighter. Pavarotti leads off the entire collection with "Adeste Fideles" and returns later on the first disc with "Mille Cherubini in Coro". His renditions of "Panis Angelicus" and "Gesu Bambino" help grace the second CD.

Joan Sutherland brightens the first disc with her "Joy To The World" and then sets the lighter mood of the second disc with "Deck The Halls" and later returns with a sprightly "Twelve Days of Christmas". She also gives us the beautiful and tender "Virgin Slumber Song". Leontyne Price gives us Schubert's "Ave Maria", "O Tannenbaum" and "O Holy Night". Kiri Te Kanawa gives us Bach/Gounod's "Ave Maria", surprises us with "White Christmas" (a very beautiful & unique interpretation), and winds up the entire set with "Mary's Boy Child". Renata Tebaldi's contributions are Brahms' "Lullaby" and "Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle". Placido Domingo's sole appearance is with the dynamic "Hosanna in Excelsis" from Lloyd Weber's Requiem.

It is a splendid feast of vocal performances. However, the choral and orchestral selections have weak spots. I was especially disappointed in the Chicago Symphony & Chorus rendition of "For Unto Us a Child Is Born", and also thought that a good rendition of the Hallelujah Chorus would've worked better. The orchestral selections did have bright spots such as "Sleigh Ride" (Mozart's, not Leroy Anderson's), Tchaikovsky's "Waltz of the Snowflakes" from the Nutcracker, and the "Skater's Waltz".

All in all, this is a collection which belongs in your Christmas Classical collection, but can't be considered an absolute essential.

This may be a good album; the marketing ploy is shameless.......2001-11-15

I have not listened specifically to this edition, but I can tell you with near absolute certainty that this is a classic example of marketing at its most shameless. This is nothing more than a reissue of "The Greatest Christmas Show on Earth", but with a different title! (Something similar was done back in 1963, when the Harry Simeone Chorale's ever-popular 1958 LP, "Sing We Now of Christmas", was retitled and re-released as "The Little Drummer Boy"--its current CD title--, but at least the advertising there seemed slightly more honest.)

Everything on "The #1 Christmas Album" is exactly the same as on "The Greatest Christmas Show on Earth", right down to the order of the musical selections on the album. Only the cover design is different. Decca/London apparently believes that it can fool its customers into thinking that they are buying another album if they simply change the title. Of course, the album itself is reasonably good, though not on the level of most of my favorite Christmas albums, not even the now-deleted RCA Victor "Christmas Treasures", a collection culled from RCA Victor's Living Stereo series. The offense lies in the marketing gimmick,something I have never seen in all my years of avid CD buying. This is worse than all those "collections" which just rehash old material--at least each collection is a newly organized album.

Touch of angle, touch of heart.......2001-11-14

If you enjoy opera or choir, this is a must collection. The Choir of King's College probably knows the secret how to make the listener flying among thousands of Christmas candles. Pavarotti's opening is so mighty that remind people, this year, to be courageous and to believe (not limited from religious sense but the humanity perspective.) And his Mill Cherubini and Panis Angelicus can vibrate one's tear from the heart, reflecting to the tragedy and the war in 2001. As for the sopranos, this collection is a Jewel. Joan Sutherland's Deck The Hall and The Twelve Days of Christmas bring out the merry atmosphere of the season and cheer one's mood to celebrate. Also her Virgin's Slumber Song has so much beauty and grace . Kanawa's Ave Maria is so dramatic performed that perfectly drawn out the human's longing for love and protection. All the orchestra also have done a splendid job. The arrangement is perfect there is no dull moment from the beginning to the end.

Saint Säens: Christmas Oratorio/Britten: Ceremony of Carols

Average customer rating:

Splendid Saint-Saens
The real gem here is the Oratorio
beautiful recording!
Worth Adding to Your Christmas Collection
Budget recording - not very good, but the only one available

Saint Säens: Christmas Oratorio/Britten: Ceremony of Carols

Manufacturer: Delta
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000001VMU
Release Date: 1990-10-11

Tracks:

Christmas Oratorio, Op. 12: Prelude
Christmas Oratorio, Op. 12: Et pastores errant - Gloria in altissimis Deo
Christmas Oratorio, Op. 12: Expectans, expectavi Dominum
Christmas Oratorio, Op. 12: Domine, ergo credidi - Qui in hunc mundum venisti
Christmas Oratorio, Op. 12: Benedictus, qui venit in nomine Domine
Christmas Oratorio, Op. 12: Quare fremuerunt gentes?
Christmas Oratorio, Op. 12: Tecum principium
Christmas Oratorio, Op. 12: Alleluia
Christmas Oratorio, Op. 12: Consurgo, Filia Sion
Christmas Oratorio, Op. 12: Tollite hostias
A Ceremony Of Carols, Op. 28: Introduction
A Ceremony Of Carols, Op. 28: Willkumm, Jul!
A Ceremony Of Carols, Op. 28: Es is kein Ros
A Ceremony Of Carols, Op. 28: Wann hub dies Kindlein
A Ceremony Of Carols, Op. 28: Bubaideli
A Ceremony Of Carols, Op. 28: Wie Tau im Aprill
A Ceremony Of Carols, Op. 28: Der kleine Knab
A Ceremony Of Carols, Op. 28: Intermezzo
A Ceremony Of Carols, Op. 28: In kalter Wintersnacht
A Ceremony Of Carols, Op. 28: Fruhlingschor
A Ceremony Of Carols, Op. 28: Adam lag gebunden
A Ceremony Of Carols, Op. 28: Hodie Christus natus est

Customer Reviews:

Splendid Saint-Saens.......2006-05-17

I don't usually disagree with prior reviews but here I have to. I have owned this CD for at least 8 years, maybe longer. And I love it. The Saint-Saens is a very special piece of music and I am totally dumbfounded why nobody ever plays it. It does not sound difficult, so a church chior and orchestra could easily take a stab at it. Instead, we get one Handel Messiah after another at Christmas. And this performance sounds just perfect to me. True, there are no texts but remember, this a super budget CD and your are lucky to get performer's names sometimes. As for the Britten, it is a piece I have little love for. And so I will not comment on the performance.

The real gem here is the Oratorio.......2005-12-30

I think this album is worth buying for the Oratorio alone. Saint-Saens' Oratorio is way too underrated and underperformed, and I hadn't heard of it myself until my fine arts program put on a production of it this semester. It's a small scale work written only for strings, harp and organ (and chorus and soloists of course), nevertheless it is absolutely gorgeous. Even the recitative is beautiful! My personal fav's are the Soprano and Baritone duet (in which the soprano hits a high C without shattering the windows), the Tenor, Soprano and Baritone Trio which in itself is one of the most beautiful and haunting pieces of music that I've heard, and the Quartet for Alto, Soprano, Mezzo, and Bass. I don't know anything about Britten's ceremony of carols, but I would still buy this album even if it were solely for the Oratorio. And regardless of what others have said, I think this particular recording of it is marvellous.

beautiful recording!.......2005-03-02

I don't find anything wrong on these recording. Both the Christmas Oratory and Britten's carols are beautifully performed.It is of special interest Saint-Saens Christmas Oratory since personally, I had never heard it before, but after listening to it I can fully recomend it.

Worth Adding to Your Christmas Collection.......2003-12-06

Having had no previous experience of either piece of music, I'd say this recording is well worth its low price. Sound quality is very high for a budget recording. If this is still the only recording of the St. Saens oratorio, I'd say don't think twice - just grab it, before it goes out of circulation.

I can see how it might come across as uninspired, as the previous reviewers mentioned, but I think the gentle approach suits the music well in most spots.

Budget recording - not very good, but the only one available.......2002-12-04

This bargain-basement recording has more than its share of shortcomings. A competent but uninspired performance of the Saint-Saens is by far the highlight. But Britten's _Ceremony of Carols_ is sung in German instead of the original Middle English, and it comes off as something of a fiasco.

The absence of liner notes means that you won't know what the choir or soloist is singing at any given time, so much of the subtle word-painting will be lost on most listeners. All vocal soloists are unidentified.

Tracks:

O, Come, Emmanuel
Come, Ye Faithful
The Good King
Fantasy On a Rose (solo piano)
Three Kings From the Orient
A Day In a Manger (solo harp)
Christmas Day In the Morning
Greensleeves
Silent Is the Night (solo piano)
Asleep In My Arms* (solo harp)
Gentlemen, God Rest Ye! (solo harpsichord)
Nr. 1 Noel

Album Description

COVER Pg 1

Harpsichord Pictures, jacks, strings, jb tuning Pg 2 - 3

“LORD RICHARD” Remember the movie, Grand Canyon? One just never knows when a single phone call from an unknown admirer can result in major changes in direction. Such was the case when Dan Minicus called me and asked, “Do you know anyone interested in buying a harpsichord?” I wasn't really interested, but I had these harpsichord pieces I wanted to record. Due to instrument problems, an unsuccessful recording attempt in Chicago stopped me in my tracks, but the desire was still there.

I went to Dan's place and looked. I wanted to play it, but nothing worked. But I could tell, however, that the instrument was one of very high quality - a German Sperrhake-Passau (made by Sperrhake in Passau, Germany). 8 feet long, two manuals, three ranks, two lute stops, and four pedals to operate the ranks and coupling. And heavy! The type of harpsichord preferred by the late conductor Herbert von Karajan for so many of his concerts and recordings. It would need careful attention, but I purchased it, knowing that my friend and colleague, Dwight Thomas, would be able to restore it. He concurred. He had to re-quill it and almost completely renovate the instrument. When finished, he had to teach me to tune it! (But that's another, very long story!) Now it's wonderful. A joy to play, and a thrill to hear.

And its history? It was given by the English actor, Richard Harris, as a gift to songwriter Jimmy Webb. (Hence the harpsichord's moniker, “Lord Richard”.) An avid member of the Jimmy Webb fan club, Dan Minicus bought the instrument from Jimmy about 15 years ago. Jimmy had used it in New York during the period when he was writing MacArthur Park. Legend has it that he drank tea a lot, and often placed his teapot and cup on the harpsichord. The tell-tale rings are still there. “Jimmy, if you hear this CD, I hope you enjoy hearing your harpsichord.” And Dan - “thanks for the Grand Canyon phone call.”

“JACKSON” signature from scrapbook.

Photo and bio Could be tuning photo or ? Pgs 4 - 5

JACKSON BERKEY

Hailed by FANFARE magazine as a “lounge lizard” for his recording made on the famous “Horowitz Steinway”, Jackson Berkey's keyboard career spans over forty years of touring and concertizing as a soloist, as pianist for the Norman Luboff Choir, and as featured keyboard artist with the Grammy Award-winning Mannheim Steamroller. He has recorded over twenty-five CDs on the SDG Records and American Gramaphone labels.

An active composer of both sacred and secular choral music, his works have been recorded and performed by hundreds of ensembles across the US and Europe. Jackson has received annual ASCAP awards for his performances over the past 7 years and, accompanied by his Lady Almeda, regularly appears in artist concerts and festivals.

In the early 1990's, Berkey began writing and publishing more instrumental and keyboard music. and since 1992 he has published two books of Piano Derivations, Cape May Preludes,and the Piano Trio Kassarjian. Also in print are piano 4-hand versions of 6Pence, Hosanna Down!, and Homage to Thomas Campion. Piano and harpsichord pieces in preparation at the time of this recording include Cape May Winterludes, Hood Canal Pastels and Lord Richard's Almanac. Works for the Christmas season include Organ Carols, Anniversary Carols for Organ, and the two books of Keyboard Carols. All of the latter were originally written for solo harpsichord but are here recorded on varied keyboards, and often in combination with harp.

Kathy Moore Photo and Bio (photo in personnel shots) Pgs 6 - 7 Kathy Bundock Moore

Kathy Bundock Moore, a solo and orchestral harpist, received her BM and MA degrees in Music Theory and Harp from the Eastman School of Music and her Ph.D. from Michigan State University. For the past 23 years, she has taught at the University of Northern Colorado, in Greeley, where she is a Professor of Music T

Customer Reviews:

Brief Description.......2002-11-09

Christmas Harpsichord and Harp music written and performed by Jackson Berkey with harpist, Kathy Bundock Moore. The harpsichord ysed ("Lord Richard") was given by the English actor, Richard Harris, as a gift to songwriter Jimmy Webb.

Average customer rating:

This is a wonderful CD -- double set actually

Simply Christmas

Manufacturer: Decca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Celtic Woman: A Christmas Celebration
Awake

ASIN: B0000C16O6
Release Date: 2003-10-14

Tracks:

Adeste Fideles - Luciano Pavarotti
Stille Nacht (Silent Night) - Sir David Willcocks
Ave Maria - Herbert Von Karajan
Once In Royal David's City - David Briggs
Ding Dong! Merrily On High - Stephen Cleobury
Joy To The World - New Philharmonia Orchestra
Good King Wenceslas - Stephen Cleobury
Wiegenlied (Lullaby) - New Philharmonia Orchestra
In Dulci Jubilo - Sir David Willcocks
Pastoral Sinfonia - Karl Munchinger
For Unto Us A Child Is Born - Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Ave Maria - Utah Symphony Orchestra
Shepherd's Farewell (Adieu Des Bergers) - Sir Colin Davis
Mille Cherubini In Coro - Luciano Pavarotti
See Amid The Winter's Snow - Simon Preston
What Child Is This? - John Scott
The First Nowell - David Briggs
O Tannenbaum - Leontyne Price
While Shepherds Watched - Simon Preston
Away In A Manger - John Scott
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - John Scott

Tracks:

Deck The Hall - New Philharmonia Orchestra
The Holly And the Ivy - Stephen Cleobury
Panis Angelicus - Luciano Pavarotti
In The Bleak Midwinter - English Chamber Orchestra
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - John Scott
Sleigh Ride - Willi Boskovsky
The Twelve Days Of Christmas - New Philharmonia Orchestra
Shepherds In The Fields Abiding - Sir David Willcocks
Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle - New Philharmonia Orchestra
I Saw Three Ships - William Kendall
O Holy Night - Leontyne Price
O Little Town Of Bethlehem - David Briggs
Gesu Bambino - Luciano Pavarotti
Rocking - Sir David Willcocks
The Virgin's Slumber Song - New Philharmonic Orchestra
Child In A Manger - John Rutter
Hosanna In Excelsis - English Chamber Orchestra
Waltz Of The Snowflakes (A Pine Forest In Winter) - National Philharmonic Orchestra
White Christmas - Carl Davis
The Skater's Waltz - National Philharmonic Orchestra
Mary's Boy Child - Carl Davis

Customer Reviews:

This is a wonderful CD -- double set actually .......2004-12-23

Lots and lots of beautiful music, mostly choral. Great selection (interesting choices), all well done. If you like your Christmas music on the classical side, I think you'll like this. By interesting choices, I mean Kiri Te Kanawa singing White Christmas, or the Winchester Cathedral Choir doing an Andrew Lloyd Webber piece (Hosanna in Excelsis). Kings College Choir, Cambridge does several classic Christmas carols (First Nowell, the Holly and the Ivy). I think these CDs are going to get a lot of play. Each CD has 21 tracks, and none are "stinkers."

Average customer rating:

Classical Christmas

Manufacturer: Laserlight
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Fugues | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Chants | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B0000DELAH
Release Date: 2001-01-01

Tracks:

O Come All Ye Faithful - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
O Little Town of Bethlehem - Andrea Vigh
Joy to the World - Janos Balint, Deborah Sipkai
Carol of the Birds - Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's
Angels We Have Heard on High - Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's
O Holy Night
O Tannenbaum
First Nowell
Lippai/Upon the Mountain
Jingle Bells - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Silent Night - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Mormon Tabernacle Choir

Tracks:

Symphony (Grave - Allegro Moderato)
Accompagnato: Comfort Ye My People - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Aria: Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted
Chorus: And the Glory of the Lord Shall Be Revealed - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Accompagnato: Thus Saith the Lord of Hosts
Aria: But Who May Abide the Day of His Coming - Andrea Vigh
Chorus: And He Shall Purify - Janos Balint, Deborah Sipkai
Recitative: Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive - Janos Balint, Deborah Sipkai
Aria: O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings - Andrea Vigh
Chorus: O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings - Andrea Vigh
Accompagnato: For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Aria: The People That Walked in Darkness - Janos Balint, Deborah Sipkai
Chorus: For Unto Us a Child Is Born - Marion Hofmann
Pifa (Pastoral Symphony) - Marion Hofmann
Recitative: There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Fields - Andrea Vigh
Chorus: Glory to God in the Highest - Janos Balint, Deborah Sipkai
Aria: Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion - Andrea Vigh
Recitative: Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind - Andrea Vigh
Aria: He Shall Fed His Flock - Janos Balint, Deborah Sipkai
Chorus: His Yoke Is Easy, His Burden Is Light - Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's
Chorus: Hallelujah! - Mormon Tabernacle Choir

Tracks:

Prelude in C - Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's
Largo - Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's
Pastorale (Andantino Dolce E Scorrevole) - Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's
Largo (From Concerto BWV 1056) - Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's
Andantino Espressivo (From Sonata in C Minor) - Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's
Prelude in C Minor - Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's
Adagio in B Major - Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's
Passacaglia in G Minor - Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's
Tic-Toc Choc in F Major - Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's
Nocturne in E Flat Major - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Dream - Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's
Variations in E Flat Major - Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's
Apres un R - Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's
Impromptu in D Flat Major - Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's
Clair de Lune - Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's

Tracks:

Dominus Dixet Dominus - Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's
Christus Natus - Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's
Christie Redemptor
Angelus Ad Pastores
Organ Voluntary: So That We'll Remember - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Allelilia Dies Sanctificatus
Ave Regina
Ave Maria Stella
Dominus Jesu Christie
Organ Voluntary & Chorale: Variations on a Theme, IV
In Paradisum Angeli
Alleluia
Kyrie
Office de Noel
Organ Voluntary: So That We'll Remember Reprise - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Salve/Gloria - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Alleluia Domino Benedicamos
Ave Maria
Church Windows

Tracks:

Chorale Prelude "In Dulci Jubilo"
Fantasy on Two Well-Known Christmas Carols: The First Nowell/Good King
Christmas Pastorale: Hodie Christus Natus Est/Corde Natus/Adeste ...
Angels We Have Heard on High
Quem Vidistis, Pastores
Away in a Manger
Fantasia on Old Christmas Carols: What Child Is This?/The Man ...
Silent Night
Chorus of Shepherds
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Venite in Bethlehem
Adeste Fideles

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Images de Noël

Manufacturer: Thorofon
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

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General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

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Classical Instrumental | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music
ASIN: B00000AFIM
Release Date: 1999-09-15

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Noel: Carols For Solo Harp

Manufacturer: Compendia
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B0000B1A0N
Release Date: 2003-08-26

Tracks:

Away in a Manger
Fantasy on Greensleeves
Go Tell It on the Mountain
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
Boar's Head Carol
First Noel
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
O Christmas Tree
Snow Lay on the Ground
Whence Is That Goodly Fragrance?
While by My Sheep
Gloucester Wassail
Here We Come a Wassailing
Noel Novelette
Cherry Tree Carol
We Wish You a Merry Christmas

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It Came from Pier 13!

Mozart: Mass in C minor, K427

National Geographic: Destination Appalachia

In Sights [Original recording remastered] [Import]

The Willowz

Now!

New Jack Swing

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto/Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole For Violin And Orchestra

Ridin With the Legend

Pele [Import] [Original recording reissued]

Psychedelic Furs [Original recording remastered]

Kept Luminesce [CD-single]

Moods [Import]

25 Hymns Kids Love to Sing

Quintet

1. Away in a Manger
2. Fantasy on Greensleeves
3. Go Tell It on the Mountain
4. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
5. Boar's Head Carol
6. First Noel
7. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
8. O Christmas Tree
9. Snow Lay on the Ground
10. Whence Is That Goodly Fragrance?
11. While by My Sheep
12. Gloucester Wassail
13. Here We Come a Wassailing
14. Noel Novelette
15. Cherry Tree Carol
16. We Wish You a Merry Christmas