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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Follow the StarCarols for Advent, Christmas & Epiphany
Wakefield Cathedral Choir, Thomas Moore | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | The Christmas Story
Inspired by the much-loved service of ‘Nine Lessons and Carols’ given every Christmas Eve, this recording presents the Nativity story told through plainchant, motets, 17th Century dialogues and traditional folk carols. Paul Hillier leads Theatre of Voice and Ars Nova Copenhagen in music he has culled and arranged from Italian, German, Danish, English and American sources. Their previous disc of music inspired by texts: Stories – Berio & Friends received rave reviews. “The 65 minutes are designed to be played at a single sitting: the musically curious – and those of genuine religious impulse – will find much that is deeply satisfying.” Mail on Sunday, 27th November 2011 “As collections of Christmas music go, this one stands out, not only for the impeccably refined and expressive singing, but for the immense breadth of the material it contains...The highlight, for me, is Ars Nova’s beautifully shaped reading of Byrd’s O magnum mysterium.” Sunday Times, 18th December 2011 “This lovely disc offers a Danish take on the traditional English carol service...This needs to be listened to in sequence, in one go, and following the texts leads to a pretty profound, immersive experience. Paul Hillier’s arrangements of traditional carols are unfailingly sensitive; the highlights being a radiant version of the Italian Dormi, dormi o bel Bambino and an account of Liebe Hirten” The Arts Desk, 10th December 2011 “Only one work from Carols for Choirs has made it into Paul Hillier's strikingly original Christmas sequence. Pungent arrangements of "Personent Hodie" and "Es ist ein Ros Entsprungen" jostle for space with ancient plainchant...Ars Nova's ripe choral sound outclasses the thready blend of Theatre of Voices.” The Independent on Sunday, 11th December 2011 **** “Tracing a course from Advent through the Nativity and on to Epiphany and Holy Innocents, Paul Hillier has devised a fascinating programme of plainchant, Renaissance music and other apt pieces that poignantly relate the Christmas narrative. Excellent performances bring the sequence vividly to life.” The Telegraph, 9th December 2011 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Carols from OxfordVictorian and English
Barnby: | The Virgin Stills the Crying (A Cradle-Song of the Blessed Virgin) | Britten: | A New Year Carol | Byrd: | Lullaby, my sweet little baby This Day Christ was Born | Dykes: | Sleep, Holy Babe | Goss, J: | See amid the winter's snow | Hadley, P: | I sing of a maiden | Holst: | Lullay my liking, H129, Op. 34 No. 2 Of one that is so fair and bright, H130, Op. 34 No. 3 This have I done for my true love, H128, Op. 34 No. 1 | Hopkins, J H: | We three Kings of Orient are | Smart: | Why, Most Highest? (Jesus In The Manger) | Sullivan, A: | All This Night Bright Angels Sing (Carol for Christmas Day) | trad.: | Come All You Worthy Gentlemen Nova, nova, ave fit ex eva Gooday, Sir Christèmas Ave Maria, Hail Blessed Flower Nowell, out of your sleep arise Coventry Carol Remember, O thou man As Jacob With Travel Was Weary One Day (Jacob's Ladder) The First Nowell The Moon Shines Bright I saw three ships What Child is this? (Greensleeves) Good Christian men rejoice Good King Wenceslas A Babe is Born, All of a Maid Wassail Song (Here We Come A-Wassailing) |
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| |  | Home for the Holidays
Rodrick Dixon (tenor), Gabriel Pegis (violin), Timothy Lees (violin), Julie Spangler (piano) Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Winton Woods Varsity Ensemble, May Festival Chorus, New York Voices, John Morris Russell Holiday Greetings from the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra! 'Home for the Holidays' is an exceptionally diverse collection of Yuletide classics. This disc is the culmination of a year-long celebration of the inaugural season of Pops conductor John Morris Russell. | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | A Year at Truro
A journey in music through a year at Truro charting some of the major Festivals of the Church’s year from Advent to Christ the King. A collection of both well-loved items and some less familiar works that might be heard at choral services in the Cathedral during the year. The latest recording from the critically acclaimed fine choir of Truro Cathedral! The forth release in Regent’s new ‘A Year at…’ | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Holiday Classics
Seattle Symphony’s first holiday album embraces works composed specifically for Christmas as well as other pieces that convey a universal message of peace, love and hope—the essence of humanity’s highest aspirations. Music Director Gerard Schwarz asked two composers, the Symphony’s Composer in Residence Samuel Jones and Seattle Symphony Principal Oboe Ben Hausmann, to “make the music their own” by scoring several of the pieces to retain the unaffected simplicity of these well-known Christmas and concert works. Schwarz joined them in this task, arranging or editing several of the pieces, with the resulting works celebrating the remarkable artistry of the musicians of the Orchestra. In these new settings, recorded entirely in Benaroya Hall, the music emerges with honest, untarnished beauty. “This album is a class act. The programming is clever. Highlights from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker suite and the baroque era form bookends and interludes between chic arrangements of traditional carols. The concept is clever since it features the Seattle Symphony’s own composers, arrangers, and very talented soloists. The results are wonderful too. In the world of purely orchestral Christmas albums, this is about as good as it gets.” MusicWeb International, November 2012 | | | (also available to download from $6.00) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Sing Noel!
Gauntlett: | Once in Royal David's city The Choir of Worcester College, Oxford | Goss, J: | See amid the winter's snow Ian Giles | Gruber, F: | Silent Night The Choir of Queens College, Cambridge | Hopkins, J H: | We three Kings of Orient are The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford | Kirkpatrick: | Away in a Manger Sara Stowe (soprano) | Mendelssohn: | Hark! the herald angels sing The Choir of Worcester College, Oxford | Poston: | Jesus Christ the Apple Tree Singscape | Rutter: | Shepherd's pipe carol The Choir of Worcester College, Oxford | trad.: | I saw three ships Sara Stowe (soprano), Matthew Spring (lute) The First Nowell The Cherwell Singers Good King Wenceslas Ian Giles What Child is this? (Greensleeves) The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford It came upon the midnight clear Singscape Deck the Hall Ian Giles The Holly and the Ivy Ian Giles A child this day is born The Cherwell Singers Ding dong! merrily on high Ian Giles O little town of Bethlehem The Cherwell Singers Past Three a Clock Sara Stowe (soprano), Matthew Spring (lute) It came upon the midnight clear Singscape Joy to the World! Ian Giles |
A gentle album for a quiet moment amid the haste and rush of Christmas Eve preparations. Fine choral singing of traditional carols remind us of Christmas eve church - but the cheery carol singers are never far away, adding a distinctive touch of brio to the programme! | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Sing Choir Of AngelsTraditional carols & Christmas music
anon.: | The Angel Gabriel Singscape, Sarah Tenant-Flowers Lullay, lullow: I saw a swete semely sight Queens' College Choir, Cambridge, James Weeks Greensleeves Magdalen College Choir, Oxford, Bill Ives Nowell, nowell, Tydinge trew Singscape, Sarah Tenant-Flowers | Bach, J S: | Christmas Oratorio, BWV248: Schlafe, mein Liebster Martin Souter (piano) Cantata BWV140 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme' Martin Souter (piano) Chorale Prelude BWV729 'In dulci jubilo' Martin Souter (piano) | Byrd: | Lullaby, my sweet little baby Queens' College Choir, Cambridge, James Weeks | Goss, J: | See amid the winter's snow Magdalen College Choir, Oxford, Bill Ives | Hopkins, J H: | We three Kings of Orient are Magdalen College Choir, Oxford -, Bill Ives | Mendelssohn: | Kinderstücke (6), Op. 72 'Christmas Pieces' Martin Souter (piano) | trad.: | It came upon the midnight clear Singscape, Sarah Tenant-Flowers Ther is no rose of swych vertu Singscape, Sarah Tenant-Flowers Coventry Carol Magdalen College Choir, Oxford, Bill Ives Past Three a Clock Sara Stowe (soprano), Matthew Spring (cittern) Wassail Song (Here We Come A-Wassailing) Magdalen College Choir, Oxford, Bill Ives |
From 'The angel Gabriel' to 'In dulci jubilo' the tone of this programme is set by Christmas lullabies, medieval English carols and a cradle song. This lovely Christmas feast comes from a variety of choirs and instrumentalists. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Christmas From Oxford
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| |  | The Twelve Days Of Christmas
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