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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Jingle WellsChristmas Music from Wells Cathedral
Jingle Wells offers an unusual and very festive collection of Christmas music from the choir of the famous thirteenth-century Cathedral of Wells. There are offerings both sacred and secular, old and new, to suit all Christmas pallets sung by the highly acclaimed Wells Cathedral Choir, hailed by Gramophone in December 2010 as the highest ranking choir with children in the world. “nice title; even nicer singing: the Wells Cathedral Choir, especially the excellent boy-girl treble line, enjoys itself in this selection of Christmas favourites. Their Jingle Bells is a real belter.” BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2012 **** “Wells's burgeoning reputation as one of the best cathedral choirs in the country is further bolstered by the faultless tuning and blend of the strong and broad sound for which its boys are known” Gramophone Magazine, December 2012 “everyone involved makes a good job of imagining snowy fields, glittery Christmas trees and holly-decked halls, and projecting that seasonal mixture of joyfulness and solemnity in their performances...Of its kind, it is hard to imagine a better Christmas CD. Profits from this bargain-priced disc will fund bursaries for Wells Cathedral choristers from poorer backgrounds.” MusicWeb International, November 2012 “Carols don’t often have me chuckling out loud, but the ha-ha-has and he-he-hes — no ho-ho-hos, alas — as the choir are “laughing all the way” in Ralph Allwood’s hilarious arrangement of Jingle Bells is a blast of seasonal jollity.” Sunday Times, 23rd December 2012 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Frohe Weihnachten! (German Christmas Songs)
Award-winning European vocal act Adoro join forces with the boys' choir and Anna Prohaska in a heart-warming rendition of the German nation's favourite carol - "Oh du fröhliche". The album is a collection of the most popular classic German Christmas tunes and instrumental items by J.S. Bach. Daniel Hope and Albrecht Mayer perform the famous “Largo ma non tanto” from Bach´s Violin Double Concerto BWV 1043 and Anna Prohaska wows with her performance of famous carols such as “Leise rieselt der Schnee”, “Maria durch ein Dornwald ging” (a capella with the choir), “Stille Nacht” and “Oh Holy Night”. The Augsburger Domsingknaben contribute a fine selection of German Christmas carols, a cappella and with orchestra. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Christmas with the Vienna Boys’ ChoirWorld Famous Christmas Songs, and highlights from Handel's Messiah
Gauntlett: | Once in Royal David's city | Gruber, F: | Stille Nacht | Handel: | Tochter Zion, freue dich Messiah (highlights) Max Emanuel Cencic (soprano), Charles Humphries (countertenor), Ivan Sharpe (tenor) & Robert Torday (bass-baritone) Chorus Viennensis & Academy of London | Haydn, M: | Heiligste Nacht | Herbeck: | Pueri concinite | Humperdinck: | Abendsegen 'Abends will ich schlafen gehn' (Hänsel und Gretel) | Mason, L: | Joy to the World | Praetorius, M: | Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen In natali Domini (à 4) | Schubert: | Ave Maria, D839 | trad.: | Vom Himmel hoch Maria durch ein’ Dornwald ging (arr. H. Froschauer) O du fröhliche The First Nowell Trauet Himmel den Gerechten Auf dem Berge, da wehet der Wind (arr. H. Froschauer) Nun sei gegrusst, o Jesulein O Heiland, reiss die Himmel auf Es hat sich halt eroffnet Es wird schon glei dumpa Als ich bei meinen Schafen wacht Ihr Kinderlein kommet Tuet eilends erwachen Deck the Hall God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen | Wade: | O come, all ye faithful |
Vienna Boys’ Choir, Peter Marschik It is one of the oldest boys' choirs in the world, and even after now 500 years, the Vienna Boys' Choir is still a living tradition. This 2 CD set presents a selection of world famous Christmas songs alongside highlights from Handel’s Messiah. | | | (also available to download from $21.75) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | A Brandenburg Christmas
Brandenburg Choir & Brandenburg Orchestra, Paul Dyer The Australian Brandeburg Orchestra get together each year to celebrate Christmas and Artistic Director Paul Dyer has committed some of the music created to disc. It contains the usual eclectic mix of repertoire, performed by these first class musicians in their unique way. Their previous release was universally critically acclaimed and we expect this one to generate similar reviews. “this seasonal offering reveals the quirky programming policy of artistic director Paul Dyer...I’m not sure anyone else has ever dared programme Angelus ad virginem and Billy Joel together, but the man who hymned his Uptown Girl shares stage space with Herbert Howells and Henry Purcell as well, and doesn’t seem unduly to suffer.” MusicWeb International, November 2012 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Sacred Music: A Christmas History & A Choral ChristmasPresented by Simon Russell Beale
Harry Christophers and The Sixteen join Simon Russell Beale for two special Christmas programmes that look beyond the familiar carols and festive songs to reveal two millennia of music and texts from across Europe. Bonus Features include: · Sacred Music Series One and An Easter Celebration DVD trailers · 7 Bonus Audio Tracks taken from a selection of The Sixteen’s celebrated Christmas CDs · Related Recordings by The Sixteen · Artist Biographies and Images A CHRISTMAS HISTORY Simon Russell Beale takes a journey through Italy, Britain, Germany and Austria as he explores how the sound of Christmas has evolved in response to changing ideas about the Nativity. His story takes us through two millennia of music, from a fragment of papyrus preserving the earliest known piece of Christian music to the stories behind Hark! The herald angels sing, Silent Night and In the bleak midwinter, and the work of popular Christmas composer, John Rutter all performed by Harry Christophers and The Sixteen. A CHORAL CHRISTMAS Simon Russell Beale introduces a programme of choral music for Christmas from across the centuries, featuring performances of some of the works featured in the accompanying documentary. Harry Christophers and The Sixteen, perform music including J.S. Bach's harmonisation of the medieval carol In dulci jubilo, A spotless rose by Herbert Howells and the Christmas text O magnum mysterium, set as a motet by Tomás Luis de Victoria. “it’s a worthy potted history of Christmas music. Simon Russell Beale is an engaging frontman, largely as he appears to know what he’s taking about rather than blankly reading from an autocue. And the musical extracts are well chosen, notably the third-century Oxyrhynchus hymn, the earliest known preserved piece of Christian music.” The Arts Desk, 14th December 2011 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | John Rutter: The Original Carols from Clare
Jeremy Blandford (organ) & Simon Vaughan (baritone) Clare College Singers & Orchestra, John Rutter First time complete on CD. Newly remastered at Abbey Road Studios This set presents for the first time complete on CD the 28 carols with orchestra that John Rutter recorded for EMI in 1966 and 1968 The glorious acoustic of the Lady Chapel of Ely Cathedral and the astounding verve and professionalism of Rutter’s young singers and players come up afresh in this new Abbey Road remastering This was the beginning of Rutter’s worldwide fame as Christmas arranger, composer and conductor of choice, and in an affectionate and amusing new booklet note, he recalls his first two recordings and the icy perils of winter recordings in the Fens | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | The Flagstad Recitals Volume 4Songs for Sunday - Sacred Arias
Bach, J S: | Sheep May Safely Graze, from Cantata BWV208 Cantata BWV20 'O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort' First Publication of Stereo Version St Matthew Passion, BWV244: Break in Grief Cantata BWV147 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben': Jesu, bleibet meine Freude Bist du bei mir, BWV508 | Bortnyansky: | Jubilate | Gounod: | Repentir (O Divine Redeemer) | Gruber, F: | Stille Nacht | Handel: | Messiah: He shall feed His flock Messiah: I know that my Redeemer liveth Praise ye the Lord Sommi Dei! (Radamisto) Semele: O, Sleep Why Dost Thou Leave Me? Art thou troubled? (from Rodelinda) (previously unpublished) | Liddle, S: | Abide with me | Mendelssohn: | Hear My Prayer Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, from Paulus, Op. 36 | Parry: | Jerusalem | Wade: | O come, all ye faithful |
The fourth volume in “The Flagstad Recitals” comprises two LPs Kirsten Flagstad made with the London Philharmonic and Sir Adrian Boult in December 1956 (Bach and Handel: CD2) and April 1957 (Sacred Songs: CD1) at London’s Kingsway Hall. The Penguin Guide to bargain Compact Discs praised the ‘sacred pops’ CD for the ‘vivid projection’ of Flagstad’s voice and singled out the ‘great majesty and weight’ of her voice. As with the sacred songs, the Bach and Handel items have a devotional aura of their own and this anthology is also unique for the first stereo publication of Bach’s aria ‘Sheep may safely graze’ and the first-ever publication of ‘Art thou troubled’ from Handel’s Rodelinda. Some of the songs featured on ‘Great Sacred Songs’ made their way onto a 45rpm EP which was entitled “Songs for Sunday” – from which derives the title of this compilation. Flagstad’s own religious beliefs remain unexpressed in The Flagstad Manuscript – there are no pronouncements about morality per se or about the immortality of the soul. How she lived her life speaks for itself, however, and so do the performances on this CD: songs not just for Sunday for but every day. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Joy in the morning
“The best choir of its kind in Britain? Very possibly…” (Michael White) For their second release on Orchid Classics, Ex Cathedra present a brand new recording of Christmas repertoire based upon their highly successful “Christmas by Candlelight” Concert series. Christmas has always been a special time for Ex Cathedra and their roots are firmly established in the wonderful repertoire associated with this joyful time of year. This is the first recording which features both the Choir, Consort, and their Academy of Vocal Music. Featuring compositions and/or arrangements by Alec Roth, Benjamin Britten, John Gardner, John Joubert, Harold Darke, Naji hakim, Kenneth Leighton, Tomas Pascual, Felix Mendelssohn, Giovanni Gabrielli, Franz Xavier Gruber, Martin Bates, David Willcocks and Jeffrey Skidmore. The booklet contains full texts. From its home in Birmingham, Ex Cathedra has established an international reputation as a leading UK choir and Early Music ensemble. Under founder and Artistic Director Jeffrey Skidmore, Ex Cathedra is known for its vibrant performances and a passion for seeking out not only the best but the unfamiliar and the unexpected in the choral repertoire. Ex Cathedra celebrate their 40th Anniversary in 2009 and this will be highlighted in articles about them and interviews with Jeffrey Skidmore, in the music press “out of the bran tub comes my favourite Christmas choral disc of 2009 - Joy in the morning, another wide-ranging collection from Jeffrey Skidmore's excellent Birmingham-based choir, Ex Cathedra. There's entertainment aplenty” Choir & Organ “Concentrated thought and artistic conviction inform Jeffrey Skidmore's eclectic repertoire selection for Joy in the morning, twin blessings that govern its compelling cumulative impact... Ex Cathedra's tonal warmth and collective ability to generate evocative atmosphere add to the pleasures of listening.'” Classic FM Magazine “A highlight for me is a raptly sung "For He shall give his angels", an ineffable anthem drawn from Mendelssohn's Elijah, and the most exciting performance I've heard of John Gardner's " Tomorrow shall be my dancing day".” Gramophone Magazine “an exhilarating mix of Christmas music from all periods and countries.” Birmingham Post “The standard both of singing and playing is absolutely first rate throughout the programme. Factor in excellent recorded sound and documentation and you have a most enjoyable and enterprising Christmas offering from Ex Cathedra. The Christmas CD market is overflowing but this issue has a very strong claim indeed on the attention of collectors” MusicWeb International | | | (also available to download from $10.75) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Viva Villazón! (STANDARD)The Best of Rolando Villazón
Berlioz: | Dieu tout puissant, Dieu de l’aurore Thomas Gounet d’après Thomas Moore Chœur « Les Eléments » & Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Michel Plasson | Bizet: | La fleur que tu m'avais jetée (from Carmen) Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Michel Plasson A cette voix quel trouble… Je crois entendre encore (from Les Pêcheurs de Perles) Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Michel Plasson | Cilea: | È la solita storia 'Lamento di Federico' (from L'Arlesiana) | Donizetti: | Una furtiva lagrima (from L'elisir d'amore) Tombe degl'avi miei … Fra poco a me ricovero...Tu che a Dio spiegasti l'ali (from Lucia di Lammermoor) Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Marcello Viotti | Gounod: | Quel trouble inconnu me pénètre… Salut! Demeure chaste et pure (from Faust) Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Evelino Pido Polyeucte: Source délicieuse L'amour, l'amour... Ah, lève-toi soleil (from Roméo et Juliette) | Gruber, F: | Stille Nacht arr.Philippe Rombi Orchestre Symphonique Bel Arte, Philippe Rombi | Mascagni: | Mamma, quel vino (from Cavalleria Rusticana) with Teresa Blank (mezzo-soprano) Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Michel Plasson | Massenet: | Ah ! Parais, astre de mon ciel Zarastra from Le Mage Chœur et Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Evelino Pido Roma - Je vais la voir! Je suis seul, seul enfin... Ah fuyez douce image (from Manon) Traduire ! Ah ! Bien souvent mon rêve s’envole… Pourquoi me réveiller (Werther) Ah! Tout est bien fini... O souverain (from Le Cid) Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Evelino Pído | Monteverdi: | Libro Nono di Magrigali e Canzonette: Si dolce è'l tormento Le Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haim Eri già tutta mia Le Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haim | Offenbach: | Il était une fois à la cour d'Eisenach (from Les contes d'Hoffmann) With Florian Laconi (ténor) Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Michel Plasson | Puccini: | Che gelida manina (from La Bohème) Donna non vidi mai (from Manon Lescaut) (previously unreleased) Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Marcello Viotti Recondita armonia (from Tosca) | Sorozábal: | La Taberna del Puerto – ‘No puede ser’ Orquesta de la Communidad de Madrid, Placido Domingo | Tchaikovsky: | Kuda, Kuda 'Lensky's Aria' (from Eugene Onegin) | Verdi: | La donna è mobile (from Rigoletto) Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Marcello Viotti Lunge da lei…De’ miei bollenti spiriti (from La Traviata) Io l'ho perduta (from Don Carlos) Ma se m'è forza perderti (from Un ballo in maschera) Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks & Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Michel Plasson | Vives: | Por el humo se sabe donde esta el fuego Fernando from Dona Frasquita Orquesta de la Communidad de Madrid, Placido Domingo | Wade: | O come, all ye faithful arr.Philippe Rombi |
Standard Version ““Villazón's singing offers a combination of intelligence and glamour not seen since the ascendancy of Domingo” The New Yorker | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | A Classic Christmas
Various orchestras & choirs | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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