Christmas Carols

~ Release by The Taverner Consort, Andrew Parrott (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

credited as "Taverner Consort, Choir & Players" on the back cover.

Annotation last modified on 2014-12-29 10:09 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Festive Music from Europe and America
2▶CD: Nine centuries of seasonal music
3▼CD: The Carol Album I: Seven centuries of Christmas Music
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1Veni, Veni Emmanuel
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
recording of:
Veni, veni, Emmanuel
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Bone Jesu dulcis cunctis
is based on:
Veni, veni, Emmanuel (text)
[anonymous]3:28
2Stille Nacht
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
recording of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (composer/author) (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (composer/author) (in 1818)
part of:
Oh, What a Lovely War! (stage musical)
Franz Xaver Gruber3:55
3Il est né, le divin enfant
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
recording of:
Noël d'enfants (Il est né, le divin enfant) (Harmonisation, Fauré)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer)
arrangement of:
Il est né le divin enfant
[traditional]2:10
4Nova! Nova!
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
[anonymous]1:47
5Marche des Rois
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
recording of:
Bizet Has His Day ("Marche des Rois")
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
revision of:
L’Arlesienne, Musique de scène : Ouverture (Marche des Rois)
[traditional]1:50
6The Babe of Bethlehem
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
recording of:
The Babe of Bethlehem (Southern Harmony no. 78)
composer:
William Walker (composer) (in 1835)
William Walker2:41
7Verbum Caro: Y La Virgen
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
[anonymous]1:43
8Glory to God on High
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
recording of:
Glory to God on high
composer:
Jeremiah Ingalls
Jeremiah Ingalls1:04
9Thys Endere Nyghth
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
[anonymous]4:45
10O Jesulein Süss
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
recording of:
Geistliches Lied, BWV 493 "O Jesulein süß"
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
librettist:
Valentin Thilo der Jüngere
part of:
Musicalisches Gesang-Buch (Schemellis Gesangbuch, Schemelli´s Songbook) (number: 203), Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (first edition, 1950, BWV¹) (number: BWV 493), Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (second edition, 1990, BWV²) (number: BWV 493) and Bach Compendium (number: BC F 234)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:03
11Il est né, le divin enfant
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
[traditional]1:09
12God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
[traditional]2:34
13Swete Was the Song the Virgine Soong
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
[anonymous]2:36
14Quem Pastores Laudavere
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
[traditional]1:58
15Quanno Nascete Ninno
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
[traditional]1:59
16Riu, Riu, Chiu
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
recording of:
Ríu, ríu, chíu
writer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist) (from 1500 until 1600)
composer:
Mateu Fletxa ("El Vell" or "El Viejo", Catalan renaissance composer)
part of:
Cancionero de Uppsala (number: 40)
Mateu Fletxa3:28
17Gabriel Fram Heven-King
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
recording of:
Gabriel fram Heven-King
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Angelus ad virginem
Philippe Le Chancelier3:18
18Christum wir sollen Loben schon
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
recording of:
Christum wir sollen loben schon (har. L. Osiander)
lyricist:
Coelius Sedulius (Christian poet, 5th c.)
arranger:
Lucas Osiander (the elder) (in 1586)
translator:
Martin Luther (German theologian of the Reformation) (in 1524)
translated version of:
A solis ortus cardine
Lucas Osiander3:03
19The Coventry Carol
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
[anonymous]3:23
20Gaudete!
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
[anonymous]1:45
21Verbum Caro: In Hac Anni Circulo
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
[anonymous]2:22
22Alleluya: A Nywe Werk Is Come on Honde
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
[anonymous]5:50
23The Old Year Now Away Is Fled
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
[traditional]1:51
24Branle de L'Officiel (Ding! Dong! Merrily on High)
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
Thoinot Arbeau2:03
4▶CD: The Carol Album II: Seven centuries of Christmas Music

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ASIN:UK: B000W03RO4 [info]