The Christmas Story - Paul Hillier
HMU 807565
DSD Stereo / Multichannel Hybrid NEW RELEASE
Playing time: 65'20"
Tracks: 23
Booklet pages: 68
© 2011 harmonia mundi usa
Reviewer: Howard Smith
Review of The Christmas Story - Paul Hillier published on 17 December 2011
Listen: Grandi: Missus est Gabriel (track 7, 6:26-7:21)
Theatre of Voices * Ars Nova Copenhagen # Paul Hillier, artistic director
The Christmas Story, told in chant, motets, dialogues and traditional folk carols
Advent:
plainchant: 1 Rorate coeli desuper #
arranged by Paul Hillier: 2 Veni veni Emanuel #
arranged by Paul Hillier: 3 Es ist ein Ros entsprungen #
Biasio Tomasi (flourished 1611): 4 Dum deambularet Dominus in Paradisum *
Howard Skempton (born 1947): 5 Adam lay y-bounden #
arranged by R L Pearsall (1795-1856): 6 In dulci iubilo #
Annunciation:
Alessandro Grandi (1586-1630): 7 Missus est Gabriel *
Nativity:
plainchant: 8 Puer natus est #
William Byrd (c1540-1623): 9 O magnum mysterium #
Giovanni Francesco Anerio (1567-1630): 10 Voi ch'ai notturni rai *
arranged by Paul Hillier: 11 Dormi, Dormi, o bel bambin #
arranged by Paul Hillier: 12 Liebe hirten #
arranged by Paul Hillier: 13 Andachtsjodler #
Epiphany:
J H Hopkins (1820-1891): 14 We three kings *
plainchant: 15 Videntes stellam #
arranged by Paul Hillier: 16 Personent hodie #
The Holy Innocents:
plainchant: 17 Herodes iratus #
plainchant: 18 Vox in Rama #
Epilogue:
Johann Eccard (1553-1611): 19 Uebers Gebirg #
Johann Eccard: 20 Maria wallt zum Heiligtum #
arranged by Paul Hillier: 21 The holly and the ivy #
Niels Gade (1817-1890): 22 Barn Jesus i en krybbe lå #
arranged by Paul Hillier: 23 We wish you a merry Christmas #
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