Baroque Angels

Baroque Angels

Track Listings

 
1. Arioso from Cantata #156
2. Sonata #1 Second Movement
3. Prelude from Sonata #7
4. Sonata in G Major
5. Air from the Suite in D Major
6. Cantabile from Sonata #3
7. Concerto #1 in D Major

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Lorraine Hunt - Handel Arias
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  • When she sang...people would forget all that is conventional in opera
  • absolutely Beautiful
  • A glorious voice to remember
  • An Ode to Beauty and Artistry (Lorraine Hunt-Lieberson, 1954-2006)
  • subtle beauty
Lorraine Hunt - Handel Arias
George Frideric Handel , Nicholas McGegan , Lorraine Hunt , and Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
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ASIN: B0000007EU
Release Date: 1994-05-17

Tracks:

  1. (Clori: Part I): Va col canto
  2. (Clori: Part II): Barbaro!
  3. (Clori: Part II): Amo Tirsi
  4. (Theodora: Act I, 5): Angels, Ever Bright And Fair
  5. (Theodora: Act II, 2): With Darkness, Deep
  6. (Theodora: Act II, 2): Oh! That I On Wings Could Rise
  7. (Ottone: Act II, 4): Vieni, o figlio
  8. (Arianna: Act I, 2): Mirami altero in volto
  9. (Susanna: Part I, 2): Bending To The Throne
  10. (Susanna: Part III, 2): Guilt Trembling Spoke My Doom
  11. (Messiah: Part III, 2): He Was Despised
  12. (Radamisto: Act III, 7): Qual nave
  13. (Agrippina: Act II, 20): Ogni vento

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars When she sang...people would forget all that is conventional in opera.......2007-01-11

With Lorraine Hunt you can't go wrong. Her appeal is universal: those who don't fancy opera will love it because of her virtuoso capability, originality and sincerity. Laurent Naouri expressed the core of her appeal: "When she sang her character, people would forget all that is conventional in opera. People would forget even her singing; they would just feel something so deep and true." Bravo, Lorraine, you set a standard for all time.

5 out of 5 stars absolutely Beautiful.......2007-01-10

She really left a wonderful gift in this cd. I wish I could have appreciated her voice before she died so as to have seen her in concert. What a voice she had!

5 out of 5 stars A glorious voice to remember.......2006-10-29

If you love the voice of Janet Baker or Kathleen Ferrier, you will love this collection. Miss Hunt is the peer of any mezzo soprano I have ever heard, bar none. Her voice is pure and rich, her musicality is flawless, her total effect awe inspiring. If you have never heard Lorraine before, this is a great place to start. You won't be sorry!

5 out of 5 stars An Ode to Beauty and Artistry (Lorraine Hunt-Lieberson, 1954-2006).......2006-07-06

I've been meaning to review this album for the longest time, but haven't because of my committments at work and other things. Lieberson's voice, in my opinion, is one of the most beautiful instruments of our generation. It is, unlike a certain Renaaay who tries to sing anything and everything as a huge, incoherent slur, a very beautifully and artistically sung Handel recital. The tone is simply magnificent! And no other Handelian artist has connected her singing of the role with a dramatic sense that is so acute as her performances of the role.

It is really sad to know that this great artist died of breast cancer two days ago in her home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It was a big loss for the operatic world to lose such a beautiful instrument at such a young age. Lorraine Hunt-Lieberson will be missed.

5 out of 5 stars subtle beauty.......2005-11-14

I have had this CD for several years now, and also all of the CDs from which these arias are drawn. What a great album; I would not be without it. Ms. Hunt (now Hunt Lieberson) has the voice, phrasing, discipline...the inner understanding of this music. She's "connected" on almost every piece here. 'Angels Bright and Fair' is a particular standout in my view; but almost certainly, if you are a lover of Handel's music, you will find something special here. Her soprano to mezzo soprano on this CD was a subtle and extraordinary voice for performing these pieces.
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    Angels Hide Their Faces: Dawn Upshaw Sings Bach and Purcell
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    • Beautiful, fervent Bach, but the Purcell songs are a bit prettified
    • Now that the Sun hath veil'd his light.....
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    Tracks:

    1. Music For A While - Dawn Upshaw/Myron Lutzke/Arthur Haas
    2. I Attempt From Love's Sickness To Fly - Dawn Upshaw/Myron Lutzke/Arthur Haas
    3. Ah! How Sweet It Is To Love - Dawn Upshaw/Myron Lutzke/Arthur Haas
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    Amazon.com

    Soprano Dawn Upshaw's programs are always interesting, and this one's a beauty: one of Bach's most heartfelt cantatas flanked by songs and arias of Purcell. For the most part, she's in excellent voice, but with the tics that make some demur from enthusiasm: occasional swooping, thinning of the voice in the upper regions, lapses into a "Broadway" type of vocalism, and diction problems. The latter, oddly enough, are as present in Purcell's English as in Bach's German, as in the way Upshaw lands heavily on the r with a broad American accent rather than the lightly rolled r we're used to in performances of period English music. There's also some broad word-painting in the Bach, whose text, charting the soul's journey from sin to redemption, really needs no extra emoting. That said, Upshaw's fans will love this disc, and even those who prefer a different approach will enjoy it. Accompaniments are excellent: a continuo team in the Purcell, a small chamber group in the Bach. Outstanding sonics, too. --Dan Davis

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Beautiful, fervent Bach, but the Purcell songs are a bit prettified.......2006-08-24

    Amazon's reviewer seems to have zoned out on how Dawn Upshaw pronounces words, missing most of the musical value here. Her singing of the Bach cantata, 'Mein Herze schwimmt in Blut,' is very moving. She is deeply involved, and her voice extracts the deep reverence and religious passion that makes this music so great. I'm not as convinced by the Purcell songs, however. Upshaw has chosen some of the most famous, and set against great singers like Battle, Baker, and Ferrier, her rendiitons seem a little shallow and prettified. She's considerably more tuned in to Bach, which is good enough to make this a memorable CD, if not her very best. Things would be much improved if the conducting by the (totally uncredited) conductor weren't so limp.

    5 out of 5 stars Now that the Sun hath veil'd his light............2001-08-04

    Some say angels are God's messangers. When angels communicate, surely they sound like Dawn Upshaw. Upshaw's beautiful soprano voice rises to the stars and floats back again as she sings the beautiful collection of arias and cantatas by Purcell and Bach contained in ANGELS HIDE THEIR FACES.

    Shaw's interpretation of Purcell's 'How sweet it is to love' reminds me of the elation I first felt on realizing love exists. 'Lord what is a man' brings one back to earth with a lamentation about human frailty and the finiteness of human existence. "Rejoice, rejoice" sings the angel in 'Hark! How all things' with lyrics from 'The Fairy Queen' -- a text by E. Settle after Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.'

    Bach's cantatas fill the air as Upshaw sings arias in German (interpretations are provided in the text accompanying the CD). J.S. Bach's songs are clearly and beautifully articulated by Upshaw while in the backgound various wind and string instruments accompany her vocalizations. Many of Upshaw's vocalizations by Bach in German as well as the instrumentation (including viol consort) remind me of the arias from 'The Messiah' -- majestic albeit on a very human scale. For example, Aria #9 by Bach is comparable to "He shall lead his flock.." (although the latter was written for an alto voice).

    The music in English by Purcell is a bit lighter. My favorite piece is 'An evening hymn' by Purcell which I would expect to hear near dusk in an English chapel. However, ANGELS HIDE THEIR FACES contains music you can play year round at any time of day.

    5 out of 5 stars Picky reviewers.......2001-05-31

    I've got a degree in musicology ( and am fluent in German as well), and for a while after total immersion in graduate school, found my listening enjoyment frustrated by the same pickiness that hampers your reviewer. Fortunately, that passed, and I'm now able to simply appreciate Dawn Upshaw's performance of the music we hear all too seldom. I hope that others will be able to participate in Upshaw's interpretation of the poetry behind the music, to think about the theological role of angels (not just pretty faces and feathery wings), to love this wonderful recording. We are indeed blessed that technology allows us to experience such music, such an artist.

    5 out of 5 stars hark ! how well the lady sings.......2001-05-31

    This is one of those little gems that becomes more appealing with each hearing. The Purcell pieces are sweet and lovely, but the Bach ! This Cantata is the glory of this CD. It's verses are of the deepest sorrow and repentance, woeful utterances for God's forgiveness, until the final aria, "How joyful is my heart since God is appeased". Dawn Upshaw's interpretation is beautiful. She captures the emotion, the longing, the spirituality and heart of the piece.

    The musicians in the simple accompaniment are superb, and the entire package excellent...it was the cover art that first drew my attention to this CD...an unusual and moving painting by Hugo Simberg titled "Wounded Angel" from 1903. It also has the lovely added touch of being slip-cased, making it a perfect gift item for anyone who likes this type of music.
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    3. Carols From King's / Choir of King's College, Cambridge · Stephen Cleobury
    4. A Robert Shaw Christmas - Angels on High
    5. O Come All Ye Faithful: Christmas Carols at King's College, Cambridge

    ASIN: B000009RSR
    Release Date: 1998-09-15

    Tracks:

    1. Once In Royal David's City - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    2. O Little Town Of Bethlehem - Palestrina
    3. The First Nowell - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    4. I Saw Three Ships - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    5. Personent hodie - Byrd
    6. Myn Lyking - Byrd
    7. A Spotless Rose - Gibbons
    8. Away In A Manger - Weelkes
    9. I Sing Of A Maiden - Weelkes
    10. O Come, O Come Emmanuel - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    11. While Shepherds Watched - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    12. Up! Good Christian Folk And Listen - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    13. In The Bleak Midwinter - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    14. Silent Night - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    15. The Holly And The Ivy - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    16. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - Taylor
    17. The Three Kings - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    18. On Christmas Night - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    19. A Child Is Born In Bethlehem - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    20. In dulci jubilo - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    21. O Come, All Ye Faithful - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    22. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Warlock

    Tracks:

    1. Once In Royal David's City - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    2. Bidding Prayer - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    3. Resonet in laudibus - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    4. Genesis 3 - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    5. Adam lay ybounden - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    6. Sussex Carol - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    7. Isaiah 9 - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    8. Joseph And Mary - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    9. St Luke 1 - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    10. A Maiden Most Gentle - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    11. St Luke 2 - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    12. Stille Nacht! - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    13. Chester Carol - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    14. St Luke 2 - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    15. Angels, From The Realms Of Glory - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    16. St Matthew 2 - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    17. A Babe Is Born - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    18. St John 1 - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    19. O Come, All Ye Faithful - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    20. Collect For Christmas Eve And The Blessing - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    21. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - King's College Choir, Cambridge
    22. In dulci jubilo - King's College Choir, Cambridge

    Tracks:

    1. Hodie Christus natus est - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
    2. Hodie Christus natus est - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
    3. O magnum mysterium - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
    4. Senex puerum portabat - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
    5. Senex puerum portabat - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
    6. Hodie beata virgo - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
    7. Hosanna To The Son Of David - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
    8. Hosanna To The Sun Of DAvid - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
    9. Gloria in excelsis Deo - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
    10. When To The Temple Mary Went - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
    11. Nowell! Nowell! Nowell! - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
    12. The Holly And The Ivy - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
    13. Angelus ad virginem - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
    14. Angelus ad virginem - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
    15. I Sing Of A Maiden - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
    16. Watt's Cradle Song - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
    17. My Dancing Day - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
    18. Sing A Song Of Joy - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
    19. Jesus Christ The Apple Tree - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
    20. Most Glorious Lord Of Life - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
    21. That Lord That Lay In Asse Stall - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
    22. Where Riches Is Everlastingly - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger

    Tracks:

    1. I Look From Afar - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
    2. Come, Thou Redeemer Of The Earth - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
    3. Isaiah 40: 1 - 8 - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
    4. Drop Down, Ye Heavens, From Above - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
    5. Jeremiah 23: 5 - 6 - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
    6. O Come, O Come Emmanuel! - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
    7. Haggai 2: 6 - 9 - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
    8. Up, Awake And Away! - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
    9. All And Some - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
    10. Isaiah 35: 1 - 6 - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
    11. 'Twas In The Year - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
    12. The Cherry Tree Carol - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
    13. King Jesus Has A Garden - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
    14. On Jordan's Bank The Baptist's Cry - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
    15. St. Luke 1: 26 - 35 And 38 - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
    16. Gabriel's Message - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
    17. Wake, O Wake! With Tidings Thrilling - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
    18. St. Mark 1: 1 - 4a And 7 -15 - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
    19. I Wonder As I Wander - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
    20. My Dancing Day - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
    21. Judah And Jerusalem, Fear Not - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
    22. Prayers And Blessing - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
    23. Lo! He Comes With Clouds Descending - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
    24. Nun komm', der Heiden Heiland - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars 4 Disc tour de' force of "high church" Christmas music.......2003-04-19

    It's in there.. this is a great collection of Anglican Cathedral Christmas music. Highly recommended.
    Christmas with the Cambridge Singers
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Joy to the world
    • The only Christmas CD ever played in my home
    • A Christmas Album to Fall In Love With
    • Absolutely glorious Christmas music
    • Beautiful, spiritually uplifting music!
    Christmas with the Cambridge Singers

    Manufacturer: Collegium
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    1. Christmas Day in the Morning
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    ASIN: B0000031HF
    Release Date: 1993-01-28

    Tracks:

    1. Joy To The World
    2. Hodie Christus Natus Est
    3. Angels' Carol
    4. Ding Dong! Merrily On High
    5. Twas In The Moon Of Winter Time
    6. Personent Hodie
    7. Sussex Carol
    8. In Dulci Jubilo
    9. Somerset Wassail
    10. For Unto Us A Child Is Born
    11. O Holy Night
    12. What Sweeter Music
    13. O Magnum Mysterium
    14. Still, Still, Still
    15. Coventry Carol
    16. What Child s This?
    17. The Shepherd's Farewell
    18. The Infant King
    19. Quem Pastores Laudavere
    20. A New Year Carol
    21. Silent Night

    Album Description

    Features John Rutter's What Sweeter Music, famous from Volvo's popular "Lives Saved" commercials, plus 20 other carols, seasonal motets and choruses. "Delightfully arranged, magnificently performed and recorded… a winner all the way." -Gramophone

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Joy to the world.......2005-09-27

    The Cambridge Singers have made several Christmas albums, and all of them are top notch. This particular one was done in 1989, and has several songs in honour of the Nativity. Their performance was done at one of their regular recording spots, the Great Hall of University College School, London.

    --Music--
    The music here consists of 21 carols, motets and oratorio choruses. These range from the great 'For unto us a child is born' of G.F. Handel's oratorio 'Messiah' to well known familiar Christmas carols to folk/traditional tunes from France, Canada, Basque, Germany, and England. Composers represented in addition to Handel include Britten, Victoria, Adam, Mason, Sweelinck, Sceidt, Adam, Berlioz, and Cambridge Singers' director, John Rutter, who provides two of his own compositoins, 'Angel's Carol' and 'What sweeter music'.

    This is a beautiful recording, with the Cambridge Singers presenting grand voices and good spirit in honour of the Christmas holiday. There is tenderness, vibrancy and light in these songs that remind one both of the power of the Christmas miracle as well as the family emotions that holiday seasons draw forth.

    --Liner Notes--
    One thing that this has is a brief description of John Rutter and the group itself - it may sound strange to say, but many of their CDs lack these important pieces. This also includes an introduction to the CD, a listing of the tracks with composer, arranger and lyrics. Where lyrics are in other language, an English translation is provided.

    --John Rutter--
    Rutter was born in London and educated at Clare College, Cambridge. This was where his career as a composer, arranger and conductor began. His early work was with groups at King's College Chapel at Cambridge as well as the Bath Choir and Philharmonic Orchestra. He has worked for the BBC providing music for educational series such as 'The Archaeology of the Bible Lands', until in 1979 he began forming the Cambridge Singers, and has continued a remarkable career of performance and recording as their director ever since.

    --The Cambridge Singers--
    The Cambridge Singers are a mixed choir of voices, many of whom were members of choir of Rutter's college, Clare College, Cambridge. While they specialise in English and Latin liturgical pieces, they have a wide range of recordings that span from modern compositions (including a remarkable requiem by Rutter) to English folk songs of the Middle Ages. Many are former members of the choir of Clare College and other Cambridge collegiate choirs (hence the name, Cambridge Singers). In the quarter-century since the founding, the Cambridge Singers have produced an impressive body of recordings.

    Their performance is a wonderful gift for the season.

    5 out of 5 stars The only Christmas CD ever played in my home.......2004-11-02

    I am pretty picky about my Christmas music, and this CD is the only one I ever need for the holiday season. The division of the CD into joy/peace halves is really nice. Rutter's arrangements are the best I've ever heard; I was first exposed to him in my high school choir and have been a fan of his Cambridge Singers ever since. My favorite track on this CD is the Rutter original composition, "What Sweeter Music". Simply gorgeous. A must-have for any caroller or carol enthusiast!

    5 out of 5 stars A Christmas Album to Fall In Love With.......2003-10-08

    About ten years ago, I got a part time job at Christmas time at a music store. As soon as one of the local classical stations played a few Cambridge Singers tracks, the store sold out of the CD's. Knowing that I was missing something great, I hid the last disk in the store so I could purchase it. It was this disk and it was after listening to it that I fell in love with this wonderful musical ensemble. The recording's version of "O Holy Night" is probably the best available. "The Shepherd's Farewell" is moving. "Still, Still, Still" is gentle and reflective. Rutter's own "Angel's carol" is probably my favorite track on this disk. If this is your first Cambridge Singers recording, believe me, you too will be addicted and it will become a favorite in your Christmas collection.

    5 out of 5 stars Absolutely glorious Christmas music.......2002-12-11

    Not to sound like a commercial for them, but thanks to Amazon.com's superb referral and list system, I was lucky enough to find The Cambridge Singers for the first time this holiday season. I'm a huge fan of the King's College Choir and others in that vein, but The Cambridge Singers have a sound and style that is, while similar, all their own, and absolutely *glorious*. Simply put, this is Christmas choral music at its finest. And without even hearing them -- aside from the few "samples" on their Amazon.com pages -- I have two more of their Christmas CDs on the way to me as I write this.

    There are a few Christmas standards here, such as "Joy To The World" and "Ding! Dong! Merrily on High", but there are also lesser-known jewels like "Somerset Wassail" and "The Shepherd's Farewell". And if your favorite Christmas carol is, like mine, "O Holy Night", you won't find a better recording of it anywhere than the one you hear on this disc; it's stunningly beautiful, with all three verses of the carol sung, unlike most interpretations that are out there today.

    If you're a fan of choral music, just go ahead and buy this disc; you *won't* be disappointed.

    5 out of 5 stars Beautiful, spiritually uplifting music!.......2001-12-22

    John Rutter brings us another beautiful Christmas CD! I purchased two Christmas recordings of the Clare College choir (also conducted by John Rutter) and they were so beautiful I ordered this about a week later. I was not disappointed, and if you love beautiful, heavenly Christmas music, you won't be either! Some of my favorites were "Angels' Carol", "O holy night", and "What sweeter music", but there isn't a bad song on this album. I plan on playing this music year-round. I've gotten to the point that I am able to recognize John Rutter's sound on the radio (and I'm not a music expert). The gentle yet vibrant voices are very unique and frequently bring tears to my eyes.
    Sanctus: Baroque Music For The Nativity
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Shiveringly beautiful...
    • outstanding!
    • Magnificat!
    Sanctus: Baroque Music For The Nativity

    Manufacturer: Gaudeamus
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B0000030P9
    Release Date: 1996-10-15

    Tracks:

    1. Mass In B minor: Sanctus
    2. Noie, Noie est Venue - Nous Sommes En Voye
    3. Noe, Noe! Pastores, Cantate Domino
    4. Tous Les Bourgeois De Chastre
    5. 'In Nativitatem Domini Nostri Jesu Christe Canticum': Salve Puerule
    6. 'Lauda Spirituale Natalizia a Due Voci': Ecco Il Messia
    7. Magnificat a14
    8. Christe, Redemptor Ominum
    9. Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 8: Fatto per la notte di Natale
    10. Quando Nascette Ninno
    11. The Messiah: Pastoral Symphony: There Were Shepards - And Lo, The Angel Of The Lord Came Upon Them - And The Angel Said Unto Them - And Suddenly There Was With The Angel - Glory To God
    12. Thus Angels Sung: Song 34
    13. Christmas Oratorio: Wie Soll Ich Dich Empfangen
    14. Hodie Christus Natus Est
    15. In Dulci Jubilo
    16. Ehre Sei Gott
    17. In Dulci Jubilo
    18. Christmas Oratorio: Ach Mein Herzliebes Jesulein

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Shiveringly beautiful..........2006-10-23

    Having sung most of the works on this album, I already knew they were moving and beautiful, but the crystalline voices of this ensemble, their blend and precision makes this a must-have for an lover of the genre.

    5 out of 5 stars outstanding!.......2002-12-27

    This CD contains some of the most beautiful sacred christmas music ever written. The performances are exellent, and each piece follows the next in a perfectly balanced flow. One thing worth noticing is that in addition to the the most commonly heard version of In Dulci Jubilo by Scheidt it also includes the rarer and even more beautiful version by Buxtehude. That version is followed by the last cut, my own favorite Bach choral Ach mein herzliebes Jesulein. If you can't make it to church this christmas, listening to this record might be the next best thing.

    5 out of 5 stars Magnificat!.......2000-10-28

    This is the most beautiful CD that I have ever heard. It has very religious overtones -- after all, it is "Music of the Nativity". Thus, it makes a delicious Christmas CD. The songs stir the deepest parts of my soul. The sound mix is prime and the performances, especailly the vocal and string renditions, are exceptional. The stand out songs are "Magnificat" and the two songs that follow it. This is like on a moonset/sunrise run on a big empty beach with the bright stars slowly fading in the violet hues of the gaining light. That is what this CD means to me. Check it!
    Handel - Theodora / Hunt-Lieberson · PBO · McGegan [Highlights]
    Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
    • Lyn
    • Overrated recording, overrated oratorio
    Handel - Theodora / Hunt-Lieberson · PBO · McGegan [Highlights]
    Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra , U. C. Berkeley Chamber Choir , Jennifer Lane , Jeffrey Thomas , and David Thomas
    Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B0000007FN
    Release Date: 1996-05-21

    Tracks:

    1. Theodora: Ov - Philharmonia Baroque Orch/Nicholas McGegan
    2. Theodora: Angels, Ever Bright & Fair - Lorraine Hunt
    3. Theodora: Kind Heav'n, If Divine Be Thy Care - Drew Minter
    4. Theodora: Venus Laughing From The Skies - Chm Chor Of The University Of California, Berkeley/John Butt
    5. Theodora: Interlude - Philharmonia Baroque Orch/Nicholas McGegan
    6. Theodora: O Thou Bright Sun! - Lorraine Hunt
    7. Theodora: With Darkenss, Deep As Is My Woe - Lorraine Hunt
    8. Theodora: Interlude - Philharmonia Baroque Orch/Nicholas McGegan
    9. Theodora: Oh! That I On Wings Could Rise - Lorraine Hunt
    10. Theodora: Defend Her, Heav'n - Lorraine Hunt
    11. Theodora: To Thee, Thou Glorious Son Of Worth - Lorraine Hunt/Drew Minter
    12. Theodora: He Saw The Lovely Youth - Chm Chor Of The University Of California, Berkeley/John Butt
    13. Theodora: Lord, To Thee Each Night & Day - Jennifer Lane
    14. Theodora: Blest Be The Hand & Blest Be The Pow'r - Chm Chor Of The University Of California, Berkeley/John Butt/Lorraine Hunt
    15. Theodora: From Virtue Springs Each Gen'rous Deed - Jeffery Thomas
    16. Theodora: Ye Ministers Of Justice, Lead Them Hence - David Thomas
    17. Theodora: Streams Of Pleasure Ever Flowing - Drew Minter/Lorriane Hunt
    18. Theodora: O Love Divine, Thou Source Of Flame - Chm Chor Of The University Of California, Berkeley/John Butt

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Lyn.......2006-07-06

    Lorraine Hunt Lieberson soars with power, control, and elegance. A voice of beauty and warmth, she is truly... an angel.

    2 out of 5 stars Overrated recording, overrated oratorio.......2000-12-13

    Let me begin by saying that I'm not a fan of Theodora. I think Handel was at his best with the Messiah, Solomon, Semele, Serse... Here the music is oversimplified and somewhat lifeless. Unfortuantely, this recording makes things worse with its small and dramatically weak chorus. I love Handel's music, but this CD was a disappointment. It's like the Magic Flute, if you let it drag it gets boring, if you put your heart and soul into it, then it comes alive. What I did like about this recording was Hunt's angelic voice.
    Die Wiener Sangerknaben: Portrait
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • John P. Cutler
    • One of the best Vienna Boys Choir CD
    Die Wiener Sangerknaben: Portrait

    Manufacturer: Philips
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    1. Exsultate, Jubilate / Wiener Sängerknaben (Vienna Boy's Choir)
    2. Bach: Voices Of Angels
    3. Bach: Famous Choruses from Sacred Cantatas
    4. Angelic Voices: The Best of the Vienna Boys' Choir
    5. Luminosa

    ASIN: B000004151
    Release Date: 1993-04-13

    Tracks:

    1. Coronation: Mozart: Mass in C, K.317: Credo
    2. Messiah: Hallelujah
    3. German Mass, D.872: Ehre sei Gott in der Hohe
    4. Inter Natos Mulierum
    5. Missa Laetare: Gloria
    6. Missa Laetare: Dona Nobis Pacem
    7. Sub Tunm Praesidium
    8. Missa in Honorem BVM: Kyrie
    9. German Mass, D.872.: Wohin Soll Ich Mich Wenden
    10. Spatzenmesse: Mass in C,K. 220: Sanctus
    11. Mozart: Mass in C, K.220: Benedictus
    12. Missa Sancti Joannis de Deo: Agnus Dei
    13. Mozart: Vesperae de Dominica, K.321: Laudate Dominum
    14. Rinaldo: Lascia Ch'io Pianga
    15. Tranditional: Quando Nascette Ninno
    16. Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars John P. Cutler.......2000-01-02

    This was one of the first CD's I got. The Vienna Boys Choir will not disappoint You. It is a terrific CD.

    5 out of 5 stars One of the best Vienna Boys Choir CD.......1998-09-11

    If you like sacred music and offertories, this CD is what it's all about. It has the best of the Offertories and Sacred Music by some of the best-loved composers including Mozart, Schubert and Haydn. My favorites from this collection were: Sub tuum Praesidium, Inter natos mulierum, and Kyrie (by Haydn).

    Meditation Music:

    1. Birthstone Suite
    2. Blissful Magic: Spiral of the Celtic Mysteries
    3. Bretagnes a Bercy
    4. Call of Nature: Singing Birds [Import]
    5. Celtic Twilight, Vol. 2
    6. Ceremony
    7. Christmas, Vol. 1
    8. Cielo Y Tierra
    9. Classical Music for an Intimate Mood
    10. Colours [CD-single]

    Meditation Music

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    Meditation Music

    Departure

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Voices: Music by Herbert Bielawa

    Music: Girls' Night Out

    White Party USA Vol. 2

    Warp 10 [Import]

    Voce E D' [Import]

    Unforgiven [CD-single] [Explicit Lyrics]

    Vow: An Irish Wedding Celebration

    Turina: Danzas gitanas Op55/1-5; procesión del Rocio Op9/1&2

    Written in Red [Import]

    Yattsu No Shouhin 8 [Import]

    What a Nigga Know [CD-single]

    In the Skies

    Reflections of Rosemary