Lo, How a Rose

Lo, How a Rose

Lo, How a Rose

Track Listings
 
1. Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
2. Il Est Ne'
3. What Child is This
4. Away in a Manger
5. Andiamo Mi Tesori/Deck the Halls
6. Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella
7. Infant Holy
8. Once in Royal David's City
9. Joy to the World
10. The First Noel
11. Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
12. Carol of the Bells

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
Donna Germano performs as a soloist with Celtic harp, pedal harp and hammered dulcimer in the Asheville, North Carolina area. She is classically trained in harp, voice and guitar but is primarily self-taught on hammered dulcimer. Due to the fact that there is limited music written for hammered dulcimer, Donna began transcribing music from classical guitar and other instruments for the dulcimer. She has attended master classes in hammered dulcimer technique but has been primarily self taught on the instrument. In 1994, Donna began to study the Celtic harp and gradually moved to the classical pedal harp as well. Currently, Donna performs as a soloist and with various ensembles. In the group, Braidstream, Donna plays hammered dulcimer and harp along with Rita Hayes, flute, Jeff Johnson, classical guitar and Paul Ghosthorse, cello. She performs with Classic Touch, a dulcimer and classical guitar duo (David Stevenson, classical guitar).

Product Description
Donna's follow-up to her first recording, "Harmonious" again pairs the harp and hammered dulcimer, this time for beautiful Christmas music. "Lo, How a Rose" combines the beauty of these two unusual instruments for familiar and not so familiar Christmas carols with contributions by flute player, Rita Hayes and classical guitarist, Jeff Johnson. A combination of beautiful quiet pieces and lively Christmas music to brighten holiday listening.

Lo, How a Rose,Donna Germano,Donna Germano,The magical sounds of Donna's harps and hammered dulcimer bring an exotic touch to familiar and not-so-familiar Christmas music.
Sing We Christmas
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  • Pure Christmas
  • Christmas magic
  • a voice teacher and early music fan
  • Simply beautiful
  • It's that time of year...for Chanticleer!
 Sing We Christmas
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ASIN: B000000SNL
Release Date: 1995-09-19

Tracks:

  1. Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
  2. O magnum mysterium
  3. In dulci iubilo
  4. O virgo virginum
  5. O Jesulein s Jesulein mild
  6. Hodie Christus natus est
  7. Marabile mysterium
  8. Verbum caro factum est: Y la Virgen le dezia
  9. A un nilorando
  10. Here Is The Little Door
  11. Noel canon
  12. Quelle est cette odeur agrle
  13. El Noi de la Mare
  14. A Christmas Carol
  15. A virgin unspotted
  16. In the bleak mid-winter
  17. Glory to the newborn King
  18. Stille nacht - Douce nuit - Silent night

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Christmas is the season for whipping out those holiday-specific standard recordings. This splendid gift by Chanticleer should top the list, for one will never tire of this a cappella choir's interpretations. With selections spanning the last five centuries of Latin, German, English, Spanish, and French festive fare, this recording exemplifies the sacrifice of the ego to the higher form of choral sound. Jacob Handl's "Mirabile Mysterium" takes you on a trip into the chromatic wonderlands, where you temporarily lose tonal balance. Victoria's eerie and dissonant "O Magnum Mysterium" treats us to rich voices swelling out of one organic whole. The phenomenal blend and perfect intonation elevate this recording above others in its category. --Barbara Eisner Bayer

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Pure Christmas.......2007-01-16

If you are looking for traditional madrigal sounding holiday music, this CD is for you. I have purchased this CD several times because I just keep giving them away. Everyone I've ever introduced it to has loved it. This finely polished group has a pure sound matched by no other. If you weren't looking at the CD notes you would never know this is only a group of 12 men.

5 out of 5 stars Christmas magic.......2007-01-10

A CD evocative of Christmas past and present. Beautiful harmonies both wistful and ringing with joy. Buy it for next Christmas!

5 out of 5 stars a voice teacher and early music fan.......2006-12-02

Chanticleer, the U.S. equivalent of the British King's Singers, is a full-time classical vocal ensemble named for the rooster in Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales'. It was founded in 1978 by Louis Botto, a tenor, and for a while was its artistic director. They have achieved critical acclaim all over the world and their repertoire is very extensive and varied. Just commenting on a few of the selections on this disc:
'Es ist ein Ros entsprungen' is a hymn that originated in western Germany around 1500, and is best known in the harmonization by Michael Praetorious published around 1609. The poem used biblical imagery that pictures the newborn Christ growing forth from the "stem of Jesse'(the father of King David), as foretold in Isiah 11. The metaphorical writings of the Middle Ages depict the patriarchal figure of Jesse as a rose bush.
'O Magnum mysterium',Victoria's most famous motet, uses a subline text from the Christmas Vespers. This is incredibly beautiful with its interweaving polyphony which leads to a hushed choral declamation at the words "O beata Virgo"(O Blessed Virgin) ending with a Alleulia Section.
'Here is the Little Door' is from a set of three "carol anthems", dating from 1918-1920. Herbert Howells was revered as one of the 20th century's most distinguished Choral composers, and I recently discovered him thru the album " by the Corydon Singers conducted by Matthew Best. It includes Howells Requiem in addition to the Vaughan Williams Mass in G Minor. It is the most heavenly somewhat exotic choral music I think I have heard in many years of listening; I highly recommend it.
'Glory to the newborn King'. Joseph Jennings, Georgia native and present musical director of Chanticleer, has often drawn upon his roots to create special gospel and spiritual arrangements of familiar songs. 'Glory to the newborn King' features four traditional songs combined to showcase Chanticleer's unique choral virtuosity!
This is an excellent group of carols,and it is always refreshing to hear 'new' melodies, arrangements; a joy for the ear!!!!

4 out of 5 stars Simply beautiful.......2006-02-20

The title and artist' name says it all - Christmas with clear (pure) singing. Glorious in all respects.

5 out of 5 stars It's that time of year...for Chanticleer!.......2005-12-20

Walking the busy malls to the multichannel Muzak of every old Christmas song interpreted in hiphop, jazz, idiosyncratic 'rethinkings' by famous soloists as well as replays of Gene Autry, Bing Crosby etc., it is a relief to return home (or if fortunate, to the concert hall) and hear the more uplifting music of the season through the ages. And despite reliance on some old favorite Messiah recordings, and carols by Kings College Choir, the one CD that seems to reign supreme is this Chanticleer release SING WE CHRISTMAS from 1995!

These twelve male voices create an ambience that can only be labeled 'spiritual', so resonant and exquisitely performed are each of the generous works on this recording. The moods pass through Praetorius, Victoria, Bach and traditional carols of unknown authorship to works by Ives, Billings, Holst, Guerrero, Howells and Sametz. The repertoire is both familiar and rarely heard and the result of combining all these forms is the truest form of Christmas spirit on record: this is music to cleanse the Muzak blitz! Highly recommended. Grady Harp, December 05
A Christmas Celebration: Kathleen Battle
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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  • One of the most beautiful Christmas albums
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  • Pure Joy
 A Christmas Celebration: Kathleen Battle
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ASIN: B000002ROL
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. O Come All Ye Faithful
  2. O Holy Night
  3. Bring A Torch, Jeannette Isabelle
  4. Fum, Fum, Fum!
  5. Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming
  6. Ave Maria
  7. Gesu Bambino
  8. Medley: I Saw Three Ships; The First Nowell; The Holly And The Ivy
  9. Away In A Manger
  10. Silent Night
  11. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
  12. Mary's Cradle Song
  13. Zither Carol
  14. I Wonder As I Wander
  15. Mary Had A Baby
  16. Rise Up, Shepherd
  17. What Child Is This?
  18. Ave Maria
  19. Finale and Reprise: Veni, Veni, Emmanuel; It Came Upon A Midnight Clear; O Little Town Of Bethlehem; Silent Night; O Come All Ye Faithful

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Christmas Celebration: Kathleen Battle.......2007-01-19

what can i say about the best of the best? As always, Miss Battle makes me wonder how anyone else would dare to sing this music after her rendition. A beautiful CD

5 out of 5 stars One of the most beautiful Christmas albums .......2005-11-22

I love Kathleen Battle's voice, and to get such a great collection of beautiful sacred music, it was like a dream come true. She sings many traditional carols like Holy Night, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Silent Night, which is possibly my favorite here, you may think you have heard this song so many times, but Kathleen's voice really shines in it. Her English diction is so incredible, you can understand every word, which is not something many opera singers can achieve. Her singing is always so natural and lovely. Many other songs are oustanding on this album, I love the two version of Ave Maria and the Italian song Gesu Bambino. If you are looking for a really beautiful collection of Christmas music, this album is a great choice.

5 out of 5 stars A Christmas Collection For The Ages.......2005-11-13

If there is one performer I miss hearing on a regular basis, it is Kathleen Battle. Anytime I knew that she'd be in a Metropolitan Opera radio broadcast, I knew it would be a performance to remember and more often than not, I was correct. She has a light voice that reaches the upper reregisters with ease and has as a gorgeous sound. She not a regular at many opera houses these days, and in likelihood, if she still did perform on the world's opera stages, we'd be hearing critics say her voice was not what it once was, but thanks to her recorded legacy, her voice will, always have that youthful, energetic sound.

Overall I believe that Ms. Battle performs better in complete opera recordings than recital albums, but most of her recital recordings are of at least good quality and this Christmas collection is outstanding. She handles all of the works with apparent similar ease, but since the recording is so varied, this is a compliment to her skill as a performer. She begins and ends with "O Come All Ye Faithful" where she does a few vocal acrobatics but it's never overdone. Each time I think of what the bets part of the collection is, my mind changes. She brings her skills from the operatic stage in her renditions of "O Holy Night," "Gesu Bambino" (only Pavarotti sings this better, but it's a very close second), and "The Zither Carol" which sounds so much like something that could come from the mouths of Oscar from UN BALLO or Zurbinetta from ARIADNE AUF NAXOS, two of her signature roles. The music from the African American Spirituals tradition and American background are well done and the accompaniment of the Harlem Boys Choir, used to great advantage here adds so much.

With so many Christmas collections from the world of opera available, choosing one can be difficult, but this is one collection that has proven to be a joy for almost fifteen years and will continue to give holiday pleasure for years to come.

5 out of 5 stars Kathleen Battle, My Madam Christmas.......2004-12-28

I probably have 50 Christmas albums. I love many of them. This is my favorite. Leaves me astounded and breathless every time I enjoy it.

5 out of 5 stars Pure Joy.......2003-12-07

In a world where disturbing things are all too common, Christian scripture guides us to dwell on that which is lovely. Kathleen Battle's blessed voice is most certainly one of those lovely things.

I bought this CD in the early 1990's, and I am here to buy it again because I have worn out the original with scratches, etc. I only listen to it during the Christmas season, but I enjoy it enough to hear it all year.

The 'Christmas Celebration' CD should be enough to convince you to also purchase Kathleen's 'A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert'. Ms. Battle's wonderful soprano voice is joined by that of the mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade, and the blending is more than memorable. There are a couple of songs which are on both CD's, but you'll want to hear both. In fact, the video of the PBS special is also available, and I recommend buying all three. You won't regret it.

Some of my favorite selections from 'Christmas Celebration' include 'Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabelle' and 'Fum, Fum, Fum', both of which are from a culture different from my own. I found such glimpses into unfamiliar favorites to enhance my own enjoyment of the Christmas season, as long as all of my traditional American favorites were included. They were. "I Wonder As I Wander" and "Oh Come, All Ye Faithful" are there among the other favorites.

This CD's music is the kind that sets a wonderful Christmas mood. It can establish memories that say "Christmas" in the memories of children for life. Along with other classics like 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' and 'The Nutcraker' (from your favorite orchesta) and George Winston's 'December' and a few others, you will slowly be able to assemble a Christmas music library that will stay with you for life.
Handel: The Masterworks (Box Set)
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    Release Date: 2004-11-30
    A Festival of Carols in Brass
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    ASIN: B0000024Q6
    Release Date: 1991-07-16

    Tracks:

    1. Deck The Halls With Broughs Of Holly
    2. Lo, How A Rose E're Blooming
    3. Bring A Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
    4. The First Nowell
    5. Angels We Have Hard On High
    6. We Three Kings Of Oreint Are
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    9. O Tannenbaum
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    16. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
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    25. We Wish You A Merry Christmas

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Nice music but..........2007-03-08

    I liked the music and the performances a lot, but there is no booklet to depict the performers, nor analyse the music or the arrangements, which are superb

    5 out of 5 stars Great CD.......2007-02-16

    This is a great holiday CD. We used it for several holiday dinners this year.

    5 out of 5 stars A Noble and Festive Christmas.......2007-01-21

    This is the best Christmas album you could ever get. It is the most stable as you do not have to think about it. This is the album you really sing along to. Brass makes everything festive, grand and noble; so will your Christmas! A gem for every year!

    5 out of 5 stars Meat and Potatoes.......2007-01-18

    Since the release of this fine recording in 1967 there have been many fine
    brass groups:The Canadian Brass, the Empire Brass, just to name a few.
    Whereas these latter groups have all resorted to "gimmicks" such as unique arrangements to sell their albums this group of brass players from the Philadelphia Orchestra give us an album of good old "meat and potatoes" playing spiced with fine tone,good ensemble playing, and good tempos.

    5 out of 5 stars Totally Awesome.......2007-01-12

    I love listening to this cd at christmas. The brass is so crisp, almost like being right there. You have to add this to your holiday collection, and for those of you who like brass, you will love it. I play the french horn and I esp. love hearing the french horn in it.
    Dream a Dream
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    • This girl has Potential (I wish the press would back off)!!!!!!
    • A must-have for Christmas music lovers
    • Gorgeous!
    		Dream a Dream

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    ASIN: B00004ZDPO
    Release Date: 2000-10-17

    Tracks:

    1. Dream A Dream (Elysium)
    2. O Come, All Ye Faithful
    3. The Little Drummer Boy
    4. Mary's Boy Child
    5. Ding Dong! Merrily On High
    6. Winterwonderland
    7. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
    8. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
    9. The Coventry Carol (Lully Lullay)
    10. Joy To The World
    11. When A Child Is Born
    12. What Child Is This?
    13. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
    14. Draw Tua Bethlehem/Far Over Bethlehem
    15. Ave Maria
    16. Gabriel's Message
    17. O Holy Night
    18. Lo! How A Rose E'er Blooming
    19. Silent Night

    Amazon.com

    Everybody's favorite precocious sprite of a soprano comes out with her third album in Dream a Dream. It's only been two years since Charlotte Church's smash debut, Voice of an Angel, but that's a big chunk of the Welsh singer's life span so far. This latest is basically a Christmas album, so full of festive cheer you'd never guess it was recorded in the summer. Even the glummest of moods will disappear when you hear Charlotte's infectious take on chestnuts such as "Winter Wonderland" and "Little Drummer Boy" (and having the London Symphony Orchestra as your backup band doesn't hurt either). And on top of that is a really special treat: the title song (borrowing an unforgettable classical melody) which blends Church's soaring vocals with the tender voice of young country prodigy Billy Gilman. --Sarah Chin

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Dream a dream.......2007-04-03

    I bought this CD after watching the music video of the same name. Their performance of "dream a dream" is exquisite. The fact that they wrote the lyrics just adds icing to an already magnificent cake!

    5 out of 5 stars This girl has Potential (I wish the press would back off)!!!!!!.......2007-03-01

    You know charlotte church has received so much harsh critismn about her,I find that people were jeolous of her voice, and of how a young girl can sing, she is definetly my dream ome true, (So back off johnathan flanders),this girl in the past has done some wonderful music which is inspirational and she is a wonderful person, I dont care whether she has changed, anyway her rock albumn has given me a lease on life and has given me potential in my singing,I love your voice very much, and this reviewer hasnt been written by a kid at all,if charlotte church is reading this,good on yeah girl,you definetly my dream come true,and I hope I will see you one day. your best friend JJCox

    5 out of 5 stars This girl has Potential (I wish the press would back off)!!!!!!.......2007-03-01

    You know charlotte church has received so much harsh critismn about her,I find that people were jeolous of her voice, and of how a young girl can sing, she is definetly my dream ome true, (So back off johnathan flanders),this girl in the past has done some wonderful music which is inspirational and she is a wonderful person, I dont care whether she has changed, anyway her rock albumn has given me a lease on life and has given me potential in my singing,I love your voice very much, and this reviewer hasnt been written by a kid at all,if charlotte church is reading this,good on yeah girl,you definetly my dream come true,and I hope I will see you one day. your best friend JJCox

    5 out of 5 stars A must-have for Christmas music lovers.......2006-12-07

    this cd is pure magic...almost 20 great christmas songs on one cd sung by the voice of an angel herself..there may be a few mixed reviews by some people who must be opera voice teachers because there is nothing wrong with this cd...it is flawless....charlotte's soaring vocals, the beautiful orchestra and background singers, the whole cd has the christmas feel to it..."o come all ye faithfull" has to be heard to be believed...it is breathtaking...i love charlottes take on "winter wonderland" and "ding dong merrily on high" ..made me want to go dance in the snow or something.....she hits every note beautifully..buy this cd...i bought it back in 2000 and have listened to it at every Christmastime since or Christmas doesnt feel the same.

    5 out of 5 stars Gorgeous! .......2005-12-07

    Charlotte Church has done it again! She is extremely talented. Even if she was 25 when she put this out, she'd be amazing. But she was only 14-15 years old when she recorded this! Beautiful. This album has great choral accompaniments and fabulous orchestra arrangements. It is a little on the high side in certain songs, but it still sounds amazing. I love her voice.
    The Christmas I Love
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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    • The Christmas I Love
    • A Christmas Collection That Is Just Plain Fun
    • Wonderful; marvellous
    • ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL
    		 The Christmas I Love
    Andre Rieu , and Johann Strauss Orchestra
    Manufacturer: Philips
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    ASIN: B0000041OB
    Release Date: 1997-10-21

    Tracks:

    1. O Daughter Of Zion
    2. White Christmas
    3. Sleigh Ride
    4. From Heaven High I Come To You: Tomorrow's The Day Children/Gloria In Excelsis Deo...
    5. Ave Maria
    6. Transeamus
    7. Softly Falls The Snow: Ring Out Little Bell/O Come Al Ye Faithful
    8. Evening Prayer (From Hansel & Gretel)
    9. Jingle Bells
    10. Lullaby: O Sweet Child Jesus/Let Us Be Happy And Jolly
    11. Mille Cherubini In Coro (Lullaby)
    12. Christmas Rose
    13. The Four Seasons: Winter: Largo
    14. O Christmas Tree: The Little Drummer Boy/Lullaby
    15. Every Year A New: Oh, How Joyfully/Never Have The Bells Sung More Sweetly
    16. Dearest Believe Me
    17. Come Little Children
    18. The Christmas Concert: Pastorale
    19. The Holy City
    20. Silent Night

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars excellent entertainment.......2007-01-20

    I thoroughly enjoyed this Christmas DVD . I want to buy more of Andre Rieu.

    5 out of 5 stars The Christmas I Love.......2007-01-10

    I was very pleased with the CD and would recommend it to everyone.

    All of Andre Rieu's music is very enjoyable to listen to.

    5 out of 5 stars A Christmas Collection That Is Just Plain Fun.......2005-11-19

    Sometimes I think the only person who is happy that Public television is financially challenged, other that certain legislators who believe that it is too liberal and the culmination of all that is evil, is Andre Rieu. Now don't get me wrong, this happy Dutch musician who models himself after Johan Straus is not a cruel or vindictive person. At least from what I can tell he's not, but let's face it. If PBS did not have financial woes, Andre Rieu, one of its favorite stars, would not have received the exposure he has, and his sales in the United States would probably be next to nothing. Of course for anyone who has ever seen one of his extravaganzas, we would be missing something enjoyable. He's musically sound and he knows how to entertain, and quiet frankly, though some classical purists may cringe at his name, I don't believe the composers whose music he uses are rolling in their graves because it's become popular once again.

    Of all his concerts and CDs, I enjoy THE CHRISTMAS I LOVE the most. The jitterbug version of "Jingle Bells" shows that an old tune can produce new tricks. His arrangement of "The Holy City" (a.k.a. "Jerusalem") is almost as moving as when it is performed with a vocalist. The recording has a number of medleys that include favorites from all over Europe show how Christmas has such an international flair. For me, however, this album provides true variety. Many of the carols are not familiar to Americans, so we hear something different yet also authentic to the holiday season.

    I'm surprised that there have not been other Rieu Christmas discs. He's an original musician and a consummate showman, so I'm sure there's more he could do with holiday music, but maybe he knows he has a classic with this collection and it will stand the test of time.

    5 out of 5 stars Wonderful; marvellous.......2000-09-30

    Andre Rieu proves again he is the best of the best! I bought this CD in october 1997, a few weeks before Andre's concert In Quebec city. In this CD, you'll find all the classics of Christmas. They are well played because Andre and his orchestra know how to bring us the atmosphere of Christmas. The desing of the CD is well done. If you,re looking for good music, please try this CD You'll enjoy it. If you have the occasion to see his Christmas concert on TV, watch it. It's very beautiful.

    This his not the first CD made by Andre. In 1992, he released "Spielt Die Schonten Weihnachtslieder".

    5 out of 5 stars ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL.......1999-08-18

    Another wonderful Andre Rieu CD. All the Rieu recordings and videos are a breath of fresh air - a joy to the soul.
    A Robert Shaw Christmas - Angels on High
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    ASIN: B000003D2M
    Release Date: 1997-09-23

    Tracks:

    1. O Come, Emmanuel
    2. Alleluia
    3. The First Nowell
    4. The Carol Of The Birds
    5. Allon, Gay Bergeres
    6. A Hymn To The Virgin
    7. O Magnum Mysterium
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    10. What Is This Lovely Fragrance?
    11. Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
    12. Sing Lullaby
    13. While By My Sheep
    14. Christmas Oratorio: Break Forth, O Wondrous Heavenly Light
    15. Heavenly Light
    16. Adeste Fideles
    17. Ceremony Of Carols: Procession - Hodie Christus Natus Est
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    In this beautifully chosen program of mostly a cappella arrangements, Robert Shaw and the Robert Shaw Chamber Singers deliver the Christmas story in tones of gentle and moving splendor. The carols and sacred settings recorded here are all of an intimate sort, and the rapturous, gently expressive realizations Shaw and his singers give them prove unfailingly appealing. Particularly moving is the newest work on the disc, a setting of "O magnum mysterium" by the American composer Morten Lauridsen. Franz Biebl's "Ave Maria" is another gem, as is the arrangement by Healy Willan of the French carol "What Is This Lovely Fragrance?" The offering includes a pair of chorales from Bach's Christmas Oratorio and two wonderful Christmas works by Benjamin Britten: "A Hymn to the Virgin" and A Ceremony of Carols, both well done, even if the sound of sopranos and altos (rather than boy trebles) in the latter takes some getting used to. --Ted Libbey

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Beautiful.......2007-02-16

    The music is beautiful of course. The Robert Shaw Chorale is a high quality group of singers, and the arrangements they sing are really nice. Because of the age of the recording today's standards of equpment and tonal quality simply weren't available but the upgrade from analog vinyl was well-done. I shall look for more of these.

    5 out of 5 stars Robert Shaw Chorale.......2007-01-10

    This is an excellent ablum. The music is lovely and quite varied. While there are many of the familiar favorites, there are also many new and different songs and the whole CD is a delight to listen to.

    5 out of 5 stars a perfect Ceremony of Carols!.......2005-12-22

    This is the finest recording of Britten's A Ceremony of Carols I've ever come across, and there are plenty of versions to choose from. The King's College Choir rendition suffers from overstuffed acoustics, a constant with that choir, and their recording of Ceremony of Carols falls short in the requisite rhythmic clarity and intensity. The Christ Church, Oxford version is plodding, and lacks sparkle. Harry Christopher's The Sixteen come close, with marvelous sonics and ecstatic diction, but fall apart in the exacting 'This Little Babe' round with uneven cohesion, and strange stressed notes that ruin the waterfall effect so felicitously construed by Britten. I've not heard Britten's own conducted version, but he scrupulously insisted on boy trebles, and it's difficult if not impossible to conjure a more perfect rendering than the one given here by Shaw and his Chamber Singers. 'This Little Babe' is incomparable in each and all of its rapid fire contours, which is no mean feat. Mezzo-soprano Nanette Soles deserves special mention for incandescent singing on 'That Younge Child". The luminous pacing of 'There is no rose of such virtue' is notable, and to his credit Shaw employs the ecclesiastical pronunciation of the various Latin passages, unlike The Sixteen (and most other English choir recordings of this piece) who insist on an idiomatic British pronunciation of Latin, which offers nothing but distraction. Some will prefer boy treble singers, an attractive option, but for high musical values and the art they inevitably enshrine, it's impossible to be disappointed with this profoundly wrought version of Ceremony of Carols. Bach's 'Break Forth, O beauteous heavenly light' is just right, and I'd not heard 'Heavenly Light' by Aleksandr Kopylov; both are favorable additions to an excellent recording. Recommended.

    5 out of 5 stars Brilliant compilation.......2005-03-16

    This is an absolutely outstanding collection of carols - some of them well-known, some of them obscure. As a choral singer, I've had the pleasure of singing many of these pieces, and I was delighted when I found them all in one place, and done by an ensemble so accomplished as the Robert Shaw Chamber Singers! It just isn't Christmas for me without this recording.

    2 out of 5 stars Didn't care for it that much.......2004-12-27

    I prefer to hear the voices and the words of the carols, and this one has too much other sound (maybe even the use of massed voices); I have a hard time hearing what they are singing.
    A Festival Of Carols / Robert Shaw Chorale
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Traditional Christmas Music
    • The quintessential Christmas recording
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    ASIN: B000003EPA
    Release Date: 1990-10-25

    Tracks:

    1. Medley: Good Christian Men - Rejoice - Silent Night - Patapan - O Come - All Ye Faithful
    2. It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
    3. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
    4. Shepherd's Carol
    5. Go, Tell It On The Mountain
    6. Medley: O Sanctissima - Joy To The World - Away In A Manger - Fum, Fum, Fum - March Of The Kings
    7. I Wonder As I Wander
    8. We Three Kings
    9. My Dancing Day
    10. Medley: What Child Is This? - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Bring A Torch - Jeanette - Isabella - Angels We Have Heard On High
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    12. God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
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    15. Medley: Break Forth - O Beauteous Heavenly Light - The First Nowell - O Little Town Of Bethlehem - I Saw Three Ships - Deck The Halls With Boughs Of Holly

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Traditional Christmas Music .......2007-01-24

    If you love traditional Christmas music, done in traditional style (i.e., no rock or jazz influence), this CD is for you. The Robert Shaw Chorale, the "gold standard" of quality choral music, sings much loved carols, with some lesser-known pieces as well. Some are a cappella; some include a full orchestral accompaniment. My favorites on this CD are "We Three Kings," "Bring a Torch, Jeannette Isabella," and "I Saw Three Ships."

    5 out of 5 stars The quintessential Christmas recording.......2005-12-09

    This recording seems to elicit universal and heartfelt praise. Who am I to dispute that? The performance is terrific, just as described by the other Amazon reviewers, no doubt about it.

    However, I do have one bone to pick with this recording. There just isn't enough of it. With material as good as this, that is a real loss!

    5 out of 5 stars A Top List Christmas CD.......2004-12-28

    I bought this cd long ago, and have enjoyed it immensely each year. It is the perfect blend of celebration and meditation. Orchestra and choir combine in four distinct groupings, and a capella arrangements complete the masterful collection. The orchestral arrangements will make the hairs on your neck stand up, and your stomach quiver with all the excitement you ever felt as a child at Christmas. Adeste Fidelis is performed as few other ensembles have ever come close. The a capella arrangements will all, without exception, be on your yearly list of must-hear holiday arrangements. Truly a top list Christmas CD, essential for every family who celebrates this feast.

    5 out of 5 stars The best.......2004-01-02

    I own approximately 35 Christmas choral CDs - including choirs and groups such as the Cambridge Singers and the King Singers. I also own two Christmas albums with Robert Shaw and the Atlantic symphony. This performance with the Robert Shaw Chorale is old but it is still my favorite. The arrangements are magnificent, the sound is brilliant, and the choir and orchestra are precise with wonderful volume control. Buy and enjoy!

    5 out of 5 stars How do you describe perfection?.......2003-12-14

    This is my favorite Christmas CD. Nothing comes close. I thoroughly enjoyed learning much of the music in high school choir over 30 years ago. The music has never left me. The four medleys are the arrangements of Robert Russell Bennett titled "The Many Moods of Christmas". The arrangements seem to have a freshness about them even after listening numerous times.

    Interspersed with the medleys are a cappella carols.

    All of this music is wonderfully performed by the Robert Shaw Chorale, the a cappella selections recorded in 1957 and the medleys in 1963.

    Four decades have proven that this is the standard in choral music. The clarity of text, the richness of tone, the beauty of harmony combine to present the message of Christmas in the manner that only music can do.

    These words are no surprise to those familiar with choral music in the United States. If you are not so familiar, but would like to enjoy Christmas music at its most beautiful, you can do no better than acquiring this CD.
    A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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    ASIN: B0000027WV
    Release Date: 1992-10-06

    Tracks:

    1. The Twelve Days Of Christmas
    2. Mary's Little Boy Chile
    3. Gesu Bambino
    4. 'Alleluja'
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    6. Winter Wonderland
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    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars uplifting.......2007-01-16

    I saw this broadcast in 1991 or 1992 and have it on video. My only regret is that the concert is not available as a DVD, because the wonder is as much in the impassioned and dramatic 'conversations' between the three stars as in the sounds they produce. Still, until then, this is unforgettable stuff.

    3 out of 5 stars not too good, not too bad.......2007-01-09

    this was an okay cd. it had some good songs i liked, but it was not the best christmas cd i've heard.

    4 out of 5 stars December 8, 1991 Must Have Been Quite A Night In NYC.......2003-12-14

    December 8, 1991 must have been a great night in New York City, especially at Carnegie Hall. On this evening, three outstanding performers backed by a great orchestra and two different choirs joined forces for a Christmas concert. The fruit of this effort is the recording A CARNEGIE HALL CHRISTMAS CONCERT.

    When Kathleen Battle, Frederica von Stade, and Wynton Marsalis collaborate in a concert, how can it be anything but an event? This disc shows just how phenomenal event this concert must have been. Each performer had ample opportunity to demonstrate the performer's individual talents, but there are also many duets with Battle and von Stade as well as works where all three perform together. The Orchestra of St. Luke's is conducted by Andre Previn and has a sumptuous sound. The American Boychoir and the Christmas Concert Chorus add backups that enhance so many of the arrangements. Battle and Von Stade's rendition of "Gesu Bambino" is probably one of the best recordings of this beautiful carol. The "Evening Prayer" from HANSEL AND GRETEL is a highlight as well. Winton Marsalis and his septet display their talents in jazz versions of "Winter Wonderland" and "We Three Kings." There is a great Christmas medley that concludes the disc that is simply vocal and orchestral fireworks at their best.

    My only critique, or pet peeve might be the better way of expressing it, would be "The Twelve Days of Christmas." This particular arrangement has the gifts in a different order than the standard version, but since this could be open to dispute, and in the spirit of the Christmas holiday, I won't consider this a strike against the album.

    I'll say it again: December 8, 1991 must have been a great night in New York City, especially at Carnegie Hall.

    5 out of 5 stars Voices of Angels.......2003-11-21

    The stars must have been aligned perfectly, all must have been right with the world on that night of December 8, 1991 in NYC's Carnegie Hall when this Christmas concert was filmed, because it is an example, one of those rare instances when everything falls into place perfectly.
    On this particular night Kathleen Battle, Frederica Von Stade, Wynton Marsalis and Andre Previn performed, not only with their instruments but with their hearts as well. All the performers relate and connect to this often performed material in ways others simply do not. This is secular Holiday music performed with fervor and an emotional connection that borders on the religious.
    The highlight of this recording is the 17 minute "American Songs" (I Wonder as I Wander, Who Was Mary, etc) performed primarily by Battle and Von Stade that is so exquisite as to be otherworldly.
    Christmas Concerts can be corny or at worst, maudlin. But on this particular night in 1991, the angels sang and the heavens opened and called forth these artists to perform not only with their voices but with their souls as well. This is an emotional experience that is not to be missed.

    5 out of 5 stars Makes your heart sing!.......2003-11-18

    This is a wonderful CD. The entire performance is absolutely perfect. Its the first Christmas CD we listen to every year and now my children start asking to hear it around Thanksgiving. I can't count the number of people I've given this to as a gift. We're are on our second copy!
    Christmas With the Trapp Family Singers
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • A new musical Christmas tradition
    • Christmas Songs from Many Nations - Flawlessly Sung
    		 Christmas With the Trapp Family Singers
    The Trapp Family
    Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B0002KV296
    Release Date: 2004-10-12

    Tracks:

    1. Es ist ein' Ros' entsprungen (Speierisches Gesangbuch, K 1599) - (German Chorale)
    2. Hirrten, wachet auf!
    3. Zu Bethlehem geboren
    4. Deck the hall with boughs of Holly
    5. A la nanita nana
    6. Il est ne divin enfant
    7. La canzone di natale
    8. Es hat sich halt eret
    9. Jesus Jesus Rest Your Head
    10. Shepherds come a-running
    11. Lobt Gott, ihr Christen alle gleich
    12. Es wird schon glei dumpa
    13. Nu det jul igen
    14. Ihr Kinderlein, kommet
    15. Der Scheibendudler
    16. Carol of the Drum - Transcribed by C.R.W. Robertson
    17. Deine Wangelen
    18. Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
    19. Angelus ad pastores ait
    20. In Nativitate Domini
    21. Puer natus est nobis
    22. Beata Viscera
    23. Pastorale
    24. Quem pastores - Den die Hirten
    25. Senex Puerum Portabat

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars A new musical Christmas tradition.......2004-12-14

    This recording was my first experience with the Trapp Family Singers (other than knowing the story from The Sound of Music). I cannot state how pleasently surprised I was.

    First of all, the technical quality of the recording is extraordinary. The selections were originally mastered between 1951 - 1953 by Deutsche Grammophon. Yet, despite the early dates, they sound like they were recorded yesterday.

    The performances are even more extraordinary. The a capella settings of these traditional Christmas songs are rich in harmony and performed with a clarity rarely heard today. Of particular interest is the Michael Praetorius setting of Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen (Lo how a rose err blooming), Deck the hall with boughs of holly, and the Bach setting of Lobt Gott, ihr Christen alle gleich.

    The family is conducted by Dr. Franz Wasner and the enclosed booklet offers a wonderful history of the family by writer Steven Ledbetter.

    Overall, this recording has quickly become a new Christmas favorite of mine. I cannot recommend it highly enough.

    4 out of 5 stars Christmas Songs from Many Nations - Flawlessly Sung.......2004-10-14

    The first 18 tracks on this CD are from an LP of the same name that was a family favorite of ours since the 60s. The vocals are very precise, with noticeable German accents (especially on "Jesus Rest Your Head"). The Trapps, directed by Fr. Wasner, perform songs from their native Austria, including the hauntingly beautiful Scheibendudler (a kind of solemn jodler). Some listeners may not much like their rendition of traditional English or American songs (Deck the Halls, Jesus Rest Your Head). The less familiar Latin and foreign songs are a real treat. Favorites are "A la Nanita" (Spanish), Nu ar de Jul Igen (Swedish), and "Zu Bethlehem Geboren" (German). Most songs are done a capella, although there is recorder accompaniment on one or two. A songbook containing the first 18 songs with music is available from Amazon. All in all, a fine recording and great change of pace from the more usual Christmas music.

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