Czech Christmas Carols

Czech Christmas Carols

Track Listings

1. Nesem Vám Noviny

2. Hopsa, Pacholátka

3. Vzhuru, Bratri

4. K Jezískovi Do Betléma

5. Já Bych Rád K Betlému

6. Dve Pastorely Z Východních Cech

7. Kyrie Eleison

8. Ó, Svatá Dobo Vánocní

9. V Betléme Svítejí

10. Sáhnu Oknem Pro Kolác

11. Jak Jsi Krásné, Nevinátko

12. Já Malý Pricházím Koledovat

13. Pod Tím Domkem

14. Pásli Ovce Valasi

15. Byla Cesta

16. Den Preslavný Jest K Nám Prisel

17. O Svatých Trech Králích

18. Vánocní Roztomilost

Tracks:

Shepherd's Pipe Carol
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
Angel Tidings
Quelle est cette odeur agreable
Once In Royal David's City
Il est ne le divin enfant
I Saw Three Ships
In dulci jubilo
Nativity Carol
Quem pastores laudavere
Rocking
The Twelve Days Of Christmas
Here We Come A-Wassailing
The Coming Of Our King
O Come, O Come, Immanuel
The Infant King
Shepherds' Noel
Noel Nouvelet
O Little Town Of Bethlehem
Gabriel's Message
Sans Day Carol
Stille Nacht
Flemish Carol
Past Three A Clock

Customer Reviews:

Carols From Clare.......2006-12-12

Here again is a Christmas collection from Clare College that will easily find its way to the top of your list. The mixed male and female choir is accompanied by an orchestra whose excellence is manifest in it perfect coordination with the voices throughout. All the arrangements capture your soul and bring you into a dimension of Christmas not found elsewhere. If giving this as a gift, make sure to buy one also for yourself!

This music makes me wish Christmas season would never end!!!.......2001-12-22

This CD is absolutely beautiful. I can't bear to put it away after the holiday season is over! The voices of the Clare College Singers, accompanied by the orchestra blend together to make a heavenly sound. The songs are so gentle and almost mystical. I discovered John Rutter and the Clare College Singers by listening to the local classical music station, and fell in love with their unique sound. "Shepherds Pipe Carol" is one of my favorites, but all of the songs are wonderful on this CD. I also purchased "The Holly and the Ivy" (also with the Clare choir and John Rutter), and it is beautiful too. 5 stars is not enough. If you enjoy gentle, spiritually uplifting Christmas music, buy this CD. You won't regret it.

Delicious carol arrangements by Rutter--a holiday MUST HAVE.......2001-11-29

Delicious Rutter carol arrangements with beautiful pure singing by Clare College Singers of Cambridge, England.

I was delighted to find "Carols from Clare" which includes 11 of the 12 recordings of my Capitol International Series LP recording , "Christmas in Cambridge, " featuring the Clare College Singers and Orchestra, Rutter as arranger.NEVER THOUGHT I'D FIND !!! It has been my FAVORITE Christmas holiday recording for 19 years. Only piece missing is "Of the Father's Love Begotten" which I will be searching for, of course, on another Rutter CD.

Beautiful, Glorious, Inspiring!!.......2001-11-28

I fell in love with John Rutter's music when I heard his "Magnificat" performed locally. I by chance heard the first selection on this cd- one of two he wrote himself- and bought it just based on that one tune. I am of the mind that you can't own enough Christmas music because you'll want variety. This cd, and others from the Clare or Cambridge collection, is not about "Mama kissing Santa" or a red-nosed reindeer. It's about the magic of Christmas and the reason we have celebrate a birth in a manger. Of course like any great sacred music, even athiests will love the beauty of it!

Great Christmas Cheer.......2001-01-27

Great old standards and some new stuff thrown in from jolly ole England. Wonderful selection and performance. Great addition to holiday collection.

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Christmas Carols
Sir Henry Walford Davies , Henry John Gauntlett , Franz Xaver Gruber , George Frideric Handel , Gustav Holst , William James Kirkpatrick , Felix Mendelssohn , Christmas Traditional , John Francis Wade , Donald Hunt , Raymond Johnston , Worcester Cathedral Choir , and Robert Stringer
Manufacturer: Naxos
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ASIN: B0000013UG
Release Date: 1994-02-15

Tracks:

Joy To The World
Once In Royal David's City
O Little Town of Bethlehem
The Cherry Tree Carol
In The Bleak Midwinter
Sing Aloud
Away In A Manger
Joys Seven
I Wonder as I Wander
Jesus, Jesus, Rest youe Head
In Dulci Jubilo
O Little One Sweet
Rocking
Ding, dong, Merrily On High
O Come, All Ye Faithful
Coventry Carol
As I Outrode
Unto Us Is Born A Son
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Silent Night

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all Christmas,all the Time
Title makes a big claim, but it absolutely delivers...
Its time to be seasonal

The Best Carols in the World...Ever!

Manufacturer: EMI Classics
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ASIN: B00002438U
Release Date: 2005-10-04

Tracks:

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing/Angels We Have Heard Ye On High - Sir David Willcocks
I Saw Three Ships - Sir David Willcocks
The First Nowell - Philip Ledger
God Rest You Merry Gentlemen - Sir David Willcocks
While Shepherds Watched - Sir David Willcocks
A Virgin Unspotted - Andrew Parrott
Once In A Royal David's City - John Rutter
In The Bleak Midwinter - Sir David Willcocks
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - David Bell
In Dulci Jubilo - John Rutter
O Little Town Of Bethlehem - Philip Ledger
Past Three O'Clock - Sir David Willcocks
The Coventry Carol - Mediaeval Baebes
Away In A Manger - Sir George Thalben-Ball
Nativity Carol - John Rutter
Unto Us Is Born A Son - David Bell
Silent Night - Sir David Willcocks
Ding Dong Merrily On High - Sir David Willcocks
We Wish You A Merry Christmas - Sir David Willcocks
The Lord At First Did Adam Make - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
Up! Good Christen Folk And Listen - Sir David Willcocks
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly - John Rutter
O Little One Sweet - Sir David Willcocks
O Come, O Come Emmanuel - David Bell
The Twelve Days Of Christmas - John Rutter

Tracks:

Good King Wenceslas - David Bell
Cherry Tree Carol - Sir David Willcocks
Joy To The World - David Bell
Here We Come A-Wassailing - John Rutter
See Amid The Winter's Snow - Sir David Willcocks
Gaudete - Mediaeval Baebes
The Holly And The Ivy - Sir David Willcocks
We've Been A While A-Wandering - Sir David Willcocks
We Three Kings Of Orient Are - David Bell
Shepherd's Pipe Carol - John Rutter
Masters In This Hall - Sir David Willcocks
The Babe Of Bethlehem - Andrew Parrott
A Spotless Rose - Philip Ledger
Angel Tidings - John Rutter
When An Angel Host Entuned - Sir David Willcocks
As With Gladness Men Of Old - David Bell
Adam Lay Ibounden - Mediaeval Baebes
The Coming Of Our King - John Rutter
Christ Was Born On Christmas Day - Sir George Thalben-Ball
A Christmas Carol - Sir David Willcocks
Sans Day Carol - John Rutter
Gabriel's Message - Sir David Willcocks
The Chester Carol - Robert Tear
Rocking - Sir David Willcocks
Methinks I See An Heav'nly Host - Andrew Parrott
Angels From The Realms Of Glory - David Bell
O Come, All Ye Faithful - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge

Customer Reviews:

all Christmas,all the Time.......2007-01-10

This two cd offering has almost all my favorites.the classics, not the Rudolph ones. Can't recommend enough.Listen and read Dickens...That's enough Christmas for anyone.

Title makes a big claim, but it absolutely delivers..........2006-12-02

This album provides 2.5 hours of excellent carols, from excellent choirs and soloists, and with great sound. I was worried that a compilation this large, and with such an extravagent title, would be B-side offerings, but that's not the case at all.

This isn't an album if you are looking for something "fresh and new." The arrangements are traditional, and even newer carols are done in a fairly conservative style. But that said, some of the pieces provide the best orchestration and voice arrangement I have ever heard. This is like the pinnacle of the classic English Christmas carol; clean, precise, glorious and celebratory.

Its time to be seasonal.......2005-12-16

This album contains traditional carols performed in a traditional way at the best quality. It is an excellent album to ensure the spirit of christmas is present and to bring the true meaning of christmas back. The double CD selection has all the golden favourites as well as not so wellknown carols to complete a very good christmas album. Merry Christmas to you all!

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A Christmas celebration for Classical Music Lovers only
This may be a good album; the marketing ploy is shameless
Touch of angle, touch of heart

#1 Christmas Album
Placido Domingo , Luciano Pavarotti , Kiri te Kanawa , Franz Gruber , Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky , and Joan Sutherland
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ASIN: B00005Q6LG
Release Date: 2001-10-09

Tracks:

Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful) - Luciano Pavarotti/London Voices
Silent Night (Stille Nacht) - The Bach Choir/Sir David Willcocks
Ave Maria - Leontyne Price
Once In Royal David's City - Robin Barter/David Briggs/The Choir Of Kings College, Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury
Ding Dong! Merrily On High - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury
Joy To The World - Joan Sutherland
Good King Wenceslas - Simon Keenlyside/Richard Suart/Stephen Cleobury/The Choir Of St John's College, Cambridge...
Wiegenlied (Brahms' Lullaby) - Renata Tebaldi
In Dulce Jubilo - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/Sir David Willcocks
Christmas Oratorio: Pastoral Sinfonia - Stuttgarter Kammerorchester/Karl Munchinger
Messiah: For Unto Us A Child Is Born - Chicago Symphony Chorus And Orchestra/Sir Georg Solti
Ave Maria - Kiri Te Kanawa
L'Enfance Du Christ: Shepherds' Farewell - St Anthony Singers
Mille Cherubini In Coro - Luciano Pavarotti
See Amid The Winter's Snow - Simon Preston/The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/Sir David Willcocks
What Child Is This? - Anthony Way/Tom Finucane/John Scott
The First Nowell - David Briggs/The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury
O Tannenbaum - Leontyne Price
While Shepherds Watched - Simon Preston/The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/Sir David Willcocks
Away In A Manger - Anthony Way/The Choir Of St Paul's Cathedral/John Scott
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - John Scott/James Blades/David Corkhill

Tracks:

Deck The Hall - Joan Sutherland/The Ambrosian Singers
The Holly And The Ivy - Jonathan Lamb/Christopher Hughes/Simon Haynes/Roland Robertson/The Choir Of King's College...
Panis Angelicus - Luciano Pavarotti/Wandsworth Boys Choir
In The Bleak Midwinter - Anthony Way/The Choir Of St Paul's Cathedral
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - John Scott/James Blades/David Corkhill
German Dance No.3, K.605: Sleigh Ride - Wiener Mozart Ensemble/Willi Boskovsky
The Twelve Days Of Christmas - Joan Sutherland/The Ambrosian Singers
Shepherds In The Fields Abiding - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/Sir David Willcocks
Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle - Renata Tebaldi
I Saw Three Ships - Mark Tinkler/William Kendall/The Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge/George Guest
O Holy Night - Leontyne Price
O Little Town Of Bethlehem - David Briggs/The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury
Gesu Bambino - Luciano Pavarotti/Wandsworth Boys' Choir
Rocking - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/Sir David Willcocks
The Virgin's Slumber Song - Joan Sutherland
Child In A Manger - The Choir And Orchestra Of Clare College, Cambridge/John Rutter
Hosanna In Excelsis - Placido Domingo/James Lancelot/Winchester Cathedral Choir
The Nutcracker: Waltz Of The Snowflakes - Members Of The Finchley Children's Music Group
White Christmas - Kiri Te Kanawa/London Voices
The Skaters' Waltz - National Philharmonic Orchestra/Douglas Gamley
Mary's Boy Child - Kiri Te Kanawa/London Voices

Customer Reviews:

A Christmas celebration for Classical Music Lovers only.......2002-11-06

The cover of this 2 disc set features half a dozen of the great voices of our time: Pavarotti, Domingo, Joan Sutherland, Renata Tebaldi, Kiri Te Kanawa, and Leontyne Price. However, selections by these soloists comprise only 2/5 of the set, the rest being choral and orchestral works.

Nor are these fabulous voices given equal representation. Pavarotti and my personal favorite, Joan Sutherland, have four songs apiece; Price and Kanawa have three apiece; Renata Tebaldi two and only one for Placido Domingo.

However, this is basically a very good collection. The first disc is a bit on the solemn side, while the second is brighter. Pavarotti leads off the entire collection with "Adeste Fideles" and returns later on the first disc with "Mille Cherubini in Coro". His renditions of "Panis Angelicus" and "Gesu Bambino" help grace the second CD.

Joan Sutherland brightens the first disc with her "Joy To The World" and then sets the lighter mood of the second disc with "Deck The Halls" and later returns with a sprightly "Twelve Days of Christmas". She also gives us the beautiful and tender "Virgin Slumber Song". Leontyne Price gives us Schubert's "Ave Maria", "O Tannenbaum" and "O Holy Night". Kiri Te Kanawa gives us Bach/Gounod's "Ave Maria", surprises us with "White Christmas" (a very beautiful & unique interpretation), and winds up the entire set with "Mary's Boy Child". Renata Tebaldi's contributions are Brahms' "Lullaby" and "Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle". Placido Domingo's sole appearance is with the dynamic "Hosanna in Excelsis" from Lloyd Weber's Requiem.

It is a splendid feast of vocal performances. However, the choral and orchestral selections have weak spots. I was especially disappointed in the Chicago Symphony & Chorus rendition of "For Unto Us a Child Is Born", and also thought that a good rendition of the Hallelujah Chorus would've worked better. The orchestral selections did have bright spots such as "Sleigh Ride" (Mozart's, not Leroy Anderson's), Tchaikovsky's "Waltz of the Snowflakes" from the Nutcracker, and the "Skater's Waltz".

All in all, this is a collection which belongs in your Christmas Classical collection, but can't be considered an absolute essential.

This may be a good album; the marketing ploy is shameless.......2001-11-15

I have not listened specifically to this edition, but I can tell you with near absolute certainty that this is a classic example of marketing at its most shameless. This is nothing more than a reissue of "The Greatest Christmas Show on Earth", but with a different title! (Something similar was done back in 1963, when the Harry Simeone Chorale's ever-popular 1958 LP, "Sing We Now of Christmas", was retitled and re-released as "The Little Drummer Boy"--its current CD title--, but at least the advertising there seemed slightly more honest.)

Everything on "The #1 Christmas Album" is exactly the same as on "The Greatest Christmas Show on Earth", right down to the order of the musical selections on the album. Only the cover design is different. Decca/London apparently believes that it can fool its customers into thinking that they are buying another album if they simply change the title. Of course, the album itself is reasonably good, though not on the level of most of my favorite Christmas albums, not even the now-deleted RCA Victor "Christmas Treasures", a collection culled from RCA Victor's Living Stereo series. The offense lies in the marketing gimmick,something I have never seen in all my years of avid CD buying. This is worse than all those "collections" which just rehash old material--at least each collection is a newly organized album.

Touch of angle, touch of heart.......2001-11-14

If you enjoy opera or choir, this is a must collection. The Choir of King's College probably knows the secret how to make the listener flying among thousands of Christmas candles. Pavarotti's opening is so mighty that remind people, this year, to be courageous and to believe (not limited from religious sense but the humanity perspective.) And his Mill Cherubini and Panis Angelicus can vibrate one's tear from the heart, reflecting to the tragedy and the war in 2001. As for the sopranos, this collection is a Jewel. Joan Sutherland's Deck The Hall and The Twelve Days of Christmas bring out the merry atmosphere of the season and cheer one's mood to celebrate. Also her Virgin's Slumber Song has so much beauty and grace . Kanawa's Ave Maria is so dramatic performed that perfectly drawn out the human's longing for love and protection. All the orchestra also have done a splendid job. The arrangement is perfect there is no dull moment from the beginning to the end.

A Celebration of Christmas: Carols Through the Ages

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A Celebration of Christmas: Carols Through the Ages

Manufacturer: Vanguard Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000023F9
Release Date: 1994-01-04

Tracks:

Patapan
We Three Kings Of Orient Are
I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing
The Coventry Carol
It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
Good King Wenceslas
Once In Royal David's City
Rocking
The First Nowell
God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman
Wither's Rocking Hymn
Silent Night
Wassail Song
Dormi Jesu!
Boar's Head Carol
Past Three O'Clock
Lullay My Liking
Adam Lay Ybounden
Herrick's Carol
Angelus Ad Virginem
The Holly And The Ivy
O Little One Sweet
Songs Of The Nuns Of Chester
Winter-Rose
In Dulce Jubilo

Tracks:

Deck The Halls
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Lute-Book Lullaby
Ye Shepherds
Joy To The World
Down In Yon Forest
People, Look East
Blessed Be The Maid Marie
Sir Christmas
Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming
O Come, All Ye Faithful
The Twelve Days Of Christmas
Here We Come A-Wassailing
All My Heart
Joseph Dearest (Song Of The Crib)
I Saw Three Ships
How Far Is It To Bethlehem?
The Birds
The Old Year Now (Greensleeves)
A Merry Christmas

Tracks:

Gymel Of Guilelmus Monachus
Anon.: Nowell, Nowell: Tidings True
Roy Henry: Sanctus
Anon: Blessed Be Thou, Heavenly Queen
Anon: Qui Natus Est
Anon: Carol With Burden
Anon: Nova, Nova
Anon: Angelus Ad Virginem
Anon: Hail Mary, Full Of Grace
In Die Nativitas
Anon: There Is No Rose Of Such Virtue
Kyrie
Quid Petis O Fili
Anon: I Saw
Anon: Nowell, Nowell: Out Of Your Sleep
Fauxbourden Of Guilelmus Monachus
Quam Pulcra Es

Tracks:

Anon: De Nativitate Domini
Ave Maria
Decet Huius Cunctis Horis
In Nativitate Domini
O Regina, Lux Divina
Hodie Christus Natus Est
Nesciens Mater
Et In Terra Pax
Crist And Saint Marie
Sancta Maria
O Maria Virgo
Gloria
Puer Natus
Foeno Iacere
Maria Zart
Beata Progenies
Alleluya Psallat

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Horrible
Truly Beautiful

Carols Around the World

Manufacturer: Telarc
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000C3HR
Release Date: 1989-11-08

Tracks:

What Sweeter Music
A Christmas Carol
Adam Lay Ybounden
O Little Town Of Bethlehem
The Cherry-Tree Carol
Sing A Song Of Christmas
Deck The Hall
In The Bleak Midwinter
A Boy Was Born
What Cheer?
Coventry Carol
Lute-Book Lullaby
Guillaume, Prends Ton Tambourin
Quelle Est Cette Odeur Agreable?
Berceuse (Polish Traditional)
Rocking (Czech Traditonal)
Cancion De Navidad
Fum, Fum, Fum (Catalan traditonal)
I Saw A Maiden (Old Basque Noel)
Komt Verwondert U Hier, Menschen
Herders, Hij Is Geboren
Des Hirten Wiegenlied
O Jesulein Suss, O Jesulein Mild
Ich Steh' An Deiner Krippe Hier
Es Ist Ein Ros' Entsprungen
Uns Ist Ein Kind Geboren

Customer Reviews:

Horrible.......2003-12-24

The CD was a true disappointment. The songs/carols are almost unrecognizable. I wish I had never ordered it. My expectations were so much higher. It didn't meet my tatse at all even though I don'yt go for the regular Holiday ho-ho-ho music either. But stay away from this CD, after 10 minutes you are sick of it.

Truly Beautiful.......2000-11-25

This fabulous cd is now the standard mood-setter in my house at Christmas time. It's not your typical Rudolf or Little Drummer Boy fare, but a collection of carols you'll KNOW you've heard before even though you don't know the names, and everything, even the unfamiliar, eminate a serene, peaceful holiday feeling. Quink's voices are pristine and soaring, the arrangements are beautiful, and the melodies (especially "What Sweeter Music") haunt me all year long. Put it in your changer and hit "REPEAT".

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Variations & Value
Tone down the organ and I'd love it!

The Naxos Book of Carols
Antony Pitts
Manufacturer: Naxos
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ASIN: B0000EI9W9
Release Date: 2004-10-26

Tracks:

O come, o come, Emmanuel
Of the Fathers heart begotten
O quickly come
Verbum Patris umanatur, O, O
Lo! He comes
The holly and the ivy
Lo, there a Rose is blooming
Alleluya a new work
Ding! dong! merrily on high
While shepherds watched
The Song of Angels
Hark! the herald angels sing
Silent night
Away in a manger
Baby Jesus, hush! now sleep
O little town of Bethlehem
Jesu, the very thought is sweet
O come, all ye faithful
Personent hodie
In dulci jubilo
Good King Wenceslas
We three kings of Orient are
I saw three ships come sailing in
Hail to the Lords Anointed

Album Description

The Naxos Book of Carols is a collection of both the very old and very new. It is a selection of best-loved and newfound carols, drawing on centuries of tradition.The carols unfold in four narrative sequences each focusing on a different part of the Christmas Story - from The Hope of Advent to the announcements of The Message, the joy of the birth of The Baby and the celebration of the coming of The King of Kings. There are 24 carols, one for each day of advent.

Customer Reviews:

Variations & Value.......2005-12-02

This CD contains some wonderful variations of traditional Christmas carols. O Little Town of Bethlehem is hauntingly beautiful. The Holly and the Ivy is delightful. One of my favorite holiday songs, Personent Hodie, is particularly interesting and well done. And all of this at a true value price!

Tone down the organ and I'd love it!.......2003-12-23

Pitts's new tune for O Little Town of Bethlehem is very appealing, and the alternate tune for The Holly and the Ivy in some verses is beautiful. The arangements for O Come and Of the Father's Love Begotten are very striking.
The singers are good, whether as soloists or in chorus and their pronunciation is very clear. However, the organ is sometimes allowed to drown them out! And, at least for my taste, the organ ornamentation is very often far too discordant. Fortunately this does not happen in every song, and when it does occur, it is usually for one verse only.
Most of these arangements and settings I would love to hear again without the organ. Then I'd give it more stars!

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Czech Christmas Carols
Hradec Kralove Folk-Group
Manufacturer: Boheme Amabile
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000BDH5KY
Release Date: 2005-10-25

Tracks:

Nesem VNoviny
Hopsa, Pachola
Vzhuru, Bratri
K Jezovi Do Betl
Jych RK Betl
Dve Pastorely Z V Cech
Kyrie Eleison
Svatobo Vcn
V Betl Svj
Su Oknem Pro Kol
Jak Jsi KrNevino
Jalhm Koledovat
Pod TDomkem
Pi Ovce Valasi (The Shepherd's Song)
Byla Cesta
Den Preslavn K NPrisel
O Svatech Krch
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Silent Night: 25 Carols of Peace & Tranquility

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Lulling the Soul: Carols of Love and Wonder

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Release Date: 2001-09-23

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Silent Night
Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella
Ave Maria
Away in a Manger
Still, still, still
No#3
Dors, ma colombe
Lulajze Jezuniu
Dormi, dormi, o bel Bambin
In dulci jubilo (With Sweet Jubilation)
Tu scendi dalle stelle (You Come from the Stars)
Conte de No
Mariiegenlied (The Virgin's Slumber Song)
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
Schlafendes Jesuskind (Sleeping Child Jesus)
Kommet, ihr Hirten (Carol of the Shepherds)
Zu Bethlehem geboren/ Eia, eia
What Child is This?
In a Manger
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
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Sweet Little Jesus Boy
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L la nanita nana
El rorro (The Babe in Arms)

Album Description

International harpist Dominique Piana has toured extensively throughout the United States. In the pursuit of a multifaceted career of performing, teaching, recording and writing, Ms. Piana endeavors to communicate the life-transforming power of music to audiences from all walks of life.

Born in Belgium into a family of German background, Ms. Piana grew up in the French-speaking part of Brussels and was educated in the humanities, with an emphasis on classical languages. She studied piano throughout childhood at various Music Academies and turned to the harp just before entering the Royal Conservatory of Music, in the studio of Francette Bartholomee. She also commuted to Paris to study with Frederique Cambreling.

In 1980, at the invitation of master teacher Susan McDonald, Ms. Piana moved to the USA. She earned a Master of Arts degree from the Claremont Graduate University in California. Thereupon she served as Adjunct Professor of Harp at the University of Redlands and La Sierra University in Riverside until the summer of 2001. Throughout the years she has experimented with various creative approaches such as Music and Movement, applying them to the complexities of the harp in pedagogy and performance.

As a solo performer, Ms. Piana has made a specialty of historical recitals. The Romantic Spirit, a unique program of 19th century music and poetry, has been shaped by years of research into the harp and piano literature, matching feelings and ideas, musical substance and idiomatic writing. Her children's presentation The Poet's Harp unveils the magical tricks of this intriguing mechanical marvel with fanciful imagery.

In her ensemble work, Ms. Piana has experimented with numerous sound combinations and styles, partnering with flute, organ and various string combinations. She founded and conducted the Inland Empire Harp Ensemble in many Southern California appearances. She has explored the fascinating Sephardic tradition with cantor Gregory Yaroslow. She founded Duo Appassionata with violinist Sherry Kloss, whose distinctive "singing" style reflects the influence of her close association with Jascha Heifetz.

Ms. Piana introduced the Concerto for Harp by the Belgian composer Joseph Jongen to Southern California audiences with five performances during the 1991-92 season. She has unearthed many less known musical gems awaiting a fresh hearing.

She served as Program Chair for the 1992 National Conference of the American Harp Society. She has been listed in the International Who's Who in Music since 1990 and is on the touring roster of the California Arts Council.

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