A New Tradition Christmas

Track Listings

1. O Come O Come Emmanuel (15th C. French)

2. Joseph and Mary (trad.)

3. Good King Wenceslas (from Pia Cantiones)

4. I Saw Three Ships (English trad.)

5. Coventry Carol (1591)

6. In Dulci Jubilo (German trad.)

7. Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (English trad.)

8. Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence (English trad.)

9. Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isabella (trad.)

10. In the Bleak Midwinter (Gustav Holst)

Editorial Reviews
Minneapolis Star/Tribune
"Maurer has a feel for his instrument that makes for an immediate emotional response..."

Product Description
Traditional Christmas carols are given a present day interpretaion with the reflective and original piano musings of "Minnesota's premier new-age pianist," George Maurer (KARE-11 TV, Mineapolis). George likes to describe this as an album that you could almost play "year 'round" because he is so subtle in his approach to melody and form. "It is definately not "HO HO HO!" and Christmas in your face..." says George. Quiet, reflective, drawn out, creative, and still seasonal. Its what makes music from behind the Pine Curtain and from George Maurer special.......

A New Tradition Christmas

A New Tradition Christmas,George Maurer

Tracks:

Nowell Sing We
Ave Maria
Gloria/Alleluia
Lullay Lullow
What Tidings Bringest Thou?
Marvel Not, Joseph
Alma Redemptoris Mater
Make We Joy Now in This Fest
Nowell, Nowell: Tidings True
Sancta Maria
Hail Mary, Full of Grace
Ave Rex Angelorum
Tibi Laus, Tibi Gloria
Beata Progenies
Nova, Nova

Customer Reviews:

An important recording, beautiful singing (but uneven sound quality in the transfer).......2006-10-20

The New York Pro Musica Antiqua, founded in 1952 by Noah Greenberg, gave many Americans their first taste of medieval and Renaissance music, both vocal and instrumental. Their work introduced a public generally ignorant of any composers who lived prior to Baroque to the sound of sackbutts (sp?!), rebecs, krumhorns, lutes, viol da gambas, and other staples of music-making between 1200 and 1700. Their recording of the 12th century liturgical drama, The Play of Daniel, was groundbreaking, their later LPs of Elizabethan madrigals and court music were a joy to the ear. In the Pro Musica's early days, they were fortunate to have on board the countertenor Russell Oberlin, a graduate of Juilliard, whose voice, bell-like and true in both the upper and lower registers, was devoid of the shrillness often heard in falsetto.

Mr. Oberlin is one of the fine vocalists in this early recording, and it is unfortunate that the quality of the transfer from LP to disc leaves something to be desired. The medieval christmas "carols," sung for the most part a cappella, are a pleasing combination of lively and quietly meditative songs, and it is easy to see how the Pro Musica served as a model for the many early-music groups that emerged between the 1970s and the present day. This disc is a must for the serious collector, or student of medieval music, and, even with the uneven sound quality, we can appreciate the excellence of the performers.

Historically Significant - Terrible Audio.......2005-12-21

As another reviewer points out, this CD is based on a recording made ALMOST 50 YEARS AGO. The sound quality is very nasal and brittle, and lacks the fullness that modern listeners have come to expect. So, unless you're interested in this CD as an artifact of musical history, you may be disappointed. If you're looking for somethng "listenable", there are any number of contemporary groups that specialize in music from this period.

One of the Greats.......2002-12-12

This recording may be almost 50 years old, but it still resounds as the classic that alerted an unsuspecting public to the beauty and joy of medieval music. The New York Pro Musica would go on to record much more medieval and Renaissance music (including re-recordings of these selections), but this is now the only of their recordings in print. Until the entire output is restored to the catalog, this lone example must suffice. It is hauntingly beautiful and rousing by turns. This is a recording that should please a wide range of music lovers, but particularly those who already have found a place in their hearts for music of the medieval court and countryside.

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Folk music from around the world - Christmas style
I NEED to hear this CD EVERY Christmas.....
In a way a winner
Incredible Harmony
The Burns Sisters Are Wonderful!

Tradition: Holiday Songs Old & New
The Burns Sisters
Manufacturer: Philo Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000003WR
Release Date: 1997-06-10

Tracks:

Songs We Love
O Come O Come Emmanuel
Golden Cradle
Little Drummer Boy
Children Go Where I Send Thee
Silent Night
Come Come
What Child Is This
Shaloo Shalom
This Christmas
Tibetan Prayer For Peace
Outtakes

Customer Reviews:

Folk music from around the world - Christmas style.......2002-10-27

A look at the origins of these songs (including Ireland, England, Austria, Persia, Tibet and Israel) suggests that these lovely sisters have a lot in common with Britain's Maddy Prior, who's love of old-time music has yielded some of the most distinctive Christmas music ever recorded.

Silent night has been recorded far too often, although Annie, Marie and Jeannie sing it so beautifully and theirs must surely be one of the best versions there is. There are other familiar songs here - Little drummer boy (which they sing a cappella, very nice), Children go where I send thee and What child child is this.

Marie and Annie each wrote one song for the album, which is definitely one to listen to in quieter moments. In such a setting, this a real pleasure to listen to.

I NEED to hear this CD EVERY Christmas............2001-12-13

We were given this CD as a gift a few years ago from a relative who lives in Ithaca, where The Burns Sisters appear and are well known. I literally sobbed at the beauty of "Let It Be" that first year, and every year since then, shivers go up my spine when it starts. Their wonderful harmony and choice of songs for this particular CD..............well, ...I just never tire of it.
I have given it as a gift nearly every year since then....to someone. This belongs in your Christmas collection. Wonderful in the car too, for singing along with.

In a way a winner.......2000-07-08

I am not a fan of the Burns Sisters nor did this album make me a fan. However, I would recommend the album if it contained nothing but the track "Come Come" - a bit of Sufi poetry set to a simple and repeating tune that is a wonderful variation on the Christmas season's religious music.

Luckily, the remainder of the album has music that is enjoyable - a good choice of material done with solid musical taste. And the breadth of the material - including Judaic and Tibetan pieces as well - sets it apart from the scores of competent Xmas season recordings.

Incredible Harmony.......1999-11-28

Just returned from a concert at the Night Eagle Cafe where the Burns Sisters appeared, accompanied by Jim Henry. Wonderful concert, at which we purchased three CDs, this among them. Can't say enough about the originality of the arrangements, and the sincerity of the presentation. The fact that they are sisters is integral to the unity of their performance. Musicianship is superb!

The Burns Sisters Are Wonderful!.......1999-08-05

I saw my then-housemate Annie Burns (Hi, Annie!)do this material with her sisters at Oliver's in Ithaca, NY just before Christmas in '91.

Unforgettable "Drummer Boy." Usually I just cringe at this song the way it's butchered on most Christmas Compilations. The Burns sisters' a capella version was so beautiful, it had me sobbing like a baby to hear it.

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I'll Be Home For Christmas - Kenny Rogers
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Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer - Texas Tornados
The Christmas Song - The A-String with Kathy Mattea
Deck The Halls - Sons Of The San Joaquin
White Christmas - Don Edwards
Feliz Navidad - Holly Dunn
Silver Bells - Travis Tritt
Last Month Of The Year - The Fairfield Four

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Best of Christmas Tradition

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O Little Town - Richard Purvis
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Nowell Sing We - New York Pro Musica
Ave Maria - New York Pro Musica
Gloria/Alleluia - New York Pro Musica
Lullay Lullow - New York Pro Musica
What Tidings Bringest Thou? - New York Pro Musica
Marvel Not, Joseph - New York Pro Musica
Alma Redemptoris Mater - New York Pro Musica
Make We Joy Now in This Fest - New York Pro Musica
Nowell, Nowell: Tidings True - New York Pro Musica
Sancta Maria - New York Pro Musica
Hail Mary, Full of Grace - New York Pro Musica
Ave Rex Angelorum - New York Pro Musica
Tibi Laus, Tibi Gloria - New York Pro Musica
Beata Progenies - New York Pro Musica
Nova, Nova - New York Pro Musica

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Dies Santificatus (Day Sanctified) - The Sistine Choir
Pastores Dicite (Speak, Shepherds) - The Sistine Choir
Hodie Christius Natus Est (Today, Christ Is Born) - The Sistine Choir
Improperia (Reprove) - The Sistine Choir
Tenebr The Sistine Choir
Ave Maria, Vergine Fiore (Hail Mary, Virgin Flower) - The Sistine Choir
Rorate C (Song of Advent) - The Sistine Choir
Victimaschali (Easter Victim) - The Sistine Choir
Vexilla Regis (King's Insignia) - The Sistine Choir
Adeste Fidelis (Oh Come All Ye Faithful) - The Sistine Choir

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ASIN: B000CA6ZUM
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A New Tradition Christmas

ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00002R29P
Release Date: 1994-10-10

Tracks:

O Come O Come Emmanuel (15th C. French)
Joseph and Mary (trad.)
Good King Wenceslas (from Pia Cantiones)
I Saw Three Ships (English trad.)
Coventry Carol (1591)
In Dulci Jubilo (German trad.)
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (English trad.)
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence (English trad.)
Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isabella (trad.)
In the Bleak Midwinter (Gustav Holst)

Album Description

Traditional Christmas carols are given a present day interpretaion with the reflective and original piano musings of "Minnesota's premier new-age pianist," George Maurer (KARE-11 TV, Mineapolis). George likes to describe this as an album that you could almost play "year 'round" because he is so subtle in his approach to melody and form. "It is definately not "HO HO HO!" and Christmas in your face..." says George. Quiet, reflective, drawn out, creative, and still seasonal. Its what makes music from behind the Pine Curtain and from George Maurer special.......

American Tradition: Christmas in the City, Christmas in the Heartland, Winter Suite, New Traditions [3 CD Box Set]

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American Tradition: Christmas in the City, Christmas in the Heartland, Winter Suite, New Traditions [3 CD Box Set]

Manufacturer: Compass Productions
ProductGroup: Classical
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B0009JRCZS

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[Christmas in the City] ~ Deck the Halls ~ White Christmas ~ Silent Night ~ Ding, Dong ~ Christmas Song ~ Merry Little Christmas ~ Bethlehem ~ Midnight Clear ~ 12 Days ~ Away in a Manger ~ Old Time Religion ~ Auld Lang Syne - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -[Christmas in the Heartland] ~ Silent Night ~ Joy to the World ~ Rose E're Blooming ~ Simple Gifts ~ Merry Gentlemen ~ O Christmas Tree ~ Conventry Carol ~ Sleepers Awake ~ Jeanette Isabella ~ Bethlehem ~ Immanuel ~ A Merry Christmas ~ Bleak Midwinter ~ Amazing Grace - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [Winter Suite, New Tradition] ~ Secret Place ~ If Only ~ Assiste Parata ~ Barrowed Days ~ Aragorn's Dream ~ Halia's First Snow ~ Stavros Stroll ~ Child Lay Sleeping ~ Last Chance ~ Hope