The Spirit of Christmas Present
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Label: Meridian
Cat No: CDE84601
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Vocal/Choral
Release Date: 30th January 2012
Contents
Works
WhitbournProcessional Introit & Kyrie Eleison (from ‘Missa Carolae’)
Whitbourn
Gloria in Excelsis (from ‘Missa Carolae’)
Whitbourn
Sanctus & Benedictus (from ‘Missa Carolae’)
Whitbourn
Agnus Dei (from ‘Missa Carolae’)
MacMillan
Dominus Dabit Benignitatem
MacMillan
O Radiant Dawn
McCabe
I Sing of a Maiden
Pott
A Hymn to the Virgin
Chilcott
Remember, O thou Man
Woolrich
Spring in Winter
McNeff
Carol of the Birds
Traditional Basque
The Angel Gabriel (arr. Howard Goodall)
Lavino
Before the Paling of the Stars
O’Regan
Bring Rest, Sweet Dreaming Child
Gruber
Silent Night (arr. Jonathan Rathbone)
Artists
Elysian Singers of LondonConductor
Sam LaughtonWorks
WhitbournProcessional Introit & Kyrie Eleison (from ‘Missa Carolae’)
Whitbourn
Gloria in Excelsis (from ‘Missa Carolae’)
Whitbourn
Sanctus & Benedictus (from ‘Missa Carolae’)
Whitbourn
Agnus Dei (from ‘Missa Carolae’)
MacMillan
Dominus Dabit Benignitatem
MacMillan
O Radiant Dawn
McCabe
I Sing of a Maiden
Pott
A Hymn to the Virgin
Chilcott
Remember, O thou Man
Woolrich
Spring in Winter
McNeff
Carol of the Birds
Traditional Basque
The Angel Gabriel (arr. Howard Goodall)
Lavino
Before the Paling of the Stars
O’Regan
Bring Rest, Sweet Dreaming Child
Gruber
Silent Night (arr. Jonathan Rathbone)
Artists
Elysian Singers of LondonConductor
Sam LaughtonAbout
So it is with Christmas music: the love of traditional carols and songs is equalled by the constant search for new ways to express the Christmas message, or indeed to seek out a new message altogether. Leaving aside the honourable search for a truly authentic manner of performing music from the past, modern composers have sought out the past in two ways. Firstly, by finding new inspiration from poetry composed over the centuries - and in this regard the medieval, often anonymous, poets appear to provide the richest, most evergreen source of material for original compositions. Secondly, by arranging, incorporating or recomposing traditional melodies in a modern context.
And this CD is a collection of the finest examples of both these forms of Christmas music, all created in the 21st century.
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