| Description |
1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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1.4 m/s |
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digital recording |
| Performer |
Vocal soloists; Robert Shaw Chamber Singers; Norman Mackenzie, organ; Robert Shaw, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded June 28-30, 1997, in Symphony Hall, Woodruff Memorial Arts Center, Atlanta, Ga. |
| Note |
Compact disc. |
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Texts with English translations (23 p.) inserted in container. |
| Contents |
O come Emmanuel : plainsong / arr. Alice Parker (William Wilder, percussion) (2:44) -- Alleluia / Randall Thompson (4:52) -- The first Nowell : English carol / arr. Robert Shaw, Alice Parker (1:39) -- The carol of the birds : Spanish carol / arr. Robert Shaw, Alice Parker (Janice Chandler, soprano) (3:59) -- Allon, gay bergères / Guillaume Costeley ; ed. Robert Shaw, Alice Parker (Donna Carter, soprano; Pamela Elrod, mezzo-soprano; Frank Timmerman, tenor; William Borland, bass) (1:40) -- A hymn to the Virgin / Benjamin Britten (Donna Carter, soprano; Nannette Soles, alto; Sean Mayer, tenor; Charles Sprawls, bass) (3:31) -- O magnum mysterium / Morten Lauridsen (6:13) -- Rejoice and sing : from "Christmas oratorio" / J.S. Bach ; ed. Robert Shaw (:50) -- Ave Maria / Franz Biebl (Nannette Soles, alto; Sean Mayer, tenor; Charles Sprawls, bass) (5:21) -- What is this lovely fragrance? : old French carol / arr. Healy Willan (3:42) -- Lo, how a rose e'er blooming / Michael Praetorius ; ed. Robert Shaw, Alice Parker (1:21) -- Sing lullaby / Herbert Howells (2:59) -- While by my sheep : German carol / arr. Hugo Jüngst (Patricia Nealon, Anne-Marie Spalinger, sopranos; Katherine Murray, Nannette Soles, altos; David Blalock, Frank Timmerman, tenors; William Borland, Charles Sprawls, basses) (1:24) -- Break forth, O wondrous heavenly light : from Christmas oratorio / J.S. Bach ; ed. Robert Shaw, Alice Parker (1:08) -- Heavenly light / Alexander Kopylov ; arr. Peter J. Wilhousky (2:56) -- Adeste fideles / arr. Alice Parker (3:51) -- Ceremony of carols / Benjamin Britten (Janice Chandler, soprano; Nannette Soles, mezzo-soprano; Elisabeth Remy, harp) (22:08). |
| Language |
Sung in English, middle English, French, and Latin. |
| Genre/Form |
Christmas music.
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Christmas music.
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Carols.
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Carols.
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| Subject |
Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices)
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Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) |
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Choruses, Sacred (Women's voices, 3 parts) with harp.
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Choruses, Sacred (Women's voices, 3 parts) with harp. |
| Genre/Form |
Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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| Added Author |
Mackenzie, Norman (Pianist), performer.
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Thompson, Randall, 1899-1984.
Alleluia.
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Costeley, Guillaume, 1530?-1606.
Musique. Allons, gay, gay, gay, bergères.
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Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Hymn to the Virgin.
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Lauridsen, Morten, 1943-
O magnum mysterium.
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Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.
Weihnachts-Oratorium. Seid froh, dieweil. English.
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Biebl, Franz.
Ave Maria.
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Praetorius, Michael, 1571-1621.
Musae Sioniae, 6. T. Es ist ein Ros entsprungen. English.
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Howells, Herbert, 1892-1983.
Carol-anthems. Sing lullaby.
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Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.
Weihnachts-Oratorium. Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht. English.
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Kopylov, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich, 1854-1911.
Svete tikhiĭ.
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Wade, John Francis, 1711 or 1712-1786.
Adeste fideles.
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Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Ceremony of carols.
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Robert Shaw Chamber Singers, performer.
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| Added Title |
Angels on high |
| Standard No. |
089408046124 |
| Music No. |
CD-80461 Telarc |
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