Christmas Service [Live]

Track Listings

1. Exhortation/At the Name of Jesus

2. Alleluia

3. Drummer Boy

4. Silent Night

5. You Ought to Let the Joy Flow

6. All the Way from Heaven Down

7. Angels from the Realms of Glory

8. Go and Tell It upon the Mountain

9. Joy to the World

10. Postlude

Tracks:

Sarabande [From Barry Lyndon]
Main Theme [From Midnight Cowboy]
Promenade Sentimentale [From Dive] - Mark Ayres
May It Be [From the Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the]
Women of Ireland [From Barry Lyndon]
Adagio for Strings & Organ [From Gallipoli [
Romeo/Love Theme [From Romeo & Juliet)
Balcony Scene [From Romeo + Juliet]
Main Theme [From Chariots of Fire] - Mark Ayres
Main Theme [From Bilitis] - Mark Ayres
Main Theme [From Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence] - Mark Ayres
Main Theme [From Cinema Paradiso]
Main Theme [From Once Upon A Time in the West]
Deborah's Theme [From Once Upon A Time in America]
Suite: The Mission/Gabriel's Oboe/On Earth as It Is in Heaven ... - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Crouch End Festival Chorus

Tracks:

Suite: Mountains and Sunsets/The Wedding/You Only Live Twice [From You
Heart Asks Pleasure First [From The Piano]
Agnus Dei [From Platoon] - Crouch End Festival Chorus
Vide Cor Meum [From Hannibal]
Adagietto from Symphony No. 5 [From DeAth in Venice]
Any Other Name/Dead Already [from American Beauty] - Rick Clark,
Into the West [From the Lord of the Rings: Return of the King]
Where Dreams Are Made [From Artificial Intelligence]
Main Theme [From Somewhere in Time]
We Have All the Time in the World [From on Her Majesty's Secret ...]
Electronic Battlefield [From Patriot Games]
Now We Are Free [From Gladiator]
Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana [From Raging Bull]
Cavatina [From the DeErhunter]
Main Theme [From Out of Africa]

Customer Reviews:

"cinema's main stay themes prevail ~ City of Prague".......2004-08-15

What a crowning achievement to bring "Reel Chill:Cinematic Chillout Album", released by Silva America and featuring The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and the Crouch End Festival Chorus ~ conductors are Mark Ayres, Paul Bateman, Rick Clark, James Fitzpatrick, Nic Raine and David Temple director of the chorus ~ one can only expect the highest quality of performances and quench the thirst of all "film-score-buffs".

Sit back and unleash the first disc with composers ~ Albinoni, Craig Armstrong, John Barry, Vladimir Cosma, Enya & Nicky Ryan, Handel, Francis Lai, Ennio Morricone, Sean O'Riorda, Nino Rota, Ryvichi Sakamoto and Vangelis ~ taking each film score cue "BILITIS", "CHARIOTS OF FIRE", "CINEMA PARADISO", "DIVA", "GALLIPOLI", "THE LORD OF THE RINGS:THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING", "BARRY LYNDON", "MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. LAWRENCE", "MIDNIGHT COWBOY", "THE MISSION", "ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA", "ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST", "ROMEO & JULIET" and "ROMEO + JULIET", with arrangements that soar and then simmer into pure meditation of grandeur ~ classic film music prevails, as orchestration comes to the surface with pure originality ~ one masterpiece after another is long last presented as it should have been, is cause for celebration ~ each cue is a distinctive gift for striking modernism, touching on the transition of the period in this planets history.

Second disc is waiting in the wings are composers ~ Samuel Barber, John Barry, Patrick Cassidy, James Horner, Mahler, Mascagni, Stanley Myers, Thomas Newman, Michael Nyman, Howard Shore, John Williams and Hans Zimmer/Lisa Gerrard ~ take a musical ride with "AMERICAN BEAUTY", "A.I. ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE", "DEATH IN VENICE", "DEER HUNTER", "GLADIATOR", "HANNIBAL", "THE LORD OF THE RINGS:RETURN OF THE KING", "ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE", "OUT OF AFRICA", "PATRIOT GAMES", "THE PIANO", "PLATOON", "RAGING BULL", "SOMEWHERE IN TIME" and "YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE" ~ our composers with passion and skill for exploring human emotions, coupled with a unique gift for striking exotic orchestral colors, make this with all it's splendor unforgettable ~ themes that ring with familiarity as each film comes to mind through music.

Silva America gives the collector a treasure of thirty film cues that any "film-score-buff" would die for ~ in the past James Fitzpatrick (producer), Reynold da Silva (executive producer), mastered by Rick Clark and David Stoner (release co-ordinator) have given us compilation with such expertise and this one is no exception ~ keep up the outstanding limited editions and deluxe package releases, with your signature tidbits for all film music fans that's in all of us...gotta love it!

Total Time: 2-CD-Set ~ Silva America 1161 ~ (8/10/2004)

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***** - 8, 9, 10. There we go: 10 stars.
Brilliant, transcendent...
Stunning, incredible, beautiful, glorious, etc.
Thrilling Disc
Holy Grail of Lutheran Christmas Eve services

Mass for Christmas Morning
Paul McCreesh , and Gabrieli Players
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Luther: German Hymn Mass / Chorales
A Venetian Coronation 1595
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Venetian Christmas

ASIN: B0000057EH
Release Date: 1994-10-11

Tracks:

Christmas Mass: Processional: 'Christum wir sollen loben schon'
Christmas Mass: Introit: ' Puer natus In Bethlehem'
Christmas Mass: Kyrie (Missa: gantz Teudsch)
Christmas Mass: Gloria (Missa: gantz Teudsch)
Christmas Mass: Collect: 'Der Herr sei mit euch'
Christmas Mass: Epistle: 'So schreibt der heilig Propheten Jesajas'
Christmas Mass: Organ prelude: Praeambulum
Christmas Mass: Gradual hymn: ' Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her'
Christmas Mass: Gospel: ' So schreibt der heilige Lukas'
Christmas Mass: Credo: 'Wir glauben all an einin Gott'
Christmas Mass: Organ prelude: 'Resonet in laudibus'
Christmas Mass: Pulpit hymn: ' Quem pastores laudavere'
Christmas Mass: Sonata: Padouana a 5
Christmas Mass: The Lord's Prager: 'Vater unser, der du bist im Himmel' - Words of Institution: 'Unser Herr Jesus Christus'
Christmas Mass: Sanctus motet: 'Jesaja dem Propheten das geschah'
Christmas Mass: Organ prelude: ' Wie schom leuchtet der Morgenstern'
Christmas Mass: Communion motet: Wie schom leuchtet der Morgenstern'
Christmas Mass: Comminion motet: 'Uns ist ein Kindlein heut geborn'
Christmas Mass: Post-Communion: 'Derr Herr sie mit euch'
Christmas Mass: Benediction: 'Der Herr segne dich und behute dich'
Christmas Mass: Final hymn: 'Puer nobix nascitur'
Christmas Mass: Organ voluntary: 'Nun lob mein Seel'
Christmas Mass: Recessional: 'In dulci jubilo'

Amazon.com essential recording

This exhilarating disc is arguably the most important record Paul McCreesh has made. Praetorius, the first great composer of Lutheran church music, wrote countless pieces based on popular Lutheran chorale tunes, ranging from simple harmonizations to flamboyant fantasias for multiple choirs with instruments. He also provided detailed instructions regarding various performance options--including ways to involve the congregation. Here, for the first time, McCreesh puts these instructions into practice, reconstructing an extravagant Christmas service. We hear elaborately scored Mass movements, simple harmonizations, the Creed (with Luther's own music), lusty congregational singing, and spirited organ improvisations. Many of the Christmas chorales Praetorius used are still well-known today, including Wachet auf (Sleepers wake) and In dulci jubilo, which gets a magnificent setting with trumpet-and-drum fanfares. --Matthew Westphal

Customer Reviews:

***** - 8, 9, 10. There we go: 10 stars........2006-11-19

i have had this recording for several years now. its the first one of mccreesh's i bought. and i bought it based solely on the exceptional reviews given here on amazon (4 or 5 at the time). it is unarguably pointless to write a review now, but i am going to anyway ;o).

As if you needed any further encouragement to buy this record...i will agree with all the preceding raves. i dont even mind the rackets and crumhorns and shawms, etc. - adds character. i would like to highlight one track here against the others: Puer Natus in Bethlehem. This one never gets old. such tremendous energy and powerful joy. i honestly have to wonder about the structural integrity of Roskilde Cathedral after the performance of this one piece. Nowhere else in all of his recordings is McCreesh's unparalleled talent illustrated. His scholarship, arrangement, and interpretation of this piece is a rare treasure of this genre. Considering another comparison with the Roland Wilson on Sony Vivarte release, yes, McCreesh's effort clearly has first place. Back to the entire recording, other standouts include the opening chorale - one of the most exotic and grabbing harmonies you will ever hear, the Quempas (although the cathedral acoustics do rob some of the subtle harmonies that really make this piece), and the final hymn Puer Nobis Nascitur: simple, but, again, infectious and addictive expression of the highest joy. I would also echo a previous reviewer's comment about the Roskilde organ. The tone and sonic capabilities of this instrument are simply astonishing.

Again, this review is unnecessary so far as selling is concerned, but the work represented here deserves many more. Go ahead and pick this one up, and give it the place of honor in your entire collection.

Brilliant, transcendent..........2006-11-05

I can only pile on to the other glowing reviews: this is a tour de force of choral and solo singing as well as instrumental color. With deference to Steven Guy (who's done yeoman's service in producing public-domain versions of some of this music!), I'd have to say I can gladly overlook the historical inaccuracy of using crumhorns, racketts etc. in exchange for the sheer sense of scale and awe that McCreesh provides. I own the Musica Fiata recording he mentions, and it's excellent--but it probably won't send 10,000 volts through your skull the way the massed choirs, ensembles and organ on this disc will.

Stunning, incredible, beautiful, glorious, etc........2006-02-07

After about the 3rd or 4th time I listened to this, I was absolutely enchanted. Now, having heard it 30+ times, I still hear new beauty each time. Really magnificent. Jesus Christ is glorified in this masterpiece. I get the sense of deep joy of the Reformation, being transported to Germany circa 1620. The singers sing with all their might about the glory of God, the grace of Christ, and the beauty of holiness - as if Christ has come into plain view after centuries of distortion. Buy it, listen, and enjoy a taste of heaven.

Thrilling Disc.......2005-06-17

This CD absolutely blew me away the first time I listened to it. I play it often and each time feel as though I have been transported to heaven. McCreesh really outdid himself on this recording. Right from the very beginning the listener is taken out of the 21st century and thrown back to a 17th century cathedral. Just close your eyes, forget where you are, and join the lovely processional that begins the Mass with Christus wir sollen Loben. Other great moments include: Quem Pastoris Laudevere, and Wie schoen leuchtet der Morgenstern. The crowning glory of this recording is the recessional: In dulci Jubilo. Complete with tympani, brass, choirs and congregation, this work does not exhibit "peaceful joy" rather exhilaration! I would highly recommend this CD to anyone interested in church and choral music!

Holy Grail of Lutheran Christmas Eve services.......2005-01-17

This recording of a 17th Century Lutheran Christmas service in all of its grandeur is simply a must-have for any Lutheran. The authenticity of the instrumentation, the language of the liturgy (Middle-High German and Latin), and the awesome power and emotion generated by combining these elements is almost overwhelmingly beautiful. Due to the nature of recording in a 13th Century cathedral (Roskilde Cathedral in Denmark), the single voice heard chanting Bible verses such as that of Christ's birth will require you to turn up the volume. However, when the choirs and the organ come to life, you will find out what your stereo system can really do. This is especially true on the last track, "In Dulce Jubilo."

Easily a five-star rating. If I could, I would give it ten stars. Musicians, religious scholars, and clergy alike will make this a cherished addition to their collections. This is what Christmas should be about. All those dainty "holiday" songs you hear every year are simply put to shame by this single CD.

The Service of Venus And Mars: Music for the Knights of the Garter, 1340-1440 - Gothic Voices

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The Service of Venus And Mars: Music for the Knights of the Garter, 1340-1440 - Gothic Voices
Philippe de Vitry , Pierre des Molins , Pycard , Christmas Traditional , Leonel Power , Franchois Lebertoul , John Pyamour , John Dunstable , Soursby , Richard Loqueville , and Andrew Lawrence-King
Manufacturer: Hyperion
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ASIN: B000002ZJN
Release Date: 1993-11-12

Tracks:

Gratissima Virginis-Vos qui admiramini-Gaude Gloriosa-Contratenor
Singularis Laudis Digna
De ce que fol pense
De ce que fol pense (After Pierre des Moulins)
Lullay, Lullay
Gloria
Ther Is No Rose Of Swych Virtu
Sanctus
Las, que me demanderoye
Le gay playsir
Le grant pleyser
Quam pulchra es
Speciosa facta es
Sanctus
Je vous pri que j'aye un baysier
The Agincourt Carol

Customer Reviews:

Breathtaking.......2000-06-06

This is one of my favorite Gothic Voices CDs; the Gloria by Pycard is possibly the most beautiful bits of musical harmony I've ever heard. The Agincourt carol is also stunning.

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Glorious Trinity
Anonymous , Johann Sebastian Bach , Johannes Brahms , Maurice Durufle , Gabriel Faure , Olivier Messiaen , Sir Charles H.H. Parry , Francis Poulenc , Henry Purcell , Heinrich Schutz , Charles Villiers Stanford , Christmas Traditional , Tomas Luis de Victoria , William Walton , and Cambridge The Choir of Trinity College
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ASIN: B0000024C7
Release Date: 1995-07-18

Tracks:

Glorious Trinity: Magnificat
Glorious Trinity: Never Weather-Beaten Sail
Psalms Of David: Der Herr sprach zu meinem, Herren
Glorious Trinity: I Was Glad
Glorious Trinity: Ubi caritas
Glorious Trinity: Tota pulchra es
Lobet den Herrn: I. Lobet den Herrn BWV.320
Lobet den Herrn: II. Hallelujah!
Glorious Trinity: Seigneur, je vous en prie
Glorious Trinity: Exultate Deo
Glorious Trinity: Requiem - In paradisum
Der Geist hilft unsrer Schwachheit auf, BWV.226: I. Der Geist hilft unsrer Schwachheit auf: II. Der aber die Herzen: III. Du heilige Brunst
Glorious Trinity: Hear My Prayer
Glorious Trinity: Judas Mercator
Glorious Trinity: Unus Ex Discipulis
Glorious Trinity: O Sacrum Convivium!
Glorious Trinity: Eternal Father
Glorious Trinity: Geistliches Lied
There Is No Rose
Of The Father's Heart
Sweet Was The Song
Glorious Trinity: Requiem - Sanctus

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A wonderful tradition
a voice teacher and early music fan
Truely inspirational!!!!
Don't let this recording pass you by!
A Shining Star

A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
King's College Choir , and Stephen Cleobury
Manufacturer: EMI Classics
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ASIN: B00002CF12
Release Date: 1999-11-02

Tracks:

Once In Royal David's City
Bidding Prayer
Up! Good Christen Folk, And Listen
The Truth From Above
First Lesson
Adam Lay Yhounden
Second Lesson
Sussex Carol
In The Bleak Mid-Winter
Third Lesson
In dulci jubilo
God Rest You Merry Gentlemen
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A Tender Shoot
The Lamb
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Gabriel's Message
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Dormi, Jesu
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While Shepards Watched
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I Saw Three Ships
Illuminare Jerusalem
Ninth Lesson
Adeste, fideles
Prayer And Blessing
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
In dulci Jubilo

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This disc could be more succinctly titled Christmas for Anglophiles. Few sounds are more British than the boy soprano-dominated Choir of King's College in Cambridge. And the group is heard--in some sections recorded live--in an actual Christmastide service amid the generous reverberation of a cathedral acoustic with little more than a tasteful though austere organ accompaniment. The repertoire isn't just conservative, traditional hymns and carols. One is harmonized by Ralph Vaughan Williams, and there are a number of contributions by contemporary composers Thomas Adès, Judith Weir, and John Tavener, all of which are probing, sincere, even personal examples of their art (and some are daringly liberated, harmonically speaking). The downside for some listeners--at least on repeated hearings--is that the entire service is heard, sermons and all. Others may take this in the spirit of a Paul McCreesh liturgical reconstruction, with congregational singing included. --David Patrick Stearns

Customer Reviews:

A wonderful tradition .......2007-01-18

A great experience combining Christmas carols with the reading of Holy Scripture (the lessons). It's a beautiful Christmas worship service in the Anglican tradition. I highly recommend it.

In our age when thing change so fast, it's good to know that some great traditions continue. This recording is one of them.

a voice teacher and early music fan.......2006-12-06

Listening to this one and one-half hour recording is one way to experience the meaning of Christmas. It must be a joy for those who can attend such a service as the "Festival of nine-lessons and carols". To hear the beautiful voices of the King's College Choir and their marvelous organist, Benjamin Bayl. This is all under the direction of Stephen Cleobury, and provides a treat for music lovers everywhere. The carols are related directly to the scripture readings that tell the Christmas Story in its entirety, all read skillfully by various people involved in the program. They are not lengthy, but quite to the point. The related carols are varied as to composer and mood, running the gamut from the traditional to the more recent such as : 'The Truth from above'(Vaughan Williams)-'Illuminare,Jerusalem' (Judith Weir)- and 'The Lamb' (John Tavener). The soloists include:Edward Moore (treble)-Thomas Bullard (baritone)-Adrian Kelly (tenor)-Edward Harries (treble)-and Julian Perkins (baritone). All sang well as did the entire choir. The English sound, that is boy sopranos and male altos, appeal to me personally and show up very well in this particular group. It's all quite emotional and very moving, especially to those who celebrate Christmas as a religious holiday. I've had this disc for several years, and would not think of celebrating Christmas without listening to it several times during the season.

Truely inspirational!!!!.......2001-12-23

A holiday classic. It has been a tradtion in our family for years. This is the first time I've seen it available on CD. I would highly recommend it to anyone.

Don't let this recording pass you by!.......2001-07-10

Do yourself a favor and buy this CD - even if you don't think you like Christmas music. People stand in line for hours to hear the Choir of King's College's annual Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, and when you hear this recording, you will understand why. Rarely does a choir sound quite as pure, smooth, and "together" as they do on this recording. The selection of music is wonderful. You get a few traditional favorites like "O Come All Ye Faithful", recorded live with the choir and the congregation singing along (I thought this would annoy me but it really doesn't - it only makes me feel the spirit of the ceremony even more). You also get plenty of wonderful choir-only pieces that you've probably never heard before unless you're a big cathedral music enthusiast. It all begins, of course, with a single choirboy singing the first verse of "Once in Royal David's City". It's impossible for me to pick an absolute favorite from this recording. I find "The Fayrfax Carol" by Thomas Ades to be particularly haunting and beautiful. Vaughan Williams' "The Truth from Above" is also very, very lovely. And how could you not enjoy "Up! Good Christen folk, and listen"? There is also Ord's short, but beautiful, "Adam lay ybounden". I like all of these pieces in and of themselves, but I think having them sung so expertly and sweetly by the choir makes me like them even more.

To top it all off, you get about 20 minutes worth of readings and prayers recorded live at the service, interspersed among all of the music. I suppose this could be seen as the recording's only drawback (people talking), but I think it makes the recording much more authentic as a representation of the world-famous service. The readings make the recording more than just a musical experience, but a complete Christmas experience - which is what the ceremony is supposed to be. Besides, if you really hate the talking, that's what the skip button is for.

Go ahead and buy this -- you'll be very glad you did.

A Shining Star.......2000-11-21

To the other fine and informative reviews here, I would add the following. Though the Festival service and the recording are 80% musical, the "lessons", which are brief scripture passages given moving dramatic readings by college personnel, are the backbone of the Festival and the riverbed through which the carols flow. There is a chronological order to the lessons, beginning in Genesis, and each musical selection is tied to the reading which preceded it. This synthesis makes listening to this CD a very spiritual experience that transports one well beyond what is felt listening to other recorded compilations of carols.

The music is primarily drawn from traditional British Christmas repertoire. Well-known British composers over centuries and King's College's organists and music directors over the past century wrote or arranged most of the selections. Several texts are in Olde English or Latin. Three recent compositions are here, too, but the first priority of the Festival director is clearly the tradition and the history of this service and of Christmas in England. There is nothing, however, "musty" about this CD. The tempi are modern and sprightly where indicated, and the performances are transcendent. The Choir of King's College, directed by Stephen Cleobury, consists of 35 young men chosen by highly competitive audition, and they are among the finest choral ensembles in the world. A superb pipe organ played by Benjamin Bayl is the only supplement to the voices.

Customer Reviews:

Spend your money elsewhere.......2006-01-26

I haven't even listened through the entire CD. I don't think I can bring myself to spend my time doing so. Where to begin. From the selections I've heard, the chorus sounds incredibly thin and weak, the organ overpowering them on numerous occasions. Part of the blame in that, however, goes to the mix...the choir not getting enough mic to balance out the instruments. That happens too often in chorus/instrument recordings and it drives me batty. The music selections aren't so inspiring either. You would do much better devoting your hard-earned dollars to Eric Whitacre's acappella choral works, or any of his contemporaries.

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Canticle of the Sun: Excerpts From Published Reviews

Amy Beach: Canticle of the Sun

Manufacturer: Albany Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000009N6V
Release Date: 1998-07-21

Tracks:

Canticle Of The Sun, Op. 123, 1928
Invocation For The Violin, For Violin And Piano, Op. 55, 1904
With Prayer And Supplication, Op. 8, 1891
Te Deum, From Service In A, Op. 63, 1905
Constant Christmas, Op. 95, 1922
On A Hill, 1929, Solo Song
Communion Responses: Kyrie Eleison, Op. 122, 1928
Communion Responses: Sanctus, Op. 122, 1928
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Communion Responses: Evening Hymn, Op. 125, 1936
Communion Responses: I Will Give Thanks, Op. 147, 1939
Communion Responses: Peace I Leave With You, Op. 8, 1891

Customer Reviews:

Canticle of the Sun: Excerpts From Published Reviews.......2000-11-26

"The latest recording of (Beach's) work, 'Canticle of the Sun,' has just been issued by Albany Records and features the Capitol Hill Choral Society and a fine group of Washington (DC) soloists, directed by Betty Buchanan... The performances are skilled and idiomatic throughout." The Washington Post

"This sacred music collection represents an important contribution to the recorded literature of American composers... In this performance the text is presented clearly, and fine attention is given to the dynamic extremes of the (Canticle of the Sun). Unison passages highlight the choral ensemble's good blend... A particular strength of this recording is the variety of the selections it contains. Included are large accompanied choral works, unaccompanied selections, two solo songs, and (a) composition for violin and piano." The Choral Journal of the American Choral Directors Association

Tracks:

Hymn: All My Hope On God Is Founded
Hymn: Morning Has Broken
Psalm 122: I Was Glad
Totus Tuus
Carol: The Truth From Above
The Lamb
Anthem: Hail, Gladdening Light
Hymn 84: O, How Amiable
Hymn: Come Down, O Love Divine (Down Ampney)
If Ye Love Me
Crucifixus
Hymn: My Song Is Love Unknown (Love Unknown)
Psalm 22: My God, My God, Look Upon Me
Hymn: Jesus Christ Is Risen Today (Easter Hymn)

Tracks:

Hymn: Thine Be The Glory (Maccabaeus)
Psalm 148: O Praise The Lord Of Heaven
Anthem: Set Me As A Seal
Hymn: The Head That Once Was Crowned With Thorns (St. Magnus Or Nottingham)
O Clap Your Hands
Psalm 46: God Is Our Hope And Strength
Hymn: The Lord Ascendeth Up On High (Nun Freut Euch)
Hymn: Dear Lord And Father Of Mankind (Repton)
Magnificat
Nunc Dimittis
Hymn: Praise, My Soul, The King Of Heaven (Praise, My Soul)
Hymn: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (Ein' Feste Burg)
Psalm 150: O Praise God In His Holiness
Hymn: All People That On Earth Do Dwell (The Old Hundredth)
Anthem: The Lord Is My Shepherd
Hymn: Praise To The Lord, The Almighty, The King Of Creation (Hast Du Denn, Jesu)
Anthem: And I Saw A New Heaven
Funeral Ikos
Anthem: Faire Is The Heaven

The Service of Venus and Mars: Music for the Knights of the Garter (Special Limited Edition)

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Music for the Knights of the Garter, 1340-1440

The Service of Venus and Mars: Music for the Knights of the Garter (Special Limited Edition)

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ASIN: B0000CDVR8
Release Date: 2003-11-11

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Music for the Knights of the Garter, 1340-1440.......2005-01-30

Christopher Page directs Gothic Voices in a recording of music for the Knights of the Garter, 1340-1440.

"The music is fascinating. Readers interested in trying medieval repertoire could hardly do better than start here." (Penguin Guide to Compact Discs)

The works on this recording:

KING EDWARD III (1312-77), Founder of the Order of the Garter
1. Philippe de Vitry (1291-1361) Gratissima virginis/Vos qui admiramini/Gaude gloriosa/Contratenor
2. Anonymous: Singularis laudis digna
3. Pierre des Molins (fl.1190-220): De ce que fol pense
4. Anonymous: De ce fol pense (after Pierre des Molins)

JOHN OF GAUNT, DUKE OF LANCASTER (1340-99)
5. anonymous Lullay, lullay
6. Pycard (late 14th C-early 15th C) Gloria

THOMAS, DUKE OF CLARENCE (?1388-1421)
7. anonymous Ther is no rose of swych virtu
8. Leonel Power (c.1375-1445) Sanctus

KING HENRY V (1387-1422)
9. Franchois Lebertoul (fl.1409-28) Las, que me demanderoye
10. anonymous Le gay playsir
11. anonymous Le grant pleyser
12. John Pyamour (d1431) Quam pulchra es

HUMPHREY, DUKE OF GLOUCESTER (1391-1447)
AND JOHN, DUKE OF BEDFORD (1389-1435)
13. John Dunstable (c1390-1453) Speciosa facta es

RICHARD BEAUCHAMP, EARL OF WARWICK (1382-1439)
14. Soursby Sanctus

KING HENRY V (1387-1422)
15. Richard Loqueville (d1418) Je vous pri que j'aye un baysier
16. anonymous The Agincourt Carol

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1. Exhortation/At the Name of Jesus
2. Alleluia
3. Drummer Boy
4. Silent Night
5. You Ought to Let the Joy Flow
6. All the Way from Heaven Down
7. Angels from the Realms of Glory
8. Go and Tell It upon the Mountain
9. Joy to the World
10. Postlude