So Sweet a Melody: Berlioz, Rheinberger, Liszt and Godar / Hildegard Choir

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Album Summary

Performer

• Emily van Evera (Soprano)

Conductor

• Ralston, Gulliver

Ensemble

• Hildegard Choir

Composers

• Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)
• Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869)
• Frantisek Xaver Tost (1754 - 1829)
• Joseph Rheinberger (1839 - 1901)
• Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)
• Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)
• Ján Levoslav Bella (1843 - 1936)
• Vladimír Godár (1956 - )

Notes & Reviews:

The debut CD of the Hildegard Choir, which has been delighting audiences of all ages since its founding in 1991! Features renowned American soprano Emily Van Evera, who has an award-winning discography on Sony and Avie.

Notes & Reviews:

Recording information: Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxfor (2009-08-28_2009-08-29&2009-).

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Works Details

Berlioz, Hector : L'Enfance du Christ :: Part 1. Trio

• Conductor: Gulliver Ralston
• Ensemble: Hildegard Choir
• Notes: Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxford (2009-08-28_2009-08-29&2009-)
• Running Time: 3 min. 33 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 10/1850-07/1854

Rheinberger, Joseph : Messe in A, Op. 126 :: Gloria

• Conductor: Gulliver Ralston
• Ensemble: Hildegard Choir
• Notes: Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxford (2009-08-28_2009-08-29&2009-)
• Running Time: 2 min. 26 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 06/1881

Liszt, Franz : Hymne de l'enfant à son réveil, for chorus, harmonium (or piano) & harp (3 versions), S. 19 (LW J2)

• Conductor: Gulliver Ralston
• Ensemble: Hildegard Choir
• Notes: Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxford (2009-08-28_2009-08-29&2009-)
• Running Time: 8 min. 58 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1840s

Vladimír Godár (1956 - ) : Ecce puer, for female voice, 2 violins, viola, double-bass, harp, chitarrone & harpsichord

• Performer: Emily van Evera (Soprano)
• Conductor: Gulliver Ralston
• Ensemble: Hildegard Choir
• Notes: Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxford (2009-08-28_2009-08-29&2009-)
• Running Time: 6 min. 11 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1997

Britten, Benjamin : Ceremony of Carols :: That yongë child

• Performer: Emily van Evera (Soprano)
• Conductor: Gulliver Ralston
• Ensemble: Hildegard Choir
• Notes: Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxford (2009-08-28_2009-08-29&2009-)
• Running Time: 1 min. 45 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1942

Britten, Benjamin : Ceremony of Carols :: Balulalow

• Conductor: Gulliver Ralston
• Ensemble: Hildegard Choir
• Notes: Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxford (2009-08-28_2009-08-29&2009-)
• Running Time: 1 min. 24 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1942

Berlioz, Hector : L'Enfance du Christ :: Part 2. Trio

• Conductor: Gulliver Ralston
• Ensemble: Hildegard Choir
• Notes: Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxford (2009-08-28_2009-08-29&2009-)
• Running Time: 3 min. 24 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 10/1850-07/1854

Rheinberger, Joseph : Messe in A, Op. 126 :: Sanctus & Benedictus

• Conductor: Gulliver Ralston
• Ensemble: Hildegard Choir
• Notes: Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxford (2009-08-28_2009-08-29&2009-)
• Running Time: 3 min. 49 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 06/1881

Vladimír Godár (1956 - ) : Dormi Jesu, for chorus

• Performer: Emily van Evera (Soprano)
• Conductor: Gulliver Ralston
• Ensemble: Hildegard Choir
• Notes: Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxford (2009-08-28_2009-08-29&2009-)
• Running Time: 6 min. sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary

Ján Levoslav Bella (1843 - 1936) : Verbum caro, for chorus

• Performer: Emily van Evera (Soprano)
• Conductor: Gulliver Ralston
• Ensemble: Hildegard Choir
• Notes: Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxford (2009-08-28_2009-08-29&2009-)
• Running Time: 5 min. 5 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Rheinberger, Joseph : Puer Natus in Bethlehem, for 2 voices & organ, Op. 118/6

• Conductor: Gulliver Ralston
• Ensemble: Hildegard Choir
• Notes: Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxford (2009-08-28_2009-08-29&2009-)
• Running Time: 2 min. 27 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic

Britten, Benjamin : Sweet was the Song, carol for SSAA chorus

• Conductor: Gulliver Ralston
• Ensemble: Hildegard Choir
• Notes: Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxford (2009-08-28_2009-08-29&2009-)
• Running Time: 2 min. 48 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Christmas
• Written: 1931

Britten, Benjamin : Ceremony of Carols :: Interlude

• Conductor: Gulliver Ralston
• Ensemble: Hildegard Choir
• Notes: Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxford (2009-08-28_2009-08-29&2009-)
• Running Time: 3 min. 51 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1942

Tost, Frantisek Xaver : Bone Jesule, for chorus

• Conductor: Gulliver Ralston
• Ensemble: Hildegard Choir
• Notes: Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxford (2009-08-28_2009-08-29&2009-)
• Running Time: 3 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Classical

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : O My Dear Heart (Balulalow), carol arrangement for high voice chorus

• Conductor: Gulliver Ralston
• Ensemble: Hildegard Choir
• Notes: Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxford (2009-08-28_2009-08-29&2009-)
• Running Time: 3 min. 23 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Christmas

Britten, Benjamin : Ceremony of Carols :: As Dew in Aprille

• Conductor: Gulliver Ralston
• Ensemble: Hildegard Choir
• Notes: Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxford (2009-08-28_2009-08-29&2009-)
• Running Time: 1 min. 11 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1942