Wondrous Love - A World Folk Song Collection / Chanticleer - Teldec - TLD 63016

Personnel: Jay DeWitt White, Eric Alatorre, Frank Albinder, Kevin Baum, Christopher Fritzsche, Tim Krol, Corey McKnight, David Munderloh, Chad Runyon (vocals); Joseph Jennings (rainsticks, shaker); Steve Barnett (rainsticks).

Recording information: Minnesota Public Radio, Studio M., St. Paul, MN (09/1996).

Folk songs performed with classical technique can sometimes have an uneven effect. The classical vocal ensemble Chanticleer avoids the pitfalls on WONDROUS LOVE, preserving the vigor of traditional arrangements in their adeptly nuanced and textured style.

Chanticleer's material comes from all over the world: Ireland, China, Russia, Cuba, Germany, Brazil, Ecuador and beyond. The arrangements are naturally more complex than the traditional arrangements, providing the strong voices within the group the opportunity to explore.

Several examples of American folk songs are included, including an eight-minute medley featuring "I Ride an Old Paint" and "Cumberland Gap." However, the most fascinating moments come from overseas. Opening with "Dulaman," a rousing Gaelic ditty, the album quickly shifts gears to an Asian motif with "Fengyang Ge."

Throughout WONDROUS LOVE, the songs change tempo and style but the consistently remarkable performances and arrangements hold the album together as a unit. It is an excellent addition to any collection of vocal, classical or world music.

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McGlynn, Michael : Dúlamán, for chorus

Performers: Tim Krol (Tenor); Chanticleer (Tenor)
Ensemble: Chanticleer
Running Time: 1 min. 56 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Studio/Live: Studio

Traditional, Chinese : Fengyang

Performer: Chanticleer (Bass)
Ensemble: Chanticleer
Notes: Arranged: Chen Yi
Running Time: 1 min. 12 sec.
Language: Chinese
Studio/Live: Studio

Foster, Stephen : Nelly Bly

Performer: Chanticleer
Ensemble: Chanticleer
Notes: Arranged: Jack Halloran
Running Time: 2 min. 34 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Language: English
Studio/Live: Studio

Shvedov, Konstantin : Oy, Polná, Polná Koróbushka, folk song arrangement for chorus

Performer: Chanticleer
Ensemble: Chanticleer
Notes: Arranged: Konstantin Shvedov
Running Time: 2 min. 27 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Language: Russian
Studio/Live: Studio

Grainger, Percy : Brigg Fair

Performers: Kevin Baum (Tenor); Chanticleer (Tenor)
Ensemble: Chanticleer
Running Time: 3 min. 32 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Choral
Written: 1906
Language: English
Studio/Live: Studio

Moisés Simóns (1888 - 1945) : El Manisero

Performer: Chanticleer (Tenor)
Ensemble: Chanticleer
Notes: Arranged: Tania León
Running Time: 2 min. 45 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal
Language: Spanish
Studio/Live: Studio

Traditional, Chinese : Molihua, folk song (Mandarin)

Performer: Chanticleer (Tenor)
Ensemble: Chanticleer
Notes: Arranged: Chen Yi
Running Time: 2 min. 56 sec.
Language: Chinese
Studio/Live: Studio

Traditional, German : Die Vogelhochzeit, children's song

Performer: Chanticleer
Ensemble: Chanticleer
Notes: Arranged: Fritz Goller
Running Time: 3 min. 2 sec.
Language: German
Studio/Live: Studio

Anonymous : Wondrous Love ("What wondrous love is this"), hymn

Performer: Chanticleer (Tenor)
Ensemble: Chanticleer
Notes: Arranged: Joseph Jennings
Running Time: 4 min. 14 sec.
Form: Vocal
Language: English
Studio/Live: Studio

Villa-Lobos, Heitor : Na Bahia tem, for band, A. 297

Performer: Chanticleer
Ensemble: Chanticleer
Notes: Arranged: Heitor Villa-Lobos
Running Time: 3 min. 34 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1932
Language: Portuguese
Studio/Live: Studio

Anonymous, Italian : La villanella

Performers: Christopher Fritzsche (Countertenor); Jay White (Countertenor); Chad Runyon (Baritone); Chanticleer (Countertenor); David Munderloh (Tenor); Corey McKnight (Countertenor); Michael Lichtenauer (Countertenor)
Ensemble: Chanticleer
Notes: Arranged: Steven Sametz
Running Time: 3 min. 16 sec.
Language: Italian
Studio/Live: Studio

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : Loch Lomond, folk song for baritone & male chorus

Performers: Chanticleer (Bass); Frank Albinder (Bass)
Ensemble: Chanticleer
Running Time: 4 min. 40 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1921
Language: English
Studio/Live: Studio

Traditional, Swedish : Domaredansen

Performer: Chanticleer
Ensemble: Chanticleer
Notes: Arranged: Otto Olsson
Running Time: 1 min. 51 sec.
Language: Swedish
Studio/Live: Studio

Traditional, Korean : Arirang

Performers: David Munderloh (Tenor); Chanticleer (Tenor)
Ensemble: Chanticleer
Notes: Arranged: Chen Yi
Running Time: 3 min. 9 sec.
Language: Korean
Studio/Live: Studio

Valencia, Luis Alberto : La Vasija de Barro, song

Performers: Corey McKnight (Countertenor); Chanticleer (Countertenor); Eric Alatorre (Baritone); Michael Lichtenauer (Countertenor)
Ensemble: Chanticleer
Notes: Arranged: Javier Zentner
Running Time: 5 min. 9 sec.
Language: Spanish
Studio/Live: Studio

Traditional : South Australia

Performer: Chanticleer
Ensemble: Chanticleer
Notes: Arranged: Stephen Leek
Running Time: 3 min. 6 sec.
Language: English
Studio/Live: Studio

Traditional, Mexican : La Petenera, folk song

Performers: Christopher Fritzsche (Countertenor); David Munderloh (Tenor); Steve Barnett (Drums); Joseph Jennings (Rattle); Chanticleer (Tenor); Kevin Baum (Tenor)
Ensemble: Chanticleer
Notes: Arranged: Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez
Running Time: 4 min. 39 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Language: Spanish
Studio/Live: Studio

Traditional, Japanese : Sakura, Sakura (Cherry Blossom), folk song

Performer: Chanticleer (Countertenor)
Ensemble: Chanticleer
Notes: Arranged: Chen Yi
Running Time: 1 min. 11 sec.
Written: by 1700
Language: Japanese
Studio/Live: Studio

Traditional, Israeli : Orchah Bamidbar

Performer: Chanticleer
Ensemble: Chanticleer
Running Time: 2 min. 2 sec.
Language: Hebrew
Studio/Live: Studio

Traditional, Chinese : Diu Diu Deng, folk song

Performer: Chanticleer
Ensemble: Chanticleer
Notes: Arranged: Chen Yi
Running Time: 1 min. 36 sec.
Language: Chinese
Studio/Live: Studio

Traditional, French : L'amour de moy, chanson

Performers: Chanticleer (Tenor); Kevin Baum (Tenor)
Ensemble: Chanticleer
Notes: Arranged: Alice Parker & Robert Shaw
Running Time: 3 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 14th Century
Language: French
Studio/Live: Studio

Traditional, Japanese : Solan-Bushi

Performer: Chanticleer
Ensemble: Chanticleer
Notes: Arranged: Osamu Shimizu
Running Time: 2 min. 20 sec.
Language: Japanese
Studio/Live: Studio

Barnett, Steve : An American Folk Medley, for vocal ensemble

Performers: Chanticleer (Rattle); Frank Albinder (Bass); Joseph Jennings (Rattle)
Ensemble: Chanticleer
Notes: Arranged: Steve Barnett
Running Time: 8 min. 29 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Language: English
Studio/Live: Studio

Wondrous Love - A World Folk Song Collection / Chanticleer

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