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Deo gracias Anglia! - Medieval English Carols; The Trinity Carol Roll / Andrew Lawrence-King; Michael Grebil; Pamela Thorby

1 CD / Obsidian Records / 2012-09-25

Works: Christmas Traditional: Hail Marye Ful of Grace, carol (English); Nowel, Nowel, Nowel, carol (English); Now May We Syngyn, carol (English); Be Mery, Be Mery, carol (English); Nowell Sing We, carol (En...
Performers: Grebil, Michael; Lawrence-King, Andrew; Thorby, Pamela
Conductors: Skinner, David
Ensemble: Alamire

The Trinity Carol Roll (Trinity College, Cambridge) is the earliest known source for the English polyphony carol. The thirteen works preserved therein include the patriotic...continue...
Recording information: The Wren Library, Trinity College, Cambridge (09/01/2011-09/03/2011)....continue...

Deo Gratias Anglia: Sacred Polyphony / Ensemble Céladon

1 CD / Aeon / 2012-05-08

Works: Anonymous: Agincourt Hymn; Now wolde y fayne; Anonymous, English: Angelus ad Virginem; Pray for Us, Thou Prince of Peace, hymn; Dou way, Robin / Sancta mater gracie, motet; Perspice Christicola (tune...
Performers: Bündgen, Paulin; Bernatene, Ludwin; Coutouly, Clara [Vocals]; Delafosse, Anne; Guern, Nolwenn Le
Conductors: Bündgen, Paulin
Ensemble: Ensemble Céladon

From 1337 to 1453, France and England waged a ruthless combat, with the Hundred Years' War plunging Europe into violence and horror. Yet far from...continue...
Recording information: Notre Dame Church, Centeilles, France (06/23/2010-06/26/2010)....continue...

Our Heart's Joy: A Chanticleer Christmas / Mouton, Gabrieli, Praetorius and Guerrero

1 CD / Chanticleer/Naxos / 2011-11-15

Works: Jean Mouton: Ave Maria Virgo Serena, for 5 voices; Jacobus Handl: Canite Tuba in Sion; Andrea Gabrieli: Quem vidistis, pastores, motet for 8 voices; Michael Praetorius: In dulci jubilo; Psallite unig...
Performers: Albinder, Frank; Bakkila, Ted; Baum, Kevin; Daniel, Mark; Fitch, Ken [Counter Tenor Vocals]; Freeman, Kevin; Gibler, Tim; Jennings, Joseph; Keller, Mark; Maund, Peter [Percussion]; Rickards, Steven; ...
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Ensemble: Chanticleer

Our Heart's Joy is an uplifting celebration of the music of Christmas, including works ranging from Renaissance motets to African-American spirituals and traditional carols. These...continue...

Carols Contemporary & Medieval: Into This World This Day Did Come

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2011-11-08

Works: Diana Burrell: Creator of the Stars of Night, for chorus, cor anglais & organ; Christo Paremus; Seth Bingham: Annunciation, for organ; Stuart MacRae: Adam lay y-bounden, for chorus; Anonymous, Englis...
Performers: Bagnall, Rachel; Ballantyne, David; Coburn, Aidan; De Minckwitz, Edward; Dollins, Christopher; Fletcher, Matthew [Organ]; Kanter, Nina; Nell, Tempe; Ogilvie, Charles; Ralph, Matthew; Webber, Geoffrey...
Conductors: Webber, Geoffrey
Ensemble: Choir of Gonville

Recording information: St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast (07/03/2009-07/05/2009)....continue...

The Cherry Tree / Anonymous 4

1 Super Audio CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2010-09-14

Works: Irish Traditional: Prophetarum presignata, prosa for vocal ensemble; Christmas Traditional: Nowell Sing We, carol (English); The Shepherd's Star (American); Nowell, Nowell, Tidings True, carol ("Nowe...

Back in the studio after a four year hiatus, Anonymous 4 returns with 'The Cherry Tree' - an instant holiday music classic featuring medieval English...continue...
Recording information: Sauder Concert Hall, Goshen College, IN (02/2009); Skywalker Sound (02/2009); Sauder Concert Hall, Goshen College, IN (11/2009); Skywalker Sound (11/2009)....continue...

A Medieval Christmas [Bonus Tracks]

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2008-10-14

Works: Anonymous, French: Lux hodie...Orientis partibus; Anonymous, Aquitanian Repertory: Natus est rex; Noster cetus psallat letus; Anonymous, Codex Las Huelgas: Angelorum laude digna, conductus a 2; In sa...
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Ensemble: Folger Consort

This is a re-release of the Folger Consort's 1991 recording, A Medieval Christmas, with four additional selections added. All of the selections show a great...continue...

A Medieval Christmas / Pro Cantione Antiqua

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2007-10-09

Works: Anonymous, English: Ductiae; Orientis partibus; This Yol, carol; Beata viscera (Worcester Fragments, late 13th C.); Quene Note, carol; Anonymous, Notre Dame School: Alle Psallit, Alleluja; Anonymous,...
Performers: Brett, Charles; Etheridge, Brian; George, Michael; Griffett, James; Partridge, Ian [Tenor Vocals]; Penrose, Timothy
Conductors: Brown, Mark
Ensemble: English Medieval Wind Ensemble

The Christmas Collection

3 CD / Coro / 2007-09-04

Works: William Walton: Make we joy now in this Fest, carol arrangement for chorus (Christmas Carols no 1); Kenneth Leighton: Carols (3), Op. 25; Peter Racine Fricker: A Babe Is Born; Edmund Rubbra: The Virg...
Performers: Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Burrows, Peter; Carwood, Andrew; Clarke, Fiona; Crabtree, Libby; Dean, Ruth; Dunkley, Sally; Forbes, Patricia; Hodges, Christopher; Hoffnung, Benedict; Jeffrey...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: ; The Sixteen (Choir)

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Performed with every virtue and every grace including fresh, firm tone, uncanny precision and the finest possible control of grades and shades of volume.
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The Sixteen Edition - Christus Natus Est

1 CD / Coro / 2006-02-27

Works: Sarum Chant: Verbum caro factum est; Christmas Traditional: Nowell, Nowell, Tidings True, carol ("Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, this is the salutation"); Nowell Sing We, carol (English); Gaudete Christus e...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen

"A sublime Gloria...and, finest of all, Byrd's 'Lullaby' in a masterly performance." -Gramophone...continue...

Music for the Christmas Season / Earl L. Miller

1 CD / Afka / 2000-09-01

Works: Christmas Traditional: March of the Magi Kings; Good Christian Men, Rejoice (a.k.a. "All Christians Now Rejoice"); Creator of the Stars At Night (Tune; Masters in This Hall; Nowell Sing We, carol (En...
Performers: Miller, Earl L.; V and Legacy

This selection is a collection of improvisations by organist Earl L. Miller on Christmas songs.

The organ used on this selection was constructed by the Andover Organ Company in Methuen, Massach...continue...

Early Music - Medieval Carols / Summerly, Oxford Camerata

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1993-10-22

Works: Gregorian Chant: Ave Maria, Antiphon in Mode I; Christmas Traditional: What tydynges bryngest thou, messangere? (English); Be Mery, Be Mery, carol (English); Riu, riu, chiu!, carol (Spanish); There I...
Conductors: Summerly, Jeremy
Ensemble: Oxford Camerata