Edison, Noel

Psalms and Motets for Reflection - Taverner, Stainer, Poulenc, Stanford, MacMillan

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26

Works: William Crotch: Psalm 47, for chorus; Johannes Eccard: Maria Wallt zum Heiligtum; James MacMillan: A New Song, for chorus & organ; Ivor Atkins: Psalm 2, for chorus; Psalm 96, for chorus; John Tavener...
Performers: Bloss, Michael
Conductors: Edison, Noel
Ensemble: ; Choir of St. John's Elora

Choral elements from Protestant, Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and medieval traditions are included in this anthology of anthems and motets, many drawing inspiration from the Psalms....continue...
Recording information: St. John's Church, Elora, Ontario, Canada (04/29/2011-05/01/2011)....continue...

Modern Choral Masters - Choral works by Arvo Part; Lauridsen and Whitacre / Elora Festival Singers

3 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-10-30

Works: Morten Lauridsen: O nata lux, for chorus; Madrigali, 6 Fire Songs on Italian Renaissance poems, for chorus; Les chansons des roses; Mid-Winter Songs (5); O magnum mysterium; Eric Whitacre: Her sacred...
Performers: Bauman, Carol; De'Ath, Leslie
Conductors: Edison, Noel

"If I were Morten Lauridsen and my work was in the artistic care of a choir like the Elora Festival Singers I would feel that...continue...

I Saw Eternity - works for a capella chorus by Corlis, Enns, Halley, Galbraith, Sirett, Buhr et al. / Elora Festival Singers

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-05-29

Works: Timothy Corlis: Missa Pax; To See the Cherry Hung With Snow, for chorus; Leonard Enns: I saw eternity, for chorus; Peter Tiefenbach: Nunc Dimittis, for chorus; Missa Brevis, for chorus; Paul Halley: ...
Performers: Bloss, Michael; De'Ath, Leslie; Marshman, John; Pierre, Stephen
Conductors: Edison, Noel
Ensemble: Elora Festival Singers

This recording brings together eleven leading composers whose origins in or strong associations with Canada are manifest in their central position in Canadian musical life....continue...
Recording information: Church of St. John the Evangelist, Elora, Ontario, Cana (04/07/2011-04/10/2011)....continue...

Eric Whitacre: Choral Music

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-06-15

Works: Eric Whitacre: Her sacred spirit soars; A boy and a girl; Water Night (version for chorus); This Marriage; Lux Aurumque; little tree, for chorus & piano; When David Heard; Leonardo dreams of his flyi...
Performers: Bauman, Carol; De'Ath, Leslie
Conductors: Edison, Noel

Eric Whitacre's dedication to the beauty of sound, paired with exquisite texts, results in a poetic combination that creates a unique sonic experience. These works...continue...
Recording information: St. John's Church, Elora, Ontario, Canada (04/18/2009-04/20/2009)....continue...

Mystic Voices

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-05-25

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Requiem; Messe basse; Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Thomas Tallis: Spem in alium; Arvo Pärt: Magnificat; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Requiem; Tomás Luis ...
Performers: Beckley, Lisa; Kertesi, Ingrid
Conductors: Summerly, Jeremy; Kovács, László; Edison, Noel; Wildner, Johannes; Peltola, Miki; Robinson, Christopher; Kosler, Zdenek; Piquemal, Michel; Holten, Bo
Ensemble: ; Chamberlains; Oxford Camerata

Classical Meditation

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-05-25

Works: Arvo Pärt: De profundis; Berliner Messe; John Tavener: The Lamb "Little Lamb, who made thee?"; The Lord's Prayer, for chorus (1999); Song for Athene; Samuel Barber: Heaven-Haven, for chorus (arr...
Performers: Barton, William; Cox, Michael; Daniel, Nicholas; Green, David [Violin]; Petrenko, Jurgen
Conductors: Edison, Noel; Robinson, Christopher; Lawrence, Douglas; Summerly, Jeremy; Lloyd-Jones, David; ; Lintu, Hannu; Judd, James; Fedoseyev, Vladimir
Ensemble: ; Maggini Quartet

Julian Wachner: Complete Choral Music, Vol. 1

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-03-30

Works: Julian Wachner: Sometimes I Feel Alive, for chorus; Rilke Songs, for chorus; Introit for The Season of Epiphany, for chorus; Arise, my love; Come, thou fount of every blessing, for chorus & organ; Av...
Performers: Bloss, Michael
Conductors: Edison, Noel

Julian Wachner's music has been described as 'bold and atmospheric' (The New York Times), 'jazzy, energetic, and ingenious' (Boston Globe), and 'highly enjoyable, touching, clever,...continue...
Recording information: St. John's Church, Elora, Ontario, Canada (04/11/2008-04/13/2008)....continue...

Morten Lauridsen: O magnum Mysterium, O nata lux, etc / Noel Edison

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-10-27

Works: Morten Lauridsen: Lux aeterna; Madrigali, 6 Fire Songs on Italian Renaissance poems, for chorus; Les chansons des roses; Mid-Winter Songs (5); O magnum mysterium
Performers: De'Ath, Leslie
Conductors: Edison, Noel

"If I were Morten Lauridsen and my work was in the artistic care of a choir like the Elora Festival Singers I would feel that...continue...

Sonic Rebellion - An Alternative Classical Collection [B&N exclusive]

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-08-25

Works: John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine, fanfare for orchestra; Philip Glass: Concerto for Violin; Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Symphony no 3, Op. 36 ("Symphony of Sorrowful Songs"); George Antheil:...
Performers: Anthony, Adele; Berman, Boris; Crawford, Peter; Jones, Angharad Gruffydd; Kilanowisz, Zofia; Mikkola, Laura; Nowacki, Piotr; Rehlis, Agnieszka; Zdunikowski, Adam
Conductors: Alsop, Marin; Yuasa, Takuo; Wit, Antoni; Spalding, Daniel; Edison, Noel; Summerly, Jeremy; ; Milanov, Rossen
Ensemble: ; Amici Ensemble; Forestare

Best of London - Sullivan, Elgar, Handel, Holst, Walton, etc

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-07-29

Works: Arthur Sullivan: Yeomen of the Guard; Eric Coates: London (London Every Day), suite for orchestra; London Calling, march; London Again, suite for orchestra; Haydn Wood: London Cameos; London Landmark...
Performers: Knowles, Martin; Larkin, Mathew; Lenehan, John [Piano]; Linell, Dorothy
Conductors: Penny, Andrew; Leaper, Adrian; Kingston, Geoffrey A.; Wordsworth, Barry; Sutherland, Gavin; Tomlinson, Ernest; Daniel, Paul; Griffiths, Howard; Summerly, Jeremy; Bakels, Kees; Edison, Noel

A rousing collection of music evoking Britain’s capital city in all its pomp and glory. CD 1 takes the listener on a nostalgic journey though...continue...

The Silence of Being - The Music of Arvo Pärt

6 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-03-25

Works: Arvo Pärt: Fratres; Festina lente; Fratres, for cello & piano; Summa, for string orchestra; Fratres, for wind octet & percussion; Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten, for string orchestra & bel...
Performers: Ambrus, Karoly; Anderson, Mark; Arato, Peter; Banhegyi, Geza; Berman, Boris; Castets, Maryse; Domonkos, Judit Kis; Eisrich, Antal; Eros, Jozsef; Faludi, Judit; Falvay, Sandor; Fodor, Agnes; Gunn, Nat...
Conductors: Benedek, Tamás; Yuasa, Takuo; ; Edison, Noel; Alsop, Marin; Wit, Antoni; Zender, Hans; Hillier, Paul; Lyndon-Gee, Christopher; Kent, Fuat; Lintu, Hannu
Ensemble: ; Albert Schweitzer Quintet; Art Nouveau Ensemble; Continuum; Tonus Peregrinus

An elegant 6 CD package containing the complete Naxos recordings of Arvo Part including: Fratres, Tabula Rasa, Collage uber Bach, Symphony No. 3, Berliner Messe,...continue...

Rejoice - A Vision of Christ through Music / Fasolis, Summerley, Pitts, Brown, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-03-18

Works: Dietrich Buxtehude: Membra Jesu nostri, BuxWV 75; Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Messe des morts a 4 voix et symphonie, H 10; Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Antony Pitts: Hark, my soul!; Anonymous: De ...
Performers: Bailey, Simon; Balconi, Roberto; Balducci, Antonella; Cecchetti, Mario; Fasolis, Diego; Faulner, Julia; Gilchrist, James; Gonda, Anna; Invernizzi, Roberta; Labusch, Dorothee; Rausch, Ulrich; Thomas, ...
Conductors: ; Fasolis, Diego; Niquet, Hervé; Halász, Michael; Pitts, Antony; Schermerhorn, Kenneth; Summerly, Jeremy; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Edison, Noel; Brown, Timothy; Donath, Klaus; Yu...
Ensemble: Amici; Budapest Camerata; Choir of Trinity College, University of Melbourne; City of London Sinfonia; Clare College Choir; Cologne Cathedral Boys Choir; Cologne Chamber Orchestra; Dresden Chamber Cho...

Requiem[s] - Mozart, Brahms, Hasse, et al

1 CD / Naïve / 2007-10-30

Works: Eustache du Caurroy: Missa pro defunctis, for chorus; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Johannes Brahms: German Requiem, Op. 45; Johann Adolf Hasse: Requie...
Performers: Kruysen, Bernard; Lee, Noel [Piano]
Conductors: Raisin-Dadre, Denis; Spering, Christoph; Dombrecht, Paul; Piquemal, Michel; Edison, Noel; Morandi, Pier G.; Cochereau, Jean-Marc
Ensemble: ; Doulce Mémoire ; Il Fondamento

A compilation disc comprising extracts from Requiems by Mozart, Faure, Dvorak, Berlioz, Verdi, Brahms, Ravel, Cherubini, Durufle, Dusapin and more. This sensational compilation is now...continue...

The Very Best of Christmas

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-09-25

Works: Lowell Mason: Joy to the World; Felix Mendelssohn: Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing"; George Frederick Handel: Messiah, HWV 56; Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Messe de minuit pour Noël, H9; F...
Performers: Andjaparidze, Eteri; Bloss, Michael; Bungard, Jonathan; Davidson, Angus; Evanson, John; Houssart, Robert; Johnston, Raymond; Kertesi, Ingrid; Langridge, Philip; Lewis, J. Reilly; Mukk, József;...
Conductors: Hunt, Donald; ; Mallon, Kevin; Edison, Noel; Scribner, Norman; Rossiter, Grace; Sackett, Andrew; Robinson, Christopher; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Oberfrank, Géza; Krcek, Jaroslav; Schuldt-Jensen,...
Ensemble: Aradia Baroque Ensemble; Capella Istropolitana; Elora Festival Singers; Failoni Chamber Orchestra; Finchley Children's Music Group; Hungarian Radio Chamber Choir; Leipzig Chamber Orchestra; Moscow Sy...

"Naxos' double-disc compilation, The Very Best of Christmas, presents an agreeable and balanced assortment of holiday favorites, with vocal and choral numbers assigned to the...continue...

A KDFC Classical Christmas 3

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-11-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Messiah, HWV 56; Traditional: Gabriel's message; Sans Day Carol; In dulci jubilo; King Jesus hath a garden; Fum, fum, fum; The first nowell; Angels from the realms of glory; ...
Performers: Bakkila, Ted; Baun, Nancy; Bloss, Michael; Botto, Louis; Bower, Michael; Burdick, Owen; Eaken, John; Freeman, Kevin; Hosea, Fred; Johnston, Raymond; Keller, Mark; Larsen, Terry; Maund, Peter; Pö...
Conductors: McGegan, Nicholas; ; Burdick, Owen; Krcek, Jaroslav; Scribner, Norman; Edison, Noel; McMane, Susan; George, Vance; Hunt, Donald; Hayman, Richard; Botto, Louis; Sutherland, Gavin; Sackett, Andrew; Bre...
Ensemble: American Bach Soloists; Berkeley Chamber Chorus; Bournemouth Symphony Chorus; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Capella Istropolitana; Chanticleer; Eaken Piano Trio; Elora Festival Singers; Philharmoni...

Pärt: Triodion, Ode VII, etc / Elora Festival SIngers

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-09-26

Works: Arvo Pärt: Triodion, for chorus; Tribute to Caesar, for chorus; Nunc dimittis, for chorus; Kanon Pokajanen; I am the True Vine; The Woman with the Alabaster Box; Dopo la vittoria, little cantata...
Conductors: Edison, Noel
Ensemble: Elora Festival Singers

"In the crowded field of Part choral recordings Naxos has consistently made a mark, despite being ranged against top-class contenders like Polyphony (Hyperion) and Paul...continue...

Willan: In the Heavenly Kingdom / Edison, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-05-16

Works: Healey Willan: In the heavenly kingdom, B 380; St. Osmund, B 449; Sun of righteousness; How They So Softly Rest, for chorus, HWC 302; Ye watchers and ye holy ones, B 403; Missa Brevis No 11, Sancti J...
Performers: Larkin, Mathew; Schnurr, Joseph
Conductors: Edison, Noel
Ensemble: Elora Festival Singers

"...Ontario's Elora Festival Singers and director Noel Edison should be declared national treasures by the Canadian government. The artistic care and professionalism that they commit...continue...

Hear my Prayer / Edison, Choir of St John's, Elora

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-04-18

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Justorum Animae, Op. 38/1; Herbert Howells: Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in G; Henry Purcell: O God, thou art my god, anthem for 2 sopranos, alto, tenor, bass, double choru...
Performers: Gauvin, Karina; Larkin, Mathew
Conductors: Edison, Noel
Ensemble: Choir of St. John's, Elora

Choral elements from Protestant and Catholic Christian traditions are included in this anthology of popular hymns, anthems and songs of praise. From seventeenth-century England to...continue...

Arvo Pärt - A Portrait

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-06-21

Works: Arvo Pärt: Für Alina, for piano; Symphony no 1 ("Polyphonic"), Op. 9; Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten, for string orchestra & bell; Passio, for tenor, bass, vocal quartet, chorus, oboe...
Performers: Bowyer, Kevin; Davis, Peter R.; Eisrich, Antal; Falvay, Sandor; Hatfield, Lesley; Helmerson, Frans; Hirsch, Rebecca; Hope, Daniel [Violin]; Kovacs, Miklos; Lubimov, Alexei [Piano]; Mulligan, Simon; P...
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme; Benedek, Tamás; Pitts, Antony; Edison, Noel; Yuasa, Takuo; Cox, Neil
Ensemble: ; Choir of Lancing College; Elora Festival Orchestra; Elora Festival Singers; Strings of the Hungarian State Opera Orchestra (St; Tonus Peregrinus; Ulster Orchestra

This absorbing, two-CD anthology combines quality performances . . . Certainly, there is no more contextual way of getting to know the composer than this...continue...

KDFC - A Classical Christmas 2

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-11-09

Works: J. Scott Irvine: A Hannaford Christmas Flourish; Christmas Traditional: Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella ("Un flambeau, Jeanette, Isabelle"); Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); Sans Day Carol; No&...
Performers: Bodnar, Nina; Burdick, Owen; Delmoni, Arturo [Violin]; Fenstermaker, John; Howard, Leslie; Lipkina, Natasha; Nishizaki, Takako; Rosen, Nathaniel; Shapiro, Marc [Piano]
Conductors: ; George, Vance; Bartle, Jean Ashworth; Krcek, Jaroslav; Lenárd, Ondrej; Antal, Mátyás; Breiner, Peter; Baker, Martin; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Edison, Noel; Burdick, Owen
Ensemble: ; Aureole Trio; Baltimore Consort; Capella Istropolitana; Elora Festival Singers; Hannaford Street Silver Band; Les Petits Chanteurs du Mont-Royal; Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia; San Francisco S...

Pärt: Berliner Messe, Magnificat, Summa, etc / Edison, et al

1 DVD Audio / Naxos (USA) / 2004-10-19

Works: Arvo Pärt: Cantate Domino; Berliner Messe, for SATB chorus & string orchestra; De profundis; Summa, for SATB chorus or soloists; The Beatitudes, for chorus & organ; Magnificat
Performers: Petrenko, Jurgen
Conductors: Edison, Noel
Ensemble: Elora Festival Orchestra; Elora Festival Singers

Pärt: Berliner Messe, Magnificat, Summa, etc / Edison, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-10-19

Works: Arvo Pärt: Cantate Domino; Berliner Messe, for SATB chorus & string orchestra; De profundis; Summa, for SATB chorus or soloists; The Beatitudes, for chorus & organ; Magnificat
Performers: Petrenko, Jurgen
Conductors: Edison, Noel
Ensemble: Elora Festival Orchestra; Elora Festival Singers

"Honest and beautiful" - Barry Witherden, Gramophone...continue...

Faire Is The Heaven - Hymns and Anthems / Choir of St. John

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-06-01

Works: Gordon Slater: Jesu, The Very Thought of Thee; Healey Willan: Gloria Deo per Immensa Saecula, for 5-part chorus, HWC 593; I Beheld Her, Beautiful as a Dove, motet for chorus, HWC 312; Fair in Face, m...
Performers: Crisp, Stephen; Halley, Paul [Organ/Singer]; Harris, William; Howells, Herbert; Ireland, John [British Composer]; Monk, William Henry; Slater, Gordon; Willan, Healey
Conductors: Edison, Noel
Ensemble: Choir of St. John's Church, Elora

The publication of 'Hymns Ancient and Modern' in 1861 was instrumental in bringing about many changes in Anglican cathedral music, including the adoption of the...continue...
Personnel: Paul Halley (organ)....continue...

The Instruments of the Orchestra / Jeremy Siepmann

7 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-11-01

Works: Jeremy Siepmann: The Instruments of the Orchestra, narration with musical excerpts; Anonymous, Troubadour: Domna, pos vos ay chausida; Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1; Con...
Performers: Andresen, Ivar; Banks, Kevin; Banowetz, Joseph; Biret, Idil; Bisengaliev, Marat; Bloch, Thomas; Bostridge, Ian; Burashko, Andrew; Cano, Carmen; Castets, Maryse; Chapelle, Corinne; Clynes, Mandred; Do...
Conductors: Elmendorff, Karl; Posch, Michael; Bogár, István; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Ward, Nicholas; Wildner, Johannes; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Studt, Richard; Mogrelia, Andrew; Clark, Keith...
Ensemble: ; Accentus; Accentus Austria (Early Music); Almanac Singers; Aradia Ensemble; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; BRT Philharmonic Orchestra; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmoni...

Not just a cursory overview of the instruments, this is a set of portraits in depth, featuring individual instruments in many contexts (orchestral, chamber, folk,...continue...

Classical Chill

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-05-01

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus (Concerto for Birds & Orchestra), for orchestra & taped bird songs, Op. 61; Arthur Bliss: Adam Zero, ballet in one scene, Op. 67, F. 1a; E.J. Moeran: Trio for s...
Performers: Alanko, Petri; Anthony, Adele; Bakels, Kees; Bloch, Thomas; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Camerata, Oxford; CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra/Peter Breiner; Edison, Noel; Edlinger, Richard; Europea...
Conductors: Lintu, Hannu; Lloyd-Jones, David; ; Yuasa, Takuo; Griffiths, Howard; Panula, Jorma; Penny, Andrew; Kamu, , Okko; Bakels, Kees; Robinson, Christopher; Wit, Antoni; Summerly, Jeremy; Edison, Noel; Good...
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Capella Istropolitana; Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra Kosice; Elora Festival Singers; English Northern Philharmonia; European Union Baroque Orchestra; Ge...

Naxos jumps onto the downbeat/chillout bandwagon with Classical Chill, a two-disc collection that shoehorns selected pieces from the classical canon into a package that might hook a few young listener...continue...

Gabriel's Message - One Thousand Years of Carols

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-10-01

Works: Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David City; Harold Edwin Darke: In the bleak mid-winter; Traditional: In dulci jubilo; Lully, lulla, thow littel tyne child "Coventry Carol"; Good King Wenceslas; ...
Performers: Stringer, Robert
Conductors: Hunt, Donald; Sackett, Andrew; Edison, Noel

Drawn from a wonderful catalog of choral music for Christmas comes this new compilation from Naxos that features some beautiful and intimate singing! This album...continue...

Berlioz: Requiem / Noel Edison, Michael Schade, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-06-18

Works: Hector Berlioz: Requiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts)
Performers: Schade, Michael
Conductors: Edison, Noel
Ensemble: Elora Festival Orchestra

When Hector Berlioz unleashes eight pairs of timpani, four brass groups, and an enormous chorus and orchestra, the picture of the Last Judgement Day is...continue...

The Charmer - Chamber Music for Oboe / Lawrence Cherney

1 CD / Centrediscs / 1995-01-01

Works: Chan Ka Nin: Charmer; Brian Cherney: River of Fire; Harry Somers: Miniatures (11) for oboe & piano; Chris Paul Harman: Poem; Melissa Hui: San Rocco; Bruce Mather: Vouvray
Performers: Aide, William; Cherney, Lawrence; Goodman, Erica [Harp]; Hartenberger, Russ
Conductors: Kulesha, Gary; Edison, Noel
Ensemble: Chamber Ensemble; Elora Festival Singers