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The Christmas Story - Paul Hillier

HMU 807565

DSD
Stereo / Multichannel Hybrid
NEW RELEASE

Playing time: 65'20"
Tracks: 23
Booklet pages: 68
© 2011 harmonia mundi usa
Reviewer: Howard Smith
Review of The Christmas Story - Paul Hillier published on 17 December 2011

Listen: Grandi: Missus est Gabriel (track 7, 6:26-7:21)

Theatre of Voices *
Ars Nova Copenhagen #
Paul Hillier, artistic director

The Christmas Story, told in chant, motets, dialogues and traditional folk carols

Advent:

plainchant:
1 Rorate coeli desuper #

arranged by Paul Hillier:
2 Veni veni Emanuel #

arranged by Paul Hillier:
3 Es ist ein Ros entsprungen #

Biasio Tomasi (flourished 1611):
4 Dum deambularet Dominus in Paradisum *

Howard Skempton (born 1947):
5 Adam lay y-bounden #

arranged by R L Pearsall (1795-1856):
6 In dulci iubilo #

Annunciation:

Alessandro Grandi (1586-1630):
7 Missus est Gabriel *

Nativity:

plainchant:
8 Puer natus est #

William Byrd (c1540-1623):
9 O magnum mysterium #

Giovanni Francesco Anerio (1567-1630):
10 Voi ch'ai notturni rai *

arranged by Paul Hillier:
11 Dormi, Dormi, o bel bambin #

arranged by Paul Hillier:
12 Liebe hirten #

arranged by Paul Hillier:
13 Andachtsjodler #

Epiphany:

J H Hopkins (1820-1891):
14 We three kings *

plainchant:
15 Videntes stellam #

arranged by Paul Hillier:
16 Personent hodie #

The Holy Innocents:

plainchant:
17 Herodes iratus #

plainchant:
18 Vox in Rama #

Epilogue:

Johann Eccard (1553-1611):
19 Uebers Gebirg #

Johann Eccard:
20 Maria wallt zum Heiligtum #

arranged by Paul Hillier:
21 The holly and the ivy #

Niels Gade (1817-1890):
22 Barn Jesus i en krybbe lå #

arranged by Paul Hillier:
23 We wish you a merry Christmas #

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