A Marian Christmas II - Krueger, St. Martin's Chamber Choir

Composers |

Conductors |

Performers |

New Releases Recommendations Top Sellers On Sale CDs Under $10 Broadway Reissues Super Audio CDs MP3s Blu-ray Discs Listen Magazine

Home > Composers > Works >

A Marian Christmas II - Krueger, St. Martin's Chamber Choir

	Release Date: 09/18/2007 Label: St. Martin's Chamber Choir Catalog #: 10 Spars Code: DDD Composer: Traditional, Samuel Scheidt, Peter Maxwell Davies, Johann Topff, Rodney Williams, Glen McGrath, John White, William Byrd, Martin Peerson, Zoltán Kodály, William J. Tubbs, François-Auguste Gevaert, Edmund Rubbra, M. Susan Brown, Geoffrey Bush, John White Conductor: Timothy J. Krueger Orchestra/Ensemble: St. Martin's Chamber Choir Number of Discs: 1 Recorded in: Stereo Length: 1 Hours 2 Mins.	List Price: $16.99 ArkivCD $13.99 In Stock On sale!

In Stock: Usually ships in 24 hours.

This CD is reissued by ArkivMusic and includes liner notes.


Notes & Reviews	Back to Top

You have to be a little more creative these days if you want to compile a unique choral Christmas music program--traditional carols and their various popular arrangements and the classic original Christmas works, from Bach to Britten, are more than generously represented in the CD catalog. The excellent St. Martin's Chamber Choir handily solved that problem on its first A Marian Christmas recording with a performance of Distler's rarely-heard variations on Es ist ein Ros entsprungen, along with a number of worthy but lesser-known gems, both arrangements and recently composed original works. With this new follow-up, it's safe to say that the choir and its director Timothy Krueger have done it again, this time highlighted by Glen McGrath's beautiful Three Marian Carols. Written in 2000, these lovely, at times gentle, poignant, and powerful settings capture the mystery and magnificence of their subject through careful attention to the poetic texts and an artful joining of both ancient and modern harmonic/melodic/rhythmic techniques. Geoffrey Bush's Make we Merry is a challenging yet thoroughly modern, infectious treatment of an old carol, as is M. Susan Brown's melding of Two French Carols into a lively, eminently repeatable arrangement (although I wish it had ended about 20 seconds before it does!). You may never have heard John White's Maria Laudate, but if you know the beloved Britten setting of this text, titled Hymn to the Virgin, you'll appreciate White's unique and equally compelling version, which contains an additional verse. There's much more to savor here, all of it first rate and very well sung (although there are some rare moments where soprano intonation is just slightly under-pitch)--and you'll be certain to appreciate the discovery of many new and rarely-heard works unduplicated elsewhere in your choral Christmas library. Highly recommended! --David Vernier, ClassicsToday.com Also available: A Marian Christmas "One of the finest American ensembles you'll hear on recordings. Christmas and choral music fans -- this is one not to miss." -- ClassicsToday.com


Works on This Recording		Back to Top

1.	Quem pastores laudavere by Traditional
	Conductor: Timothy J. Krueger Orchestra/Ensemble: St. Martin's Chamber Choir Period: Medieval Written: 14th Century

	Notes: Arranger: John Rutter.


2.	Angelus ad pastores ait by Samuel Scheidt
	Conductor: Timothy J. Krueger Orchestra/Ensemble: St. Martin's Chamber Choir Period: Baroque Written: 17th Century; Halle, Germany


3.	The Fader of Heven by Peter Maxwell Davies
	Conductor: Timothy J. Krueger Orchestra/Ensemble: St. Martin's Chamber Choir


4.	Furchtet euch nicht by Johann Topff
	Conductor: Timothy J. Krueger Orchestra/Ensemble: St. Martin's Chamber Choir Period: Baroque Written: circa 1700; Germany


5.	Love came down at Christmas by Rodney Williams
	Conductor: Timothy J. Krueger Orchestra/Ensemble: St. Martin's Chamber Choir


6.	Marian Carols (3) by Glen McGrath
	Conductor: Timothy J. Krueger Orchestra/Ensemble: St. Martin's Chamber Choir Period: 20th Century Written: 2000


7.	Maria Laudate by John White
	Conductor: Timothy J. Krueger Orchestra/Ensemble: St. Martin's Chamber Choir


8.	Gradualia, Volume 1: Part 1 - Beata viscera by William Byrd
	Conductor: Timothy J. Krueger Orchestra/Ensemble: St. Martin's Chamber Choir Period: Renaissance Written: by 1605; England


9.	Upon my lap my soveraigne sits by Martin Peerson
	Conductor: Timothy J. Krueger Orchestra/Ensemble: St. Martin's Chamber Choir Period: Baroque Written: by 1620; England


10.	Esti dal by Zoltán Kodály
	Conductor: Timothy J. Krueger Orchestra/Ensemble: St. Martin's Chamber Choir Period: 20th Century Written: 1938; Hungary


11.	Brazilian Carol by William J. Tubbs
	Conductor: Timothy J. Krueger Orchestra/Ensemble: St. Martin's Chamber Choir Period: 20th Century


12.	Le sommeil de l'Enfant Jésus by François-Auguste Gevaert
	Conductor: Timothy J. Krueger Orchestra/Ensemble: St. Martin's Chamber Choir Period: Romantic Written: Belgium


13.	The Virgin's cradle song by Edmund Rubbra
	Conductor: Timothy J. Krueger Orchestra/Ensemble: St. Martin's Chamber Choir Period: 20th Century Written: England


14.	French Noëls (2) by M. Susan Brown
	Conductor: Timothy J. Krueger Orchestra/Ensemble: St. Martin's Chamber Choir Period: 20th Century


15.	Wexford Carol by Traditional
	Conductor: Timothy J. Krueger Orchestra/Ensemble: St. Martin's Chamber Choir Written: Ireland

	Notes: Arranger: Brock Erickson.


16.	My dancing day by Traditional
	Conductor: Timothy J. Krueger Orchestra/Ensemble: St. Martin's Chamber Choir Written: England

	Notes: Arranger: Clifford Harker.


17.	A Christmas Cantata: Rejoice, O make we merry, both more and less by Geoffrey Bush
	Conductor: Timothy J. Krueger Orchestra/Ensemble: St. Martin's Chamber Choir Period: 20th Century Written: 1947; England


18.	Masters in this hall by Traditional
	Conductor: Timothy J. Krueger Orchestra/Ensemble: St. Martin's Chamber Choir Written: France

	Notes: Arranger: Alfred Whitehead.


19.	I saw three ships by Traditional
	Conductor: Timothy J. Krueger Orchestra/Ensemble: St. Martin's Chamber Choir Written: England

	Notes: Arranger: Ian Humphris.


20.	The Gloucester Wassail by Traditional
	Conductor: Timothy J. Krueger Orchestra/Ensemble: St. Martin's Chamber Choir


Sound Samples				Back to Top

Two French Noëls (Traditional) Patapan
Wexford Carol (Traditional)

About ArkivMusic Contact Us Partner Program Institutional Sales Terms & Conditions Privacy Policy Help Your Account Shortcuts

ArkivMusic - The Source for Classical Music!

	Copyright ArkivMusic LLC, 2009.
	Data supplied by Muze, Inc. Copyright 1948-2009. For personal use only. All rights reserved.