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This recording presents three traditional ways of celebrating Christmas in music - medieval carols, renaissance motets praising the Virgin Mary, and German chorales.
This recording presents three traditional ways of celebrating Christmas in music - medieval carols, renaissance motets praising the Virgin Mary, and German chorales. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Angelus ad Virginem by Anonymous
Performer:
Rufus Müller (Tenor)
Conductor:
Peter Phillips
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Tallis Scholars
Period: Medieval
Written: 13th Century; England
Venue: Peter and Paul Church, Salle, Norfolk
Length: 2 Minutes 35 Secs.
Language: Latin
2.
Nowell sing we by Anonymous
Conductor:
Peter Phillips
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Tallis Scholars
Period: Renaissance
Written: 15th Century; England
Venue: Peter and Paul Church, Salle, Norfolk
Length: 3 Minutes 2 Secs.
Language: English
3.
Ther is no rose of swych vertu by Anonymous
Conductor:
Peter Phillips
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Tallis Scholars
Period: Medieval
Written: circa 1420; England
Venue: Peter and Paul Church, Salle, Norfolk
Length: 3 Minutes 34 Secs.
Language: English
4.
Dieu vous garde "Sir Christčmas" by Anonymous
Conductor:
Peter Phillips
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Tallis Scholars
Period: Medieval
Written: 15th Century; France
Venue: Peter and Paul Church, Salle, Norfolk
Length: 4 Minutes 2 Secs.
Notes: This selection is sung in French and English.
5.
Lullay I saw by Traditional
Performer:
Simon Davies (Tenor),
Richard Edgar-Wilson (Tenor)
Conductor:
Peter Phillips
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Tallis Scholars
Period: Medieval
Venue: Peter and Paul Church, Salle, Norfolk
Length: 2 Minutes 16 Secs.
Language: English
6.
Lully, lulla, thow littel tyne child "Coventry Carol" by Traditional
Conductor:
Peter Phillips
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Tallis Scholars
Period: Renaissance
Written: 16th Century; England
Venue: Peter and Paul Church, Salle, Norfolk
Length: 3 Minutes 17 Secs.
Language: English
7.
Psalmes, Sonets and Songs: Lullaby, my sweet little baby by William Byrd
Performer:
Tim Wilson (Countertenor)
Conductor:
Peter Phillips
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Tallis Scholars
Period: Renaissance
Written: by 1588; England
Venue: Peter and Paul Church, Salle, Norfolk
Length: 6 Minutes 27 Secs.
Language: English
8.
Ave Maria ŕ 4 by Josquin Des Préz
Conductor:
Peter Phillips
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Tallis Scholars
Period: Renaissance
Venue: Peter and Paul Church, Salle, Norfolk
Length: 5 Minutes 22 Secs.
Language: Latin
9.
Beata es virgo by Phillippe Verdelot
Conductor:
Peter Phillips
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Tallis Scholars
Period: Renaissance
Written: Italy
Venue: Peter and Paul Church, Salle, Norfolk
Length: 5 Minutes 37 Secs.
Language: Latin
10.
Ave Maria ŕ 4 by Tomás Luis de Victoria
Conductor:
Peter Phillips
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Tallis Scholars
Period: Renaissance
Written: Italy
Venue: Peter and Paul Church, Salle, Norfolk
Length: 2 Minutes 15 Secs.
Language: Latin
11.
Ave Maria, gratia plena ŕ 8 by Tomás Luis de Victoria
Conductor:
Peter Phillips
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Tallis Scholars
Period: Renaissance
Written: by 1572; Italy
Venue: Peter and Paul Church, Salle, Norfolk
Length: 4 Minutes 43 Secs.
Language: Latin
12.
Joseph lieber, Joseph mein by Hieronymus Praetorius
Conductor:
Peter Phillips
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Tallis Scholars
Period: Renaissance
Written: Germany
Venue: Peter and Paul Church, Salle, Norfolk
Length: 2 Minutes 30 Secs.
Language: German
13.
In dulci jubilo by Hieronymus Praetorius
Conductor:
Peter Phillips
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Tallis Scholars
Period: Renaissance
Venue: Peter and Paul Church, Salle, Norfolk
Length: 3 Minutes 37 Secs.
Notes: This selection is sung in German and Latin.
14.
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140: no 1, Wachet auf ruft uns die Stimme by Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor:
Peter Phillips
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Tallis Scholars
Period: Baroque
Written: 1731; Leipzig, Germany
Venue: Peter and Paul Church, Salle, Norfolk
Language: German
Notes: This selection shares a track and timing with the first two verses of Michael Praetorius' "Wachet auf."
15.
Musae Sioniae: Es ist ein' Ros' entsprungen by Michael Praetorius
Performer:
Deborah Roberts (Soprano)
Conductor:
Peter Phillips
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Tallis Scholars
Period: Renaissance
Written: by 1609; Germany
Venue: Peter and Paul Church, Salle, Norfolk
Length: 3 Minutes 6 Secs.
Language: German
16.
Wachet auf: Verses 1 and 2 by Michael Praetorius
Conductor:
Peter Phillips
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Tallis Scholars
Period: Renaissance
Written: by 1619; Germany
Venue: Peter and Paul Church, Salle, Norfolk
Length: 4 Minutes 7 Secs.
Language: German
Notes: This selection shares a track and timing with J.S. Bach's "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme."
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