Christmas

A collection of 35 posts

Christmas

Le Grand Mystère: French and English Noëls

... the choir is absolutely top-flight, the recording superb

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A Lullaby Carol: Christmas at Christ Church

A terrific Christmas disc, and the perfect complement to Ein stille Nacht Osterreich, covered very recently!

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Ein stille Nacht Österreich

As Christmas discs go, this is a departure from the norm, for sure; refreshing and powerful

Bach

Bach Christmas Oratorio

Gardiner reminds us of the eternal profundity of the Christmas story

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Edward Nesbit's Nativity: A different take on Christmas

With a distinctive harmonic palette, Edward Nesbit brings a new individuality to Christmas

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Christvesper Dresden 1624: Rogier Michael's little-known gem

The Christvesper is like a magical Christmas tapestry

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News of Great Joy: Christmas from St John's College, Oxford

A lovely, heart-warming Christmas disc

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Christmas with The Bevan Family Consort

A tremendous Christmas album, warm and welcoming yet full of beauty and depth

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Benjamin Appl: The Christmas Album

A lovely disc, superbly planned, expertly executed.

Telemann

Telemann: A Christmas Oratorio (pasticcio)

A terrific idea, and one executed to perfection. Absolutely recommended ... now, where are those last mince pies?

French Baroque

Noël sous l'Empire: organ music from Versailles

This is clearly a labour of love from Guerillot; and what a Christmas discovery this is!

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“A Winter Breviary”: Choral Works for Christmas

A lovely album, all the more cherishable for its wealth of new Christmas material. St Martin's Voices is a superb choir

Opera

Humperdinck's Hänsel & Gretel returns to Covent Garden

Humperdinck Hänsel und Gretel (sung in English, translation Kelley Rourke), Cast; Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Mark Wigglesworth. Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 16.12.2023 Production:  Director & Designer – Antony McDonald  Lighting Designer – Lucy Carter  Movement Director - Lucy Birge  Cast:  Gretel – Anna Devin

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Bob Chilcott's Christmas Oratorio

This is about as Christmassy as it gets and with soloists and a choir like this, Chilcott's Christmas Oratorio is surely irresistible

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A Choral Christmas

This, along with Lisa Davidsen's Christmas from Norway. also on Decca, would make ideal presents!

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Repost: A Christmas Concert with Helen Donath

This is a lovely, heart-warming Christmas disc

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Christmas Concerts from the SWR Vocal Ensemble

This is a truly heart-warming two hours' worth of Christmas music

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A Quartet of Christmas Cantatas by Ernst Wilhelm Wolf

A very valuable disc in terms of repertoire, and beautifully performed

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The Dawn of Grace: Christmas Music from Somerville College, Oxford

A fine disc, imaginatively programmed, superbly performed and held in a wonderful recording

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The First Nowell: Christmas Carols Through the Ages

If you are looking for an inexpensive Christmas disc that mixes familiar and unfamiliar, all in impeccable performances and captured in a supreb recroding, look no furthe

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Wishes and Candles: American Christmas Music

It's that time of year again .. and this is a great way to launch our Christmas reviews

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Christmas Carols with the King's Singers

Festive cheer and warmth from "the Boys": The King's Singers at their finest!

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A Christmas Wish: Ellen Williams brings festive warmth

A Christmas Wish is a treat of the utmost beauty

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Christmas Baroque from London Concertante

A lovely release from London Concertante here fo Christmas music for orchestra, with repertoire taken from the core of London Concertante [https://londonconcertante.com]'s Winter touring season. The balance of pieces here is wonderful .Yes, tehre's one of Vivaldi\s Four Seasons (unsurprisingly, "Winter), and

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Strange Wonders: The Wexford Carols, Volume 2

A supremely beautiful Christmas disc; warming and different