The Christmas Story

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The Christmas Story
Theatre of Voices / Ars Nova Copenhagen / Paul Hillier

[ Harmonia Mundi / CD ]

Release Date: Monday 19 September 2011

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Inspired by the much-loved service of 'Nine Lessons and Carols' given every Christmas Eve, this recording presents the Nativity story told through plainchant, motets, 17th Century dialogues and traditional folk carols.

Paul Hillier leads Theatre of Voice and Ars Nova Copenhagen in music he has culled and arranged from Italian, German, Danish, English and American sources.

Their previous disc of music inspired by texts: Stories - Berio & Friends received rave reviews.

Tracks:

Rorate coeli desuper
Veni veni Emanuel
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
Dum deambularet Dominus in
Paradisum
Adam lay y-bounden
In dulci iubilo
Missus est Gabriel
Puer natus est
O magnum mysterium
Voi ch'ai notturni rai
Dormi, dormi, o bel bambin
Liebe Hirten
Andachtsjodler
We three kings
Videntes stellam
Personent hodie
Herodes iratus
Vox in Rama
Uebers Gebirg
Maria wallt zum Heiligtum
The holly and the ivy
Barn Jesus i en krybbe la
We wish you a merry Christmas