Ceremony and Carols

On this CD:

1. A Ceremony of Carols, for trumpet, voices & harp, Op. 28
Composed by Benjamin Britten

Conducted by William Hall

2. A Ceremony of Carols, for trumpet, voices & harp, Op. 28
Composed by Benjamin Britten

Conducted by William Hall

3. A Ceremony of Carols, for trumpet, voices & harp, Op. 28
Composed by Benjamin Britten

Conducted by William Hall

4. A Ceremony of Carols, for trumpet, voices & harp, Op. 28
Composed by Benjamin Britten

Conducted by William Hall

5. A Ceremony of Carols, for trumpet, voices & harp, Op. 28
Composed by Benjamin Britten

Conducted by William Hall

6. A Ceremony of Carols, for trumpet, voices & harp, Op. 28
Composed by Benjamin Britten

Conducted by William Hall

7. A Ceremony of Carols, for trumpet, voices & harp, Op. 28
Composed by Benjamin Britten

Conducted by William Hall

8. A Ceremony of Carols, for trumpet, voices & harp, Op. 28
Composed by Benjamin Britten

Conducted by William Hall

9. A Ceremony of Carols, for trumpet, voices & harp, Op. 28
Composed by Benjamin Britten

Conducted by William Hall

10. A Ceremony of Carols, for trumpet, voices & harp, Op. 28
Composed by Benjamin Britten

Conducted by William Hall

11. A Ceremony of Carols, for trumpet, voices & harp, Op. 28
Composed by Benjamin Britten

Conducted by William Hall

12. A Ceremony of Carols, for trumpet, voices & harp, Op. 28
Composed by Benjamin Britten

Conducted by William Hall

13. Joy to the World (theme by Handel)
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Gordon Halligan, Brent McMunn, Ladd Thomas
Conducted by William Hall

14. Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming
Composed by Christmas Traditional
Performed by Gordon Halligan, Brent McMunn, Ladd Thomas
Conducted by William Hall

15. Good Christian Men, Rejoice
Composed by Christmas Traditional
Performed by Gordon Halligan, Brent McMunn, Ladd Thomas
Conducted by William Hall

16. Ther Is No Ros' (English, Trinity Roll, 15th c.), carol
Composed by Christmas Traditional
Performed by Gordon Halligan, Brent McMunn, Ladd Thomas
Conducted by William Hall

17. Angels We Have Heard on High
Composed by Christmas Traditional
Performed by Gordon Halligan, Brent McMunn, Ladd Thomas
Conducted by William Hall

18. Willie, Take Your Little Drum
Composed by Christmas Traditional
Performed by Gordon Halligan, Brent McMunn, Ladd Thomas
Conducted by William Hall

19. Nova, Nova, Ave fit ex Eva
Composed by Christmas Traditional
Performed by Gordon Halligan, Brent McMunn, Ladd Thomas
Conducted by William Hall

20. Infant Most Blest
Composed by Christmas Traditional
Performed by Gordon Halligan, Brent McMunn, Ladd Thomas
Conducted by William Hall

21. O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree)
Composed by Christmas Traditional
Performed by Gordon Halligan, Brent McMunn, Ladd Thomas
Conducted by William Hall

22. Tiny Child
Composed by Christmas Traditional
Performed by Gordon Halligan, Brent McMunn, Ladd Thomas
Conducted by William Hall

23. Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (Silent Night)
Composed by Franz Xaver Gruber
Performed by Gordon Halligan, Brent McMunn, Ladd Thomas
Conducted by William Hall

24. O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fidelis)
Composed by John Francis Wade
Performed by Gordon Halligan, Brent McMunn, Ladd Thomas
Conducted by William Hall

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A Robert Shaw Christmas - Angels on High
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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  • Robert Shaw Chorale
  • a perfect Ceremony of Carols!
  • Brilliant compilation
  • Didn't care for it that much
 A Robert Shaw Christmas - Angels on High

Manufacturer: Telarc
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ASIN: B000003D2M
Release Date: 1997-09-23

Tracks:

  1. O Come, Emmanuel
  2. Alleluia
  3. The First Nowell
  4. The Carol Of The Birds
  5. Allon, Gay Bergeres
  6. A Hymn To The Virgin
  7. O Magnum Mysterium
  8. Christmas Oratorio: Rejoice And Sing
  9. Ave Maria
  10. What Is This Lovely Fragrance?
  11. Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
  12. Sing Lullaby
  13. While By My Sheep
  14. Christmas Oratorio: Break Forth, O Wondrous Heavenly Light
  15. Heavenly Light
  16. Adeste Fideles
  17. Ceremony Of Carols: Procession - Hodie Christus Natus Est
  18. Ceremony Of Carols: Wolcum Yole!
  19. Ceremony Of Carols: There Is No Rose
  20. Ceremony Of Carols: That Yonge Child
  21. Ceremony Of Carols: Balulalow
  22. Ceremony Of Carols: As Dew In Aprille
  23. Ceremony Of Carols: This Little Babe
  24. Interlude (Harp Solo)
  25. Ceremony Of Carols: In Freezing Winter Night
  26. Ceremony Of Carols: Spring Carol
  27. Ceremony Of Carols: Deo Gracias
  28. Ceremony Of Carols: Recession: Hodie Christus Natus Est

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In this beautifully chosen program of mostly a cappella arrangements, Robert Shaw and the Robert Shaw Chamber Singers deliver the Christmas story in tones of gentle and moving splendor. The carols and sacred settings recorded here are all of an intimate sort, and the rapturous, gently expressive realizations Shaw and his singers give them prove unfailingly appealing. Particularly moving is the newest work on the disc, a setting of "O magnum mysterium" by the American composer Morten Lauridsen. Franz Biebl's "Ave Maria" is another gem, as is the arrangement by Healy Willan of the French carol "What Is This Lovely Fragrance?" The offering includes a pair of chorales from Bach's Christmas Oratorio and two wonderful Christmas works by Benjamin Britten: "A Hymn to the Virgin" and A Ceremony of Carols, both well done, even if the sound of sopranos and altos (rather than boy trebles) in the latter takes some getting used to. --Ted Libbey

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Beautiful.......2007-02-16

The music is beautiful of course. The Robert Shaw Chorale is a high quality group of singers, and the arrangements they sing are really nice. Because of the age of the recording today's standards of equpment and tonal quality simply weren't available but the upgrade from analog vinyl was well-done. I shall look for more of these.

5 out of 5 stars Robert Shaw Chorale.......2007-01-10

This is an excellent ablum. The music is lovely and quite varied. While there are many of the familiar favorites, there are also many new and different songs and the whole CD is a delight to listen to.

5 out of 5 stars a perfect Ceremony of Carols!.......2005-12-22

This is the finest recording of Britten's A Ceremony of Carols I've ever come across, and there are plenty of versions to choose from. The King's College Choir rendition suffers from overstuffed acoustics, a constant with that choir, and their recording of Ceremony of Carols falls short in the requisite rhythmic clarity and intensity. The Christ Church, Oxford version is plodding, and lacks sparkle. Harry Christopher's The Sixteen come close, with marvelous sonics and ecstatic diction, but fall apart in the exacting 'This Little Babe' round with uneven cohesion, and strange stressed notes that ruin the waterfall effect so felicitously construed by Britten. I've not heard Britten's own conducted version, but he scrupulously insisted on boy trebles, and it's difficult if not impossible to conjure a more perfect rendering than the one given here by Shaw and his Chamber Singers. 'This Little Babe' is incomparable in each and all of its rapid fire contours, which is no mean feat. Mezzo-soprano Nanette Soles deserves special mention for incandescent singing on 'That Younge Child". The luminous pacing of 'There is no rose of such virtue' is notable, and to his credit Shaw employs the ecclesiastical pronunciation of the various Latin passages, unlike The Sixteen (and most other English choir recordings of this piece) who insist on an idiomatic British pronunciation of Latin, which offers nothing but distraction. Some will prefer boy treble singers, an attractive option, but for high musical values and the art they inevitably enshrine, it's impossible to be disappointed with this profoundly wrought version of Ceremony of Carols. Bach's 'Break Forth, O beauteous heavenly light' is just right, and I'd not heard 'Heavenly Light' by Aleksandr Kopylov; both are favorable additions to an excellent recording. Recommended.

5 out of 5 stars Brilliant compilation.......2005-03-16

This is an absolutely outstanding collection of carols - some of them well-known, some of them obscure. As a choral singer, I've had the pleasure of singing many of these pieces, and I was delighted when I found them all in one place, and done by an ensemble so accomplished as the Robert Shaw Chamber Singers! It just isn't Christmas for me without this recording.

2 out of 5 stars Didn't care for it that much.......2004-12-27

I prefer to hear the voices and the words of the carols, and this one has too much other sound (maybe even the use of massed voices); I have a hard time hearing what they are singing.
Harp Adagios: Over Two Hours of the World's Most Relaxing Music
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  • just ok
 Harp Adagios: Over Two Hours of the World's Most Relaxing Music
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Release Date: 2005-09-13

Tracks:

  1. Adagio - Marisa Robles
  2. Andantino - Werner Tripp
  3. Andante Allegro - I Musici
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  7. Tema Con Variazioni: Andante - Osian Ellis
  8. Larghetto - Marisa Robles
  9. Andante - Catherine Michel
  10. Theme, Variations And Rondo Pastorale - Marisa Robles

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  1. Prelude No.1 In C Major, BWV 846 - Marisa Robles
  2. Adagio - Heinz Holliger
  3. Prelude In D Flat, Op.28 No.15 'Raindrop' - Marisa Robles
  4. Mazurka In B Flat Major, Op.7 No.1 - Marisa Robles
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  6. Lullaby, Op.49 No.4 - Marisa Robles
  7. Danza Del Corregidor - Marisa Robles
  8. Impromptu-Caprice, Op.9 - Marisa Robles
  9. Romance: Adagio - Naoko Yoshino
  10. Sicilienne Variee - Naoko Yoshino
  11. Contemplation - Naoko Yoshino
  12. The Nightingale - Deborah Henson-Conant
  13. Interlude - Marisa Robles
  14. Il Padrino - Naoko Yoshino
  15. Spiegel Im Spiegel - Gidon Kremer

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars just ok.......2006-12-05

This is good at times but mostly it's just ok. First, the sound quality ranges from awfull to good but never excellent. There are quite a bit of analog recordings on here and most of the stuff on here was recorded in the 60s. There isn't a lot new to anyone that has been collecting music featuring the harp. In fact, there seem to be very few classical recordings available featuring the harp as there is. the performances are ok but are old fashioned in the way they play as expected from old recordings.
Britten: Ceremony of Carols
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A Bountiful Gift of Britten's Choral Works
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Choir of Christ Church Cathedral Oxford , and Grier
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ASIN: B0000CEONG
Release Date: 2004-10-05

Tracks:

  1. Procession
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  4. That Younge Child
  5. Balulalow
  6. As Dew In Aprille
  7. This Little Babe
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  10. Spring Carol
  11. Adam Lay I-Bounden
  12. Recession
  13. Te Deum In C
  14. Hymn To St Peter, Op. 56A
  15. Hymn To The Virgin
  16. Hymn To St Cecilia, Op. 27

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Bountiful Gift of Britten's Choral Works.......2006-11-14

Grateful we should be to ASV Living Era label for re-releasing this 1982 recording of what must be the finest performance of Benjamin Britten's A CEREMONY OF CAROLS on record. As performed by the Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford under the direction of Francis Grier this delicate, otherworldly and penultimately Christmas work is sung by boys with the fine harp accompaniment by Frances Kelly. The ambience of the cathedral is captured in great beauty and the work, a model of simplicity and innocent devotion, is sung with exquisite sound and enunciation. The solos are by Edward Harris, Mark Slater, and Andrew Olleson and remind us of why this work was written for children's voices and not the women's choruses who try to imitate the beauty of prepuberal sound!

Included on this CD are Britten's rarely heard but very evocative TE DEUM in C major, HYMN TO ST. PETER, HYMN TO THE VIRGIN, and the ever-popular HYMN TO ST. CECILIA. The Organ accompaniment is in the capable hands (and feet) of Harry Bickett. Each of the works on the recording is superb and as a collection they are unbeatable, especially at the extremely low cost!

As the holidays approach there can be no more subtle way to greet them than with this recording of A CEREMONY OF CAROLS, breaking the usual routine of music that abounds. Highly recommended. Grady Harp, November 06
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ASIN: B0001HAHHS
Release Date: 2004-03-23

Tracks:

  1. I: In A Garden Shady This Holy Lady - Sir David Willcocks
  2. II: I Cannot Grow - Sir David Willcocks
  3. III: O Ear Whose Creatures Cannot Wish To Fail - Sir David Willcocks
  4. I: Procession - Sir David Willcocks
  5. II: Wolcum Yole! - Sir David Willcocks
  6. III: There Is No Rose - Sir David Willcocks
  7. IV: (a) That Yonge Child - Sir David Willcocks
  8. (b) Balulalow - Sir David Willcocks
  9. V: As Dew In Aprille - Sir David Willcocks
  10. VI: This Little Babe - Sir David Willcocks
  11. VII: Interlude (Andante Pastorale) - Sir David Willcocks
  12. VIII: In Freezing Winter Night - Sir David Willcocks
  13. IX: Spring Carol - Sir David Willcocks
  14. X: Deo Gracias! - Sir David Willcocks
  15. XI: Recession - Sir David Willcocks
  16. I: Kyrie - Sir David Willcocks
  17. II: Gloria - Sir David Willcocks
  18. III: Sanctus - Sir David Willcocks
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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars King's College Classic.......2004-10-11

Way back in the dark ages, before CDs roamed the earth, I purchased the LP of this recording. It remains my favorite performance of Britten's work. The voices of the choir, accompanied by one harp, weave an achingly beautiful tapestry of sound. It is a wonderful way to introduce children and friends to the English choral tradition of sacred music.

5 out of 5 stars Britten Brilliance.......2004-09-28

Captivating from start to finish: EMI has programmed & remastered this bounty of Britten choral work superbly. The Choir of King's College, Cambridge performs with stunning sensitivity, ethereal, heartbreaking & transcendent. A just classic disc
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ASIN: B00005NY7D
Release Date: 2001-10-09

Tracks:

  1. O Holy Night - Leontyne Price
  2. Ave Maria - Luciano Pavarotti
  3. In The Bleak Midwinter - Rosemary Joshua/Ian Bostridge
  4. Coventry Carol - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/David Willcocks
  5. Away In A Manger - Mark Tinkler
  6. Gabriel's Message - The Choir And Orchestra Of Clare College, Cambridge
  7. Pastoral Sinfonia - Academy Of St Martin In The Fields/Neville Marriner
  8. Il S'en Va Loin De La Terre - Acadamy And Chorus Of St Martin In The Fields/Neville Marriner
  9. Panis Angelicus - Kiri Te Kanawa
  10. Schlafe, Mein Liebster - Marilyn Horne
  11. Wiegenlied - Renata Tabaldi
  12. O Jesu So Meek - Simon Preston
  13. While Shepherds Watched - Stephen Cleobury
  14. Susser Trost, Mein Jesus Kommt - Agnes Giebel
  15. Lute Concerto, RV 93: Largo - Eduardo Fernandez
  16. Alma Redemptoris Mater - Julian Podger
  17. O Magnum Mysterium - John Angelo Messana
  18. Zastupnitse Userdnaya - St Petersburgh Chamber Choir/Nikolai Korniev
  19. Iubi-Te-voi (I Will Love Thee, O Lord) - Angela Gheorghiu/Romanian National CHamber Choir 'Madrigal'/Constantin Marin
  20. Once In Royal David's City - Robin Barter/David Briggs
  21. O Tannenbaum - Vienna Boys Choir/Uwe Christian Harrer
  22. O Little Town Of Bethlehem - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/David Willcocks

Tracks:

  1. Stille Nacht - The Bach Choir/David Willcockes
  2. Gloria In Excelsis Deo - Katherine Fuge/Nicola Jenkin/Elinor Carter/Julian Podger
  3. Winter, RV 297: Largo - Alan Loveday
  4. The First Nowell - The Choir Of Kings College, Cambridge/David Willcocks
  5. In Dulci Jubilo - The Bach Choir/David Willcocks
  6. The Three Kings - Gerald Finley
  7. Es Ist Ein Ros Entsprungen - Monteverdi Choir
  8. Still, Still, Still - Ian Bostridge
  9. The Crown Of Roses - The Choir Of Clare College, Cambridge/John Rutter
  10. Christmas Concerto, Op.6 No.8: Largo Pastorale - Academy Of Saint Martin In The Fields/Neville Marriner
  11. The Lamb - Monteverdi Choir/John Eliot Gardiner
  12. Balulalow - Anthony Way/Lucy Wakeford/St Paul's Cathedral Choir/John Scott
  13. Ave Maria - Leontyne Price
  14. Mille Cherubini In Coro - Luciano Pavarotti
  15. Vesperae Solennes De Confessore, K.339: Laudate Dominum - Kiri Te Kanawa
  16. The Infant King - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/David Willcocks
  17. Lullaby My Jesus - The Choir Of Winchester Cathedral/David Hill
  18. What Child Is This? - Anthony Way/Tom Finucane
  19. The Tales Of Hoffmann: Barcarolle - L'Orchestra De La Suisse Romande/Richard Bonynge
  20. See Amid The Winter's Snow - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/David Willcocks
  21. The Blessed Son Of God - The Choir Of Winchester Cathedral/David Hill
  22. It Came Upon The Midnight Clear - Leontyne Price
  23. White Christmas - Kiri Te Kanawa/London Voices

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Christmas Adagios.......2007-03-03

This is the BEST Christmas collection that I have ever heard. I would like
to purchase 15 more to give as gifts this year; however, it appears that
Decca is out of stock or no longer releasing it. HELP!!

5 out of 5 stars christmas adagios.......2007-01-14

this was one of the best assortment of classical holiday songs that i have ever heard. it contains a marvelous array of the best composers and performers that the world has to offer. if you are a fan of classical music, i think this cd will be a positive addition to your music collection

4 out of 5 stars Nice Background for the Holidays.......2007-01-11

Beautiful Adagios and a rich selection for the price. Audio travels to Vienna, London, Cambridge etc

5 out of 5 stars One of my very top 5 favorite holiday albums!.......2005-11-19

What a delightful surprise this 2 disc album was and I'm not a big fan of Christmas music. I loved all the selections and felt they were well performed. This is a true "must have" for any Christmas collection. Superior to many other compliations on the market. This one is a keeper! It is the one album I'll pick first to listen to after Thanksgiving.

5 out of 5 stars Wonderful POCOCAT?.......2005-07-16

Great CD. The reviewer who calls him/herself POCOCAT says he/she is an opera singer. Wonder how much work an uninformed singer gets?
A "fast spinning" vibrato,as you describe Ms. Price, is not the same as a wide vibrato. The former is a speed issue, the latter a width issue. Therefore, 4 variables exist: fast, slow, wide, slim. Thus, 4 types of voice exist: fast/wide, fast/slim, slow/wide, and slow/slim. Most often a singer leans toward fast/slim or slow/wide, in varying degrees. A matter of taste, yes, but learn more about the voice before you expound.
Saint Säens: Christmas Oratorio/Britten: Ceremony of Carols
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Splendid Saint-Saens
  • The real gem here is the Oratorio
  • beautiful recording!
  • Worth Adding to Your Christmas Collection
  • Budget recording - not very good, but the only one available
 Saint Säens: Christmas Oratorio/Britten: Ceremony of Carols

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ASIN: B000001VMU
Release Date: 1990-10-11

Tracks:

  1. Christmas Oratorio, Op. 12: Prelude
  2. Christmas Oratorio, Op. 12: Et pastores errant - Gloria in altissimis Deo
  3. Christmas Oratorio, Op. 12: Expectans, expectavi Dominum
  4. Christmas Oratorio, Op. 12: Domine, ergo credidi - Qui in hunc mundum venisti
  5. Christmas Oratorio, Op. 12: Benedictus, qui venit in nomine Domine
  6. Christmas Oratorio, Op. 12: Quare fremuerunt gentes?
  7. Christmas Oratorio, Op. 12: Tecum principium
  8. Christmas Oratorio, Op. 12: Alleluia
  9. Christmas Oratorio, Op. 12: Consurgo, Filia Sion
  10. Christmas Oratorio, Op. 12: Tollite hostias
  11. A Ceremony Of Carols, Op. 28: Introduction
  12. A Ceremony Of Carols, Op. 28: Willkumm, Jul!
  13. A Ceremony Of Carols, Op. 28: Es is kein Ros
  14. A Ceremony Of Carols, Op. 28: Wann hub dies Kindlein
  15. A Ceremony Of Carols, Op. 28: Bubaideli
  16. A Ceremony Of Carols, Op. 28: Wie Tau im Aprill
  17. A Ceremony Of Carols, Op. 28: Der kleine Knab
  18. A Ceremony Of Carols, Op. 28: Intermezzo
  19. A Ceremony Of Carols, Op. 28: In kalter Wintersnacht
  20. A Ceremony Of Carols, Op. 28: Fruhlingschor
  21. A Ceremony Of Carols, Op. 28: Adam lag gebunden
  22. A Ceremony Of Carols, Op. 28: Hodie Christus natus est

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Splendid Saint-Saens.......2006-05-17

I don't usually disagree with prior reviews but here I have to. I have owned this CD for at least 8 years, maybe longer. And I love it. The Saint-Saens is a very special piece of music and I am totally dumbfounded why nobody ever plays it. It does not sound difficult, so a church chior and orchestra could easily take a stab at it. Instead, we get one Handel Messiah after another at Christmas. And this performance sounds just perfect to me. True, there are no texts but remember, this a super budget CD and your are lucky to get performer's names sometimes. As for the Britten, it is a piece I have little love for. And so I will not comment on the performance.

5 out of 5 stars The real gem here is the Oratorio.......2005-12-30

I think this album is worth buying for the Oratorio alone. Saint-Saens' Oratorio is way too underrated and underperformed, and I hadn't heard of it myself until my fine arts program put on a production of it this semester. It's a small scale work written only for strings, harp and organ (and chorus and soloists of course), nevertheless it is absolutely gorgeous. Even the recitative is beautiful! My personal fav's are the Soprano and Baritone duet (in which the soprano hits a high C without shattering the windows), the Tenor, Soprano and Baritone Trio which in itself is one of the most beautiful and haunting pieces of music that I've heard, and the Quartet for Alto, Soprano, Mezzo, and Bass. I don't know anything about Britten's ceremony of carols, but I would still buy this album even if it were solely for the Oratorio. And regardless of what others have said, I think this particular recording of it is marvellous.

5 out of 5 stars beautiful recording!.......2005-03-02

I don't find anything wrong on these recording. Both the Christmas Oratory and Britten's carols are beautifully performed.It is of special interest Saint-Saens Christmas Oratory since personally, I had never heard it before, but after listening to it I can fully recomend it.

4 out of 5 stars Worth Adding to Your Christmas Collection.......2003-12-06

Having had no previous experience of either piece of music, I'd say this recording is well worth its low price. Sound quality is very high for a budget recording. If this is still the only recording of the St. Saens oratorio, I'd say don't think twice - just grab it, before it goes out of circulation.

I can see how it might come across as uninspired, as the previous reviewers mentioned, but I think the gentle approach suits the music well in most spots.

4 out of 5 stars Budget recording - not very good, but the only one available.......2002-12-04

This bargain-basement recording has more than its share of shortcomings. A competent but uninspired performance of the Saint-Saens is by far the highlight. But Britten's _Ceremony of Carols_ is sung in German instead of the original Middle English, and it comes off as something of a fiasco.

The absence of liner notes means that you won't know what the choir or soloist is singing at any given time, so much of the subtle word-painting will be lost on most listeners. All vocal soloists are unidentified.

I've recommended this recording only because it is at present the only one of the Saint-Saens available. But it's high time for something better. Naxos, are you listening?
Winter: A Collection of Seasonal Classics
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    ASIN: B000AMY0DG
    Release Date: 2005-11-22

    Tracks:

    1. I. Allegro Non Molto - Moscow Virtuosi
    2. II. Largo - Moscow Virtuosi
    3. II. Allegro - Moscow Virtuosi
    4. Departure - Scottish Chamber Orchestra
    5. Snow Outside The Window - Scottish Chamber Orchestra
    6. Waltz On Ice - Scottish Chamber Orchestra
    7. The Bonfire: Pioneer Gathering - Scottish Chamber Orchestra
    8. Winter Evening - Scottish Chamber Orchestra
    9. Marching Song: Return - Scottish Chamber Orchestra
    10. In Freezing Winter Night From A Ceremony Of Carols, Op.28 - Edward Harris
    11. Footprints In The Snow From Preludes, Book 1 - Gordon Fergus-Thompson
    12. Snowflakes Are Dancing From Children's Corner - Gordon Fergus-Thompson
    13. Holy Night - Loris Tjeknavorian
    14. Polonaise - Loris Tjeknavorian
    15. Procession To Midnight Mass And Carols - Loris Tjeknavorian
    16. Dance Of The Sugar-Plum Fairy - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    17. Waltz Of The Flowers - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    18. Troika From Lieutenant Kiji: Suite, Op.60 - Loris Tjeknavorian
    19. Once In Royal David's City - The Choir Of Wells Cathedral
    Essential Hyperion, Vol. 2
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    • Nothing but hits
    		 Essential Hyperion, Vol. 2

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    ASIN: B00004RITB
    Release Date: 2001-01-09

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    As with their first collection of label highlights, Hyperion's new two-disc collection provides a broad sampling of their exceptional catalogue and performers. Particularly rewarding are the selections from Beethoven (Scherzo from String Trio in C minor, op 9 no 3, performed by the Leopold Trio) and Thomas Tallis (Salvator mundi I, performed by the Winchester Cathedral Choir), but experienced and novice listeners alike will find much to enjoy on these discs. It's also a good value--more than 2 1/2 hours of music for less than $10.
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      Britten: A Ceremony of Carols
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      • Buy This One
      • Better than Vienna Boys' Choir; essential for any Christmas or classical collection
      • The best version of this piece!
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      Release Date: 1993-11-12

      Tracks:

      1. A Ceremony Of Carols, Op.28: Procession
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      Of the many accounts of Britten's Ceremony of Carols in the catalog, this one is the best. This was the first work Britten wrote for boys' voices, and with his keen ear and extraordinary imagination, he achieved many wondrous and memorable effects. At the heart of this 1986 performance are the boys of the Westminster Cathedral Choir, obviously a well-trained group. With their outstanding intonation and hearty sound, these London boys outclass all the competition. Their singing is free and expressive, yet very disciplined, even in the triple canon of "This Little Babe," which has a way of bringing all but the most skillful groups to grief. The playing of harpist Sioned Williams is especially accomplished--she delivers a superb realization of the solo interlude based on "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel"--and David Hill's direction is right on the mark. The recording, made in Westminster Cathedral, is spacious and extremely appealing, right down to the comings-and-goings of the procession and recession, both of which work beautifully. A fine sampling of Britten's other choral music, including the beautiful Missa Brevis in D, rounds out the disc. --Ted Libbey

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Buy This One.......2006-12-18

      I just purchased this CD, and the performance of Ceremony of Carols is absolutely ravishing.

      5 out of 5 stars Better than Vienna Boys' Choir; essential for any Christmas or classical collection.......2006-01-03

      I have to agree with other reviewers that this is the best version of "A Ceremony of Carols" available. The piercing purity of the treble solo voice on "Balulalow" brings tears to my eyes nearly every time I listen to it, and the quality of the rest of the album matches that performance.

      These are exceedingly well-trained children; I often get a little concerned when a choir approaches "This Little Babe," but this choir tosses off the difficult challenge with an ease that lets me forget the notes and instead be shaken by the poetry of young boys singing a fierce war-cry about the hero Christ-child who, in his naked, infinitely vulnerable infancy, is humanity's shield against all hell.

      This is not "pretty" music - yes, it's just boys and a harp - but it's powerful, lulling, agressive, disarming. I can't stop talking about this recording to my friends and family.

      5 out of 5 stars The best version of this piece!.......2000-09-23

      This is the best version of the Ceremony of Carols available. It is sung completely by trebles and is accompanied only by harp, which is how it was written. Trebles = boys. I thought it was out of print and I am very happy to see that it is not. The only problem with this version is that it is very quiet, and needs to be turned up to double the usual volume, but it isn't a major problem. In case you're not familiar with this piece, it is a very beautiful set of carols written in old English (even though it was written in the 20th century). The songs are very complex, especially my favorite "This Little Babe" which has 3 sections of the choir singing the same lyrics a beat apart... very difficult, and very exciting. There is also the beautifully dissident "That Yonge Child", and practically everyone's favorite "Balulalow". The harp interlude is also very popular. I highly recommend this CD.

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