Nativity - Christmas Music from Georgian England (English Orpheus, Vol 49) /Psalmody * Parley of Instruments * Holman [Import]

Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), John Fawcett (Composer), Joseph Stephenson (Composer), William Marsh (Composer), John [Composer] Hill (Composer), Martin Madan (Composer), Benjamin Cooke (Composer), Thomas II Adams (Composer), Joseph Key (Composer), Richard [Composer] Taylor (Composer), Thomas Tremain (Composer), English Anonymous (Composer), William [2] [Composer] Matthews (Composer), George Frederick Handel (Composer), John Wainwright (Composer), Stephen Storace (Composer), John Francis Wade (Composer), Heribert Munchner (Conductor), Jörg Faerber (Conductor), Günter Kehr (Conductor) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Conductor: Heribert Munchner, Jörg Faerber, Günter Kehr
• Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, John Fawcett, Joseph Stephenson, William Marsh, John [Composer] Hill, et al.
• Audio CD (December 9, 2003)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Hyperion UK
• ASIN: B0000AZKK9
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #227,673 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Strike! Seraphs, Strike Your Harps Of Gold

2. Arise And Hail The Sacred Day

3. The Branch, The Mighty Branch Behold

4. The People That Walked In Darkness

5. Lo! He Comes With Clouds Descending

6. Angelic Hymns Thy Natal Day

7. Variations On Adeste Fideles

8. Come Celebrate Th' Auspicious Morn

9. Hosanna To King David's Son

10. In Bethlem Fields As Shepherds Kept

11. Light Of Those Whose Dreary Dwelling

12. How Beauteous Are Their Feet

13. Joy To The World

14. Hark! What Mean Those Holy Voices?

15. Christians, Awake, Salute The Happy Morn

16. Angels From The Realms Of Glory

17. O Come, All Ye Faithful

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant Christmas album, May 21, 2008

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scott (Calgary, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nativity - Christmas Music from Georgian England (English Orpheus, Vol 49) /Psalmody * Parley of Instruments * Holman (Audio CD)

Buy this disc!!

If you are tired of the same old Christmas tunes being endlessly arranged, mangled and destroyed at the hands of unoriginal hacks who are more concerned with making money than musical integrity, then this is the perfect antidote. Years ago, Peter Holman made an album called "While shepherds watched - Christmas music from English parish churches 1740-1830" which is a total delight (see my review of it). This is something of a sequel, and is every bit as enjoyable. The freshness of this music is wonderful to hear, and the performance is absolutely spot on, with tremendous playing and singing from all involved.

I just don't see how anyone who likes Christmas music, especially those with early music sympathies, wouldn't just love this disc. It is one of my biggest treats of the season to pull this out and revel in it.

Like I said; Buy it!!