Noël, Noël! French Christmas Music, 1200-1600

Various Artists (Composer), Joel Cohen (Conductor), Boston Camerata (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Boston Camerata
• Conductor: Joel Cohen
• Composer: Various Artists
• Audio CD (September 13, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Erato
• ASIN: B000000SCC
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #163,977 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #40 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Vocal Non-Opera > Chants
  • #50 in Music > Miscellaneous > Holiday > Classical Instrumental

Track Listings

1. Oyez Seigneur comment parla (The Sybil's Prophecy)

2. O oriens splendor lucis aeternae, antiphon in mode 2

3. Fons Bonitatis, in mode 8

4. Lux hodie...Orientis partibus

5. Quem vidistis pastores, respsonsory in mode 4 (Liber Usualis, No. 377)

6. Magnum nomen domini Emmanuel / Resonet in laudibus (antienne et trope)

7. Lux optata claruit (conduit)

8. Virgo gemma virginum

9. Quando decet honore

10. Ave Regina caelorum, antiphon for 3 voices, K. 32

11. In tua memoria

12. Magnificat sexti toni, for 3 voices

13. Noe, Noe, Noe, motet for 4 voices

14. Noe noe magnificatus est rex pacificus

15. Conditor en francais

16. Chantons Noël menons joyeuse vie

17. Branle de Bourgogne

18. Or vous trémoussez pasteurs de Judée

19. Et d'ou venez-vous Madame Lucette?

20. Brangle de Bourgogne / Bransle Double

See all 30 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, December 21, 2001

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"noel9999" (Salt Lake City, Utah) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Noël, Noël! French Christmas Music, 1200-1600 (Audio CD)

I was looking for something different from all the popular American Chirstmas music that has been re-done so many times. Here is a collection that satisfied me, and will delight both Franco-phones and Anglo-phones (English speakers) Some of the pieces are very chant like, but others are lively songs with lots of energy. Especially notable are tracks # 18, Or vous trémoussez, pasteurs de Judée, # 13, Noe, Noe, and my personal favorite, # 27, O l'heureuse journée. You likely will not recognize any of the tunes, so it may take a bit for this album to sound like Christmas, but it quickly did for me. The ancient instruments employed also give the music a unique sound that is really neat. This is a CD worth purchasing

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is excellent work, November 18, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Noël, Noël! French Christmas Music, 1200-1600 (Audio CD)

I am a musician and a medieval history buff, and first heard the Beauvais segments of this recording over the car radio, as I parked intending to do some Christmas shopping. I could not leave the car until the last note was sung and immediately began a search for the recording. The music is so...right, like a little time trip, haunting, triggering the imagination.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite Christmas album., September 4, 1999

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Suzanna Davis "suzanna" (Medfod,OR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Noël, Noël! French Christmas Music, 1200-1600 (Audio CD)

Beautifully clear voices mix with period instruments and voices of character to present a lively, touching, and thoroughly enjoyable mix of music of centuries past.