A Waverly Consort Christmas: From East Anglia to Appalachia

Waverly Consort (Artist), Michael Jaffee (Conductor), Rosamund Morley (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Rosamund Morley
• Conductor: Michael Jaffee
• Audio CD (November 1, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Virgin Veritas
• ASIN: B000002SRK
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #151,389 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Christmas in All Its Glory, February 21, 2001

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Ann-Marie (San Dimas, California USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Waverly Consort Christmas: From East Anglia to Appalachia (Audio CD)

"A Waverly Consort Christmas" is an outstanding mix of Christmas music "from East Anglia to Appalachia." Fans of early music will love th CD, , as well as those who enjoy Celtic and early American. There are familiar and traditional Christmas songs-- enough to keep it cozy. But I believe it is the new and perhaps unfamiliar selections that will draw and keep your attention. The Gregorian chant is absolutely heavenly and the early American pieces could make a persike dancing! My favorite selection is an early American piece called "Exultation." I never get tired of listening to this CD-- and in fact I play it all year long. I believe you will not be disappointed .

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous!, October 4, 2000

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jenny la fleur (Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Waverly Consort Christmas: From East Anglia to Appalachia (Audio CD)

I Adore this CD! If CDs wore out I would have replaced it twice already!

Although it's a Christmas album I listen to it all year round. The arrangements, voices and songs have a beauty that is incredible. I love especially that some songs are solos and some sung by the group. Some have singing and some not. There is a slightly different feel to each song so I never get bored.

The sound bites offered really don't show how great this album is. Track 1 is great, 5 & 11 hauntingly beautiful, 6 is a Gregorian chant with bells in the back ground, 9 (with a baritone solo) is so soothing but track 8 is my favorite. The old hymn is lovely and the 2 different soprano harmonies breathtaking!

I can't recommend this CD enough! If you like old carols, period music, chants and rich harmonies-buy it!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars christmas 365 days a year, February 18, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: A Waverly Consort Christmas: From East Anglia to Appalachia (Audio CD)

Altho' this a purportedly Christmas album, it's charm extends to the entire year. The voices are are a revelation, and the harmonies are exquisite. One overlooked item in the other reviews are the interesting instrumentations on early instruments. Like the others, I am particularly taken with "Exultation", but there are so many other gems here, it is hard to pick a favorite. "Bethlehem" and "Shiloh" are great examples of 18th century New England puritan carols (if you thought the puritans were a grim and dour lot, wait till you hear this!), "Campanis cum Cymbalis" very consciously emulates English change-note bell ringing, and "The Darkest night in December" is a rare example of an Irish carol, wild and uplifting at the same time. The whole is bracketed with familiar carols: the Gloucester, Leeds and Yorkshire Wassails. This is a must-have album, not only for fans of early music, but for all who want something to relieve their "Rudolf the Red-nosed Reindeer" burn-out.