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from notes by Collegium Records © 1987
extrait des notes rédigées par Andrew Green © 2001
aus dem Begleittext von Andrew Green © 2001
![]() 'Stephen Layton directs the performances and deserves major credit for the very high standards evident on this compilation' (BBC Music Magazine) 'This is a disc for listening to in peace, after the Christmas Day festivites are over and the visitors have gone' (The Daily Telegraph)» More |
![]() Bringing together a number of works for the specific forces of choir, brass quintet, organ and percussion (some arranged specially), this new album includes the first complete recording of Cecilia McDowall's 'Christmas cantata' in its original sco ...» More |
![]() Owain Park presents a programme of Christmas treats which effortlessly spans styles and centuries.» More |
![]() The Choir of St George’s Chapel in performances of a wide range of music appropriate to Advent, Christmas and Epiphany.» More |
![]() A new album bringing classic carols to life under the expert direction of conductor and author Andrew Gant, marking the release later this year of his new book 'Christmas Carols, from Village Green to Church Choir'. Christmas Carols brims with ane ...» More |
![]() Twenty-two carols spanning more than six centuries: some of these carols have long been widely known and loved, others have become so thanks to the annual Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at King’s College, Cambridge, and a few were newly writt ...» More |
![]() 'I can't imagine any Christmas recording bringing more happiness' (Gramophone) 'New life is breathed into the old favourites, and I guarantee that whatever your musical tastes, you will be bowled over by the quality of the music. ...» More |
![]() A King’s Singers Christmas album comprising 24 tracks for each day of Advent. The album features celebrated carols as Away in a Manger, specially arranged for the group and other traditional carols performed in their original versions. Five centur ...» More |
![]() Favourite Carols from King’s is a collection of the most popular carols featured in the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols over the years, and a tribute to the King’s Christmas tradition.» More |
![]() ![]() 'This album provides a lovely programme of music. The Choir of Jesus College, Cambridge perform beautifully and the album contains a lot of wonderful ...» More |
![]() ‘Altogether a very enjoyable disc’ (Organists' Review) ‘As beautiful as anything you will hear this festive season’ (Yorkshire Post)» More |
![]() A Ceremony of Carols, Benjamin Britten’s timeless work is interpreted by Armonico Consort, under the artistic direction of Christopher Monk for an aesthetically inspiring Christmas Night.» More |
![]() ‘It’s hard to imagine them better performed than by the award-winning British choir Polyphony’ (The Mail on Sunday) ‘The performances by both choir and orchestra are ideal in tone, style and accomplishment … a Christmas treat’ (Gramophone)» More |
![]() Following their highly successful releases on Signum (the Hymns Album and Handel’s Messiah conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras) the Huddersfield Choral Society is back in force with a magnificent collection of Christmas carols.» More |
![]() ‘The boy and girl descants are on fine form’ (Classic FM Magazine)» More |
![]() What defines the Swingle Singers is not the personnel, nor even the choice of music, but the intimate, close microphone, quasi-instrumental sound with which they stunned the world all those years ago. They continue to do so today both live and in ...» More |
![]() The King’s Men explore the Christmas tunes you're unlikely to be hearing in the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols any time soon …» More |
![]() ![]() 'Another winner from Signum is Voces 8's Christmas. As the name implies, these are eight young singers: two sopranos, two counter-tenors, two tenors, ...» More |
![]() 'What Sweeter Music' is a real festive treat, with a sumptuous collection of songs and carols for Christmas—touching on traditional favourites (Silent Night, Away in a Manger), modern classics (The Lamb, What Sweeter Music) and some new light-hear ...» More |