Baroque Yuletide

On this CD:

1. Work(s) Magnificat
Composed by Jan Dismas Zelenka
Performed by Basel Madrigalists / Basiliensis Schola Cantorum Orchestra with Rosemarie Hofmann, Rene Jacobs
Conducted by Fritz Naf

2. Magnificat (doubtful)
Composed by Giacomo Carissimi
Performed by Basel Madrigalists / Basiliensis Schola Cantorum Orchestra with Rosemarie Hofmann, Rene Jacobs
Conducted by Fritz Naf

3. Meine Seele erhebt den Herren, SWV 426
Composed by Heinrich Schutz
Performed by Basel Madrigalists / Basiliensis Schola Cantorum Orchestra with Rosemarie Hofmann, Rene Jacobs
Conducted by Fritz Naf

4. Natus Est Jesus
Composed by Phillip F Boddecker
Performed by Gottfried Bach, Roel Dieltiens, Rene Jacobs
Conducted by Konrad Junghanel, Fritz Naf

5. Nascere Dive Puellule
Composed by Giovanni Battista Bassani
Performed by Gottfried Bach, Roel Dieltiens, Rene Jacobs
Conducted by Konrad Junghanel, Fritz Naf

6. Pastor, Levate Su, Chi Vi Ritarda il Pie for voice solo
Composed by Marco da Gagliano
Performed by Gottfried Bach, Roel Dieltiens, Rene Jacobs
Conducted by Konrad Junghanel, Fritz Naf

7. Gaudia, Pastores
Composed by Bonifazio Graziani
Performed by Gottfried Bach, Roel Dieltiens, Rene Jacobs
Conducted by Konrad Junghanel, Fritz Naf

8. O Belle Lagrimette
Composed by Giuseppe Giamberti
Performed by Gottfried Bach, Roel Dieltiens, Rene Jacobs
Conducted by Konrad Junghanel, Fritz Naf

9. Giunto alla cuna
Composed by Domenico Mazzocchi
Performed by Gottfried Bach, Roel Dieltiens, Rene Jacobs
Conducted by Konrad Junghanel, Fritz Naf

10. Concerti Ecclesiastici (100) for chorus & continuo, Op 12
Composed by Lodovico Viadana
Performed by Gottfried Bach, Roel Dieltiens, Rene Jacobs
Conducted by Konrad Junghanel, Fritz Naf

11. Concerti Ecclesiastici (100) for chorus & continuo, Op 12
Composed by Lodovico Viadana
Performed by Gottfried Bach, Roel Dieltiens, Rene Jacobs
Conducted by Konrad Junghanel, Fritz Naf

12. Concerti Ecclesiastici (100) for chorus & continuo, Op 12
Composed by Lodovico Viadana
Performed by Gottfried Bach, Roel Dieltiens, Rene Jacobs
Conducted by Konrad Junghanel, Fritz Naf

Tracks:

Ding Dong Merrily
The Old Year Now Away Is Fled
Christmas Day in da Mornin'
The Cherry Tree Carol
Wir singen dir, Immanuel
The Wren Song
A Wassail Tune
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day
Carol 'Een Kindeken is ons geboren'
The Bellman's Carol
A Christmas Jig
Es ist ein' Ros' entsprugen
In dulci Jubilo
Rorate coeli desuper
Drive the Cold Winter Away
Remember, O Thou Man
Quem pastores laudavere
Christmas Is My Name
In dir ist Freude
Hey for Christmas!

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful recording.......2004-11-18

This might be my favorite holiday album. It's one of the first I pull out in November and doesn't get put away until February.

Bright and sparkling!.......2002-11-29

A perfect way to celebrate the Christmas spirit any time of year with some truly "old" favorites, performed with spirit and heart by the Baltimore Consort. Period selections imbued here with the consort's singular sound and creative improvisations include "Ding Dong Merrily on High", "The Old Year Now Away is Fled", "The Cherry Tree Carol", "Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day", "Es ist ein Ros", "In Dulci Jubilo", and many more that may charm you for the first time. The Baltimore Consort is: Mary Anne Ballard, viols and rebec; Mark Cudek, cittern, guitar, viols and bandora; Custer LaRue, soprano soloist; Larry Lipkis, viol, recorder and gemshorn; Ronn McFarlane, lutes; and Chris Norman, wooden flutes and pennywhistle; with Webb Wiggins on organ.

why to get this disc (in rhyme).......2001-11-24

'Twas the day after Thanksgiving, and all through the house, Christmas spirit was stirring and starting to rouse feelings of joy and expectation in the hearts of the people who were there. Beautiful music and Custer LaRue's singing filled the air.

Wonderful songs, written by people long dead, caused pictures to form and stories to dance through each listening head. Stories of a virgin bearing a child, stories of the little Savior's entrance into this world...meek and mild.

Each song is sung with such haunting beauty and care. The Consort's playing could not be more wonderfully fair. Each song is a masterpiece--"The Cherry Tree Carol," "In dulci jubilo," and "Quem pastores laudavere." Each song's focus is on the true meaning of Christmas--no appearance made by St. Nick--but with singing like this, in your head they are sure to stick.

More beautifully than snowflakes this music drifts down. In sheer loveliness, "Christmas Is My Name" deserves the crown. Oh but each tune is strong--like "Ding Dong Merrily" and "The Wren Song." Most come in at under three minutes each, none is overlong. Each is stunning...how can the listener go wrong? How they twinkle...they are most merry. One even makes mention of Cherries.

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I highly recommend this disc.

A Christmas Favorite.......2000-12-09

Had enough of animated snowmen and over-sweetened carol arrangements? Here's a hugely enjoyable recording of songs and dances done with flair by the Baltimore Consort. There are a few familiar tunes, such as the lilting arrangement of "Ding, Dong Merrily On High" and a beautiful solo flute version of "Lo, How a Rose 'Er Blooming." But most the songs are off the beaten track, and are therefore fresh and new despite their antiquity. Custer LaRue brings feeling and energy into the songs. This has become the most played Christmas CD in our household.

Excellent performances and unique music.......1999-12-13

This is my favorite Christmas CD, and it is very different from everything else we hear this time of year.