The Christmas Story - Theatre of Voices, Ars Nova Copenhagen, Paul Hillier (Audio video)

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The Christmas Story
told in chant, motets, dialogues & traditional folk carols
ADVENT
1. Rorate coeli desuper - Plainchant
2. Veni veni Emanuel - arranged Paul Hillier
3. Es ist ein Ros entsprungen - arranged Paul Hillier
[1-3: Ars Nova Copenhagen]
4. Dum deambularet Dominus in Paradisum - Biasio Tomasi (fl. 1611)
Dialogue: The garden of Eden: God, Adam and Eve, and the serpent
[Theatre of Voices]
5. Adam lay y-bounden - Howard Skempton (b. 1947)
6. In dulci iubilo - arranged R. L. Pearsall (1795-1856)
[5-6: Ars Nova Copenhagen]
ANNUNCIATION
7. Missus est Gabriel - Alessandro Grandi (1586-1630)
Dialogue: the Angel Gabriel announces to the Virgin Mary that she will bear a child
[Theatre of Voices]
NATIVITY
8. Puer natus est - Plainchant
9. O magnum mysterium - William Byrd (c.1540-1623)
[8-9: Ars Nova Copenhagen]
10. Voi ch'ai notturni rai - Giovanni Francesco Anerio (1567-1630)
A pastoral dialogue: The shepherds go to worship the infant Christ
[Theatre of Voices]
11. Dormi, dormi, o bel bambin - arranged Paul Hillier
12. Liebe Hirten - arranged Paul Hillier
13. Andachtsjodler - arranged Paul Hillier
[11-13: Ars Nova Copenhagen]
EPIPHANY
14. We three kings - J. H. Hopkins (1820-1891)
[Theatre of Voices]
15. Videntes stellam - Plainchant
16. Personent hodie - arranged Paul Hillier
[15-16: Ars Nova Copenhagen]
THE HOLY INNOCENTS
17. Herodes iratus - Plainchant
18. Vox in Rama - Plainchant
[17-18: Ars Nova Copenhagen]
EPILOGUE
19. Uebers Gebirg - Johann Eccard (1553-1611)
20. Maria wallt zum Heiligtum - Johann Eccard (1553-1611)
21. The holly and the ivy - arranged Paul Hillier
22. Barn Jesus i en krybbe lå - Niels Gade (1817-1890)
23. We wish you a merry Christmas - arranged Paul Hillier
[19-23: Ars Nova Copenhagen]
Theatre of Voices, Ars Nova Copenhagen
Conductor: Paul Hillier
Cover: Albert Herbert, Mary in the stable, 1991
Recorded in January 2011 at Garnisons Kirk, Copenhagen, Denmark
harmonia mundi 2011
(HD 1080p - Audio video)
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