The Carol Albums: Seven Centuries Of Christmas Music

~ Release by The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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▼ CD 1
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1Veni, veni Emmanuel
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
recording of:
Veni, veni, Emmanuel
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Bone Jesu dulcis cunctis
is based on:
Veni, veni, Emmanuel (text)
Taverner Consort, Choir & Players, Andrew Parrott3:28
2Stille Nacht
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
recording of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (in 1818)
part of:
Oh, What a Lovely War! (stage musical)
Taverner Consort, Choir & Players, Andrew Parrott3:55
3Il est né, le divin Enfant
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
recording of:
Noël d'enfants (Il est né, le divin enfant) (Harmonisation, Fauré)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer)
arrangement of:
Il est né le divin enfant
Taverner Consort, Choir & Players, Andrew Parrott2:10
4Nova! nova!
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
Taverner Consort, Choir & Players, Andrew Parrott1:47
5Marche des rois
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
recording of:
Bizet Has His Day ("Marche des Rois")
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
revision of:
L’Arlesienne, Musique de scène : Ouverture (Marche des Rois)
Taverner Consort, Choir & Players, Andrew Parrott1:50
6The Babe of Bethlehem
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
recording of:
The Babe of Bethlehem (Southern Harmony no. 78)
composer:
William Walker (composer) (in 1835)
Taverner Consort, Choir & Players, Andrew Parrott2:41
7Verbum caro: Y la Virgen
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
Taverner Consort, Choir & Players, Andrew Parrott1:43
8Glory to God on high
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
recording of:
Glory to God on high
composer:
Jeremiah Ingalls
Taverner Consort, Choir & Players, Andrew Parrott1:04
9This endere nyghth
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
Taverner Consort, Choir & Players, Andrew Parrott4:45
10O Jesulein süss
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
recording of:
Geistliches Lied, BWV 493 "O Jesulein süß"
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 493)
Taverner Consort, Choir & Players, Andrew Parrott2:03
11Il est né, le divin Enfant
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
Taverner Consort, Choir & Players, Andrew Parrott1:09
12God rest you merry, gentlemen
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
Taverner Consort, Choir & Players, Andrew Parrott2:34
13Swete was the song the Virgine soong
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
Taverner Consort, Choir & Players, Andrew Parrott2:36
14Quem pastores laudavere
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
Taverner Consort, Choir & Players, Andrew Parrott1:58
15Quanno nascete ninno
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
Taverner Consort, Choir & Players, Andrew Parrott1:59
16Riu, riu, chiu
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
recording of:
Ríu, ríu, chíu
composer:
Mateu Fletxa ("El Vell" or "El Viejo", Catalan renaissance composer)
part of:
Cancionero de Uppsala (aka 'Cancionero del Duque de Calabria')
Taverner Consort, Choir & Players, Andrew Parrott3:28
17Gabriel fram heven-king
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
recording of:
Gabriel fram Heven-King
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Angelus ad virginem
Taverner Consort, Choir & Players, Andrew Parrott3:18
18Christum wir sollen loben schon
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
recording of:
Christum wir sollen loben schon (har. L. Osiander)
lyricist:
Coelius Sedulius (Christian poet, 5th c.)
arranger:
Lucas Osiander (the elder) (in 1586)
translator:
Martin Luther (German theologian of the Reformation) (in 1524)
translated version of:
A solis ortus cardine
Taverner Consort, Choir & Players, Andrew Parrott3:03
19The Coventry Carol
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
Taverner Consort, Choir & Players, Andrew Parrott3:23
20Gaudete!
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
Taverner Consort, Choir & Players, Andrew Parrott1:45
21Verbum caro: In hac anni circulo
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
Taverner Consort, Choir & Players, Andrew Parrott2:22
22Alleluya: A nywe werk is come on honde
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
Taverner Consort, Choir & Players, Andrew Parrott5:50
23The Old Year now away is fled
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
Taverner Consort, Choir & Players, Andrew Parrott1:51
24Branle de l'Officiel (Ding! Dong! Merrily on high)
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
Taverner Consort, Choir & Players, Andrew Parrott2:03
▼ CD 2
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1While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
performer:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players
recording of:
While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night (Winchester old version)
lyricist:
Nahum Tate
composer:
Christopher Tye (English composer & organist, c. 1505–1573)
arranger:
George Kirbye
is based on:
Song of the Angels, at the Nativity of Our Blessed Saviour
is based on:
Winchester Old
Christopher Tye2:24
2Three Kings of Orient
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
performer:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players
recording of:
We Three Kings
lyricist and composer:
John Henry Hopkins, Jr. (composer, “We Three Kings”)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24751)
John Henry Hopkins, Jr.4:18
3I Wonder as I Wander
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
performer:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players
recording of:
I Wonder as I Wander
lyricist and composer:
John Jacob Niles (American folklorist and folk musician) (from 1933-07-16 until 1933-10-04)
John Jacob Niles3:03
4Qui Creavit Coelum
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
performer:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players
recording of:
Qui creavit caelum
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist) (in 1425)
[anonymous]4:11
5Ther Is No Rose of Swych Vertu
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
performer:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players
[anonymous]3:58
6Sonata for 3 trumpets (after "Joseph, lieber Joseph mein")
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
performer:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players
Cesare Bendinelli1:52
7All hayle to the Days
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
performer:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players
[anonymous]4:04
8Letabundus
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
performer:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players
[anonymous]3:44
9There Is No Rose, for chorus, Op 14
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
performer:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players
recording of:
There is no Rose of Such Virtue
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
John Joubert
John Joubert2:41
10Quelle est cette odeur agréable? (Whence is that goodly fragrance?) (French)
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
performer:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players
recording of:
Quelle est cette odeur agréable ? (arr. Willcocks)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
arrangement of:
Quelle est cette odeur agréable ?
[traditional]4:33
11Lullay Thou Tiny Little Child
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
performer:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players
John Jacob Niles2:24
12Procendenti Puero-Eya! novus anns est
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
performer:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players
[traditional]2:39
13Sonata for 5 trumpets (after "In dulci jubilo")
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
performer:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players
Magnus Thomsen2:18
14The Lord at First Did Adam Make
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
performer:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players
[traditional]3:57
15O du fröhliche (O Sanctissima)
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
performer:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players
recording of:
O du fröhliche (German Christmas carol set to the melody of "O sanctissima")
lyricist:
Johannes Daniel Falk and Heinrich Holzschuher
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
version of:
O Sanctissima (Sicilian Mariners Hymn, Sicilian Mariners Hymn)
[traditional]2:30
16Lullay, Lullay: As I lay on Yooles night
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
performer:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players
[anonymous]7:46
17Hark! the Herald Angels Sing (adapted by W. H. Cummings from Mendelssohn's Festgesang for the Gutenberg Festival)
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
performer:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players
recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1739)
additional composer:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1840)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 26)
Felix Mendelssohn5:14

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includes:Carol Album 2 by The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players, Andrew Parrott (conductor)
The Carol Album: Seven Centuries of Christmas Music (Taverner Consort, Choir & Players feat. conductor: Andrew Parrott) by Taverner Consort, Choir & Players, Andrew Parrott (conductor)