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Noel nouvelet
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
(1809-1847)
1.
Frohlokket ihr Volker auf Erden
1:22
MICHAEL HEAD
(1900-1976)
2.
The Little Road to Bethlehem
3:08
ROBERT CHILCOTT
(b. 1955)
3.
Shepherd's Carol
2:56
GERMAN TRADITIONAL
arr. John Rutter (b. 1945)
4.
Quem pastores laudevere
1:42
JOHN RUTTER
5.
Mary's Lullaby
3:34
Solo:Jeremy Filsell organ
KENNETH LEIGHTON
(1929-1988)
6.
Coventry Carol
3:06
Solo:Fiona McWilliams soprano
JONATHAN RATHBONE
(b. 1957)
7.
Corpus Christi Carol
4:25
JUDITH WEIR
(b. 1954)
8.
Illuminaire Jerusalem
2:43
Solo:Jeremy Filsell organ
MORTEN LAURIDSEN
(b. 1943)
9.
O magnum mysterium
6:02
FRENCH TRADITIONAL
arr. Stephen Jackson (b. 1951)
10.
Noël Nouvelet
4:15
Solo:Nicola Balzan soprano
Solo: Jeremy Filsell organ
NAJI HAKIM
(b. 1955)
11.
Ding dong! Merrily on high
2:14
HUMPHREY CLUCAS
(b. 1941)
12.
Love came down at Christmas
2:04
Solo:Jeremy Filsell organ
PAUL EDWARDS
(b. 1956)
13.
No Small wonder
2:38
Solo:Jeremy Filsell organ
FRANZ XAVER GRUBER
arr. Jonathan Rathbone
14.
Silent night
3:55
JOHN GARDNER
(b. 1917)
15.
Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
1:51
Solo:Jeremy Filsell organ
ANON
arr. Nigel Short (b. 1953)
16.
Away in a manger
3:09
Solo:Jeremy Filsell organ
17.
Hawaiian Lullaby
2:14
MEL TORME
arr. Ward Swingle (b. 1927)
18.
Christmas Song
3:20
TRADITIONAL
arr. Andrew Carter (b. 1939)
19.
The Twelve Days of Christmas
5:17
Solo:Jess Stansfield soprano
Solo: Matthew Wood baritone
60:06
Choral: Vasari Singers
Solo:Fiona McWilliams soprano
Solo: Nicola Balzan soprano
Solo: Jess Stansfield soprano
Solo: Matthew Wood baritone
Conductor:Jeremy Backhouse
10-12 November 2006
Notes
Noel Nouvelet is a typically vibrant Vasari mix of traditional carols and exciting arrangements of familiar tunes, reflecting the choir’s ongoing desire to dress up the traditional in new clothes, to blend tradition with innovation. So, for example, alongside Kenneth Leighton’s beautiful Coventry Carol, Naji Hakim’s exuberant version of Ding dong! Merrily on high and Morten Lauridsen’s powerful O magnum mysterium sits Ward Swingle’s arrangement of Mel Tormé’s Christmas Song, Jonathan Rathbone’s sumptuous arrangement of Silent Night and Nigel Short’s equally lush adaptation of Away in a manger. The CD also includes several world premiere recordings, including Love came down at Christmas by Humphrey Clucas and Andrew Carter’s firmly tongue-in-cheek showpiece arrangement of The Twelve Days of Christmas.
Noël nouvelet – Vasari Singers
Noel Nouvelet is a typically vibrant Vasari mix of traditional carols and exciting arrangements of familiar tunes, reflecting the choir’s ongoing desire to dress up the traditional in new clothes, to blend tradition with innovation. So, for example, alongside Kenneth Leighton's beautiful Coventry Carol, Naji Hakim’s exuberant version of Ding dong! Merrily on high and Morten Lauridsen’s powerful O magnum mysterium sits Ward Swingle’s arrangement of Mel Tormé's Christmas Song, Jonathan Rathbone's sumptuous arrangement of Silent Night and Nigel Short's equally lush adaptation of Away in a manger. The CD also includes several world premiere recordings, including Love came down at Christmas by Humphrey Clucas and Andrew Carter's firmly tongue-in-cheek showpiece arrangement of The Twelve Days of Christmas.
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Reviews
a welcome addition to any Christmas CD list.
Hazel Davis- Muso Magazine - December 2007
This is one of the finest and most enjoyable Christmas discs to come my way in a very long time, combining some quite stretching musical fare with some fun items. Offhand, I can’t think of a better disc of Christmas music for you to find under your tree on December 25th.
John Quinn - Musicweb - September 2007
Well this CD certainly does what it says on the label – present a uniquely fresh mix of new and favourite Christmas carols. The excellent Vasari Singers open their Christmas programme with an a capella Mendelssohn motet where the ensemble is crisp and resonant. The sopranos and altos are on good form contributing much to this disc. Lauridsen’s powerful O magnum mysterium is one of those pieces that should be heard more often. In fact the repertoire on this disc has been carefully chosen. When assembling the programme around the word ‘Nouvelet’ it was interpreted in its broadest sense. So we have a traditional Christmas but with a fresh, modern twist. Of particular note is Hakim’s arrangement of Ding dong!. Other carols like Rathbone’s sumptuous arrangement of Silent night and the lush setting of Away in a manger immediately conjure up the feeling of Christmas so evocatively sung are they. The recital ends with Andrew Carter’s firmly tongue in cheek showpiece arrangement of The twelve days of Christmas. Listen out for all the different tunes cleverly woven into a composition to highlight the different subject of the verses. A thoroughly enjoyable collection of Christmas which will be enjoyed by anyone finding it in their stockings on Christmas day.
Absolutely recommended
Patrick Mayhew - Cathedral Music - December 2007
let me simply recommend this as one of the most enjoyable Christmas discs I have heard for many years, and one which I am certain will rapidly become an old favourite to be looked forward to in anticipation each year.
John Sheppard - MusicWeb - 28 November 2007
This is a fabulous CD, brilliantly recorded
International Record Review - December 2007