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US Mall 1 - Britten: A Ceremony of Carols
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List Price: $23.98
Our Price: $20.79
Your Save: $ 3.19 ( 13% )
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Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0034571162201
Format: Import
Label: Hyperion UK
Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Hyperion UK
Release Date: 1993-11-12
Studio: Hyperion UK
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Exquisite - don't miss
Comment: This is a must-have on everyone's holiday music list. I purchased one for my family; upon receipt, quickly ordered two others for gifts. Heavenly!!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Holiday choral music
Comment: This collection of holiday choral music by Benjamin Britten and the fantastic choir of the Westminster Cathedral is a real treat. It is a nice change from the more popular holiday choral music. Chorus members will love listening to it and will appreciate the work that goes into creating such beautiful sounds.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Buy This One
Comment: I just purchased this CD, and the performance of Ceremony of Carols is absolutely ravishing.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Better than Vienna Boys' Choir; essential for any Christmas or classical collection
Comment: I have to agree with other reviewers that this is the best version of "A Ceremony of Carols" available. The piercing purity of the treble solo voice on "Balulalow" brings tears to my eyes nearly every time I listen to it, and the quality of the rest of the album matches that performance.
These are exceedingly well-trained children; I often get a little concerned when a choir approaches "This Little Babe," but this choir tosses off the difficult challenge with an ease that lets me forget the notes and instead be shaken by the poetry of young boys singing a fierce war-cry about the hero Christ-child who, in his naked, infinitely vulnerable infancy, is humanity's shield against all hell.
This is not "pretty" music - yes, it's just boys and a harp - but it's powerful, lulling, agressive, disarming. I can't stop talking about this recording to my friends and family.
Customer Rating:
Summary: The best version of this piece!
Comment: This is the best version of the Ceremony of Carols available. It is sung completely by trebles and is accompanied only by harp, which is how it was written. Trebles = boys. I thought it was out of print and I am very happy to see that it is not. The only problem with this version is that it is very quiet, and needs to be turned up to double the usual volume, but it isn't a major problem. In case you're not familiar with this piece, it is a very beautiful set of carols written in old English (even though it was written in the 20th century). The songs are very complex, especially my favorite "This Little Babe" which has 3 sections of the choir singing the same lyrics a beat apart... very difficult, and very exciting. There is also the beautifully dissident "That Yonge Child", and practically everyone's favorite "Balulalow". The harp interlude is also very popular. I highly recommend this CD.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Exquisite - don't miss
Comment: This is a must-have on everyone's holiday music list. I purchased one for my family; upon receipt, quickly ordered two others for gifts. Heavenly!!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Holiday choral music
Comment: This collection of holiday choral music by Benjamin Britten and the fantastic choir of the Westminster Cathedral is a real treat. It is a nice change from the more popular holiday choral music. Chorus members will love listening to it and will appreciate the work that goes into creating such beautiful sounds.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Buy This One
Comment: I just purchased this CD, and the performance of Ceremony of Carols is absolutely ravishing.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Better than Vienna Boys' Choir; essential for any Christmas or classical collection
Comment: I have to agree with other reviewers that this is the best version of "A Ceremony of Carols" available. The piercing purity of the treble solo voice on "Balulalow" brings tears to my eyes nearly every time I listen to it, and the quality of the rest of the album matches that performance.
These are exceedingly well-trained children; I often get a little concerned when a choir approaches "This Little Babe," but this choir tosses off the difficult challenge with an ease that lets me forget the notes and instead be shaken by the poetry of young boys singing a fierce war-cry about the hero Christ-child who, in his naked, infinitely vulnerable infancy, is humanity's shield against all hell.
This is not "pretty" music - yes, it's just boys and a harp - but it's powerful, lulling, agressive, disarming. I can't stop talking about this recording to my friends and family.
Customer Rating:
Summary: The best version of this piece!
Comment: This is the best version of the Ceremony of Carols available. It is sung completely by trebles and is accompanied only by harp, which is how it was written. Trebles = boys. I thought it was out of print and I am very happy to see that it is not. The only problem with this version is that it is very quiet, and needs to be turned up to double the usual volume, but it isn't a major problem. In case you're not familiar with this piece, it is a very beautiful set of carols written in old English (even though it was written in the 20th century). The songs are very complex, especially my favorite "This Little Babe" which has 3 sections of the choir singing the same lyrics a beat apart... very difficult, and very exciting. There is also the beautifully dissident "That Yonge Child", and practically everyone's favorite "Balulalow". The harp interlude is also very popular. I highly recommend this CD.
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