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Program: #00-48 Air Date: Nov 20, 2000
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--Our annual review of new recordings for the season.
I. NOVA: A Medieval Christmas (New York's Ensemble
for Early Music/Frederick Renz, dir.).
Ex Cathedra CD EC-9001.
--Anon.: Rex virginum amator.
II. A Renaissance Christmas (New York's Ensemble
for Early Music/Frederick Renz, dir.).
Ex Cathedra CD EC-9003.
--Anon.: (15th cen. English): Hayl Mary, full of grace.
--Anon.: (15th cen. French): C'etait a l'heure.
--Anon./HENRY VIII: Green groweth the holly.
--Anon. (Henry VIII Book): Sweet Jesus.
[May be ordered at Amazon.com; or from the Metropolitan
Museum of Art at www.metmuseum.org or at 1-800-468-7386]
III. The Earliest Songbook in England (Gothic Voices/
Christopher Page, dir.). Hyperion CDA-67177.
--Anon.: Verbum patris umanatur O O.
--Anon.: Resonet, intonet.
--Anon.: Ad cantus letitie.
IV. MONTEVERDI: Christmas Vespers (The Danish
Chamber Choir/Kim Glies Nandfred, cond.).
Classico CD CLASSCD 317.
--MONTEVERDI: Christe redemptor omnium.
V. Christmas Music (Emma Kirkby, soprano/London
Baroque/Charles Medlam, dir.). BIS CD 1135.
--PHILIPP FRIEDRICH BOEDDECKER: Natus est Jesus.
VI. Noel ancien: Noels and Carols from the Olde World (Sandra Simon, soprano/Apollo's Fire:The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra/Jeannette Sorrel, dir.).
Eclectra CD ECCD-2041.
--Anon.: Sussex carol.
--MARC-ANTOINE CHARPENTIER: A la venue de Noel.
VII. PALESTRINA: Motets for the Season of Christmas (The Palestrina Choir/Michael Harrison, dir.). Pro Organo CD 7114 [Note: May be ordered from
the label at www.zarex.com or at 1-800-336-2224]
--PALESTRINA: O magnum mysterium.
VIII. Dancing Day (Rosa Lamoreaux, soprano/Hesperus Ensemble). Koch CD 3-7507-2.
Anon. (13th cen. Italian laude): Cristo e nato.
Anon.: Wexford Carol.
Composer Info
HENRY VIII, MONTEVERDI, PHILIPP FRIEDRICH BOEDDECKER, MARC-ANTOINE CHARPENTIER, PALESTRINA
CD Info
CD EC-9001, CD EC-9003, CDA-67177, CD CLASSCD 317, BIS CD 1135, CD ECCD-2041, Pro Organo CD 7114, CD 3-7507-2
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