Ensemble Altera - Feminine Voices At Christmas [CD]
Ensemble Altera - Feminine Voices At Christmas [CD]
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Feminine Voices celebrates the female voice and the Christmas season, with a kaleidoscopic selection made up of the Magnificat, Ave Maria and carols, each of which is more wonderful than the last. Eight female composers feature in the programme that Christopher Lowrey and the singers of the Altera ensemble have devised, with works by Hildegard von Bingen, Imogen Holst, Germaine Tailleferre, Cecilia McDowall, Joanna Marsh, Barbara Strozzi, Elizabeth Poston, and a world premiere by Kerensa Briggs. Male composers are also included, with works by John Rutter, who has written many Christmas carols, and Benjamin Britten's famous Ceremony of Carols, a work now generally performed by boys' choirs but which was originally written for the women of the Fleet Street Choir. The version recorded here is Britten's original: "seven Christmas carols for women's voices and harp! Very sweet and full of charm". Altera and the harpist LI Shan Tan perform this magical and spellbinding music with delight.
Tracklist:
- O Viridissima, Virga
- Welcome Joy and Welcome Sorrow~I. Welcome Joy and Welcome Sorrow
- Welcome Joy and Welcome Sorrow~IV. Shed No Tear
- Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, 3rd Group~Hymn to the Dawn
- St. Paul's Service~Magnificat
- 'Ave Maria' from Three Latin Motets
- There Is No Rose
- I Sing of a Maiden
- 'O Maria Quam Pulchra Es' from Sacri Musicali Affetti
- Coventry Carol
- Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
- Work(s)~A New Year Carol
- Sonate pour harpe~Lento
- Ceremony of Carols~I. Procession
- Ceremony of Carols~II. Wolcum Yole!
- Ceremony of Carols~III. There Is No Rose
- Ceremony of Carols~IVa. That Yongë Child
- Ceremony of Carols~IVb. Balulalow
- Ceremony of Carols~V. As Dew in Aprille
- Ceremony of Carols~VI. This Little Babe
- Ceremony of Carols~VII. Interlude
- Ceremony of Carols~VIII. In Freezing Winter Night
- Ceremony of Carols~IX. Spring Carol
- Ceremony of Carols~X. Adam Lay I-Bounden
- Ceremony of Carols~XI. Recession
- Dancing Day~No.
- Prelude
- Dancing Day~No.
- Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day
UPC: 3701624511824
Label: Alpha
Release Date: 11.21.25
Format: CD
