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Bright Day Star / Baltimore Consort
Sono Luminus

Bright Day Star / Baltimore Consort

Contemporary Exotic Playful Nostalgic Energetic
$18.99

Details

Composer
HERMANN SANDYS BULL
Artist
Baltimore Consort
Format
CD
Label
Sono Luminus
Released
Aug 21, 1990
Catalog #
DOR-90198
UPC
053479019820

About

One of the finest Christmas recordings ever made, this 1994 production by the Baltimore Consort makes a welcome return (complete with a new cover) along with the revival of the Dorian label. Glowing with the high, clear soprano of Custer LaRue and brimming with versatile, virtuoso instrumental work by Mary Anne Ballard (viols, rebec), Mark Cudek (cittern, Baroque guitar, viols, bandora), Larry Lipkis (viol, recorder, gemshorn), Ronn McFarlane (lute), Chris Norman (wooden flutes, pennywhistle), and Webb Wiggins (organ), this program literally lives up to the promise of its title.

Many of these 20 tunes/carols/dances are among the most familiar Christmas standards--Ding dong merrily on high; Greensleeves; Es ist ein' Ros' entsprungen; In dulci jubilo; The Cherry Tree Carol; Tomorrow shall be my dancing day--presented in both vocal/instrumental and strictly instrumental arrangements. But whatever the tune, and however it's presented, the result is invariably engaging, artful, classy, and infinitely repeatable, which means it's perfect for multiple repetitions, whether at Christmas or any other time of year. Chris Norman's flute improvisation on "Es ist ein' Ros' entsprungen" is a classic, and Custer LaRue's rendition of the beautiful "Rorate coeli desuper" is not to be missed. In fact, that last instruction applies to this entire disc. If you're a Christmas music fan (and who isn't?) and you don't already own this CD, you know what you have to do.

-- David Vernier, ClassicsToday.com

Tracklist 20 tracks

  1. 1 Ding Dong Merrily 01:54
    Track
    1
    Title
    Ding Dong Merrily
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Consort
  2. 2 The old year now away is fled 03:39
    Track
    2
    Title
    The old year now away is fled
    Duration
    03:39
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Custer LaRue
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Consort
  3. 3 Christmas Day in da Mornin' (Shetland Islands) 02:36
    Track
    3
    Title
    Christmas Day in da Mornin' (Shetland Islands)
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Consort
  4. 4 The Cherry Tree Carol 04:45
    Track
    4
    Title
    The Cherry Tree Carol
    Duration
    04:45
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Custer LaRue
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Consort
  5. 5 Wir singen dir, Immanuel 02:36
    Track
    5
    Title
    Wir singen dir, Immanuel
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Consort
  6. 6 The Wren Song (Ireland) 01:32
    Track
    6
    Title
    The Wren Song (Ireland)
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Custer LaRue
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Consort
  7. 7 A Wassail Tune 02:19
    Track
    7
    Title
    A Wassail Tune
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    John Playford
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Consort
  8. 8 Tomorrow shall be my dancing day 02:25
    Track
    8
    Title
    Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    William Sandys
    Performer
    Custer LaRue
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Consort
  9. 9 Een kindeken is ons geboren 03:24
    Track
    9
    Title
    Een kindeken is ons geboren
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    John Bull
    Performer
    Webb Wiggins
  10. 10 The Bellman's Carol 03:23
    Track
    10
    Title
    The Bellman's Carol
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Custer LaRue
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Consort
  11. 11 A Christmas Jig 04:18
    Track
    11
    Title
    A Christmas Jig
    Duration
    04:18
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Consort
  12. 12 Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen 03:00
    Track
    12
    Title
    Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Michael Praetorius
    Performer
    Chris Norman
  13. 13 In dulci jubilo 01:37
    Track
    13
    Title
    In dulci jubilo
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Johann Michael Bach
    Performer
    Webb Wiggins
  14. 14 Rorate coeli desuper 05:49
    Track
    14
    Title
    Rorate coeli desuper
    Duration
    05:49
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Custer LaRue
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Consort
  15. 15 Drive the Cold Winter Away 03:30
    Track
    15
    Title
    Drive the Cold Winter Away
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Consort
  16. 16 Remember, O Thou Man 04:05
    Track
    16
    Title
    Remember, O Thou Man
    Duration
    04:05
    Composer
    Thomas Ravenscroft
    Performer
    Custer LaRue
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Consort
  17. 17 Quem pastores laudavere 01:57
    Track
    17
    Title
    Quem pastores laudavere
    Duration
    01:57
    Composer
    Michael Praetorius
    Performer
    Larry Lipkis
  18. 18 Christmas Is My Name 06:39
    Track
    18
    Title
    Christmas Is My Name
    Duration
    06:39
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Custer LaRue
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Consort
  19. 19 In dir ist Freude 01:58
    Track
    19
    Title
    In dir ist Freude
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Giovanni Giacomo Gastoldi
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Consort
  20. 20 Hey for Christmas! 05:58
    Track
    20
    Title
    Hey for Christmas!
    Duration
    05:58
    Composer
    John Playford
    Performer
    Custer LaRue
    Ensemble
    Baltimore Consort