Christmas / Voces8

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Label
Signum Classics
Release Date
January 1, 2012
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      GAUNTLETT JONES CLEMENTS PR
    • PERFORMER
      Voces8
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      January 01, 2012
    • UPC
      635212029121
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      SIGCD291
    • LABEL
      Signum Classics
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    Works ⌄

    1. Once in Royal David's City (arr. T. Hewitt Jones)

      Composer: Henry John Gauntlett

      Ensemble: VOCES8

    2. Gabriel's Message

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: VOCES8

    3. Magnificat quinti toni

      Composer: Hieronymus Praetorius

      Ensemble: VOCES8

    4. 4 Motets pour le temps de Noel, FP 152: No. 1. O magnum mysterium (arr. for vocal ensemble)

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: VOCES8

    5. Away in a Manger (arr. J. Clements)

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: VOCES8

    6. Ding Dong Merrily on High (arr. C. Wood)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: VOCES8

    7. I Wonder as I Wander (arr. J. Clements)

      Composer: John Jacob Niles

      Ensemble: VOCES8

    8. Totus Tuus, Op. 60

      Composer: Henryk Mikołaj Górecki

      Ensemble: VOCES8

    9. Coventry Carol (arr. B. Smith)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: VOCES8

    10. No. 1. Jesu, Swete Sone Dear

      Composer: Graham Lack

      Ensemble: VOCES8

    11. No. 2. At the Manger: Mary Sings

      Composer: Graham Lack

      Ensemble: VOCES8

    12. 4 Motets pour le temps de Noel, FP 152: No. 3. Videntes stellam (arr. for vocal ensemble)

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: VOCES8

    13. In dulci jubilo

      Composer: Hieronymus Praetorius

      Ensemble: VOCES8

    14. Bethlehem Down

      Composer: Peter Warlock

      Ensemble: VOCES8

    15. There is no rose [English, 15th Century]

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: VOCES8

    16. Nesciens mater Virgo virum

      Composer: Jean Mouton

      Ensemble: VOCES8

    17. The Three Kings

      Composer: Peter Cornelius

      Ensemble: VOCES8

    18. What cheer?

      Composer: William Walton

      Ensemble: VOCES8


The international award-winning octet, VOCES8, has established itself at the forefront of British a cappella. Performing a repertoire ranging from Renaissance polyphony to unique Jazz and Pop arrangements, the group has been praised for stunning performance, exquisite singing and creating a sound that spans the entire range of vocal color.

REVIEW:

Voces8 offer polished and well-nigh flawless singing. The tone, however, seems rather ‘white’; frequently I found myself longing for a bit less studied technical perfection and a bit more by way of grit and feeling; much of this disc seems too smooth and effortless.

-- MusicWeb International