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Gothic

Christmas With The Dale Warland Singers

$18.99

Details

Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
Warland, Dale Warland Singers
Format
CD
Label
Gothic
Released
Jan 01, 2009
Catalog #
G-49208
UPC
000334920821

About

Dale Warland's group stands on more than 30 years of first-rate performances and acclaimed recordings, and this one from 2002 is a fine representative of its sound and singing style, and of its well-loved Christmas repertoire. It's a warm, unaffected, unforced sound colored by natural resonance rather than the excessive vibrato that defines so many American choirs. The ensemble's legato technique is exemplary, and while all sections of this professional choir are superb, the sopranos are particularly notable for their uniformly lustrous tone. The repertoire titles will be very familiar to Christmas choral music fans, although the particular arrangements may not.


Some of these lesser-known settings include Donna Schultz's Il est né, Kirke Mechem's Fum, fum, fum! and Patapan, and director Warland's own Huron Carol and O little town of Bethlehem (set to the Forest Green tune). There are several fine Stephen Paulus contributions--Gabriel's Message and Three Nativity Carols--along with Jan Sandström's delightfully spooky and increasingly popular version of Es ist ein Ros entsprungen. Traditional favorites such as Wilhousky's Carol of the Bells and Norman Luboff's Joseph Dearest also make welcome appearances, and the disc concludes with Malcolm Sargent's (yes, that Malcolm Sargent) simple and lovely arrangement of Silent Night. Harp, oboe, percussion, and bells add occasional strokes of color, and the sound is ideal. In other words, this is a solidly performed, well-recorded program of the old and new (often combined in the same piece) that will fit nicely into any Christmas music collector's library.
--David Vernier, ClassicsToday.com

Tracklist 21 tracks

  1. 1 Il est ne, le divin enfant (arr. D. Gartman Schultz) 02:25
    Track
    1
    Title
    Il est ne, le divin enfant (arr. D. Gartman Schultz)
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Dale Warland Singers
    Conductor
    Dale Warland
  2. 2 Dormi Jesu, Op. 3, No. 1, "The Virgin's Cradle Song" 01:31
    Track
    2
    Title
    Dormi Jesu, Op. 3, No. 1, "The Virgin's Cradle Song"
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    Edmund Rubbra
    Ensemble
    Dale Warland Singers
    Conductor
    Dale Warland
  3. 3 Susanni (arr. A. Parker and R. Shaw) 01:33
    Track
    3
    Title
    Susanni (arr. A. Parker and R. Shaw)
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Dale Warland Singers
    Conductor
    Dale Warland
  4. 4 Prepare The Way (arr. M. Jalkeus) 03:02
    Track
    4
    Title
    Prepare The Way (arr. M. Jalkeus)
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Dale Warland Singers
    Conductor
    Dale Warland
  5. 5 7 Carols for Christmas: Fum, fum, fum! (arr. K. Mechem) 00:57
    Track
    5
    Title
    7 Carols for Christmas: Fum, fum, fum! (arr. K. Mechem)
    Duration
    00:57
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Dale Warland Singers
    Conductor
    Dale Warland
  6. 6 Sweet Was the Song the Virgin Sang 02:18
    Track
    6
    Title
    Sweet Was the Song the Virgin Sang
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Alf Houkom
    Ensemble
    Dale Warland Singers
    Conductor
    Dale Warland
  7. 7 Festgesang, MWV D4, "Gutenberg-Kantate": No. 2. (adap. W.H. Cummings as Hark! The Herald Angels Sing) (arr. C. Barnett) 02:52
    Track
    7
    Title
    Festgesang, MWV D4, "Gutenberg-Kantate": No. 2. (adap. W.H. Cummings as Hark! The Herald Angels Sing) (arr. C. Barnett)
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Dale Warland Singers
    Conductor
    Dale Warland
  8. 8 Joseph Dearest, Joseph Mine (arr. N. Luboff) 02:59
    Track
    8
    Title
    Joseph Dearest, Joseph Mine (arr. N. Luboff)
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Dale Warland Singers
    Conductor
    Dale Warland
  9. 9 No. 1. The Holly and the Ivy 03:33
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 1. The Holly and the Ivy
    Duration
    03:33
    Composer
    Stephen Paulus
    Ensemble
    Dale Warland Singers
    Conductor
    Dale Warland
  10. 10 No. 2. This Endris Night 04:34
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 2. This Endris Night
    Duration
    04:34
    Composer
    Stephen Paulus
    Ensemble
    Dale Warland Singers
    Conductor
    Dale Warland
  11. 11 No. 3. Wonder Tidings 03:09
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 3. Wonder Tidings
    Duration
    03:09
    Composer
    Stephen Paulus
    Ensemble
    Dale Warland Singers
    Conductor
    Dale Warland
  12. 12 O Little Town of Bethlehem (arr. D. Warland) 04:08
    Track
    12
    Title
    O Little Town of Bethlehem (arr. D. Warland)
    Duration
    04:08
    Composer
    Henry Walford Davies
    Ensemble
    Dale Warland Singers
    Conductor
    Dale Warland
  13. 13 3 Latvian Carols: No. 3. Ai, nama mamina 02:01
    Track
    13
    Title
    3 Latvian Carols: No. 3. Ai, nama mamina
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Andrejs Jansons
    Ensemble
    Dale Warland Singers
    Conductor
    Dale Warland
  14. 14 The Friendly Beasts (arr. J. Van) 04:00
    Track
    14
    Title
    The Friendly Beasts (arr. J. Van)
    Duration
    04:00
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Dale Warland Singers
    Conductor
    Dale Warland
  15. 15 Carol of the Bells (arr. P. Wilhousky) 01:25
    Track
    15
    Title
    Carol of the Bells (arr. P. Wilhousky)
    Duration
    01:25
    Composer
    Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych
    Ensemble
    Dale Warland Singers
    Conductor
    Dale Warland
  16. 16 Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (arr. J. Sandstrom) 03:48
    Track
    16
    Title
    Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (arr. J. Sandstrom)
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Michael Praetorius
    Ensemble
    Dale Warland Singers
    Conductor
    Dale Warland
  17. 17 Huron Carol (arr. D. Warland) 03:26
    Track
    17
    Title
    Huron Carol (arr. D. Warland)
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Dale Warland Singers
    Conductor
    Dale Warland
  18. 18 7 Joys of Christmas: No. 4. Patapan 01:26
    Track
    18
    Title
    7 Joys of Christmas: No. 4. Patapan
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Kirke Mechem
    Ensemble
    Dale Warland Singers
    Conductor
    Dale Warland
  19. 19 Tomorrow shall be my dancing day 02:14
    Track
    19
    Title
    Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    John Gardner
    Ensemble
    Dale Warland Singers
    Conductor
    Dale Warland
  20. 20 Gabriel's Message (arr. S. Paulus) 04:04
    Track
    20
    Title
    Gabriel's Message (arr. S. Paulus)
    Duration
    04:04
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Dale Warland Singers
    Conductor
    Dale Warland
  21. 21 Silent Night (Stille Nacht) (arr. M. Sargent) 03:45
    Track
    21
    Title
    Silent Night (Stille Nacht) (arr. M. Sargent)
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Gruber
    Ensemble
    Dale Warland Singers
    Conductor
    Dale Warland