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The First Nowell - Christmas Carols Through the Ages / The Edison Singers
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The First Nowell - Christmas Carols Through the Ages / The Edison Singers

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Details

Composer
Various
Artist
The Edison Singers, Noel Edison
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Nov 11, 2022
Catalog #
8574475
UPC
747313447572

About

The Christmas carol has its origins in the Middle Ages but it has since embraced a wide variety of musical backgrounds. In this album, religious sentiment is set in many different contexts – from the mystery plays to an African American spiritual, from its origins in Gregorian Chant and 16th-century secular dance to traditional examples rooted in poetry. Some of the most famous and beautiful examples are heard alongside energizing contemporary carols to present a tapestry of the genre across the centuries.

CONTENTS:

  • trad.: Tomorrow Shall be my Dancing Day
  • Holst: In the Bleak Mid-winter (Cranham)
  • Niles: I wonder as I wander
  • Sweelinck: Hodie Christus natus est
  • trad.: Sans Day Carol
  • Ord: Adam lay ybounden
  • trad.: Go tell it on the mountain
  • Whitacre: Lux aurumque
  • Vaughan Williams: Five English Folksongs
  • Beamish: In the stillness
  • trad.: Ding dong! merrily on high
  • trad.: A Virgin most pure
  • Willan: Hodie Christus natus est
  • trad.: Coventry Carol
  • Biebl: Ave Maria
  • trad.: My Dancing Day (Arr. B. Chilcott for Choir)
  • Gruber: Silent Night
  • trad.: The First Nowell

REVIEW:

The Edison Singers is a Canadian mixed adult choir (7-5-6-6 are listed for this album) founded in Ontario by Noel Edison in 2018. Their singing is well balanced, with commendable precision and clear delivery of the texts. This was recorded in the Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate in Guelph, Ontario. The sound has the spacious ambiance you would expect from such a building. Here is a satisfying Christmas album with a different touch.

-- American Record Guide

Tracklist 18 tracks

  1. 1 Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (arr. S. Nicholson for choir and organ) 02:41
    Track
    1
    Title
    Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (arr. S. Nicholson for choir and organ)
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Matthew Larkin
    Ensemble
    The Edison Singers
    Conductor
    Noel Edison
  2. 2 In the Bleak Midwinter (arr. O. Gjeilo for choir) 05:15
    Track
    2
    Title
    In the Bleak Midwinter (arr. O. Gjeilo for choir)
    Duration
    05:15
    Composer
    Gustav Holst
    Ensemble
    The Edison Singers
    Conductor
    Noel Edison
  3. 3 I Wonder as I Wander (arr. M. O'Donovan for choir and organ) 04:35
    Track
    3
    Title
    I Wonder as I Wander (arr. M. O'Donovan for choir and organ)
    Duration
    04:35
    Composer
    John Jacob Niles
    Performer
    Matthew Larkin
    Ensemble
    The Edison Singers
    Conductor
    Noel Edison
  4. 4 Hodie Christus natus est, SwWV 163 (arr. N. Edison for choir and organ) 03:58
    Track
    4
    Title
    Hodie Christus natus est, SwWV 163 (arr. N. Edison for choir and organ)
    Duration
    03:58
    Composer
    Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
    Performer
    Matthew Larkin
    Ensemble
    The Edison Singers
    Conductor
    Noel Edison
  5. 5 Sans Day Carol (arr. J. Rutter for choir and organ) 03:27
    Track
    5
    Title
    Sans Day Carol (arr. J. Rutter for choir and organ)
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Matthew Larkin
    Ensemble
    The Edison Singers
    Conductor
    Noel Edison
  6. 6 Adam lay ybounden 01:07
    Track
    6
    Title
    Adam lay ybounden
    Duration
    01:07
    Composer
    Boris Ord
    Ensemble
    The Edison Singers
    Conductor
    Noel Edison
  7. 7 Go Tell It on the Mountain (arr. P. Halley for choir) 03:46
    Track
    7
    Title
    Go Tell It on the Mountain (arr. P. Halley for choir)
    Duration
    03:46
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    The Edison Singers
    Conductor
    Noel Edison
  8. 8 Lux Arumque 03:08
    Track
    8
    Title
    Lux Arumque
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Eric Whitacre
    Ensemble
    The Edison Singers
    Conductor
    Noel Edison
  9. 9 5 English Folk Songs: No. 5. Wassail Song 02:42
    Track
    9
    Title
    5 English Folk Songs: No. 5. Wassail Song
    Duration
    02:42
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Ensemble
    The Edison Singers
    Conductor
    Noel Edison
  10. 10 In the Stillness 01:49
    Track
    10
    Title
    In the Stillness
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Sally Beamish
    Ensemble
    The Edison Singers
    Conductor
    Noel Edison
  11. 11 Ding Dong! Merrily on High (arr. C. Wood and M. Larkin for choir and organ) 02:23
    Track
    11
    Title
    Ding Dong! Merrily on High (arr. C. Wood and M. Larkin for choir and organ)
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Matthew Larkin
    Ensemble
    The Edison Singers
    Conductor
    Noel Edison
  12. 12 A Virgin Most Pure (arr. C. Wood for choir) 02:51
    Track
    12
    Title
    A Virgin Most Pure (arr. C. Wood for choir)
    Duration
    02:51
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    The Edison Singers
    Conductor
    Noel Edison
  13. 13 Hodie, Christus natus est 01:58
    Track
    13
    Title
    Hodie, Christus natus est
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Healey Willan
    Ensemble
    The Edison Singers
    Conductor
    Noel Edison
  14. 14 Coventry Carol (arr. M. Shaw for choir) 02:07
    Track
    14
    Title
    Coventry Carol (arr. M. Shaw for choir)
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    The Edison Singers
    Conductor
    Noel Edison
  15. 15 Ave Maria (Angelus Domini) (version for 2 mixed choirs) 06:53
    Track
    15
    Title
    Ave Maria (Angelus Domini) (version for 2 mixed choirs)
    Duration
    06:53
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Biebl
    Ensemble
    The Edison Singers
    Conductor
    Noel Edison
  16. 16 My Dancing Day (arr. B. Chilcott for choir) 01:54
    Track
    16
    Title
    My Dancing Day (arr. B. Chilcott for choir)
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    The Edison Singers
    Conductor
    Noel Edison
  17. 17 Silent Night (Stille Nacht) (arr. S. Chinsen for choir and organ) 03:08
    Track
    17
    Title
    Silent Night (Stille Nacht) (arr. S. Chinsen for choir and organ)
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Gruber
    Performer
    Matthew Larkin
    Ensemble
    The Edison Singers
    Conductor
    Noel Edison
  18. 18 The First Nowell (arr. P. Halley and J. Stainer for choir and organ) 05:38
    Track
    18
    Title
    The First Nowell (arr. P. Halley and J. Stainer for choir and organ)
    Duration
    05:38
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Matthew Larkin
    Ensemble
    The Edison Singers
    Conductor
    Noel Edison