The Secret Life of Carols - 800 Years of Christmas Music

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Label
First Hand Records
Release Date
November 15, 2019
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      BACH GRUBER MONNOYE
    • PERFORMER
      The Telling
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      November 15, 2019
    • UPC
      5060216341194
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      FHR94
    • LABEL
      First Hand Records
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Lullay, my child [15th century] (arr. J. Kelly, C. Norburn, A. Prüssner, K. Pulkkinen for voice)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: The Telling

    2. Es kommt ein Schiff, geladen [17th century] (arr. J. Kelly, C. Norburn, A. Prüssner, K. Pulkkinen for voice and baroque harp)

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: The Telling

    3. O Jesulein suss, o Jesulein mild, BWV 493 (arr. J. Kelly, C. Norburn, A. Prüssner, K. Pulkkinen for voice and celtic harp)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: The Telling

    4. Christmas Eve (arr. J. Kelly, C. Norburn, A. Prüssner, K. Pulkkinen for celtic harp)

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Jean Kelly

    5. Gabreil fram evene king [12th century] (arr. J. Kelly, C. Norburn, A. Prüssner, K. Pulkkinen for voice and harp)

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: The Telling

    6. Stille natt (Stille Nacht, Silent Night) (arr. J. Kelly, C. Norburn, A. Prüssner, K. Pulkkinen for voice and celtic harp)

      Composer: Franz Xaver Gruber

      Ensemble: The Telling

    7. Lullay, lullay, als I lay on Yoolis Nicht [13th century] (arr. J. Kelly, C. Norburn, A. Prüssner, K. Pulkkinen for for voice)

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: The Telling

    8. El noi de la mare [16th century] (arr. J. Kelly, C. Norburn, A. Prüssner, K. Pulkkinen for voice and baroque harp)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: The Telling

    9. Maria durch ein’ Dornwald ging [16th century] (arr. J. Kelly, C. Norburn, A. Prüssner, K. Pulkkinen for voice and baroque harp)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: The Telling

    10. Maa on niin kaunis (arr. J. Kelly, C. Norburn, A. Prüssner, K. Pulkkinen for baroque harp)

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Kaisa Pulkkinen

    11. Verbum caro factum est de Virgine [12th century] (arr. J. Kelly, C. Norburn, A. Prüssner, K. Pulkkinen for voice and celtic harp)

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: The Telling

    12. Coventry Carol [16th century] (arr. J. Kelly, C. Norburn, A. Prüssner, K. Pulkkinen for voice and celtic harp)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: The Telling

    13. Heinillä härkien kaukalon [13th century] (arr. J. Kelly, C. Norburn, A. Prüssner, K. Pulkkinen, J. Tormala for voice and baroque harp)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: The Telling

    14. Patapan (arr. J. Kelly, C. Norburn, A. Prüssner, K. Pulkkinen for voice and baroque harp)

      Composer: Bernard de la Monnoye

      Ensemble: The Telling

    15. As I Lay Upon a Night [15th century] (arr. J. Kelly, C. Norburn, A. Prüssner, K. Pulkkinen for voice and harp)

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: The Telling

    16. Nowell, nowell [15th century] (arr. J. Kelly, C. Norburn, A. Prüssner, K. Pulkkinen for voice and celtic harp)

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: The Telling


The Secret Life of Carols brings together a mixture of the earliest medieval English carols and traditional carols from across Europe. The title is inspired by the fact that many carols have intertwined roots, dating back centuries, often to the Middle Ages, with melodies being adapted and reinvented, and new sets of words written. In the Middle Ages the term "carol" didn't have the same meaning as today. It was merely an indication of the form of the piece which would start and end with a chorus (named a burden) and would be interspersed with verses which told the story. The word carol is derived from the Old French word carole, a circle dance accompanied by singers. Several medieval carols including The Coventry Carol and There is No Rose are also still sung in modern arrangements at Christmas carol concerts and church services across the country. And indeed these early English carols are very much "for the people". The programme on this album includes a selection of traditional carols from across Europe. Many, like the Burgundian carol Patapan, have roots going back centuries, some as far back as the Middle Ages. There is also a personal dimension to the choice of carols, drawing on three of the roots of the performers on the album- Finnish, German and Irish roots to include several carols which are not well known in the UK.