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Freue dich, du Tochter Zion
Carus Nov 2013
CD
$20.99

Barre: Pour etre heureux en amour

Ramee

$20.99 Nov 15, 2024

The fashionable literary salons of Paris were centres of experimentation in the refined art of conversation that expressed an idealised vision of love as well as a most poetic depiction of aristocratic society. The women who founded these salons, such as the Marquise de Rambouillet and Madeleine de Scudery, exerted a considerable influence on social culture and it's fashion for preciosite, creating a poetic style whose inevitably plaintive accents would swiftly lead lovers who frequented such salons down the winding paths of the pays de Tendre. "The true character of those who love is composed of tenderness and plaintiveness", according to Abbe Charles Cotin - and music was employed as a means of expressing every nuance of amorous feeling that many poets of the style galant took great pains to depict. The musicians who were most in vogue would then take their galant verses and set them to song in the form of airs serieux, a genre which dominated all secular French music for most of the reign of Louis XIV. This album, a world premiere recording, is devoted to the airs serieux of Joseph Chabanceau de La Barre, a scion of one of the most prestigious families of French musicians of the 17th century.

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Barre: Pour etre heureux en amour
Ramee Nov 2024
CD
$20.99

Vloeimans: Joyful Noise

Challenge Records

$18.99 May 26, 2023

JOYFUL NOISE. the product of a tremendous collaboration and the confluence of a range of musical currents. In 2021, Challenge Records gave me the opportunity to conceive and produce a new CD. I had previously completed a project with the Ravelli Brass septet and ace drummer Arie den Boer. My roots are in the world of brass bands and I really wanted to let those roots shine through.

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Vloeimans: Joyful Noise
Challenge Records May 2023
CD
$18.99

Celebration Of Christmas: Carol Of Joy

BYU Records

$14.99 Oct 30, 2015

The Brigham Young University Choirs have four auditioned groups: the BYU Singers, the Concert Choir, the Men's Chorus, and the Women's Chorus, and each December they come together along with the BYU Philharmonic for the Celebration of Christmas concert, which has combined the spiritual, traditional, and international aspects of Christmas into one joyous concert, with music as timeless as Christmas itself. These concert celebrations, which have been nationally broadcast on television since 1993, are a seasonal favorite at Brigham Young University and across the United States. Carol of Joy is the 6th in a series of fantastic BYU Choirs Celebration of Christmas albums, which showcase not only the talent and artistry of these students and their directors but also their strong personal and spiritual connection to the repertoire which they are performing.

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Celebration Of Christmas: Carol Of Joy
BYU Records Oct 2015
CD
$14.99

CHANTICLEER SINGS CHRISTMAS

WARNER CLASSICS

$17.49 Oct 16, 2020

The Christmas concerts of Chanticleer are an institution in the USA, and international tours and recordings have made the brilliant male-voice ensemble, based in San Francisco, familiar to audiences all over the world. As Gramophone has written, "Chanticleer, it seems, can sing just about anything," and Chanticleer sings Christmas bears that out, embracing traditional carols and gospel numbers, plainsong, European and Mexican music of the 16th and 17th centuries, and composers and arrangers of the present day.

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CHANTICLEER SINGS CHRISTMAS
WARNER CLASSICS Oct 2020
CD
$17.49

Holy Night, Heilige Nacht: German, English and American Christmas Carols

Coviello

$20.99 Nov 13, 2015

From chorales to folkloristic songs; classical lieder to large-scale oratorios, and embracing the secular and the sacred, the Christmas season vocal music has long been omnipresent within the musical traditions of the holiday season. Ensemble Vokalzeit presents a collection that highlights the multiplicity of traditions that are woven within this season of transformation and celebration.

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Holy Night, Heilige Nacht: German, English and American Christmas Carols
Coviello Nov 2015
CD
$20.99

Franz Liszt: Un Cycle imaginaire, Complete French Songs

CAvi-music

$17.99 Jan 23, 2026

Franz Liszt: Complete French Songs for Soprano, Vol. 3 This volume carries the header of a "Cycle imaginaire", based on textes by Victor Hugo who seems to have been the most important poet for Franz Liszt. All Lieder textes in German/French/English here: https://avi-music. De/html/lyrics/cycle_imaginaire. #html "The 3rd volume of our complete recording of Franz Liszt's art songs is exclusively devoted to vocal settings of poems in French. Liszt was one of the few Central European composers of his time who not only mastered the French language in addition to German but was also an avid reader of contemporary French poetry. Multilingualism was relatively uncommon in the mid-1800s; Liszt was a rather exceptional polyglot, just like his pupil Pauline Viardot (1821-1910), who composed art songs in each of the six languages she fluently spoke... Liszt's songs have been handed down to us in several variants and versions. Thus, in this third volume, we once more had to decide whether to select one "definitive" version or offer our listeners the enriching occasion to hear several alternatives. We decided to create an imaginary song cycle of Victor Hugo settings. Admittedly, Liszt never wrote concept-oriented song cycles like those of Schubert or Schumann, but we chose to combine all of his Hugo settings (excepting Gastibelza) in a collage-like succession... In most cases, we have chosen the songs' last versions. "... read more (Excerpt from the booket notes by Daniel Heide) Vol. 1 Liszt, Petrarca Sonettes Nos 47. 104. 123 (Andre Schuen; Daniel Heide) Vol. 2 Liszt, Der Du von dem Himmel bist (Konstantin Krimmel; Daniel Heide)

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Franz Liszt: Un Cycle imaginaire, Complete French Songs
CAvi-music Jan 2026
CD
$17.99

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Ros - Songs of Christmas / Pedersen, Norwegian Soloists’ Choir

BIS

SACD

$21.99 Nov 19, 2013

n Christian symbolism, the rose is closely associated with the Mystery of the Nativity, and therefore with both Jesus Christ and Mary. The idea of the perfect flower, springing forth from a thorny stem, has - like the Nativity itself - captured the imagination of poets and musicians throughout the ages and from all stations of life. With this original and wide-ranging Christmas collection, Grete Pedersen - the artistic director of the Norwegian Soloists' Choir - has created what might be compared to a rosary, combining 12th-century hymns by Hildegard of Bingen with a carol by the Danish 20th-century composer Per Nørgård, as well as traditional Christmas psalms, in many cases sung to Norwegian folk tunes following age-old usages. Grete Pedersen and the choir have reached a wide international audience through four previous discs on BIS, ranging from collections of Grieg, or of Brahms and Schubert, to the folk-inspired White Night and, most recently, Refractions: the unexpected combination of three 20th-century giants - Berg, Webern and Messiaen - with their Norwegian contemporary Fartein Valen. On the present disc, the team is once again joined by the singer Berit Opheim and the violinist Gjermund Larsen - both with a background in folk music - as well as by Rolf Lislevand, internationally acclaimed lutenist, and the highly respected jazz bassist Bjørn Kjellemyr.

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Ros - Songs of Christmas / Pedersen, Norwegian Soloists’ Choir
BIS Nov 2013
SACD
$21.99

PAQUES A NOTRE-DAME

WARNER CLASSICS

$17.28 May 13, 2022

Paques a Notre-Dame is an album of choral music for Easter, performed by members of the Maitrise Notre-Dame de Paris, which offers training and performance opportunities to talented children, teenagers and adults. Spanning six centuries and the musical cultures of France, Italy and Germany, the album includes the last polyphonic work to be performed at Notre-Dame before fire devastated the great cathedral amidst preparations for Easter in 2019. The conductor is Henri Chalet, director of the Maitrise, and the organist is Yves Castagnet, who also composed three of the works on the programme, recorded in the basilica of Sainte-Clotilde, another major church in Paris. As Henri Chalet says: "We know that Notre-Dame will rise again."

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PAQUES A NOTRE-DAME
WARNER CLASSICS May 2022
CD
$17.28

Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne / Sampson, Rophé, Tapiola Sinfonietta

BIS

SACD

$21.99 Sep 03, 2021

That Baïlèro, a shepherd’s song from the highlands of Auvergne sung in the Occitan dialect of the area, should become a favorite with singers ranging from Victoria de los Angeles to Sarah Brightman by way of Renée Fleming and Karita Mattila, is all because of Marie-Joseph Canteloube de Malaret. As a budding composer in Paris in the 1900s, Canteloube was unable to interest himself in the various musical cliques and currents. Instead he looked for inspiration in Auvergne in central France where he was born, starting to collect the songs of the farmers and shepherds that lived in the mountainous region. But he did so as a composer rather than a musicologist, and between 1923 and 1954 he published a total of thirty Chants d’Auvergne, arranged, harmonized and sumptuously orchestrated. The result is, one might say, idealized folk music: Canteloube largely respects the melodic line of the originals, but adds instrumental introductions, interludes and postludes, and gives an important role to the woodwind section. For the present disc, Carolyn Sampson and Pascal Rophé have selected 25 of the songs – ranging from love songs and lullabies to working songs and laments. They perform them together with Tapiola Sinfonietta, bringing sparkle to Canteloube's luxurious scores halfway between the impressionism of Debussy and the bucolic lyricism of d'Indy.

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Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne / Sampson, Rophé, Tapiola Sinfonietta
BIS Sep 2021
SACD
$21.99

A Prophecy of Peace: Choral Music of Samuel Adler

Gloriae Dei Cantores

$21.99 Sep 14, 2018

A Prophecy of Peace: The Choral Music of Samuel Adler celebrates the rich common heritage of Christianity and Judaism. This recording spans more than thirty-five years of works by award-winning American composer Samuel Adler. Adler's fresh and imaginative harmonic and melodic language brings a heightened awareness of the texts of these works as well as giving the listener a personal expression that is unique to each work. Highlights include the first recording of Adler's Transfiguration Mass for choir, organ and brass as well as his Verses from Isaiah for choir, organ, brass, and handbells.

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A Prophecy of Peace: Choral Music of Samuel Adler
Gloriae Dei Cantores Sep 2018
CD
$21.99

Joël Bons: Nomaden

BIS

SACD

$21.99 Mar 01, 2019

In the words of composer Joël Bons, ‘Nomaden is like a journey during which the protagonist – cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras – “meets” musicians from different traditions and enters into dialogue with them. It is not a cello concerto as such, but rather a concertante work for cello and soloists from other cultures.’ With a playing time of roughly an hour, Nomaden (‘Nomads’) is made up of 38 brief sections, most of which run into each other without any pause. Two types of musical material run like a thread through the work: the ‘Nomad-music’ which return eight times but always presented each time in a different light, and the so called ‘Passages’: static episodes on one or two tones (or a chord) that explore the various instrumental timbres. These lead into the various ‘main’ episodes featuring encounters between the cello and the instruments from other cultures. Bons composed the work for Queyras and the Atlas Ensemble – a group he himself founded in 2002, made up of 18 eminent musicians from China, Japan, Central Asia, the Middle East and Europe. From the Japanese shakuhachi and Chinese erhu to the Armenian duduk and the Persian setar, the scoring offers an untold number of combinations and an unheard spectrum of timbres. Nomaden was premièred by these performers in 2016, under the baton of Ed Spanjaard, and has been awarded the prestigious 2019 Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition.

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Joël Bons: Nomaden
BIS Mar 2019
SACD
$21.99

Enchanted Carols - A Feast of Christmas Music
Saydisc Apr 2005
CD
$20.99

Francœur: Chamber Music
Alpha Aug 2004
CD
$20.99

The Night of Saint Nicholas / La Reverdie, I Cantori Gregoriani

Arcana

$20.99 Nov 03, 2017

Winter feasts like the Latin Saturnalia and the Germanic Yule, airborne gift-giving figures like the Norse Odinn Jólnir, the Slavic Ded Moroz, the Dutch Sinterklaas: from time immemorial December skies have been rather busy. Pagan patterns were readapted to Christianity – and a canonised bishop from fourth-century Asia Minor, Nikolaos, whose feast occurred near the winter solstice, merged with another bearded benefactor. Wotan’s hood and Nicholas’s mitre were mixed up, and by the nineteenth century Santa Claus was ready to don new red and white robes and to deliver toys on both sides of the Atlantic. The pieces on this recording (mainly from a thirteenth-century English manuscript) belong to the liturgy for the eve of the Feast of St Nicholas: they allude to his picturesque feats, such as the rescue of three needy maidens or the taming of a storm. Readings and additional songs come from the repertory associated with this widely popular saint, celebrated throughout the Middle Ages from Italy to Iceland. Originally released in 1998, this joint performance by La Reverdie and Cantori Gregoriani received enthusiastic reviews in several music magazines: ‘For those who want to enjoy some of the best liturgical singing this is highly recommended’ (Early Music, 1999).

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The Night of Saint Nicholas / La Reverdie, I Cantori Gregoriani
Arcana Nov 2017
CD
$20.99

Debussy: Piano Works, Vol. 1 / Thiollier

Naxos

$19.99 May 17, 1995

The CD contains piano music Debussy wrote prior to 1901 and we are given "Suite bergamasque", "Nocturne", "Danse bohémienne", "Rêverie", "Mazurka", "Arabesqe 1 & 2", "Valse romantique", "Ballade", "Danse", and the "Suite: Pour le piano", first performed in 1904.

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Debussy: Piano Works, Vol. 1 / Thiollier
Naxos May 1995
CD
$19.99

Venite, Gaudete! – Choral Music for Christmas / Ikon

Naxos

$19.99 Nov 10, 2023

Previously released on The Gift of Music label. David Hill is widely respected as a choral conductor. This album features music for Advent, Christmas and Epiphany for mixed voice choirs, blending the old (O come, o come, Emmanuel; Coventry Carol) and the new (Eric Whitacre’s Lux aurumque), in a superb celebration of the festive season.

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Venite, Gaudete! – Choral Music for Christmas / Ikon
Naxos Nov 2023
CD
$19.99

Songs Of Joy And Peace [Deluxe Edition] / Yo-Yo Ma

Sony Masterworks

$16.98 Oct 14, 2008

For his first holiday album, Yo-Yo Ma brings together renowned musicians from folk, jazz, classical, and world music to celebrate seasonal festivals of the world -- Christmas, Hanukkah, Eid al-Adha, Kwanzaa, Yule, and New Year's Day.

This deluxe edition includes a 60-minute bonus DVD featuring behind-the-scenes recording session footage with Yo-Yo Ma and the guest artists, a photo gallery, and 5 complete music videos:

James Taylor, "Here Comes The Sun"
Diana Krall, "You Couldn’t Be Cuter"
Alison Krauss, "The Wexford Carol"
Chris Botti, "My Favorite Things"
Renée Fleming, "Touch The Hand Of Love"

Imagine a party, a musical party inspired by the holiday season. A party that celebrates the universal hopes, dreams and joy animating seasonal festivals the world over.

That is what brought Yo-Yo Ma together with a remarkable group of friends - some old, some new - to create SONGS OF JOY & PEACE. It is Yo-Yo's hope that everyone who listens to this album will hear a song familiar, comfortable and beloved to them as well as discover and fall in love with music that is brand new.

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Songs Of Joy And Peace [Deluxe Edition] / Yo-Yo Ma
Sony Masterworks Oct 2008
CD
$16.98

CHANT MUSIC FOR THE SOUL

DECCA

$16.51 Jul 01, 2008

Chant, is the most peaceful music imaginable. CHANT: MUSIC FOR THE SOUL, is the ultimate in relaxation and stress relief the perfect antidote to our fast-moving modern world. Chant has proven to heal, calm and also give strength; it's power is timeless and universal.

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CHANT MUSIC FOR THE SOUL
DECCA Jul 2008
CD
$16.51

CHRISTMAS MUSIC AND TRADITIONAL CAROLS - Sing Choirs of Ange

Gift of Music

$18.99 Aug 01, 2008

From 'The angel Gabriel' to 'In dulci jubilo' the tone of this programme is set by Christmas lullabies, medieval English carols and a cradle song. This lovely Christmas feast from a variety of choirs and instrumentalists is crowned by the sonorous tones of Johann Sebastian Bach's magnificent organ music.

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CHRISTMAS MUSIC AND TRADITIONAL CAROLS - Sing Choirs of Ange
Gift of Music Aug 2008
CD
$18.99

Berlioz: L'enfance du Christ, Op. 25, H. 130

Chandos

SACD

$21.99 Mar 15, 2019

Berlioz wrote his own text for L'Enfance du Christ, which he composed in 1853 and 1854. It was first performed at the Salle Herz, Paris on 10 December 1854, with Berlioz conducting. He described the work as a Trilogie sacrée. The first of it's three sections depicts King Herod ordering the massacre of all newborn children in Judaea; the second shows Mary, Joseph, and Jesus setting out for Egypt to avoid the slaughter, having been warned by angels; and the final section portrays their arrival in the Egyptian town of Saïs where they are given refuge by a family of Ishmaelites. Berlioz was not religious as an adult but remained all his life susceptible to the beauty of the religious music that had enraptured him as a child. Sir Andrew Davis conducts the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and MSO Chorus and an outstanding team of soloists in this Surround Sound SACD recording.

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Berlioz: L'enfance du Christ, Op. 25, H. 130
Chandos Mar 2019
SACD
$21.99

Celebration of Christmas: Noel (Live)

BYU Records

$14.99 Jan 18, 2019

Each Christmas season at Brigham Young University over 500 vocalists and instrumentalists celebrate the season in song. Handpicked from the largest private student body in the country, these students comprise four nationally and internationally acclaimed choirs and the highly praised Philharmonic Orchestra. These musical organizations are known for their unity, due in part to the superb technical proficiency achieved under the hands of choral conductors Rosalind Hall, Dr. Andrew Crane, and Jean Applonie and Philharmonic conductor Kory Katseanes. But there is more. Students and conductors share a strong belief in the spiritual character of music. As one critic observed, "The spiritual element is present in each piece the choirs sing." This results in performances that are alive, fresh, and heartfelt-performances that overcome boundaries and draw people together. The music presented here was recorded during the live performances of the December 2016 and 2017 Celebration of Christmas concerts.

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Celebration of Christmas: Noel (Live)
BYU Records Jan 2019
CD
$14.99

Christmas in Ireland

ARC Music

$8.49 ~~$16.99~~ Save 50% Nov 18, 2014

‘Christmas In Ireland’, featuring guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and singer Noel McLoughlin & multi-instrumentalist, singer, teacher, composer and arranger Ger O’Donnell offers real traditional Christmas favorites from Ireland and ‘all over’, inviting listeners to sing along in the true spirit of Christmas. + Among its thirteen seasonal tracks are ‘The Holly and the Ivy’, ‘O’ Little Town of Bethlehem’, ‘Oh Christmas Tree’ (an English translation of the German carol ‘Oh Tannenbaum’), ‘God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen’ and ‘Auld Lang Syne’.

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Christmas in Ireland
ARC Music Nov 2014
CD
~~$16.99~~ $8.49

Zion, Heilige Nacht, Gefion
Kontrapunkt Mar 1993
CD
$22.99

Joyful Noise - Handel's Messiah Rocks

Sony Masterworks

$11.98 Oct 06, 2009

Featuring Tony Award winner Lachanze, Tony Award Nominee J. Robert Spencer, MiG Aylesa from Rockstar: INXS, and the Boston Pops conducted by Keith Lockhart, HANDELS MESSIAH ROCKS brings the renowned beauty of Handel's Messiah the Western worlds most famous oratorio to contemporary audiences with rock music at it's center.

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Joyful Noise - Handel's Messiah Rocks
Sony Masterworks Oct 2009
CD
$11.98