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Most Christmas releases combine traditional carols with more contemporary music on a holiday theme, but Christmas Carols from Village Green to Church Choir, as the title suggests, goes in the opposite direction. The entire program consists of carols, with some of them done in such a way as to expose their roots in folk practice or presented in earlier versions than the one that has become familiar. The album accompanies a book of the same name, but it is entirely listenable without it, or as a précis of it. Really it could serve as an introduction to where Christmas carols came from and what kind of cultural background they represent. Conductor Andrew Gant, also the author of the book, puts together a program ranging from very simple versions of carols to arrangements from the 19th and 20th centuries (the church choir end of the continuum). Nothing departs far from the pieces' basic tonal structure, but there's a good deal of variety; nothing is repeated pedantically, and the program flows naturally. The young voices of the small (adult, mixed-gender) choir Vox Turturis, who don't even rate a mention on the cover, sound clean and natural. A recommended holiday item for anyone curious as to just what Christmas carols are.
© TiVo
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Anonymous, Composer - Andrew Gant, Conductor - David Quinn, MainArtist - Vox Turturis, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Signum Records (P) 2014 Signum Records
Thomas Helmore, Composer - Andrew Gant, Conductor - David Quinn, MainArtist - Vox Turturis, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Signum Records (P) 2014 Signum Records
Anonymous, Composer - Andrew Gant, Conductor - David Quinn, MainArtist - Vox Turturis, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Signum Records (P) 2014 Signum Records
Anonymous, Composer - Henry Walford Davies, Composer - Andrew Gant, Conductor - David Quinn, MainArtist - Vox Turturis, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Signum Records (P) 2014 Signum Records
Anonymous, Composer - Andrew Gant, Conductor - David Quinn, MainArtist - Vox Turturis, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Signum Records (P) 2014 Signum Records
Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer - Anonymous, Composer - Andrew Gant, Conductor - David Quinn, MainArtist - Vox Turturis, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Signum Records (P) 2014 Signum Records
Anonymous, Composer - Carl Thiel, Composer - Andrew Gant, Conductor - David Quinn, MainArtist - Vox Turturis, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Signum Records (P) 2014 Signum Records
Anonymous, Composer - Andrew Gant, Conductor - David Quinn, MainArtist - Vox Turturis, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Signum Records (P) 2014 Signum Records
Anonymous, Composer - Andrew Gant, Conductor - David Quinn, MainArtist - Vox Turturis, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Signum Records (P) 2014 Signum Records
Anonymous, Composer - Andrew Gant, Conductor - David Quinn, MainArtist - Vox Turturis, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Signum Records (P) 2014 Signum Records
Anonymous, Composer - Andrew Gant, Conductor - David Quinn, MainArtist - Vox Turturis, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Signum Records (P) 2014 Signum Records
Anonymous, Composer - Charles Wood, Composer - Andrew Gant, Conductor - David Quinn, MainArtist - Vox Turturis, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Signum Records (P) 2014 Signum Records
Peter Warlock, Composer - Andrew Gant, Composer, Conductor - Jehan Tabourot, Composer - David Quinn, MainArtist - Vox Turturis, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Signum Records (P) 2014 Signum Records
Anonymous, Composer - Andrew Gant, Composer, Conductor - David Quinn, MainArtist - Vox Turturis, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Signum Records (P) 2014 Signum Records
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Andrew Gant, Conductor - William Cummings, Composer - David Quinn, MainArtist - Vox Turturis, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Signum Records (P) 2014 Signum Records
Anonymous, Composer - Andrew Gant, Conductor - David Quinn, MainArtist - Vox Turturis, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Signum Records (P) 2014 Signum Records
Anonymous, Composer - Andrew Gant, Conductor - David Quinn, MainArtist - Vox Turturis, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Signum Records (P) 2014 Signum Records
Anonymous, Composer - Andrew Gant, Conductor - David Quinn, MainArtist - Vox Turturis, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Signum Records (P) 2014 Signum Records
William Kirkpatrick, Composer - James Murray, Composer - Andrew Gant, Conductor - David Quinn, MainArtist - Vox Turturis, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Signum Records (P) 2014 Signum Records
Anonymous, Composer - Andrew Gant, Conductor - David Quinn, MainArtist - Vox Turturis, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Signum Records (P) 2014 Signum Records
Frederic Austin, Composer - Andrew Gant, Conductor - David Quinn, MainArtist - Vox Turturis, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Signum Records (P) 2014 Signum Records
Andrew Gant, Composer, Conductor - David Quinn, MainArtist - Vox Turturis, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Signum Records (P) 2014 Signum Records
Anonymous, Composer - Andrew Gant, Composer, Conductor - David Quinn, MainArtist - Vox Turturis, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Signum Records (P) 2014 Signum Records
Anonymous, Composer - Andrew Gant, Composer, Conductor - David Quinn, MainArtist - Vox Turturis, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Signum Records (P) 2014 Signum Records
Album review
Most Christmas releases combine traditional carols with more contemporary music on a holiday theme, but Christmas Carols from Village Green to Church Choir, as the title suggests, goes in the opposite direction. The entire program consists of carols, with some of them done in such a way as to expose their roots in folk practice or presented in earlier versions than the one that has become familiar. The album accompanies a book of the same name, but it is entirely listenable without it, or as a précis of it. Really it could serve as an introduction to where Christmas carols came from and what kind of cultural background they represent. Conductor Andrew Gant, also the author of the book, puts together a program ranging from very simple versions of carols to arrangements from the 19th and 20th centuries (the church choir end of the continuum). Nothing departs far from the pieces' basic tonal structure, but there's a good deal of variety; nothing is repeated pedantically, and the program flows naturally. The young voices of the small (adult, mixed-gender) choir Vox Turturis, who don't even rate a mention on the cover, sound clean and natural. A recommended holiday item for anyone curious as to just what Christmas carols are.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 24 track(s)
- Total length: 01:07:36
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Andrew Gant Vox Turturis David Quinn
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Signum Records
- Genre: Classical
(C) 2014 Signum Records (P) 2014 Signum Records
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