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The Sixteen, a mixed vocal ensemble founded and conducted by Harry Christophers, has a repertoire ranging from plainsong to contemporary works. This album, Christus Natus Est: An Early English Christmas, includes works from the fourteenth through the seventeenth centuries. What's most notable about it is the impressive range of appropriate performance practices the group brings to this varied repertoire, which starts with chant and moves through folk-like carols to Renaissance motets. The chants have an impressive austerity, the carols are rustically buoyant, while the motets are sung with absolute purity and precision. The carols, which are not the familiar modern carols that are sung with regularity today, are the most easily approachable pieces on the album. They are strongly melodic, with relatively conventional harmonies, and while they may not displace the popular favorites, they are hummable and well worth the effort of getting to know, especially "Nowell, Nowell: Out of your sleep"; "Make we joy"; "Salutation Carol"; "Nowell sing we"; "There is no rose"; "Drive the cold winter away"; "The old year now has passed away"; "Angelus ad Virginem"; and, especially, the lovely "Hail Mary full of grace." The Sixteen's direct, unpretentious performances add to the group's immediate appeal. Many of the pieces are accompanied by a lively instrumental ensemble of Renaissance strings and drums. The diverse but accessible repertoire and the exemplary performances make this a CD that should be of interest to anyone looking for Christmas music from off the beaten path.
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Anonymous, Composer - The Sixteen, Ensemble, MainArtist - Harry Christophers, Conductor, MainArtist
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(C) 2004 The Sixteen Productions Ltd (P) 2004 The Sixteen Productions Ltd
Traditional, Composer - The Sixteen, Ensemble, MainArtist - Harry Christophers, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2004 The Sixteen Productions Ltd (P) 2004 The Sixteen Productions Ltd
Traditional, Composer - The Sixteen, Ensemble, MainArtist - Harry Christophers, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2004 The Sixteen Productions Ltd (P) 2004 The Sixteen Productions Ltd
Traditional, Composer - The Sixteen, Ensemble, MainArtist - Harry Christophers, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2004 The Sixteen Productions Ltd (P) 2004 The Sixteen Productions Ltd
John Sheppard, Composer - The Sixteen, Ensemble, MainArtist - Harry Christophers, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2004 The Sixteen Productions Ltd (P) 2004 The Sixteen Productions Ltd
Traditional, Composer - The Sixteen, Ensemble, MainArtist - Harry Christophers, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2004 The Sixteen Productions Ltd (P) 2004 The Sixteen Productions Ltd
Traditional, Composer - The Sixteen, Ensemble, MainArtist - Harry Christophers, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2004 The Sixteen Productions Ltd (P) 2004 The Sixteen Productions Ltd
Thomas Ravenscroft, Composer - The Sixteen, Ensemble, MainArtist - Harry Christophers, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2004 The Sixteen Productions Ltd (P) 2004 The Sixteen Productions Ltd
The Sixteen, Ensemble, MainArtist - Harry Christophers, Conductor, MainArtist - Richard Pygott, Composer
(C) 2004 The Sixteen Productions Ltd (P) 2004 The Sixteen Productions Ltd
Traditional, Composer - The Sixteen, Ensemble, MainArtist - Harry Christophers, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2004 The Sixteen Productions Ltd (P) 2004 The Sixteen Productions Ltd
William BYRD, Composer - The Sixteen, Ensemble, MainArtist - Harry Christophers, Conductor, MainArtist - Stainer & Bell Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2004 The Sixteen Productions Ltd (P) 2004 The Sixteen Productions Ltd
Traditional, Composer - The Sixteen, Ensemble, MainArtist - Harry Christophers, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2004 The Sixteen Productions Ltd (P) 2004 The Sixteen Productions Ltd
Traditional, Composer - The Sixteen, Ensemble, MainArtist - Harry Christophers, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2004 The Sixteen Productions Ltd (P) 2004 The Sixteen Productions Ltd
Traditional, Composer - The Sixteen, Ensemble, MainArtist - Harry Christophers, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2004 The Sixteen Productions Ltd (P) 2004 The Sixteen Productions Ltd
Traditional, Composer - The Sixteen, Ensemble, MainArtist - Harry Christophers, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2004 The Sixteen Productions Ltd (P) 2004 The Sixteen Productions Ltd
Traditional, Composer - The Sixteen, Ensemble, MainArtist - Harry Christophers, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2004 The Sixteen Productions Ltd (P) 2004 The Sixteen Productions Ltd
Traditional, Composer - The Sixteen, Ensemble, MainArtist - Harry Christophers, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2004 The Sixteen Productions Ltd (P) 2004 The Sixteen Productions Ltd
Traditional, Composer - The Sixteen, Ensemble, MainArtist - Harry Christophers, Conductor, MainArtist - Stainer & Bell Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2004 The Sixteen Productions Ltd (P) 2004 The Sixteen Productions Ltd
John Sheppard, Composer - The Sixteen, Ensemble, MainArtist - Harry Christophers, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2004 The Sixteen Productions Ltd (P) 2004 The Sixteen Productions Ltd
Album review
The Sixteen, a mixed vocal ensemble founded and conducted by Harry Christophers, has a repertoire ranging from plainsong to contemporary works. This album, Christus Natus Est: An Early English Christmas, includes works from the fourteenth through the seventeenth centuries. What's most notable about it is the impressive range of appropriate performance practices the group brings to this varied repertoire, which starts with chant and moves through folk-like carols to Renaissance motets. The chants have an impressive austerity, the carols are rustically buoyant, while the motets are sung with absolute purity and precision. The carols, which are not the familiar modern carols that are sung with regularity today, are the most easily approachable pieces on the album. They are strongly melodic, with relatively conventional harmonies, and while they may not displace the popular favorites, they are hummable and well worth the effort of getting to know, especially "Nowell, Nowell: Out of your sleep"; "Make we joy"; "Salutation Carol"; "Nowell sing we"; "There is no rose"; "Drive the cold winter away"; "The old year now has passed away"; "Angelus ad Virginem"; and, especially, the lovely "Hail Mary full of grace." The Sixteen's direct, unpretentious performances add to the group's immediate appeal. Many of the pieces are accompanied by a lively instrumental ensemble of Renaissance strings and drums. The diverse but accessible repertoire and the exemplary performances make this a CD that should be of interest to anyone looking for Christmas music from off the beaten path.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:11:53
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: The Sixteen Harry Christophers
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Coro
- Genre: Classical
(C) 2004 The Sixteen Productions Ltd (P) 2004 The Sixteen Productions Ltd
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