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This album of carols faced plenty of competition when it appeared in advance of the 2019 Christmas season, and it was released, moreover, on the sparsely known First Hand Music label. Nevertheless, it became one of the most popular releases of the season, and sales promised to continue into 2020 and beyond. The reason is that it stands out from the crowd in both repertory and sound. The subtitle "800 Years of Christmas Music" is a bit misleading. Although the pieces do run from the medieval era to the 19th century Stille Nacht (Silent Night), it is not a survey. Instead, the program is rooted in medieval song and shows how, with common roots, tunes have crossed borders and intertwined with each other. Anyone who has ever sung the Coventry Carol included here, instinctively knows that Christmas carols have deep medieval roots, but the idea is demonstrated here with unusual variety. The selection includes carols from Catalonia to Finland, and the familiar Patapan is sung in the original Burgundian language, which is rare enough. The Telling, a group of about a dozen, backs the carols up with a minimal but lively plucked-string instrumental group, and the mood is generally festive, with several of the instrumental pieces with which the group often leavens its programs. Anyone can listen to and enjoy this program, and find parts of it familiar, but there is also much here for the enthusiasts.
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Lullay My Child (Arr. The Telling)
Ariane Prüssner, Artist - The Telling, Ensemble - Clare Norburn, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2019 First Hand Records (P) 2019 First Hand Records
Es kommt ein Schiff, geladen (Arr. The Telling)
Ariane Prüssner, Artist, MainArtist - The Telling, Ensemble
(C) 2019 First Hand Records (P) 2019 First Hand Records
O Jesulein süß, BWV 493 (Arr. The Telling) (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Ariane Prüssner, Artist - The Telling, Ensemble - Clare Norburn, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2019 First Hand Records (P) 2019 First Hand Records
Christmas Eve (Arr. The Telling)
The Telling, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2019 First Hand Records (P) 2019 First Hand Records
Gabreil fram Evene King (Arr. The Telling)
The Telling, Ensemble - Clare Norburn, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2019 First Hand Records (P) 2019 First Hand Records
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht, H. 145 (Arr. The Telling) (Franz Xaver Gruber)
Franz Xaver Gruber, Composer - The Telling, Ensemble - Clare Norburn, Artist, MainArtist - Araine Prüssner, Artist
(C) 2019 First Hand Records (P) 2019 First Hand Records
Lullay, lullay, als I Lay on Yoolis Night (Arr. The Telling)
Ariane Prüssner, Artist - The Telling, Ensemble - Clare Norburn, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2019 First Hand Records (P) 2019 First Hand Records
El Noi de la Mare (Arr. The Telling)
Ariane Prüssner, Artist, MainArtist - The Telling, Ensemble
(C) 2019 First Hand Records (P) 2019 First Hand Records
Maria Durch ein Dornwald ging (Arr. The Telling)
The Telling, Ensemble - Clare Norburn, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2019 First Hand Records (P) 2019 First Hand Records
Maa on niin kaunis (Arr. The Telling)
The Telling, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2019 First Hand Records (P) 2019 First Hand Records
Verbum Caro Factum Est de Virgine (Arr. The Telling)
Ariane Prüssner, Artist - The Telling, Ensemble - Clare Norburn, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2019 First Hand Records (P) 2019 First Hand Records
Coventry Carol (Arr. The Telling)
Ariane Prüssner, Artist - The Telling, Ensemble - Clare Norburn, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2019 First Hand Records (P) 2019 First Hand Records
Hainillä härkien kaukalon (Arr. The Telling)
Ariane Prüssner, Artist - The Telling, Ensemble - Clare Norburn, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2019 First Hand Records (P) 2019 First Hand Records
Patapan (Arr. The Telling) (Bernard de La Monnoye)
Bernard de la Monnoye, Composer - Ariane Prüssner, Artist - The Telling, Ensemble - Clare Norburn, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2019 First Hand Records (P) 2019 First Hand Records
As I Lay upon a Night (Arr. The Telling)
Ariane Prüssner, Artist - The Telling, Ensemble - Clare Norburn, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2019 First Hand Records (P) 2019 First Hand Records
Nowell, Nowell (Arr. The Telling)
Ariane Prüssner, Artist - The Telling, Ensemble - Clare Norburn, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2019 First Hand Records (P) 2019 First Hand Records
Album review
This album of carols faced plenty of competition when it appeared in advance of the 2019 Christmas season, and it was released, moreover, on the sparsely known First Hand Music label. Nevertheless, it became one of the most popular releases of the season, and sales promised to continue into 2020 and beyond. The reason is that it stands out from the crowd in both repertory and sound. The subtitle "800 Years of Christmas Music" is a bit misleading. Although the pieces do run from the medieval era to the 19th century Stille Nacht (Silent Night), it is not a survey. Instead, the program is rooted in medieval song and shows how, with common roots, tunes have crossed borders and intertwined with each other. Anyone who has ever sung the Coventry Carol included here, instinctively knows that Christmas carols have deep medieval roots, but the idea is demonstrated here with unusual variety. The selection includes carols from Catalonia to Finland, and the familiar Patapan is sung in the original Burgundian language, which is rare enough. The Telling, a group of about a dozen, backs the carols up with a minimal but lively plucked-string instrumental group, and the mood is generally festive, with several of the instrumental pieces with which the group often leavens its programs. Anyone can listen to and enjoy this program, and find parts of it familiar, but there is also much here for the enthusiasts.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 00:51:10
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Clare Norburn Ariane Prüssner Araine Prüssner The Telling
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: First Hand Records
- Genre: Ambient/New Age Christmas Music
(C) 2019 First Hand Records (P) 2019 First Hand Records
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