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Patrick Ball's Celtic harp is, of course, a wonderful instrument for playing a set of traditional Christmas carols and hymns. His delicate, precise performing style is ideally suited to familiar tunes like "What Child Is This?" and "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel." He takes the basic melody of "Silent Night," and after playing it straight, repeats it, adding countermelodies and variations over four minutes. Some listeners will not know tunes such as "St. Basil's Hymn" and "Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head," but they fit right into the program. This is not one of the livelier Christmas albums, but it has a formal beauty that recommends it as an addition to a holiday music collection.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Anonymous, Composer - Patrick Ball, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Fortuna Records (P) 1990 Fortuna Records
Anonymous, Composer - Patrick Ball, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Fortuna Records (P) 1990 Fortuna Records
Anonymous, Composer - Patrick Ball, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Fortuna Records (P) 1990 Fortuna Records
Trad., Composer - Patrick Ball, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Fortuna Records (P) 1990 Fortuna Records
Thomas Helmore, Composer, Contributor - Patrick Ball, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Fortuna Records (P) 1990 Fortuna Records
Franz Xaver Gruber, Composer - Patrick Ball, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Fortuna Records (P) 1990 Fortuna Records
Trad., Composer - Patrick Ball, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Fortuna Records (P) 1990 Fortuna Records
Anonymous, Composer - Patrick Ball, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Fortuna Records (P) 1990 Fortuna Records
Trad., Composer - Patrick Ball, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Fortuna Records (P) 1990 Fortuna Records
Patrick Ball, MainArtist - John H. Hopkins, Composer
(C) 2011 Fortuna Records (P) 1990 Fortuna Records
Anonymous, Composer - Patrick Ball, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Fortuna Records (P) 1990 Fortuna Records
Trad., Composer - Patrick Ball, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Fortuna Records (P) 1990 Fortuna Records
Trad., Composer - Patrick Ball, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Fortuna Records (P) 1990 Fortuna Records
Album review
Patrick Ball's Celtic harp is, of course, a wonderful instrument for playing a set of traditional Christmas carols and hymns. His delicate, precise performing style is ideally suited to familiar tunes like "What Child Is This?" and "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel." He takes the basic melody of "Silent Night," and after playing it straight, repeats it, adding countermelodies and variations over four minutes. Some listeners will not know tunes such as "St. Basil's Hymn" and "Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head," but they fit right into the program. This is not one of the livelier Christmas albums, but it has a formal beauty that recommends it as an addition to a holiday music collection.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:53
- Main artists: Patrick Ball
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Fortuna Records
- Genre: Ambient/New Age Christmas Music
(C) 2011 Fortuna Records (P) 1990 Fortuna Records
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