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Gloria in Excelsis Deo
Composed by Robert Cowper
Performed by Monteverdi Choir
Conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner
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Ave Maria gracia plena
Composed by Anonymous
with Sara Mingardo
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Angelus ad Virginem
Composed by Anonymous
Performed by Monteverdi Choir
Conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner
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Alma Redemptoris mater
Composed by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Performed by Monteverdi Choir
Conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner
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Gabriel's message
Composed by Traditional
Performed by Monteverdi Choir
Conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner
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Hodie Christus natus est
Composed by Giovanni Bassano
Performed by Monteverdi Choir, Instrumental Ensemble
Conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner
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Jolly Shepherd
Composed by Anonymous
Performed by Monteverdi Choir
Conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner
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Hodie Christus natus est
Composed by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
Performed by Monteverdi Choir, Instrumental Ensemble
Conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner
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Past three o'clock
Composed by Traditional
Performed by Monteverdi Choir
Conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner
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Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen
Composed by Michael Praetorius
Performed by Monteverdi Choir
Conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner
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There is no rose of such virtue
Composed by Traditional
Performed by Monteverdi Choir
Conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner
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Ave Maris Stella
Composed by Lajos Bárdos
Performed by Monteverdi Choir
Conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner
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(3) Carol-Anthems
Composed by Herbert Howells
Performed by Monteverdi Choir
Conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner
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Gradualia, Vol 2: Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ
Composed by William Byrd
Performed by Monteverdi Choir
Conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner
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Ach Herr, du Schöpfer aller Ding
Composed by Heinrich Schütz
Performed by Monteverdi Choir
with Ian Watson
Conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner
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This Endris Night
Composed by Traditional
Performed by Monteverdi Choir
Conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner
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Entre le Boeuf
Composed by Traditional
Performed by Monteverdi Choir
Conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner
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Guillaume, prends ton tambourin (Patapan)
Composed by Traditional
Performed by Monteverdi Choir, Instrumental Ensemble
Conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner
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Psallite unigenito
Composed by Michael Praetorius
Performed by Monteverdi Choir, Instrumental Ensemble
with Ian Watson
Conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner
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Quad Videstes Pastores
Composed by Richard Dering
Performed by Monteverdi Choir, Instrumental Ensemble
with Ian Watson
Conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner
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(The) Cradle
Composed by Traditional
Performed by Monteverdi Choir
Conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner
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Psalmes, Sonets and Songs
Composed by William Byrd
Performed by Monteverdi Choir
Conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner
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(El) Rorro
Composed by Traditional
Performed by Monteverdi Choir
Conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner
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Once as I remember
Composed by Traditional
Performed by Monteverdi Choir
Conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner
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(The) Lamb, 'Little Lamb, who made thee?'
Composed by John Tavener
Performed by Monteverdi Choir
Conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner
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Joseph lieber, Joseph mein
Composed by Johann Walther
Performed by Monteverdi Choir
Conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner
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Entry of the Three Kings
Composed by John Gardner
Performed by Monteverdi Choir
with John Anderson
Conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner
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(The) King of all Kings
Composed by Traditional
Performed by Monteverdi Choir
Conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner
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Ring Out ye Crystal Spheres
Composed by Robert Armstrong
Performed by Monteverdi Choir
Conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner
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Gloria in excelsis Deo
Composed by Thomas Weelkes
Performed by Monteverdi Choir
Conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner
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Between 1935 and 1981 a nativity play made up of music, readings and drama was presented at the family home of conductor John Eliot Gardiner in Fontmell Magma, Dorset. Gardiner's enterprising parents were apparently able to persuade local schoolchildren, farmers and farmhands, local actors and amateur musicians to prepare performances of 16th-century polyphony, readings of Milton, and French and German carols for the annual concert reconstructed on this disc (the readings are confined to the booklet text). Most of the material comes from the 16th century. There is little here that will be familiar to the casual listener. As one would expect from these artists, the singing is of the highest order--precise intonation, crisp articulation, wonderfully-balanced voices, deftly-shaped phrasing--but there is something missing, namely a serious lack of variety in mood (reflective and sombre dominate rather than joyous and celebratory) and texture (almost every item is an unaccompanied part-song). One wishes there were more than just four numbers underscored with cornet and sackbuts for they are enchanting, as is the plaintive solo sopranino recorder used in three items. It is, in short, a disc that commands admiration but not affection. --Jeremy Nicholas
Between 1935 and 1981 a nativity play made up of music, readings and drama was presented at the family home of conductor John Eliot Gardiner in Fontmell Magma, Dorset. Gardiner's enterprising parents were apparently able to persuade local schoolchildren, farmers and farmhands, local actors and amateur musicians to prepare performances of 16th-century polyphony, readings of Milton, and French and German carols for the annual concert reconstructed on this disc (the readings are confined to the booklet text). Most of the material comes from the 16th century. There is little here that will be familiar to the casual listener. As one would expect from these artists, the singing is of the highest order--precise intonation, crisp articulation, wonderfully-balanced voices, deftly-shaped phrasing--but there is something missing, namely a serious lack of variety in mood (reflective and sombre dominate rather than joyous and celebratory) and texture (almost every item is an unaccompanied part-song). One wishes there were more than just four numbers underscored with cornet and sackbuts for they are enchanting, as is the plaintive solo sopranino recorder used in three items. It is, in short, a disc that commands admiration but not affection. --Jeremy Nicholas
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