CDG1203 Various: A Medieval Christmas – Sospiri; Christopher Watson, conductor

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CDG1203 Various: A Medieval Christmas - Sospiri; Christopher Watson, conductor

Label - The Gift of Music

Cat. No. - CDG1203

Including Noël I: Riu, riu, chiu, There is no rose, Lullay: I saw, Verbum Patris, Alleluya: A nywe werk is come on honed, Angelus ad virginem; Noël II: Coventry Carol, Nowell, Nowell, Bransle de l'Official, Puer natus est nobis; Sanctus; Edi be thu Heven-Queene; Virga ac diadema; Noël III: Gaudete!, Hayl, Mary, ful of grace; Viderunt Omnes, Synge we to this mery cumpane, English carols.

Only the smallest amount of medieval music survives: musicians and composers were largely anonymous and their work often went unrecorded. But thankfully a handful of manuscripts have come down to us, filled with rich and varied music for instruments and voices on touching themes which tell the stories of the boy Christ and his mother, Mary.

This album brings many of these works together, from the famous 'Coventry Carol' and 'There is no rose' to some of the less well-known works such as 'Synge we to this mery cumpane' and 'Hayl, Mary, ful of grace'. In addition we have added new arrangements by William Lyons of some very famous medieval Christmas tunes. He and his colleague Nicholas Perry play several different sets of medieval bagpipes. Perry's hurdy-gurdy adds a real zing, and Lyons' recorder and shawm bring yet another musical timbre to the cheerful medleys of sound.
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