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Brian Knowles Christmas Tidings for the theater crowd
If you enjoy Broadway musicals, then "Christmas Tidings" is for you.
A Byzantine Emperor at King Henry’s Court: Christmas, 1400 London
This is an album of great beauty and great serenity. Those are two qualities both the Latin and Eastern Orthodox hymns have in common.
WorldView Episode 41: Leonard Bernstein (Holiday Show, pt. 1)
Thank you for tuning in to another special episode of WorldView, here on Charlottesville Classical! This week’s show will include music celebrating various winter holidays.
Ernst Wilhelm Wolf Christmas Cantatas bring holiday cheer
If you're interested in seasonal cantatas, give this release a listen. I found them a welcome alternative to the heaviness of late Baroque cantatas.
Luca Maranzio - Missa Jubilate Receives World Recording Premiere
The Cappella Musicale della Cattedrale di Vercelli has a wonderful vocal blend. There's a luminous quality to the sound, especially when the entire ensemble is singing.
Canadian Soundscapes Resonate In Any Country
This is a strong program, with good performances. And it's a fine example of the great classical music being created to the north of us. Give this release a listen, and discover what we've all been missing.
WorldView Episode 40: Violeta Parra
#ClassicsaDay #ClassicalChristmas Week 1
The challenge is to post music related to the season. So sacred works for Advent and Christmas, secular works about winter, or even just music written and/or premiered in December.
Jan Willem de Vriend gives Mayer symphonies energetic readings
Jan Willem de Vriend leads the NDR Radiophilharmonie in some excellent performances. He keeps the energy level high, and the ensemble sound controlled. Mayer's tutti climaxes lean more towards Mendelssohn than Beethoven. And that's how de Vriend plays it.
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