A Medieval Christmas

A Medieval Christmas

The Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen
Nonesuch Records H-71315 [LP]
Elektra/Nonesuch 9 71315-2 [CD]
Elektra/Nonesuch N5 71315 [Cassette]

Contents:

Traditional Jewish Cantillation

1. Isaiah's prophecy: Kee yeled yoolad lanoo

Spanish, 10th century

2. The Sybil's prophecy: Iudicii signum

Franco-Provençal drama Sponsus, 12th century

3. Adest sponsus
4. Oiet, virgines

French clausula, 13th century

5. Domino

Hymn, plainchant

6. Conditor alme siderum

Italian lauda, 15th century

7. Verbum caro factum est

Old Saxon Gospel reading, 10th century

8. On frymde waes Word (John 1:1)

French 3-voice organum, 13th century

9. Iudea et Iherusalem

French conductus, 13th century

10. Gedeonis area

Reading from Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1340-1400)

11. O moder mayde (The Prioress's Tale)

Plainchant hymn and sacred song, Provençal, 13th-century

12. Ave maris stella; O Maria deu maire

French prosa, 12th century

13. Ave Maria

Plainchant responsory

14. Gaude Maria

German hymn, 14th century

15. Joseph, liber nefe min

12th-century Catalan conductus with refrain; 15th-century Dutch hymn; 16th-century German hymn

16. Congaudet hodie; In dulci iubilo; In dulci iubilo

English reading, 14th century

17. Handbyhand we shule us take

French conductus, 12th century

18. Lux hodie; Orientis partibus

Performers:
Joel Cohen (director, baritone, lute, oud), Tim Aarset (baritone, recorders, shawms), Mark Baker (baritone), Miriam Charney (alto), John Clark (tenor), Alison Fowle (rebec, viola da gamba), Sallie Gordon (soprano), David Greisinger (tenor), Rufus Hallmark (tenor), Adrienne Hartzell (vielle, harp, bells), Peter Hunsberger (baritone), Nancy Joyce (flutes, recorders, shawm), Barbara Lakeburg (soprano), Laurie Monahan (soprano), Deborah Prince (soprano), Charles Rhodes (countertenor), Kenneth Roth (shawm, organetto, recorders), Peggy Wright (alto), Nicholas Linfield (reader).

Recording site and date: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, [1975 pr prior]

Compilation
Elektra/Nonesuch 79 303-2 [CDx3] With Joyful Voices - Christmas Music of Eight Centuries

Comments:
Information from owned LP (William MacLehose & Pierre-F. Roberge) and CD (Pierre-F. Roberge).

Some other general Christmas programs from this era and later:

Medieval Christmas

Orlando Consort
Harmonia Mundi USA 907418

A Celebration of Christmas

Carols through the Ages
Deller Consort - Alfred Deller / Musica Antiqua, Vienna - René Clemencic
Omega Vanguard Classics 8050/53 (4 CDs)

Thys Yool - A Medieval Christmas

Martin Best Medieval Ensemble
Nimbus 5137

Gabriel's Greeting

Medieval English Christmas Music
Sinfonye - Stevie Wishart
Hyperion 66685

Ther is no rose

Renaissance Music for the Christmas season
Virelai
Virgin Veritas 45286

In Natali Domini

Sixteenth Century Music from Spain and the Americas
La Colombina - Josep Benet
Accent 96114

Nova Stella

A Medieval Italian Christmas
Altramar Medieval Music Ensemble
Dorian Discovery 80142

Nova - A Medieval Christmas

New York's Ensemble for Early Music - Frederick Renz
Ex Cathedra 9001

Tempus Festorum

Medieval Music for the Nativity Season
Ensemble Anonymus - Claude Bernatchez
Analekta 23106

Creator of the Stars

Christmas Music from Earlier Times
Pomerium - Alexander Blachly
Deutsche Grammophon Archiv 449 819

A Star in the East

Medieval Hungarian Christmas Music
Anonymous 4
Harmonia Mundi USA 907139

Legends of Nicholas

Medieval Chant and Polyphony
Anonymous 4
Harmonia Mundi USA 907232

Christmas Carols and Motets

The Tallis Scholars - Peter Phillips
Gimell 454 910

Cantiones Natalitiae

Christmas Songs from the Time of Rubens
Capella Trajectina
Globe 6033

Natus est

A Christmas Celebration
New Orleans Musica da Camera
Centaur Records 2208

Alleluia Nativitas

Music and Carols for a Medieval Christmas
Orlando Consort
Metronome 1001

In Natali Domini

Mediaeval Christmas Songs
Niederaltaicher Scholaren - Konrad Ruhland
Sony Vivarte 45946

La Nuit de Noël

Schola Hungarica - László Dobszay & Janka Szendrei
Harmonia Mundi Quintana 903037

Mediæval Carols

The Mystery of Christmas Night - Words and Music from the Middle Ages
Opus Anglicanum
Herald 212

Christmas Carols & Hymns of the XVth Century

Pro Cantione Antiqua - Bruno Turner
Deutsche Harmonia Mundi "Editio Classica" 77466

A Medieval Christmas

Pro Cantione Antiqua & Medieval Wind Ensemble
Innovative Music Productions-PCD 844

The Christmas Story

The Waverly Consort - Michael Jaffee
Columbia "Masterworks" 37 751 (LP)

In dulci jubilo

Alte Chormusik zur Weihnachtszeit
Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg - Jürgen Jürgens
Telefunken AWT 9419 (LP)

O Magnum Mysterium

Christmas Motets from Renaissance Europe
Fortuna - Patricia Petersen
Titanic 211

Frofro

Musique de Noël du Xe au XVe siècle
Ioculatores
Raum Klang 9503

Wayting for Christmas

The Troubadours - David Marshall
Riverrun 69

Es kumpt ain schiff geladen

Historische Weinachtsmusik gespielt auf
alten instrumenten und a capella vorgetragen
Wildwuchs
Verlag der Spielleute 6966

Medieval Christmas Chants

Vox Silentii
Proprius 2038

There are a very large number of Christmas programs, and we not really gathered them together in that sense. In many cases, where they are devoted more specifically to an individual area of the repertory they will be listed there, although the more general programs are given above. In the future, perhaps a more complete Christmas listing will be created.

Also, see the Joel Cohen Discography page.

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