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Feminine Voices At Christmas
Feminine Voices At Christmas
Feminine Voices At Christmas
Feminine Voices At Christmas
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Feminine Voices At Christmas

Feminine Voices — A Celebration Of The Female Spirit And The Magic Of Christmas.

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Artists Ensemble Altera

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Feminine Voices celebrates the female voice and the Christmas season. With a kaleidoscopic selection made up of the Magnificat, Ave Maria and carols, each of which is more wonderful than the last. Eight female composers feature in the program that Christopher Lowrey and the singers of the Altera ensemble have devised, with works by Hildegard von Bingen, Imogen Holst, Germaine Tailleferre, Cecilia McDowall, Joanna Marsh, Barbara Strozzi, Elizabeth Poston, and a world premiere by Kerensa Briggs. Male composers are also included, with works by John Rutter, who has written many Christmas carols, and Benjamin Britten's famous Ceremony of Carols, a work now generally performed by boys' choirs but which was originally written for the women of the Fleet Street Choir. The version recorded here is Britten's original: "seven Christmas carols for women's voices and harp! Very sweet and full of charm". Altera and the harpist Li Shan Tan perform this magical and spellbinding music with delight.
Ensemble Altera Christopher Lowrey, Director

Tracklist

Total time: 01:14:11

1. O viridissima, Virga
02:11
2. Welcome Joy and Welcome Sorrow: I. Welcome Joy and Welcome Sorrow
01:45
3. Welcome Joy and Welcome Sorrow: IV. Shed no Tear
01:28
4. Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, Op. 26, H. 99: No. 7, Hymn to the Dawn
03:30
5. Magnificat
05:52
6. Ave Maria
03:40
7. There Is No Rose
03:16
8. I Sing of a Maiden
02:21
9. Sacri musicali affetti, Op. 5: No. 7, O Maria quam pulchra es
03:11
10. Coventry Carol
04:18
11. Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
03:41
12. Friday Afternoons, Op. 7: No. 5, A New Year Carol
02:44
13. Sonate pour harpe: II. Lento
04:06
14. Ceremony of Carols: I. Procession
01:48
15. Ceremony of Carols: II. Wolcum Yole!
01:22
16. Ceremony of Carols: III. There is no Rose
02:51
17. Ceremony of Carols: IVa. That Yongë Child
01:56
18. Ceremony of Carols: IVb. Balulalow
01:29
19. Ceremony of Carols: V. As Dew in Aprille
00:58
20. Ceremony of Carols: VI. This Little Babe
01:22
21. Ceremony of Carols: VII. Interlude
04:17
22. Ceremony of Carols: VIII. In Freezing Winter Night
03:49
23. Ceremony of Carols: IX. Spring Carol
01:14
24. Ceremony of Carols: X. Adam Lay I-Bounden
01:07
25. Ceremony of Carols: XI. Recession
03:05
26. Dancing Day: No. 1, Prelude
03:44
27. Dancing Day: No. 8, Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day
03:06

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Additional Information

Label
Alpha Classics
SKU
ALPHA1182
Qualities
DSD 512, DSD 256, FLAC 192 kHz, DSD 128, WAV 96 kHz, DSD 64, DXD 24 Bit
Channels
2ch Stereo
Artists
Ensemble Altera
Composers
Von Bingen, Holst, Marsh, MacDowall, Peacock, Shaw, Strozzi, Briggs, Poston, Britten, Tailleferre, Anonymous
Conductors
Christopher Lowrey
Genres
Classical
Original Recording Format
PCM 96k
Recording Location
Blessed Sacrament Church, Providence, RI, USA
Producer
Adrian Peacock
Recording Engineer
Brad Kleyla
Editing
Adrian Peacock
Release Date
October 31, 2025
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Feminine Voices At Christmas

Feminine Voices At Christmas

€29,99 EUR
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