Once As I Remember: The Story of Christmas

Once As I Remember: The Story of Christmas

Once As I Remember: The Story of Christmas
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Performer: John Eliot Gardiner
Performer: Monteverdi Choir
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 1998-10-20
Music Label: Philips Records
Soundtracks:
  1. Prologue: Gloria in excelsis Deo (Robert Cowper)
  2. The Annunciation: Ave Maria, gratia plena (Plainsong)
  3. The Annunciation: Angelus ad Virginem (English Carol, 13th Century)
  4. The Annunciation: Alma Redemptoris Mater (Pierluigi da Palestrina)
  5. The Annunciation: Gabriel's message (arr. Edgar Pettman)
  6. The Appearance of the Angles To The Shepherds: Hodie Christus natus est (Giovanni Bassano)
  7. The Appearance of the Angles To The Shepherds: Jolly Shepherd (English Anonymous Round)
  8. The Appearance of the Angles To The Shepherds: Hodie Christus natus est (Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck)
  9. The Appearance of the Angles To The Shepherds: Past three a clock (arr. Charles Wood)
  10. The Birth: Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen (Praetorius/Vulpius)
  11. The Birth: There is no rose of such virtu (English Carol, 15th Century)
  12. The Birth: Ave maris stella (Lajos Bardos)
  13. The Birth: A spotless Rose (Herbert Howells)
  14. The Birth: O magnum mysterium (William Byrd)
  15. The Birth: Ach Herr, Du Schöpfer (Heinrich Schütz)
  16. The Angels Greet The New - Born Child: This endris night (arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams)
  17. The Angels Greet The New - Born Child: Entre le boeuf (French Carol, 13th century)
  18. Arrival Of The Shepherds At Bethlehem: Guillô, pran ton tamborin (arr. Louis-Gaston Soublette)
  19. Arrival Of The Shepherds At Bethlehem: Psallite (Michael Praetorius)
  20. Arrival Of The Shepherds At Bethlehem: Quem vidistes pastores? (Richard Dering)
  21. The Rocking Of The Cradle: The cradle (harm. Martin Shaw)
  22. The Rocking Of The Cradle: Lullaby (William Byrd)
  23. The Rocking Of The Cradle: El Rorro (Mexican traditional carol)
  24. The Rocking Of The Cradle: Once as I remember (arr. R. Hammond)
  25. The Rocking Of The Cradle: The Lamb (John Tavener)
  26. The Rocking Of The Cradle: Joseph lieber, Joseph mein (Johannes Walther)
  27. The Adoration Of The Magi: Entry of the Three Kings (John Gardner)
  28. The Adoration Of The Magi: The King of all Kings (collected by Cecil Sharp)
  29. The Adoration Of The Magi: Ring out ye crystal spheres (Robert Armstrong)
  30. The Adoration Of The Magi: Gloria in excelsis deo (Thomas Weelkes)

Free Music Notes for Once As I Remember: The Story of Christmas

Free Music Review: a voice teacher and early music fan
Hit: 5 Stars

MY ADVICE IS LISTEN TWICE, THE FIRST TIME WITHOUT READING;
TIME NUMBER TWO IS UP TO YOU. IF LINER NOTES YOU'RE NEEDING.
This CD is a nativity play entitled 'ONCE AS I REMEMBER', made up of music, speech, dance and mime. It took place in the Millroom at Springhead, home of the Gardiner family in Dorset. In the accompanying booklet there is a detailed outline of the history of the play and pertinent information. In addition, the liner notes can be followed as you listen, but if you follow my introductory suggestion, I think that you might get more overall enjoyment from the recording.

Most of the music is for small, unaccompanied choir, an eclectic miscellany of carols, some familiar others less so, from all around the world, and more sophistocated polyphony from the sixteenth century, chosen primarily for its suitability as accompaniment to a given stage of mimed action. Simple plainsong would be followed by the most elaborate polyphony of Byrd, French and German carols would rub shoulders with Palestrina or with contemporary music, specially composed for the play. Gardiner states that for this particular recording he added a few favorite pieces, as with Tavener's 'The Lamb' that was composed after the play was discontinued in 1971.

The performance of the Monteverdi Choir and respective soloists is vibrant, exciting, dictionally perfect employing good phrasing and that buoyant tone quality that rises to the top and moves forward.

Although it is mostly unaccompanied, there are some carols that make use of such instruments as for example: 'Hodie Christus Natus est' (Bassano)(Sweelinck)'Quem vidistes Pastores?' uses two cornets, four sackbutts and organ.- 'Ach Herr, Du Schopfer' (Schutz) uses organ- 'Guillo, pran ton tamborin' uses recorder and drum- 'Psallite' uses one cornet and three sackbutts and organ- 'Entry of the three Kings' uses oboe. The instrumentalists provided a skilled an attractive accompaniment.

Granted that this is a personal memoir of Gardiner's, the music itself stands on its own merit. I really found that the accompanying liner notes and story line was totally irrelevant to my enjoyment of the music, which is superb. BUT, seriously, has Gardiner ever produced any recording without some merit????
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