Sing Thee Nowell Sarah Brailey
Album info
Album-Release:
2014
HRA-Release:
02.09.2014
Label: BIS
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Artist: Sarah Brailey, Elizabeth Baber Weaver, New York Polyphony Ensemble
Composer: Andrew Smith, Geoffrey Williams, Philippe Verdelot, Traditional, Samuel Sebastian Wesley, John Scott, Byttering, Michael McGlynn (1964-), Richard Rodney Bennett (1936-2012), Tomas Luis de Victoria, Richard Pygott, Peter Warlock, Jacobus Clemens non Papa, Lewis H. Redner [Non-Classical
Album including Album cover Booklet (PDF)
- 1 Veni Emmanuel 03:14
- 2 Adam lay ybounden 01:32
- 3 Gabriel archangelus 04:23
- 4 Gabriel's Message 02:12
- 5 There is no rose of swych vertu [English, 15th Century] 02:17
- 6 There is no rose (based on the tune Hereford) 02:18
- 7 There is no rose 03:13
- 8 Nesciens mater 01:34
- 9 O pia virgo 03:14
- 10 Nowell: Out of your sleep 03:00
- 11 Nowell: Arise and wake 03:29
- 12 No. 1. There is no Rose 02:45
- 13 No. 2. Out of Your Sleep 01:47
- 14 No. 3. That Younge Child 01:21
- 15 No. 4. Sweet was that Song 02:29
- 16 No. 5. Susanni 01:25
- 17 Sleep Now 01:36
- 18 O Magnum Mysterium 03:36
- 19 Quem pastores laudavere 02:34
- 20 Quid petis, O Fili? 05:48
- 21 Un flambeau, Jeanette, Isabelle 02:08
- 22 Bethlehem Down 03:54
- 23 Magi veniunt 06:39
- 24 O Little Town of Bethlehem (arr. A. Craig for vocal ensemble) 02:36
Info for Sing Thee Nowell
On their new release, New York Polyphony sings of, and to, the birth of Christ in a sophisticated program fusing the ancient with the modern. Seven centuries of Christmas passes before the listener with new works composed for these performers by Michael McGlynn, Andrew Smith and John Scott alongside traditional medieval and Renaissance carols and motets by Jacob Clemens, Philippe Verdelot and Tomás Luis de Victoria. The wide-ranging sequence is anchored by Richard Rodney Bennett’s Five Carols, features sopranos Sarah Brailey and Elizabeth Baber Weaver. The wondrous events related to the Christmas story dominate the recording, but intimations of Christ’s death also appear in Peter Warlock’s “Bethlehem Down.”
Formed in 2006, New York Polyphony has rapidly emerged as one of the leading vocal chamber ensembles, applying a distinctly modern touch to repertoire that ranges from austere medieval melodies to cutting-edge contemporary compositions. Two previous recordings for BIS have received critical acclaim, including a Grammy nomination for the 2013 release Times go by Turns, interweaving masses by Byrd and Tallis with works from the 21st century.
Sarah Brailey, soprano
Elizabeth Baber Weaver, soprano
New York Polyphony Ensemble
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Booklet for Sing Thee Nowell