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Sacred Music: A Christmas History | Coro COR16094

Sacred Music: A Christmas History

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Label: Coro

Cat No: COR16094

Barcode: 0828021609497

Format: DVD - NTSC

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Christmas

Release Date: 26th September 2011

Contents

Artists

Simon Russell Beale (presenter)
The Sixteen

Conductor

Harry Christophers

Artists

Simon Russell Beale (presenter)
The Sixteen

Conductor

Harry Christophers

About

Harry Christophers and The Sixteen join Simon Russell Beale for two special Christmas programmes that look beyond the familiar carols and festive songs to reveal two millennia of music and texts from across Europe.

Bonus Features include:
·  Sacred Music Series One and An Easter Celebration DVD trailers
·  7 Bonus Audio Tracks taken from a selection of The Sixteen’s celebrated Christmas CDs
·  Related Recordings by The Sixteen
·  Artist Biographies and Images

A Christmas History
Simon Russell Beale takes a journey through Italy, Britain, Germany and Austria as he explores how the sound of Christmas has evolved in response to changing ideas about the Nativity. His story takes us through two millennia of music, from a fragment of papyrus preserving the earliest known piece of Christian music to the stories behind Hark! The herald angels sing, Silent Night and In the bleak midwinter, and the work of popular Christmas composer, John Rutter, all performed by Harry Christophers and The Sixteen.

Sacred Music: A Choral Christmas
Simon Russell Beale introduces a programme of choral music for Christmas from across the centuries, featuring performances of some of the works featured in the accompanying documentary. Harry Christophers and The Sixteen, perform music including J S Bach's harmonisation of the medieval carol In dulci jubilo, A spotless rose by Herbert Howells and the Christmas text O magnum mysterium, set as a motet by Tomás Luis de Victoria.

Full Concert Programme:
- Medieval carol: Make we joy
- G P da Palestrina: Hodie Christus natus est
- Tomás Luis de Victoria: O magnum mysterium
- Medieval carol / J S Bach: In dulci jubilo
- Medieval carol: There is no rose
- William Walton: Make we joy now in this fest
- Felix Mendelssohn: Hark! The herald angels sing
- Herbert Howells: A spotless rose
- Gustav Holst: In the bleak midwinter
- Peter Maxwell Davies: O magnum mysterium
- Franz Xaver Gruber: Stille nacht

Region: NTSC Region 0 - Plays in all territories

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