Westminster Cathedral Choir, The Parley Of Instruments, David Hill - Praetorius: Christmas Music (2023)

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Artist: Westminster Cathedral Choir, The Parley Of Instruments, David Hill
Title: Praetorius: Christmas Music
Year Of Release: 1987 / 2023
Label: Hyperion
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks + booklet)
Total Time: 49:13
Total Size: 230 MB
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

1. Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (06:39)
2. Pueri nostri concinite "Singet und klinget" (03:49)
3. Medley 1 (Arr. Caroubel) (07:08)
4. Puer natus in Bethlehem "Ein Kind geborn" (06:28)
5. Quem pastores laudavere (06:27)
6. Westminster Cathedral Choir, The Parley of Instruments & David Hill – Vom Himmel hoch (03:31)
7. Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen (01:27)
8. Medley 2 (Arr. Caroubel) (07:50)
9. Westminster Cathedral Choir, The Parley of Instruments & David Hill – Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern (02:42)
10. Westminster Cathedral Choir, The Parley of Instruments & David Hill – Nun helft mir Gottes Güte schon preisen (03:09)

Michael Praetorius was a hugely versatile German composer. His 1603 post as Kapellmeister in Wolfenbüttel necessitated extensive travel throughout Germany, enabling him to establish widespread acclaim as a conductor and musical advisor. Praetorius’s church music is much less known today than it should be, partly because of the sheer volume that he composed.

This beautiful selection of hymns, chorales and carols attempts to reproduce the effect of a performance under Praetorius’s direction; soloists are drawn from the choir and instruments of late sixteenth- or early seventeenth-century design are used.

Westminster Cathedral Choir - Praetorius: Christmas Music.rar - 230.0 MB