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Feminine Voices at Christmas

Lishan Tan, James Kennerley, Ensemble Altera

Label
Alpha Classics
Catalogue number
ALPHA 1182
EAN / barcode
3701624511824
Release date
31 October 2025
Format
Digital
Type
Album

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"Feminine Voices" celebrates the female voice and the Christmas season, with a kaleidoscope of Magnificats, Ave Marias and Christmas carols, each one more beautiful than the last. Eight female composers are on the programme, devised by Christopher Lowrey and the singers of the Altera ensemble: Hildegard von Bingen, Imogen Holst, Germaine Tailleferre, Cecilia McDowall, Joanna Marsh, Barbara Strozzi, Elizabeth Poston, as well as a world premiere by Kerensa Briggs. There are also a couple of composers, including John Rutter, who wrote many Christmas carols, and Benjamin Britten's famous Ceremony of Carols, a work that is now largely reserved for boys' choirs, but was originally written for the women of the Fleet Street Choir. The version recorded here is Britten's original vision: "7 Christmas carols for female voices and harp! Very lovely and full of charm!" Altera and harpist Lishan Tan perform this magical and engaging music with pleasure.
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Tracklist

  1. 01 O viridissima, Virga 02:12
  2. 02 Welcome Joy and Welcome Sorrow: I. Welcome Joy and Welcome Sorrow 01:46
  3. 03 Welcome Joy and Welcome Sorrow: IV. Shed no Tear 01:29
  4. 04 Hymn to the Dawn from Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, 3rd Group 03:30
  5. 05 Magnificat from St. Paul's Service 05:53
  6. 06 Ave Maria from Three Latin Motets 03:40
  7. 07 There Is No Rose 03:16
  8. 08 I Sing of a Maiden 02:21
  9. 09 O Maria quam pulchra es from Sacri musicali affetti 03:12
  10. 10 Coventry Carol 04:18
  11. 11 Jesus Christ the Apple Tree 03:42
  12. 12 Friday Afternoons, op. 7: No. 5, A New Year Carol 02:44
  13. 13 Lento from Sonate pour harpe 04:06
  14. 14 Ceremony of Carols: I. Procession 01:49
  15. 15 Ceremony of Carols: II. Wolcum Yole! 01:22
  16. 16 Ceremony of Carols: III. There is no Rose 02:51
  17. 17 Ceremony of Carols: IVa. That Yongë Child 01:56
  18. 18 Ceremony of Carols: IVb. Balulalow 01:29
  19. 19 Ceremony of Carols: V. As Dew in Aprille 00:58
  20. 20 Ceremony of Carols: VI. This Little Babe 01:22
  21. 21 Ceremony of Carols: VII. Interlude 04:18
  22. 22 Ceremony of Carols: VIII. In Freezing Winter Night 03:49
  23. 23 Ceremony of Carols: IX. Spring Carol 01:14
  24. 24 Ceremony of Carols: X. Adam Lay I-Bounden 01:08
  25. 25 Ceremony of Carols: XI. Recession 03:06
  26. 26 Dancing Day: No. 1. Prelude 03:44
  27. 27 Dancing Day: No. 8. Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day 03:06

Source: MusicBrainz

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