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‘Even though I have been in the choral music business for over forty-five years, I still look forward to the month of December with all the concerts and wonderful music that’s written for the season of Christmas. Although the carols come in a tapestry of forms and emotions from down the ages, the underpinning elements of the season remain constant – nostalgia, memories of childhood and past gatherings with family and friends, recollections of good (and sometimes sad) times, but above all a deep sense of goodwill towards all.’
– Noel Edison
The First Nowell
Christmas Carols Through the Ages
Matthew Larkin, OrganThe Edison Singers
Noel Edison
The Christmas carol has its origins in the Middle Ages but it has since embraced a wide variety of musical backgrounds. In this album, religious sentiment is set in many different contexts – from the mystery plays to an African American spiritual, from its origins in Gregorian Chant and 16th-century secular dance to traditional examples rooted in poetry. Some of the most famous and beautiful examples are heard alongside energising contemporary carols to present a tapestry of the genre across the centuries.
(arr. Stuart Nicholson)
Choral Music
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O magnum mysterium • O nata lux • Madrigali • Mid-Winter Songs
Elora Festival Singers • Edison
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Mass in G major
Sept Chansons • Motets
Elora Festival Singers • Edison
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In the Heavenly Kingdom
Hymns, Anthems and Motets
Elora Festival Singers • Edison
Larkin
– Gramophone