◆专辑介绍:
由加拿大著名指挥Noel Edison领导的Elora Festival Singers是当下最令人兴奋的人声合唱团之一。他们与美国指挥家埃瑞克•惠特克(Eric Whitacre)在2010年录制的合唱专辑(8.559677)曾荣获2010年格莱美奖提名。在这张《The Wonder of Christmas》专辑中,他们演绎了众多经典的圣诞颂歌,并在尊重传统的基础上加入了自己的创新。专辑曲风多元,从人们耳熟能详的中世纪宗教歌曲到充满新鲜感的近现代作曲,从多声部合唱乐到简单而直击心灵的旋律均有广泛收录。
◆专辑目录:
曲目
时长/大小
Once in Royal David's City (arr. A.H. Mann and D. Willcocks for choir and organ)
00:03:50
58M
My Dancing Day (arr. B. Chilcott for choir)
00:01:50
26M
What Child Is This? (arr. P. Halley for choir and organ)
00:03:25
53M
A Boy Was Born, Op. 3: Theme: A Boy Was Born
00:02:10
32M
The Holly and the Ivy
00:03:20
52M
Who Is He in Yonder Stall
00:03:55
59M
Nesciens Mater Virgo Virum
00:03:55
60M
Away in a Manger (arr. B. Chilcott for choir)
00:02:51
43M
Ding! Dong! Merrily on High (arr. M. Wilberg and P. Stevens for choir and organ)
00:02:06
33M
O Holy Night
00:04:33
69M
Adam Lay Y-bounden
00:01:20
20M
Ecce Concipies
00:03:10
47M
Rocking
00:01:54
28M
Gabriel's Message (arr. G. Brown for choir and organ)
00:03:08
48M
I Wonder as I Wander (arr. L. Enns for choir)
00:04:24
64M
There is a Flower
00:04:22
65M
Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
00:03:33
51M
The First Nowell (arr. P. Halley for choir and organ)