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When carols aren't always what you think
Lisa Colton introduces us to the history of carol singing at Christmas.
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When carols aren't always what you think
Duration: 06:36
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Claude Debussy
Quand j'ai ouy le tabourin (3 chansons de Charles d'Orleans)
Performer: Monteverdi Choir. Singer: Nicola Jenkin. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.- PHILIPS : 438 149-2-.
- PHILIPS.
- 13.
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Hubert Parry
My soul, there is a country (Songs of Farewell)
Choir: Tenebrae. Conductor: Nigel Short.- SIGNUM CLASSICS : SIGCD-267.
- SIGNUM CLASSICS.
- 5.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Lacrimosa (Requiem in D minor)
Choir: RIAS Chamber Choir. Orchestra: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: RenΓ© Jacobs.- Mozart - Requiem.
- Harmonia Mundi.
- 8.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Vom Himmel Hoch (opening chorus)
Choir: Dresden Cathedral Choir. Orchestra: Dresdner Philharmonie. Conductor: Martin FlΓ€mig.- CAPRICCIO : 10 216.
- CAPRICCIO.
- 11.
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Claudio Monteverdi
Beatus Vir
Choir: I Fagiolini. Director: Robert Hollingworth.- Monteverdi: The Other Vespers.
- Decca.
- 9.
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EΜriks EsΜenvalds
Rivers of Light
Choir: Portland State University Choir. Conductor: Ethan Sperry.- The Doors of Heaven.
- Naxos.
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Jean Sibelius
Finlandia
Choir: YL Male Voice Choir. Conductor: Matti HyΓΆkki.- YL - The Voice of Sibelius.
- BIS.
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Orlando Gibbons
O Clap your hands together
Choir: Stile Antico.- HARMONIA MUNDI : HMU-807572.
- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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Samuel Barber
Agnus Dei
Choir: Dale Warland Singers.- Cathedral Classics.
- American Choral Catalog.
- 6.
Broadcast
- Sun 26 Nov 2017 16:00ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
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