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The Time-Life Treasury of Christmas
(more) »rank: 901from: Time Life Records
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A Gala Christmas in Vienna
(more) »rank: 3674by: Christmas Traditional, Franz Xaver Gruber, Howard Blake, Anonymous, Trevor Horn / Hans Zimmer, John Francis Wade, James R. Murray, James (, Barry/ Gibb, Robin Gibb Maurice/ Gibb, Placido Jr. [son] Domingo, Roger Whittaker, Ian Anderson, Fred Coots, John Lennon / Yoko Ono, Christian Kolonovits, Steven Mercurio, Paul Bateman, Placido Domingo, Sarah Brightman, Helmut Lotti, Riccardo Cocciante
: :You don't hear many live Christmas records, but then it's seldom you get as many operatic powerhouses under one Austrian town-hall roof with a full orchestra and large children's choir. Placido Domingo (who dominates the proceedings with his commanding tenor), Britain's own Sarah Brightman, Belgian Helmut Lotti, and Italy's Richard Cocciante raise the roof on this international gala recording from 1997 under the skilled baton of Steven Mercurio and choir master Elizabeth Ziegler. Chief among the performances during this black-tie event are the Domingo-Cocciante duet of 'Walking in the Air,' Brightman's chilling 'First of May,' (the Bee Gees song) and a strange medley ...
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Best Loved Christmas Carols
(more) »rank: 27520from: EMI Classics
: :Originally recorded between 1964 and 1985, this generous 2-CD compilation ranges from carols dating back to the 14th and 15th centuries to timeless, mostly traditional popular favorites. The arrangers include such eminent composers as Vaughan Williams, Gustav and Imogene Holst, Arthur Sullivan, Peter Cornelius, and Felix Mendelssohn, as well as the Choir's own Directors, David Wilcocks and Philip Ledger. The 50 carols are carefully chosen for maximum contrast of tempo, mood and character; the settings, too, endeavor to create variety of texture and dynamics between the often numerous verses by alternately using solos and choruses, male, female and combined voices, creating cumulative build-ups, ...
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Simple Gifts: Shaker Chants and Spirituals
(more) »rank: 41228by: James Whittaker, Anonymous, Richard McNemar, Clarissa Jacobs, Ann Lee, Shaker Traditional, Jane Sutton, Paulina Springer, Joseph Brackett, Robert Dobson, Arthur Rawding, Mary Ann Valaitis, Joel Cohen and the Boston Camerata, Schola Cantorum, Shakers of Sabbathday Lake
: :Joel Cohen spent countless days in the library at the Shaker community at Sabbathday Lake, Maine, transcribing dozens of tunes from among thousands of archived chants and spirituals. Many more of these wonderful tunes were recalled from memory by the community's few resident Shakers--and Cohen and his ensemble, joined by several Shaker singers, made this recording, which deserves to be heard by everyone who loves songs and singing. --David Vernier
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CHRISTMAS at King's College
(more) »rank: 39139from: EMI Classics
: :Joel Cohen spent countless days in the library at the Shaker community at Sabbathday Lake, Maine, transcribing dozens of tunes from among thousands of archived chants and spirituals. Many more of these wonderful tunes were recalled from memory by the community's few resident Shakers--and Cohen and his ensemble, joined by several Shaker singers, made this recording, which deserves to be heard by everyone who loves songs and singing. --David Vernier
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Gentle Words: Shaker Songs
(more) »rank: 136665by: Polly M. Rupe, John Whitbey, Issachar Bates, David Stutz, Ann Glusker, Lisa Cardwell Ponten, The Tudor Choir, Doug Fullington
: :Joel Cohen spent countless days in the library at the Shaker community at Sabbathday Lake, Maine, transcribing dozens of tunes from among thousands of archived chants and spirituals. Many more of these wonderful tunes were recalled from memory by the community's few resident Shakers--and Cohen and his ensemble, joined by several Shaker singers, made this recording, which deserves to be heard by everyone who loves songs and singing. --David Vernier
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The Fabulous Danny Boy Album
(more) »rank: 27048from: Sbme Special Mkts.
: :Joel Cohen spent countless days in the library at the Shaker community at Sabbathday Lake, Maine, transcribing dozens of tunes from among thousands of archived chants and spirituals. Many more of these wonderful tunes were recalled from memory by the community's few resident Shakers--and Cohen and his ensemble, joined by several Shaker singers, made this recording, which deserves to be heard by everyone who loves songs and singing. --David Vernier
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The Fabulous Danny Boy Album
(more) »rank: 143778from: RCA
: :Joel Cohen spent countless days in the library at the Shaker community at Sabbathday Lake, Maine, transcribing dozens of tunes from among thousands of archived chants and spirituals. Many more of these wonderful tunes were recalled from memory by the community's few resident Shakers--and Cohen and his ensemble, joined by several Shaker singers, made this recording, which deserves to be heard by everyone who loves songs and singing. --David Vernier
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Peter & The Wolf/Carnival of the Animals
(more) »rank: 358208from: Asv Living Era
: :Joel Cohen spent countless days in the library at the Shaker community at Sabbathday Lake, Maine, transcribing dozens of tunes from among thousands of archived chants and spirituals. Many more of these wonderful tunes were recalled from memory by the community's few resident Shakers--and Cohen and his ensemble, joined by several Shaker singers, made this recording, which deserves to be heard by everyone who loves songs and singing. --David Vernier
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Mozart: Zauberflöte K620; Symphony No36
(more) »rank: 718745from: Intersound Records
: :Joel Cohen spent countless days in the library at the Shaker community at Sabbathday Lake, Maine, transcribing dozens of tunes from among thousands of archived chants and spirituals. Many more of these wonderful tunes were recalled from memory by the community's few resident Shakers--and Cohen and his ensemble, joined by several Shaker singers, made this recording, which deserves to be heard by everyone who loves songs and singing. --David Vernier
