New York Polyphony - Sing the Birth (2007)

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Artist: New York Polyphony
Title: Sing the Birth
Year Of Release: 2007
Label: Avie Records
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 01:00:42
Total Size: 244 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

Veni Redemptor gentium (Andrew Smith)
1 Veni Redemptor gentium 02:36
Hodie Christus natus est (Anonyme)
2 Hodie Christus natus est (Plainchant) 00:53
3 Hodie Christus natus est 01:39
Puer natus est nobis (Anonyme)
4 Puer natus est nobis (Introit for the Feast of the Nativity) 02:48
Lully, lulla, thou little tiny child (Kenneth Leighton)
5 Lully, lulla, thou little tiny child 02:59
Beata viscera (Pérotin)
6 Beata viscera 01:54
Ave Maria Mater Dei (William Cornysh)
7 Ave Maria Mater Dei 02:36
Alma Redemptoris mater (Anonyme)
8 Alma Redemptoris Mater (Plainchant) 01:39
The darkest midnight in December (arr. Alexander Craig) (Traditional)
9 The darkest midnight in December (Irish traditional) 02:05
The Fader of Heven (Peter Maxwell Davies)
10 The Fader of Heven 01:21
Vox in Rama (Anonyme)
11 Vox in Rama (Introit) 00:53
12 Vox in Rama 03:08
13 Vox in Rama (Introit reprise) 00:59
Away in a manger (arr. New York Polyphony) (Traditional)
14 Away in a Manger (Normandy traditional) 02:26
Ave Maria (Robert Parsons)
15 Ave Maria 03:35
Lully, lulla, thow littel tyne child (Anonyme)
16 Lully, lulla, thow littel tyne child (Coventry Carol) 02:29
Ave Maria (Anonyme)
17 Ave Maria (Plainchant) 00:59
Lullay, lullow, I saw a swete semly syght (Anonyme)
18 Lullay, lullow, I saw a swete semly syght (Fifteenth-century English carol) 02:10
Mervele noght, Josep (Anonyme)
19 Mervele noght, Josep (Fifteenth-century English carol) 05:44
Nowell : Dieus wous garde, byewsser (Richard Smert)
20 Nowell - Dieus wous garde, byewsser 02:52
Veni Redemptor gentium (Anonyme)
21 Veni Redemptor gentium (Plainchant) 00:51
O magnum mysterium (William Byrd)
22 O magnum mysterium 04:54
Ecce advenit dominator Dominus (Anonyme)
23 Ecce advenit dominator Dominus (Plainchant) 02:07
Magi veniunt ab oriente (Clemens non Papa (Jacob Clement))
24 Magi veniunt ab oriente 03:18
Nunc dimittis (Andrew Smith)
25 Nunc dimittis 02:35
Vox in Rama (Anonyme)
26 Vox in Rama (Plainchant) 01:12

Performers:
New York Polyphony
Alto Vocals – Emilie Williams
Baritone Vocals – Scott Dispensa
Bass Vocals – Craig Phillips (5)
Soprano Vocals – Elizabeth Baber, Ruth Cunningham
Tenor Vocals – Geoffrey Silver
Countertenor Vocals – Geoffrey Williams (3)

New York Polyphony, a male quartet, in many senses calls to mind Anonymous 4, the women's ensemble that made an extraordinary career focusing on early music, but also branching out as far afield as folk song and contemporary repertoire. The collection here is primarily devoted to Medieval and Renaissance pieces, but includes works by modern British composers Peter Maxwell Davies, Kenneth Leighton, and Andrew Smith, and an unfamiliar setting of "Away in a Manger" based on a folk song from Normandy. The bulk of the music was written well before 1600, with a strong emphasis on plainchant. The integration of the diverse repertoire into a single CD is surprisingly effective; the juxtaposition of brief monophonic plainchant with English Renaissance polyphony and contemporary motets is so skillfully programmed that there is no sense of disjunction. Andrew Smith's two motets are especially striking in their simplicity and emotional punch. Like Anonymous 4, the size of the group allows for a wonderfully sensitive balance; the ensemble breathes as a single organism, and the blend, which can vary from perfect homogeneity to the subtle highlighting of a single voice, is marvelous. The group is joined by a women's trio in several works written for more than four parts. The sound is clean and present, with appropriate resonance for this material. For the listener looking for a collection of contemplative Christmas music that steers clear of the most obvious selections and introduces intriguing new repertoire, as well as for the fan of early music vocal ensembles, this album has much to offer.

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