Parthenia Consort of Viols - As It Fell on a Holie Eve - Music for an Elizabethan Christmas (2010)
BAND/ARTIST: Parthenia Consort of Viols, Julianne Baird
- Title: As It Fell on a Holie Eve - Music for an Elizabethan Christmas
- Year Of Release: 2010
- Label: MSR Classics
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: FLAC (tracks)
- Total Time: 57:00
- Total Size: 262 MB
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:
1. Parthenia / A Consort of Viols – Prelude and Voluntary: Prelude and Voluntary (03:09)
2. Parthenia / A Consort of Viols – Remember, O Thou Man: Remember, O Thou Man (03:03)
3. Parthenia / A Consort of Viols – From Virgin's Womb This Day Did Spring: From Virgin's Womb This Day Did Spring (04:30)
4. Parthenia / A Consort of Viols – Pavans, Galliards, Almains and other short Aeirs: As It Fell on a Holie Eve (01:17)
5. Parthenia / A Consort of Viols – Pavans, Galliards, Almains and other short Aeirs: The Cradle (02:46)
6. Parthenia / A Consort of Viols – Pavans, Galliards, Almains and other short Aeirs: The Night Watch (01:13)
7. Parthenia / A Consort of Viols – Gradualia seu cantionum sacrarum: O magnum mysterium (04:27)
8. Parthenia / A Consort of Viols – Gradualia seu cantionum sacrarum: Vidimus stellam (01:57)
9. Parthenia / A Consort of Viols – Gradualia seu cantionum sacrarum: Puer natus est (03:10)
10. Parthenia / A Consort of Viols – Dublin Virginal Ms.: Gentil Madonna (01:43)
11. Parthenia / A Consort of Viols – Sweet Was the Song the Virgin Sung: Sweet Was the Song the Virgin Sung (03:25)
12. Parthenia / A Consort of Viols – A Gigge: Dr. Bull's My Selfe: A Gigge: Dr. Bull's My Selfe (01:04)
13. Parthenia / A Consort of Viols – Fantasia La Sampogna: Fantasia La Sampogna (01:50)
14. Parthenia / A Consort of Viols – Out of the Orient Crystal Skies: Out of the Orient Crystal Skies (04:32)
15. Parthenia / A Consort of Viols – Elizabethan Dance Suite: Pavan of Albarti (01:04)
16. Parthenia / A Consort of Viols – Elizabethan Dance Suite: Gallyard (00:44)
17. Parthenia / A Consort of Viols – Elizabethan Dance Suite: Allemana d'Amor (01:16)
18. Parthenia / A Consort of Viols – Fantasy a4: Fantasy a4 (02:26)
19. Parthenia / A Consort of Viols – Pageant of the Shearmen & Tailors: Lully, Lulla (03:36)
20. Beverly Au – Harke, Harke: Harke, Harke (02:07)
21. Parthenia / A Consort of Viols – A Mery Conceit: The Queens Delight (02:08)
22. Parthenia / A Consort of Viols – Greensleeves - The Old Year Now Away is Fled: Greensleeves - The Old Year Now Away is Fled (05:25)
1. Parthenia / A Consort of Viols – Prelude and Voluntary: Prelude and Voluntary (03:09)
2. Parthenia / A Consort of Viols – Remember, O Thou Man: Remember, O Thou Man (03:03)
3. Parthenia / A Consort of Viols – From Virgin's Womb This Day Did Spring: From Virgin's Womb This Day Did Spring (04:30)
4. Parthenia / A Consort of Viols – Pavans, Galliards, Almains and other short Aeirs: As It Fell on a Holie Eve (01:17)
5. Parthenia / A Consort of Viols – Pavans, Galliards, Almains and other short Aeirs: The Cradle (02:46)
6. Parthenia / A Consort of Viols – Pavans, Galliards, Almains and other short Aeirs: The Night Watch (01:13)
7. Parthenia / A Consort of Viols – Gradualia seu cantionum sacrarum: O magnum mysterium (04:27)
8. Parthenia / A Consort of Viols – Gradualia seu cantionum sacrarum: Vidimus stellam (01:57)
9. Parthenia / A Consort of Viols – Gradualia seu cantionum sacrarum: Puer natus est (03:10)
10. Parthenia / A Consort of Viols – Dublin Virginal Ms.: Gentil Madonna (01:43)
11. Parthenia / A Consort of Viols – Sweet Was the Song the Virgin Sung: Sweet Was the Song the Virgin Sung (03:25)
12. Parthenia / A Consort of Viols – A Gigge: Dr. Bull's My Selfe: A Gigge: Dr. Bull's My Selfe (01:04)
13. Parthenia / A Consort of Viols – Fantasia La Sampogna: Fantasia La Sampogna (01:50)
14. Parthenia / A Consort of Viols – Out of the Orient Crystal Skies: Out of the Orient Crystal Skies (04:32)
15. Parthenia / A Consort of Viols – Elizabethan Dance Suite: Pavan of Albarti (01:04)
16. Parthenia / A Consort of Viols – Elizabethan Dance Suite: Gallyard (00:44)
17. Parthenia / A Consort of Viols – Elizabethan Dance Suite: Allemana d'Amor (01:16)
18. Parthenia / A Consort of Viols – Fantasy a4: Fantasy a4 (02:26)
19. Parthenia / A Consort of Viols – Pageant of the Shearmen & Tailors: Lully, Lulla (03:36)
20. Beverly Au – Harke, Harke: Harke, Harke (02:07)
21. Parthenia / A Consort of Viols – A Mery Conceit: The Queens Delight (02:08)
22. Parthenia / A Consort of Viols – Greensleeves - The Old Year Now Away is Fled: Greensleeves - The Old Year Now Away is Fled (05:25)
As it fell on a Holie Eve: Music for an Elizabethan Christmas is an apt description of the contents of this album of Renaissance-era music for voice and viols, but it may not be the best choice for listeners looking for music to celebrate a contemporary Christmas. The music itself is exquisitely graceful and the performances are beyond reproach, but the tone is largely so solemn and so many of the works are in a mournful minor mode that it may not deliver the boost of holiday cheer that generally characterizes albums marketed as Christmas music. For listeners who are looking for a beautifully performed and produced CD of Elizabethan music, though, it perfectly fits the bill. Julianne Baird sings with a light, silvery soprano that emphasizes the gentility of the music. Her use of ornaments in pieces as familiar as the Coventry Carol is unusual, but it's done so artfully that it's completely convincing. Parthenia, A Consort of Viols, is weighted to the low register, with two bass, one tenor, and one treble viol, and that adds to the sense of gravity of many of the selections. The blend of the ensemble is flawlessly smooth and polished, and the playing is flexible and spirited. MSR Classics' sound is not large or especially spacious but it is clean and warm.
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