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| A Festival Of Carols / Robert Shaw Chorale | 
 enlarge | Artist: Robert Shaw Chorale
Creators: Robert Shaw, John Henry, Jr. Hopkins, Mykola Dmytrovich Leontovych, Christmas Traditional, Richard Storrs Willis, Robert Shaw Orchestra, Robert Arnold
Label: RCA
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 2776
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 6429
UPC: 078635642926
EAN: 0078635642926
ASIN: B000003EPA
Release Date: October 25, 1990
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| Tracks:
| • | Medley: Good Christian Men, Rejoice / Silent Night / Patapan / O Come, - Robert Shaw, | | • | It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - Robert Shaw, Sears, Edmund Hamil | | • | O Come, O Come, Emmanuel - Robert Shaw, Neale, John M. | | • | Shepherd's Carol - Robert Shaw, Billings, William | | • | Go, Tell It on the Mountain - Robert Shaw, | | • | Medley: O Sanctissima / Joy to the World / Away in a Manger / Fum, Fum - Robert Shaw, | | • | I Wonder as I Wander - Robert Shaw, Traditional | | • | We Three Kings - Robert Shaw, Hopkins, John Henry | | • | My Dancing Day - Robert Shaw, Traditional | | • | Medley: What Child Is This? / Hark! The Herald Angels Sing / Bring a T - Robert Shaw, | | • | Coventry Carol - Robert Shaw, Croo, Robert | | • | God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen - Robert Shaw, Traditional | | • | Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming - Robert Shaw, Praetorius, Michael | | • | Carol of the Bells - Robert Shaw, Leontovich, Mykola | | • | Medley: Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light / The First Nowell / O - Robert Shaw, |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 11 more reviews...
The Voice of Christmas December 17, 1999
29 out of 30 found this review helpful
I (as others reviewing this CD) remember these recordings as a child. They have included most (but not all) of the original LP "Joy to the World", which was entirely sung a-cappella. In this release, they have interspersed the a-cappella carols with big orchestrated numbers. But what stays in the mind, in the soul, are the beautiful a-capella hymns, and especially the less-known ones: the versions of "Pat-A-Pan" and The Carol of the Bells, to cite two examples, are exquisite. Some of the wonderful and rare carols included are "Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella", "Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day", "Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming" (one of the oldest carols in English), The Coventry Carol, and "I Wonder As I Wander (one of the earliest native American carols). Of all the albums we listened to while I was growing up, this is the one for which I have the deepest love. Even in its hybridized form, it's great to have it on CD!
Timeless Robert Shaw August 10, 2000
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
There is such an immediacy and current feeling to these recordings that it seems hard to believe that they were made in 1957 and 1963. The reissue of 1987 was a welcome return of an old friend. Alas, it appears that that reissue is no longer available. One can only hope that that will not remain the situation for long.This is an excellent and varied selection of carols, and the CD provides an hour-plus of extremely enjoyable listening.
THE Carols for The Festival October 19, 2001
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
Compared to other collections of Christmas carols, this shines forth as the standard. It is as if Shaw tried not to "interpret" these classics, but rather perform them "as they were intended to be performed." I think you'll agree.In 1987, I bought the cassette of the re-release. I played it even as it was so worn it squeaked. It was years before I was able to find it on the Internet (thanks, Amazon.com) and replace my worn-out tape.
Best of Both December 21, 1999
15 out of 17 found this review helpful
In my collection of over 100 classical Christmas CD's, I keep coming back to this. Recorded long ago with with a smaller group of professionals (rather than the monster semi-pro group in Atlanta), the Robert Russel Bennett medleys (aka The Many Moods of Christmas) sparkle, and the a capella Parker-Shaw performances instill wonder. Back then Mr. Shaw evoked just enough schmaltz; i.e. notice in We Three Kings how they attack "Star of WON-der" or the immaculate articulation of ". . . to touch their harps of gold" in It Came Upon the Midnight Clear.And what a bargain! RCA has just re-released another old version of the MMoC medleys alone, or you can pay full Telarc price for a modern digital recording. But in this you get both. 71 minutes. What a festival.
The best January 2, 2004
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
I own approximately 35 Christmas choral CDs - including choirs and groups such as the Cambridge Singers and the King Singers. I also own two Christmas albums with Robert Shaw and the Atlantic symphony. This performance with the Robert Shaw Chorale is old but it is still my favorite. The arrangements are magnificent, the sound is brilliant, and the choir and orchestra are precise with wonderful volume control. Buy and enjoy!
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