Christmas favourites

[PatrickOD]

"Send him Praetorius
Happy and glorious!"

The offer still stands. You could always cancel, vinteuil, unless S_A is making a bid!!

[vinteuil]

The offer still stands. You could always cancel, vinteuil, unless S_A is making a bid!!

Patrick - sadly my order has gone beyond cancellability... But thank you!

Are you allergic to Praetorius generally, or was it this piece that didn't work for you?

[Serial_Apologist]

The offer still stands. You could always cancel, vinteuil, unless S_A is making a bid!!

Pass! Thanks all the same, Patrick!

[Anna]

The offer still stands. You could always cancel, vinteuil, unless S_A is making a bid!!

Patrick, Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven for offering this cd

I cannot understand why you have no offers, well, I'll gladly take it off your hands in order to send to my sister!

[Mahlerei]

Glad to see the Praetorius recommendation has attracted so much enthusiasm. 'Tis my Christmas present to y'all, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do (again and again).

[PatrickOD]

I'll gladly take it off your hands in order to send to my sister!

No sooner said...... check your PM.

[PatrickOD]

Are you allergic to Praetorius generally, or was it this piece that didn't work for you?

vinteuil, I fear you have put me in an awkward corner. I only know the Mass from recommendations for Christmas, and I have played it for several years now. As I said, it did not grow on me - my lasting impression is of overwhelming piety, earnest performance by zealous congregations and lacking to my ear a certain tenderness of touch which I associate with Christmas. Entirely personal, but my loss will be someone else's gain, and I wish them well of it.

[BBMmk2]

Mahlerie, that the recording I have to!! Great one to, eh?

I love the recording I have of Black Dyke Band, conducted by Nicholas j Childs, with an actor I cant remember his name of hand! Also the 4cdeedr from Priory Records of four different cathedral choirs singing traditional cathedrals and the odd rarity to. Colin Davis's recording of Handel's Messiah, an old cd from EMI A Classic Christmas. The list goes on!!

[verismissimo]

I like to listen to Bach's chorale preludes for Christmas - Nun komm der Heiden Heiland BWV 659 and the rest, plus the Pastorale BWV 590...

I have a well-used LP for the purpose, recorded by Lionel Rogg on the Silbermann at Arlesheim.

[Osborn]

John Adams' nativity drama, El Nino is an absolute delight & the singing on the CDs with Dawn Upshaw, Lorraine Hunt-Lieberson & Willard White is sensational. We play them every year.

[Mary Chambers]

I've just listened to a live performance of Britten's Ceremony of Carols and St Nicolas (Allan Clayton as Nicolas) from St John's Smith Square. There was also an excellent 'Discovering Music' with Stephen Johnson on St Nicolas in the interval. It's a work that at certain moments always makes me peculiarly weepy, even though I can see its flaws.

[antongould]

Would anyone advise against me getting this?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Terra-Pax-Christmas-Anthology-Leighton/dp/B002QEXBYA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323986703&sr=8-1

I love Roderick Williams's voice and there is some other great stuff, including the Mathias I mentioned earlier, as well as 'In Terra Pax'.

Like Rumpole thanks to the recommendations hereabouts I ordered this and I find it a wonderful CD. As a Finzi fan I cannot understand how I have until now missed this piece. Many Thanks to all.

[Nick Armstrong]

Like Rumpole thanks to the recommendations hereabouts I ordered this and I find it a wonderful CD. As a Finzi fan I cannot understand how I have until now missed this piece. Many Thanks to all.

Mine arrived yesterday and I would plagiarise anton's message to say: I find it a wonderful CD. As a Finzi fan I cannot understand how I have until now missed this piece. Many Thanks to all.

[Pabmusic]

Mine arrived yesterday and I would plagiarise anton's message to say: I find it a wonderful CD. As a Finzi fan I cannot understand how I have until now missed this piece. Many Thanks to all.

There is (for me) one moment in the piece that seems to sum up all of Finzi. It's the final, very quiet, choral entry - 'On the earth peace, goodwill toward men'. Such a simple phrase, but it says so much. It was the last music of his that he heard live.

Seasons greetings to everyone.

[DublinJimbo]

I too want to thank everyone here who recommended Finzi's In Terra Pax. It's been in my collection for quite some time (part of the 2-CD compilation brought out by Decca in 2001 in their British Music Collection series). The recommendations here encouraged me to take it down off the shelf and listen again. It is indeed wonderful, and it's now reinstated as a Christmas favourite.