Your Favourite CD/DVD at Advent/Christmas Tide

[BBMmk2]

At this time of year, composers such as Bach, Handel and Vaughan Williams come to mind. what I was thinking of today were recordings tht forum members to to hear at this time of year or would like to hear.

I haven't bought Sir Andrew Davis's new recording of Handel's Messiah! (Not for the HIPP's!)

[vinteuil]

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... I have great affection for French organ noels like those of Daquin -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6plPi3yd6Jw

[MickyD]

Me too, Vints. As well as this absolutely charming little piece by Charpentier - it gets an airing in my CD player every Christmas:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOoGEm1tWQo

[Warlock]

I haven't bought Sir Andrew Davis's new recording of Handel's Messiah! (Not for the HIPP's!)[/QUOTE]

I have bought Sir John Barbirolli's recording of Handel's Messiah.

[richardfinegold]

Earnest Bloch, Schliemann. Different tradition

[pastoralguy]

Danish Christmas Carols conducted by Bo Holten.

[Barbirollians]

An old Kings College / Stephen Cleobury record of Carols on Decca from the mid 1980s , Christmas with Love with Geoff Love and his Orchestra on Mfp an early 1970s Christmas legend of an LP and now that York Minster Carols CD on Chandos that fhgl recommended the other year .

[Petrushka]

Still a bit too soon to start playing Christmas related music as yet but I do have the Barbirolli Messiah awaiting audition at a suitable time.

When it comes to Christmas carols I invariably turn to previous TV broadcasts of Carols From King's which I've been quietly saving over the past few years. They don't come much better than that. Usually play one while wrapping the presents in order to keep myself calm and not lose my temper when the scissors go missing again and the sellotape gets stuck in between my fingers.

[antongould]

Finzi, In Terra Pax: A Christmas Anthology

[BBMmk2]

Finzi, In Terra Pax: A Christmas Anthology

That looks rather good AG!! :)

This Barbirolli Messiah, looks as though I should investigate it?

[EdgeleyRob]

Finzi, In Terra Pax: A Christmas Anthology