Angels' Glory - Christmas Music for Voice & Guitar
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Brand: BATTLE/PARKENINGPerformer: Christopher Parkening
Performer: Kathleen Battle
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1996-10-15
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
- Mary, Did You Know?
- Carol of the Birds
- I Wonder as I Wander
- Gesu Bambino
- El desembre congelat
- El Noi de la Mare
- Dormi, Jesu
- Quittez, pasteurs
- Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
- Jubilation (Christopher Parkening, Guitar Solo)
- Wasn't That a Mighty Day (Kathleen Battle, a cappella)
- The Virgin Mary Had A Baby Boy
- Methinks I See A Heav'nly Host
- Sweet Little Jesus Boy
- Mary And Her Baby Chile
- Mary Had a Baby
- Jesus the Light of the World
- Suo Gan
- Silent Night
Music reviews of Angels' Glory - Christmas Music for Voice & Guitar
Music Review: Wonderful recording, Wonderful performers, Wonderful selections
Rating: 5 Stars
I felt it my duty to balance out and overrule the one unmerited negative rating and accompanying comment. I purchased this CD around 2 years ago, and several of the tracks are among my Christmas favorites. I am a Christmas carol connoisseur (have been since I was a toddler), and this recording immediately became a seasonal staple for me. First, let me mention that I once showed this CD to my choir director, who mentioned that Kathleen Battle had the egotistical "diva" reputation. Personally, I have never been one to follow the lives of celebrities and therefore generally have no feelings about them one way or another (unless they attempt to shove their left-wing politics down my throat); and so I don't care whether or not the "diva" reputation is accurate and deserved. The lone negative reviewer must be a musician who personally knows Kathleen Battle and has some axe to grind. That said ...
This CD has several tracks which alone would recommend the entire album. Specically, I could mention "El Desembre Congelat" (the specific track which led me to buy the CD in the irst place). I can't understand why this beautiful carol with its melodious tune and catchy-sounding lyrics is not better known than it is. The Mormon Tabernacle Choir (with all 2,073 members) once sang it as "The Three Kings". That was my introduction to this beautiful Catalan carol, and I often try to find other good recordings of it. (The arrangement used by the Mormons is a very good one which leaves nothing to be desired, but I prefer a clearer/crisper, more intimate sound than the Mormons (whose choir could populate an entire mid-sized town). Parkening's guitar satisfies that need. Guitar accompaniment to Christmas music, once you get used to it, is clearer and more intimate than the overpowering organ. And if you're trying to understand lyrics, less is more where size of the choir is concerned. Kathleen Battle's solo voice works pefectly with Parkening's solo guitar, and the combination has produced very nice renditions of some lesser-known carols which are clear enough to actually allow the listener to understand the words! (Well, true, Battle sings some of these carols in their orginal languages, such as the Catalan first verse of "El Desembre Congelat" and the Polish first verse of "W Zwobie Lezy" ("Infant Holy"). And that, of course, is part of this album's charm.
Description of Angels' Glory - Christmas Music for Voice & Guitar
No Description AvailableNo Track Information Available
Media Type: CD
Artist: BATTLE/PARKENING
Title: ANGEL'S GLORY
Street Release Date: 09/11/1997
Genre: XMAS CLASSICAL VOCAL
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