Carols from the Old and New Worlds. Chamber Choir Ireland, led by Paul Hillier, celebrates the festive season with a wide-ranging mixture of new and traditional carols – framed by the seven ‘O? antiphons for Advent – featuring carols from Ireland, the USA, Britain, and Alpine regions, many in arrangements by Hillier himself.
ANONYMOUS
· Antiphon I: O Sapientia (0'50)
· O come, all ye faithful (3'29)
· Remember, O thou man (4'56)
· Antiphon II: O Adonai (0'52)
· Adam lay ibounden (2'21)
· Gaudete! Christus est natus (1'50)
HENRY COWELL [1897-1965]
· Sweet was the song the Virgin sung (2'08)
ANONYMOUS
· Antiphon III: O Radix Jesse (0'50)
GERALD BARRY
· Carol (1'58)
TRADITIONAL
· Heissa, Buama (2'27)
ANONYMOUS
· Antiphon IV: O Clavis David (0'59)
JOHANN CHRISTOPH BACH [1642-1703]
· Merk auf, mein Herz (10'57)
ANONYMOUS
· Antiphon V: O Oriens (0'42)
JOSEPH STEVENSON
· If angels sung a Savior's birth (2'36)
DANIEL READ [1757-1836]
· Winter (3'16)
ANONYMOUS
· Antiphon VI: O Rex Gentium (0'53)
TRADITIONAL
· Gesù bambin l'è nato (1'59)
· Away in a manger (2'06)
EAMONN Ó GALLCHOBHAIR
· An Teitheadh go hÉigipt (2'12)
TRADITIONAL
· Suantrái ár Slánaitheora (3'57)
ANONYMOUS
· Antiphon VII: O Emmanuel (0'49)
TRADITIONAL
· Behold a silly tender babe (4'49)
THOINOT ARBEAU [1519-1595]
· Ding Dong Merrily on High (3'25)
