Anonymous 4, the a cappella women's vocal quartet, has recorded a number of albums of sacred music for the Christmas season, and this set is a reissue of four of the most popular -- Legends of St. Nicholas: Medieval European Chant and Polyphony, Wolcum Yule: Celtic and British Songs and Carols, On Yoolis Night: Medieval Carols and Motets, and A Star in the East: Medieval Hungarian Christmas Music.The pieces span the twelfth to the twenty first centuries, but the collection is heavily weighted with works from the Medieval ...
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Anonymous 4, the a cappella women's vocal quartet, has recorded a number of albums of sacred music for the Christmas season, and this set is a reissue of four of the most popular -- Legends of St. Nicholas: Medieval European Chant and Polyphony, Wolcum Yule: Celtic and British Songs and Carols, On Yoolis Night: Medieval Carols and Motets, and A Star in the East: Medieval Hungarian Christmas Music.The pieces span the twelfth to the twenty first centuries, but the collection is heavily weighted with works from the Medieval and Renaissance eras. The performances encompass unison unaccompanied chant, solos, four-part carols, and songs accompanied by harp and psaltery. Anonymous 4 sings with absolute clarity of tone, flawless intonation, and a remarkably pure vocal blend. It performs this largely obscure repertoire with passionate commitment. In the Celtic and British songs and carols, Andrew Lawrence-King gracefully accompanies the group on Irish and Baroque harps and psaltery. The set contains a...
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Very Good/Fine. 2005 Audio CD. Four discs, each in a cardstock sleeve, plus a 153 page booklet, all in a hinged cardboard box. The discs and the booklet are all flawless and do not appear to have been used at all. The outer box has very light shelf wear only. Disc 1, recorded 1998: Legends of St. Nicholas-Medieval European Chant and Polyphony; Disc 2, recorded 2003: Wolcum Yule-Celtic and British Songs and Carols; Disc 3, recorded 1992 On Yoolis Night-medieval Carols and Motets; Disc 4, recorded 1996: A Star in the East-Medieval Hungarian Christmas Music. Total time for all discs: 4 hours, 32: 36. Harmonia Mundi – HMU 2907411.14.
