I knew I wanted some Bach in this bracket, but I couldn’t decide whether to go with O Little One Sweet, which is a standalone carol, or Schlafe, Mein Liebster, the lullaby from Bach’s Christmas Oratorio. But then I realised…
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Advent Calendar Day 17: Lullay myn lyking – Lawson
Lullay myn lyking is a slightly more traditional form of the text from yesterday’s piece, but with a far more modern arrangement. This particular text dates from a 15th-century manuscript (from which the lyrics to Adam Lay Y Bounden and…
Advent Calendar Day 14 – O Little One Sweet (J.S. Bach)
Did I mention that I’m really, really into Bach at the moment? The fact that this is the second bit of Bach you are getting in this Advent Calendar might be a clue (and it’s not the last, either –…
Monday Music: Plaisir D’Amour (JPE Martini)
Here’s something so soothing that it will probably send you wafting back to sleep again, but it truly is gorgeous. If you’ve only ever heard the Nana Mouskouri version, please do give this one a listen, because it’s really quite…
Advent Calendar Day 17: O Come, O Come Emmanuel
We had our Carol Service at Christ Church today, which means I am feeling thoroughly descanted, always a pleasing feeling, and in a mellow sort of mood. And also as though Christmas really is close, which is definitely where this…
Monday Music: Factum Est Silentium (Richard Dering)
It’s the Monday after a choir Sunday, which means it’s time for church music again – and this church music has dragons in it!
Advent Calendar Day 3 – Angelus ad Virginem, Trad.
We’re still going with the whole Annunciation theme around here, and there’s more where that came from, I assure you… Today’s piece is a traditional medieval carol, performed by the King’s Singers, of whom I am very fond, due to their habit…
Advent Calendar Day 7 – The Truth Sent From Above
Today’s carol is one I have sung in a couple of different versions, most recently on Sunday evening. It’s another medieval carol that starts with the Garden of Eden and that whole sorry business with the apple (or quince, as…