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A Robert Shaw Christmas – Angels on High

In this beautifully chosen program of mostly a cappella arrangements, Robert Shaw and the Robert Shaw Chamber Singers deliver the Christmas story in tones of gentle and moving splendor. The carols and sacred settings recorded here are all of an intimate sort, and the rapturous, gently expressive realizations Shaw and his singers give them prove unfailingly appealing. Particularly moving is the newest work on the disc, a setting of “O magnum mysterium” by the American composer Morten Lauridsen. Franz Biebl’s “Ave Maria” is another gem, as is the arrangement by Healy Willan of the French carol “What Is This Lovely Fragrance?” The offering includes a pair of chorales from Bach’s Christmas Oratorio and two wonderful… More >>
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A Robert Shaw Christmas – Angels on High
Christmas with the Robert Shaw Chorale

This 2-disc collection features the full contents of the following albums: Christmas Hymns & Carols Vol. 1, 2 & The Robert Shaw Chorale: Benjamin Britten, A Ceremony of Carols, Festival Te deum, Rejoice in the Lamb…. More >>
