Jervaulx Singers - Les chansons des roses - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

A sense of expectancy, along with images of stillness in nature, are recurrent in depictions of the story of Christmas. This collection of contemporary carols, alongside well-known favourites, seeks to draw the listener deeper into the remarkable story of the Christ Child.

Teddi's classical training and melodic approach made critics call her a pop singer, but the emotion she put into her performances made all the jazz cats want to play with her. This LP was made in '76 (she died too young the next year) and came out in '79 The Door Opened; Glad to Be Unhappy; Two for the Road; There's a Lull in My Life, and more.

Machaut The Single Rose - The Orlando Consort The Orlando Consort bring their customary virtues of 'supreme text-sensitivity and beauty of tone' (Early Music Today) to another recital showcasing the breadth of Machaut's musical and poetic inventiveness. The rose as a symbol of both the beloved and of love itself is paid due homage in this latest installment of their essential series which continues to garner the highest critical plaudits.