Michael Calm s - Cantique de Noel-Beautiful Songs of Christmas - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Buzz Brass inspired dreams with this new opus, Christmas. The quintet takes the listener out of the familiar with this majestic, elegant and refined arrangements to highlight the holiday season. The male vocal quartet Quartom joins as guest artists in 'Noël canadien' and 'The 12 days of Christmas.' The ensemble's latest volume, Inspirations, has been hailed as proof of their Inchtestament to the ensemble's sensational embouchureInch by the prestigious Gramophone magazine. Since 2002, Buzz Brass quintet has been travelling all over the globe to captivate classical music lovers. Whether it's concerts consist of brass quintet alone or together with guest musicians, the original artistic propositions it presents leave nobody cold. With over 1,600 appearances to it's credit, the ensemble has reached more than 350,000 music lovers throughout North America, Europe and China. The numerous awards and distinctions that Buzz Brass has earned over the years (Opus, ADISQ, and Trille Or) attest to both the quality and the relevance of it's musical performances.

In Great Britain Christmas carols are an integral part of Christmas just like plum pudding and turkey, paper crowns and mistletoe. They are sung in all big cathedrals and churches at Christmas, first and foremost in the time-honored chapel of King's College. The Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols- a Christmas mass featuring King's College Choir, nine short readings and, of course, carols- has been broadcast live on the radio every year since 1928 on Christmas Eve. The a cappella choir SWR Vokalensemble belongs worldwide to the best choirs, renowned mostly for it's exquisite performances of modern music. This album however contains traditional, centuries old Christmas Carols, arranged by British composers like Benjamin Britten, Gustav Holst, Ralph Vaughan Williams and William Byrd, to name just a few.

In 2018, the musicians of the Amadeus Chamber Orchestra of Polish Radio, together with the founder of the ensemble, Agnieszka Duczmal, celebrated the golden 50th anniversary of it's artistic activity. For many years, the ensemble has been a recognizable showcase promoting musical culture in Poland and across the world. The new album, including three orchestral transcripts performed by Agnieszka Duczmal and Jacek Kowalewski, prompts us to take a closer look at numerous achievements of this outstanding ensemble together with it's artistic director. It is worth underlining that the Amadeus Orchestra owes it's undisputed world position in the chamber ensemble rankings due to numerous recordings and public performances of this kind of arrangements.