Jérôme Kuhn, Legendis, Prague Symphonic Ensemble, Maîtrise Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens de Bulle – Mon plus beau Noël (2022) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Jérôme Kuhn, Legendis, Prague Symphonic Ensemble, Maîtrise Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens de Bulle – Mon plus beau Noël (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 33:02 minutes | 664 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Classics

Sweet Night, The Angels in our countryside, My Beautiful Fir Tree… What would the joy of Christmas be without these timeless melodies?

Crossing the centuries, they have always brought generations together, making Christmas this special moment, which brings families together and makes children’s eyes shine. With a new sound, the most beautiful Christmas tunes have been rearranged and reorchestrated in an exceptional symphonic version. For this unique project, Legendis has called on the prestigious Prague Symphonic Ensemble, an essential reference in cinema and film music, as well as the children’s choir of the Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens School in Bulle. The composers and arrangers Martin Batchelar, Samuel Pegg, Jérôme Kuhn and Nathan Stornetta wanted to give these essential works a new depth, a new emotion, between the wonderful and the fantastic. The result is this unpublished Legendis album, where the mythical songs of our childhood are dressed in new musical colors, where popular tunes meet sacred choirs and where children’s voices offer you unforgettable emotions.Most Warner Classics/Erato releases are expansively marketed, with charismatic young artists just on the edge of stardom. This release by the Swiss children’s choir La Maîtrise de Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens de Bulle and the Prague Symphonic Ensemble has neither of these characteristics; it is a budget release, just 33-odd minutes long, with generic graphics, featuring little-known musicians. It also happens to be lovely, with fresh, rather lush arrangements by Martin Batchelar and others of familiar carols. Most of these are in French, which may not be notable to the Erato label’s core audience, but others will be pleased to discover these just slightly unusual versions of the pieces. La Maîtrise de Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens de Bulle is not one of Europe’s “name” children’s choirs, but they acquit themselves very well here. The choristers range in age from eight to 16, and they number 48; the result is an ensemble with the classic children’s choir sound but more meat than English or French cathedral-attached groups and an ability to vary the texture according to what they’re singing. Conductor Jérôme Kuhn leads both La Maîtrise de Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens de Bulle and the Prague Symphonic Ensemble, and the two groups fuse well under his baton. Those in search of an unusual holiday item at a low cost should give this release a spin. – James Manheim

Tracklist:

1-01. Jérôme Kuhn – Douce nuit (Orch. Batchelar) (03:33)
1-02. Jérôme Kuhn – Il est né le divin enfant (Orch. Pegg) (02:18)
1-03. Jérôme Kuhn – Les anges dans nos campagnes (Orch. Batchelar) (03:10)
1-04. Jérôme Kuhn – Verbum caro factum est (Orch. Pegg) (03:03)
1-05. Jérôme Kuhn – Mon beau sapin (Orch. Stornetta) (02:31)
1-06. Jérôme Kuhn – La Vierge à la crèche (Orch. Pegg) (02:49)
1-07. Jérôme Kuhn – Bel astre que j’adore (Orch. Batchelar) (02:22)
1-08. Jérôme Kuhn – Minuit chrétien (Orch. Batchelar) (02:04)
1-09. Jérôme Kuhn – Entre le bœuf et l’âne gris (Orch. Pegg) (02:57)
1-10. Jérôme Kuhn – Dans cette étable (Orch. Pegg) (02:51)
1-11. Jérôme Kuhn – Mariä Wiegenlied (Orch. Kuhn) (02:22)
1-12. Jérôme Kuhn – Dors ma colombe (Orch. Pegg) (02:57)

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