Malle Babbe Women's Choir: Sing, Choirs of Angels
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Malle Babbe Women's Choir: Sing, Choirs of Angels
Release Date: October 06, 1998
SK60660
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The Malle Babbe Choir (Vrouwenkoor Malle Babbe) is the Dutch women's choir whose voices graced the soundtrack to the 1997 Bruce Beresford film Paradise Road (SK 63026). The film told the story of women prisoners of war held captive by the Japanese in Sumatra during World War II who sang a capella vocal arrangements of classic orchestral works as a means of keeping a link with their home, their culture and their sanity under the most dire circumstances.

Now these ethereal and beautiful voices reunite for a collection of Christmas songs recorded in the Doopsgezinde Church in their native Haarlem, Holland. Conductor Leny van Schaik leads the Malle Babbe Choir in a rich collection of songs from early music to traditionals and spirituals, and includes "Ave Maria" and multiple language versions of "Silent Night". The emphasis is on the point of view of Mary, giving a powerful and unique woman's perspective on Christmas music.

 

Track listing for CD Longplay


1  Wohlauf, wir heben mit Singen (Voice)
       ra  wma20  wma128
2  Ave Regina caelorum (Voice)
       ra  wma20  wma32  wma128
Medley
       ra  wma20  wma32  wma128
3    Gaillarde
     
3    O du fröhliche
     
3    Gaillarde
     
Medley
       ra  wma20  wma32  wma128
4    Sonate aus Weihnachtskantate
     
4    Der englische Gruss
     
4    Sonate aus Weihnachtskantate
     
5  Stille Nacht (Voice)
       ra  wma20  wma32  wma128
Medley
       ra  wma20  wma32  wma128
6    Gloria in excelsis Deo
     
6    Jodler-Andacht
     
6    Leise rieselt der Schnee
     
Medley
       ra  wma20  wma32  wma128
7    Gaillarde
     
7    O kerstnacht, schöner dan de dagen
     
7    Gaillarde
     
8  Sainte nuit (Voice)
       ra  wma20  wma32  wma128
9  Gaude virgo Mater Christi (Voice)
       ra  wma20  wma32  wma128
10  Ecce Maria (Voice)
       ra  wma20  wma32  wma128
Medley
       ra  wma20  wma32  wma128
11    Ronde
     
11    Kommet ihr Hirten
     
11    Ronde
     
12  Stille Nacht (Voice)
       ra  wma20  wma32  wma128
13  Salve Regina (Voice)
       ra  wma20  wma32  wma128
14  Regina caeli (Voice)
       ra  wma20  wma32  wma128
15  Ave Maria (Voice)
       ra  wma20  wma32  wma128
16  Maria durch ein Dornwald ging (Voice)
       ra  wma20  wma32  wma128
17  Ave Maria (Voice)
       ra  wma20  wma32  wma128
18  Ave Maria (Voice)
       ra  wma20  wma32  wma128
19  Nonnenchor from the operetta Casanova (Voice)
       ra  wma20  wma32  wma128
20  Dona nobis pacem (Voice)
       ra  wma20  wma32  wma128
21  Ave Maria (Voice)
       ra  wma20  wma32  wma128
22  Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Voice)
       ra  wma20  wma32  wma128
23  Mary Had a Baby (Voice)
       ra  wma20  wma32  wma128
24  I Saw Three Ships (Voice)
       ra  wma20  wma32  wma128
Medley
       ra  wma20  wma32  wma128
25    O Come, All Ye Faithful
     
25    Jodler-Andacht
     
25    Gloria in excelsis Deo
     
26  Silent Night (Voice)
       ra  wma20  wma32  wma128
Christmas Medley from "Song of Survival" (Voice)
       ra  wma20  wma32  wma128
27    Pastoral Symphony from Messiah
     
27    Good King Wenceslas
     
27    The First Nowell
     
27    Away In A Manger
     
27    Good Christian Men, Rejoice
     
27    Cowley Carol
     
27    Sleep, Holy Babe
     
27    Hark! The Heralds Angels Sing