Silent Night: A Xmas in Rome

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Paddy Maloney has spent three decades arranging music for one of the world's great instrumental groups, the Chieftains, which must have given him a hunger to write for the human voice. A Christmas in Rome features either choirs or solo singers on nearly every track. To sing his arrangements of Christmas music, Maloney has assembled an eclectic collection of musicians from around the world, including the Harlem Gospel Choir, the Bulgarian Voices Angelite, the Glenstall Abbey Monks, Maire Brennan from Ireland, Sissel Kyrkjebo from Norway, and Pietro Ballo from Italy. The instrumentation tends toward the orchestral and the vocals toward the ethereal. The Chieftains appear on a few tracks and Maloney plays tin whistle and uilleann pipes on a number of the arrangements. --Michael Simmons

Tracks:

Cantata BWV 62: 'Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland'
Panis angelicus
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
Stille Nacht (Silent Night)
The Nutcracker Suite: Waltz Of The Flowers
Wiegenlied Op. 41 No. 1
Adventi enek (O Come, O Come, Emmanuel)
Noels sur les instruments: Ou s'en vont ces gais bergers?
Exsultante, jubilate, K. 165: Alleluja
O magnum mysterium
Messiah HWV 56: 'Thus Saith The Lord Of Hosts', 'But Who May Abide The Day Of His Coming'
Les Patineurs Op. 183 (The Skaters - Waltz)
Good King Wenceslas
The Last Seven Words Of Our Lord On The Cross: 'Qual giglio candido'
Berceuse In D Major, Op. 16
The Holly And The Ivy
The Merry Widow: 'Love Unspoken' (Lippen schweigen)

Average customer rating:

A wonderful World Christmas music album
Love, Love it!
Does not at all sound like the Chieftains to me
Flawless
Not the Chieftains 2nd Christmas album, but...

Silent Night: A Christmas in Rome
Paddy Moloney & the Chieftains
Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

British Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music

Irish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music

Celtic Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music

General | Folk | Styles | Music

General | International | Styles | Music

General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music

General | New Age | Styles | Music

General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

Pop Instrumental & Easy Listening | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music

Pop Instrumental & Easy Listening | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music
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ASIN: B000007PO2
Release Date: 1999-11-09

Tracks:

Silent Night (Intro)
Overture
Hei Lassie
Journey to Bethlehem
Mitt Hjerte Alltid Vanker
Gloria
O Holy Night
Joy to the World
Lullabies
Don Oiche Ud I Mbeithil
March of the Three Kings
Silent Night
Shepherds
Nedeleg
Finale

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Paddy Maloney has spent three decades arranging music for one of the world's great instrumental groups, the Chieftains, which must have given him a hunger to write for the human voice. A Christmas in Rome features either choirs or solo singers on nearly every track. To sing his arrangements of Christmas music, Maloney has assembled an eclectic collection of musicians from around the world, including the Harlem Gospel Choir, the Bulgarian Voices Angelite, the Glenstall Abbey Monks, Maire Brennan from Ireland, Sissel Kyrkjebo from Norway, and Pietro Ballo from Italy. The instrumentation tends toward the orchestral and the vocals toward the ethereal. The Chieftains appear on a few tracks and Maloney plays tin whistle and uilleann pipes on a number of the arrangements. --Michael Simmons

Customer Reviews:

A wonderful World Christmas music album.......2005-12-20

Many of the reviews I have read are misleading. This cd features the Chieftains, but they are not dominant on most tracks. This album features many folk carols from around the world. There are songs from Bulgaria, Italy, France, Norway, Ireland, etc. Maire Brennan and Carolos Nunez are two other familiar artists performing. There is a wide variety of music that gives only a glimpse into Christmas music from other parts of the world. A wonderful album for world music enthusiasts.

Love, Love it! .......2005-12-18

(Except for Joy to the World, which does not match the wonderful angelic sound of the rest of the album. A Gospel arrangement in the middle of heavenly tone of the rest of the music just does not go!)

HOWEVER, this is not your run of the mill, sappy christmas music. It is one of my very favorite albums.

Does not at all sound like the Chieftains to me.......2003-04-27

I am a big Chieftains fan, but this CD has none of that Chieftains sound. The orchestra dominates the sound, and the music is definitely not have the same holiday cheer as the Chieftains' "Bells of Dublin." I would recommend this only if you are diehard Chieftains fan and also would like to listen to some mellow non-holiday music.

Flawless.......2001-12-05

Opening with a haunting a capella rendition of Silent Night, and continuing with delightful lilting Celtic tunes, joyful gospel, sacred chant, and grand orchestral pieces, this album is a journey around the globe, singing in a dozen languages and musical traditions. While each track can stand alone, Paddy Moloney's arrangements blend the disparate styles and languages into an operatic telling of the story of Christmas, with a masterful sense of narrative pacing. Whether you celebrate Christmas, Kwanzaa, Solstice, or Hanukah, this is an essential recording for the season.

Not the Chieftains 2nd Christmas album, but..........2001-12-04

I bought this last year on the strength the Chieftains' Bells of Dublin -- my favorite Christmas album -- and was intially disappointed as this is a very different project. Much of the music seemed too highbrow for my tastes and some of the different styles clashed. But it grew on me upon repeat listenings and I could hardly wait for Advent 2001 to hear it again. The pieces are uniformly joyous and spiritual in a sense that is lacking in the vast majority of "holiday" music.

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