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A Christmas Festival: Favorite Christmas Carols

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Amazon.com This disc recycles two different but complementary LP recordings, the first being a 1968 outing with the Gregg Smith Singers, the New York Brass and Percussion Ensemble, and organist E. Power Biggs, the second being a 1965 recording with André Kostelanetz and his Orchestra. Though the repertoire for both is fairly traditional carols, they make for strange listening now. The Gregg Smith Singers selections are often straightforward, except when Biggs's gimmicky organ intervenes with all sorts of effects that are deployed with the artistry of Fourth of July fireworks. Did we ever mistake Biggs for a musician? Kostelanetz's ultra-busy orchestrations are almost comically souped up with cushy strings, ringing brass, and more harps than you'd ever want to hear. One saving grace is the underrecorded soprano Phyllis Curtin, who sings a lovely version of "O Holy Night." Also on hand is the St. Kilian Boy Choir, which has an unusually robust sound. --David Patrick Stearns
ASIN: B000028U0Q
VSKU: DBV.B000028U0Q.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Andre Kostelanetz|New York Brass & Percussion Ensemble|E. Power Biggs|Gregg Smith Singers|Texas Boys Choir|St. Kilian Boy Choir|Phyllis Curtin
Binding: Audio cd
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