The Christmas Organist is a cornucopia of 30 seasonal pieces for Christmas services and concerts including favourites such as Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus and Vivaldi’s Gloria in Excelsis aswell as preludes and other Christmas pieces which take their inspiration from popular carols. A truly outstanding collection.
SKU: HL.49017905
ISBN 9790001168007. 7.5x11.0x0.055 inches. Latin.
There are very few composers who have left such a comprehensive oeuvre covering all genres as Camille Saint-Saens. His vocal music, however, has rather fallen into oblivion - if one leaves aside his 'indestructible' Christmas oratorio (Oratorio de Noel, Opus 12). But apart from that, Saint-Saens, who worked as an organist at various churches from 1852, composed a number of little church music works: settings for different instrumentations, certainly destined to be used in services, including his Ave verum for four-part choir (including organ without pedal ad lib.). It is a simple, yet harmonically rich setting which constitutes a valuable addition to the choral repertoire and an evocative alternative to the common Ave settings.
