℗ 2023 Voces Boreales
| Released | December 1, 2023 |
| Duration | 1h 03m 03s |
| Record Label | Leaf Music Distribution |
| Catalogue No. | VB2023 |
| Genre | Classical (Choral) |
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1.1
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Bogoróditse Djévo
Arvo Pärt; Anonymous; Voces Boreales |
1:13 | |||
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1.2
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Magnificat
René Clausen; Anonymous; Voces Boreales |
6:03 | |||
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Grandes Antiennes en Ô
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1.3
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O Oriens
Louis Desjarlais; Anonymous; Voces Boreales |
2:57 | |||
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1.4
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Here is the little door
Owain Park; Frances Chesterton; Voces Boreales |
3:14 | |||
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1.5
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Venez, mes enfants
Anonymous; Donald Patriquin; Voces Boreales |
1:58 | |||
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1.6
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Dormi, Jesu
Matthew D. Nielsen; Samuel Taylor Coleridge; Voces Boreales |
2:50 | |||
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1.7
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Hodie Christus natus est
William Kraushaar; Anonymous; Voces Boreales |
2:16 | |||
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1.8
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Little Jesus fell asleep (before the song was done)
Elizabeth Ekholm; Sara Teasdale; Voces Boreales |
4:25 | |||
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1.9
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My Lord has come
Will Todd; Voces Boreales |
3:37 | |||
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1.10
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Lute-Book Lullaby
Alexander L'Estrange; William Ballet; Voces Boreales |
3:36 | |||
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1.11
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Silent Dawn
Timothy Corlis; Voces Boreales |
4:22 | |||
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Un flambeau, Jeanette, Isabelle
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1.12
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Un flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle
Anonymous; Stephen Hatfield; Voces Boreales |
2:28 | |||
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Lully , Lulla, Lullay
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1.13
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Lully, Lulla, Lullay
Philip W. J. Stopford; Anonymous; Voces Boreales |
4:16 | |||
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1.14
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Good-will to men, and peace on Earth
Dobrinka Tabakova; Lyver Canow Kernewek; Voces Boreales |
2:51 | |||
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The Strathclyde Motets
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1.15
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O radiant dawn
James MacMillan; Anonymous; Voces Boreales |
3:27 | |||
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1.16
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Star Carol
Kola Owalabi; Vincent Hui; Voces Boreales |
2:40 | |||
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1.17
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and the swallow
Caroline Shaw; Anonymous; Voces Boreales |
3:39 | |||
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1.18
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O Sapentia
Benjamin Sigerson; Anonymous; Voces Boreales |
4:30 | |||
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1.19
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Morning Star
Arvo Pärt; The Venerable Bede; Voces Boreales |
2:41 | |||
This first disc from VB8 is a collection of carols and songs for the festive season, all composed within the last thirty-five years (with the exception of two traditional french carols, the harmonisations of which were effected during the same time period). The disc starts and ends with titles by a favorite composer of the group, Arvo Pärt, and includes repertoire from an eclectic mix of living composers. Most notably, the disc includes the first recordings of carols by three Canadian composers; Elizabeth Ekholm, Louis Desjarlais, and Benjamin Sigerson. The stylish and intimate nature of these performances allow the listener to get to know the individual voices of the eight singers as well as enjoying the soundscape of the octet as a whole. The deliberate omission, for the most part, of traditional Christmas carols also allows for year-round listening.
VB8 is the vocal octet from the prestigious chamber choir Voces Boreales. These 8 singers make it possible to explore the fertile
repertoire for octet and, thanks to its flexible size, can bring choral music to a multitude of different performance contexts.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Leaf Music Distribution Studio Masters
Tracks 1-19 – 88.2 kHz / 24-bit PCM
Tracks 1-19 – 88.2 kHz / 24-bit PCM
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -3.52 -7.80 to -2.06 | -25.10 -28.66 to -21.16 | -21.50 -25.20 to -16.20 | 12 10 to 14 | |
| 1 | Bogoróditse Djévo | -2.06 | -21.74 | -16.2 | 11 |
| 2 | Magnificat | -3.00 | -25.27 | -22.1 | 13 |
| 3 | O Oriens | -5.05 | -28.66 | -25.2 | 12 |
| 4 | Here is the little door | -2.81 | -25.50 | -22.1 | 12 |
| 5 | Venez, mes enfants | -7.49 | -27.43 | -24.4 | 12 |
| 6 | Dormi, Jesu | -3.97 | -26.02 | -22.0 | 10 |
| 7 | Hodie Christus natus est | -2.06 | -21.16 | -17.8 | 12 |
| 8 | Little Jesus fell asleep (before the song was done) | -2.81 | -24.93 | -21.7 | 13 |
| 9 | My Lord has come | -2.06 | -24.93 | -20.7 | 14 |
| 10 | Lute-Book Lullaby | -2.06 | -24.52 | -21.3 | 14 |
| 11 | Silent Dawn | -2.61 | -26.73 | -22.3 | 12 |
| 12 | Un flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle | -6.90 | -26.99 | -24.0 | 13 |
| 13 | Lully, Lulla, Lullay | -4.42 | -24.21 | -21.1 | 12 |
| 14 | Good-will to men, and peace on Earth | -2.06 | -22.08 | -19.0 | 14 |
| 15 | O radiant dawn | -2.06 | -22.64 | -18.4 | 12 |
| 16 | Star Carol | -2.06 | -24.28 | -20.1 | 12 |
| 17 | and the swallow | -7.80 | -28.49 | -25.0 | 11 |
| 18 | O Sapentia | -2.06 | -27.27 | -24.1 | 14 |
| 19 | Morning Star | -3.61 | -24.00 | -21.0 | 12 |