Peter Fletcher - Music for the Christmas Season (2019)
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Classical | Label: Centaur Records, Inc.
I have always wanted to do a Christmas album, and many of my fans have encouraged me to do so over the years. In researching repertoire, I came across several truly great concert pieces which resonate with Christmas, such as the popular Catalan folk songs El Noi de la Mare/The son of the Virgin and La nit de Nadal/The Night of Christmas.
Bach's famous Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring is a piece I have played since I was a boy, and Rick Foster's guitar arrangement is amazingly good - maintaining the entire melodic bass line throughout the entire pieces.
I will include a very special version of the traditional Shaker Hymn, Simple Gifts, transcribed by John and B.J. Sutherland. The last half of this guitar setting modulates down a step to C major. To accommodate this key change, the bass string of the instrument must be tuned down one whole step in performance, producing a sound reminiscent of a country fiddler.
In addition, I have made my own arrangements of well-known Christmas tunes which sit very well on the guitar and are rewarding to play.
Learning this music was a joy and the reward of the work has always been the work itself.
I have burnished my interpretation of the concert pieces into my soul by performing them on my tours, and I have spent countless hours in the practice room with the more traditional Christmas pieces.
TRACKLIST01. Oh Come All Ye Faithful
02. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
03. Hyfrydol
04. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
05. Hark the Herald Angels
06. Silent Night
07. Greensleeves
08. Once in Royal David's City
09. God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen
10. Good King Wenceslas
11. We Three Kings
12. Away in a Manger
13. It Came upon a Midnight Clear
14. The First Noel
15. O Little Town of Bethlehem
16. Carol of the Bells
17. Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring
18. 3 Pieces from Terpsichore: No. 1, Courante
19. 3 Pieces from Terpsichore: No. 2, Ballet
20. 3 Pieces from Terpsichore: No. 3, Volte
21. Villancico de Navidad
22. Canon in D Major
23. The Night of Christmas
24. The Merchant's Daughter
25. The King's Son
26. The Son of the Virgin
27. Simple Gifts
28. Jubilation
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