Oscar's Motet Choir - Cantate Domino (Reel-To-Reel)
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Soprano - Marianne Mellnas
Organ - Alf Linder
Choir - Oscar's Motet
Conductor - Torsten Nilsson
2xHD's reel-to-reel
Limited edition
Stereo
Studio
Label : Fidelio
Original Label : Proprius
Recorded from January 23 to 25 and April 29 1976 at Oscarskyrhan (Church), Stockholm, Sweden
Engineered by Bertil Alving
Produced by André Perry
Remastered by René Laflamme
1/4" 15 ips CCIR sourced from a copy of the original analog master tape
Tranferred real-time, using a SM900 magnetic recorder tape, modified with high-end tube playback electronics, wired from the playback head
Originally released in 1976
Reissued in 2024
Tracks:
Tape 1:
1. Cantate Domino
2. Concerto del Signor Gentili in A Major, LV 130
3. Advent
4. Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63 - Part III: See, the conqu'ring hero comes!
5. Hosianna, David's son (Hosanna, Son of David)
6. Frojda dig, du Kristi brud (O bride of Christ, Rejoice)
7. Lullaby (arr. M. Sargent for choir)
Tape 2:
1. Il est ne le divin enfant (arr. J. Rutter for choir)
2. Cantique de Noel (O Holy Night) (Sung in Swedish)
3. Den signade dag (O day full of grace)
4. Still Nacht (Silent Night) (arr. H. Miessner for choir)
5. Schlichte Weisen, Op. 76 - No. 52. Maria viggesang (Maria Wiegenlied)
6. 12 Orgelstycken over koralmotiv (12 Organ Pieces on Choral Themes), Op. 36 - No. 2. Jul: Psalm 55, "Var halsad, skona morgonstund"
7. Zither Carol (arr. M. Sargent for choir)
8. Holiday Inn - White Christmas
Reviews :
"Recorded in 1976 by the Swedish label Proprius, Cantate Domino is quite clearly a Christmas album. But for nearly four decades, audiophiles have been happy to employ it as a reference yearlong. This exceptional recording variously features chorus, soprano soloist, organ, and brass ensemble. Timbral balance is even from organ fundamentals up to the Oscar Motet Choir’s high female voices, Marianne Mellnäs’ buttery but focused soprano is realistically scaled, and—most impressively—musical sounds connect seamlessly to the reverberant acoustic of the Stockholm church where the program was recorded with one Revox A77 and a pair of Pearl TC4 microphones.
Included are hymns, carols, and a couple of lullabies; the title track, a setting of a psalm text for chorus, organ, trumpets, and trombones by Enrico Bossi, starts the program off magnificently. Two selections for organ alone are stylishly played by Alf Linder, including Johann Gottfried Walther’s Concerto in A Major. A pair of a cappella “religious folksongs” is shaped gorgeously by Mellnäs. The only misstep is “White Christmas,” a cheesy choral arrangement with roller rink organ accompaniment. Tell your computer or media server to skip that one." The Absolute Sound Review
Ratings :
Discogs : 4.57 / 5