 O
Come Emmanuel
(2003)
Nominated for "Best Holiday
Album" of 2004 by the Lifestyle
Music Awards.
O
Come Emmanuel
includes
many of your traditional Christmas favorites in new and interesting arrangements. With
this album, David captures
both the emotion and magnitude of the events surrounding the birth of Jesus,
from the haunting Silent Night
to David's rousing rendition of God Rest Ye Merry
Gentlemen.
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Reviews:
Fan
Comments...
"I purchased your Emmanuel CD a few weeks ago and it was
the most often played of our family's 30+ Christmas CDs during the holiday
season. They are beautiful and unique
arrangements of the songs. The CD added a new dimension to our
holiday season. Thanks very much!" - Greg
An excellent CD...I highly recommend
it!
This album takes
some of my favorite Christmas songs and puts an awesome classical spin on them.
Especially on O Come O Come Emmanuel, the solo piano is beautifully
haunting.
One of the best I've heard
This CD is
one of the best I have ever heard. Everyone should listen to O Come EMMANUEL.
They'll be glad they did.
Formal
Reviews...
"Being a piano teacher who starts students on Christmas music in early-November in preparation for the winter
recital, I'm not always very receptive to reviewing Christmas albums much past Thanksgiving, but David Nevue's
"O Come Emmanuel" is truly exceptional. David's retelling of the Christmas story with his solo piano
arrangements and interpretations is deeply personal as well as spiritual and inspirational. The fourteen selections
include two originals, and all are of a religious nature. David Nevue has a wonderful way of taking a simple melody
line and making it full of meaning. His elegant playing style is never overly showy, preferring a direct and honest
approach, which takes a lot more skill and heart than pure showmanship takes. Nevue set out to create a Christmas
album that was truly something different, and succeeded well.
The CD opens and closes with hauntingly beautiful arrangements of the title song, rich in its dark minor key moodiness.
"O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" is one of the oldest Christmas carols still sung today, but in capable hands
such as Nevue's the song is both ancient and contemporary, full of deep emotion that is ageless. "Away in
A Manger" is a song that is often the first Christmas song learned in Sunday School, and Nevue introduces
his lovely version with a one-hand melody line, emphasizing the childrenšs view of this sweet song. He then
brings in some of the other melodies (there are at least 40 melodies that go with this song!) that are often used,
making each verse a little different. "Watching Their Flocks" is one of the two original pieces, and
is quietly introspective, possibly suggesting the peaceful solitude of shepherds tending to their flocks late into
the night - very beautiful. "Joy to the World" opens with a long, improvisational intro and then comes
into the song itself at the chorus - a very interesting and effective approach. "Silent Night" is pure
peacefulness. "Coventry Carol" is one of my favorites. Nevue again opens the piece with a long prelude
that is mysterious and dark, and his interpretation of the piece itself is emotionally charged - a wonderful arrangement.
"The Gift" is the second original piece, and it is also a real beauty in its simple honesty and gentle
message. "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" is the most upbeat piece in the collection, with a jazzy treatment
- starting out slowly with a rubato rhythm, and evolving into several variations. Great stuff! "O Come Emmanuel"
is one of my favorite Christmas albums now, and I highly recommend it! -
Kathy Parsons, Solo Piano Publications.
Sheet Music
for David Nevue's works available here!
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