Noël: A Celebration of Christmas Classical Music

~ Release by Luciano Pavarotti, Kiri Te Kanawa, Joan Sutherland, Sir Georg Solti (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1Largo from Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Christmas Concerto”
producer:
Michael Bremner (producer/engineer)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1973-09)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1973-09)
balance engineer:
Stanley Goodall (engineer) (in 1973-09)
recorded at:
St John’s, Smith Square in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1973-09)
recording of:
Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Christmas Concerto”: VI. Pastorale (Largo) (in 1973-09)
composer:
Arcangelo Corelli (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Fatto per la notte di Natale” (Christmas Concerto)
Arcangelo Corelli2:29
2Fantasia on Christmas Carols
recording engineer:
Philip Siney (sound engineer) (from 1994-01-10 until 1994-01-13)
producer:
Chris Hazell (from 1994-01-10 until 1994-01-13)
editor:
Caroline Haigh
organ:
David Dunnett (from 1994-01-10 until 1994-01-13)
bass vocals:
Donald Sweeney (bass vocalist) (from 1994-01-10 until 1994-01-13)
choir vocals:
Choir of Winchester Cathedral (from 1994-01-10 until 1994-01-13) and Waynflete Singers (from 1994-01-10 until 1994-01-13)
orchestra:
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (from 1994-01-10 until 1994-01-13)
conductor:
David Hill (organist and conductor) (from 1994-01-10 until 1994-01-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1995)
recorded at:
Winchester Cathedral in Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1994-01-10 until 1994-01-13)
recording of:
Fantasia on Christmas Carols (from 1994-01-10 until 1994-01-13)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1912)
Ralph Vaughan Williams12:30
3Ave Maria
producer:
Paul Myers (classical record producer)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) (from 1989-02-24 until 1989-02-25)
orchestra:
Utah Symphony Orchestra (from 1989-02-24 until 1989-02-25)
conductor:
Julius Rudel (conductor) (from 1989-02-24 until 1989-02-25)
arranger:
Chris Hazell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Salt Lake Tabernacle (Mormon Tabernacle) in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States (from 1989-02-24 until 1989-02-25)
live recording of:
Ave Maria (catch-all for arrangements of the Bach / Gounod work) (from 1989-02-24 until 1989-02-25)
miscellaneous support:
Vladimir Cosma (French-Romanian composer, conductor and violinist)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer)
publisher:
Lam Larghetto Music (from 1993 to present)
arrangement of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
Bach / Gounod2:42
4Shepherds’ Farewell from L’Enfance du Christ, op. 25: Part II: no. 8
choir vocals:
St. Anthony Singers
orchestra:
The Goldsbrough Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1961)
recording of:
L’Enfance du Christ, op. 25: Deuxième Partie: La Fuite en Egypte: No. 8. Adieu des bergers à la sainte famille (“The Shepherds' Farewell”)
lyricist and composer:
Hector Berlioz (composer)
part of:
L'Enfance du Christ: Deuxième Partie: “La Fuite en Égypte”
Hector Berlioz5:00
5O Holy Night
recording engineer:
James Lock (engineer) (in 1976-01)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1976-01)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera) (in 1976-01)
conductor:
Kurt Herbert Adler (conductor) (in 1976-01)
arranger:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1976)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (Petersham) in Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976-01)
recording of:
O Holy Night (in 1976-01)
lyricist:
John Sullivan Dwight (in 1855)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (composer) (in 1847)
translated version of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
Adolphe Adam4:13
6Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, nos. 13-17. Pastoral Symphony… There Were Shepherds Arriving in the Fields…Glory to God
sound engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer) (in 1984-10) and James Lock (engineer) (in 1984-10)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
choir vocals:
Chicago Symphony Chorus (in 1984-10)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) (in 1984-10)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (in 1984-10)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1984-10)
chorus master:
Margaret Hillis (chorus master) (in 1984-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!)
recorded at:
Orchestra Hall, Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1984-10)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 13. Pastoral Symphony (Pifa)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 14. Recitative “There were shepherds, abiding in the field… And lo! the angel of the Lord come upon them” (Soprano)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 15. Recitative “And the angel said unto them” (Soprano)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 16. Recitative “And suddenly there was with the angel” (Soprano)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 17. Chorus “Glory to God in the highest”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel6:39
7Sleigh Ride
recording engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer) (from 1994-01-10 until 1994-01-13) and Philip Siney (sound engineer) (from 1994-01-10 until 1994-01-13)
producer:
Chris Hazell
editor:
Caroline Haigh
orchestra:
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (from 1994-01-10 until 1994-01-13)
conductor:
David Hill (organist and conductor) (from 1994-01-10 until 1994-01-13)
orchestrator:
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1995)
recorded at:
Winchester Cathedral in Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1994-01-10 until 1994-01-13)
recording of:
Three Small Tone Poems, RT vi/7: II. Winter Night (Sleigh Ride) (from 1994-01-10 until 1994-01-13)
composer:
Frederick Delius (composer)
part of:
Three Small Tone Poems, RT vi/7
Frederick Delius6:27
8Angels From the Realms of Glory
engineer:
Stanley Goodall (engineer) (in 1985-03)
producer:
Christopher Raeburn (producer)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) (in 1985-03)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (in 1985-03)
conductor:
Carl Davis (conductor and composer) (in 1985-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1986)
recorded at:
CTS Studios in Wembley, Brent, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1985-03)
recording of:
Angels From the Realms of Glory (sung to the French carol tune “Iris” (Les anges dans nos campagnes)) (in 1985-03)
lyricist:
James Montgomery (hymnwriter, poet)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Angels From the Realms of Glory (poem)
is based on:
Les Anges dans nos campagnes
[traditional]3:32
9Behold I Bring You Glad Tidings
organ:
Charles Spinks (classical harpsichordist)
bass vocals:
Stafford Dean (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
The Schütz Choir
countertenor vocals:
Paul Esswood (countertenor)
tenor vocals:
Ian Partridge (tenor)
orchestra:
London String Players
conductor:
Roger Norrington (conductor)
recording of:
Behold, I bring you glad tidings, Z. 2
lyricist and composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 2)
Henry Purcell10:15
10Ave Maria
recording engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer) and James Lock (engineer) (in 1976-01)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
choir vocals:
Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir (in 1976-01)
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1976-01)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera) (in 1976-01)
conductor:
Kurt Herbert Adler (conductor) (in 1976-01)
arranger:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1976)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (Petersham) in Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976-01)
live recording of:
Ave Maria (Schubert’s Ave Maria: Latin “Ave Maria” text sung to the tune of ‘Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria”’) (in 1976-01)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
version of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
Franz Schubert4:48
11Panis angelicus
engineer:
Rafał Paczkowski (engineer) (from 1995-01 until 1995-02) and Tony Philpot (in 1995-02)
mixer:
Giles Martin (producer) and Steve Orchard (producer and engineer)
editor:
Derek Nash (saxophone, engineer, UK)
treble vocals:
Anthony Way (UK chorister and classical singer) (from 1995-01 until 1995-02)
orchestra:
The Warsaw Philharmonia (from 1995-01 until 1995-02)
conductor:
Krzesimir Dębski (from 1995-01 until 1995-02)
chorus master:
John Scott (organist, choirmaster) (from 1995-01 until 1995-02)
arranger:
Stanislas Syrewicz
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Remedia Services Ltd. (in 1995)
recorded at:
Polish Radio and TV Recording Studios in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland (from 1995-01 until 1995-02) and The Music Studio, BBC TV Centre in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1995-02)
recording of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12 : V. Panis Angelicus (from 1995-01 until 1995-02)
lyricist:
St. Thomas Aquinas
composer:
César Franck (Belgian-born French composer) (in 1860)
part of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12
César Franck3:25
12Pastoral Sinfonia from A Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part II
engineer:
Martin Fouqué
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
orchestra:
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester
conductor:
Karl Münchinger (German conductor)
recorded at:
Church of Schloss Ludwigsburg (Schloss Ludwigsburg) in Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
recording of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil II, X. Sinfonia
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany (on 1734-12-26)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany (from 1734 until 1735)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248 ("Christmas Oratorio")
Johann Sebastian Bach6:39
13What Child Is This
choir vocals:
The Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
soprano vocals:
Joan Sutherland (soprano)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
arranger:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Records, Inc.
recording of:
What Child Is This?
lyricist:
William Chatterton Dix (in 1865)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25608)
version of:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
[traditional]3:24
14Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
sound engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer) (in 1984-10) and James Lock (engineer) (in 1984-10)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
choir vocals:
Chicago Symphony Chorus (in 1984-10)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (in 1984-10)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1984-10)
chorus master:
Margaret Hillis (chorus master) (in 1984-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!)
recorded at:
Orchestra Hall, Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1984-10)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah” (in 1984-10)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel3:42

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