Four Centuries of Christmas Music

~ Release by Claron McFadden, Olaf Bär, SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, Mainzer Domchor, SWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern, Paul Goodwin (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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13 Motteten aus "Polyhymnia Caduceatrix & Panegyrica": In dulci jubilo
vocals:
SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart
orchestra:
SWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern (SWR Radio Orchestra Kaiserslautern)
conductor:
Paul Goodwin (conductor / oboist)
recording of:
In dulci jubilo (arr. Michael Praetorius. Musae Sioniae VI, no. 32)
composer:
Michael Praetorius (composer and organist) (in 1607)
version of:
In dulci iubilo (original traditional version in macaronic alteration of medieval German and Latin, use also for unspecified versions)
Michael Praetorius4:43
23 Motteten aus "Polyhymnia Caduceatrix & Panegyrica": Puer natus
vocals:
SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart
orchestra:
SWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern (SWR Radio Orchestra Kaiserslautern)
conductor:
Paul Goodwin (conductor / oboist)
recording of:
Puer natus in Bethlehem (arr. Michael Praetorius)
composer:
Michael Praetorius (composer and organist) (in 1607)
arrangement of:
Puer natus in Bethlehem (original Piæ cantiones 1625 version)
Michael Praetorius6:45
33 Motteten aus "Polyhymnia Caduceatrix & Panegyrica": Wachet auf
vocals:
SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart
orchestra:
SWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern (SWR Radio Orchestra Kaiserslautern)
conductor:
Paul Goodwin (conductor / oboist)
recording of:
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (arr. Michael Praetorius)
additional composer:
Michael Praetorius (composer and organist)
composer:
Philipp Nicolai
arrangement of:
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme
Michael Praetorius7:15
4Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248: Hirtenmusik (Sinfonia)
orchestra:
SWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern (SWR Radio Orchestra Kaiserslautern)
conductor:
Paul Goodwin (conductor / oboist)
recorded at:
Der Mainzer Dom in Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
recording of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil II, X. Sinfonia (on 2003-12-03)
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 Bach5:06
5Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248: Arie "Großer Herr, o starker König"
bass vocals:
Olaf Bär (baritone)
orchestra:
SWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern (SWR Radio Orchestra Kaiserslautern)
conductor:
Paul Goodwin (conductor / oboist)
recorded at:
Der Mainzer Dom in Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
recording of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil I, VIII. Aria (Basso) „Großer Herr, o starker König“ (on 2003-12-03)
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany (on 1734-12-25)
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 Bach4:39
6Cantilena pro Adventu "Ein' Magd, ein' Dienerin"
soprano vocals:
Claron McFadden (soprano)
orchestra:
SWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern (SWR Radio Orchestra Kaiserslautern)
conductor:
Paul Goodwin (conductor / oboist)
recording of:
Ein Magd, ein' Dienerin (Cantilena pro Adventu), Hob. XXVIId:1
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer)
part of:
Hoboken-Verzeichnis (number: Hob. XXVIId:1)
Joseph Haydn7:32
712 deutsche geistliche Gesänge, Nr. 6 WoO: "O Jesulein süß"
vocals:
SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart
conductor:
Paul Goodwin (conductor / oboist)
recording of:
O Jesulein süß
composer:
Max Reger (composer)
Max Reger3:51
8Weihnachtsouvertüre
choir vocals:
Mainzer Domchor
orchestra:
SWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern (SWR Radio Orchestra Kaiserslautern)
conductor:
Paul Goodwin (conductor / oboist)
recording of:
Weihnachtsouvertüre über "Vom Himmel Hoch"
composer:
Otto Nicolai (composer and conductor)
Otto Nicolai11:55
9Choral-Variationen über das Weihnachtslied "Vom Himmel hoch"
orchestra:
SWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern (SWR Radio Orchestra Kaiserslautern)
conductor:
Paul Goodwin (conductor / oboist)
recording of:
Chorale Variations on the Christmas Carol "Von Himmel hoch, da komm' ich her" (J. S. Bach)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arranger:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Russian composer) (in 1956)
version of:
Canonische Veränderungen: Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her, BWV 769
Igor Strawinsky10:18
10"Men of Godwill" (Variations on a Christmas Carol for Orchestra)
orchestra:
SWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern (SWR Radio Orchestra Kaiserslautern)
conductor:
Paul Goodwin (conductor / oboist)
recording of:
Men of Goodwill: Variations on a Christmas Carol
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1947)
is based on:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (traditional, no arrangement credits here)
Benjamin Britten8:18