Classic FM Collectors CD: Best of Christmas

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Tracklist

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1Messiah: For unto us a child is born
choir vocals:
Worcester Cathedral Choir
orchestra:
La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy
conductor:
Jean‐Claude Malgoire (conductor and oboist)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For unto us a Child is born”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
Georg Friedrich Händel3:59
2Silent Night
choir vocals:
Elora Festival Singers
conductor:
Noel Edison (conductor)
recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Franz Xaver Gruber3:07
3Christmas Concerto: Allegro - Pastorale
orchestra:
Collegium Musicum 90
conductor:
Simon Standage (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Christmas Concerto”: V. Allegro
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)
recording of:
Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Christmas Concerto”: VI. Pastorale (Largo)
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 Corelli6:05
4Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen
choir vocals:
The King’s Singers
recording of:
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Praetorius’ harmonisation)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Michael Praetorius (composer and organist) (in 1609)
arrangement of:
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (original anonymous version)
Michael Praetorius2:40
5L'enfance du Christ: The shepherds' farewell
choir vocals:
Collegium Vocale Gent
orchestra:
Orchestre des Champs‐Élysées
conductor:
Philippe Herreweghe (Belgian conductor)
performer:
La Chapelle Royale (French baroque vocal ensemble)
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 Berlioz4:31
6Variations on Adeste Fideles
organ:
Luke Green (organist)
Adolphe Adam7:59
7Christmas Cantatas: Ich freue mich in dir
choir vocals:
Collegium Vocale Gent
orchestra:
Collegium Vocale Gent
conductor:
Philippe Herreweghe (Belgian conductor)
recorded at:
Conservatoire royal de Liège in Liège, Liège, Wallonie, Belgium (in 2001-12)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 133 "Ich freue mich in dir": I. Coro "Ich freue mich in dir" (in 2001-12)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1724)
part of:
Kantate, BWV 133 "Ich freue mich in dir"
Johann Sebastian Bach4:16
8O magnum mysterium
choir vocals:
Westminster Cathedral Choir
conductor:
Martin Baker (organist and conductor)
recording of:
O magnum mysterium
composer:
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (composer)
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina6:48
9The Christmas Tree: Waltz
piano:
Eteri Andjaparidze (pianist)
recording of:
The Christmas Tree, op. 21: Waltz
composer:
Владимир Иванович Ребиков
part of:
The Christmas Tree, op. 21
Vladimir Rebikov2:32
10Christmas Symphony in D major: Allegro
orchestra:
Northwest Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Alun Francis (conductor)
recording of:
Sinfonia in D "Pastorale per il Santissimo Natale di nostro Signore Jesu": II. Allegro
composer:
Gaetano Maria Schiassi
part of:
Sinfonia in D "Pastorale per il Santissimo Natale di nostro Signore Jesu"
Gaetano Maria Schiassi2:55
11The Christmas Story: The Multitude
orchestra:
Oxford Camerata (English chamber choir)
conductor:
Jeremy Summerly (conductor)
Heinrich Schütz2:26
12The Nutcracker: Dance of the Mirlitons
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
partial recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: f) Danse des mirlitons. Moderato assai
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Fantasia (Disney soundtrack)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques
revision of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 12e. Дивертисмент (д) Танец пастушков (Dance of the shepherds)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский2:34
13There shall a star come out of Jacob
choir vocals:
The Choral Arts Society of Washington
orchestra:
The Choral Arts Society of Washington
conductor:
Norman Scribner (conductor)
recording of:
Christus, op. 97: There Shall a Star from Jacob Shine Forth
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (from 1846 until 1847)
translated version of:
Christus op. 97 für Soli, Chor und Orchester. Erster Teil „Geburt Christi“: Coro (Chor), „Es wird ein Stern aus Jacob aufgeh'n“
Felix Mendelssohn5:21
14Christmas Oratorio: Sinfonia
assistant recording engineer:
Daan van Aalst (producer/engineer), Hein Dekker (recording producer) and Jonas Sacks
recording engineer and producer:
C. Jared Sacks (classical producer/engineer)
orchestra:
De Nederlandse Bachvereniging (in 2002-12)
conductor:
Jos van Veldhoven (conductor) (in 2002-12)
recorded at:
Muziekgebouw Frits Philips in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 2002-12)
recording of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil II, X. Sinfonia (in 2002-12)
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 Bach5:17
15Hodie Christus natus est
choir vocals:
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
conductor:
Richard Marlow (English choral conductor and organist)
recording of:
Hodie Christus natus est
composer:
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (composer and organist)
part of:
SwWV (Sweelinck-Werke Verzeichnis) (number: 163)
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck3:12
16In dulci jubilo
organ:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
In dulci jubilo, BWV 608
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Das Orgel-Büchlein (number: 10) and Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 608)
version of:
In dulci iubilo (original traditional version in macaronic alteration of medieval German and Latin, use also for unspecified versions)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:35