CHRISTMAS (THE VERY BEST OF)
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Composer(s): Anderson, Leroy; Bach, Johann Sebastian; Berlioz, Hector; Charpentier, Marc-Antoine; Corelli, Arcangelo; Darke, Harold; Gruber, Franz Xaver; Handel, George Frideric; Haydn, Franz Joseph; Holst, Gustav; Liszt, Franz; Mason, Lowell; Mendelssohn, Felix; Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus; Prokofiev, Sergey; Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay Andreyevich; Rutter, John; Tavener, John; Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich; Traditional; Vivaldi, Antonio
Lyricist(s): Berlioz, Hector; Bible - New Testament; Herrick, Robert; Mass Text; Mohr, Josef; Rossetti, Christina; Thilo, Valentin; Traditional; Watts, Isaac; Wesley, Charles; Woodward, George Ratcliffe
Arranger(s): Davies, Henry Walford; Ricci, Ruggiero; Rossiter, Grace; Rutter, John; Willcocks, David
Conductor(s): Edison, Noel; Golovschin, Igor; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Halász, Michael; Hayman, Richard; Hunt, Donald; Krček, Jaroslav; Kuchar, Theodore; Lenárd, Ondrej; Mallon, Kevin; Oberfrank, Géza; Robinson, Christopher; Rossiter, Grace; Sackett, Andrew; Schuldt-Jensen, Morten; Scribner, Norman
Orchestra(s): Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra; Capella Istropolitana; Leipzig Chamber Orchestra; Moscow Symphony Orchestra; Richard Hayman Symphony Orchestra; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra; Washington Choral Arts Society Orchestra
Ensemble(s): Aradia Ensemble; Scholars Baroque Ensemble
Choir(s): Elora Singers, The; Finchley Children's Music Group; St. John's College Choir, Cambridge; Tewkesbury Abbey Choir; Washington Choral Arts Society; Worcester Cathedral Choir
Artist(s): Andjaparidze, Eteri; Bloss, Michael; Evanson, John; Johnston, Raymond; Langridge, Philip; Lewis, J. Reilly; Nishizaki, Takako; Stringer, Robert
Label: Naxos
Genre: Ballet; Chamber Music; Choral - Sacred; Choral - Secular; Concerto; Instrumental; Orchestral
Period: 20th Century; Baroque; Classical; Contemporary; Romantic
Catalogue No: 8.570344-45
Barcode: 0747313034475
Release Date: 10/2006

CHRISTMAS (THE VERY BEST OF)

Tracklist

Disc 1
Mason, Lowell
Watts, Isaac - Lyricist
Hunt, Donald (Conductor)
Worcester Cathedral Choir (Choir)
1 Joy to the World 01:35
Hunt, Donald (Conductor)
Worcester Cathedral Choir (Choir)
Mendelssohn, Felix
Wesley, Charles - Lyricist
Worcester Cathedral Choir (Choir)
Hunt, Donald (Conductor)
2 Festgesang, MWV D4, "Gutenberg-Kantate": No. 2. (adap. W.H. Cummings as Hark! The Herald Angels Sing) 03:03
Worcester Cathedral Choir (Choir)
Hunt, Donald (Conductor)
Handel, George Frideric
Bible - New Testament - Lyricist
Scholars Baroque Ensemble (Ensemble)
3 Recitative and Aria: Behold, a virgin shall conceive… O Thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (Alto, Chorus) 06:01
Scholars Baroque Ensemble (Ensemble)
4 For unto us a child is born (Chorus) 04:09
Scholars Baroque Ensemble (Ensemble)
Charpentier, Marc-Antoine
Mass Text - Lyricist
Aradia Ensemble (Ensemble)
Mallon, Kevin (Conductor)
5 Messe de Minuit pour Noel, H. 9: Gloria 04:36
Aradia Ensemble (Ensemble)
Mallon, Kevin (Conductor)
Gruber, Franz Xaver
Mohr, Josef - Lyricist
Elora Singers, The (Choir)
Edison, Noel (Conductor)
6 Stille Nacht (Silent Night), GWV 145 03:13
Elora Singers, The (Choir)
Edison, Noel (Conductor)
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Thilo, Valentin - Lyricist
Washington Choral Arts Society (Choir)
Scribner, Norman (Conductor)
7 O Jesulein suss, BWV 493 03:10
Washington Choral Arts Society (Choir)
Scribner, Norman (Conductor)
Traditional
Rossiter, Grace - Arranger
Finchley Children's Music Group (Choir)
Rossiter, Grace (Conductor)
8 The Angel Gabriel (arr. G. Rossiter) 02:33
Finchley Children's Music Group (Choir)
Rossiter, Grace (Conductor)
Traditional
Traditional - Lyricist
Willcocks, David - Arranger
Tewkesbury Abbey Choir (Choir)
Anonymous (organ)
Sackett, Andrew (Conductor)
9 The First Nowell (arr. D. Willcocks for choir and organ) 05:03
Tewkesbury Abbey Choir (Choir)
Anonymous (organ)
Sackett, Andrew (Conductor)
Berlioz, Hector
Berlioz, Hector - Lyricist
Tewkesbury Abbey Choir (Choir)
Sackett, Andrew (Conductor)
10 L’enfance du Christ, Op. 25: The shepherds' farewell 05:26
Tewkesbury Abbey Choir (Choir)
Sackett, Andrew (Conductor)
Darke, Harold
Rossetti, Christina - Lyricist
Elora Singers, The (Choir)
Edison, Noel (Conductor)
11 In the Bleak Midwinter 05:02
Elora Singers, The (Choir)
Edison, Noel (Conductor)
Holst, Gustav
Evanson, John (piano)
Rossiter, Grace (Conductor)
Finchley Children's Music Group (Choir)
12 A Babe is Born 02:22
Evanson, John (piano)
Rossiter, Grace (Conductor)
Finchley Children's Music Group (Choir)
Traditional
Willcocks, David - Arranger
Woodward, George Ratcliffe - Lyricist
Bloss, Michael (organ)
Elora Singers, The (Choir)
Edison, Noel (Conductor)
13 Ding, Dong Merrily on High (arr. D. Willcocks) 02:15
Bloss, Michael (organ)
Elora Singers, The (Choir)
Edison, Noel (Conductor)
Traditional
Traditional - Lyricist
Willcocks, David - Arranger
Tewkesbury Abbey Choir (Choir)
Sackett, Andrew (Conductor)
14 God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (arr. D. Willcocks) 03:31
Tewkesbury Abbey Choir (Choir)
Sackett, Andrew (Conductor)
Tavener, John
St. John's College Choir, Cambridge (Choir)
Robinson, Christopher (Conductor)
15 God is with Us: Christmas Proclamation 05:28
St. John's College Choir, Cambridge (Choir)
Robinson, Christopher (Conductor)
Traditional
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
Finchley Children's Music Group (Choir)
Rossiter, Grace (Conductor)
16 Sussex Carol (arr. G. Rossiter) 02:09
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
Finchley Children's Music Group (Choir)
Rossiter, Grace (Conductor)
Traditional
Traditional - Lyricist
Rutter, John - Arranger
Scribner, Norman (Conductor)
Washington Choral Arts Society Orchestra (Orchestra)
Washington Choral Arts Society (Choir)
17 Here We Come a-Wassailing (arr. J. Rutter) 03:58
Scribner, Norman (Conductor)
Washington Choral Arts Society Orchestra (Orchestra)
Washington Choral Arts Society (Choir)
Traditional
Traditional - Lyricist
Davies, Henry Walford - Arranger
Rossiter, Grace (Conductor)
Evanson, John (piano)
Finchley Children's Music Group (Choir)
18 The Holly and the Ivy (arr. J. Rutter) 02:22
Rossiter, Grace (Conductor)
Evanson, John (piano)
Finchley Children's Music Group (Choir)
Rutter, John
Herrick, Robert - Lyricist
Edison, Noel (Conductor)
Bloss, Michael (organ)
Elora Singers, The (Choir)
19 What Sweeter Music 05:05
Edison, Noel (Conductor)
Bloss, Michael (organ)
Elora Singers, The (Choir)
Traditional
Traditional - Lyricist
Willcocks, David - Arranger
Johnston, Raymond (organ)
Stringer, Robert (treble)
Worcester Cathedral Choir (Choir)
Hunt, Donald (Conductor)
20 O Come, All Ye Faithful (arr. D. Willcocks) 03:52
Johnston, Raymond (organ)
Stringer, Robert (treble)
Worcester Cathedral Choir (Choir)
Hunt, Donald (Conductor)
Disc 2
Vivaldi, Antonio
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Gunzenhauser, Stephen (Conductor)
Capella Istropolitana (Orchestra)
1 I. Allegro non molto 03:30
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Gunzenhauser, Stephen (Conductor)
Capella Istropolitana (Orchestra)
2 II. Largo 02:26
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Gunzenhauser, Stephen (Conductor)
Capella Istropolitana (Orchestra)
3 III. Allegro 03:13
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Capella Istropolitana (Orchestra)
Gunzenhauser, Stephen (Conductor)
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Oberfrank, Géza (Conductor)
Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
4 Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Part II: Sinfonia 06:00
Oberfrank, Géza (Conductor)
Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Corelli, Arcangelo
Krček, Jaroslav (Conductor)
Capella Istropolitana (Orchestra)
5 Concerto Grosso in G Minor, Op. 6, No. 8, "Christmas Concerto": VI. Pastorale ad libitum: Largo 04:21
Krček, Jaroslav (Conductor)
Capella Istropolitana (Orchestra)
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Lewis, J. Reilly (organ)
6 Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 04:13
Lewis, J. Reilly (organ)
Haydn, Franz Joseph
Schuldt-Jensen, Morten (Conductor)
Leipzig Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
7 Die Jahreszeiten (The Seasons), Hob.XXI:3: Der Winter (Winter): Overture 02:56
Schuldt-Jensen, Morten (Conductor)
Leipzig Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Hayman, Richard (Conductor)
Richard Hayman Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
8 3 German Dances, K. 605: No. 3 in C Major, "Die Schlittenfahrt" (Sleigh Ride) 03:19
Hayman, Richard (Conductor)
Richard Hayman Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
9 The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Danse de la fee (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy) 01:53
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Lenárd, Ondrej (Conductor)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
10 Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66: Waltz 04:37
Lenárd, Ondrej (Conductor)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay Andreyevich
Moscow Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Golovschin, Igor (Conductor)
11 Christmas Eve: Polonaise 05:52
Moscow Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Golovschin, Igor (Conductor)
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich
Ricci, Ruggiero - Arranger
Andjaparidze, Eteri (piano)
12 Les saisons (The Seasons), Op. 37a: XII. December: Christmas 03:46
Andjaparidze, Eteri (piano)
Liszt, Franz
Andjaparidze, Eteri (piano)
13 Weihnachstraum, S186/R71: IV. Adeste Fideles (March of the Three Holy Kings) 04:06
Andjaparidze, Eteri (piano)
Prokofiev, Sergey
Hayman, Richard (Conductor)
Richard Hayman Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
14 Lieutenant Kije Suite, Op. 60: IV. Troika 03:03
Hayman, Richard (Conductor)
Richard Hayman Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
15 Cinderella Suite No. 1, Op. 107: VII. Cinderella's Waltz 02:55
Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Anderson, Leroy
Andjaparidze, Eteri (piano)
16 Sleigh Ride 02:47
Andjaparidze, Eteri (piano)

Total Playing Time: 02:13:50

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