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The All-star Christmas Album / Battle, Brightman, Et Al

	Release Date: 10/20/1998 Label: Deutsche Grammophon Catalog #: 457357 Spars Code: DDD Composer: George Frideric Handel, Johann Sebastian Bach, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Richard Rodgers, Franz Xaver Gruber, John Francis Wade, Felix Mendelssohn, Ariel Ramirez, Arcangelo Corelli, Jester Hairston, Heinrich Kaminski, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Karl-Heinz Loges, Francesco Manfredini, Johannes Brahms, Andrew Lloyd Webber Performer: Bryn Terfel, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Christopher Herrick, José Carreras, Malcolm Martineau, Kathleen Battle, Trudeliese Schmidt, Gösta Winbergh, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Rudolf Scholz, Placido Domingo, Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg, Cheryl Studer, Sarah Brightman, Paul Miles-Kingston, James Lancelot Conductor: Trevor Pinnock, John Eliot Gardiner, Herbert von Karajan, Paul Daniel, Carl Davis, Georg Ratzinger, Simon Preston, José Luis Ocejo, Matthias Jung, Marc Minkowski, Karl-Heinz Loges, Ion Marin, Lorin Maazel Orchestra/Ensemble: English Concert, English Concert Choir, English Baroque Soloists, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, English Northern Philharmonia, Philharmonia Orchestra, Regensburg Cathedral Choir, Westminster Abbey Choir, Bilbao Choral Society, Laredo Choral Salvé, Dresden Kreuz Choir, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna Singverein, Les Musiciens du Louvre, London Symphony Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers, Monteverdi Choir, English Chamber Orchestra, Winchester Cathedral Choir Number of Discs: 1 Recorded in: Stereo Length: 1 Hours 12 Mins.	List Price: $16.99 ArkivCD $14.99 In Stock On sale!

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The title THE ALL-STAR CHRISTMAS ALBUM might herald yet another dreadful compilation of worn-out Christmas tunes sung by worn-out stars. Fear not, for behold it brings you tidings of great music! Wrapped in this attractive blue package, you'll find Bryn Terfel, Placido Domingo, Sarah Brightman, and José Carreras--some of the catalog's brightest stars--and also selections from Christmas-related classical compositions both familiar and unknown. The disc begins with a rollicking "For unto us a child is born" and continues in holiday spirits to a "Jauchzet, frohlocket" that will leave you wanting to rush out and do some jauchzet-ing and frohlocket-ing (rejoicing and being jubilant) of your own. In between, you'll find familiar hymns and carols like "Adeste fideles" and "Hark! The Herald angels sing" alongside some of the more meditative moments of Classic and Baroque music, of which the Mozart "Laudate dominum" is surely the highlight. The performances are, as expected from Deutsche Grammophon's catalog, first-rate. All in all, THE ALL-STAR CHRISTMAS ALBUM is sure to be an agreeable addition to your holiday party, tree-decorating, or sitting at home watching the Yule log.


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1.	Messiah, HWV 56: For unto us a child is born by George Frideric Handel
	Conductor: Trevor Pinnock Orchestra/Ensemble: English Concert, English Concert Choir Period: Baroque Written: 1742; London, England	Length: 4 Minutes 4 Secs. Language: English


2.	Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: no 10, Sinfonia in G major by Johann Sebastian Bach
	Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner Orchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists Period: Baroque Written: 1734-1735; Leipzig, Germany	Length: 5 Minutes 23 Secs.


3.	Nutcracker, Op. 71: no 14c, Act 2 - Variation II, Sugar-Plum Fairy and Coda by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
	Conductor: Herbert von Karajan Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1891-1892; Russia	Length: 1 Minutes 39 Secs.


4.	The Sound of Music: Edelweiss by Richard Rodgers
	Performer: Bryn Terfel (Bass Baritone) Conductor: Paul Daniel Orchestra/Ensemble: English Northern Philharmonia Period: 20th Century Written: 1959; USA	Length: 2 Minutes 47 Secs. Language: English


5.	Silent Night by Franz Xaver Gruber
	Performer: Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano) Conductor: Carl Davis Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra Period: Classical Written: 1818; Austria	Length: 3 Minutes 1 Secs. Language: English

	Notes: Arranged: David Cullen


6.	Adeste fideles "O come, all ye faithful" by John Francis Wade
	Conductor: Georg Ratzinger Orchestra/Ensemble: Regensburg Cathedral Choir Period: Classical Written: by 1782; England	Length: 2 Minutes 30 Secs. Language: Latin

	Notes: This selection is an ADD recording. Arranged: Carl Thiel


7.	Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing" by Felix Mendelssohn
	Performer: Christopher Herrick (Organ) Conductor: Simon Preston Orchestra/Ensemble: Westminster Abbey Choir Period: Romantic Written: 1840; Germany	Length: 2 Minutes 19 Secs. Language: English

	Notes: Arranged: David Willcocks


8.	Messiah, HWV 56: Pastoral Symphony "Pifa" by George Frideric Handel
	Conductor: Trevor Pinnock Orchestra/Ensemble: English Concert Period: Baroque Written: 1742; London, England	Length: 1 Minutes 11 Secs.


9.	Misa Criolla: Sanctus by Ariel Ramirez
	Performer: José Carreras (Tenor) Conductor: José Luis Ocejo Orchestra/Ensemble: Bilbao Choral Society, Laredo Choral Salvé Period: 20th Century Written: 1964; Argentina	Length: 2 Minutes 14 Secs. Language: Latin


10.	Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6: no 8 in G minor "Christmas" - Pastorale by Arcangelo Corelli
	Conductor: Herbert von Karajan Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Period: Baroque Written: Rome, Italy	Length: 5 Minutes 4 Secs.

	Notes: This selection is an ADD recording. Composition written: Rome, Italy (1708 - 1712).


11.	Mary's boy child by Jester Hairston
	Performer: Malcolm Martineau (Piano), Bryn Terfel (Bass Baritone) Period: 20th Century	Length: 3 Minutes 34 Secs. Language: English


12.	Maria durch ein Dornwald geht by Heinrich Kaminski
	Conductor: Matthias Jung Orchestra/Ensemble: Dresden Kreuz Choir Period: Romantic Written: Germany	Length: 2 Minutes 4 Secs. Language: German


13.	Mass in C major, K 317 "Coronation": Agnus Dei by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Performer: Kathleen Battle (Soprano), Trudeliese Schmidt (Alto), Gösta Winbergh (Tenor), Ferruccio Furlanetto (Bass), Rudolf Scholz (Organ) Conductor: Herbert von Karajan Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna Singverein Period: Classical Written: 1779; Salzburg, Austria	Length: 7 Minutes 26 Secs. Language: Latin


14.	Te Deum in D major, H 146: Prelude by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
	Conductor: Marc Minkowski Orchestra/Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre Period: Baroque Written: circa ?1690; France	Length: 1 Minutes 17 Secs.


15.	Ich schenk dir eine neue Welt by Karl-Heinz Loges
	Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor) Conductor: Karl-Heinz Loges Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra Period: 20th Century	Length: 2 Minutes 45 Secs. Language: German

	Notes: This selection is an ADD recording.


16.	Concerti grossi (12), Op. 3: no 12 in C major "Christmas Concerto" - Pastorale by Francesco Manfredini
	Conductor: Herbert von Karajan Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Period: Baroque Written: by 1718; Italy	Length: 5 Minutes 0 Secs.

	Notes: This selection is an ADD recording.


17.	Songs (5), Op. 49: no 4, Wiegenlied by Johannes Brahms
	Performer: Anne Sofie von Otter (Mezzo Soprano), Bengt Forsberg (Piano) Period: Romantic Written: 1868; Austria	Length: 1 Minutes 49 Secs. Language: German


18.	Vesperae solennes de confessore, K 339: Laudate Dominum by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Performer: Cheryl Studer (Soprano) Conductor: Ion Marin Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers Period: Classical Written: 1780; Salzburg, Austria	Length: 5 Minutes 10 Secs. Language: Latin


19.	Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: no 1, Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage by Johann Sebastian Bach
	Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner Orchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir Period: Baroque Written: 1734-1735; Leipzig, Germany	Length: 7 Minutes 41 Secs. Language: German


20.	Requiem: Pie Jesu by Andrew Lloyd Webber
	Performer: Sarah Brightman (Soprano), Paul Miles-Kingston (Boy Soprano), James Lancelot (Organ) Conductor: Lorin Maazel Orchestra/Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra, Winchester Cathedral Choir Period: 20th Century Written: 1984	Length: 3 Minutes 53 Secs. Language: Latin

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