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Includes christmas carol(s) by various composers. Soloist: Charlotte Church.
Includes christmas carol(s) by various composers. Soloist: Charlotte Church. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Ding Dong! Merrily on high by Traditional
Performer:
Charlotte Church (Soprano)
Conductor:
Sian Edwards
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Renaissance
Written: 16th Century; France
Length: 2 Minutes 18 Secs.
Language: English
Notes: This selection is based on the tune "Branle l'officiel" from Thoinot
Arbeau's "Orchésographie".
2.
Adeste fideles "O come, all ye faithful" by John Francis Wade
Performer:
José Carreras (Tenor),
Placido Domingo (Tenor)
Conductor:
Vjekoslav Sutej
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Symphony Orchestra,
Gumpoldskirch Boys Choir
Period: Classical
Written: by 1782; England
Date of Recording: 12/23/1992
Venue: Live Rathaus, Vienna, Austria
Length: 2 Minutes 38 Secs.
Notes: Arranger: Lalo Schifrin.
3.
Joy to the World by Lowell Mason
Conductor:
Wynton Marsalis
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Wynton Marsalis Septet
Period: Romantic
Written: 19th Century; USA
Date of Recording: 12/08/1991
Venue: Live Carnegie Hall, New York City
Length: 2 Minutes 37 Secs.
Notes: Arranger: Wynton Marsalis.
4.
Ave Maria by Charles Gounod
Performer:
Yo-Yo Ma (Cello),
Bobby McFerrin (Voice)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1859; France
Date of Recording: 08/1991
Venue: Dreamland Studios, Woodstock, New York
Length: 2 Minutes 38 Secs.
Notes: This work is based on J.S. Bach's Prelude no 1 in C from 'The Well-Tempered Clavier.'
5.
Ellens Gesang III, D 839/Op. 52 no 6 "Ave Maria" by Franz Schubert
Performer:
Joshua Bell (Violin)
Conductor:
Michael Stern
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestra of St. Luke's,
Women's Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: 1825; Vienna, Austria
Venue: Right Track Studio, New York City
Length: 4 Minutes 38 Secs.
Language: Latin
Notes: Arranger: James Kessler.
Right Track Studio, New York City (04/12/2006 - 04/14/2006)
6.
Gesu Bambino by Pietro Yon
Performer:
Huang Ying (Soprano)
Conductor:
Steven Mercurio
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1917; USA
Date of Recording: 12/1996
Venue: Austria Center, Vienna, Austria
Length: 3 Minutes 28 Secs.
Language: Italian
7.
Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Jesu bleibet meine Freude "Jesu, joy of man's desiring" by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Ton Koopman (Harpsichord),
Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)
Conductor:
Ton Koopman
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: 1723; Leipzig, Germany
Date of Recording: 08/1998
Venue: Stadsgehoorzaal, Leiden, Netherland
Length: 2 Minutes 44 Secs.
Notes: Arranger: Ton Koopman.
8.
Villancico de Navidad by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Performer:
John Williams (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1943; Paraguay
Date of Recording: 06/1994
Venue: Air Studios, London, England
Length: 3 Minutes 16 Secs.
9.
Winter Wonderland by Felix Bernard
Conductor:
Wynton Marsalis
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Wynton Marsalis Septet
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1934; USA
Date of Recording: 12/08/1991
Venue: Live Carnegie Hall, New York City
Length: 2 Minutes 44 Secs.
Notes: Arranger: Wynton Marsalis.
10.
The Christmas Song by Mel Torme
Performer:
Frederica Von Stade (Mezzo Soprano),
James Saporito (Percussion),
Tony Falanga (Double Bass),
André Previn (Piano),
Kathleen Battle (Soprano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1946
Date of Recording: 12/08/1991
Venue: Live Carnegie Hall, New York City
Length: 4 Minutes 47 Secs.
Language: English
Notes: This selection is part of a medley which also includes "Meet Me in St. Louis: Have yourself a merry little Christmas."
11.
Meet Me in St. Louis: Have yourself a merry little Christmas by Hugh Martin
Performer:
Kathleen Battle (Soprano),
André Previn (Piano),
Tony Falanga (Double Bass),
James Saporito (Percussion),
Frederica Von Stade (Mezzo Soprano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1944; USA
Date of Recording: 12/08/1991
Venue: Live Carnegie Hall, New York City
Length: 4 Minutes 47 Secs.
Language: English
Notes: This selection is part of a medley which also includes "The Christmas Song."
12.
Minuit, Chrétiens "O holy night" by Adolphe Adam
Performer:
Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor),
Placido Domingo (Tenor)
Conductor:
Steven Mercurio
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Symphony Orchestra,
Gumpoldskirch Boys Choir
Period: Romantic
Written: France
Date of Recording: 12/1999
Venue: Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria
Length: 3 Minutes 52 Secs.
Language: French
Notes: Arranger: Luca Logi.
13.
O du fröhliche by Traditional
Conductor:
Eugene Ormandy
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philadelphia Orchestra
Written: Germany
Date of Recording: 03/29/1962
Venue: Philadelphia Athletic Club, PA
Length: 3 Minutes 26 Secs.
Notes: Arranger: Arthur Harris.
14.
Children of Christmas by Domingo, Placido, Jr.
Performer:
Michael Bolton (Tenor),
Placido Domingo (Tenor)
Conductor:
Steven Mercurio
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Symphony Orchestra,
Gumpoldskirch Boys Choir
Period: 20th Century
Written: Mexico
Date of Recording: 12/16/1996
Venue: Live Austria Center, Vienna, Austria
Length: 3 Minutes 54 Secs.
Language: English
Notes: Arranger: Christian Kolonovits.
15.
Schlichte Weisen (60), Op. 76: no 52, Maria Wiegenlied by Max Reger
Performer:
Frederica Von Stade (Mezzo Soprano),
Kathleen Battle (Soprano)
Conductor:
André Previn
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Period: Romantic
Written: 1903-1912; Germany
Date of Recording: 12/08/1991
Venue: Live Carnegie Hall, New York City
Length: 2 Minutes 2 Secs.
Language: German
Notes: Arranger: Robert Sadin.
16.
Silent Night by Franz Xaver Gruber
Performer:
Marilyn Horne (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:
Jerold Ottley
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra,
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Period: Classical
Written: 1818; Austria
Date of Recording: 03/1983
Length: 3 Minutes 35 Secs.
Language: English
17.
Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a): Alleluia by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Kathleen Battle (Soprano)
Conductor:
André Previn
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Period: Classical
Written: 1773; Milan, Italy
Date of Recording: 12/08/1991
Venue: Live Carnegie Hall, New York City
Length: 2 Minutes 32 Secs.
Language: Latin
18.
We wish you a merry Christmas by Traditional
Conductor:
John T. Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Tanglewood Festival Chorus,
Boston Pops
Written: England
Venue: Symphony Hall, Boston, Massachusetts
Length: 1 Minutes 55 Secs.
Language: English
19.
Musae Sioniae: Es ist ein' Ros' entsprungen by Michael Praetorius
Performer:
Frederica Von Stade (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:
André Previn
Orchestra/Ensemble:
American Boychoir,
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Period: Renaissance
Written: by 1609; Germany
Date of Recording: 12/08/1991
Venue: Live Carnegie Hall, New York City
Length: 4 Minutes 0 Secs.
Language: English
Notes: Arranger: Arthur Harris.
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