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Notes and Editorial Reviews
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
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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. Read less
Works on This Recording
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" - 7th movement, Pastorale "Largo" 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: Cantata 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
Length: 3 Minutes 53 Secs.
Language: Latin
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