Works on This Recording
1.
Ding Dong! Merrily on high by Traditional
Conductor:
Noel Edison
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Elora Festival Singers
Period: Renaissance
Written: 16th Century; France
Length: 2 Minutes 6 Secs.
Language: English
Notes: This selection is based on the tune "Branle l'officiel" from Thoinot
Arbeau's "Orchésographie".
2.
Away in a manger by William J. Kirkpatrick
Conductor:
Donald Hunt
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Worcester Cathedral Choir
Period: 20th Century
Written: USA
Length: 3 Minutes 9 Secs.
Language: English
3.
Ave Maria by Charles Gounod
Performer:
Ingrid Kertesi (Soprano)
Conductor:
László Kovács
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Camerata Budapest
Period: Romantic
Written: 1859; France
Length: 2 Minutes 40 Secs.
Language: Latin
Notes: This work is based on J.S. Bach's Prelude no 1 in C from 'The Well-Tempered Clavier.'
4.
The first nowell by Traditional
Conductor:
Andrew Sackett
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Tewkesbury Abbey School Choir
Written: England
Length: 4 Minutes 56 Secs.
Language: English
5.
Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6: no 8 in G minor "Christmas" - Allegro by Arcangelo Corelli
Conductor:
Jaroslav Krcek
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Capella Istropolitana
Period: Baroque
Written: 1708-1712; Rome, Italy
Length: 2 Minutes 5 Secs.
6.
Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6: no 8 in G minor "Christmas" - 7th movement, Pastorale "Largo" by Arcangelo Corelli
Conductor:
Jaroslav Krcek
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Capella Istropolitana
Period: Baroque
Written: Rome, Italy
Length: 4 Minutes 14 Secs.
Notes: Composition written: Rome, Italy (1708 - 1712).
7.
Tomorrow shall be my dancing day by Traditional
Conductor:
Noel Edison
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Elora Festival Singers
Period: Renaissance
Written: 16th Century; England
Length: 2 Minutes 3 Secs.
8.
As with gladness men of old by Conrad Kocher
Conductor:
Andrew Sackett
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Tewkesbury Abbey School Choir
Period: Romantic
Written: 1838; England
Length: 2 Minutes 50 Secs.
Language: English
9.
Messiah, HWV 56: Pastoral Symphony "Pifa" by George Frideric Handel
Conductor:
Owen Burdick
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Trinity Choir,
New York Trinity Church Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: 1742; London, England
Length: 3 Minutes 10 Secs.
10.
Infant holy, infant lowly by Traditional
Conductor:
Andrew Sackett
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Tewkesbury Abbey School Choir
Written: Poland
Length: 2 Minutes 10 Secs.
Language: English
11.
Concerto for Violin in F minor, Op. 8 no 4/RV 297 "L'inverno": 1st movement, Allegro non molto by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:
Takako Nishizaki (Violin)
Conductor:
Stephen Gunzenhauser
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Capella Istropolitana
Period: Baroque
Written: 1725; Venice, Italy
Length: 3 Minutes 26 Secs.
12.
The Holly and the Ivy by Traditional
Conductor:
Andrew Sackett
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Tewkesbury Abbey School Choir
Written: England
Length: 3 Minutes 18 Secs.
Language: English
13.
Angels from the realms of glory by Traditional
Conductor:
Andrew Sackett
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Tewkesbury Abbey School Choir
Written: France
Length: 4 Minutes 3 Secs.
Language: English
14.
Concerto for Violin in F minor, Op. 8 no 4/RV 297 "L'inverno": 2nd movement, Largo by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:
Takako Nishizaki (Violin)
Conductor:
Stephen Gunzenhauser
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Capella Istropolitana
Period: Baroque
Written: 1725; Venice, Italy
Length: 2 Minutes 20 Secs.
15.
Silent Night by Franz Xaver Gruber
Conductor:
Noel Edison
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Elora Festival Singers
Period: Classical
Written: 1818; Austria
Length: 3 Minutes 4 Secs.
Language: English
16.
Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing" by Felix Mendelssohn
Conductor:
Noel Edison
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Elora Festival Singers
Period: Romantic
Written: 1840; Germany
Length: 3 Minutes 11 Secs.
Language: English
17.
Messiah, HWV 56: For unto us a child is born by George Frideric Handel
Conductor:
Owen Burdick
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Trinity Choir,
New York Trinity Church Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: 1742; London, England
Language: English
18.
Messiah, HWV 56: Hallelujah! by George Frideric Handel
Conductor:
Owen Burdick
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Trinity Choir,
New York Trinity Church Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: 1742; London, England
Length: 4 Minutes 4 Secs.
Language: English
19.
Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Jesu bleibet meine Freude "Jesu, joy of man's desiring" by Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor:
Mátyás Antal
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Hungarian Radio Chorus,
Failoni Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: 1723; Leipzig, Germany
Length: 3 Minutes 23 Secs.
Language: German
20.
Musae Sioniae: Es ist ein' Ros' entsprungen by Michael Praetorius
Conductor:
Alfred Walter
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Slovak State Symphony Orchestra
Period: Renaissance
Written: by 1609; Germany
Length: 2 Minutes 46 Secs.
21.
In dulci jubilo by Michael Praetorius
Conductor:
Donald Hunt
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Worcester Cathedral Choir
Period: Renaissance
Written: by 1619; Germany
Length: 3 Minutes 41 Secs.
Language: Latin
Sound Samples
Ding Dong Merrily on High (arr. D. Willcocks): Ding, Dong Merrily On High (arr. David Willcocks)
Away in a Manger: (arr. Donald Hunt)
Musae Sioniae: Es ist ein Ros' Entsprungen
The First Nowell: (arr. David Willcocks)
Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op. 6, No. 8, "Christmas Concerto": V. Allegro
Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op. 6, No. 8, "Christmas Concerto": VI. Pastorale ad libitum: Largo
In dulci jubilo: In Dulci Jubilo (arr. Robert L. Pearsall)
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day: (arr. David Willcocks)
As with gladness men of old (abridged by W. H. Monk): As with gladness men of Old (abridged by W. H. Monk)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part 1: Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly (arr. David Willcocks)
The 4 Seasons: Violin Concerto in F minor, Op. 8, No. 4, RV 297, "L'inverno" (Winter): I. Allegro non molto
The holly and the ivy: The Holly and the Ivy (arr. H. Walford Davies)
Angels from the Realms of Glory (arr. David Wilcocks): Angels from the realms of glory (arr. David Wilcocks)
The 4 Seasons: Violin Concerto in F minor, Op. 8, No. 4, RV 297, "L'inverno" (Winter): II. Largo
Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Jesu bleibet meine Freude
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (arr. N. Edison): Hark the Herald Angels Sing (arr. Noel Edison)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: For Unto Us a Child is Born
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: Hallelujah
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