40 most beautiful Christmas classics.

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Language:English
French
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Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Warner Classics, [2007]
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Table of Contents:
  • O come, o come Emmanuel (Michael George, bass ; Choirs of coventry & Lichfield Cathedrals ; BBC Philharmonic; Robin Stapleton, conductor)
  • The angel Gabriel ; In dulci jubilo ; Once in royal David's city (Choir of New College Oxford ; Edward Higginbottom, conductor)
  • I wonder as I wander (Sumi Jo, soprano)
  • This is the truth sent from above ; Coventry carol (Dawn Upshaw, soprano ; Chanticleer)
  • White Christmas (Thomas Hampson, baritone ; St. Paul Chamber Orchestra ; Hugh Wolff, conductor)
  • Christmas concerto. 1st movement / Vivaldi (Il Giardino Armonico)
  • The shepherd's farewell / Berlioz (Monteverdi Choir ; Orchestra de l'Opera de Lyon ; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor)
  • Agnus Dei / Bizet (Placido Domingo, tenor ; Wiener Symphoniker ; Vjekoslav Sutej, conductor)
  • Silent night = Stille Nacht (Sumi Jo, soprano ; Barbara Ochs, alto ; Cappella Coloniensis des WDR ; Michael Schneider, conductor)
  • Es ist ein Ros entsprungen / Praetorius (Chanticleer)
  • In the bleak midwinter / Holst (Chanticleer)
  • The holly and the ivy (Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano ; Michael George, bass ; Choirs of Coventry & Lichfield Cathedrals ; BBC Philharmonic ; Robin Stapleton, conductor)
  • The little drummer boy (Thomas Hampson, baritone ; St. Paul Chamber Orchestra ; Hugh Wolff, conductor)
  • Ave Maria / Bach, arr. Gounod (Thomas Hampson, baritone ; St. Paul Chamber Orchestra ; Hugh Wolff, conductor)
  • O Jesulein süss (Choir of New College, Oxford ; Edward Higginbottom, conductor)
  • A lullaby ; Away in a manger (Dawn Upshaw, soprano ; Chanticleer)
  • Christmas concerto, op. 6, no. 8. 3rd movement / Corelli (I Solisti Veneti ; Claudio Scimone, conductor).
  • Panis angelicus / Franck (Jose Carreras, tenor ; Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen ; Wiener Symphoniker ; Vjekoslav Sutej, conductor)
  • Adeste fideles = O come all ye faithful (Choir of New College, Oxford ; Edward Higginbottom, conductor)
  • O holy night / Adam (Sumi Jo, soprano ; Gottfried Bach, piano)
  • Noel nouvelet ; Huron carol (Dawn Upshaw, soprano ; Chanticleer)
  • Ding dong! merrily on high (Thomas Hampson, baritone ; St. Paul Chamber Orchestra ; Hugh Wolff, conductor)
  • Christmas oratorio. Jauchzet, frohlocket / Bach (Heinrich Schutz Choir, Heilbronn ; Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra ; Fritz Werner, conductor)
  • O Tannenbaum (Will Glahe, conductor ; with soloists and children's choir)
  • Hark! the herald angels sing ; While shepherd's watched their flocks by night (Choir of New College Oxford ; Edward Higginbottom, conductor)
  • Joy to the world / Handel (Brown University Chorus ; Boston Camerata ; Joel Cohen, conductor)
  • The first nowell (London Brass)
  • Messe de minuit. Kyrie / Charpentier (Boston Camerata ; Joel Cohen, conductor)
  • The nutcracker. March ; Dance of the sugar-plum fairy / Tchaikovsky (Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra ; Alexander Lazarev, conductor)
  • O little town of Bethlehem (Juoko Harjanne, trumpet ; Choirs of Coventry & Lichfield Cathedrals ; BBC Philharmonic ; Robin Stapleton, conductor)
  • Messiah. Behold a virgin shall conceive ; Oh thou that tellest good tidings / Handel (Marjana Lipovsek, mezzo-soprano ; Concentus Musicus Wien ; Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor)
  • Messiah. Hallelujah chorus / Handel (Concentus Musicus Wien ; Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor)
  • Medley: Festive cheer ; Sleigh ride ; Have yourself a merry little Christmas ; Jingle bells ; We wish you a merry Christmas (London Brass).