100 Christmas Masterworks di Various Artists - Musica

1 In dulci jubilo

02:39 Fritz Wunderlich, Hermann Prey, Wolfgang Neininger, Robert Bodenröder, Hans Georg Renner, Dietmar Keller, Helmut Böcker, Wolfgang Stert, Fritz Neumeyer

Tenor: Fritz Wunderlich - Producer: Heinz Gietz - Baritone: Hermann Prey - Violin: Wolfgang Neininger - Clarinet: Robert Bodenröder - Oboe d amore: Hans Georg Renner - Oboe: Dietmar Keller - Bassoon: Helmut Böcker - Double Bass: Wolfgang Stert - Cembalo: Fritz Neumeyer - Conductor: Fritz Neumeyer - Composer: Michael Praetorius

2 16. Air: "Rejoice greatly, o daughter of Zion" [Messiah / Part 1]

04:49 Arleen Augér, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock

Soprano: Arleen Augér - Producer: Dr. Andreas Holschneider - Producer: Charlotte Kriesch - Orchestra: The English Concert - Recording Producer: Dr. Gerd Ploebsch - Conductor: Trevor Pinnock - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Recording Engineer: Ulrich Vette - Editor: Ulrich Vette - Composer: George Frideric Handel

3 5. Laudate Dominum omnes gentes [Vesperae solennes de confessore in C Major, K. 339] (Live at Salzburger Dom, Salzburg / 1999)

04:30 Rachel Harnisch, Kay Johannsen, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado, Schwedischer Rundfunkchor

Producer: Christopher Alder - Soprano: Rachel Harnisch - Recording Producer: Christopher Alder - Organ: Kay Johannsen - Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker - Balance Engineer: Klaus Hiemann - Conductor: Claudio Abbado - Recording Engineer: Jürgen Bulgrin - Choir: Schwedischer Rundfunkchor - Recording Engineer: Wolf-Dieter Karwatky - Recording Engineer: Reinhard Lagemann - Editor: Pauline Heister - Editor: Matthias Schwab - Chorus Master: Maria Wieslander - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

4 3. Die Könige [Christmas Carols, Op.8]

02:38 Bryn Terfel, Malcolm Martineau

Bass-Baritone: Bryn Terfel - Producer: John Fisher - Piano: Malcolm Martineau - Recording Producer: Sid McLauchlan - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Editor: Wolf-Dieter Karwatky - Composer/Author: Peter Cornelius

5 No. 8 Aria: "Großer Herr, o starker König" [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part One - For The First Day Of Christmas]

04:22 Olaf Bär, Crispian Steele-Perkins, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

Producer: Dr. Andreas Holschneider - Bass: Olaf Bär - Producer: Charlotte Kriesch - Natural Trumpet: Crispian Steele-Perkins - Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists - Recording Producer: Karl-August Naegler - Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner - Balance Engineer: Karl-August Naegler - Recording Engineer: Gregor Zielinsky - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

6 Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day

01:49 Anne Sofie von Otter, Stockholm Chamber Brass, Markus Leoson

Mezzo-Soprano: Anne Sofie von Otter - Producer: Karl-August Naegler - Ensemble: Stockholm Chamber Brass - Percussion: Markus Leoson - Composer: Anonymous - Balance Engineer: Jan Hansson

7 "Panis Angelicus", IAC 25

03:41 Plácido Domingo, Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Marcello Viotti

Producer: Christopher Alder - Tenor: Plácido Domingo - Recording Producer: Christopher Alder - Orchestra: Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi - Conductor: Marcello Viotti - Balance Engineer: Stephan Flock - Recording Supervisor: Stephan Flock - Recording Engineer: Jürgen Bulgrin - Recording Engineer: Wolf-Dieter Karwatky - Recording Engineer: Chris Nelson - Editor: Ingmar Haas - Editor: Stephan Flock - Composer: César Franck

8 Air: "Let The Bright Seraphim" [Samson / Act 3, HWV 57]

03:14 Sheila Armstrong, Münchener Bach-Orchester, Karl Richter

Soprano: Sheila Armstrong - Orchestra: Münchener Bach-Orchester - Conductor: Karl Richter - Composer: George Frideric Handel

9 10. Jesu bleibet meine Freude [Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, Cantata BWV 147 - Arr. Chris Hazell]

02:45 Renée Fleming, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andreas Delfs

Soprano: Renée Fleming - Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Andreas Delfs - Executive Producer: Evans Mirageas - Executive Producer: Chris Pope - Recording Producer: Chris Hazell - Balance Engineer: Tom Lazarus - Recording Engineer: Neil Hutchinson - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

10 "Beata viscera Mariae Virginis"

03:48 Cecilia Bartoli, Sistine Chapel Choir, Massimo Palombella

Producer: Anna Barry - Mezzo-Soprano: Cecilia Bartoli - Choir: Sistine Chapel Choir - Recording Engineer: Stephan Flock - Chorus Conductor: Massimo Palombella - Composer/Author: Pérotin

11 Geistliches Wiegenlied, Op. 91, No. 2

06:11 Jessye Norman, Daniel Barenboim, Wolfram Christ

Soprano: Jessye Norman - Producer: Renate Kupfer - Piano: Daniel Barenboim - Recording Producer: Wolfgang Stengel - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Viola: Wolfram Christ - Recording Engineer: Jobst Eberhardt - Editor: Jürgen Bulgrin - Composer: Johannes Brahms

12 O Jesulein süss

04:07 Anne Sofie von Otter, Ulf Forsberg, Ulrika Jansson, Torbjörn Helander, Ole Karlsson

Mezzo-Soprano: Anne Sofie von Otter - Producer: Karl-August Naegler - Violin: Ulf Forsberg - Violin: Ulrika Jansson - Viola: Torbjörn Helander - Cello: Ole Karlsson - Composer: Anonymous - Balance Engineer: Jan Hansson

13 "Ombra mai fu" [Serse, HWV 40 / Act 1]

02:42 Rolando Villazón, Gabrieli Players, Paul McCreesh

Tenor: Rolando Villazón - Executive Producer: Ute Fesquet - Recording Producer: Daniel Zalay - Ensemble: Gabrieli Players - Recording Engineer: Hans-Ulrich Bastin - Conductor: Paul McCreesh - Asst. Recording Engineer: Bastian Schick - Editor: Daniel Zalay

14 2. Air: "Ev'ry Valley shall be exalted" [Messiah / Part 1]

03:32 Howard Crook, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock

Producer: Dr. Andreas Holschneider - Tenor: Howard Crook - Producer: Charlotte Kriesch - Orchestra: The English Concert - Recording Producer: Dr. Gerd Ploebsch - Conductor: Trevor Pinnock - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Recording Engineer: Ulrich Vette - Editor: Ulrich Vette - Composer: George Frideric Handel

15 4. Alleluia [Exsultate, jubilate, K.165]

02:33 Barbara Bonney, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock

Soprano: Barbara Bonney - Producer: Dr. Peter Czornyj - Producer: Charlotte Kriesch - Orchestra: The English Concert - Recording Producer: Hans Bernhard Bätzing - Conductor: Trevor Pinnock - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Recording Engineer: Klaus Behrens - Editor: Jorg Ritter - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

16 In The Bleak Midwinter - Arr. by Mack Wilberg

04:04 Bryn Terfel, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Tecwyn Evans

Bass-Baritone: Bryn Terfel - Orchestra: Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera - Conductor: Tecwyn Evans - Executive Producer: Ute Fesquet - Recording Producer: Sid McLauchlan - Recording Engineer: Stephan Flock - Asst. Recording Engineer: Mike Cox - Composer: Gustav Holst

17 "Ave Maria, piena di grazia" [Otello / Act 4]

04:53 Anna Netrebko, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Claudio Abbado

Soprano: Anna Netrebko - Orchestra: Mahler Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Claudio Abbado - Executive Producer: Christopher Alder - Recording Producer: Christopher Alder - Balance Engineer: Rainer Maillard - Recording Engineer: Wolf-Dieter Karwatky - Recording Engineer: Dagmar Birwe - Editor: Dagmar Birwe - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

18 No. 4 Aria: " Bereite dich, Zion" [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part One - For The First Day Of Christmas]

05:03 Anne Sofie von Otter, Anthony Robson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

Mezzo-Soprano: Anne Sofie von Otter - Producer: Dr. Andreas Holschneider - Oboe d amore: Anthony Robson - Producer: Charlotte Kriesch - Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists - Recording Producer: Karl-August Naegler - Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner - Balance Engineer: Karl-August Naegler - Recording Engineer: Gregor Zielinsky - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

1 Once In Royal David's City

03:12 St. Paul's Cathedral Choir, Nathaniel Morley, Simon Johnson, Andrew Carwood

Recording Producer: Alexander Van Ingen - Choir: St. Paul's Cathedral Choir - Recording Engineer: Martin Haskell - Treble: Nathaniel Morley - Organ: Simon Johnson - Musical Director: Andrew Carwood - Composer: Henry John Gauntlett

2 O Come All Ye Faithful

04:01 St. Paul's Cathedral Choir, Simon Johnson, Andrew Carwood

Recording Producer: Alexander Van Ingen - Choir: St. Paul's Cathedral Choir - Recording Engineer: Martin Haskell - Organ: Simon Johnson - Musical Director: Andrew Carwood - Composer: John Francis Wade

3 "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"

02:19 Christopher Herrick, Simon Preston, The Choir Of Westminster Abbey

Organ: Christopher Herrick - Conductor: Simon Preston - Choir: The Choir Of Westminster Abbey - Composer: Felix Mendelssohn - Producer: Dr. Gerd Ploebsch - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Recording Producer: Charlotte Kriesch - Producer: Jürgen Bulgrin - Producer: Rainer Hoepfner

4 In The Bleak Midwinter

04:46 St. Paul's Cathedral Choir, Andrew Carwood

Recording Producer: Alexander Van Ingen - Choir: St. Paul's Cathedral Choir - Musical Director: Andrew Carwood - Recording Engineer: Martin Haskell - Composer: Gustav Holst

5 O Little Town Of Bethlehem

03:01 The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Andrew Davis, David Willcocks

Choir: The Choir of King's College, Cambridge - Organ: Andrew Davis - Conductor: David Willcocks - Composer: Anonymous - Producer: Michael Bremner - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson

6 I Saw Three Ships

02:13 Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Orchestra of Clare College, Cambridge, John Rutter

Choir: Choir of Clare College, Cambridge - Orchestra: Orchestra of Clare College, Cambridge - Conductor: John Rutter - Recording Producer: Andrew Cornall - Recording Engineer: Colin Moorfoot - Recording Engineer: Jack Law - Composer/Author: Anonymous

7 Es ist ein' Ros' entsprungen

04:12 Dresdner Kreuzchor, Matthias Jung

Producer: Christopher Alder - Choir: Dresdner Kreuzchor - Chorus Master: Matthias Jung - Composer/Author: Michael Praetorius - Balance Engineer: Klaus Hiemann

8 Still, weil's Kindlein schlafen will

00:50 Brass Ensemble of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Ensemble: Brass Ensemble of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra - Producer: Guenther Breest - Producer: Wolfgang Stengel - Balance Engineer: Heinz Wildhagen - Engineer: Hans-Rudolf Müller - Composer: Traditional

9 The First Nowell

04:48 The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, David Willcocks

Choir: The Choir of King's College, Cambridge - Conductor: David Willcocks - Composer/Author: Anonymous

10 Adventi ének (Veni, Veni Emmanuel)

03:50 Dresdner Kreuzchor

Producer: Christopher Alder - Choir: Dresdner Kreuzchor - Balance Engineer: Klaus Hiemann - Chorus Master: Matthias Jung - Composer: Zoltán Kodály

11 Up! Good Christen Folk, And Listen

01:17 The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, Simon Preston

Choir: The Choir Of Westminster Abbey - Conductor: Simon Preston - Composer: Anonymous - Producer: Dr. Gerd Ploebsch - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Recording Producer: Charlotte Kriesch - Producer: Jürgen Bulgrin - Producer: Rainer Hoepfner

12 Gaudete

01:42 St. Paul's Cathedral Choir, Andrew Carwood

Recording Producer: Alexander Van Ingen - Choir: St. Paul's Cathedral Choir - Musical Director: Andrew Carwood - Recording Engineer: Martin Haskell - Composer/Author: Anonymous

13 Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht

03:35 Dresdner Kreuzchor

Producer: Christopher Alder - Choir: Dresdner Kreuzchor - Balance Engineer: Jobst Eberhardt - Balance Engineer: Klaus Hiemann - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Chorus Master: Matthias Jung - Composer: Franz Gruber

14 There Is No Rose Of Swych Vertu

04:56 Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh

Choir: Gabrieli Consort - Musical Director: Paul McCreesh - Recording Producer: Neil Hutchinson - Balance Engineer: Neil Hutchinson - Recording Engineer: Neil Hutchinson - Editor: Ian Watson - Editor: Jenni Whiteside - Composer: Traditional

15 The Holly And The Ivy

03:29 The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, Simon Preston

Choir: The Choir Of Westminster Abbey - Conductor: Simon Preston - Composer/Author: Traditional - Producer: Dr. Gerd Ploebsch - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Recording Producer: Charlotte Kriesch - Producer: Jürgen Bulgrin - Producer: Rainer Hoepfner

16 God rest ye merry, gentlemen

02:53 The Bach Choir, The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, David Corkhill, John Scott, David Willcocks

Producer: Andrew Cornall - Choir: The Bach Choir - Ensemble: The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble - Percussion: David Corkhill - Organ: John Scott - Conductor: David Willcocks - Recording Engineer: Simon Eadon - Composer/Author: Anonymous

17 A Shepherd's Carol

04:55 The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, Simon Preston

Choir: The Choir Of Westminster Abbey - Conductor: Simon Preston - Composer: Benjamin Britten - Producer: Dr. Gerd Ploebsch - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Recording Producer: Charlotte Kriesch - Producer: Jürgen Bulgrin - Producer: Rainer Hoepfner

18 Maria durch ein Dornwald ging

02:04 Dresdner Kreuzchor

Producer: Christopher Alder - Choir: Dresdner Kreuzchor - Balance Engineer: Klaus Hiemann - Chorus Master: Matthias Jung - Composer: Heinrich Kaminski

19 Ding Dong! Merrily On High

01:57 Simon Preston, The Choir Of Westminster Abbey

Producer: Dr. Andreas Holschneider - Conductor: Simon Preston - Producer: Charlotte Kriesch - Choir: The Choir Of Westminster Abbey - Recording Producer: Dr. Gerd Ploebsch - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Recording Engineer: Jürgen Bulgrin - Editor: Jürgen Bulgrin - Editor: Rainer Hoepfner - Composer/Author: Anonymous

20 4. Unser lieben Frauen Traum [8 geistliche Gesänge, Op.138]

02:12 Thomanerchor Leipzig, Georg Christoph Biller

Choir: Thomanerchor Leipzig - Conductor: Georg Christoph Biller - Producer: Hans-Christian Bartel - Musical Director: Hans-Christian Bartel - Balance Engineer: Hans-Christian Bartel - Editor: Matthias Stiehler - Mastering Engineer: Matthias Stiehler - Composer: Max Reger

21 Birjina gaztettobat zegoen

02:31 Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh

Choir: Gabrieli Consort - Musical Director: Paul McCreesh - Recording Producer: Neil Hutchinson - Balance Engineer: Neil Hutchinson - Recording Engineer: Neil Hutchinson - Editor: Ian Watson - Editor: Jenni Whiteside - Composer: Traditional

22 Jesus Christ the Apple Tree

02:49 The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, Simon Preston

Choir: The Choir Of Westminster Abbey - Conductor: Simon Preston - Composer: Elizabeth Poston - Producer: Dr. Gerd Ploebsch - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Recording Producer: Charlotte Kriesch - Producer: Jürgen Bulgrin - Producer: Rainer Hoepfner

23 3. Nachtlied [8 Geistliche Gesänge, Op.138]

02:48 Thomanerchor Leipzig, Georg Christoph Biller

Choir: Thomanerchor Leipzig - Conductor: Georg Christoph Biller - Producer: Hans-Christian Bartel - Musical Director: Hans-Christian Bartel - Balance Engineer: Hans-Christian Bartel - Editor: Matthias Stiehler - Mastering Engineer: Matthias Stiehler - Composer: Max Reger

1 1. Rondeau [Sinfonies de Fanfare in D major]

01:58 Hannes Läubin, Wolfgang Läubin, Bernhard Läubin, Norbert Schmitt, Simon Preston

Executive Producer: Dr. Steven Paul - Trumpet: Hannes Läubin - Recording Producer: Dr. Gerd Ploebsch - Trumpet: Wolfgang Läubin - Trumpet: Bernhard Läubin - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Recording Engineer: Jürgen Bulgrin - Timpani: Norbert Schmitt - Editor: Gregor Zielinsky - Organ: Simon Preston - Composer: Jean-Joseph Mouret

2 No. 10 Sinfonia [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Two - For The Second Day Of Christmas]

05:23 English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

Producer: Dr. Andreas Holschneider - Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists - Producer: Charlotte Kriesch - Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner - Recording Producer: Karl-August Naegler - Balance Engineer: Karl-August Naegler - Recording Engineer: Gregor Zielinsky - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

3 1. Vivace - Grave [Concerto grosso in G minor, Op.6, No.8 "fatto per la notte di Natale"]

01:30 The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock

Executive Producer: Dr. Andreas Holschneider - Orchestra: The English Concert - Executive Producer: Charlotte Kriesch - Musical Director: Trevor Pinnock - Recording Producer: Dr. Gerd Ploebsch - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Engineer: Ulrich Vette - Editor: Bruno Nellesen - Composer: Arcangelo Corelli

4 2. Allegro [Concerto grosso in G minor, Op.6, No.8 "fatto per la notte di Natale"]

02:01 The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock

Executive Producer: Dr. Andreas Holschneider - Orchestra: The English Concert - Executive Producer: Charlotte Kriesch - Musical Director: Trevor Pinnock - Recording Producer: Dr. Gerd Ploebsch - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Engineer: Ulrich Vette - Editor: Bruno Nellesen - Composer: Arcangelo Corelli

5 3. Adagio - Allegro - Adagio [Concerto grosso in G minor, Op.6, No.8 "fatto per la notte di Natale"]

03:18 The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock

Executive Producer: Dr. Andreas Holschneider - Orchestra: The English Concert - Executive Producer: Charlotte Kriesch - Musical Director: Trevor Pinnock - Recording Producer: Dr. Gerd Ploebsch - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Engineer: Ulrich Vette - Editor: Bruno Nellesen - Composer: Arcangelo Corelli

6 4. Vivace [Concerto grosso in G minor, Op.6, No.8 "fatto per la notte di Natale"]

01:00 The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock

Executive Producer: Dr. Andreas Holschneider - Orchestra: The English Concert - Executive Producer: Charlotte Kriesch - Musical Director: Trevor Pinnock - Recording Producer: Dr. Gerd Ploebsch - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Engineer: Ulrich Vette - Editor: Bruno Nellesen - Composer: Arcangelo Corelli

7 5. Allegro [Concerto Grosso In G Minor, Op.6, No.8 "fatto per la notte di Natale"]

02:05 The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock

Producer: Dr. Andreas Holschneider - Orchestra: The English Concert - Producer: Charlotte Kriesch - Musical Director: Trevor Pinnock - Recording Producer: Dr. Gerd Ploebsch - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Engineer: Ulrich Vette - Editor: Bruno Nellesen - Composer: Arcangelo Corelli

8 6. Pastorale: Largo [Concerto Grosso In G Minor, Op.6, No.8 "fatto per la notte di Natale"]

04:06 The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock

Producer: Dr. Andreas Holschneider - Orchestra: The English Concert - Producer: Charlotte Kriesch - Musical Director: Trevor Pinnock - Recording Producer: Dr. Gerd Ploebsch - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Engineer: Ulrich Vette - Editor: Bruno Nellesen - Composer: Arcangelo Corelli

9 13. Pifa (Pastoral Symphony) [Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 1]

01:11 The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock

Producer: Dr. Andreas Holschneider - Orchestra: The English Concert - Producer: Charlotte Kriesch - Conductor: Trevor Pinnock - Recording Producer: Dr. Gerd Ploebsch - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Recording Engineer: Ulrich Vette - Editor: Ulrich Vette - Composer: George Frideric Handel

10 2. Air [Suite No.3 In D, BWV 1068]

04:48 The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock

Ensemble: The English Concert - Director & Harpsichord: Trevor Pinnock - Producer: Dr. Andreas Holschneider - Recording Producer: Dr. Gerd Ploebsch - Balance Engineer: Karl-August Naegler - Recording Engineer: Volker Martin - Editor: Reinhild Schmidt - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

11 3. Nuit [In nativitatem Domini canticum, H. 416]

04:40 Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski

Executive Producer: Dr. Peter Czornyj - Orchestra: Les Musiciens du Louvre - Recording Producer: Arend Prohmann - Conductor: Marc Minkowski - Balance Engineer: Gregor Zielinsky - Recording Engineer: Jürgen Bulgrin - Editor: Stephan Flock - Composer: Marc-Antoine Charpentier

12 1. Allegro non molto [Concerto for Violin and Strings in F minor, Op.8, No.4, R.297 "L'inverno"]

03:41 Gidon Kremer, Leslie Pearson, London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado

Violin: Gidon Kremer - Organ & Harpsichord: Leslie Pearson - Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra - Conductor: Claudio Abbado - Producer: Rainer Brock - Recording Producer: Rainer Brock - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Recording Engineer: Joachim Niss - Editor: Jürgen Bulgrin - Editor: Joachim Niss - Editor: Christopher Alder - Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

13 2. Largo [Concerto For Violin And Strings In F Minor, Op.8, No.4, R.297 "L'inverno"]

01:29 Gidon Kremer, Leslie Pearson, London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado

Violin: Gidon Kremer - Organ & Harpsichord: Leslie Pearson - Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra - Conductor: Claudio Abbado - Producer: Rainer Brock - Recording Producer: Rainer Brock - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Recording Engineer: Joachim Niss - Editor: Jürgen Bulgrin - Editor: Joachim Niss - Editor: Christopher Alder - Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

14 3. Allegro [Concerto for Violin and Strings in F minor, Op.8, No.4, R.297 "L'inverno"]

03:25 Gidon Kremer, Leslie Pearson, London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado

Violin: Gidon Kremer - Organ & Harpsichord: Leslie Pearson - Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra - Conductor: Claudio Abbado - Producer: Rainer Brock - Recording Producer: Rainer Brock - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Recording Engineer: Joachim Niss - Editor: Jürgen Bulgrin - Editor: Joachim Niss - Editor: Christopher Alder - Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

15 Canzon noni toni a 12, C 183

03:26 Gabrieli Players, Paul McCreesh

Ensemble: Gabrieli Players - Producer: Karl-August Naegler - Conductor: Paul McCreesh - Composer: Giovanni Gabrieli

16 10. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring (Arr. by Guillermo Figueroa) [Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, Cantata BWV 147]

03:23 Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra - Producer: Dr. Steven Paul - Recording Producer: Wolf Erichson - Balance Engineer: Andreas Neubronner - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

17 1. Vous qui désirez sans fin [Noëls sur les instruments, H 531, 534]

02:13 The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock

Executive Producer: Dr. Andreas Holschneider - Orchestra: The English Concert - Executive Producer: Charlotte Kriesch - Musical Director: Trevor Pinnock - Recording Producer: Dr. Gerd Ploebsch - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Recording Engineer: Hans-Rudolf Müller - Editor: Jürgen Bulgrin - Composer: Marc-Antoine Charpentier

18 2. A la venue de Noël [Noëls sur les instruments, H 531, 534]

00:58 The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock

Executive Producer: Dr. Andreas Holschneider - Orchestra: The English Concert - Executive Producer: Charlotte Kriesch - Musical Director: Trevor Pinnock - Recording Producer: Dr. Gerd Ploebsch - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Recording Engineer: Hans-Rudolf Müller - Editor: Jürgen Bulgrin - Composer: Marc-Antoine Charpentier

19 3. Or nous dites, Marie [Noëls sur les instruments, H 531, 534]

02:22 The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock

Executive Producer: Dr. Andreas Holschneider - Orchestra: The English Concert - Executive Producer: Charlotte Kriesch - Musical Director: Trevor Pinnock - Recording Producer: Dr. Gerd Ploebsch - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Recording Engineer: Hans-Rudolf Müller - Editor: Jürgen Bulgrin - Composer: Marc-Antoine Charpentier

20 4. Où s'en vont ces gais bergers? [Noëls Sur Les Instruments, H 531, 534]

01:29 The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock

Producer: Dr. Andreas Holschneider - Orchestra: The English Concert - Producer: Charlotte Kriesch - Musical Director: Trevor Pinnock - Recording Producer: Dr. Gerd Ploebsch - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Recording Engineer: Hans-Rudolf Müller - Editor: Jürgen Bulgrin - Composer: Marc-Antoine Charpentier

21 No. 15 - "In dulci jubilo" [Cantiones Sacre (1620) - Eingerichtet für Blechbläser von Hans-Dieter Schwarz]

03:43 Brass Ensemble of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Ensemble: Brass Ensemble of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra - Producer: Guenther Breest - Producer: Wolfgang Stengel - Balance Engineer: Heinz Wildhagen - Engineer: Hans-Rudolf Müller - Composer: Samuel Scheidt

1 No.1 Chorus: "Jauchzet, frohlocket" [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part One - For The First Day Of Christmas]

07:40 The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

Choir: The Monteverdi Choir - Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists - Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner - Producer: Dr. Andreas Holschneider - Producer: Charlotte Kriesch - Recording Producer: Karl-August Naegler - Balance Engineer: Karl-August Naegler - Recording Engineer: Gregor Zielinsky - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

2 12. Chorus: "For unto us a Child is born" [Messiah, HWV56 / Part 1]

04:04 The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert Choir

Producer: Dr. Andreas Holschneider - Orchestra: The English Concert - Producer: Charlotte Kriesch - Conductor: Trevor Pinnock - Recording Producer: Dr. Gerd Ploebsch - Choir: The English Concert Choir - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Recording Engineer: Ulrich Vette - Editor: Ulrich Vette - Composer: George Frideric Handel

3 34. In dulci jubilo [Polyhymnia Caduceatrix et Panegyrica]

05:23 Susan Hemington Jones, Tessa Bonner, Mark le Brocq, Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Consort, Boy's Choir Of Roskilde Cathedral

Producer: Dr. Peter Czornyj - Soprano: Susan Hemington Jones - Producer: Joerg Ritter - Soprano: Tessa Bonner - Balance Engineer: Andrew Wedman - Tenor: Mark le Brocq - Recording Engineer: Jürgen Bulgrin - Conductor: Paul McCreesh - Choir: Gabrieli Consort - Recording Engineer: Klaus-Peter Lehmann - Choir: Boy's Choir Of Roskilde Cathedral - Editor: Joerg Ritter - Chorus Master: Kristian Olesen

4 A Spotless Rose

03:37 Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh

Choir: Gabrieli Consort - Recording Producer: Neil Hutchinson - Balance Engineer: Neil Hutchinson - Musical Director: Paul McCreesh - Recording Engineer: Neil Hutchinson - Editor: Ian Watson - Editor: Jenni Whiteside - Composer: Herbert Howells

5 Virga Jesse (Motet)

04:17 Dresdner Kreuzchor

Producer: Christopher Alder - Choir: Dresdner Kreuzchor - Balance Engineer: Klaus Hiemann - Chorus Master: Matthias Jung - Composer: Anton Bruckner

6 The Lamb

03:33 The Choir of the Temple Church, Stephen Layton

Executive Producer: Dominic Fyfe - Choir: The Choir of the Temple Church - Producer: Chris Hazell - Conductor: Stephen Layton - Balance Engineer: Jonathan Stokes - Composer: John Tavener

7 The Darkness Is No Darkness

04:29 Voces8

Ensemble: Voces8 - Recording Producer: Adrian Peacock - Recording Engineer: Dave Hinitt - Composer: Judith Bingham

8 6. Danksagen wir alle Gott... [Historia der Geburt Jesu Christi, SWV435 (1664)]

02:05 Gabrieli Consort, Gabrieli Players, Paul McCreesh, Boy's Choir Of Roskilde Cathedral, Kristian Olesen, Finn Evald

Executive Producer: David Murray - Choir: Gabrieli Consort - Ensemble: Gabrieli Players - Executive Producer: Mette Overgaard Gotthardsen - Recording Producer: Arend Prohmann - Conductor: Paul McCreesh - Choir: Boy's Choir Of Roskilde Cathedral - Balance Engineer: Ulrich Vette - Balance Engineer: Bo Nielsen - Chorus Master: Kristian Olesen - Balance Engineer: Andrew Wedman - Chorus Master: Finn Evald - Recording Engineer: Reinhard Lagemann - Recording Engineer: Martin Grünewald - Editor: Matthias Schwab - Composer: Heinrich Schütz

9 "Hallelujah" [Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 2]

04:01 The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert Choir

Producer: Dr. Andreas Holschneider - Orchestra: The English Concert - Producer: Charlotte Kriesch - Conductor: Trevor Pinnock - Recording Producer: Dr. Gerd Ploebsch - Chorus: The English Concert Choir - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Recording Engineer: Ulrich Vette - Editor: Ulrich Vette - Composer: George Frideric Handel

10 Resonet in Laudibus à 5

04:15 Alexander Blachly, Pomerium

Chorus Director: Alexander Blachly - Producer: Sid McLauchlan - Choir: Pomerium - Producer: Dr. Peter Czornyj - Balance Engineer: Gernot Von Schultzendorff - Engineer: Wolf-Dieter Karwatky - Editor: Mark Buecker - Composer: Orlande de Lassus

11 Motet "Hodie Christus natus est"

03:23 Sistine Chapel Choir, Massimo Palombella

Producer: Anna Barry - Choir: Sistine Chapel Choir - Chorus Conductor: Massimo Palombella - Recording Engineer: Stephan Flock - Composer/Author: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

12 Quem vidistis pastores [Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël]

03:20 Dresdner Kreuzchor, Matthias Jung

Producer: Christopher Alder - Choir: Dresdner Kreuzchor - Chorus Master: Matthias Jung - Composer: Francis Poulenc - Balance Engineer: Klaus Hiemann

13 God Is With Us (A Christmas Proclamation)

05:42 Andrew Rupp, The Choir of the Temple Church, The Holst Singers, Ian Le Grice, Stephen Layton

Baritone: Andrew Rupp - Executive Producer: Dominic Fyfe - Producer: Chris Hazell - Choir: The Choir of the Temple Church - Balance Engineer: Jonathan Stokes - Choir: The Holst Singers - Organ: Ian Le Grice - Conductor: Stephen Layton - Composer: John Tavener

14 1. Chorus: "Magnificat" [Magnificat In D Major, BWV 243]

03:00 Münchener Bach-Orchester, Karl Richter, Münchener Bach-Chor

Producer: Dr. Hans Hickmann - Orchestra: Münchener Bach-Orchester - Conductor: Karl Richter - Recording Producer: Karl-Heinz Schneider - Choir: Münchener Bach-Chor - Balance Engineer: Walter Alfred Wettler - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

15 5. As Dew In Aprille [Ceremony of Carols, Op.28]

01:07 The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Rachel Masters, Stephen Cleobury

Producer: Chris Hazell - Choir: The Choir of King's College, Cambridge - Harp: Rachel Masters - Balance Engineer: Simon Eadon - Conductor: Stephen Cleobury - Composer: Benjamin Britten

16 1. Chorus "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" ["Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland", BWV 62]

04:27 English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir

Producer: Dr. Andreas Holschneider - Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists - Producer: Charlotte Kriesch - Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner - Recording Producer: Karl-August Naegler - Choir: The Monteverdi Choir - Balance Engineer: Ulrich Vette - Recording Engineer: Reinhard Lagemann - Editor: Ingmar Haas - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

17 Communion Motet: "Uns ist ein Kindlein heut geborn" - Musae Sioniae VI

02:11 Sarah Pendlebury, Hannelore Devaere, Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Consort

Producer: Dr. Peter Czornyj - Soprano: Sarah Pendlebury - Harp: Hannelore Devaere - Producer: Joerg Ritter - Balance Engineer: Andrew Wedman - Conductor: Paul McCreesh - Choir: Gabrieli Consort - Recording Engineer: Jürgen Bulgrin - Recording Engineer: Klaus-Peter Lehmann - Editor: Joerg Ritter - Composer: Michael Praetorius

18 A Hymn To The Virgin

02:39 Dresdner Kreuzchor

Producer: Christopher Alder - Choir: Dresdner Kreuzchor - Balance Engineer: Klaus Hiemann - Chorus Master: Matthias Jung - Composer: Benjamin Britten

1 "White Christmas"

05:01 Bryn Terfel, Philharmonia Orchestra, Paul Daniel

Bass-Baritone: Bryn Terfel - Executive Producer: John Fisher - Recording Producer: Lennart Dehn - Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra - Conductor: Paul Daniel - Balance Engineer: Wolfgang Mitlehner - Recording Engineer: Jobst Eberhardt - Recording Engineer: Stephan Flock - Composer/Author: Irving Berlin

2 Il est né le divin enfant

01:25 Anne Sofie von Otter, Ulf Forsberg, Markus Leoson

Mezzo-Soprano: Anne Sofie von Otter - Producer: Karl-August Naegler - Violin: Ulf Forsberg - Marimba: Markus Leoson - Composer: Anonymous - Balance Engineer: Jan Hansson

3 O Holy Night (Minuit Chrétien)

04:14 Luciano Pavarotti, The National Philharmonic Orchestra, Kurt Herbert Adler

Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti - Producer: Ray Minshull - Orchestra: The National Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Kurt Herbert Adler - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Recording Engineer: John Dunkerley - Composer: Adolphe Charles Adam

4 Shepherd's Pipe Carol (Adapted By Chris Hazell)

02:58 Bryn Terfel, Côrdydd, Sioned James, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Tecwyn Evans

Bass-Baritone: Bryn Terfel - Chorus: Côrdydd - Chorus Master: Sioned James - Orchestra: Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera - Conductor: Tecwyn Evans - Executive Producer: Ute Fesquet - Recording Producer: Sid McLauchlan - Recording Engineer: Stephan Flock - Asst. Recording Engineer: Mike Cox - Composer: John Rutter

5 Ave Maria, "Ellens Gesang III", D839 - Arr. Ion Marin

05:39 Cheryl Studer, London Symphony Orchestra, Ion Marin

Soprano: Cheryl Studer - Producer: Pal Christian Moe - Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra - Recording Producer: Wolfgang Stengel - Recording Producer: Arend Prohmann - Conductor: Ion Marin - Balance Engineer: Jochen Gottschall - Balance Engineer: Gernot Von Schultzendorff - Recording Engineer: Klaus Behrens - Recording Engineer: Jobst Eberhardt - Recording Engineer: Rainer Hebborn - Composer: Franz Schubert

6 Winter Wonderland

03:51 Kiri Te Kanawa, London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra, Carl Davis

Soprano: Kiri Te Kanawa - Choir: London Voices - Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra - Conductor: Carl Davis - Composer: Felix Bernard - Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Balance Engineer: Stanley Goodall - Engineer: Richard Lewszey

7 Carol Of The Bells

01:28 St. Paul's Cathedral Choir, Andrew Carwood

Recording Producer: Alexander Van Ingen - Choir: St. Paul's Cathedral Choir - Musical Director: Andrew Carwood - Recording Engineer: Martin Haskell - Composer: Mykola Leontovych

8 Deck The Hall With Boughs Of Holly

01:22 Joan Sutherland, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Richard Bonynge

Soprano: Joan Sutherland - Producer: Ray Minshull - Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra - Conductor: Richard Bonynge - Composer/Author: Anonymous - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson

9 Joy To The World - Arr. by Patrick Kerber

02:30 Los Romeros

Ensemble: Los Romeros - Producer: Sid McLauchlan - Associate Producer: Matthias Spindler - Recording Producer: Sid McLauchlan - Recording Engineer: Daniel Kemper - Asst. Recording Engineer: Philip Krause - Composer: Traditional

10 Mary's Boy Child - Arr. by David Cullen & Chris Hazell

03:34 Bryn Terfel, Côrdydd, Sioned James, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Tecwyn Evans

Bass-Baritone: Bryn Terfel - Chorus: Côrdydd - Chorus Master: Sioned James - Orchestra: Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera - Conductor: Tecwyn Evans - Executive Producer: Ute Fesquet - Recording Producer: Sid McLauchlan - Recording Engineer: Stephan Flock - Asst. Recording Engineer: Mike Cox - Composer: Jester Hairston

11 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

03:14 Anne Sofie von Otter, Göran Danielsson, Mogens Rasmussen, Leif Henrickson, Markus Leoson

Mezzo-Soprano: Anne Sofie von Otter - Producer: Karl-August Naegler - Bass Viol: Göran Danielsson - Discant Gamba: Mogens Rasmussen - Tenor Gamba: Leif Henrickson - Vibraphone: Markus Leoson - Composer/Author: Hugh Martin - Balance Engineer: Jan Hansson

12 Ave Maria: arr. from Bach's Prelude No.1 BWV 846

05:28 Mischa Maisky, Pavel Gililov

Executive Producer: Hanno Rinke - Cello: Mischa Maisky - Recording Producer: Heinz Wildhagen - Piano: Pavel Gililov - Balance Engineer: Heinz Wildhagen - Composer: Charles Gounod

13 1. Miniature Overture [Nutcracker Suite, Op.71a, TH.35]

03:00 Berliner Philharmoniker, Mstislav Rostropovich

Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker - Conductor: Mstislav Rostropovich - Producer: Cord Garben - Recording Producer: Cord Garben - Balance Engineer: Wolfgang Mitlehner - Recording Engineer: Volker Martin - Recording Engineer: Rainer Hoepfner - Editor: Jobst Eberhardt - Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

14 March [Nutcracker Suite, Op.71a, TH.35]

02:22 Berliner Philharmoniker, Mstislav Rostropovich

Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker - Conductor: Mstislav Rostropovich - Producer: Cord Garben - Recording Producer: Cord Garben - Balance Engineer: Wolfgang Mitlehner - Recording Engineer: Volker Martin - Recording Engineer: Rainer Hoepfner - Editor: Jobst Eberhardt - Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

15 2b. Dance Of The Sugar-Plum Fairy [Nutcracker Suite, Op.71a, TH.35]

02:03 Berliner Philharmoniker, Mstislav Rostropovich

Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker - Conductor: Mstislav Rostropovich - Producer: Cord Garben - Recording Producer: Cord Garben - Balance Engineer: Wolfgang Mitlehner - Recording Engineer: Volker Martin - Recording Engineer: Rainer Hoepfner - Editor: Jobst Eberhardt - Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

16 Russian Dance (Trepak) [Nutcracker Suite, Op.71a, TH.35]

01:05 Berliner Philharmoniker, Mstislav Rostropovich

Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker - Conductor: Mstislav Rostropovich - Producer: Cord Garben - Recording Producer: Cord Garben - Balance Engineer: Wolfgang Mitlehner - Recording Engineer: Volker Martin - Recording Engineer: Rainer Hoepfner - Editor: Jobst Eberhardt - Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

17 Arabian Dance (Coffee) [Nutcracker Suite, Op.71a, TH.35]

03:41 Berliner Philharmoniker, Mstislav Rostropovich

Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker - Conductor: Mstislav Rostropovich - Producer: Cord Garben - Recording Producer: Cord Garben - Balance Engineer: Wolfgang Mitlehner - Recording Engineer: Volker Martin - Recording Engineer: Rainer Hoepfner - Editor: Jobst Eberhardt - Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

18 Chinese Dance (Tea) [Nutcracker Suite, Op.71a, TH.35]

01:10 Berliner Philharmoniker, Mstislav Rostropovich

Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker - Conductor: Mstislav Rostropovich - Producer: Cord Garben - Recording Producer: Cord Garben - Balance Engineer: Wolfgang Mitlehner - Recording Engineer: Volker Martin - Recording Engineer: Rainer Hoepfner - Editor: Jobst Eberhardt - Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

19 Dance Of The Reed-Pipes (Mirlitons) [Nutcracker Suite, Op.71a, TH.35]

02:28 Berliner Philharmoniker, Mstislav Rostropovich

Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker - Conductor: Mstislav Rostropovich - Producer: Cord Garben - Recording Producer: Cord Garben - Balance Engineer: Wolfgang Mitlehner - Recording Engineer: Volker Martin - Recording Engineer: Rainer Hoepfner - Editor: Jobst Eberhardt - Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

20 3. Waltz Of The Flowers [Nutcracker Suite, Op.71a]

06:39 Berliner Philharmoniker, Mstislav Rostropovich

Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker - Producer: Cord Garben - Recording Producer: Cord Garben - Conductor: Mstislav Rostropovich - Balance Engineer: Wolfgang Mitlehner - Recording Engineer: Volker Martin - Recording Engineer: Rainer Hoepfner - Editor: Jobst Eberhardt - Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky