100 Christmas Masterworks

100 Christmas Masterworks

100 Christmas Masterworks

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, HWV 56]
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 (Vocal): 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
19 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
20 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
21 "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
22 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
23 O Little Town Of Bethlehem
03:01 Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir Andrew Davis, Sir David Willcocks
Choir: Choir of King's College, Cambridge - Organ: Sir Andrew Davis - Conductor: Sir David Willcocks - Composer: Anonymous - Producer: Michael Bremner - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson
24 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
25 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
26 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
27 The First Nowell
04:48 Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir David Willcocks
Choir: Choir of King's College, Cambridge - Conductor: Sir David Willcocks - Composer/Author: Anonymous
28 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
29 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
30 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
31 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
32 There Is No Rose Of Swych Vertu
04:56 Gabrieli, Paul McCreesh
Choir: Gabrieli - Musical Director: Paul McCreesh - Recording Producer: Neil Hutchinson - Balance Engineer: Neil Hutchinson - Recording Engineer: Neil Hutchinson - Editor: Ian Watson - Editor: Jenni Whiteside - Composer: Traditional
33 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
34 God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
02:53 The Bach Choir, The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, David Corkhill, John Scott, Sir David Willcocks
Producer: Andrew Cornall - Choir: The Bach Choir - Ensemble: The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble - Percussion: David Corkhill - Organ: John Scott - Conductor: Sir David Willcocks - Recording Engineer: Simon Eadon - Composer/Author: Anonymous
35 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
36 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
37 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
38 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
39 Birjina gaztettobat zegoen
02:31 Gabrieli, Paul McCreesh
Choir: Gabrieli - Musical Director: Paul McCreesh - Recording Producer: Neil Hutchinson - Balance Engineer: Neil Hutchinson - Recording Engineer: Neil Hutchinson - Editor: Ian Watson - Editor: Jenni Whiteside - Composer: Traditional
40 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
41 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
42 1. Rondeau
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
43 No. 10 Sinfonia
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
44 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
45 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
46 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
47 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
48 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
49 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
50 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
51 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
52 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
53 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: Leslie Pearson - Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra - Conductor: Claudio Abbado - Harpsichord: Leslie Pearson - 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
54 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: Leslie Pearson - Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra - Conductor: Claudio Abbado - Harpsichord: Leslie Pearson - 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
55 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: Leslie Pearson - Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra - Conductor: Claudio Abbado - Harpsichord: Leslie Pearson - 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
56 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
57 10. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring (Arr. by Guillermo Figueroa)
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
58 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
59 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
60 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
61 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
62 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
63 No.1 Chorus: "Jauchzet, frohlocket"
07:40 Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
Choir: 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
64 12. Chorus: "For unto us a Child is born"
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
65 34. In dulci jubilo
05:23 Susan Hemington Jones, Tessa Bonner, Mark le Brocq, Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli, 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 - Recording Engineer: Klaus-Peter Lehmann - Choir: Boy's Choir Of Roskilde Cathedral - Editor: Joerg Ritter - Chorus Master: Kristian Olesen
66 A Spotless Rose
03:37 Gabrieli, Paul McCreesh
Choir: Gabrieli - 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
67 Virga Jesse (Motet)
04:17 Dresdner Kreuzchor
Producer: Christopher Alder - Choir: Dresdner Kreuzchor - Balance Engineer: Klaus Hiemann - Chorus Master: Matthias Jung - Composer: Anton Bruckner
68 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
69 The Darkness Is No Darkness
04:29 VOCES8
Ensemble: VOCES8 - Recording Producer: Adrian Peacock - Recording Engineer: Dave Hinitt - Composer: Judith Bingham
70 6. Danksagen wir alle Gott... [Historia der Geburt Jesu Christi, SWV435]
02:05 Gabrieli, Gabrieli Players, Paul McCreesh, Boy's Choir Of Roskilde Cathedral, Kristian Olesen, Finn Evald
Executive Producer: David Murray - Choir: Gabrieli - 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
71 "Hallelujah"
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
72 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
73 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
74 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
75 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
76 1. Chorus: "Magnificat"
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
77 5. As Dew In Aprille [Ceremony of Carols, Op.28]
01:07 Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Rachel Masters, Stephen Cleobury
Choir: Choir of King's College, Cambridge - Producer: Chris Hazell - Harp: Rachel Masters - Balance Engineer: Simon Eadon - Conductor: Stephen Cleobury - Composer: Benjamin Britten
78 1. Chorus "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" ["Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland", BWV 62]
04:27 English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir
Producer: Dr. Andreas Holschneider - Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists - Producer: Charlotte Kriesch - Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner - Recording Producer: Karl-August Naegler - Choir: Monteverdi Choir - Balance Engineer: Ulrich Vette - Recording Engineer: Reinhard Lagemann - Editor: Ingmar Haas - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
79 Communion Motet: "Uns ist ein Kindlein heut geborn" - Musae Sioniae VI
02:11 Sarah Pendlebury, Hannelore Devaere, Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli
Producer: Dr. Peter Czornyj - Soprano: Sarah Pendlebury - Harp: Hannelore Devaere - Producer: Joerg Ritter - Balance Engineer: Andrew Wedman - Conductor: Paul McCreesh - Choir: Gabrieli - Recording Engineer: Jürgen Bulgrin - Recording Engineer: Klaus-Peter Lehmann - Editor: Joerg Ritter - Composer: Michael Praetorius
80 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
81 "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
82 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
83 O Holy Night (Minuit Chrétien)
04:14 Luciano Pavarotti, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Kurt Herbert Adler
Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti - Producer: Ray Minshull - Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Kurt Herbert Adler - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Recording Engineer: John Dunkerley - Composer: Adolphe Charles Adam
84 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
85 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
86 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
87 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
88 Deck The Hall With Boughs Of Holly
01:22 Dame Joan Sutherland, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
Soprano: Dame Joan Sutherland - Producer: Ray Minshull - Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra - Conductor: Richard Bonynge - Composer/Author: Anonymous - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson
89 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
90 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
91 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
92 Ave Maria: arr. from Bach's Prelude No.1 BWV 846
05:28 Pavel Gililov, Mischa Maisky
Executive Producer: Hanno Rinke - Piano: Pavel Gililov - Recording Producer: Heinz Wildhagen - Cello: Mischa Maisky - Balance Engineer: Heinz Wildhagen - Composer: Charles Gounod
93 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
94 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
95 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
96 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
97 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
98 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
99 Dance Of The Reed-Pipes (Mirlitons)
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
100 3. Waltz Of The Flowers [Nutcracker Suite, Op.71a]
06:45 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
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