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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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"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
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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
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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
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"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
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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
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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
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"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
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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
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4. Alleluia
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
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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
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"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
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No. 4 Aria: " Bereite dich, Zion"
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
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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
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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
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"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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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No.1 Chorus: "Jauchzet, frohlocket" [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part One - For The First Day Of Christmas]
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
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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
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34. In dulci jubilo [Polyhymnia Caduceatrix et Panegyrica]
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
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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
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Virga Jesse (Motet)
04:17
Dresdner Kreuzchor
Producer: Christopher Alder - Choir: Dresdner Kreuzchor - Balance Engineer: Klaus Hiemann - Chorus Master: Matthias Jung - Composer: Anton Bruckner
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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
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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" [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
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
