In Classical Mood: The Spirit of Christmas

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1L’Enfance du Christ, op. 25: Shepherds’ Farewell
choir vocals:
The John Alldis Choir
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Philip Ledger
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ASV Ltd. (not for release label use; fka Academy Sound & Vision Ltd. until 1995-02-03)
recording of:
L'Enfance du Christ, op. 25 : Deuxième partie no. 8. Adieu des bergers à la sainte famille « Il s'en va loin de la terre » (Les bergers) (“The Shepherds' Farewell”)
lyricist and composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer)
part of:
L'Enfance du Christ : Deuxième partie « La Fuite en Égypte »
Hector Berlioz4:46
2Messiah: For Unto Us a Child Is Born
choir vocals:
Winchester Cathedral Choir
orchestra:
London Handel Orchestra
conductor:
Martin Neary (English organist and choral conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ASV Ltd. (not for release label use; fka Academy Sound & Vision Ltd. until 1995-02-03)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For unto us a Child is born”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel4:08
3Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Christmas Concerto”
orchestra:
Consort of London
conductor:
Robert Haydon Clark
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Lambourne Productions Ltd.
recording of:
Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Fatto per la notte di Natale” (Christmas Concerto)
composer:
Arcangelo Corelli (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
12 concerti grossi, op. 6
Arcangelo Corelli12:59
4O nata lux de lumine
choir vocals:
Truro Cathedral Choir
conductor:
David Briggs (English organist and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Priory Records Ltd
recording of:
O nata lux (à 5, Cantiones sacrae (1575))
composer:
Thomas Tallis (composer)
part of:
Cantiones quae ab argumento sacrae vocantur (1575)
Thomas Tallis1:59
5Three Botticelli Pictures: The Adoration of the Magi
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Geoffrey Simon (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Cala Records Ltd.
recording of:
Trittico botticelliano, P. 151: II. L'adorazione dei Magi
composer:
Ottorino Respighi (composer) (in 1927)
part of:
Trittico botticelliano, P. 151
Ottorino Respighi7:55
6The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II. Four Dances
orchestra:
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (East Berlin, 1923–)
conductor:
Heinz Rögner (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Berlin Classics
partial recording of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act 2)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1892-02 until 1892-03)
part of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71 (The Nutcracker, op. 71, The Nutcracker)
Peter Tchaikovsky8:16
7Pastorale per la notte di natale
orchestra:
Virtuosi Saxoniae
conductor:
Ludwig Güttler (trumpet player)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Berlin Classics
recording of:
Pastorale per la notte di natale, SeiH 242
composer:
Johann David Heinichen
part of:
Gustav Adolph Seibel: Das Leben des Königl. polnischen und Kurfürstl. sächs. Hofkapellmeisters Johann David Heinichen (number: S. 242)
Johann David Heinichen4:52
8A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: Ballulalow
choir vocals:
London Oriana Choir
conductor:
Leon Lovett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ASV Ltd. (not for release label use; fka Academy Sound & Vision Ltd. until 1995-02-03)
recording of:
Balulalow (for choir, Harrison)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1942)
arranger:
Julius Harrison
version of:
A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: IV. (b) Balulalow
Benjamin Britten1:36
9Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, BWV 147
choir vocals:
The Sixteen (UK choir)
orchestra:
The Sixteen (UK choir)
conductor:
Harry Christophers (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Lambourne Productions Ltd.
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring) (in 1990-08)
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1723-07-02)
lyricist:
Martin Janus (German Protestant minister, c. 1620–1682) (in 1665)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1723)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 15)
part of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“
Johann Sebastian Bach2:41
10In dulci jubilo
choir vocals:
London Oriana Choir
conductor:
Leon Lovett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ASV Ltd. (not for release label use; fka Academy Sound & Vision Ltd. until 1995-02-03)
recording of:
In dulci jubilo (macaronic of English and Latin)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger and translator:
Robert Lucas Pearsall (composer)
translated version of:
In dulci iubilo (original traditional version in macaronic alteration of medieval German and Latin, use also for unspecified versions)
[traditional] / Robert Lucas Pearsall3:45
11Coventry Carol
choir vocals:
London Oriana Choir
conductor:
Leon Lovett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ASV Ltd. (not for release label use; fka Academy Sound & Vision Ltd. until 1995-02-03)
recording of:
Coventry Carol (Martin Shaw arrangement)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Martin Shaw (British composer)
arrangement of:
Coventry Carol
[traditional] / Martin Shaw2:58
12Stille Nacht (Silent Night)
choir vocals:
London Oriana Choir
conductor:
Leon Lovett
arranger:
Leon Lovett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ASV Ltd. (not for release label use; fka Academy Sound & Vision Ltd. until 1995-02-03)
recording of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (in 1818)
part of:
Oh, What a Lovely War! (stage musical)
Franz Xaver Gruber3:25
13Ave Maria
choir vocals:
London Oriana Choir
conductor:
Leon Lovett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ASV Ltd. (not for release label use; fka Academy Sound & Vision Ltd. until 1995-02-03)
recording of:
Ave Maria, WAB 6 (for choir a cappella)
composer:
Anton Bruckner (Austrian composer) (in 1861)
part of:
Werkverzeichnis Anton Bruckners (number: WAB 6)
Anton Bruckner3:35
14Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Jauchzet, frohlocket
choir vocals:
Dresdner Kreuzchor (in 1974-02)
orchestra:
Dresdner Philharmonie (Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1974-02)
conductor:
Martin Flämig (in 1974-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Berlin Classics
recorded at:
Lukaskirche (Lutheran church in Dresden, used since sometime after WWII as a recording studio) in Dresden, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (in 1974-02)
recording of:
Weihnachts‐Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil I, I. Coro „Jauchzet, frohlocket“ (in 1974-02)
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1734-12-25)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1734 until 1735)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
is based on:
Kantate, BWV 214 "Tönet, ihr Pauken! Erschallet, Trompeten!": I. Coro "Tönet, ihr Pauken! Erschallet, Trompeten!"
part of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248 (Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, "Christmas Oratorio")
Johann Sebastian Bach8:01

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International Masters Publishers Ltd (for copyrights use only!) (in 1997)
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