A Choral Christmas Concert

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Annotation

Sponsored compilation by Singapore Airlines. Track 1 taken from Decca 452 667-2.Tracks 2-15 taken from Berlin Classics 0021922BC. Track 16 taken from Erato 0630-14640-2.

Annotation last modified on 2012-03-04 22:33 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Chant d’amour
piano:
Myung-Whun Chung (pianist and conductor)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo‐soprano)
recording of:
Chant d’amour ! op. 21 no. 17
lyricist:
Alphonse de Lamartine
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
part of:
Vingt mélodies, op. 21
Georges Bizet3:06
2Motette, SWV Anhang 8 “Machet die Tore weit”
choir vocals:
Dresdner Kreuzchor
recording of:
Machet die Tore weit, SWV Anh. 8
composer:
Heinrich Schütz (composer)
part of:
Schütz-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: SWV Anh. 8)
Heinrich Schütz6:30
3Übers Gebirg Maria geht
choir vocals:
Thomanerchor Leipzig
conductor and chorus master:
Hans-Joachim Rotzsch (choral conductor and tenor)
recording of:
Übers Gebirg Maria geht
lyricist:
Ludwig Helmbold
composer:
Johannes Eccard (composer)
Johannes Eccard3:24
4O du fröhliche, o du selige, gnadenbringende Weihnachtszeit
choir vocals:
Thomanerchor Leipzig
tenor vocals:
Peter Schreier (German tenor and conductor)
recording of:
O du fröhliche (German Christmas carol set to the melody of "O sanctissima")
lyricist:
Johannes Daniel Falk and Heinrich Holzschuher
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
version of:
O Sanctissima (Sicilian Mariners Hymn, Sicilian Mariners Hymn)
[traditional]2:36
5Ein Kind ist uns geboren, SWV 384
choir vocals:
Dresdner Kreuzchor
conductor:
Rudolf Mauersberger (Kreuzkantor and organ player)
recording of:
Ein Kind ist uns geboren, SWV 384
composer:
Heinrich Schütz (composer)
part of:
Schütz-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: SWV 384)
part of:
Geistliche Chor-Music, Op.11, SWV 369-397
Heinrich Schütz4:00
6Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
choir vocals:
Thomanerchor Leipzig
conductor:
Hans-Joachim Rotzsch (choral conductor and tenor)
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 Gruber3:06
7Weihnachts‐Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil II, XV. Aria (Tenore) “Frohe Hirten, eilt, ach eilet”
tenor vocals:
Peter Schreier (German tenor and conductor) (in 1974-02)
orchestra:
Dresdner Philharmonie (Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1974-02)
conductor:
Martin Flämig (in 1974-02)
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 II, XV. Aria (Tenore) „Frohe Hirten, eilt, ach eilet“ (in 1974-02)
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1734-12-26)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1734 until 1735)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248 (Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, "Christmas Oratorio")
Johann Sebastian Bach3:31
8Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen
choir vocals:
Thomanerchor Leipzig
conductor:
Hans-Joachim Rotzsch (choral conductor and tenor)
recording of:
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Praetorius’ harmonisation)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Michael Praetorius (composer and organist) (in 1609)
arrangement of:
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (original anonymous version)
Michael Praetorius3:12
9Weihnachts‐Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil I, I. Coro “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
10Maria durch ein Dornwald ging
choir vocals:
Thomanerchor Leipzig
conductor:
Hans-Joachim Rotzsch (choral conductor and tenor)
Johannes Weyrauch2:09
11Herbei, o ihr Gläubigen
organ:
Hans Otto (German organist and harpsichordist)
choir vocals:
Thomanerchor Leipzig
tenor vocals:
Peter Schreier (German tenor and conductor)
conductor:
Hans-Joachim Rotzsch (choral conductor and tenor)
[traditional]2:19
12Hodie Christus natus est
choir vocals:
Dresdner Kreuzchor
vocals:
Dresdner Kreuzchor
conductor and chorus master:
Rudolf Mauersberger (Kreuzkantor and organ player)
recording of:
Hodie Christus natus est
composer:
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (composer and organist)
part of:
Sweelinck-Werke Verzeichnis (number: SwWV 163)
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck4:23
13Laßt uns das Kindlein wiegen
choir vocals:
Thomanerchor Leipzig
recording of:
Aria mit 6 Variationen "Laßt uns das Kindelein wiegen"
composer:
Franz Xaver Murschhauser
Franz Xaver Murschhauser2:21
14Kleine geistliche Konzerte, Teil 1 Nr. 6, SWV 287 “O Lieber Herre Gott, wecke uns auf”
organ:
Hans Otto (German organist and harpsichordist)
Heinrich Schütz3:30
15Weihnachts‐Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil II, XII. Choral “Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht”
choir vocals:
Dresdner Kreuzchor
orchestra:
Dresdner Philharmonie (Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Martin Flämig
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 II, XII. Choral „Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht“ (in 1974-02)
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1734-12-26)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1734 until 1735)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
librettist:
Johann von Rist (in 1641)
part of:
Breitkopf 389 Choralgesänge (number: 80)
part of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248 (Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, "Christmas Oratorio")
Johann Sebastian Bach1:22
16I’ll Be Home for Christmas
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor) and Plácido Domingo (tenor)
vocals:
Natalie Cole
arranger:
Lalo Schifrin (pianist & composer)
recording of:
I’ll Be Home for Christmas
lyricist:
Kim Gannon
additional writer:
Buck Ram
composer:
Walter Kent
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919), Gannon and Kent Music Co., Piedmont Music Company, Warner Chappell and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Lalo Schifrin3:42