Chants de Noël

~ Release by Michel Dens (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

extended version of the 1960 10'' vinyl

Annotation last modified on 2019-04-29 16:25 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
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A1Minuit, chrétiens
baritone vocals:
Michel Dens (French baryton vocalist)
choir vocals:
Chœurs René Duclos
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Association des Concerts Colonne
conductor:
René Challan (French composer)
recording of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
lyricist:
Placide Cappeau
composer:
Adolphe Adam (French composer) (in 1847)
is based on:
Minuit, chrétiens (Poem)
4:10
A2Il est né le divin enfant
baritone vocals:
Michel Dens (French baryton vocalist)
choir vocals:
Chœurs René Duclos
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Association des Concerts Colonne
conductor:
René Challan (French composer)
orchestrator:
René Challan (French composer)
recording of:
Il est né le divin enfant (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arrangement of:
Il est né le divin enfant
2:15
A3Petit Papa Noël
harpsichord and organ:
Henriette Puig-Roget (French pianist, organist and composer)
baritone vocals:
Michel Dens (French baryton vocalist)
choir vocals:
Chœurs René Duclos
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Association des Concerts Colonne
conductor:
René Challan (French composer)
recording of:
Petit Papa Noël
lyricist:
Raymond Vincy
composer:
Henri Martinet
publisher:
G. Ricordi & Co. (Ldn) Ltd. (UK division)
4:55
A4Panis angelicus
baritone vocals:
Michel Dens (French baryton vocalist)
choir vocals:
Chœurs René Duclos
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Association des Concerts Colonne
conductor:
René Challan (French composer)
recording of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12 : V. Panis Angelicus
lyricist:
St. Thomas Aquinas
composer:
César Franck (Belgian‐born French composer) (in 1860)
part of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12
4:10
A5Chantez Noël
chamber organ:
Henriette Puig-Roget (French pianist, organist and composer)
baritone vocals:
Michel Dens (French baryton vocalist)
recording of:
Chantez Noël
orchestrator:
Paul Lacôme (in 1872)
translator:
Jules de Lau-Lusignan (in 1872)
3:45
A6Le Petit Soulier de Noël
baritone vocals:
Michel Dens (French baryton vocalist)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Association des Concerts Colonne
conductor:
René Challan (French composer)
recording of:
Le petit soulier de noël
writer:
Onésime Pradère
publisher:
Choudens (in 1859)
3:50
B1Adeste fideles (Noël de la purification)
baritone vocals:
Michel Dens (French baryton vocalist)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Association des Concerts Colonne
conductor:
René Challan (French composer)
orchestrator:
René Challan (French composer)
recording of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
lyricist and composer:
John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)
6:30
B2Belle Nuit, Sainte Nuit
baritone vocals:
Michel Dens (French baryton vocalist)
choir vocals:
Chœurs René Duclos
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Association des Concerts Colonne
conductor:
René Challan (French composer)
recording of:
Douce nuit, sainte nuit
lyricist:
Josef Mohr
writer:
Franz Xaver Gruber and Josef Mohr
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber
translator:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
3:15
B3Mon beau sapin
baritone vocals:
Michel Dens (French baryton vocalist)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Association des Concerts Colonne
conductor:
René Challan (French composer)
recording of:
Mon beau sapin
lyricist:
Ernst Anschütz (in 1824)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translated version of:
O Tannenbaum (O Fir Tree, original German version)
3:15
B4Noël (Trois anges sont venus ce soir)
baritone vocals:
Michel Dens (French baryton vocalist)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Association des Concerts Colonne
conductor:
René Challan (French composer)
recording of:
Trois anges sont venus ce soir
lyricist and composer:
Augusta Holmès (in 1884)
2:50
B5Le Premier Noël
baritone vocals:
Michel Dens (French baryton vocalist)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Association des Concerts Colonne
conductor:
René Challan (French composer)
recording of:
Le premier noël
lyricist:
Janine Bertille (aka 'Alma Lemonn')
composer:
Marcel Saint-Martin
3:22
B6Noël
baritone vocals:
Michel Dens (French baryton vocalist)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Association des Concerts Colonne
conductor:
René Challan (French composer)
recording of:
Le ciel est noir, la terre est blanche
lyricist:
Théophile Gautier (in 1861)
composer:
J. Vincent ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1890)
2:57

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liner notes:Jacques Slyper (in 1971)