The Very Best of Christmas [Naxos]

The Very Best of Christmas [Naxos]

by VERY BEST OF CHRISTMAS / VARIOU
The Very Best of Christmas [Naxos]

The Very Best of Christmas [Naxos]

by VERY BEST OF CHRISTMAS / VARIOU

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Product Details

Release Date: 09/25/2007
Label: Naxos
UPC: 0747313034475
Rank: 238246

Tracks

Disc 1

  1. Joy to the World (theme by Handel)  - Donald Hunt  - John Minnion  -  Winchester Cathedral Choir  -  Worcester Cathedral Choir  - Robert Stringer  - Raymond Johnston
  2. Hark! the Herald Angels Sing (adapted by W. H. Cummings from Mendelssohn's Festgesang for the Gutenberg Festival)  - Donald Hunt  - John Minnion  -  Winchester Cathedral Choir  -  Worcester Cathedral Choir  - Robert Stringer  - Raymond Johnston  - David Willcocks
  3. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56~Behold a virgin shall conceive  - John Minnion  -  Scholars Baroque Ensemble  - Angus Davidson
  4. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56~For unto us a Child is born  - John Minnion  -  Scholars Baroque Ensemble
  5. Messe de minuit, for 5 voices, chorus, instruments & continuo, H. 9~Gloria  -  Aradia Ensemble  - Kevin Mallon  - John Minnion
  6. Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (Silent Night)  - Noel Edison  -  Elora Festival Singers  - John Minnion  - Michael Bloss
  7. O Jesulein s¿¿ss, sacred song for voice & continuo (Schemelli Gesangbuch No. 203), BWV 493 (BC F234)  - John Minnion  - Norman Scribner  -  Washington Choral Arts Society
  8. The Angel Gabriel From Heaven Came (Birjina gaztettobat zegoen, Basque carol)  -  Finchley Children's Music Group  - John Minnion  - Grace Rossiter  - Grace Rossiter
  9. The First Nowell (English)  - John Minnion  - Andrew Sackett  -  Tewkesbury Abbey School Choir  - David Willcocks
  10. L' Enfance du Christ, oratorio for soprano, 2 tenors, baritone, 3 basses, chorus & orchetsra ("trilogie sacr¿¿e") H. 130 (Op. 25)~The Shepherds' Farewell  - John Minnion  - Andrew Sackett  -  Tewkesbury Abbey School Choir
  11. In the Bleak Midwinter  - Noel Edison  -  Elora Festival Singers  - John Minnion  - Michael Bloss
  12. Old English Carols (4), for chorus & piano, Op. 20b, H. 82~A Babe is born  -  Finchley Children's Music Group  - John Minnion  - Grace Rossiter  - Grace Rossiter  - John Evanson
  13. Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French)  - Noel Edison  -  Elora Festival Singers  - John Minnion  - Michael Bloss  - David Willcocks
  14. God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English)  - John Minnion  - Andrew Sackett  -  Tewkesbury Abbey School Choir  - David Willcocks
  15. God is with us (A Christmas Proclamation), for chorus & organ  -  King's College Choir of Cambridge  - John Minnion  - Christopher Robinson  -  St. John's College Choir  - Jonathan Bungard  - Robert Houssart
  16. Sussex Carol ("On Christmas Night")  -  Finchley Children's Music Group  - John Minnion  - Grace Rossiter  - Grace Rossiter  - Philip Langridge
  17. Wassail Song ("Here We Come A-Wassailing"), carol  - John Minnion  - Norman Scribner  -  Washington Choral Arts Society  -  Washington Choral Arts Society Orchestra  - John Rutter
  18. The Holly and the Ivy (English)  -  Finchley Children's Music Group  - John Minnion  - Grace Rossiter  - Grace Rossiter  - John Evanson  - John Rutter
  19. What Sweeter Music, for chorus  - Noel Edison  -  Elora Festival Singers  - John Minnion  - Michael Bloss
  20. O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fidelis)  - Donald Hunt  - John Minnion  -  Winchester Cathedral Choir  - Raymond Johnston

Disc 2

  1. Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in F minor ("L'inverno," The Four Seasons; "Il cimento" No. 4), Op. 8/4, RV 297~Movement 1  -  Capella Istropolitana  - Stephen Gunzenhauser  - John Minnion  - Takako Nishizaki
  2. Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in F minor ("L'inverno," The Four Seasons; "Il cimento" No. 4), Op. 8/4, RV 297~Movement 2  -  Capella Istropolitana  - Stephen Gunzenhauser  - John Minnion  - Takako Nishizaki
  3. Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in F minor ("L'inverno," The Four Seasons; "Il cimento" No. 4), Op. 8/4, RV 297~Movement 3  -  Capella Istropolitana  - Stephen Gunzenhauser  - John Minnion  - Takako Nishizaki
  4. Weihnachtsoratorium (Christmas Oratorio), in six parts, BWV 248 (BC D7)~Sinfonia  -  Failoni Orchestra  -  Hungarian Radio Chorus  - John Minnion  - Geza Oberfrank  -  Failoni Chamber Orchestra  -  Hungarian Radio Chamber Choir  - Ingrid Kertesi  - Judit Nemeth  - Jozsef Mukk  - Janos Toth
  5. Concerto Grosso in G minor ("Christmas Concerto"), Op. 6/8~Pastorale  -  Capella Istropolitana  - John Minnion  - Jiri Stivin  - Jaroslav Krcek
  6. Cantata No. 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140 (BC A166)~Wachet auf  - John Minnion  - Norman Scribner  -  Washington Choral Arts Society  - J. Reilly Lewis
  7. Die Jahreszeiten (The Seasons), oratorio, H. 21/3~Winter. 'Die Einleitung schildert die dicken Nebel  -  Leipzig Gewandhaus Chorus  -  MDR Leipzig Radio Chamber Orchestra  - John Minnion  - Morten Schuldt-Jensen  -  Leipzig Chamber Orchestra
  8. German dances (3) for orchestra, K. 605~Sleigh Ride  - Richard Hayman  -  Hayman  - John Minnion
  9. Nutcracker, ballet, Op. 71~Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy  - Michael Halasz  - John Minnion  -  Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
  10. The Sleeping Beauty, ballet, Op. 66~Waltz  -  Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra  - Ondrej Lenard  - John Minnion  -  Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
  11. Christmas Eve Suite (Noch' pered rozhdestvom), for orchestra (with optional chorus ad lib)~Polonaise  - Igor Golovschin  - John Minnion  -  Moscow Symphony Orchestra
  12. The Seasons, for piano, Op. 37~December  - Eteri Andjaparidze  - John Minnion
  13. Weihnachtsbaum, for piano, S. 186 (LW A267)~Adeste Fideles  - Eteri Andjaparidze  - John Minnion
  14. Lieutenant Kij¿¿, film score and suite for orchestra, Op. 60~4. Troika  - Richard Hayman  -  Hayman  - John Minnion
  15. Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87~Cinderella's Waltz  - Theodore Kuchar  - John Minnion  -  National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
  16. Sleigh Ride, for orchestra (or string orchestra)  - Eteri Andjaparidze  - John Minnion

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Janos Toth   Bass (Vocal)
Jozsef Mukk   Tenor (Vocal)
Judit Nemeth   Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)
Ingrid Kertesi   Soprano (Vocal)
Raymond Johnston   Organ
Robert Houssart   Organ
John Evanson   Piano
Jonathan Bungard   Tenor (Vocal)
Philip Langridge   Tenor (Vocal)
Robert Stringer   Treble
Michael Bloss   Organ
Washington Choral Arts Society Orchestra   Ensemble
Jaroslav Krcek   Conductor
Hungarian Radio Chamber Choir   Ensemble
Angus Davidson   Counter Tenor (Vocal)
Grace Rossiter   Conductor,Conductor
Failoni Chamber Orchestra   Ensemble
Elora Festival Singers   Ensemble,Choir/Chorus
Capella Istropolitana   Ensemble,Orchestra
Richard Hayman   Ensemble,Conductor
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra   Ensemble
Worcester Cathedral Choir   Ensemble
Winchester Cathedral Choir   Ensemble,Choir/Chorus
Moscow Symphony Orchestra   Ensemble,Orchestra
Washington Choral Arts Society   Ensemble,Choir/Chorus,Orchestra
J. Reilly Lewis   Organ
Leipzig Chamber Orchestra   Ensemble
National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine   Ensemble,Orchestra
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra   Ensemble,Orchestra
St. John's College Choir, Cambridge   Ensemble
Tewkesbury Abbey School Choir   Ensemble,Choir/Chorus
Kevin Mallon   Conductor
Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra   Orchestra
MDR Leipzig Radio Chamber Orchestra   Orchestra
Theodore Kuchar   Conductor
Eteri Andjaparidze   Piano
Finchley Children's Music Group   Ensemble
Richard Hayman & His Symphony Orchestra   Orchestra
Failoni Orchestra   Orchestra
Aradia Ensemble   Ensemble
Jiri Stivin   Conductor
Ondrej Lenard   Conductor
Takako Nishizaki   Violin
Donald Hunt   Conductor
Scholars Baroque Ensemble   Ensemble
Michael Halasz   Conductor
Stephen Gunzenhauser   Conductor
Christopher Robinson   Conductor
Norman Scribner   Conductor
Hungarian Radio Chorus   Choir/Chorus
King's College Choir of Cambridge   Choir/Chorus
Andrew Sackett   Conductor
Noel Edison   Conductor
Igor Golovschin   Conductor
Morten Schuldt-Jensen   Conductor
Geza Oberfrank   Conductor
Leipzig Gewandhaus Chorus   Choir/Chorus

Technical Credits

John Rutter   Arranger
David Willcocks   Arranger
Grace Rossiter   Arranger
John Minnion   Drawing
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