The Ultimate Christmas Collection, Volume I

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1Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Jauchzet, frohlocket
choir vocals:
Amsterdam Baroque Choir (from 1996-04-12 until 1996-04-20)
orchestra:
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra (from 1996-04-12 until 1996-04-20)
conductor:
Ton Koopman (conductor, organist and harpsichordist) (from 1996-04-12 until 1996-04-20)
recorded at:
Waalse Kerk in Amsterdam (from 1996-04-12 until 1996-04-20)
recording of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil I, I. Coro „Jauchzet, frohlocket“ (from 1996-04-12 until 1996-04-20)
premiered in:
Leipzig (on 1734-12-25)
composed in:
Leipzig (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")
Johann Sebastian Bach7:49
2Ding dong, merrily on high!
choir vocals:
Orphei Drängar
conductor:
Robert Sund
recording of:
Ding Dong! Merrily on High
lyricist:
George Ratcliffe Woodward
additional composer:
Charles Wood (Irish composer)
composer:
Thoinot Arbeau (Artist name of Jehan Tabourot (“Orchesographie”))
is based on:
Branle de l’official
[anonymous]2:10
3A Virgin Most Pure
producer:
Jillian White
editor:
David Jacob
choir vocals:
The Cambridge Singers
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
balance engineer:
Campbell Hughes
recorded at:
Great Hall, University College School in Frognal
recording of:
A Virgin Most Pure (carol)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Charles Wood (Irish composer)
[traditional]2:43
4In dulci jubilo
choir vocals:
The Tallis Scholars
conductor:
Peter Phillips (British conductor)
recorded at:
Church of St. Peter and St. Paul (Salle) in Norfolk (in 1986)
recording of:
In dulci iubilo (arr. Hieronymus Praetorius) (in 1986)
arranger:
Hieronymus Praetorius (in 1622)
version of:
In dulci iubilo (original traditional version in macaronic alteration of medieval German and Latin, use also for unspecified versions)
Hieronymus Praetorius3:34
5Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
recording engineer:
Michael Brammann (in 1994-11)
assistant engineer:
Tobias Lehmann
executive producer:
Marianne Käch and Wolfgang Mohr
producer:
Steve Barnett (classical producer) (in 1994-11)
editor:
Steve Barnett (classical producer)
choir vocals:
Chanticleer (in 1994-11)
conductor:
Joseph Jennings (in 1994-11)
recorded at:
Paterkirche, Kempen in Kempen (in 1994-11)
recording of:
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Praetorius’ harmonisation) (in 1994-11)
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 Praetorius2:14
6Coventry Carol
recording engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer) (from 1987-05-07 until 1987-05-09)
executive producer:
Edward Perry (producer and founder of Hyperion, aka Ted Perry)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer) (from 1987-05-07 until 1987-05-09)
bass vocals:
Simon Birchall (operatic bass) (from 1987-05-07 until 1987-05-09)
soprano vocals:
Mary Seers (Soprano) (from 1987-05-07 until 1987-05-09)
tenor vocals:
Neil MacKenzie (classical tenor vocalist) (from 1987-05-07 until 1987-05-09)
conductor:
Harry Christophers (conductor) (from 1987-05-07 until 1987-05-09)
recording of:
Coventry Carol (from 1987-05-07 until 1987-05-09)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[traditional]3:25
7The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer)
orchestra:
Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava) (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) (, in 1989)
conductor:
Ondrej Lenárd (conductor) (, in 1989)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!)
recorded at:
Koncertná sieň Slovenského rozhlasu in Bratislava and Concert Hall of the Czecho-Slovak Radio (Bratislava) in Bratislava (in 1989)
recording of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 13. Вальс цветов (valse des fleurs; waltz of the flowers) (in 1989)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act 2)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky6:53
8Once in Royal David’s City
engineer:
Simon Fox (engineer)
producer:
Murray Khouri (clarinettist and producer)
organ:
Raymond Johnston (organist) (from 1992-09-22 until 1992-09-23)
choir vocals:
Worcester Cathedral Choir (from 1992-09-22 until 1992-09-23)
treble vocals:
Robert Stringer (treble) (from 1992-09-22 until 1992-09-23)
conductor:
Donald Hunt (conductor, organist) (from 1992-09-22 until 1992-09-23)
recorded at:
Worcester Cathedral in Worcester (from 1992-09-22 until 1992-09-23)
recording of:
Once in Royal David’s City (from 1992-09-22 until 1992-09-23)
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander (in 1848)
composer:
Henry John Gauntlett (in 1849)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 34)
Henry John Gauntlett3:21
9The Holly and the Ivy
engineer:
Brian Couzens (engineer/editor/producer)
producer:
Brian Culverhouse (classical producer and engineer, active from 1960s)
choir vocals:
The Choir of York Minster
conductor:
Francis Jackson (organist / composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chandos Records Ltd. (not for release label use) (in 1976)
recording of:
The Holly and the Ivy
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 514)
[traditional]3:44
10In the Bleak Midwinter
engineer:
Simon Fox (engineer)
producer:
Murray Khouri (clarinettist and producer)
organ:
Raymond Johnston (organist) (from 1992-09-22 until 1992-09-23)
choir vocals:
Worcester Cathedral Choir (from 1992-09-22 until 1992-09-23)
conductor:
Donald Hunt (conductor, organist) (from 1992-09-22 until 1992-09-23)
recorded at:
Worcester Cathedral in Worcester (from 1992-09-22 until 1992-09-23)
recording of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (Gustav Holst version) (from 1992-09-22 until 1992-09-23)
lyricist:
Christina Rossetti
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (in 1906)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 28)
arrangement of:
In the Bleak Mid‐Winter (Sarah McLachlan arrangement)
is based on:
Cranham (hymn tune)
version of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (poem)
part of:
3 Hymns for the English Hymnal
Gustav Holst3:41
11The Messiah: For Unto Us a Son Is Born
engineer:
Mike Skeet (recording engineer) (in 1992-07)
producer:
Murray Khouri (clarinettist and producer) (in 1992-07)
choir vocals:
Scholars Baroque Ensemble (UK vocal & instrumental ensemble) (from 1992-07-06 until 1992-07-09)
orchestra:
Scholars Baroque Ensemble (UK vocal & instrumental ensemble) (from 1992-07-06 until 1992-07-09)
recorded at:
Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel in Hampstead (from 1992-07-06 until 1992-07-09)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For unto us a Child is born” (from 1992-07-06 until 1992-07-09)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel4:04
12Concerto grosso, op. 6, no. 8, ‘Christmas Concerto’: Pastorale ad libitum – Largo
producer:
Hubert Geschwandtner (producer/engineer) (from 1990-01 until 1990-06) and Karol Kopernický (producer) (from 1990-01 until 1990-06)
orchestra:
Capella Istropolitana (from 1990-01 until 1990-06)
conductor:
Jaroslav Krček (from 1990-01 until 1990-06)
recorded at:
Moyzesova sieň in Bratislava (from 1990-01 until 1990-06)
recording of:
Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Christmas Concerto”: VI. Pastorale (Largo) (from 1990-01 until 1990-06)
composer:
Arcangelo Corelli (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Fatto per la notte di Natale” (Christmas Concerto)
Arcangelo Corelli4:18
13Ave Maria
engineer:
Didier Jean
executive producer:
Michael Letchford
producer:
Tim Oldham (editor / producer)
choir vocals:
The Choir of New College, Oxford (from 1997-01-10 until 1997-07-17)
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist) (from 1997-01-10 until 1997-07-17)
recorded at:
New College Chapel in Oxford (from 1997-01-10 until 1997-07-17)
recording of:
Ave Maria, WAB 6 (for choir a cappella) (from 1997-01-10 until 1997-07-17)
composer:
Anton Bruckner (composer) (in 1861)
part of:
Werkverzeichnis Anton Bruckners (number: WAB 6)
recording of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1853)
is based on:
Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de S. Bach
is based on:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude
Anton Bruckner3:50
14Silent Night
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
editor:
Simon Kiln
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) (from 1995-07 until 1996-07)
orchestra:
The Abbey Road Ensemble (from 1995-07 until 1996-07)
conductor:
Jonathan Tunick (from 1995-07 until 1996-07)
remixer:
Douglas Blair (engineer)
arranger:
Jonathan Tunick
balance engineer:
Haydn Bendall (producer and engineer)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood (from 1995-07 until 1996-07)
recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation) (from 1995-07 until 1996-07)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Franz Xaver Gruber2:53

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producer and mastering:Ivor Humphreys
copyrighted (©) by:Classic FM plc (in 2006)
ASIN:UK: B00D227J3O [info]