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Featuring an all-star lineup on 15 lavishly produced tracks, Deutsche Grammophon's We Wish You a Merry Christmas is a big-hearted tribute to the holiday season that is sure to please many fans of vocal music. With a program that ranges from Renaissance motets to modern songs and carols, and with a roster that includes the world's most famous opera singers, choirs, early music ensembles, and symphony orchestras, this album has as much variety as can be squeezed into 54 minutes. Of course, it takes a listener of wide tastes to appreciate everything, since the styles include the grand antiphonal choral music of Michael Praetorius, Baroque string writing in the Christmas Concerto by Giuseppe Torelli, the Romantic lyricism of the Bach/Gounod "Ave Maria," and the modern pop standard in Irving Berlin's "White Christmas," with many other musical flavors and fashions in between. The performances are even more varied -- including the golden voices of Anne Sofie von Otter, Roberto Alagna, José Carreras, Bryn Terfel, Luciano Pavarotti, and Plácido Domingo -- and the instrumental warmth of violinist/conductor André Rieu and his Johann Strauss Orchestra, the rich tone of the Berlin Philharmonic under Herbert von Karajan, and the glorious sounds of the Gabrieli Consort and Players under Paul McCreesh are just a few of the artists presented on this 2007 extravaganza. No doubt some will find fault with the volume levels, which seem quite loud and boosted on most of the tracks and which may make home listening a little uncomfortable. But for those who plan their Christmas parties in a big way, this spectacular CD may be the perfect accompaniment.
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New London Children's Choir, Choir, MainArtist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Roberto Alagna, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jeff Jarratt, Producer - Robin Smith, Conductor, Arranger, Recording Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Choir Of St John's, Choir, MainArtist - Smithills School Junior Choir, Choir, MainArtist - London Oratory Schola Cantorum, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 2000 Decca Records France
Polyhymnia Caduceatrix et Panegyrica (Michel Praetorius)
Traditional, Author - Tessa Bonner, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Praetorius, Composer - Mark Le Brocq, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gabrieli, Choir, MainArtist - Paul McCreesh, Conductor, MainArtist - Susan Hemington Jones, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Boy's Choir Of Roskilde Cathedral, Choir, MainArtist - Kristian Olesen, Chorus Master, AssociatedPerformer - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Wedman, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Peter Czornyj, Producer - Joerg Ritter, Producer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Klaus-Peter Lehmann, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1994 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
John Fisher, Producer, Executive Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Irving Berlin, ComposerLyricist - Paul Daniel, Conductor, MainArtist - Bryn Terfel, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephan Flock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jobst Eberhardt, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wolfgang Mitlehner, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lennart Dehn, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 1996 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Joseph Mohr, Author - Franz Xaver Gruber, Composer - André Rieu, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Gerardus J.M. Jo Huijts, Arranger, Work Arranger - Ruud Jacobs, Producer - Johann Strauss Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 1997 Universal International Music B.V.
Frederick Oakeley, Translator - Traditional, Author - National Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Luciano Pavarotti, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Francis Wade, Composer - London Voices, Choir, MainArtist - Douglas Gamley, Arranger, Work Arranger - John Dunkerley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kurt Herbert Adler, Conductor, MainArtist - James Lock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer
℗ 1976 Decca Music Group Limited
Anne Sofie von Otter, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gustaf Nordqvist, Composer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Andrew Wedman, Balance Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Marion Thiem, Producer, Executive Producer - Valerie Gross, A&R
℗ 2007 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Concerto grosso in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 6 "Christmas Concerto" (Giuseppe Torelli)
Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Herbert Von Karajan, Conductor, MainArtist - Wolfgang Meyer, Harpsichord Continuo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Weber, Producer, Recording Producer - Giuseppe Torelli, Composer - Thomas Brandis, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Emil Maas, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ottomar Borwitzky, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Waldemar Döling, Harpsichord Continuo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wolfgang Werner, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Günter Hermanns, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Volker Martin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1970 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Misa Criolla (Ariel Ramirez)
Jose Carreras, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - ARIEL RAMIREZ, Composer, Harpsichord, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Domingo Cura, Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sociedad Coral De Bilbao, Choir, MainArtist - Arsenio Zambrano, Charango Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jorge Padin, Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Coral Salvé de Laredo, Choir, MainArtist - José Luis Ocejo, Conductor, MainArtist - Alejandro Mayol, Author - Osvaldo Armando Catena, Author - Jesús Gabriel Segade, Author
℗ 1988 Universal International Music B.V.
Robert Sadin, Arranger, Work Arranger - Traditional, Author - Charles Gounod, Composer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marcello Viotti, Conductor, MainArtist - Chris Nelson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christopher Alder, Producer - Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Orchestra, MainArtist - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Luisa Domingo, Harp, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthias Spindler, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Stephan Flock, Editor, Balance Engineer, Recording Supervisor, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ingmar Haas, Editor
℗ 2002 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Regensburger Domspatzen, Choir, MainArtist - Michael Praetorius, ComposerLyricist - Heinz Wildhagen, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Georg Ratzinger, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer, Executive Producer - Hans-Rudolf Müller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1980 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Jester Hairston, ComposerLyricist - Malcolm Martineau, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bryn Terfel, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Boon, Producer, Executive Producer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Gernot von Schultzendorff, Balance Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Antiche danze ed arie per liuto, Suite No. 3, P. 172 (Ottorino Respighi)
Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Herbert Von Karajan, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Weber, Producer, Recording Producer - Ottorino Respighi, Composer - Otto Gerdes, Producer - Günter Hermanns, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Volker Martin, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1973 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part One - For The First Day Of Christmas (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Monteverdi Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Christian Friedrich Henrici, Author - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Producer, Balance Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Gregor Zielinsky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1987 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Simon Preston, Conductor, MainArtist - Anonymous, ComposerLyricist - George Ratcliffe Woodward, Author - Thoinot Arbeau, ComposerLyricist - The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, Choir, MainArtist - Jürgen Bulgrin, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Hoepfner, Editor - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer
℗ 1984 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
New London Children's Choir, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Mitchell Parish, Composer - Leroy Anderson, Composer - James Pierpont, ComposerLyricist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Roberto Alagna, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robin Smith, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - The Choir Of St John's, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - Smithills School Junior Choir, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - Janice Preece, Arranger, Work Arranger - London Oratory Schola Cantorum, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2000 Decca Records France
Album review
Featuring an all-star lineup on 15 lavishly produced tracks, Deutsche Grammophon's We Wish You a Merry Christmas is a big-hearted tribute to the holiday season that is sure to please many fans of vocal music. With a program that ranges from Renaissance motets to modern songs and carols, and with a roster that includes the world's most famous opera singers, choirs, early music ensembles, and symphony orchestras, this album has as much variety as can be squeezed into 54 minutes. Of course, it takes a listener of wide tastes to appreciate everything, since the styles include the grand antiphonal choral music of Michael Praetorius, Baroque string writing in the Christmas Concerto by Giuseppe Torelli, the Romantic lyricism of the Bach/Gounod "Ave Maria," and the modern pop standard in Irving Berlin's "White Christmas," with many other musical flavors and fashions in between. The performances are even more varied -- including the golden voices of Anne Sofie von Otter, Roberto Alagna, José Carreras, Bryn Terfel, Luciano Pavarotti, and Plácido Domingo -- and the instrumental warmth of violinist/conductor André Rieu and his Johann Strauss Orchestra, the rich tone of the Berlin Philharmonic under Herbert von Karajan, and the glorious sounds of the Gabrieli Consort and Players under Paul McCreesh are just a few of the artists presented on this 2007 extravaganza. No doubt some will find fault with the volume levels, which seem quite loud and boosted on most of the tracks and which may make home listening a little uncomfortable. But for those who plan their Christmas parties in a big way, this spectacular CD may be the perfect accompaniment.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:53:15
- Main artists: Roberto Alagna Bryn Terfel José Carreras Plácido Domingo
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
- Genre: Classical
© 2007 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin This Compilation ℗ 2007 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
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