The Ultimate Classical Christmas Album Of All Time

Various Artists

• Erschienen am 01.10.02 bei Sony Classical - Legacy
• Künstler: Various Artists
• Genre: Klassik

1 I Wonder as I Wander (Vocal)

Andrew Parrott 00:02:19

Malcolm Bruno, Executive Producer - Andrew Parrott, Conductor - Andrew Parrott, Performer - John Hadden, Producer - JOHN JACOB NILES (1892-1980), Composer - Emily van Evera, Soprano - Emily van Evera, Performer

(P) 1998 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

2 Villancico de navidad

John Williams 00:03:06

John Williams, Guitar - John Williams, Producer - John Williams, Performer - John Williams, Edited By - AGUSTÍN BARRIOS (1885-1944), Composer

(P) 1995 Sony Music Entertainment

3 O Little Town of Bethlehem (Vocal)

Eileen Farrell 00:03:34

Philip Brooks, Lyricist - Eileen Farrell, Soprano - Eileen Farrell, Performer - Howard H. Scott, Producer - Luther Henderson, Conductor - Luther Henderson, Arranger - Orchestra, Performer - Lewis H. Redner (1831-1908), Composer

(P) 1960 Sony Music Entertainment

4 Hänsel und Gretel: Abendsegen (Instrumental)

Leonard Bernstein 00:03:44

John McClure, Producer - Leonard Bernstein, Conductor - Leonard Bernstein, Performer - Engelbert Humperdinck (1854-1921), Composer - New York Philharmonic, Performer

Originally released 1971 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

5 Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Voice)

André Previn 00:04:02

The American Boychoir, Performer - MICHAEL PRAETORIUS (1571-1621), Composer - The Christmas Concert Choir, Performer - Frederica von Stade, Mezzo-Soprano - Frederica von Stade, Performer - Thomas Frost, Producer - Arthur Harris, Arranger - André Previn, Conductor - André Previn, Performer

(P) 1992 Sony Music Entertainment

6 The Coventry Carol (Vocal)

Eileen Farrell 00:01:48

Eileen Farrell, Soprano - Eileen Farrell, Performer - Various, Performer - Howard H. Scott, Producer - Luther Henderson, Conductor - Orchestra, Performer - Traditional, Composer - Traditional, Lyricist

(P) 1960 Sony Music Entertainment

7 Good People All, This Christmastide (Vocal)

Andrew Parrott 00:03:19

Malcolm Bruno, Executive Producer - Paul O' Shaughnessy, Fiddle - Andrew Parrott, Conductor - Andrew Parrott, Performer - John Hadden, Producer - Traditional, Composer

(P) 1998 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

8 Watts's Cradle Hymn (Vocal)

Emma Kirkby 00:05:58

Simon Birchall, Bass (Vocal) - Westminster Abbey Choir, Performer - Michael Lees, Counter Tenor - David Mottley, Producer - Tom Finucane, Guitar - Martin Neary, Conductor - I. Watts, Lyricist - Emma Kirby, Soprano - Traditional, Composer - Emma Kirkby, Performer - Tom Raskin, Tenor

(P) 1996 Sony Classical, a division of Sony Entertainment Holdings GmbH

9 Concerto Grosso in G Minor Op. 6, No. 8 "Christmas Concerto": VI. Largo. Pastorale ad libitum (Instrumental)

Richard Kapp 00:04:11

Richard Kapp, Conductor - Richard Kapp, Performer - A. Corelli (1653-1713), Composer - A. Corelli (1653-1713), Lyricist - Philharmonia Virtuosi, Performer - David Mottley, Producer - Philharmonia Virtuosi of New York, Performer

(P) 1980 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

10 O Tannenbaum (Large kalliope with bells)

Rita Ford 00:01:33

Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - Traditional, Composer - Traditional, Lyricist - Rita Ford's Music Boxes, Performer

Originally recorded 1961. All rights reserved by SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

11 It Came Upon A Midnight Clear (Vocal)

Eileen Farrell 00:02:53

Eileen Farrell, Soprano - Eileen Farrell, Performer - Edmund H. Sears, Lyricist - Howard H. Scott, Producer - Luther Henderson, Conductor - Luther Henderson, Arranger - Richard Storrs Willis (1819-1900), Composer - Orchestra, Performer

(P) 1960 Sony Music Entertainment

12 Largo from Concerto in F minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 8 "L'Inverno" (Instrumental)

Pinchas Zukerman 00:02:36

The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Performer - Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - Steven Epstein, Producer - Pinchas Zukerman, Conductor - Pinchas Zukerman, Performer - Pinchas Zukerman, Violin

(P) 1981 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

13 Ave Maria (Vocal)

Eugene Ormandy 00:04:42

Temple University Concert Choir, Performer - FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797-1828), Composer - The Philadelphia Orchestra, Performer - Robert Page, Performer - Thomas Frost, Producer - Arthur Harris, Arranger - Eugene Ormandy, Conductor - Eugene Ormandy, Performer

(P) 1962 Sony Music Entertainment

14 Pie Jesu from Requiem, Op. 48 (Vocal)

Lucia Popp 00:03:38

The Ambrosian Singers, Performer - Paul Myers, Producer - Andrew Davis, Conductor - Andrew Davis, Performer - GABRIEL FAURÉ (1845-1924), Composer - Lucia Popp, Soprano - Lucia Popp, Performer - The Philharmonia Orchestra, Performer

(P) 1977 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

15 Ich steh' an deiner Krippen hier (I stand here by thy crib) (Choral) from Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 (Vocal)

Helmuth Rilling 00:01:08

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart, Performer - Richard Hauck, Producer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Bach Collegium Stuttgart, Performer - Helmuth Rilling, Conductor - Helmuth Rilling, Performer

(P) 1984 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

16 Lullay My Liking (Vocal)

E. Power Biggs 00:04:25

John McClure, Producer - E. Power Biggs, Performer - E. Power Biggs, Organ - Robert DeCormier, Arranger - Gregg Smith Singers, Performer - Gregg Smith, Conductor - The Texas Boys Choir, Performer - GUSTAV HOLST (1874-1934), Composer

Originally released 1968 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

17 What Child Is This? (Greensleeves) (Instrumental)

Jean-Pierre Rampal 00:04:45

Jean-Pierre Rampal, Performer - Jean-Pierre Rampal, Flute - London Symphony Orchestra, Performer - Michel Legrand, Conductor - Michel Legrand, Arranger - Michel Legrand, Celesta - Alexandre Lagoya, Guitar - Roy Emerson, Producer - Traditional, Composer

(P) 1981 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

18 O Come, O Come, Emanuel (Vocal)

Eugene Ormandy 00:03:32

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Performer - Thomas Frost, Producer - Arthur Harris, Arranger - Traditional, Composer - Eugene Ormandy, Conductor - Eugene Ormandy, Performer

(P) 1962 Sony Music Entertainment

19 Silent Night (Voice)

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir 00:04:34

Franz Xavier Grüber (1787-1863), Composer - Franz Xavier Grüber (1787-1863), Lyricist - The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Performer - Thomas Frost, Producer - J. Mohr (1792-1849), Composer - J. Mohr (1792-1849), Lyricist

Originally released 1970 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT INC.

20 Wiegenlied "Guten Abend, gut Nacht" Op. 49, No. 4 (Vocal)

Angelika Kirchschlager 00:01:43

Jeremy Caulton, Executive Producer - Angelika Kirchschlager, Mezzo-Soprano - Angelika Kirchschlager, Performer - Grace Row, Producer - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Helmut Deutsch, Piano - Traditional, Lyricist

(P) 1999 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

DISC 2

1 Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah, HWV 56 (Vocal)

Eugene Ormandy 00:03:56

Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer - The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Performer - The Philadelphia Orchestra, Performer - Howard H. Scott, Producer - David Oppenheim, Producer - Eugene Ormandy, Conductor - Eugene Ormandy, Performer

(P) 1969 Sony Music Entertainment

2 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Vocal)

Eugene Ormandy 00:03:11

Temple University Concert Choir, Performer - The Philadelphia Orchestra, Performer - Robert Page, Performer - FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847), Composer - Thomas Frost, Producer - Arthur Harris, Arranger - Eugene Ormandy, Conductor - Eugene Ormandy, Performer

(P) 1962 Sony Music Entertainment

3 Cantique de nöel (O Holy Night) (Voice)

Plácido Domingo 00:03:52

Adolphe Adam, Composer - Steven Mercurio, Conductor - Luciano Pavarotti, Tenor - Luciano Pavarotti, Performer - Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen Children's Choir, Performer - Luca Logi, Arranger - Luca Logi, Adaptor - Vienna Symphony, Performer - Grace Row, Producer - Placido Domingo, Tenor - Placido Domingo, Performer

(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment

4 Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Instrumental)

Eugene Ormandy 00:03:18

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Performer - Thomas Frost, Producer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Eugene Ormandy, Conductor - Eugene Ormandy, Performer - Lucien Cailliet, Arranger

Originally released 1970 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

5 Carol of the Drum (Little Drummer Boy) (Vocal)

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir 00:02:34

6 Deus in adjutorium from Vespers Of The Blessed Virgin (1610) (Instrumental)

The Canadian Brass 00:02:13

Irwin Katz, Executive Producer - New York Philharmonic Brass, Performer - Arthur Frackenpohl, Arranger - CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI (1567-1643), Composer - The Canadian Brass, Performer - Boston Symphony Orchestra Brass, Performer - Kazuyoshi Akiyama, Conductor - Kazuyoshi Akiyama, Performer - James Mallinson, Producer

(P) 1989 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

7 Laudemus te from Gloria in D Major, RV 589 (Vocal)

La Grande Écurie et La Chambre Du Roy 00:02:36

Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - Mary Burgess, Soprano - La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy, Performer - Ensemble Vocal Raphaël Passaquet, Performer - Jocelyne Chamonin, Soprano - Georges Kadar, Producer - Jean-Claude Malgoire, Conductor - Daniele Salzer, Organ - Yves Poucel, Oboe

(P) 1977 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

8 German Dance in C Major, K. 605, No. 3 "The Sleigh Ride" (Instrumental)

Leonard Bernstein 00:02:32

John McClure, Producer - Leonard Bernstein, Conductor - Leonard Bernstein, Performer - The New York Philharmonic, Performer - W. A. Mozart (1756-1791), Composer - W. A. Mozart (1756-1791), Lyricist

(P) 1966 Sony Music Entertainment

9 Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly (Instrumental)

The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble 00:01:04

The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble, Performer - Andrew Kazdin, Producer - Traditional, Composer

Originally Released 1967 Sony Music Entertainment

10 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Vocal)

Andrew Parrott 00:02:41

Lucy Carolan, Organ - John Hadden, Producer - Charles Wesley, Lyricist - CHARLES BURNEY (1726-1814), Composer - Taverner Choir, Performer - Natanya Hadda, Alto - Gill Ross, Soprano - Malcolm Bruno, Executive Producer - Andrew Parrott, Conductor - Andrew Parrott, Performer

(P) 1998 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

11 Gesù Bambino

Marilyn Horne 00:04:22

Dr. Jerold Ottley, Conductor - Mormon Tabernacle Chorus, Performer - J.H. MARTENS, Composer - Marilyn Horne, Mezzo-Soprano - Marilyn Horne, Performer - David Mottley, Producer - PIETRO YON (1886-1943), Composer - Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Performer - Arthur Harris, Arranger

(P) 1983 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

12 O Come, All Ye Faithful (Voice)

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir 00:03:36

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Performer - Richard P. Condie, Conductor - Alexander Schreiner, Organ - The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble & Percussion, Performer - Thomas Frost, Producer - Arthur Harris, Arranger - F. OAKLEY, Composer

Originally released 1970 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT INC.

13 The First Noël (Instrumental)

Eugene Ormandy 00:03:34

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Performer - Thomas Frost, Producer - Arthur Harris, Arranger - Traditional, Composer - Eugene Ormandy, Conductor - Eugene Ormandy, Performer

(P) 1962 Sony Music Entertainment

14 Ding Dong! Merrily On High (Vocal)

The Choral Guild of Atlanta 00:02:01

Walter Huff, Organ - T. Arbeau (1520-1595), Composer - T. Arbeau (1520-1595), Lyricist - G. R. Woodward (1848-1934), Composer - G. R. Woodward (1848-1934), Lyricist - The Choral Guild of Atlanta, Performer - Charles Beaudrot, Producer - William Noll, Conductor

(P) 1991 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

15 March from The Nutcracker Ballet, Op. 71 (Act I) (Instrumental)

Eugene Ormandy 00:02:16

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Performer - PETER TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893), Composer - Thomas Frost, Producer - Eugene Ormandy, Conductor - Eugene Ormandy, Performer

Originally released 1964 Sony Music Entertainment

16 Exsultate, jubilate, K. 165 (158a): I. Allegro (Exsultate) (Voice)

Pinchas Zukerman 00:04:50

Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, Performer - Andrew Kazdin, Producer - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Composer - Judith Blegen, Soprano - Pinchas Zukerman, Conductor - Pinchas Zukerman, Performer

(P) 1979 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

17 Canzon Septimi Toni No. 2

The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble 00:02:48

Thomas Wohlwender, Trumpet - Mason Jones, French Horn - Myron Bloom, French Horn - Bernard Adelstein, Trumpet - GIOVANNI GABRIELI (c.1554/57-1612), Composer - Gilbert Johnson, Trumpet - Robert Boyd, Trombone - Seymour Rosenfeld, Trumpet - Andrew Kazdin, Producer - The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble, Performer - The Chicago Brass Ensemble, Performer

Originally released 1969 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

18 Die Menge der Engel (The Hosts of Angels) from Historia der Geburt Jesu Christi/History of the Birth of Jesus Christ, SWV 435, 435A (Excerpt)

Frieder Bernius 00:01:59

Musica Fiata Köln, Performer - Wolf Erichson, Producer - Frieder Bernius, Conductor - Frieder Bernius, Performer - Heinrich Schütz, Composer - Barockorchester Stuttgart, Performer - Kammerchor Stuttgart, Performer

(P) 1990 Sony Classical, a division of Sony Entertainment Holdings GmbH

19 Joy To The World (Instrumental)

The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble 00:01:11

Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer - Isaac Watts (1674-1748), Lyricist - The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble, Performer - Andrew Kazdin, Producer

Originally released 1967 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

20 Once, in Royal David's City (Vocal)

The Chestnut Brass Company 00:02:35

Cecil Frances Alexander (1823-1895), Lyricist - Ama Deus Ensemble, Performer - The Chestnut Brass Company, Performer - Valentin Radu, Conductor - Wesley Parrott, Organ - Henry John Gauntlett (1805-1876), Composer - John Ostendorf, Producer

(P) 1996 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

21 O Sanctissima (O du fröhliche) (Instrumental)

Eugene Ormandy 00:03:27

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Performer - Thomas Frost, Producer - Arthur Harris, Arranger - Traditional, Composer - Eugene Ormandy, Conductor - Eugene Ormandy, Performer

(P) 1962 Sony Music Entertainment

22 Angels We Have Heard On High

Marilyn Horne 00:02:44

Dr. Jerold Ottley, Conductor - The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Performer - Marilyn Horne, Mezzo-Soprano - Marilyn Horne, Performer - David Mottley, Producer - Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Performer - Traditional, Composer

(P) 1983 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

23 Magnificat from Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243 (Vocal)

Ann Murray 00:03:04

Adalbert Kraus, Tenor - Philippe Huttenlocher, Bass (Vocal) - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Arleen Augér, Soprano - Arleen Augér, Performer - Helmuth Rilling, Conductor - Helmuth Rilling, Performer - Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, Performer - Ann Murray, Soprano - Ann Murray, Performer - Helen Watts, Alto - Helen Watts, Performer - Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart, Performer - Wolfgang Schone, Bass (Vocal) - Hans-Joachim Daub, Producer

(P) 1980 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

Informationen zu dem Album

• 2 Disc(s) - 43 Track(s)
• Gesamte Laufzeit: 02:13:54

• Künstler: Various Artists
• Komponist: Various Composers
• Label: Sony Classical - Legacy
• Genre: Klassik
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Originally released 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (P) 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (P) 1990, 1992, 1993