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Title

Music for Christmas [sound recording].

Publication

[Bath, England] : Classic CD, [1998]

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Additional Authors

• Tavener, John.
• Poulenc, Francis, 1899-1963.
• Darke, Harold, 1888-1976.
• Holst, Gustav, 1874-1934.
• Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay, 1844-1908.
• Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869.
• Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.
• Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.
• Vivaldi, Antonio, 1678-1741.
• Tallis, Thomas, approximately 1505-1585.
• Flood, David, 1955-
• Ericson, Eric, 1918-2013
• Dearnley, Christopher, 1930-
• Scott, John, 1956-
• Lax, Janet.
• Shaw, Teresa.
• Parrott, Andrew.
• Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900.
• Wright, Simon (Conductor)
• Gardiner, John Eliot.
• Golovchin, Igor, 1956-
• Edwards, Terry, 1939-
• Koopman, Ton, 1944-
• McCreesh, Paul.
• Münchinger, Karl.
• Standage, Simon.
• Grindenko, Anatoly.
• Phillips, Peter, 1953-
• Hillier, Paul.
• Guest, George.
• Joppich, Godehard.
• Catholic Church. Mass, Christmas (Pre-Vatican II : In nocte). Offertorium.
• Canterbury Cathedral. Choir. prf
• Nederlands Kamerkoor. prf
• St. Paul's Cathedral (London, England). Choir. prf
• Taverner Choir. prf
• Wallace Collection (Musical group) prf
• Monteverdi Choir. prf
• Moskovskiĭ sinfonicheskiĭ orkestr. prf
• Royal Opera House (London, England) prf
• Gabrieli Consort & Players. prf
• Lübecker Kantorei. prf
• Stuttgarter Kammerorchester. prf
• Collegium Musicum 90. prf
• Russian Orthodox Patriarchate Choir. prf
• Tallis Scholars. prf
• Pro Arte Singers. prf
• St. John's College (University of Cambridge). Choir. prf
• Choralschola der Benediktinerabtei Münsterschwarzach. prf

Description

1 sound disc : digital; 4 3/4 in.

Uniform Title

Ther is no Rose of swych vertu.

Alternative Title

• 1,000 years of beautiful Christmas music
• One thousand years of beautiful Christmas music
• It came upon the midnight clear.
• El rorro.
• O mild light.
• Ecce, quod natura.
• Classic CD.

Subjects

• Organ music, Arranged
• Brass ensembles, Arranged
• Choruses, Sacred
• Christmas music
• Orchestral music

Note

• Classic CD: 106 (on container: CCD/106/2nd/98).
• Principally sacred and secular Christmas choral music; the 5th work for brass ensemble, the 7th work for orchestra, the 9th work for organ, and the 12th work for string orchestra.
• "Specially selected extracts from the best Christmas CDs"--Insert.
• Title from container.
• Issued with no. 106 (Christmas 1998) of the periodical Classic CD, which includes program notes and track-by-track listening guide on pp. 8-[11].
• Compact disc.
• Track list ([2] p.) inserted in container.

Language (note)

• Sung variously in English (1st, 3rd, 8th, and 16th works), English and Latin (4th work), German (10th &11th works), Latin (2nd, 14th,15th, and 17th works), Russian (13th work), and Spanish (6th work).

Contents

• A hymn to the Mother of God / Tavener (Choir of Canterbury Cathedral ; David Flood, conductor) -- Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël. Videntes stellam / Poulenc (Netherlands Chamber Choir ; Eric Ericson, conductor) -- In the bleak mid-winter (opening) / Darke (Christopher Dearnley, organ ; Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral ; John Scott, conductor) -- Jesu, thou the Virgin-born / Holst (Janet Lax, soprano ; Teresa Shaw, alto ; Taverner Choir ; Andrew Parrott, conductor) -- It came upon the midnight clear / Traditional ; arr. by Sullivan (Wallace Collection ; Simon Wright, conductor) -- El rorro / Trad. Mexican (Monteverdi Choir ; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor) -- Christmas Eve Suite. Ovysen and Kolyada procession [orchestra alone] / Rimsky-Korsakov (Moscow Symphony Orchestra ; Igor Golovschin, conductor) -- L'enfance du Christ. The shepherds' farewell / Berlioz (Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House ; Terry Edwards, conductor) -- For unto us a child is born [organ alone] / Handel (Ton Koopman, organ) -- Cantata no. 65 : Epiphany. Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen (1st movt.) / J.S. Bach (Gabrieli Consort and Players ; Paul McCreesh, conductor) -- Christmas oratorio. Part one, chorus : Jauchzet, frohlocket! / J.S. Bach (Lübecker Kantorei ; Stuttgarter Kammerorchester ; Karl Münchinger, conductor) --
• Il riposo, per il Santissimo Natale : Concerto for strings, RV 270. Allegro / Vivaldi (Collegium Musicum 90 ; Simon Standage, conductor) -- O mild light / Trad. Russian (Russian Patriarchate Choir ; Anatoly Grindenko, conductor) -- Missa : Puer natus est nobis. Gloria (opening) / Tallis (Tallis Scholars ; Peter Phillips, conductor) -- Ecce, quod natura / Anonymous (Pro Arte Singers ; Paul Hillier, conductor) -- There is no rose (opening) / Anonymous (Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge ; George Guest, conductor) -- Proprium primae Missae in Nativitate. Offertorium / Anonymous (Choralschola der Benediktinerabtei Münsterschwarzach ; Pater Godehard Joppich, conductor).

Call Number

*LDC 29928

OCLC

NYPG04-R378

Title

Music for Christmas [sound recording].

Imprint

[Bath, England] : Classic CD, [1998]

Performer

Various performers.

Language

Sung variously in English (1st, 3rd, 8th, and 16th works), English and Latin (4th work), German (10th &11th works), Latin (2nd, 14th,15th, and 17th works), Russian (13th work), and Spanish (6th work).

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Added Author

Tavener, John. Hymns to the Mother of God. Hymn to the Mother of God.

Poulenc, Francis, 1899-1963. Motets pour le temps de Noël. Videntes stellam.

Darke, Harold, 1888-1976. In the bleak mid-winter. Selections.

Holst, Gustav, 1874-1934. Old English carols. Jesu, thou the virgin-born.

Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay, 1844-1908. Nochʹ pered Rozhdestvom. Poezd Ovsen︠i︡a i Kol︠i︡ady.

Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869. Enfance du Christ. Adieu des bergers à la Sainte Famille. English.

Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Messiah. For unto us a child is born; arranged.

Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen. Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen.

Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Weihnachts-Oratorium. Jauchzet, frohlocket.

Vivaldi, Antonio, 1678-1741. Concertos, violin, string orchestra, RV 270, E major. Allegro.

Tallis, Thomas, approximately 1505-1585. Missa Puer natus est nobis. Gloria. Selections.

Flood, David, 1955- Conductor

Ericson, Eric, 1918-2013, conductor.

Dearnley, Christopher, 1930- Instrumentalist

Scott, John, 1956- Conductor

Lax, Janet. voc

Shaw, Teresa. voc

Parrott, Andrew. Conductor

Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900. Arranger

Wright, Simon (Conductor)

Gardiner, John Eliot. Conductor

Golovchin, Igor, 1956- Conductor

Edwards, Terry, 1939- Conductor

Koopman, Ton, 1944- Instrumentalist

McCreesh, Paul. Conductor

Münchinger, Karl. Conductor

Standage, Simon. Conductor

Grindenko, Anatoly. Conductor

Phillips, Peter, 1953- Conductor

Hillier, Paul. Conductor

Guest, George. Conductor

Joppich, Godehard. Conductor

Catholic Church. Mass, Christmas (Pre-Vatican II : In nocte). Offertorium.

Canterbury Cathedral. Choir. Performer

Nederlands Kamerkoor. Performer

St. Paul's Cathedral (London, England). Choir. Performer

Taverner Choir. Performer

Wallace Collection (Musical group) Performer

Monteverdi Choir. Performer

Moskovskiĭ sinfonicheskiĭ orkestr. Performer

Royal Opera House (London, England) Performer

Gabrieli Consort & Players. Performer

Lübecker Kantorei. Performer

Stuttgarter Kammerorchester. Performer

Collegium Musicum 90. Performer

Russian Orthodox Patriarchate Choir. Performer

Tallis Scholars. Performer

Pro Arte Singers. Performer

St. John's College (University of Cambridge). Choir. Performer

Choralschola der Benediktinerabtei Münsterschwarzach. Performer

Added Title

Ther is no Rose of swych vertu.

It came upon the midnight clear.

El rorro.

O mild light.

Ecce, quod natura.

Classic CD.

Publisher No.

106 Classic CD

CCD/106/2nd/98 Classic CD

Research Call Number

*LDC 29928 Track list on file.