100 Christmas Masterworks
Compilation by Various Artists
Released 9 November 2018
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1In dulci jubiloMichael Praetorius2:37
- 2Messiah, HWV 56: Pt. 1: "Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion"George Frideric Handel4:49
- 3Vesperae solennes de confessore in C major, K. 339: V. Laudate Dominum omnes gentesWolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:28
- 4Christmas Carols, op. 8: III. Die KönigePeter Cornelius2:36
- 5Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Part One "For The First Day Of Christmas": No. 8 Aria (Baß): "Großer Herr, o starker König"Johann Sebastian Bach4:24
- 6Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day[traditional]1:47
- 7Panis AngelicusCésar Franck3:38
- 8Samson, HWV 57: Act 3: Air: "Let the bright Seraphim"George Frideric Handel3:17
- 9Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, Cantata, BWV 147: X. Jesu bleibet meine freundeJohann Sebastian Bach2:47
- 103:49
- 11Geistliches Wiegenlied, op. 91, no. 2Johannes Brahms6:11
- 12O Jesulein süssJohann Sebastian Bach4:07
- 13Serse, HWV 40 (Performance Ed. by King's Music): Act 1: "Ombra mai fu"George Frideric Handel2:41
- 14Messiah, HWV 56: Pt. 1: "Ev'ry Valley shall be exalted"George Frideric Handel3:34
- 15Exsultate, jubilate, K. 165 (Original Version 1773): IV. AlleluiaWolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:35
- 16In The Bleak MidwinterGustav Holst4:02
- 17Otello: Act 4: Ave Maria, piena di graziaGiuseppe Verdi4:53
- 18Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part One "For the First Day of Christmas": No. 4. Aria (Alto): " Bereite dich, Zion"Johann Sebastian Bach5:06
- CD 2
- 1Once in Royal David's CityHenry John Gauntlett3:12
- 2O Come All Ye FaithfulJohn Francis Wade3:57
- 3Hark! The Herald Angels SingFelix Mendelssohn2:22
- 4In the Bleak MidwinterGustav Holst4:44
- 5O Little Town of BethlehemRalph Vaughan Williams3:04
- 6I Saw Three Ships[traditional]2:14
- 74:15
- 8Still, weil's Kindlein schlafen will[traditional]0:49
- 9The first Nowell[traditional]4:48
- 10Adventi ének (Veni, Veni Emmanuel)Kodály Zoltán3:54
- 11Up! Good Christen Folk, and ListenGeorge Ratcliffe Woodward1:22
- 12Gaudete[traditional]1:40
- 13Stille Nacht, heilige NachtFranz Xaver Gruber3:35
- 14Ther is no rose of swych vertu[traditional]4:57
- 15The Holly and the Ivy[traditional]3:33
- 16God rest ye merry, gentlemen[traditional]2:58
- 17A Shepherd's CarolBenjamin Britten5:00
- 18Maria durch ein Dornwald ging[traditional]2:08
- 19Ding Dong! Merrily on HighThoinot Arbeau2:00
- 202:13
- 21Birjina gaztettobat zegoen[traditional]2:31
- 22Jesus Christ the Apple TreeElizabeth Poston2:54
- 232:48
- CD 3
- 11:57
- 2Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part Two "For the Second Day of Christmas": No. 10 SinfoniaJohann Sebastian Bach5:17
- 3Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6, no. 8, MC 6.8 "Fatto per la Notte di Natale": I. Vivace: Grave. Arcate, sostenuto e come stàArcangelo Corelli1:30
- 4Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6, no. 8, MC 6.8 "Fatto per la Notte di Natale": II. AllegroArcangelo Corelli2:01
- 5Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6, no. 8, MC 6.8 "Fatto per la Notte di Natale": III. Adagio: Allegro - AdagioArcangelo Corelli3:19
- 6Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6, no. 8, MC 6.8 "Fatto per la Notte di Natale": IV. VivaceArcangelo Corelli1:00
- 7Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6, no. 8, MC 6.8 "Fatto per la Notte di Natale": V. AllegroArcangelo Corelli2:05
- 8Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6, no. 8, MC 6.8 "Fatto per la Notte di Natale": VI. Pastorale: LargoArcangelo Corelli4:07
- 9Messiah, HWV 56: Pt. 1: Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)George Frideric Handel1:12
- 10Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. AirJohann Sebastian Bach4:51
- 11In nativitatem Domini canticum, H. 416: NuitMarc‐Antoine Charpentier4:41
- 123:41
- 131:30
- 143:26
- 15Canzon noni toni a 12, Ch. 183Giovanni Gabrieli3:26
- 16Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, Cantata BWV 147: Jesu, Joy of Man's DesiringJohann Sebastian Bach3:22
- 17Noëls sur les instruments, H. 531, 534: I. Vous qui désirez sans finMarc‐Antoine Charpentier2:10
- 18Noëls sur les instruments, H. 531, 534: II. A la venue de NoëlMarc‐Antoine Charpentier0:59
- 19Noëls sur les instruments, H. 531, 534: III. Or nous dites, MarieMarc‐Antoine Charpentier2:21
- 20Noëls sur les instruments, H. 531, 534: IV. Où s'en vont ces gais bergers?Marc‐Antoine Charpentier1:30
- 21Cantiones Sacre (1620): Nr. 15. "In dulci jubilo"Samuel Scheidt3:47
- CD 4
- 1Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part One "For the First Day of Christmas": No. 1. Chorus: "Jauchzet, frohlocket"Johann Sebastian Bach7:42
- 2Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: "For Unto Us a Child Is Born"George Frideric Handel4:06
- 3Polyhymnia Caduceatrix et Panegyrica: 3IV. in dulci jubiloMichael Praetorius5:23
- 4A Spotless RoseHerbert Howells3:37
- 5Virga Jesse (Motet)Anton Bruckner4:19
- 6The LambJohn Tavener3:36
- 7The Darkness Is No DarknessJudith Bingham4:27
- 8Historia von der Geburt Jesu Christi, SWV 435: Beschluss: "Dank sagen wir alle Gott..."Heinrich Schütz2:10
- 9Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: "Hallelujah"George Frideric Handel4:00
- 10Resonet in Laudibus à 5Orlande de Lassus4:15
- 11Motet "Hodie Christus natus est"Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina3:22
- 12Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël: Quem vidistis pastoresFrancis Poulenc3:21
- 13God Is With Us (A Christmas Proclamation)John Tavener5:44
- 14Magnificat in D major, BWV 243: Chorus: "Magnificat"Johann Sebastian Bach3:03
- 15Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: As dew in AprilleBenjamin Britten1:08
- 16"Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland", BWV 62: I. Chorus "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" (Choir)Johann Sebastian Bach4:30
- 17Communion motet: "Uns ist ein Kindlein heut geborn": Musae Sioniae VIMichael Praetorius2:13
- 18A Hymn to the VirginBenjamin Britten2:43
- CD 5
- 1White ChristmasIrving Berlin4:59
- 2Il est né le divin enfant[traditional]1:25
- 3O Holy NightAdolphe Adam4:13
- 4Shepherd's Pipe CarolJohn Rutter2:56
- 5"Ellens Gesang III", D. 839Franz Schubert5:38
- 6Winter WonderlandFelix Bernard3:50
- 7Carol of the BellsMykola Leontovych1:26
- 8Deck the Hall With Boughs of Holly[traditional]1:17
- 9Joy to the WorldGeorge Frideric Handel, Lowell Mason2:27
- 10Mary's Boy ChildJester Hairston3:32
- 11Have Yourself a Merry Little ChristmasHugh Martin, Ralph Blane3:14
- 12Ave Maria, CG 89a: arr. from Bach's Prelude no. 1 BWV 846Johann Sebastian Bach5:27
- 13Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a, TH. 35: I. Miniature OverturePyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky3:03
- 14Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a, TH. 35: 2a. MarchPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2:26
- 15Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a, TH. 35: 2b. Dance of the Sugar-Plum FairyPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2:06
- 16Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a, TH. 35: 2c. Russian Dance (Trepak)Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky1:10
- 17Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a, TH. 35: 2d. Arabian Dance (Coffee)Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky3:46
- 18Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a, TH. 35: 2e. Chinese Dance (Tea)Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky1:14
- 19Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a, TH. 35: 2f. Dance of the Reed-Pipes (Mirlitons)Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2:35
- 20Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a, TH. 35: III. Waltz of the FlowersPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky6:45
Release credits
- engineer [7], producer [7]
- conductor [10]
- choir vocals [8]
- conductor [9]
- balance [16], engineer [16]
- oboe [8]
- conductor [2.1-2, 2.4, 2.12, 5.7]
- assistant [13]
- baritone vocals [13]
- mezzo-soprano vocals [5.2, 5.11, 1.12, 1.18], vocal [1.6, 5.2]
- arranger [5.2, 1.12]
- cello [10]
- performer [18]
- soprano vocals [2]
- soprano vocals [15]
- balance [13]
- performing orchestra [5.13-20, 1.3]
- trumpet [1]
- performing orchestra [2.8, 3.21]
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- editor [3-8]
- baritone vocals [1], bass-baritone vocals [1.4, 1.16, 5.4, 5.10]
- choir vocals [1.10, 4.11]
- conductor [6]
- mezzo-soprano vocals [4.11, 1.10]
- executive [4.1, 4.9, 4.16, 3.2-9, 3.17, 3.19, 1.2, 1.5, 1.14-15, 1.18]
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- choir vocals [3, 11, 15, 17], vocal [17, 19, 22]
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- trombone [8]
- arranger [1]
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- violin [12]
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- horn [8]
- producer [16]
- flute [8]
- trumpet [1]
- producer [3.21, 5.5]
- viola [11]
- engineer [7], recording [10]
- soprano vocals [17]
- conductor [13-20]
Issues
1- 19 November 2018
1Digital Media9 November 2018