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Christmas Meditation

Martin Flämig · Max Pommer · Ralf Otto · Hartwig Eschenburg · Helmuth Froschauer · Károly Botvay · Michael Erxleben · András Kórodi · Burkhard Glaetzner · Hans-Joachim Rotzsch

CapriccioCat. C70732h 31m40 tracks

Christmas Meditation, CD, on Capriccio. Music by Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frideric Handel, Antonio Vivaldi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, performed by Martin Flämig, Max Pommer, Ralf Otto, Hartwig Eschenburg; 40 tracks.

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Tracklist

Disc 1

03

Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: Pastoral Symphony, “Pifa”

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 13. Pastoral Symphony (Pifa)

Michael Erxleben, Berlin Chamber Orchestra

2:53

06

Flute Sonata in E‐Flat Major, BWV 1031: II. Siciliano (arr. for trumpet and organ)

Johann Sebastian Bach - Flute Sonata in E-flat major, BWV 1031

Reinhold Friedrich

2:12

10

Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: Aria: He shall feed His flock like a shepherd

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 20. Air “He Shall Feed His Flock” (Soprano, Contralto)

Charles Humphries, Max Emanuel Cenčić

4:36

11

18 Chorales, BWV 651-668, “Leipziger Chorale”: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659

Johann Sebastian Bach - Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659.2

Matthias Eisenberg

4:34

14

Divertimento da camera in C Minor: I. Lento

Giovanni Bononcini - Divertimento da camera no. 6 in C minor

Siegfried Pank, Christine Schornsheim, Eckart Haupt

2:29

16

Concerto Grosso in D Minor, op. 3, no. 11, RV 565: II. Siciliano

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in D minor for Two Violins, Cello and Strings, op. 3 no. 11, RV 565

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, János Rolla

3:00

Disc 2

01

Overture (Suite) no. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air, “Air on a G String”

Johann Sebastian Bach - Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068

Helmut Winschermann, Deutsche Bachsolisten

4:30

04

Jesu, meines Herzens Freud, BWV 361

Johann Sebastian Bach - Choralsatz, BWV 361 "Jesu, meines Herzens Freud"

Hartwig Eschenburg, Rostock Motet Choir

3:07

09

Serse (Xerxes), HWV 40, Act I: Ombra mai fu, “Largo”

George Frideric Handel - Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Arioso “Ombra mai fù”

Budapest Strings Chamber Orchestra, Béla Bánfalvi

3:07

11

Harp Sonata in C Minor: II. Andante espressivo

Giovanni Battista Pescetti - Sonata in C minor

5:06

13

Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele, BWV 143: Chorale: Du Friedefurst, Herr Jesu Christ

Johann Sebastian Bach - Kantate, BWV 143 "Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele"

Hans-Joachim Rotzsch, Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum

2:24

Disc 3

01

Concerto Pastorale: I. Larghetto

Johann Melchior Molter - Concerto pastorale for strings & harpsichord in G major

Michael Erxleben, Berlin Chamber Orchestra

1:23

04

Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339: Laudate Dominum

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339

Iván Fischer, Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra

4:10

05

Water Music: Suite no. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: VI. Air

George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: IIIa. [Allegro]

Budapest Strings Chamber Orchestra, Béla Bánfalvi

3:37

07

Prelude in C Minor, BWV 999 (arr. A. Vigh)

Johann Sebastian Bach - The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I

1:48

08

The 4 Seasons: Violin Concerto in F Minor, op. 8, no. 4, RV 297, “L’inverno” (Winter): II. Largo

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”

Károly Botvay, Budapest Strings Chamber Orchestra, Béla Bánfalvi

2:18

10

Flute Concerto in E Minor: II. Andante

Pierre-Gabriel Buffardin - Concerto in E minor for flute, strings and continuo

3:34

11

8 Geistliche Gesange, op. 138: no. 4. Unser lieben Frauen Tranen

Max Reger - Unser lieben Frauen Traum, op. 138, Nr. 4

2:19

12

Concerto for Flute and Harp in C Major, K. 299: II. Andantino

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto in C major for Flute, Harp & Orchestra, K. 297c/299

7:48

13

3 Motets, op. 39: no. 2. O praise the Lord (Laudate pueri): Laudati pueri

Felix Mendelssohn - Laudate pueri, op. 39 no. 2

Martin Flämig, Michael-Christfried Winkler

5:23

15

Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Flosst, mein Heiland, flosst dein Namen

Johann Sebastian Bach - Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil IV, XXXIX. (Soprano) „Flößt, mein Heiland, flößt dein Namen“

Ralf Otto, Concerto Köln, Ruth Ziesak

5:35

16

Keyboard Concerto in E‐Flat Major, Wq. 35, H. 446: II. Adagio sostenuto

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach - Concerto in E-flat major, Wq. 35, H. 446

Hartmut Haenchen

7:39

Disc 4

01

Canon and Gigue in D Major: Canon in D Major

Johann Pachelbel - Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337

Max Pommer, Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum

4:24

04

Ave Maria, WAB 6

Anton Bruckner - Ave Maria, WAB 6

3:22

05

3 Sacred Songs, op. 69: no. 3. Abendlied, “Bleib bei uns, es will Abend werden” (arr. for violin and organ)

Josef Rheinberger - Abendlied, op. 69 nr. 3

Ernő Sebestyén

4:03

06

Cantique de Noel (O Holy Night) (Sung in French)

Adolphe Adam - Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens”

Helmuth Froschauer, David Cordier, Ulla van Daelen

3:24

08

Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach - Holde, hohe Wundernacht

2:05

10

Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier, BWV 469

Johann Sebastian Bach - Geistliches Lied, BWV 469 „Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier“

1:29

12

Jesu, du mein liebstes Leben, BWV 356

Johann Sebastian Bach - Choralsatz, BWV 356 "Jesu, du mein liebstes leben"

Hartwig Eschenburg, Rostock Motet Choir

2:53

15

Concerto Grosso in B Minor, op. 6, no. 12, HWV 330: III. Aria: Larghetto e piano

George Frideric Handel - Concerto grosso in B minor, op. 6 no. 12, HWV 330

Max Pommer, Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum

3:26

16

Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Part II. Aria: Schlafe, mein Liebster, geniesse der Ruh

Johann Sebastian Bach - Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil II, XIX. Aria (Alto) „Schlafe, mein Liebster“

Ralf Otto, Concerto Köln, Monica Groop

9:26

Disc 5

01

Suite no. 4 in G Major, op. 61, “Mozartiana”: III. Preghiera: Andante non tanto

Franz Liszt - Suite no. 4 in G major, op. 61 "Mozartiana"

Neville Marriner, Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra

3:47

03

Johann Friedrich Reichardt - Heilige Nacht

Jochen Kowalski

1:56

04

Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Part II: Sinfonia

Johann Sebastian Bach - Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil II, X. Sinfonia

Ralf Otto, Concerto Köln

5:35

07

Mandolin Concerto in C Major, RV 425: II. Largo

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto for Mandolin in C major, RV 425

Károly Botvay, Budapest Strings Chamber Orchestra, Béla Bánfalvi

2:09

09

Water Piece in D Major, HWV 341: III. Air (Menuetto)

George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: IIIa. [Allegro]

Budapest Strings Chamber Orchestra, Béla Bánfalvi

2:52

10

Oboe Concerto in D Minor: II. Adagio (after BWV 35, BWV 156, BWV 1056 and BWV 1059)

Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto for Oboe, Strings and Basso Continuo in D minor, BWV 1059R

Burkhard Glaetzner, Max Pommer, Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum

3:07

13

Orfeo ed Euridice, Act II: Ballet of Blessed Spirits (Reigen seliger Geister)

Christoph Willibald von Gluck - Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Ballet in D minor “Dance of the Blessed Spirits”

András Kórodi, Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra

7:27

14

Jubilate‐Amen, op. 3

Max Bruch - Jubilate-Amen, op. 3

Helmuth Froschauer, WDR Funkhausorchester

3:42

15

Lyric Pieces, Book 4, op. 47: no. 7. Elegy (arr. for flute and harp)

Edvard Grieg - Lyriske stykker, hefte IV, op. 47: No. 7: Elegi

3:29