A Gift of Christmas Music
Francis Jackson · Charles Mackerras · Bohdan Warchal · Jean-Claude Casadesus · Mátyás Antal · Neeme Järvi · Royal Philharmonic Orchestra · Lille national orchestra · Royal Scottish National Orchestra · Slovak Chamber Orchestra
A Gift of Christmas Music (2000), CD, on Classic FM. Music by George Frideric Handel, Arcangelo Corelli, Christopher Tye, Hector Berlioz, performed by Francis Jackson, Charles Mackerras, Bohdan Warchal, Jean-Claude Casadesus; 10 tracks.
Composers
Tracklist
The Messiah: For Unto Us a Child Is Born
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For unto us a Child is born”
Charles Mackerras, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Huddersfield Choral Society
Johann Sebastian Bach - Kantate, BWV 147 “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben”: Teil II, X. Choral “Jesus bleibet meine Freude”
Dance of the Sugar-plum Fairy from The Nutcracker Suite
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a
The Shepherds' Farewell from L'enfance du Christ
Hector Berlioz - L'Enfance du Christ, op. 25 : Deuxième partie no. 8. Adieu des bergers à la sainte famille « Il s'en va loin de la terre » (Les bergers)
Jean-Claude Casadesus, Lille national orchestra, Chœur Vittoria
The Messiah, Hallelujah! Chorus
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”
Charles Mackerras, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Huddersfield Choral Society