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Christmas classics: Weihnachten mit Holger Wemhoff

Leonard Bernstein · Richard P. Condie · Eugene Ormandy · Robert Sadin · André Previn · Jerold Ottley · John Williams · Martin Neary · Vjekoslav Šutej · Wynton Marsalis

Sony ClassicalCat. 519294 21h 6m14 tracks

Christmas classics: Weihnachten mit Holger Wemhoff, CD, on Sony Classical. Music by Benjamin Britten, Charles Gounod, Engelbert Humperdinck, Franz Schubert, performed by Leonard Bernstein, Richard P. Condie, Eugene Ormandy, Robert Sadin; 14 tracks.

Composers

Benjamin Britten1 Charles Gounod1 Engelbert Humperdinck1 Franz Schubert1 George Frideric Handel1 Gustav Holst1 Henry Gauntlett1 Jean-Joseph Mouret1 Johann Sebastian Bach1 John Jacob Niles1 Leroy Anderson1 Michael Praetorius1 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky1 William Hayman Cummings1

Tracklist

Disc 1

04

Lullay, My Liking

Gustav Holst - Lullay My Liking, op. 34 no. 2

Leonard Bernstein, Richard P. Condie, New York Philharmonic

5:11

05

Charles Gounod - Ave Maria

Robert Sadin, Kathleen Battle, Nancy Allen

2:23

07

Der Nussknacker op. 71: Blumenwalzer

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 13. Вальс цветов

Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra

6:57

Disc 2

01

Leroy Anderson - Sleigh Ride

John Williams, Boston Pops, Tanglewood Festival Chorus

2:53

02

American Songs – ein Medley aus dem Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert: I Wonder as I Wander / Mary Had a Baby / Oh Mary, What You Gonna Name That Pretty Little Baby? / Who Was Mary? Mary Was Queen of Galilee / Sister Mary Had-A but One Child / Go Tell It on the Mountain

John Jacob Niles - American Songs

André Previn, Orchestra of St. Luke's, Frederica von Stade

16:20

03

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

William Hayman Cummings - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Vjekoslav Šutej, Vienna Symphony

4:01

04

Ave Maria (Heavenly Father)

Franz Schubert - Heavenly Father

Eugene Ormandy, Richard P. Condie, Philadelphia Orchestra

5:06

05

Hänsel und Gretel: Abendsegen

Engelbert Humperdinck - Hänsel und Gretel: “Abends, will ich schlafen gehn” (Evening Prayer, Nachtgebet)

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

3:45

07

A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28 no. 8: In Freezing Winter Night

Benjamin Britten - A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28

3:51

08

Kantate BWV 208: Schafe können sicher weiden

Johann Sebastian Bach - Kantate, BWV 208 “Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!”

Robert Sadin, Kathleen Battle

4:10

Disc 3

03

Lo, How a Rose E're Blooming

Michael Praetorius - Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming

Jerold Ottley, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Marilyn Horne

4:19

Disc 4

03

Once in Royal David's City

Henry Gauntlett - Once in Royal David’s City

Leonard Bernstein, Richard P. Condie, New York Philharmonic

3:58

11

Suites de Symphonies: Rondeau

Jean-Joseph Mouret - Suite de Symphonies no. 1

Wynton Marsalis, English Chamber Orchestra

2:04

15

Joy to the World

George Frideric Handel - Joy to the World

Leonard Bernstein, Richard P. Condie, New York Philharmonic

1:32