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100 Christmas Masterworks

Trevor Pinnock · Mstislav Rostropovich · Simon Standage · Jaap ter Linden · Micaela Comberti · Claudio Abbado · John Eliot Gardiner · Paul McCreesh · Andrew Carwood · Simon Preston

Deutsche Grammophon2018Cat. 483 60013h 43m65 tracks

100 Christmas Masterworks (2018), CD, on Deutsche Grammophon. Music by Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frideric Handel, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Arcangelo Corelli, performed by Trevor Pinnock, Mstislav Rostropovich, Simon Standage, Jaap ter Linden; 65 tracks.

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Tracklist

Disc 1

01

In dulci jubilo

Michael Praetorius - In dulci jubilo

2:37

02

Messiah, HWV 56: Pt. 1: "Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion"

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 18: Air “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion” (Soprano)

Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert, Arleen Auger

4:49

03

Vesperae solennes de confessore in C major, K. 339: V. Laudate Dominum omnes gentes

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

Claudio Abbado, Kay Johannsen, Berlin Philharmonic

4:30

04

Christmas Carols, op. 8: III. Die Könige

Peter Cornelius - Weihnachtslieder, op. 8

Bryn Terfel, Malcolm Martineau

2:38

05

Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Part One "For The First Day Of Christmas": No. 8 Aria (Baß): "Großer Herr, o starker König"

Johann Sebastian Bach - Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil I, VIII. Aria (Basso) „Großer Herr, o starker König“

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Crispian Steele-Perkins

4:22

07

Panis Angelicus

César Franck - Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12

Marcello Viotti, Plácido Domingo, Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano

3:41

08

Samson, HWV 57: Act 3: Air: "Let the bright Seraphim"

George Frideric Handel - Samson, HWV 57: Act III. Air: Let the bright seraphim (Israelite woman)

Elmar Schloter, Hermann Baumann, Karl Richter

3:17

09

Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, Cantata, BWV 147: X. Jesu bleibet meine freunde

Johann Sebastian Bach - Kantate, BWV 147 “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben”: Teil II, X. Choral “Jesus bleibet meine Freude”

Andreas Delfs, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Renée Fleming

2:48

10

"Beata viscera Mariae Virginis"

Pérotin - Beata viscera

Massimo Palombella, Sistine Chapel Choir, Cecilia Bartoli

3:49

11

Geistliches Wiegenlied, op. 91, no. 2

Johannes Brahms - 2 Gesänge, op. 91: Nr. 2. Geistliches Wiegenlied

Daniel Barenboim, Wolfram Christ, Jessye Norman

6:12

12

O Jesulein süss

Johann Sebastian Bach - Geistliches Lied, BWV 493 "O Jesulein süß"

Anne Sofie von Otter

4:07

13

Serse, HWV 40 (Performance Ed. by King's Music): Act 1: "Ombra mai fu"

George Frideric Handel - Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)

Paul McCreesh, Rolando Villazón

2:42

14

Messiah, HWV 56: Pt. 1: "Ev'ry Valley shall be exalted"

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 3. Air “Ev’ry valley shall be exalted” (Tenor)

Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert, Howard Crook

3:33

15

Exsultate, jubilate, K. 165 (Original Version 1773): IV. Alleluia

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Exsultate, jubilate, K. 158a/165

2:38

16

In The Bleak Midwinter

Gustav Holst - In the bleak mid-winter

Tecwyn Evans, Welsh National Opera, Bryn Terfel

4:04

17

Otello: Act 4: Ave Maria, piena di grazia

Giuseppe Verdi - Otello: Atto IV. “Ave Maria” (Desdemona)

Claudio Abbado, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Anna Netrebko

4:53

18

Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part One "For the First Day of Christmas": No. 4. Aria (Alto): " Bereite dich, Zion"

Johann Sebastian Bach - Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil I, IV. Aria (Alto) „Bereite dich, Zion“

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Anne Sofie von Otter

5:04

Disc 2

01

Once in Royal David's City

Henry Gauntlett - Once in Royal David’s City

Andrew Carwood, St Paul's Cathedral Choir

3:12

02

O Come All Ye Faithful

John Francis Wade - O Come, All Ye Faithful

Andrew Carwood, St Paul's Cathedral Choir

4:01

03

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

William Hayman Cummings - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Simon Preston, Christopher Herrick

2:22

04

In the Bleak Midwinter

Gustav Holst - In the Bleak Midwinter

Andrew Carwood, St Paul's Cathedral Choir

4:46

13

Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht

Franz Xaver Gruber - Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht

3:34

17

A Shepherd's Carol

Benjamin Britten - A Shepherd's Carol

Simon Preston, Christopher Herrick

5:00

19

Ding Dong! Merrily on High

Thoinot Arbeau - Ding Dong! Merrily on High

Simon Preston, Christopher Herrick

1:59

23

8 geistliche Gesänge, op. 138: III. Nachtlied

Max Reger - Nachtlied, op. 138, Nr. 3

Georg Christoph Biller

2:48

Disc 3

01

Sinfonies de Fanfare in D major: I. Rondeau (1st movement of Suite no. 1)

Jean-Joseph Mouret - Suite de Symphonies no. 1

1:57

02

Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part Two "For the Second Day of Christmas": No. 10 Sinfonia

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

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

5:18

03

Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6, no. 8, MC 6.8 "Fatto per la Notte di Natale": I. Vivace: Grave. Arcate, sostenuto e come stà

Arcangelo Corelli - Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Christmas Concerto”

Jaap ter Linden, Micaela Comberti, Simon Standage

1:30

04

Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6, no. 8, MC 6.8 "Fatto per la Notte di Natale": II. Allegro

Arcangelo Corelli - Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Christmas Concerto”

Jaap ter Linden, Micaela Comberti, Simon Standage

2:01

05

Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6, no. 8, MC 6.8 "Fatto per la Notte di Natale": III. Adagio: Allegro - Adagio

Arcangelo Corelli - Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Christmas Concerto”

Jaap ter Linden, Micaela Comberti, Simon Standage

3:19

06

Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6, no. 8, MC 6.8 "Fatto per la Notte di Natale": IV. Vivace

Arcangelo Corelli - Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Christmas Concerto”

Jaap ter Linden, Micaela Comberti, Simon Standage

1:00

07

Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6, no. 8, MC 6.8 "Fatto per la Notte di Natale": V. Allegro

Arcangelo Corelli - Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Christmas Concerto”

Jaap ter Linden, Micaela Comberti, Simon Standage

2:05

08

Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6, no. 8, MC 6.8 "Fatto per la Notte di Natale": VI. Pastorale: Largo

Arcangelo Corelli - Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Christmas Concerto”

Jaap ter Linden, Micaela Comberti, Simon Standage

4:09

09

Messiah, HWV 56: Pt. 1: Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)

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

Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert

1:11

10

Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air

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

Monica Huggett, Simon Standage, Trevor Pinnock

4:50

12

Violin Concerto in F minor, op. 8, no. 4, RV 297 "L'inverno": I. Allegro non molto

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

Claudio Abbado, Gidon Kremer, London Symphony Orchestra

3:41

13

Violin Concerto in F minor, op. 8, no. 4, RV 297 "L'inverno": II. Largo

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

Claudio Abbado, Gidon Kremer, London Symphony Orchestra

1:30

14

Violin Concerto in F minor, op. 8, no. 4, RV 297 "L'inverno": III. Allegro

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

Claudio Abbado, Gidon Kremer, London Symphony Orchestra

3:26

16

Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, Cantata BWV 147: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

Johann Sebastian Bach - Kantate, BWV 147 “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben”: Teil II, X. Choral “Jesus bleibet meine Freude”

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

3:25

18

Noëls sur les instruments, H. 531, 534: II. A la venue de Noël

Marc-Antoine Charpentier - Noël sur les instruments, H. 534: A la venue de Noël

Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert

0:59

Disc 4

01

Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part One "For the First Day of Christmas": No. 1. Chorus: "Jauchzet, frohlocket"

Johann Sebastian Bach - Weihnachts‐Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil I, I. Coro „Jauchzet, frohlocket“

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir

7:41

02

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: "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”

Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert, The English Concert

4:04

03

Polyhymnia Caduceatrix et Panegyrica: 3IV. in dulci jubilo

Michael Praetorius - In dulci jubilo

Paul McCreesh, Tessa Bonner

5:23

04

A Spotless Rose

Herbert Howells - A Spotless Rose

3:38

05

Virga Jesse (Motet)

Anton Bruckner - Virga Jesse, WAB 52

4:19

08

Historia von der Geburt Jesu Christi, SWV 435: Beschluss: "Dank sagen wir alle Gott..."

Heinrich Schütz - Weihnachts-Historie, SWV 435 - Beschluß: Dank sagen wir

2:10

09

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: "Hallelujah"

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”

Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert, The English Concert

4:00

11

Motet "Hodie Christus natus est"

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina - Motet: Hodie Christus natus est

Massimo Palombella, Sistine Chapel Choir, Cecilia Bartoli

3:23

12

Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël: Quem vidistis pastores

Francis Poulenc - Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël: No. 2. Quem vidistis pastores dicite

3:21

16

"Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland", BWV 62: I. Chorus "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" (Choir)

Johann Sebastian Bach - Kantate, BWV 62 "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland"

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir

4:27

17

Communion motet: "Uns ist ein Kindlein heut geborn": Musae Sioniae VI

Michael Praetorius - Uns ist ein Kindlein heut geborn

2:11

Disc 5

03

Adolphe Adam - O Holy Night

Kurt Herbert Adler, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Luciano Pavarotti

4:14

04

Shepherd's Pipe Carol

John Rutter - Shepherd’s Pipe Carol

Tecwyn Evans, Welsh National Opera, Bryn Terfel

2:58

05

"Ellens Gesang III", D. 839

Franz Schubert - Ave Maria, D. 839

Ion Marin, London Symphony Orchestra, Cheryl Studer

5:39

07

Carol of the Bells

Mykola Leontovych - Carol of the Bells

Andrew Carwood, St Paul's Cathedral Choir

1:28

09

Joy to the World

George Frideric Handel - Joy to the World

2:30

12

Ave Maria, CG 89a: arr. from Bach's Prelude no. 1 BWV 846

Charles Gounod - Ave Maria

Mischa Maisky, Pavel Gililov

5:27

13

Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a, TH. 35: I. Miniature Overture

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a

Mstislav Rostropovich, Berlin Philharmonic

3:04

14

Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a, TH. 35: 2a. March

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a

Mstislav Rostropovich, Berlin Philharmonic

2:26

15

Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a, TH. 35: 2b. Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a

Mstislav Rostropovich, Berlin Philharmonic

2:06

16

Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a, TH. 35: 2c. Russian Dance (Trepak)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a

Mstislav Rostropovich, Berlin Philharmonic

1:10

17

Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a, TH. 35: 2d. Arabian Dance (Coffee)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a

Mstislav Rostropovich, Berlin Philharmonic

3:46

18

Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a, TH. 35: 2e. Chinese Dance (Tea)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a

Mstislav Rostropovich, Berlin Philharmonic

1:14

19

Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a, TH. 35: 2f. Dance of the Reed-Pipes (Mirlitons)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a

Mstislav Rostropovich, Berlin Philharmonic

2:35

20

Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a, TH. 35: III. Waltz of the Flowers

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a

Mstislav Rostropovich, Berlin Philharmonic

6:45