Classic FM: Classic Christmas

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1Messiah: For Unto Us a Child Is Born
choir vocals:
Worcester Cathedral Choir
orchestra:
La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy
conductor:
Jean‐Claude Malgoire (conductor and oboist)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For unto us a Child is born”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel4:01
2The Three Kings
baritone vocals:
Robert Rice (baritone)
orchestra:
Polyphony (choir)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor)
recording of:
The Three Kings
lyricist:
Peter Cornelius (German composer, lived from 1824 to 1874) and Philipp Nicolai
composer:
Peter Cornelius (German composer, lived from 1824 to 1874)
arranger:
Sir Ivor Atkins (English organist and conductor)
translator:
Herbert Newell Bate
translated version of:
Weihnachtslieder, op. 8: III. Die Könige
Peter Cornelius2:52
3Virgo Jesse floruit
choir vocals:
St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir (London)
chorus master:
John Scott (organist, choirmaster)
recording of:
Virga Jesse, WAB 52
composer:
Anton Bruckner (Austrian composer) (in 1885)
part of:
Werkverzeichnis Anton Bruckners (number: WAB 52)
Anton Bruckner4:03
4Christmas Concerto: 3rd Movement
orchestra:
London Baroque (founded 1978 by Charles Medlam)
conductor:
Charles Medlam (cellist, viol player and conductor)
recording of:
Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Christmas Concerto”: III. Adagio - Allegro - Adagio
composer:
Arcangelo Corelli (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Fatto per la notte di Natale” (Christmas Concerto)
Arcangelo Corelli6:18
5Bethlehem Down
choir vocals:
Guildford Cathedral Choir
conductor:
Barry Rose (organist / choirmaster)
recording of:
Bethlehem Down
lyricist:
Bruce Blunt
composer:
Peter Warlock (British composer) (in 1927)
Peter Warlock3:32
6Stille Nacht
choir vocals:
RIAS Kammerchor (German chamber choir)
chorus master:
Uwe Gronostay (chorus master and composer)
recording of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
composer:
Eusebius Mandyczewski
Eusebius Mandyczewski3:11
7A Spotless Rose
vocals:
Tenebrae (UK choir)
chorus master:
Nigel Short (British counter-tenor and conductor)
recording of:
A Spotless Rose
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Herbert Howells (English composer) (in 1919)
translator:
Catherine Winkworth
publisher:
Galaxy Music Corp. and Stainer & Bell
is based on:
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (original anonymous version)
part of:
Three Carol-Anthems
Herbert Howells3:36
8Nutcracker Suite: Waltz of the Flowers
orchestra:
Czecho‐Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava) (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Ondrej Lenárd (conductor)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: III. Valse des fleurs. Tempo di Valse
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a
revision of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 13. Вальс цветов (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II, Scene III. Waltz of the flowers, valse des fleurs; waltz of the flowers)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky6:53
9Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme
organ:
Christopher Herrick (organist)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 140 “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme”: I. Coro “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme”
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1731-11-25)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1731)
adaptations:
Prelude to Peace
is based on:
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme
part of:
Kantate, BWV 140 “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme”
Johann Sebastian Bach3:35
10The Seasons: December (Noël)
piano:
Eteri Andjaparidze (pianist)
recording of:
The Seasons, op. 37a: XII. December “Christmas”
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Seasons, op. 37a (for piano)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky3:40
11O magnum mysterium
choir vocals:
The King’s Consort
conductor:
Robert King (conductor and harpsichordist)
recording of:
O magnum mysterium à 8, Ch. 3
lyricist and composer:
Giovanni Gabrieli (composer)
part of:
Giovanni Gabrieli: A Thematic Catalogue of his Music with a Guide to the Source Materials and Translations of his Vocal Texts (Charteris [Ch.]) (number: Ch. 3)
part of:
Concerti di Andrea et di Giovanni Gabrieli
Giovanni Gabrieli3:06
12Bereite dir, Jesu, noch itzo die Bahn
soprano vocals:
Emma Kirkby (soprano)
orchestra:
London Baroque (founded 1978 by Charles Medlam)
conductor:
Charles Medlam (cellist, viol player and conductor)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil I, V. Aria (Soprano) „Bereite dir, Jesu, noch itzo die Bahn“
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1723-07-02)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1723)
part of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“
Johann Sebastian Bach4:14
13L'Enfance du Christ: Shepherds' Farewell
choir vocals:
Collegium Vocale Gent
orchestra:
La Chapelle Royale (French baroque vocal ensemble) and Orchestre des Champs‐Élysées
recording of:
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) (“The Shepherds' Farewell”)
lyricist and composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer)
part of:
L'Enfance du Christ : Deuxième partie « La Fuite en Égypte »
Hector Berlioz4:31
14Nativity Carol
choir vocals:
The Cambridge Singers
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra)
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
Nativity Carol
lyricist and composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
John Rutter4:26
15In dulci jubilo
choir vocals:
RIAS Kammerchor (German chamber choir)
chorus master:
Uwe Gronostay (chorus master and composer)
recording of:
In dulci jubilo
composer:
Max Reger (German composer)
Max Reger2:05