German Baroque Sacred Music: Christmas

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Annotation

A 7-CD compilation of German Baroque Christmas music recorded between 1982 and 2010.

Annotation last modified on 2020-12-04 23:58 UTC.

Tracklist

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1“Es ist Ross entsprungen”
instruments:
Ricercar Consort (Belgian classical music ensemble) (in 1996)
choir vocals:
Chœur de Chambre de Namur (Belgian choir) (in 1996)
conductor:
Denis Menier (Belgian flutist & choral conductor) (in 1996)
recording of:
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Praetorius’ harmonisation) (in 1996)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Michael Praetorius (composer and organist) (in 1609)
arrangement of:
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (original anonymous version)
Michael Praetorius1:29
2“Nun komm der Heiden Heiland”
instruments:
Ensemble La Fenice (French baroque / early music ensemble)
choir vocals:
Chœur de Chambre de Namur (Belgian choir)
conductor:
Denis Meunier (Belgian flutist & choral conductor)
Michael Altenburg3:40
3“Ave Maria”
bass viol:
Kaori Uemura (Japanese-born, Belgium-based viola da gamba player) (in 1989) and Sophie Watillon (viola da gamba player) (in 1989)
instruments:
Ricercar Consort (Belgian classical music ensemble) (in 1989)
organ:
Guy Penson (Belgian harpsichordist) (in 1989)
viola da gamba [viol]:
Philippe Pierlot (Belgian violist and conductor) (in 1989)
violin:
Florence Malgoire (violinist) (in 1989) and Ghislaine Wauters (Ghislaine Wauters-Zipperling) (in 1989)
countertenor vocals [Angelus]:
Dominique Visse (countertenor) (in 1989)
soprano vocals [Maria]:
Agnès Mellon (soprano) (in 1989)
vocals:
Capella Ricercar (Belgian classical music ensemble) (in 1989)
recording of:
Ave Maria, gratia plena, SWV 334
composer:
Heinrich Schütz (composer)
part of:
Schütz-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: SWV 334)
part of:
Kleine geistliche Konzerte II, op. 9
Heinrich Schütz6:50
4“Nun komm der Heiden Heiland”
instruments:
Ensemble La Fenice (French baroque / early music ensemble) (in 1996)
Johann Schelle2:24
5“Gegrüssest seist du Maria”
instruments:
Ricercar Consort (Belgian classical music ensemble)
soprano vocals:
Greta de Reyghere (Belgian soprano singer)
tenor vocals:
Ian Honeyman (English tenor, specialized in Baroque and early music)
recording of:
Gegrüsset seist du, Holdselige
composer:
Matthias Weckmann (composer)
Matthias Weckmann6:23
6Vom Himmel hoch, BWV 606
organ:
Bernard Foccroulle (Belgian instrumentalist (organ, harpsichord), composer and opera director)
recording of:
Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her, BWV 606
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Das Orgel-Büchlein (number: 8) and Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 606)
Johann Sebastian Bach1:08
7“Fürchtet euch nicht”
instruments:
Ricercar Consort (Belgian classical music ensemble)
choir vocals:
Capella Sancti Michaelis (Belgian vocal ensemble, aka 'Brussels Kathedraalkoor')
conductor:
Erik Van Nevel (Belgian conductor & vocalist)
Johann Michael Bach2:25
8“Puer natus in Bethlehem”
choir vocals:
Chœur de Chambre de Namur (Belgian choir) (in 1996)
conductor:
Denis Menier (Belgian flutist & choral conductor) (in 1996)
recording of:
Puer natus in Bethlehem (arr. Michael Praetorius) (in 1996)
composer:
Michael Praetorius (composer and organist) (in 1607)
arrangement of:
Puer natus in Bethlehem (original Piæ cantiones 1625 version)
Michael Praetorius1:58
9“Ein kleines Kindelein”
bass viol:
Philippe Pierlot (Belgian violist and conductor) (in 1989), Kaori Uemura (Japanese-born, Belgium-based viola da gamba player) (in 1989) and Sophie Watillon (viola da gamba player) (in 1989)
instruments:
Ricercar Consort (Belgian classical music ensemble) (in 1989)
organ:
Guy Penson (Belgian harpsichordist) (in 1989)
violin:
Florence Malgoire (violinist) (in 1989) and Ghislaine Wauters (Ghislaine Wauters-Zipperling) (in 1989)
soprano vocals:
Greta de Reyghere (Belgian soprano singer) (in 1989)
recording of:
Ein kleines Kindelein
composer:
Franz Tunder (composer)
Franz Tunder2:23
10“Das neugeborn Kindelein”
bass viol:
Philippe Pierlot (Belgian violist and conductor) and Kaori Uemura (Japanese-born, Belgium-based viola da gamba player)
instruments and orchestra:
Ricercar Consort (Belgian classical music ensemble)
organ:
Bernard Foccroulle (Belgian instrumentalist (organ, harpsichord), composer and opera director) and Guy Penson (Belgian harpsichordist)
violin:
François Fernandez (violinist), Mihoko Kimura, Michèle Sauvé and Ghislaine Wauters (Ghislaine Wauters-Zipperling)
bass vocals:
Max van Egmond (bass-baritone)
countertenor vocals:
Henri Ledroit (countertenor)
soprano vocals:
Greta de Reyghere (Belgian soprano singer)
tenor vocals:
Guy de Mey (Belgian operatic tenor)
vocals:
Greta de Reyghere (Belgian soprano singer) and Ricercar Consort (Belgian classical music ensemble)
recording of:
Cantata, BuxWV 13 "Das neugeborne Kindelein, das herzeliebe Jesulein"
composer:
Dieterich Buxtehude (composer)
part of:
Buxtehude-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BuxWV 13)
Dieterich Buxtehude7:07
11“O Jesulein, mein Jesulein”
bass viol:
Philippe Pierlot (Belgian violist and conductor) (in 1989)
instruments:
Ricercar Consort (Belgian classical music ensemble) (in 1989)
organ:
Guy Penson (Belgian harpsichordist) (in 1989)
soprano vocals:
Agnès Mellon (soprano) (in 1989) and Greta de Reyghere (Belgian soprano singer) (in 1989)
recording of:
O Jesulein, mein Jesulein
composer:
Johann Hermann Schein (composer)
Johann Hermann Schein2:14
12“Joseph, lieber Joseph”
instruments:
Ricercar Consort (Belgian classical music ensemble) (in 1996)
choir vocals:
Chœur de Chambre de Namur (Belgian choir) (in 1996)
conductor:
Denis Menier (Belgian flutist & choral conductor) (in 1996)
recording of:
Joseph, lieber Joseph mein (Hieronymus Praetorius setting) (in 1996)
composer:
Hieronymus Praetorius
arrangement of:
Joseph, lieber Joseph mein (original version; use also for unknown settings)
Hieronymus Praetorius1:32
13“Willkommen süsser Bräutigam”
bass viol:
Philippe Pierlot (Belgian violist and conductor) (in 1989)
instruments:
Ricercar Consort (Belgian classical music ensemble) (in 1989)
organ:
Guy Penson (Belgian harpsichordist) (in 1989)
violin:
Florence Malgoire (violinist) (in 1989) and Ghislaine Wauters (Ghislaine Wauters-Zipperling) (in 1989)
soprano vocals:
Agnès Mellon (soprano) (in 1989) and Greta de Reyghere (Belgian soprano singer) (in 1989)
recording of:
Willkommen, süsser Bräutigam
composer:
Vincent Lübeck
Vincent Lübeck7:21
14“Freude, Freude, grosse Freude”
bassoon:
Bernhard Stilz
instruments:
Ricercar Consort (Belgian classical music ensemble)
organ:
Guy Penson (Belgian harpsichordist)
theorbo:
Philippe Malfeyt (Belgian lutenist)
choir vocals:
Chœur de Chambre de Namur (Belgian choir)
conductor:
Denis Meunier (Belgian flutist & choral conductor)
Andreas Hammerschmidt3:52
15“Wo ist der neugeborn König”
bass viol:
Philippe Pierlot (Belgian violist and conductor)
instruments:
Ricercar Consort (Belgian classical music ensemble)
organ:
Guy Penson (Belgian harpsichordist)
violin:
Florence Malgoire (violinist) and Ghislaine Wauters (Ghislaine Wauters-Zipperling)
bass vocals:
Victor Demaiffe (operatic bass)
countertenor vocals:
Dominique Visse (countertenor)
soprano vocals:
Agnès Mellon (soprano) and Greta de Reyghere (Belgian soprano singer)
tenor vocals:
Guy de Mey (Belgian operatic tenor)
recording of:
Wo ist der neugeborne König
composer:
Andreas Hammerschmidt (17th century composer)
Andreas Hammerschmidt4:25
16“Herr, nun lässest du deinen Diener in Friede fahren”
organ:
Guy Penson (Belgian harpsichordist) (in 1996)
choir vocals:
Chœur de Chambre de Namur (Belgian choir) (in 1996)
conductor:
Denis Menier (Belgian flutist & choral conductor) (in 1996)
Michael Praetorius2:41
17“Das Wort ward Fleisch”
instruments:
Ensemble La Fenice (French baroque / early music ensemble)
choir vocals:
Chœur de Chambre de Namur (Belgian choir)
conductor:
Denis Meunier (Belgian flutist & choral conductor)
Andreas Hammerschmidt3:11
18Magnificat II toni
organ:
Bernard Foccroulle (Belgian instrumentalist (organ, harpsichord), composer and opera director) (in 2012)
recorded at:
St. Cosmae & Damiani Kirche in Stade, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 2012)
recording of:
Magnificat Secundi Toni
composer:
Matthias Weckmann (composer)
Matthias Weckmann6:54
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