Holy Night of Tenors

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1Stille Nacht (Silent Night)
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH & Co. KG (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, existed from 2001/06/08–2004/09/23) and Sony Music Entertainment (Austria) GesmbH (in 1986)
recording of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (composer/author) (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (composer/author) (in 1818)
part of:
Oh, What a Lovely War! (stage musical)
José Carreras3:41
2Vom Himmel hoch, da komm' ich her
choir vocals:
RIAS-Kammerchor (German chamber choir)
tenor vocals:
Rudolf Schock (tenor)
orchestra:
Berliner Symphoniker (known as Symphonisches Orchester Berlin since 1967, renamed Berliner Symphoniker in 1990)
conductor:
Günther Arndt (choral conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1964)
recording of:
Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her
lyricist:
Martin Luther (German theologian of the Reformation)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Rudolf Schock2:13
3Alle Jahre wieder
tenor vocals:
Hermann Prey (baritone)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Ariola München GmbH (in 1981)
recording of:
Alle Jahre wieder (most commonly known melody by F. Silcher)
lyricist:
Johann Wilhelm Hey (in 1873)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Friedrich Silcher
Hermann Prey2:04
4Panis Angelicus
solo tenor vocals:
Sergio Franchi (tenor)
conductor:
Marty Gold
arranger:
Marty Gold
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment Inc.
recording of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12 : V. Panis Angelicus
lyricist:
St. Thomas Aquinas
composer:
César Franck (Belgian‐born French composer) (in 1860)
part of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12
Sergio Franchi3:08
5Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen
tenor vocals:
René Kollo (tenor)
conductor:
Siegfried Köhler (conductor / composer)
orchestrator:
Kurt Graunke (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1978)
recording of:
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (original anonymous version)
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Dreiklang/Dreimasken
René Kollo2:48
6Buon Natale
solo tenor vocals:
Sergio Franchi (tenor)
conductor:
Marty Gold
arranger:
Marty Gold
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment Inc.
recording of:
Buon Natale (Christmastime in Rome) (Sergio Franchi song)
lyricist and composer:
Neil Warner
Sergio Franchi2:21
7Kommet ihr Hirten
tenor vocals:
Heinz Hoppe (tenor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fonoteam Produktions- und Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH
recording of:
Kommet ihr Hirten (Heinz Geese arrangement)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Heinz Geese
translator:
Carl Riedel
publisher:
Alexis-Musikverlag Dr. Sikorski oHG and Edition Andersen
arrangement of:
Kommet, ihr Hirten (German version of Bohemian Christmas carol)
Heinz Hoppe1:25
8Oh du fröhliche
choir vocals:
RIAS Kammerchor (German chamber choir)
tenor vocals:
Rudolf Schock (tenor)
orchestra:
Berliner Symphoniker (known as Symphonisches Orchester Berlin since 1967, renamed Berliner Symphoniker in 1990)
conductor:
Günther Arndt (choral conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1964)
recording of:
O du fröhliche (German Christmas carol set to the melody of "O sanctissima")
lyricist:
Johannes Daniel Falk and Heinrich Holzschuher
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
version of:
O Sanctissima (Sicilian Mariners Hymn, Sicilian Mariners Hymn)
Rudolf Schock2:32
9Ihr Kinderlein kommet
tenor vocals:
Hermann Prey (baritone)
orchestra:
Orchestra Orchester
conductor:
Manfred Hübler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Ariola München GmbH (in 1981)
recording of:
Ihr Kinderlein, kommet (O, Come, Little Children)
lyricist:
Christoph von Schmid (in 1798)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Johann Abraham Peter Schulz (in 1790)
Hermann Prey1:45
10Tochter Zion, freue dich
tenor vocals:
Peter Seifert (tenor)
vocals:
Die Westfälischen Nachtigallen
chorus master:
Dietmar Hahn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fonoteam Produktions- und Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH (in 1988)
arranged for:
Edition Melodie der Heimat
recording of:
Tochter Zion, freue dich
lyricist and arranger:
Friedrich Heinrich Ranke
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
translated version of:
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act III, no. 58: “See the Conqu’ring Hero Comes” (Chorus of Youths, Chorus of Virgins)
Peter Seifert3:19
11First Noel
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1959)
recording of:
The First Noël
publisher:
William B. Sandys (in 1823, in 1833)
additional lyricist:
Davies Gilbert (in 1823)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
additional arranger:
John Stainer (in 1871)
arranger:
Davies Gilbert (in 1823)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 36)
arrangement of:
The First Nowell
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 musical film soundtrack)
Mario Lanza3:13
12Unter dem Sternenzelt
tenor vocals:
Fritz Wunderlich (operatic tenor)
orchestra:
Berliner Symphoniker (known as Symphonisches Orchester Berlin since 1967, renamed Berliner Symphoniker in 1990)
conductor:
Gerhard Becker (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1964)
recording of:
Unter dem Sternenzelt
writer:
Peter Francke
composer:
Marc Roland
publisher:
Ufaton (publisher)
Fritz Wunderlich3:00
13Still, still, still
choir vocals [Chor.]:
Münchner Sternsinger
tenor vocals:
René Kollo (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchester Kurt Graunke (Munich Symphony Orchestra, German symphonic orchestra pka “Symphonie-Orchester Graunke”; not related to Alfred Scholz)
conductor:
Siegfried Köhler (conductor / composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1978)
recording of:
Stille, stille, stilel (Austrian carole)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Dreiklang/Dreimasken
René Kollo3:17
14Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
conductor:
Paul Baron (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases) (in 1959)
recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1739)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1840)
arranger:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 26)
Mario Lanza2:37
15Ave Maria
piano:
Percy B. Kahn (composer and pianist)
violin:
Mischa Elman (Russian-American violinist)
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment
recording of:
Ave Maria
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Percy B. Kahn (composer and pianist)
Enrico Caruso4:06

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manufactured in:EU (Europe)
photography:MEV
mastering:.ham. audio mastering GmbH
rights society:BIEM (international rights organization representing member societies from 58 countries)
GEMA (German rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
manufactured by:Sonopress (Sonopress GmbH, German vinyl, cassette, CD and DVD manufacturer. see annotations)
distributed by:The Local BMG Company (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation)
copyrighted (©) by:BMG Ariola Miller GmbH (in 2002)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/4663339 [info]
ASIN:DE: B00006J9S8 [info]