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    Christvesper Dresden (1624)
    CPO

    Christvesper Dresden (1624)

    CD · 1 disc

    $18.99
    Composer
    Melchior Franck, Rogier Michael
    Artist
    Ensemble Polyharmonique
    Released
    Jan 03, 2025
    Only few connoisseurs can say without hesitation who preceded Heinrich Schutz as Dresden's Court Conductor. The man's name was Rogier Michael who was born in Mons (Belgium) and was one of the last representatives of the Franco-Flemish school of vocal polyphony, that was sought after throughout Europe. In the meantime, Italy was setting the tone and older composers had to rethink their ways. Michaels succeeded in doing so. Among other things, his catalogue of works, which is not exactly huge, includes an innovative Weihnachtshistorie (1602), which was performed at the Dresden court for 50 (!) years - an all the more astonishing occurrence, as this music is by no means ostentatious. Combining the devotional purity with appropriate contemporary vocal and instrumental movements, a clear simplicity emerges. And so the Christmas Vespers of 1624, which the Ensemble Polyharmonique presents here, is still enchanting today.
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  • Christvesper Dresden (1624)

    Christvesper Dresden (1624)

    CPO Jan 2025
    1 disc
    CD
    $18.99
    • Music in Germany from Schutz to Bach / Lejeune
    Ricercar

    Music in Germany from Schutz to Bach / Lejeune

    CD · 8 discs

    $71.99
    Composer
    VARIOUS
    Artist
    Various
    Released
    Nov 17, 2017
    After exploring the evolution of Italian and French music in the seventeenth century, Jerôme Lejeune devotes a new volume in his History of Early Music to Germany. During this century in which the Lutheran musical tradition developed further, Germany lived through a particularly enthralling period, bringing the musical world a highly original language, but also assimilating Italian and French models with talent and imagination; all of this unquestionably prepared the way that leads to Johann Sebastian Bach. As in the other volumes of this collection, the recorded examples are selections taken from the works that are the most representative of their period. The Ricercar catalogue is particularly well-provided with examples of German music of the seventeenth century.
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  • Music in Germany from Schutz to Bach / Lejeune

    Music in Germany from Schutz to Bach / Lejeune

    Ricercar Nov 2017
    8 discs
    CD
    $71.99
    1. Deutsche Geistliche Barockmusik: Weihnachten (German Baroque Sacred Music: Christmas)
    2. Deutsche Geistliche Barockmusik: Weihnachten (German Baroque Sacred Music: Christmas)
    Ricercar

    Deutsche Geistliche Barockmusik: Weihnachten (German Baroque Sacred Music: Christmas)

    CD · 7 discs

    $42.99
    Composer
    PRAETORIUS SCHUTZ WECKMANN
    Artist
    Choeur De Chambre De Namur
    Released
    Nov 18, 2014
    This second set of Les Pleiades, ‘the collection of Ricercar re-releases’ is again devoted to the German Baroque religious repertoire. + Focusing on the Nativity repertoire, it extends from the early 17th c. to the generation of Bach: Schütz’s Christmas Oratorio, Yuletide cantatas by Christoph Graupner, Scheidt, Selle, Tunder, Lübeck, Buxtehude, Bruhns and more, recorded by world-class artists. + Also in this set one finds the evocation of Nativity scenes, from the Annunciation up to the Presentation in the Temple, as well as the reconstruction of a Lutheran Christmas service.
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  • Deutsche Geistliche Barockmusik: Weihnachten (German Baroque Sacred Music: Christmas)

    Deutsche Geistliche Barockmusik: Weihnachten (German Baroque Sacred Music: Christmas)

    Ricercar Nov 2014
    7 discs
    CD
    $42.99
  • Imperial Fanfares - Monteverdi, Lully, Salieri, Et Al / Leeb

    Imperial Fanfares - Monteverdi, Lully, Salieri, Et Al / Leeb

    Naxos Jul 2003
    1 disc
    CD
    $19.99
    1. Angel Voices: The Boys' Choirs Christmas Celebration
    2. Angel Voices: The Boys' Choirs Christmas Celebration
    Capriccio

    Angel Voices: The Boys' Choirs Christmas Celebration

    CD · 3 discs

    $21.99
    Composer
    MENDELSSOHN MOZART BRAHMS
    Artist
    Dresdner Kreuzchor, Thomanerchor Leipzig, Regensburger Domspatzen
    Released
    Nov 16, 2010
    Traditional choruses and excerpts of Christmas music from the Baroque era to the time of Saint-Saens. Performing groups include: Wiener Sängerknaben, Regensburger Domspatzen, Dresdner Kreuzchor, Thomanerchor Leipzig, Tölzer Knabenchor, Academy of London, Dresdner Philharmonie, Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum Leipzig, Martin Flämig, Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden, Roland Büchner, Peter Marschik.

    Selections include:
    Bach, J S:

    Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier, BWV469

    Brahms:

    O Heiland, reiss die Himmel auf, Op. 74 No. 2

    Grieg:

    Ave Maris Stella

    Grüber, F:

    Stille Nacht

    Handel:

    Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus
    Tochter Zion, freue dich

    Mendelssohn:

    Von Himmel hoch: Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her

    Ave Maria, Op. 23 No. 2

    Saint-Saens

    Christmas Oratorio (Excerpt)

    Mozart:

    Laudate Dominum from Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, K339

    Reger:

    Mariä Wiegenlied, Op. 76 No. 52

    Traditional:

    Maria durch ein’ Dornwald ging
    In Dulci Jubilo
    Adeste fideles
    Stille, stille, lasst uns lauschen
    Es ist ein Ros'
    O Jesulein suss, O Jesulein mild

    REVIEW:

    Performances, as you would expect with such esteemed choirs at work, are mostly excellent; recording ambiences and quality are quite variable, but generally fine. The spare booklet contains no notes, texts, or information about the original albums these selections no doubt came from; all we get is titles, performers, and track timings. Still, if you’re a Germanophile or favor a boychoir kind of Christmas, this pleasant collection should enrich your holidays.

    – American Record Guide
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  • Angel Voices: The Boys' Choirs Christmas Celebration

    Angel Voices: The Boys' Choirs Christmas Celebration

    Capriccio Nov 2010
    3 discs
    CD
    $21.99
    • Hommage to José Rolón
    Tyxart

    Hommage to José Rolón

    CD · 2 discs

    $26.99
    Composer
    ROLON, JOSE
    Artist
    Corona, Dinnebier, Altenburger, Vollhardt
    Released
    Apr 19, 2019
    What happens with valuable works by composers that have not yet been properly acknowledged? This is what Mexican pianist Claudia Corona asked herself when she came across Rolon's work and realized that his music is still widely unknown. Mexican composer Jose Rolon (1876-1945), born in the countryside surrounding Guadalajara, had the good fortune to study in Paris with such greats as Moritz Moszkowski, Paul Dukas and Nadia Boulanger and to let the tremendous musical wealth of that era influence his work. Fascinated by the aesthetics of this music, Claudia Corona pays tribute in this recording to her fellow countryman, who is mentioned as one of the most prestigious Mexican composers of the 20th century, yet whose work, among other reasons due to the difficult access to his sheet music archive, has rarely been performed, making him almost fall into oblivion.
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  • Hommage to José Rolón

    Hommage to José Rolón

    Tyxart Apr 2019
    2 discs
    CD
    $26.99
  • GRAF VON LUXEMBURG, DER (THE C

    GRAF VON LUXEMBURG, DER (THE C

    CPO Aug 2006
    1 disc
    DVD
    $36.99