Halle
A Christmas Celebration / Bell, Halle Choirs
$20.99
Details
- Composer
- GARDNER IRELAND RUTTER
- Artist
- Bell
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Halle
- Released
- Sep 09, 2016
- Catalog #
- HLL7545
- UPC
- 5065001341502
About
For TRACKLIST/PERFORMERS SUMMARY, please expand note below:
One of the best parts of the Halle Christmas celebration is the inclusion of the entire Halle family- the Halle and Halle Choir, as well as Halle’s Youth Choir and Children’s Choir. This lovely collection of popular, rare, and newly discovered holiday gems will bring festivity to all of your holiday gatherings. Compositions include works from film composers such as John Williams and Nigel Hess, as well as choral superstars like John Rutter and John Gardner. Especially notable is the orchestral showpiece Noel!, which was written specifically for Halle and conductor Stephen Bell by Roderick Elms, and is receiving here its world premiere recording. “A lovely festive celebration and a reminder of what Christmas is all about” (Oldham Chronicle)
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TRACKLIST/PERFORMERS:
A Christmas Overture - Nigel Hess
O Holy Night Adam - arr. Battiwalla *
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day - John Gardner ^
In Dulci Jubilo - arr. Pearsall *^
Noel - Roderick Elms
Somewhere in my Memory - John Williams ~
Fairytale Sleighride - Adam Saunders
Angels’ Carol - John Rutter *
Waltz, Winter Bonfire - Sergei Prokofiev
Personent Hodie - arr. Gustav Holst *
The Holy Boy - John Ireland
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree - Elizabeth Poston ^
A Christmas Carnival - Richard Bissill
In The Bleak Midwinter - Harold Darke/Christina Rossetti *^
Dance of the Tumblers - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Christmas on the Beach at Waikiki - Marta Keen arr. Alwyn Green ~
Sleighride - Leroy Anderson
We wish you a Merry Christmas *^
Conductor
Stephen Bell
Soloists/Artists
Hallé Choir *
Hallé Youth Choir ^
Hallé Children's Choir ~
One of the best parts of the Halle Christmas celebration is the inclusion of the entire Halle family- the Halle and Halle Choir, as well as Halle’s Youth Choir and Children’s Choir. This lovely collection of popular, rare, and newly discovered holiday gems will bring festivity to all of your holiday gatherings. Compositions include works from film composers such as John Williams and Nigel Hess, as well as choral superstars like John Rutter and John Gardner. Especially notable is the orchestral showpiece Noel!, which was written specifically for Halle and conductor Stephen Bell by Roderick Elms, and is receiving here its world premiere recording. “A lovely festive celebration and a reminder of what Christmas is all about” (Oldham Chronicle)
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TRACKLIST/PERFORMERS:
A Christmas Overture - Nigel Hess
O Holy Night Adam - arr. Battiwalla *
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day - John Gardner ^
In Dulci Jubilo - arr. Pearsall *^
Noel - Roderick Elms
Somewhere in my Memory - John Williams ~
Fairytale Sleighride - Adam Saunders
Angels’ Carol - John Rutter *
Waltz, Winter Bonfire - Sergei Prokofiev
Personent Hodie - arr. Gustav Holst *
The Holy Boy - John Ireland
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree - Elizabeth Poston ^
A Christmas Carnival - Richard Bissill
In The Bleak Midwinter - Harold Darke/Christina Rossetti *^
Dance of the Tumblers - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Christmas on the Beach at Waikiki - Marta Keen arr. Alwyn Green ~
Sleighride - Leroy Anderson
We wish you a Merry Christmas *^
Conductor
Stephen Bell
Soloists/Artists
Hallé Choir *
Hallé Youth Choir ^
Hallé Children's Choir ~
Tracklist 18 tracks
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1 A Christmas Overture 07:27
- Track
- 1
- Title
- A Christmas Overture
- Duration
- 07:27
- Composer
- Nigel Hess
- Ensemble
- Hallé Orchestra
- Conductor
- Stephen Bell
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2 Cantique de Noël (O Holy Night) (arr. D. Battiwalla for choir) 06:20
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Cantique de Noël (O Holy Night) (arr. D. Battiwalla for choir)
- Duration
- 06:20
- Composer
- Adolphe Adam
- Ensemble
- Hallé Children's Choir, Hallé Youth Choir, Hallé Choir, Hallé Orchestra
- Conductor
- Stephen Bell
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3 Tomorrow Shall be my Dancing Day, Op. 75, No. 2 01:55
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Tomorrow Shall be my Dancing Day, Op. 75, No. 2
- Duration
- 01:55
- Composer
- John Gardner
- Ensemble
- Hallé Children's Choir, Hallé Youth Choir, Hallé Choir, Hallé Orchestra
- Conductor
- Stephen Bell
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4 In dulci jubilo (arr. R.L. Pearsall for choir) 04:07
- Track
- 4
- Title
- In dulci jubilo (arr. R.L. Pearsall for choir)
- Duration
- 04:07
- Composer
- Traditional
- Ensemble
- Hallé Children's Choir, Hallé Youth Choir, Hallé Choir, Hallé Orchestra
- Conductor
- Stephen Bell
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5 Noel 04:05
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Noel
- Duration
- 04:05
- Composer
- Roderick Elms
- Ensemble
- Hallé Orchestra
- Conductor
- Stephen Bell
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6 Home Alone: Somewhere in my Memory 03:41
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Home Alone: Somewhere in my Memory
- Duration
- 03:41
- Composer
- John Williams
- Ensemble
- Hallé Children's Choir, Hallé Youth Choir, Hallé Choir, Hallé Orchestra
- Conductor
- Stephen Bell
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7 Fairytale Sleighride 04:35
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Fairytale Sleighride
- Duration
- 04:35
- Composer
- Adam Saunders
- Ensemble
- Hallé Orchestra
- Conductor
- Stephen Bell
-
8 Angels' Carol 03:17
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Angels' Carol
- Duration
- 03:17
- Composer
- John Rutter
- Ensemble
- Hallé Children's Choir, Hallé Youth Choir, Hallé Choir, Hallé Orchestra
- Conductor
- Stephen Bell
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9 Zimniy kostyor (Winter bonfire), Op. 122: III. Waltz on the Ice 03:19
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Zimniy kostyor (Winter bonfire), Op. 122: III. Waltz on the Ice
- Duration
- 03:19
- Composer
- Sergei Prokofiev
- Ensemble
- Hallé Orchestra
- Conductor
- Stephen Bell
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10 Personent hodie (arr. G. Holst) 02:31
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Personent hodie (arr. G. Holst)
- Duration
- 02:31
- Composer
- Traditional
- Ensemble
- Hallé Children's Choir, Hallé Youth Choir, Hallé Choir, Hallé Orchestra
- Conductor
- Stephen Bell
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11 4 Preludes: No. 3. The Holy Boy 03:01
- Track
- 11
- Title
- 4 Preludes: No. 3. The Holy Boy
- Duration
- 03:01
- Composer
- John Ireland
- Ensemble
- Hallé Orchestra
- Conductor
- Stephen Bell
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12 Jesus Christ the Apple Tree 03:08
- Track
- 12
- Title
- Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
- Duration
- 03:08
- Composer
- Elizabeth Poston
- Ensemble
- Hallé Children's Choir, Hallé Youth Choir, Hallé Choir, Hallé Orchestra
- Conductor
- Stephen Bell
-
13 A Christmas Carnival 11:01
- Track
- 13
- Title
- A Christmas Carnival
- Duration
- 11:01
- Composer
- Richard Bissill
- Ensemble
- Hallé Orchestra
- Conductor
- Stephen Bell
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14 In the Bleak Midwinter 04:53
- Track
- 14
- Title
- In the Bleak Midwinter
- Duration
- 04:53
- Composer
- Harold Darke
- Ensemble
- Hallé Children's Choir, Hallé Youth Choir, Hallé Choir, Hallé Orchestra
- Conductor
- Stephen Bell
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15 Snegurochka (The Snow Maiden): Dance of the Tumblers 04:03
- Track
- 15
- Title
- Snegurochka (The Snow Maiden): Dance of the Tumblers
- Duration
- 04:03
- Composer
- Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
- Ensemble
- Hallé Orchestra
- Conductor
- Stephen Bell
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16 Christmas on the Beach at Waikiki (arr. A. Green for choir and orchestra) 03:29
- Track
- 16
- Title
- Christmas on the Beach at Waikiki (arr. A. Green for choir and orchestra)
- Duration
- 03:29
- Composer
- Marta Keen
- Ensemble
- Hallé Children's Choir, Hallé Youth Choir, Hallé Choir, Hallé Orchestra
- Conductor
- Stephen Bell
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17 Sleigh Ride 03:09
- Track
- 17
- Title
- Sleigh Ride
- Duration
- 03:09
- Composer
- Leroy Anderson
- Ensemble
- Hallé Orchestra
- Conductor
- Stephen Bell
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18 We Wish You A Merry Christmas (arr. A. Warrell for choir) 02:01
- Track
- 18
- Title
- We Wish You A Merry Christmas (arr. A. Warrell for choir)
- Duration
- 02:01
- Composer
- Traditional
- Ensemble
- Hallé Children's Choir, Hallé Youth Choir, Hallé Choir, Hallé Orchestra
- Conductor
- Stephen Bell