Choral Music for Christmas

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Label
Carus
Release Date
October 6, 2017
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      BACH HANDEL REGER ZELENKA
    • PERFORMER
      Kornerscher Sing-Verein Dresden, Wolff, Schwarz, L'Arpa Festante - Barockorchester Munchen, Mammel
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      October 06, 2017
    • UPC
      4009350834866
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CV83486
    • LABEL
      Carus
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Chamber Music & Recitals
    Works ⌄

    1. Te Deum laudamus

      Composer: Johann David Heinichen

      Ensemble: Dresden Kornerscher Sing-Verein, Dresden Instrumental Concert

      Performer: Christine Wolff, Britta Schwarz

      Conductor: Peter Kopp

    2. Laudate pueri

      Composer: Jan Dismas Zelenka

      Ensemble: L' Arpa festante

      Performer: Hans Jörg Mammel

    3. Qui sicut Dominus

      Composer: Jan Dismas Zelenka

      Ensemble: L' Arpa festante

      Performer: Hans Jörg Mammel

    4. Amen

      Composer: Jan Dismas Zelenka

      Ensemble: L' Arpa festante

      Performer: Hans Jörg Mammel

    5. Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: Hallelujah!

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Kammerchor Stuttgart, Barockorchester Stuttgart

      Conductor: Frieder Bernius

    6. Maria durch ein Dornwald ging (arr. H. Kaminski for choir)

      Composer: Heinrich Kaminski

      Ensemble: Orpheus Vokalensemble

      Conductor: Michael Alber

    7. 8 Geistliche Gesange, Op. 138: No. 4. Unser lieben Frauen Tranen

      Composer: Max Reger

      Ensemble: Orpheus Vokalensemble

      Conductor: Michael Alber

    8. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Ensemble: Calmus Ensemble

    9. Sonata tribus quadrantibus

      Composer: Pavel Josef Vejvanovský

      Ensemble: L' Arpa festante

    10. 6 Spruche, Op. 79: No. 1. Weinachten

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Ensemble: Kammerchor Stuttgart

      Conductor: Frieder Bernius

    11. Le message des Anges, "Les anges dans nos campagnes" (Angels We Have Heard on High) (arr. F. Jung for vocal ensemble)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Calmus Ensemble

    12. Tu scendi dalle stelle (arr. G. Mezzalira for vocal ensemble)

      Composer: Alfonso Liguori

      Ensemble: Athesinus Consort Berlin

      Performer: Christoph J. Drescher

      Conductor: Klaus-Martin Bresgott

    13. Strophe 1: Es ist ein Ros entsprungen

      Composer: Hugo Distler

      Ensemble: Athesinus Consort Berlin

      Conductor: Klaus-Martin Bresgott

    14. Strophe 2: Das Röslein, das ich meine

      Composer: Hugo Distler

      Ensemble: Athesinus Consort Berlin

      Conductor: Klaus-Martin Bresgott

    15. Prélude

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Ensemble: Les Favorites

      Performer: Romano Giefer

      Conductor: Holger Speck

    16. Trio: Tecum principium

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Ensemble: Les Favorites

      Performer: Antonia Bourvé, Marcus Ullmann, Jens Hamann

      Conductor: Holger Speck

    17. Tollite hostias

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Ensemble: Vocalensemble Rastatt, Les Favorites

      Conductor: Holger Speck

    18. Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: And He shall purify the sons of Levi

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Kammerchor Stuttgart, Barockorchester Stuttgart

      Conductor: Frieder Bernius

    19. Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Dresdner Kammerchor, Dresdner Barockorchester

      Conductor: Hans-Christoph Rademann


“Choral Music for Christmas” presents the very best of Advent and Christmas choral music from the Carus catalog. Contemporary arrangements of popular Christmas carols by composers such as Fredo Jung and Giacomo Mezallira feature alongside works by well-known composers including Handel, Bach, Heinichen, and Mendelssohn Bartholdy. The performers, including the Calmus Ensemble, the Kammerchor Stuttgart conducted by Frieder Bernius, the Dresdner Kammerchor conducted by Hans-Christoph Rademann, and the ensemble L’arpa festante, guarantee an absolute choral treat.