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Christmas Concertos & Cantatas / Standage, Collegium Musicum 90
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Christmas Concertos & Cantatas / Standage, Collegium Musicum 90

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Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
Gritton, Standage, Collegium Musicum 90
Format
CD
Label
Chandos
Released
Sep 30, 2008
Catalog #
CHAN 0754 X
UPC
095115075425

About

Including some of the most beautiful baroque Christmas music on offer, this programme makes for the perfect Christmas collection. 'This is period-instrument performance at its best', wrote American Record Guide on the CD's original release. It is re-issued here for the first time. Three popular favourites, Corelli's gorgeous concerto for Christmas Eve, an idyllic Christmas concerto by Vivaldi, and Manfredini's Concerto grosso are complemented by two little-known cantatas by Telemann and Scarlatti. Each of the Italian composers has his own voice, contrasting tremendously with the more rugged German style of Telemann. Susan Gritton is the soloist in Scarlatti's cantata, described by Classic CD as 'ravishing and ravishingly sung... worth anyone's CD token'. This is a disc of intimate Christmas music, which will make an ideal stocking filler. As Classic CD wrote at the time of the original release, 'This is a delightful addition to the Christmas market, and the careful selection of its items and superb recording ensure that, like the traditional puppy, it's not just for Christmas'.

REVIEW:

These Baroque concertos and cantatas are all associated with Christmas, although some only marginally. The Scarlatti and Telemann cantatas were written for Christmas. The Manfredini and Corelli concertos probably received their associations with Christmas because each contains a pastorale movement, shepherds’ music in 12/8 time that Italian folk tradition associated with Christmas (the “Pifa” from Handel’s Messiah is another example). The Vivaldi concerto, one of his typical string concertos, seems to have received its seasonal connection from Vivaldi’s practice of programming it at Christmas time.

All of this music is delightful to hear. Many of Fanfare’s readers will probably have one or more of these works already, especially the concertos. The two cantatas are less often encountered, especially the Telemann, from the first movement of which we get the English carol Good Christian Men Rejoice. The playing and singing are excellent in all respects. Susan Gritton makes a major contribution in the solos of the Scarlatti cantata. Members of Collegium 90’s choir are equally good as soloists in the Telemann. Presiding over all, Simon Standage directs lively performances that respect the score and never stray into extremes of tempo.

This collection was issued 10 years ago under the title “Per la notte di natale.” In this reissue, Chandos provides full notes along with texts and translations, for which I commend them. Anyone looking for an enjoyable collection of Baroque music associated with Christmas need look no further.

-- Fanfare

Tracklist 23 tracks

  1. 1 I. Pastorale: Largo 04:05
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Pastorale: Largo
    Duration
    04:05
    Composer
    Francesco Onofrio Manfredini
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  2. 2 II. Largo - 02:35
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Largo -
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Francesco Onofrio Manfredini
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  3. 3 III. Allegro 02:04
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Francesco Onofrio Manfredini
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  4. 4 I. Introduzione: Allegro - 01:36
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Introduzione: Allegro -
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    Alessandro Scarlatti
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  5. 5 II. Recitative: O di Betlemme altera poverta - Aria: Dal ben seno d'una stella - 02:58
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Recitative: O di Betlemme altera poverta - Aria: Dal ben seno d'una stella -
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Alessandro Scarlatti
    Performer
    Susan Gritton
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  6. 6 III. Recitative: Presa d'uomo la forma - Aria: L'autor d'ogni mio bene - 05:07
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Recitative: Presa d'uomo la forma - Aria: L'autor d'ogni mio bene -
    Duration
    05:07
    Composer
    Alessandro Scarlatti
    Performer
    Susan Gritton
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  7. 7 IV. Recitative: Fortunati, fortunati pastori - Pastorale: Tocco la prima sorte a voi, pastori 08:00
    Track
    7
    Title
    IV. Recitative: Fortunati, fortunati pastori - Pastorale: Tocco la prima sorte a voi, pastori
    Duration
    08:00
    Composer
    Alessandro Scarlatti
    Performer
    Susan Gritton
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  8. 8 I. Allegro 03:49
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    03:49
    Composer
    Antonio Vivaldi
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  9. 9 II. Adagio - 00:50
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Adagio -
    Duration
    00:50
    Composer
    Antonio Vivaldi
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  10. 10 III. Allegro 02:24
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Antonio Vivaldi
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  11. 11 I. In dulci jubilo (Chorus) 01:00
    Track
    11
    Title
    I. In dulci jubilo (Chorus)
    Duration
    01:00
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90 Chorus, Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  12. 12 II. Recitative: Auf, mein Geist - 01:29
    Track
    12
    Title
    II. Recitative: Auf, mein Geist -
    Duration
    01:29
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90 Chorus, Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  13. 13 III. Chorale: Das ewige Licht geht da herein (Chorus) 00:44
    Track
    13
    Title
    III. Chorale: Das ewige Licht geht da herein (Chorus)
    Duration
    00:44
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90 Chorus, Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  14. 14 IV. Aria: O heilige Nacht - 04:18
    Track
    14
    Title
    IV. Aria: O heilige Nacht -
    Duration
    04:18
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90 Chorus, Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  15. 15 V. Recitative: Ich gehe nun nicht mehr im Leide - 01:36
    Track
    15
    Title
    V. Recitative: Ich gehe nun nicht mehr im Leide -
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90 Chorus, Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  16. 16 VI. Aria: Jesu, hier bei Deiner Krippen 02:10
    Track
    16
    Title
    VI. Aria: Jesu, hier bei Deiner Krippen
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90 Chorus, Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  17. 17 VII. Ehre sei Gott in der Hohe (Chorus) 02:14
    Track
    17
    Title
    VII. Ehre sei Gott in der Hohe (Chorus)
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90 Chorus, Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  18. 18 I. Vivace - Grave - 01:26
    Track
    18
    Title
    I. Vivace - Grave -
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  19. 19 II. Allegro - 02:21
    Track
    19
    Title
    II. Allegro -
    Duration
    02:21
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  20. 20 III. Adagio - Allegro - Adagio - 03:32
    Track
    20
    Title
    III. Adagio - Allegro - Adagio -
    Duration
    03:32
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  21. 21 IV. Vivace - 01:06
    Track
    21
    Title
    IV. Vivace -
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  22. 22 V. Allegro - 02:26
    Track
    22
    Title
    V. Allegro -
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  23. 23 VI. Pastorale ad libitum: Largo 03:37
    Track
    23
    Title
    VI. Pastorale ad libitum: Largo
    Duration
    03:37
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage