Christmas Meditation

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Capriccio
Release Date
November 16, 2010
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    Featuring
    • COMPOSER
      BACH HANDEL MOZART GRUBER
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Vienna Boys' Choir
    • PERFORMER
      Kowalski, Concerto Koln, Friedrich
    Product Details
    • RELEASE DATE
      November 16, 2010
    • UPC
      845221070735
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      C7073
    • LABEL
      Capriccio
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      5
    • GENRE
    Works
    1. Ave Maria (version for orchestra)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Charles Gounod

      Ensemble: Simhah Chamber Collegium

      Conductor: Jules Levy

    2. Maria durch ein Dornwald ging

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Dresdner Kreuzchor

      Conductor: Martin Flämig

    3. Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: Pastoral Symphony, "Pifa"

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: New Berlin Chamber Orchestra

      Conductor: Michael Erxleben

    4. The Four Seasons: Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8, No. 4, RV 297, "L'inverno" (Winter): II. Largo (arr. for flute and harp)

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Performer: János Bálint, Deborah Sipkai

    5. Susser die Glocken nie klingen

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Philharmonic Art Ensemble

      Performer: Jochen Kowalski

      Conductor: Frank Böhme

    6. Flute Sonata in E-Flat Major, BWV 1031: II. Siciliano (arr. for trumpet and organ)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Reinhold Friedrich, Martin Lücker

    7. Pueri, concinite

      Composer: Johann Ritter von Herbeck

      Ensemble: Wiener Sängerknaben, Studio ensemble

      Conductor: Peter Marschik

    8. Concerto Grosso in F Minor, Op. 1, No. 8, "Christmas": VII. Pastorale - Largo andante

      Composer: Pietro Antonio Locatelli

      Ensemble: New Berlin Chamber Orchestra

      Conductor: Michael Erxleben

    9. Sacrae symphoniae: Sonata pian' e forte, alla quarta bassa, a 8

      Composer: Giovanni Gabrieli

      Ensemble: HR Brass

      Conductor: Edward Tarr

    10. Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: Aria: He shall feed His flock like a shepherd

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: soloist Vienna Boys Choir, Academy of London

      Performer: Charles Humphries

      Conductor: Peter Marschik

    11. 18 Chorales, BWV 651-668, "Leipziger Chorale": Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Matthias Eisenberg

    12. Harp Concerto in A Major: II. Larghetto

      Composer: Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf

      Ensemble: Budapest Strings

      Performer: Andrea Vigh

    13. Heil'ge Nacht auf Engelsschwingen

      Composer: Traditional

      Conductor: Hans-Joachim Rotzsch

    14. Divertimento da camera in C Minor: I. Lento

      Composer: Giovanni Bononcini

      Ensemble: Dresden Baroque Soloists

      Performer: Eckart Haupt

    15. Es ist ein Reis entsprungen

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Wiener Sängerknaben

      Conductor: Peter Marschik

    16. Concerto Grosso in D Minor, Op. 3, No. 11, RV 565: II. Siciliano

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra

      Conductor: János Rolla

    17. Overture (Suite) No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air, "Air on the G String"

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: German Bach Soloists

      Conductor: Helmut Winschermann

    18. Kindelein zart von guter Art

      Composer: Michael Praetorius

      Conductor: Hans-Joachim Rotzsch

    19. Concerto Grosso in C Major, Op. 3, No. 12: I. Pastorale: Largo

      Composer: Francesco Onofrio Manfredini

      Ensemble: New Berlin Chamber Orchestra

      Conductor: Michael Erxleben

    20. Jesu, meines Herzens Freud, BWV 361

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Rostock Motet Choir

      Conductor: Hartwig Eschenburg

    21. Organ Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 4, No. 6, HWV 294: II. Larghetto (version for harp and orchestra)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Budapest Strings

      Performer: Andrea Vigh

      Conductor: Béla Bánfalvi

    22. Trumpet Sonata in G Major: III. Lento dolce

      Composer: Jean-Baptiste Loeillet

      Performer: Wolfgang Steiner, Georg Hintermeier

    23. O Jesulein zart

      Composer: Traditional

      Conductor: Hans-Joachim Rotzsch

    24. Flute Sonata in C Minor, Op. 1, No. 4: III. Siciliana: Largo

      Composer: Francesco Barsanti

      Ensemble: Dresden Baroque Soloists

      Performer: Eckart Haupt

    25. Serse (Xerxes), HWV 40, Act I: Ombra mai fu, "Largo"

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Budapest Strings

      Conductor: Béla Bánfalvi

    26. Stille, stille, lasst uns lauschen

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Dresdner Kreuzchor

      Conductor: Martin Flämig

    27. Harp Sonata in C Minor: II. Andante espressivo

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Pescetti

      Performer: Andrea Vigh

    28. Concerto Grosso in G Minor, Op. 6, No. 8, "Christmas Concerto": I. Grave (arr. for trumpet and organ)

      Composer: Arcangelo Corelli

      Performer: Wolfgang Steiner, Georg Hintermeier

    29. Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele, BWV 143: Chorale: Du Friedefurst, Herr Jesu Christ

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig

      Conductor: Hans-Joachim Rotzsch

    30. Double Concerto for Recorder and Flute in E Minor, TWV 52:e1: I. Largo

      Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann

      Ensemble: Cappella Coloniensis

      Performer: Günther Höller, Konrad Hünteler

      Conductor: Georg Fischer

    31. Fra Holbergs tid (From Holberg's Time), Op. 40: IV. Air (version for orchestra)

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Ensemble: Budapest Strings

      Conductor: Béla Bánfalvi

    32. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Part III: Aria: Schliesse, mein Herze, dies selige Wunder … - Part I: Chorale: Wie soll ich dich empfangen

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Frankfurt Vocal Ensemble, Concerto Köln

      Performer: Monica Groop

      Conductor: Ralf Otto

    33. Concerto Pastorale: I. Larghetto

      Composer: Johann Melchior Molter

      Ensemble: New Berlin Chamber Orchestra

      Conductor: Michael Erxleben

    34. Dies est laetitiae

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Capella Gregoriana

    35. Oboe Concerto in B-Flat Major, Op. 7, No. 3: II. Adagio

      Composer: Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni

      Ensemble: Budapest Strings

      Performer: Lajos Lencsés

      Conductor: Béla Bánfalvi

    36. Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339: Laudate Dominum

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Jeunesses Musicales Choir, Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Mária Zádori

      Conductor: Iván Fischer

    37. Water Music: Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: VI. Air

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Blaserensemble, Budapest Strings

      Conductor: Béla Bánfalvi

    38. Schlaf, mein Kindelein

      Composer: Michael Praetorius

      Conductor: Hans-Joachim Rotzsch

    39. Prelude in C Minor, BWV 999 (arr. A. Vigh)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Andrea Vigh

    40. The Four Seasons: Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8, No. 4, RV 297, "L'inverno" (Winter): II. Largo

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Budapest Strings

      Conductor: Béla Bánfalvi

    41. O admirabile commercium

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Capella Gregoriana

    42. Flute Concerto in E Minor: II. Andante

      Composer: Pierre-Gabriel Buffardin

      Ensemble: Dresden Baroque Soloists

      Performer: Eckart Haupt

    43. 8 Geistliche Gesänge, Op. 138: No. 4. Unser lieben Frauen Tranen

      Composer: Max Reger

      Ensemble: Dresdner Kreuzchor

      Conductor: Martin Flämig

    44. Concerto for Flute and Harp in C Major, K. 299: II. Andantino

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Concerto Köln

      Performer: Martin Sandhoff, Saskia Kwast

    45. 3 Motets, Op. 39: No. 2. O praise the Lord (Laudate pueri): Laudati pueri

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Ensemble: Dresdner Kreuzchor

      Performer: Michael-Christfried Winkler

      Conductor: Martin Flämig

    46. Concerto Grosso in G Minor, Op. 6, No. 8, "Christmas Concerto": V. Allegro - Pastorale ad libitum: Largo

      Composer: Arcangelo Corelli

      Ensemble: New Berlin Chamber Orchestra

      Conductor: Michael Erxleben

    47. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Flosst, mein Heiland, flosst dein Namen

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Concerto Köln

      Performer: Ruth Ziesak

      Conductor: Ralf Otto

    48. Keyboard Concerto in E-Flat Major, Wq. 35, H. 446: II. Adagio sostenuto

      Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

      Ensemble: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Chamber Orchestra

      Performer: Roland Munch

      Conductor: Hartmut Haenchen

    49. Canon in D Major

      Composer: Johann Pachelbel

      Ensemble: New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig

      Conductor: Max Pommer

    50. Ecce virgo concipiet

      Composer: Jacobus Handl

      Ensemble: Regensburger Domspatzen

      Conductor: Roland Buechner

    51. Sacrae symphoniae: Canzon III septimi toni a 8

      Composer: Giovanni Gabrieli

      Ensemble: HR Brass

      Conductor: Edward Tarr

    52. Ave Maria, WAB 6

      Composer: Anton Bruckner

      Ensemble: Dresdner Kreuzchor

      Conductor: Martin Flämig

    53. 3 Sacred Songs, Op. 69: No. 3. Abendlied, "Bleib bei uns, es will Abend werden" (arr. for violin and organ)

      Composer: Josef Gabriel Rheinberger

      Performer: Ernö Sébestyen, Andreas Juffinger

    54. Cantique de Noël (O Holy Night) (Sung in French)

      Composer: Adolphe Adam

      Ensemble: WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, Cologne Radio Orchestra

      Performer: David Cordier

      Conductor: Helmuth Froschauer

    55. Keyboard Concerto in F Minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo (arr. for flute and harp)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: János Bálint, Deborah Sipkai

    56. Hirtenlied

      Composer: Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach

      Ensemble: Rheinische Kantorei, Das Kleine Konzert

      Conductor: Hermann Max

    57. Ouverture a la Pastorelle: Overture

      Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann

      Ensemble: Capella Savaria

      Conductor: Pál Németh

    58. Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier, BWV 469

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Axel Köhler, Peter Dicke

    59. Organ Concerto No. 4 in F Major, Op. 4, No. 4, HWV 292: II. Andante

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Budapest Strings

      Performer: Erzsebet Achim

    60. Jesu, du mein liebstes Leben, BWV 356

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Rostock Motet Choir

      Conductor: Hartwig Eschenburg

    61. Fantasia ottava

      Composer: Vincenzo Galilei

      Performer: Jürgen Rost

    62. Gott hat dich, Maria erwahlt

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Regensburger Domspatzen

      Conductor: Roland Buechner

    63. Concerto Grosso in B Minor, Op. 6, No. 12, HWV 330: III. Aria: Larghetto e piano

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig

      Conductor: Max Pommer

    64. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Part II. Aria: Schlafe, mein Liebster, geniesse der Ruh

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Concerto Köln

      Performer: Monica Groop

      Conductor: Ralf Otto

    65. Suite No. 4 in G Major, Op. 61, "Mozartiana": III. Preghiera: Andante non tanto

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR

      Conductor: Neville Marriner

    66. Deutsche Messe, D. 872: Zum Sanctus: Heilig, heilig ist der Herr

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: male section Leipzig Radio Chorus

      Conductor: Jörg-Peter Weigle

    67. Heilige Nacht

      Composer: Johann Friedrich Reichardt

      Ensemble: Philharmonic Art Ensemble

      Performer: Jochen Kowalski

      Conductor: Frank Böhme

    68. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Part II: Sinfonia

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Concerto Köln

      Conductor: Ralf Otto

    69. Den die Hirten lobeten sehre

      Composer: Michael Praetorius

      Conductor: Hans-Joachim Rotzsch

    70. Minuet in D Minor, BWV Anh. 132

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Karl-Heinz Passin, Walter Heinz Bernstein

    71. Mandolin Concerto in C Major, RV 425: II. Largo

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Budapest Strings

      Performer: Lajos Mayer

    72. Auf dem Berge da geht der Wind

      Composer: Traditional

      Conductor: Hans-Joachim Rotzsch

    73. Water Piece in D Major, HWV 341: III. Air (Menuetto)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Blaserensemble, Budapest Strings

      Conductor: Béla Bánfalvi

    74. Oboe Concerto in D Minor: II. Adagio (after BWV 35, BWV 156, BWV 1056 and BWV 1059)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig

      Performer: Burkhard Glaetzner

      Conductor: Max Pommer

    75. Schlichte Weisen, Op. 76: No. 52. Maria Wiegenlied

      Composer: Max Reger

      Performer: soloist Regensburger Domspatzen

      Conductor: Roland Buechner

    76. Ave Maria

      Composer: Josef Gabriel Rheinberger

      Ensemble: Regensburger Domspatzen

      Conductor: Roland Buechner

    77. Orfeo ed Euridice, Act II: Ballet of Blessed Spirits (Reigen seliger Geister)

      Composer: Christoph Willibald Gluck

      Ensemble: Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: András Kórodi

    78. Jubilate-Amen, Op. 3

      Composer: Max Bruch

      Ensemble: WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Performer: Dorothe Jansen

      Conductor: Helmuth Froschauer

    79. Lyric Pieces, Book 4, Op. 47: No. 7. Elegy (arr. for flute and harp)

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Performer: János Bálint, Deborah Sipkai

    80. Stille Nacht (Silent Night)

      Composer: Franz Xaver Gruber

      Conductor: Hans-Joachim Rotzsch


Popular vocal and instrumental works and excerpts from the Baroque era through earlier 20th Century, all associated with the Winter season and Christmas. On 5 CDs.

Adam:
O Holy Night
Albinoni:
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor
Bach:
Air on the G string
Bruch:
Jubilate, Amen Op. 3
Bruckner:
Ave Maria
Corelli:
Concerto grosso Op. 6 No. 8 in G minor 'fatto per la notte di Natale'
Gabrieli, G:
Sacrae Symphoniae No. 2
Gounod:
Ave Maria
Grüber, F:
Stille Nacht
Handel:
Messiah: Pastoral Symphony 'Pifa'
Manfredini:
Concerto grosso in C major, Op. 3 No. 12 'per il Santissimo Natale'
Molter:
Concerto pastorale in G major
Mozart:
Laudate Dominum from Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, K339
Praetorius, M:
Kindelein zart von guter Art
Reger:
Mariä Wiegenlied, Op. 76 No. 52
Traditional:
Süsser die Glocken
O Jesulein Zart
Vivaldi:
The Four Seasons: Winter, RV297