Joy to the World / Arman, Reiss, Bavarian Radio Choir, Munich Radio Orchestra

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Label
BR Klassik
Release Date
September 7, 2018
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      VARIOUS
    • PERFORMER
      Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Muenchner Rundfunkorchester, Reiss, Arman
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      September 07, 2018
    • UPC
      4035719005219
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      BRK900521
    • LABEL
      BR Klassik
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Choral
    Works ⌄

    1. Gloria

      Composer: Randol Alan Bass

      Ensemble: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Conductor: Howard Arman

    2. Festgesang, MWV D4, "Gutenberg-Kantate": No. 2. (adap. W.H. Cummings as Hark! The Herald Angels Sing) (arr. H. Arman for choir and orchestra)

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Ensemble: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Conductor: Howard Arman

    3. L'enfance du Christ, Op. 25: Part II, "La fuite en Egypte": L'adieu des bergers à la Sainte Famille (Chorus)

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Conductor: Howard Arman

    4. Sogno d'or (arr. H. Arman for soprano and orchestra)

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Chen Reiss

      Conductor: Howard Arman

    5. All-night Vigil, Op. 37, "Vespers": Hail, O Virgin Mother (Ave Maria)

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Ensemble: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Conductor: Howard Arman

    6. Yolka (The Christmas Tree), Op. 21a: I. Waltz

      Composer: Vladimir Rebikov

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Conductor: Howard Arman

    7. Bóg sie rodzi (arr. H. Arman for choir and orchestra)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Conductor: Howard Arman

    8. Kalin esperan archontes (arr. H. Arman for choir and orchestra)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Conductor: Howard Arman

    9. Mary Had a Baby (arr. H. Arman for choir)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Conductor: Howard Arman

    10. Adorar al niño (arr. H. Arman for soprano and orchestra)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Chen Reiss

      Conductor: Howard Arman

    11. Petersburger schlittenfahrt, Op. 57

      Composer: Richard Eilenberg

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Conductor: Howard Arman

    12. In dulci jubilo (arr. R.L. Pearsall and H. Arman for choir and orchestra)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Conductor: Howard Arman

    13. Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Wohl mir, dass ich Jesum habe (wordless chorus)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Conductor: Howard Arman

    14. Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: See, the conqu'ring hero comes! (Sung in German as Tochter Zion, freue dich) (arr. H. Arman for choir and orchestra)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Conductor: Howard Arman

    15. Gloria in D Major, RV 589: Gloria in excelsis Deo (Chorus)

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Conductor: Howard Arman

    16. Cantique de Noël (arr. H. Arman for soprano and orchestra)

      Composer: Adolphe Adam

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Chen Reiss

      Conductor: Howard Arman

    17. Joy to the World (arr. H. Arman for choir and orchestra)

      Composer: Lowell Mason

      Ensemble: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Conductor: Howard Arman


Christmas carols are indeed numerous, ranging from church hymns from the Middle Ages to naïve children’s songs, pastoral pieces and festive Lutheran chorales all the way to spirituals and even pop songs. The repertoire is vast and constantly expanding- as is also clear from the wealth of requests received every year by the Office for Christmas Carols in the city centre of Graz, Austria. During Advent, and for over 25 years now, the Styrian Centre for Folk Music has provided valuable support and advice, helping people fill gaps in texts or remember forgotten melodies, and providing information on all issues concerning Christmas customs. The current album, with the Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks and the Munich Rundfunkorchester conducted by Howard Arman, is full of festive Christmas music. It contains a compilation of all kinds of different carols and songs from Poland, Greece, and Germany, as well as compositions by Vivaldi, Bach, Handel, Mendelssohn and Berlioz. Whether popular, traditional, sophisticated, or closer to pop music, the songs and the melodies radiate all the power and the charm of Advent and Christmas- bringing festive magic and a solemn grandeur to our modern, enlightened times.