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My Playlist for the Nativity

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Composer: RUTTER, JOHN
Artist: Backhouse, Vasari Singers, Ford
Format: CD
Label: Naxos
Released: Nov 09, 2018
Catalog #: 8578348
UPC: 747313834877

About

Can you hear the music? Do you hear it play? It’s telling you the story of the first Christmas Day… Perfect for children of all ages, this album of classical and traditional works is a charming and engaging retelling of the nativity through music, song, and rhyme. Well-known composers like Mozart, Rutter, Lutoslawski and Brahms are included here, alongside traditional Christmas carols like “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks,” and “Mary Had a Baby.” Each of these songs has been taken from an album in the Naxos catalogue, and the works are performed by world-renowned vocalists and instrumentalists. Listen to this music, read the story, and enjoy.

Tracklist 20 tracks

1 Nativity carol 04:26

Track
1

Title
Nativity carol
Duration
04:26
Composer
John Rutter
Performer
Martin Ford
Ensemble
Vasari Singers
Conductor
Jeremy Backhouse
2 The Angel Gabriel (arr. L. Strand for choir and orchestra) 01:23

Track
2

Title
The Angel Gabriel (arr. L. Strand for choir and orchestra)
Duration
01:23
Composer
Traditional
Performer
Bo Westman
Ensemble
Leif Strands Ladies Choir, Jönköping Sinfonietta
Conductor
Leif Strand
3 20 Polish Christmas Carols: Hurrying to Bethlehem 00:56

Track
3

Title
20 Polish Christmas Carols: Hurrying to Bethlehem
Duration
00:56
Composer
Witold Lutosławski
Ensemble
Polish Radio Choir, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor
Antoni Wit
4 El álbum de Cecilia (Album for Cecilia): No. 6. Borriquillos a Belén (Little Donkeys in Bethlehem) 01:14

Track
4

Title
El álbum de Cecilia (Album for Cecilia): No. 6. Borriquillos a Belén (Little Donkeys in Bethlehem)
Duration
01:14
Composer
Joaquín Rodrigo
Performer
Artur Pizarro
5 O Little Town of Bethlehem (arr. L. Strand for flute, guitar and choir) 03:18

Track
5

Title
O Little Town of Bethlehem (arr. L. Strand for flute, guitar and choir)
Duration
03:18
Composer
Lewis H. Redner
Performer
Göran Marcusson, Tobias Sjögren
Ensemble
Leif Strands Kammarkor
Conductor
Jerker Johansson
6 The Virgin Mary had a Baby Boy (arr. P. Breiner for orchestra) 01:56

Track
6

Title
The Virgin Mary had a Baby Boy (arr. P. Breiner for orchestra)
Duration
01:56
Composer
Anonymous
Ensemble
Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia
Conductor
Peter Breiner
7 Mary had a baby (arr. L. Strand for flute, guitar and choir) 02:49

Track
7

Title
Mary had a baby (arr. L. Strand for flute, guitar and choir)
Duration
02:49
Composer
Anonymous
Performer
Göran Marcusson, Tobias Sjögren
Ensemble
Leif Strands Kammarkor
Conductor
Jerker Johansson
8 4 Preludes: No. 3. The Holy Boy (version for cello and piano) 02:59

Track
8

Title
4 Preludes: No. 3. The Holy Boy (version for cello and piano)
Duration
02:59
Composer
John Ireland
Performer
Julian Lloyd Webber, John Lenehan
9 Away in a Manger (arr. D. Willcocks for soprano and choir) 02:27

Track
9

Title
Away in a Manger (arr. D. Willcocks for soprano and choir)
Duration
02:27
Composer
William J. Kirkpatrick
Performer
Ann Hoyt
Ensemble
New York Trinity Church Choir
Conductor
Owen Burdick
10 5 Lieder, Op. 49: No. 4. Wiegenlied (Lullaby) (arr. for orchestra) 02:16

Track
10

Title
5 Lieder, Op. 49: No. 4. Wiegenlied (Lullaby) (arr. for orchestra)
Duration
02:16
Composer
Johannes Brahms
Ensemble
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor
Peter Breiner
11 12 Variations on Ah, vous dirai-je, maman, K. 265 (excerpt) 05:03

Track
11

Title
12 Variations on Ah, vous dirai-je, maman, K. 265 (excerpt)
Duration
05:03
Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer
Balázs Szokolay
12 Joy to the World 01:29

Track
12

Title
Joy to the World
Duration
01:29
Composer
Lowell Mason
Ensemble
Worcester Cathedral Choir
Conductor
Donald Hunt
13 While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night (arr. D. Willcocks for choir) 02:24

Track
13

Title
While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night (arr. D. Willcocks for choir)
Duration
02:24
Composer
Traditional
Ensemble
Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
Conductor
Andrew Sackett
14 Suite of Carols: I. Angels in our Fields (version for woodwinds) 02:33

Track
14

Title
Suite of Carols: I. Angels in our Fields (version for woodwinds)
Duration
02:33
Composer
Leroy Anderson
Ensemble
BBC Concert Orchestra
Conductor
Leonard Slatkin
15 Shepherd's Hey 02:08

Track
15

Title
Shepherd's Hey
Duration
02:08
Composer
Percy Grainger
Ensemble
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor
Keith Brion
16 We Three Kings of Orient Are (arr. A. Pitts for vocal ensemble) 03:07

Track
16

Title
We Three Kings of Orient Are (arr. A. Pitts for vocal ensemble)
Duration
03:07
Composer
John Henry Hopkins Jr.
Performer
Joanna Forbes, Kathryn Oswald, Richard Eteson, Nicholas Chalmers
Ensemble
Tonus Peregrinus
Conductor
Antony Pitts
17 Capriccio of Animals: II. Camel's Bells in the Desert 01:26

Track
17

Title
Capriccio of Animals: II. Camel's Bells in the Desert
Duration
01:26
Composer
Lisan Wang
Performer
Yiming Zhang
18 Den heliga natten (The Holy Night): IX. March of the Wise Men 02:14

Track
18

Title
Den heliga natten (The Holy Night): IX. March of the Wise Men
Duration
02:14
Composer
Hilding Rosenberg
Ensemble
Svenska Kammarorkestern
Conductor
Petter Sundkvist
19 Kinderstücke, Op. 72, "Christmas Pieces": No. 2. Andante sostenuto, MWV U170 01:47

Track
19

Title
Kinderstücke, Op. 72, "Christmas Pieces": No. 2. Andante sostenuto, MWV U170
Duration
01:47
Composer
Felix Mendelssohn
Performer
Benjamin Frith
20 Silent Night 03:08

Track
20

Title
Silent Night
Duration
03:08
Composer
Franz Xaver Gruber
Performer
Michael Bloss
Ensemble
The Elora Singers
Conductor
Noel Edison