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VERY BEST OF CHRISTMAS (THE)




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Part of the very successful compilation series 'The Very Best of Classical Music', this new title 'The Very Best of Christmas' is a 2 CD selection of favourite classical music for Christmas time.

CD 1 is a collection of traditional carols and choral music by a range of popular composers, united by the theme of 'The Christmas Story' featuring angels, shepherds and a baby in a manger.

CD 2 is a delicious assortment of instrumental and orchestral music, united by the theme of 'The Christmas Season' featuring winter classics, best-loved ballet music and sleigh rides.

Disc 1


    Joy to the World (more info)

  1. Joy to the World - 01:34


    2. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (more info)
    Composed by: Felix Mendelssohn

  2. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - 03:02


    3. Messiah, HWV 56, Part I (excerpts) (more info)
    Composed by: George Frideric Handel
    Recording date: 6-9 July 1992
    Produced by: Khouri, Murray

  3. Recitative and Aria: Behold, a virgin shall conceive… O Thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (Alto, Chorus) - 06:00
  4. For unto us a child is born (Chorus) - 04:09


    5. Messe de Minuit pour Noel, H. 9: Gloria (more info)
    Composed by: Marc-Antoine Charpentier
    Conducted by: Kevin Mallon
    Recording date: 3 - 6 January 2003
    Produced by: Silver, Bonnie

  5. Messe de Minuit pour Noel, H. 9: Gloria - 04:36


    6. Stille Nacht (Silent Night), GWV 145 (more info)
    Composed by: Franz Gruber
    Conducted by: Noel Edison
    Michael Bloss, organ

  6. Stille Nacht (Silent Night), GWV 145 - 03:13


    7. O Jesulein suss, BWV 493 (more info)
    Performed by: Washington Choral Arts Society Orchestra
    Conducted by: Norman Scribner

  7. O Jesulein suss, BWV 493 - 03:09


    8. The Angel Gabriel (arr. G. Rossiter) (more info)
    Composed by: Traditional
    Conducted by: Grace Rossiter
    Recording date: 7 - 8 April 2004
    Produced by: Weir, Simon

  8. The Angel Gabriel (arr. G. Rossiter) - 02:33


    9. The First Nowell (arr. D. Willcocks) (more info)
    Composed by: Traditional
    Conducted by: Andrew Sackett
    Recording date: 1 and 7 February 1994
    Produced by: Hill, Peter H.

  9. The First Nowell (arr. D. Willcocks) - 05:03


    10. L'enfance du Christ, Op. 25: The shepherds' farewell (more info)
    Composed by: Hector Berlioz
    Conducted by: Andrew Sackett

  10. L’enfance du Christ, Op. 25: The shepherds' farewell - 05:26


    11. In the Bleak Midwinter (more info)
    Composed by: Harold Darke
    Conducted by: Noel Edison

  11. In the Bleak Midwinter - 05:01


    12. A Babe is Born (more info)
    Recording date: 07 - 08 April 2004

  12. A Babe is Born - 02:21


    13. Ding, Dong Merrily on High (arr. D. Willcocks) (more info)

  13. Ding, Dong Merrily on High (arr. D. Willcocks) - 02:15


    14. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (arr. D. Willcocks) (more info)

  14. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (arr. D. Willcocks) - 03:31


    15. God is with Us: Christmas Proclamation (more info)
    Recording date: 11 - 13 July 2000

  15. God is with Us: Christmas Proclamation - 05:28


    16. Sussex Carol (arr. G. Rossiter) (more info)
    Composed by: Traditional
    Conducted by: Grace Rossiter
    Recording date: 7 - 8 April 2004
    Produced by: Weir, Simon

  16. Sussex Carol (arr. G. Rossiter) - 02:08


    17. Here We Come a-Wassailing (arr. J. Rutter) (more info)
    Composed by: Traditional
    Conducted by: Norman Scribner

  17. Here We Come a-Wassailing (arr. J. Rutter) - 03:58


    18. The Holly and the Ivy (arr. J. Rutter) (more info)
    Composed by: Traditional
    Conducted by: Grace Rossiter
    John Evanson, piano
    Recording date: 07 - 08 April 2004
    Produced by: Weir, Simon

  18. The Holly and the Ivy (arr. J. Rutter) - 02:21


    19. What Sweeter Music (more info)
    Composed by: John Rutter
    Conducted by: Noel Edison
    Michael Bloss, organ

  19. What Sweeter Music - 05:05


    20. O Come, All Ye Faithful (arr. D. Willcocks) (more info)
    Composed by: Traditional
    Conducted by: Donald Hunt
    Raymond Johnston, organ
    Robert Stringer, treble

  20. O Come, All Ye Faithful (arr. D. Willcocks) - 03:51

Disc 2


    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Part II: Sinfonia (more info)
    Performed by: Failoni Chamber Orchestra
    Conducted by: Geza Oberfrank

  1. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Part II: Sinfonia - 06:00


    2. Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op. 6, No. 8, "Christmas Concerto": VI. Pastorale ad libitum: Largo (more info)
    Recording date: January-March 1989 and June-July 1991

  2. Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op. 6, No. 8, "Christmas Concerto": VI. Pastorale ad libitum: Largo - 04:21


    3. Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 (more info)

  3. Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 - 04:12


    4. The Seasons, Hob.XXI:3: Winter: Introduction: Die Einleitung schildert die dicken Nebel (more info)

  4. The Seasons, Hob.XXI:3: Winter: Introduction: Die Einleitung schildert die dicken Nebel - 02:55


    5. 3 German Dances, K. 605: No. 3 in C major, "Die Schlittenfahrt" (Sleigh Ride) (more info)
    Conducted by: Richard Hayman

  5. 3 German Dances, K. 605: No. 3 in C major, "Die Schlittenfahrt" (Sleigh Ride) - 03:18


    6. The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Danse de la fee (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy) (more info)
    Performed by: Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
    Composed by: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
    Conducted by: Michael Halasz
    Recording date: 13-20 October 1987
    Produced by: Appenheimer, Gunter

  6. The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Danse de la fee (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy) - 01:52


    7. Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66: Waltz (more info)
    Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Composed by: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
    Conducted by: Ondrej Lenard
    Recording date: 13-20 October 1987
    Produced by: Appenheimer, Gunter

  7. Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66: Waltz - 04:36


    8. Christmas Eve: Polonaise (more info)
    Performed by: Moscow Symphony Orchestra
    Composed by: Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov
    Conducted by: Igor Golovschin
    Recording date: Jan-1996
    Produced by: Betta International, Inc.

  8. Christmas Eve: Polonaise - 05:51


    9. Les Saisons (The Seasons), Op. 37b: No. 12. December: Noel (more info)
    Composed by: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
    Eteri Andjaparidze, piano
    Recording date: 15-16 June 1995
    Produced by: Ledin, Victor and Marina

  9. Les Saisons (The Seasons), Op. 37b: No. 12. December: Noel - 03:45


    10. The 4 Seasons: Violin Concerto in F minor, Op. 8, No. 4, RV 297, "L'inverno" (Winter) (more info)
    Performed by: Capella Istropolitana
    Composed by: Antonio Vivaldi
    Conducted by: Stephen Gunzenhauser
    Takako Nishizaki, violin

  10. I. Allegro non molto - 03:29
  11. II. Largo - 02:26
  12. III. Allegro - 03:13


    13. Weihnachstraum, S186/R71: IV. Adeste Fideles (March of the Three Holy Kings) (more info)
    Composed by: Franz Liszt
    Eteri Andjaparidze, piano
    Recording date: 15-16 June 1995
    Produced by: Ledin, Victor and Marina

  13. Weihnachstraum, S186/R71: IV. Adeste Fideles (March of the Three Holy Kings) - 04:05


    14. Lieutenant Kije Suite, Op. 60: IV. Troika (more info)
    Performed by: Richard Hayman Symphony Orchestra
    Composed by: Sergey Prokofiev
    Conducted by: Richard Hayman

  14. Lieutenant Kije Suite, Op. 60: IV. Troika - 03:02


    15. Cinderella Suite No. 1, Op. 107: VII. Cinderella's Waltz (more info)
    Performed by: Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra
    Composed by: Sergey Prokofiev
    Conducted by: Theodore Kuchar
    Recording date: 28-30 January 1994
    Produced by: Bazhenova, Katerina

  15. Cinderella Suite No. 1, Op. 107: VII. Cinderella's Waltz - 02:55


    16. Sleigh Ride (more info)
    Composed by: Leroy Anderson
    Eteri Andjaparidze, piano
    Recording date: 15-16 June 1995
    Produced by: Ledin, Victor and Marina

  16. Sleigh Ride - 02:46

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Concerto VIII: Arcangelo Corelli (Nov 29, 2007)
Reviewer:Nia
Man, I played this song and it is so cool I would love my kids play this. I play the violin.





 
 
 
 
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Product Details
 
Composer(s)/ Author(s):
Anderson, Leroy; Berlioz, Hector; Charpentier, Marc-Antoine; Darke, Harold; Gruber, Franz; Handel, George Frideric; Liszt, Franz; Mendelssohn, Felix; Prokofiev, Sergey; Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay Andreyevich; Rutter, John; Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich; Traditional; Vivaldi, Antonio

Conductor(s):
Edison, Noel; Golovschin, Igor; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Halasz, Michael; Hayman, Richard; Hunt, Donald; Kuchar, Theodore; Lenard, Ondrej; Mallon, Kevin; Oberfrank, Geza; Rossiter, Grace; Sackett, Andrew; Scribner, Norman

Orchestra(s):
Capella Istropolitana; Failoni Chamber Orchestra; Moscow Symphony Orchestra; Richard Hayman Symphony Orchestra; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra; Washington Choral Arts Society Orchestra

Artist(s):
Andjaparidze, Eteri; Bloss, Michael; Evanson, John; Johnston, Raymond; Nishizaki, Takako; Stringer, Robert

Label: Naxos Classics
UPC: 747313034475
Item Number: 8570344-45
Release Date: Oct 2, 2006

 
 
 
 
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