The Ultimate Classical Christmas / Ma, Domingo, Battle

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Album Summary

Performers

• Charlotte Church
• Placido Domingo (Tenor)
• Frederica Von Stade (Mezzo Soprano)
• Bobby McFerrin (Voice)
• Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)
• Joshua Bell (Violin)
• Ying Huang (Soprano)
• Ton Koopman (Harpsichord)
• John Williams (Guitar)
• Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
• Michael Bolton (Tenor)
• Kathleen Battle (Soprano)
• Marilyn Horne
• José Carreras (Tenor)

Conductors

• Edwards, Sian
• Koopman, Ton
• Mercurio, Steven
• Ormandy, Eugene
• Ottley, Jerold D.
• Previn, Andre
• Stern, Michael
• Sutej, Vjekoslav
• Williams, John

Ensembles

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• Wynton Marsalis Septet

Composers

• Adolphe Adam (1803 - 1856)
• Franz Gruber (Composer) (1787 - 1863)
• Michael Praetorius (1571 - 1621)
• Franz Schubert (Vienna) (1797 - 1828)
• Agustín Barrios-Mangoré (1885 - 1944)
• Plácido Domingo (1941 - )
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
• Christmas Traditional
• George Frederick Handel (1685 - 1759)
• Pietro Yon (1886 - 1943)
• Felix Bernard (1897 - 1944)
• Max Reger (1873 - 1916)
• John Francis Wade (1711 - 1786)
• Charles Gounod (Composer) (1818 - 1893)
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

Notes & Reviews:

Includes work(s): medley: the christmas song / have yoursel by various composers.

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Works Details

Traditional, Christmas : Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French)

• Performer: Charlotte Church
• Conductor: Sian Edwards
• Running Time: 2 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Medieval
• Form: Christmas
• Written: circa 1588

Wade, John Francis : O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles)

• Performers: José Carreras (Tenor); Placido Domingo (Tenor)
• Conductor: Vjekoslav Sutej
• Running Time: 2 min. 41 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1751

Praetorious, Michael : Musae Sioniae

• Performer: Frederica Von Stade (Mezzo Soprano)
• Conductor: Andre Previn
• Running Time: 4 min. 5 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Written: 1600

Handel, George Frideric : Joy to the World (theme by Handel)

• Ensemble: Wynton Marsalis Septet
• Running Time: 2 min. 41 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Christmas
• Written: 1742

Gounod, Charles : Ave Maria

• Performers: Bobby McFerrin (Voice); Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)
• Running Time: 2 min. 40 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: circa 1852

Schubert, Franz : Ave Maria

• Performer: Joshua Bell (Violin)
• Conductor: Michael Stern
• Running Time: 4 min. 41 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1825

Yon, Pietro : Gesú bambino

• Performer: Ying Huang (Soprano)
• Conductor: Steven Mercurio
• Running Time: 3 min. 31 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Christmas
• Written: 1917

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174) :: Jesus, Bleibet Meine Freude (

• Performers: Ton Koopman (Harpsichord); Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)
• Conductor: Ton Koopman
• Running Time: 2 min. 43 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 07/02/1723

Agustín Barrios-Mangoré (1885 - 1944) : Villancico de Navidad, for guitar

• Performer: John Williams (Guitar)
• Running Time: 3 min. 9 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Vocal

Bernard, Felix : Winter Wonderland

• Ensemble: Wynton Marsalis Septet
• Running Time: 2 min. 48 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1934

Adam, Adolphe : Cantique de Noël for voice & orchestra ("Minuit, Chrétiens," "O Holy Night")

• Performers: Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor); Placido Domingo (Tenor)
• Conductor: Steven Mercurio
• Running Time: 3 min. 55 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1851

Traditional, Christmas : O du fröhliche, o du selige, gnadenbringende Weihnachtszeit, carol (tune "O Sanctissima")

• Conductor: Eugene Ormandy
• Running Time: 3 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Christmas
• Written: by 1792

Plácido Domingo (1941 - ) : Children of Christmas

• Performers: Placido Domingo (Tenor); Michael Bolton (Tenor)
• Conductor: Steven Mercurio
• Running Time: 3 min. 56 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Form: Christmas

Reger, Max : Mariä Wiegenlied :: "Maria sitzt am Rosenhag"), song for voice & piano (or orchestra),

• Performers: Kathleen Battle (Soprano); Frederica Von Stade (Mezzo Soprano)
• Conductor: Andre Previn
• Running Time: 2 min. 5 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1912

Gruber, Franz : Silent Night

• Performer: Marilyn Horne
• Conductor: Jerold Ottley
• Running Time: 3 min. 35 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1818

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a) :: Alleluja

• Performer: Kathleen Battle (Soprano)
• Conductor: Andre Previn
• Running Time: 2 min. 35 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1773

Traditional, Christmas : We Wish You a Merry Christmas (English)

• Conductor: John Williams
• Running Time: 1 min. 54 sec.
• Form: Christmas
• Written: 15th Century