Impressions of Christmas - Musical Footsteps in the Snow

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Album Summary

Performers

• Susan Smith (Piano)
• Martin Souter (Piano)
• Jon Boden (Fiddle)
• Ian Giles (Tenor)
• Pavel Popov (Violin)
• Matthew Spring (Guitar)
• Sara Stowe (Soprano)
• Martin Souter (Organ)

Conductors

• Gönnenwein, Wolfgang
• Gorkovenko, Stanislav
• Jackson, Don

Ensemble

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Composers

• Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
• Adolphe Adam (1803 - 1856)
• Bob Chilcott (1955 - )
• Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869)
• Christmas Traditional
• Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
• Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)
• Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
• Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)
• Henry Walford Davies (1869 - 1941)
• John Goss (Composer) (1800 - 1880)
• Henry John Gauntlett (1805 - 1876)

Notes & Reviews:

A musical impression of Christmas and the time of snow with contributions from choirs, orchestras, children, instrumentalists and carol singers

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Works Details

Chilcott, Robert : The Time of Snow, for chorus & piano

• Performer: Susan Smith (Piano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary

Debussy, Claude : Préludes, Book 1

• Performer: Martin Souter (Piano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 3 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1909

Goss, John : See Amid the Winter's Snow, for chorus

• Running Time: 4 min. 33 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Christmas

Berlioz, Hector : L'enfance du Christ, Op. 25

• Running Time: 5 min. 28 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 10/1850-07/1854

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a :: Waltz of the Snowflakes

• Conductor: Don Jackson
• Running Time: 7 min. 1 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1892

Gauntlett, Henry John : Once in Royal David's City, carol

• Running Time: 4 min. 25 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: circa 1850

Traditional, Christmas : The Twelve Days of Christmas

• Performers: Jon Boden (Fiddle); Ian Giles (Tenor)
• Notes: Composition written: By 1864.
• Running Time: 3 min. 45 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Form: Christmas
• Written: by 1864

Haydn, Franz Joseph : The Seasons :: Winter. Cavatina

• Conductor: Wolfgang Gönnenwein
• Notes: Composition written: 1801.
• Running Time: 1 min. 52 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1801

Vivaldi, Antonio : Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L'autunno"

• Performer: Pavel Popov (Violin)
• Conductor: Stanislav Gorkovenko
• Running Time: 9 min. 46 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1725

Schumann, Robert : Album für die Jugend no 12 ("Knecht Ruprecht") for piano in A minor, Op. 68/12

• Performer: Martin Souter (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 51 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1848

Traditional, Christmas : Who killed cock Robin?

• Performers: Matthew Spring (Guitar); Sara Stowe (Soprano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 8 sec.

Davies, Henry Walford : O Little Town of Bethlehem, carol

• Running Time: 3 min. 8 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Christmas
• Written: circa 1920

Traditional, Christmas : We've been a while a-wandering, carol ("The Yorkshire Wassail Song")

• Performer: Sara Stowe (Soprano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 57 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

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

• Performer: Martin Souter (Organ)
• Running Time: 4 min. 51 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1851