Noël - Christmas Edition Sampler

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Album Summary

Performers

• Chiara Banchini (Violin)
• Andrew Lawrence-King (Harp)
• Yves Roure (Carillon)
• Agnès Mellon (Soprano)
• René Saorgin (Organ)

Conductors

• Christie, William
• Gronostay, Uwe
• Herreweghe, Philippe
• Hillier, Paul
• Jacobs, Rene
• Peres, Marcel

Ensembles

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• Concerto Vocale
• Ensemble 415
• Ensemble Organum
• La Chapelle Royale
• Les Arts Florissants

Composers

• Heinrich Schütz (1585 - 1672)
• Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869)
• George Frederick Handel (1685 - 1759)
• Louis-Claude Daquin (1694 - 1772)
• John Francis Wade (1711 - 1786)
• Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643 - 1704)
• Scottish Traditional
• Gustav Holst (1874 - 1934)
• Anonymous, Notre Dame School
• Franz Gruber (Composer) (1787 - 1863)
• Arcangelo Corelli (1653 - 1713)
• Henry VIII, King of England (1491 - 1547)
• English Traditional
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

Notes & Reviews:

Recording information: 1976-2002.

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Works Details

Gruber, Franz : Silent Night

• Conductor: Uwe Gronostay
• Running Time: 3 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1818

Heinrich Schütz (1585 - 1672) : Heute ist Christus der Herr geboren, SWV 439

• Conductor: René Jacobs
• Ensemble: Concerto Vocale
• Running Time: 3 min. 3 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1632-1638

Charpentier, Marc-Antoine : Pastorale sur la naissance de N.S. Jesus-Christ, H. 483 :: Scene 2. Air. Regnez calme profound

• Performer: Agnès Mellon (Soprano)
• Conductor: William Christie
• Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants
• Running Time: 2 min. 17 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1684

Corelli, Arcangelo : Concerto da chiesa no 8 in G minor "fatto per la note di Natale" :: Selection

• Performer: Chiara Banchini (Violin)
• Ensemble: Ensemble 415
• Running Time: 6 min. 43 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Orchestral

Berlioz, Hector : L'Enfance du Christ, Op. 25 :: L'Adieu des Bergers à la Sainte Famille

• Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe
• Ensemble: La Chapelle Royale
• Running Time: 4 min. 31 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 10/1850-07/1854

Traditional, Scottish : The Reel of Tullochgorum

• Performer: Andrew Lawrence-King (Harp)
• Running Time: 3 min. 46 sec.

Henry VIII, King of England : Green groweth the holly, carol

• Running Time: 3 min. 54 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance

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

• Running Time: 1 min. 38 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Christmas
• Written: 1742

Holst, Gustav : In the bleak mid-winter

• Running Time: 3 min. 53 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Christmas
• Written: 1904-1905

Traditional, English : A New Year's Gift (tune Greensleeves)

• Conductor: Paul Hillier
• Running Time: 1 min. 49 sec.

Daquin, Louis-Claude : A la venue de Noël, for organ (Nouveau Livre de Noëls no 1)

• Performer: René Saorgin (Organ)
• Running Time: 4 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: circa 1757

Anonymous, Notre Dame School : Messe du Jour de Noël :: Kyrie

• Conductor: Marcel Pérès
• Ensemble: Ensemble Organum
• Running Time: 2 min. 14 sec.
• Period Time: Medieval
• Form: Choral

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Magnificat, BWV. 243a :: Magnificat anima mea

• Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe
• Running Time: 2 min. 58 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Choral
• Written: 12/1723

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 122, "Das neugeborne Kindelein" BWV 122

• Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe
• Running Time: 13 min. 2 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 12/31/1724

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

• Conductor: Uwe Gronostay
• Running Time: 3 min. 42 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1751

Daquin, Louis-Claude : Noël et Grand Duo :: Noël

• Performer: Yves Roure (Carillon)
• Running Time: 1 min. 40 sec.
• Period Time: Classical