A Christmas Nativity

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Album Summary

Redner, Lewis : O Little Town of Bethlehem

Traditional, Christmas : I Wonder As I Wander (American)

Willis, Richard Storrs : It Came Upon a Midnight Clear

Regney, Noel : Do You Hear What I Hear?

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

Ramírez, Ariel : El Nacimiento, for chorus

Traditional, Christmas : Away in a Manger

Yon, Pietro : Gesu bambino

Traditional, Christmas : Il est ne, le divin enfant (French)

Traditional, Christmas : What Child Is This? (Greensleeves)

MacGimsey, Robert : Sweet Little Jesus Boy, carol for voice & orchestra

Traditional, Christmas : Child in a Manger

Traditional, Christmas : I Saw Three Ships, carol

Hopkins, John Henry : We three kings

Rutter, John : Shepherd's Pipe Carol

Simeone, Harry : Carol of the Drum

Traditional, Christmas : The First Nowell (English)

Traditional, Christmas : Coventry Carol (2)

Hairston, Jester : Mary's boy child

Praetorious, Michael : Musae Sioniae

Handel, George Frideric : Der Messias

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

Performers

Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Renata Tebaldi (Soprano)
George Thalben-Ball (Organ)
John Scott (Organ)
Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
Bryn Terfel (Bass Baritone)
Malcolm Martineau (Piano)
Leontyne Price (Soprano)
Anthony Way (Treble)
Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
Jos� Carreras (Tenor)

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Notes & Reviews:

The Nativity, the enchanting and enduring story that tells of the birth of Jesus Christ, is perhaps the best known tale in the history of the world. This album tells that story in song, with a track list specially designed to re-create the blessed event through chronological order, from the wandering Joseph and Mary in Bethlehem, the visitation of the Magi and the birth of the baby Jesus. Featured are the talented voices of Leontyne Price, Anthony Way, Joan Sutherland, Jose Carreras, Renata Tebaldi, Bryn Terfel, Kiri Te Kanawa and the choral work of Musica Sacra, The Trapp Family Singers and the Clare College Choir.

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Redner, Lewis : O Little Town of Bethlehem

Conductor: Richard Westenburg
Ensemble: Musica Sacra
Running Time: 3 min. 35 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Choral
Written: 1868

Traditional, Christmas : I Wonder As I Wander (American)

Conductor: Richard Westenburg
Ensemble: Musica Sacra
Running Time: 3 min. 13 sec.
Written: by 1933

Willis, Richard Storrs : It Came Upon a Midnight Clear

Performer: Leontyne Price (Soprano)
Conductor: Herbert Karajan
Ensemble: Vienna Singverein
Running Time: 1 min. 52 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Christmas
Written: 1850

Regney, Noel : Do You Hear What I Hear?

Performer: Anthony Way (Treble)
Conductor: John Music]
Running Time: 4 min. 6 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Christmas
Written: 1962

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

Performer: Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
Conductor: Richard Bonynge
Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra
Running Time: 3 min. 44 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Vocal
Written: 1851

Ariel Ramírez (1921 - 2010) : El Nacimiento, for chorus

Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
Conductor: Damian Sanchez
Ensemble: Bilbao Choral Society
Running Time: 3 min. 59 sec.
Period Time: Modern

Traditional, Christmas : Away in a Manger

Conductor: Richard Westenburg
Ensemble: Musica Sacra
Running Time: 2 min. 16 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Christmas
Written: circa 1885

Yon, Pietro : Gesú bambino

Performer: Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor: Kurt Adler
Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
Running Time: 4 min. 30 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Christmas
Written: 1917

Traditional, Christmas : Il est né, le divin enfant (French)

Running Time: 1 min. 21 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Christmas
Written: 1875