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The Very Best of Christmas

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-09-25

Works: Lowell Mason: Joy to the World; Felix Mendelssohn: Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing"; George Frederick Handel: Messiah, HWV 56; Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Messe de minuit pour Noël, H9; F...
Performers: Andjaparidze, Eteri; Bloss, Michael; Bungard, Jonathan; Davidson, Angus; Evanson, John; Houssart, Robert; Johnston, Raymond; Kertesi, Ingrid; Langridge, Philip; Lewis, J. Reilly; Mukk, József;...
Conductors: Hunt, Donald; ; Mallon, Kevin; Edison, Noel; Scribner, Norman; Rossiter, Grace; Sackett, Andrew; Robinson, Christopher; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Oberfrank, Géza; Krcek, Jaroslav; Schuldt-Jensen,...
Ensemble: Aradia Baroque Ensemble; Capella Istropolitana; Elora Festival Singers; Failoni Chamber Orchestra; Finchley Children's Music Group; Hungarian Radio Chamber Choir; Leipzig Chamber Orchestra; Moscow Sy...

"Naxos' double-disc compilation, The Very Best of Christmas, presents an agreeable and balanced assortment of holiday favorites, with vocal and choral numbers assigned to the...continue...

Ramirez: Misa Criolla, Navidad Nuestra, Missa Luba

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-01-17

Works: Ariel Ramírez: Navedad Nuestra, cantata, for tenor, chorus & orchestra; Misa Criolla, for tenor, piano, chorus & orchestra; Guido Haazen: Missa Luba
Performers: Bard, Michael; Boltes, Carlos; Cortes, Gonzalo; Diaz, Ricardo; Garay, Luis; Hill, Scott; Khoja-Eynatyan, Leon; Knutson, Laura; Marlow, Richard; Melendez, Manuel; Sacin, Jose; Talamante, Pablo; Vicent...
Conductors: Holt, Joseph
Ensemble: Washington Choral Arts Society

Argentine composer and pianist Ariel Ramirez is widely acclaimed throughout South America for his unique synthesis of popular and liturgical styles. The Misa Criolla, based...continue...