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Arianna Savall: Hirundo Maris / Petter Udland Johansen, Sveinung Lilleheier, Miquel Àngel Cordero and David Mayoral

1 CD / ECM / 2012-07-17

Works: Catalan Traditional: El Mestre, folk song; El mariner, folk song; Sephardic Traditional: Buenas noches, folk song; Ya salió de la mar la galana (She Came Out of the Sea), song (Salonica); Morena...
Performers: Cordero, Miquel Angel; Johansen, Petter Udland; Lilleheier, Sveinung; Mayoral, David; Savall, Arianna

Hirundo Maris is Latin for "sea swallow" and, like that bird's nomadic flight, harpist Arriana Savall's quintet - part early music ensemble, part folk group...continue...
Recording information: Propstei St. Gerold (01/2011).

Hirundo Maris is dedicated to the memory of Montserrat Figueras, the legendary advocate, researcher, and performer of Renaissance and Baroq...continue...

Maurice André Edition / Suites, Dances and Arrangements [6 CDs]

6 CD / Erato / 2011-06-28

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Cantata, Jesu, der du meine Seele, BWV 78; Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067; Cantata, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Barboteu, Georges; Bernard, Joelle; Bylsma, Anner; De Antoni, Charles; Giebel, Agnes; Holtmann, Jacques; Jaap Schroder [Violin/Conductor]; Karius, Wolfgang; LaGorce, Marcel; Maliponte...
Conductors: Pichaureau, Claude; Soustrot, Marc; Ristenpart, Karl; Rauber, François; Lagrange, Claude; Corboz, Michel; Leonhardt, Gustav; Faerber, Jörg; Gotti, Tito; Paillard, Jean-François; Martin...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble De Cuivres De Paris; Ensemble of Bologna; Harmonie Municipale D'alès ; Trombone Quartet of the RTF Orchestra

Fourth in the series of 6CD box sets of the extensive Erato recordings of Maurice André, famous French trumpet player with the silvery touch....continue...
Includes j'ai du bon tabac (anon.) / menuet d'isis (j.-b. l by various composers.

Includes work(s) by Giuseppe Torelli....continue...

Shout For Joy: Spiritual Christmas / Hendricks

1 CD / Arte Verum / 2010-11-09

Works: Christmas Traditional: Mary Had a Baby; Quittez pasteurs (O come away ye shepherds) (French); What Child Is This? (Greensleeves); Sussex Carol ("On Christmas Night"); Coventry Carol (2); Ding Dong! M...
Performers: Bersgtrom, Mats; Gafvert, Bjorn; Hellstrom, Agneta; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Norberg, Ulf; Pettersson, Harald; Riedel, Georg [Double Bass]; Tenstam, Ulrika
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Ensemble: Drottingholms Barockensemble

Fifteen years after EMI's Barbara Hendricks Sings Christmas - one of the soprano's best sellers - Barbara presents a Christmas album focused on sacred music....continue...
Recording information: Engelbrektskyrkan, Stockholm, Sweden (09/02/2010); Hjorthagens kyrka, Stockholm, Sweden (09/02/2010); Engelbrektskyrkan, Stockholm, Sweden (2010-09-01&2010-09-03_2010-); Hjortha...continue...

Merry Christmas: Traditional & New Christmas Music

1 CD / Neos Production / 2010-11-05

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium; Suite no 3 for orchestra in D major, BWV 1068; Kyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit, BWV 669; Peter Warlock: Bethlehem Down; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for...
Performers: Adler, Daniel [Vocals]; Althanns, Markus; Burschbeck, Benedikt; Eisert, Kilian; Hack, Noah; Hartwig, Benjamin; Hellinghausen, Raphael; Henschel, Christoph; Henschel, Markus; Henschel, Monika; Krahmer...
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Ensemble: Henschel Quartet; Tolzer Knaben Chor Soloist

A special Christmas release, combining traditional Christmas music with the winners of a Christmas song competition sponsored by the Henschel Quartett and the BBC in...continue...
Recording information: Studio at B.O.A. Videofilmkunst, Munich (2009-05-11&2010-05-15_2010-)....continue...

About Christmas / Hendrick Soll, Synthesizer

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2010-09-28

Works: George Frederick Handel: Joy to the World (theme by Handel); Christmas Traditional: Angels We Have Heard on High; Es kommt ein Schiff geladen, carol (German); Kommet, ihr Hirten, carol (Bohemian); Co...
Performers: Bandorf, Claus Dieter; De Deus, Fortunata Pereira; Eldridge, Peter; Hafner, Lutz; Meader, Darmon; Muller, Bruno [Guitar]; Porto, Sergio; Redhage, Jody; Reynaldo, Regis Molina; Soll, Hendrick; Vink, M...

Who would have thought that a CD of well-known and traditional Christmas carols could be so surprising and innovative? Berlin Voices, one of Germany's most...continue...

Barocke Weihnacht - Bach, Vivaldi, Handel, etc / Oelze, Markert, et al

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Francesco Manfredini: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 3; Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Pavel Josef Vejvanovsky: Sonata Natalis in C major; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E ma...
Performers: Bischoff, Joachim; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Dittmann, Friedwart-Christian; Eabach, Gerhard; Eckoldt, Michael; Esterl, Egbert; Frenzel, Michael; Haupt, Christina; Haupt, Eckart; Kappler, Thomas; Kelemen...
Conductors: Güttler, Ludwig

This collection, packaged for the holidays in an attractive slipcase, assembles three of the best selling Christmas recordings by Ludwig Guttler. He is not only...continue...

A Cello Christmas /Geoffrey Simon, London Cello Sound, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Daryl Runswick: Introit; Christmas in America Medley; An Olde English Christmas Medley; Christmas Traditional: God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English); Gaudete (Swedish); Ding Dong! Merrily on High (...
Performers: Colwell, Cathy; Cox, Allan; Cullington, Paul; Dall'Olio, Gabriella; Dixon, Chris; Dobell, Mark; Elms, Roderick; Feile, Matthias; Gledhil, Rachel; Hibbert, Fiona; Knussen, Kenneth; Sinclair, Cameron; ...
Conductors: Simon, Geoffrey
Ensemble: Clare College Choir; London Cello Sound members; London Philharmonic Cellos

Christmas favorites presented with an amazing blend of velvet and virtuosity! Conductor Geoffrey Simon and arranger Daryl Runswick combine Cala's "London Sound" series concept with...continue...
Personnel: Mark Dobell (tenor); Fiona Hibbert (harp); Chris Vanderspar, Paul Watkins (cello); Roderick Elms (celesta); Paul Cullington (double bass); Allan Cox (drums); Rachel Gledhill (percussion)....continue...

Simply Christmas - Home for the Holidays

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-09-26

Works: Christmas Traditional: Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree) (German); As I out rode this enderes night (The Coventry Shepherds' Carol) (16th century); I Wonder As I Wa...
Performers: Cafe; Douglas, Bill; Galway, James [Flute]; Gomez, Eddie [Bassist]; Mitchell, Emily; Petri, Michala; Samuels, Dave; Shinozaki, Ayako; Stoltzman, Richard [Clarinet]; Wall, Jeremy
Conductors: ; Pople, Ross; Neary, Martin; Georgiadis, John
Ensemble: Canadian Brass; London Festival Orchestra; Munich Radio Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra

Includes work(s) by Christmas Traditional....continue...

Caliban Does Christmas

1 CD / Atma / 2005-11-01

Works: Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride; J. Fred Coots: Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town; Christmas Traditional: I Saw Three Ships, carol; The Twelve Days of Christmas; Fraser Jackson: A Nutcracker Digest, for bass...
Performers: Alexander, Scott; Bambrick, Heather; Barlow, Brian; Basso, Guido; Brett, Bonnie; Caliban Quartet; Duggan, Mark; Fallis, Mary Lou; Few, Guy; Francis, Michael; Francis, Mike; Gasser, Alan; Jackson, Fra...
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Ensemble: Caliban Quartet; Jazz Band

The Caliban Quartet of Bassoonists has been praised by critics around the world for its brilliant playing, inventive programming and sunny good humor. Who better...continue...
Personnel: Alan Gasser, Marilyn Monroe, Mary Lou Fallis, Heather Bambrick (vocals); Brian Barlow (whistling, drums, cowbells, tambourine, triangle, percussion, bells, sleigh bell); Michael Francis (gu...continue...

Follow That Star / Peter Dijkstra, The Gents

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2003-11-01

Works: Peter Gritton: Follow That Star, for vocal ensemble; Christmas Traditional: Gaudete Christus est natus (Piae Cantiones 1582); Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming) (Alte geistlich...
Performers: Dijkstra, Peter; Gents, The; Minakov, Maksym; Minakov, Maxym
Conductors: Dijkstra, Peter
Ensemble: Marimba Quartet Carrefour; Rubens Quartet

This selection is a Hybrid Multichannel Super Audio CD. The Stereo Hybrid SACD program can be played on any standard compact disc player. The DSD Surround and Stereo programs require an SACD player fo...continue...

The Promise of Ages - A Christmas Collection / Parrott

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1998-10-20

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing"; Christmas Traditional: Nos galan (New Year's Eve), carol (Welsh); Ther Is No Rose of Swych Vertu, carol (English); Ther Is No Ros' (Engli...
Performers: Balding, Caroline; Carolan, Lucy; Consort, Taverner; Kelly, Frances [Harp]; Lyons, William; MacNamara, Amanda
Conductors: ; Parrott, Andrew
Ensemble: Taverner Consort

Andrew Parrott and the Taverner Consort and Choir collaborated on this eclectic collection of Christmastime music. Songs include "Ther Is No Rose of Swych Vertu," "O Magnum Mysterium," "Hark! The Hera...continue...

Gaudete / Härlig är Jorden

1 CD / Proprius / 1993-05-19

Works: Christmas Traditional: Work(s); Låt oss fröjdas (Let Us Rejoice), carol (Swedish); Ordet är nu vordet kött (The Word Is Now Made Flesh), carol (Swedish); Gladelig vi nu sjüng...
Performers: Bergstrom, Ulf; Hagegard, Hakan; Haggmarl, Anita; Langebo, Karin; Ohrwall, Anders; Olsson, Ingrid; Petersen, Alf; Rondin, Mats; Ronneback, Tore; Sandstrom, Yngve; Tornros, Anita