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Christmas with the Vienna Boys' Choir / Schubert, Handel, Herbeck / Max Emanuel Cencic, Charles Humphries, conductor

2 CD / Capriccio / 2012-11-13

Works: Christmas Traditional: Vom Himmel hoch, o Englein kommt, carol (German); Maria durch ein Dornwald ging, carol (Blest Mary Wanders through the Thorn); O du fröhliche, o du selige, gnadenbringende...
Performers: Cencic, Max Emanuel; Cordier, David; Humphries, Charles; Köhler, Axel [Countertenor Vocal]; Sharpe, Ivan; Torday, Robert
Conductors: Marschick, Peter; Froschauer, Helmuth
Ensemble: ; Vienna Boys' Choir; Vienna Studio Symphony

For over 500 years the Vienna Boys' Choir has been a living tradition. Since their beginning, the choir has worked with composers such as Mozart,...continue...

Christmas with the Vienna Boys' Choir / Max Emanuel Cencic, Charles Humphries, Ivan Sharpe, Robert Torday. Academy of London, Vienna Studio Ens., Peter Marschik [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Capriccio / 2012-11-13

Works: Various Composers: Christmas Carols
Performers: Cencic, Max Emanuel; Humphries, Charles; Sharpe, Ivan; Torday, Robert
Conductors: Marschik, Peter
Ensemble: Academy of London; Vienna Boys Choir; Vienna Studio Ensemble

This DVD, set in the Augarten Palace which is the home of the world renowned Vienna Boy's Choir, takes us behind the scenes as the...continue...
Run Time: 45 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German
Country of Origin: Vienn...continue...

Christmas Concert: / Corelli, Manfredini, Handel, Locatelli

1 CD / Capriccio / 2011-10-25

Works: Johann Melchior Molter: Concerto pastorale for strings & harpsichord in G major; George Frederick Handel: Messiah; Gregor Joseph Werner: Pastorella for concertante organ and strings in D major; Arcan...
Performers: Erxleben, Michael; Kirchberg, Hans-Peter; Zimmermann, Knut
Conductors: Erxleben, Michael
Ensemble: New Berlin Chamber Orchestra

Fatto per la notte di Natale (made for Christmas Eve) is how numerous Italian composers of the Baroque period headed those orchestral concertos in which...continue...
Recording information: Saal 1, Funkhaus Berlin (04/30/1992-05/03/1992)....continue...

Christmas Meditation / Concertos, Airs and Sacred Works from Baroque & Classical times [5 CDs]

5 CD / Capriccio / 2010-11-16

Works: Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Christmas Traditional: Maria durch ein Dornwald ging, carol (Blest Mary Wanders through the Thorn); Süsser die Glocken nie klingen, carol (Austrian); Heil'ge Nacht auf...
Performers: Achim, Erzsébet; Bálint, János; Bernstein, Walter Heinz; Buchner, Roland; Cordier, David; Dicke, Peter; Eisenberg, Matthias; Friedrich, Reinhold [Trumpet]; Glaetzner, Burkhard; H...
Conductors: Flämig, Martin; Erxleben, Michael; Bohme, Frank; Marschik, Peter; Tarr, Edward H. [Trumpet]; ; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim; Rolla, János [Violin]; Winschermann, Helmut; Eschenburg, Hartwig; B...
Ensemble: ; Budapest Strings; Capella Savaria; Cappella Coloniensis; Concerto Köln ; Das kleine Konzert; Dresden Baroque Soloists; German Bach Soloists; Hr-Brass; New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig; Phil...

American Record Guide
The selections are well chosen... and nicely sequenced; most of the performances are quite competent and appealing. Sound, while variable, is generally good...
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Angel Voices: The Boys' Choir Christmas Celebration / Vienna Boys' Choir; Dresden Boys' Choir, et al.

3 CD / Capriccio / 2010-11-16

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Vom Himmel hoch (Choralkantate); Laudate pueri ("O praise the Lord"), motet for female chorus & organ in E flat major, Op. 39/2; Sacred Pieces (3), Op. 23; Veni Domine ("Hear my p...
Performers: Buchner, Roland; Engelhardt, Kent; Humphries, Charles; Schicha, Ulrich; Winkler, Michael-Christfried
Conductors: Flämig, Martin; Marschik, Peter; Hrncirik, Peter; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim
Ensemble: ; Bläserensemble

American Record Guide
Here's a very nice set of three CDs devoted mostly to German music and performed by the cream of German and Austrian boychoirs...continue...

O Jesulein Zart - Weihnachts & Krippenlieder / Rotzsch

1 CD / Capriccio / 2008-04-08

Works: Traditional: Auf, Tochter Zion; Maria durch ein' Dornwald ging; Vom Himmel hoch, da komm' ich her; Kindelein zart; Schlaf, mein Kindelein; Gegrüsset seist du, Maria; O du fröhliche; Hort En...
Performers: Friedrich, Felix; Kästner, Hannes; Vogel, Holm
Conductors: Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim
Ensemble: St. Thomas Church Choir, Leipzig

Cartellieri: Christmas Oratorio [Hybrid SACD]

1 Super Audio CD / Capriccio / 2004-01-01

Works: Antonio Casimir Cartellieri: Christmas Oratorio
Performers: Beranova, Katerina; Karasiak, Andreas; Marco-Buhrmester, Alexander; Wade, Ray M.
Conductors: Spering, Christoph

Glory: Famous Bach Arias

1 CD / Capriccio / 2000-01-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 51, "Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen," BWV 51; Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Cantata no 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" BWV 199; Cantata no 82, "Ich habe genug" BWV 8...
Performers: Basch, Wolfgang; Friedrich, Reinhold [Trumpet]; Frimmer, Monika; Gruberova, Edita; Jankowitsch, Ernst; Mertens, Klaus; Prégardien, Christoph; Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors: ; Sillito, Kenneth; Otto, Ralf; Winschermann, Helmut; Max, Hermann; Marschik, Peter; Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: ; Budapest Strings; German Bach Soloists

Weihnachtslieder [Capriccio]

1 CD / Capriccio / 1998-01-01

Works: Johann Heinrich Lützel: Machet die Tore weit; Johann Pachelbel: Der Herr is König, darum toben die Völker, motet for double chorus, T. 351; Jacobus Handl: Veni Domine; Ecce virgo conci...
Performers: Buchner, Roland; Geitner, Markus
Conductors: Buchner, Roland

Rimsky-Korsakov: Suites / Jurowski, Berlin RSO

1 CD / Capriccio / 1997-01-01

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Snow Maiden; Christmas Eve; Tale of Tsar Saltan
Conductors: Jurowski, Michail
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

Ludwig Güttler - Highlights

1 CD / Capriccio / 1995-04-16

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Prelude to the Te Deum; Johann Sebastian Bach: Kommst du nun, Jesu, BWV 650; Cantata no 6, "Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden," BWV 6; Suite for Orchestra no 4 in D m...
Performers: Guttler, Ludwig; Kaltofen, Gunar; Kircheis, Christoph; Kircheis, Friedrich; Mannel, Armin; Sandau, Kurt; Stiefel, Heinz
Conductors: Pommer, Max
Ensemble: Leipzig New Bach Collegium Musicum; Leipzig University Choir

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...

The Organ At Adlington Hall / Ton Koopman

1 CD / Capriccio / 1991-01-01

Works: Anonymous: Me Lady Careys Dompe; John Bull: Laet ons met herten reijne; Coranto "Battle"; In nomine; Den lustelijcken mey; Thomas Tomkins: A Sad Pavan for these Distracted Times; Orlando Gibbons: Alm...
Performers: Koopman, Ton