100 Christmas Classics

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Liner notes are in both German and English

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1Tochter Zion
choir vocals:
Kölner Rundfunkchor
orchestra:
Kölner Rundfunkorchester
conductor:
Helmuth Froschauer (conductor and chorus master)
recording of:
Tochter Zion, freue dich
lyricist and arranger:
Friedrich Heinrich Ranke
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
translated version of:
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act III, no. 58: “See the Conqu’ring Hero Comes” (Chorus of Youths, Chorus of Virgins)
George Frideric Handel3:03
2Macht hoch die Tür
alto vocals:
Jochen Kowalski (countertenor)
recording of:
Macht hoch die Tür
lyricist:
Georg Weissel (17th century hymn writer) (in 1623)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[traditional]3:02
3Josef, lieber Josef mein
choir vocals:
Thomanerchor Leipzig
conductor:
Hans-Joachim Rotzsch (choral conductor and tenor)
[traditional]1:37
4Fröhliche Weihnacht überall
baritone vocals:
Hermann Prey (baritone)
recording of:
Fröhliche Weihnacht überall
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[traditional]2:19
5Weihnachtsoratorium / Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 - Sinfonia (Hirtensinfonie)
recording engineer:
Wolfgang Decker (from 1991-01-09 until 1991-05-13)
orchestra:
Cologne Concerto (from 1991-01-09 until 1991-05-13)
conductor:
Ralf Otto (German conductor) (from 1991-01-09 until 1991-05-13)
recorded at:
Festeburgkirche in Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt), Hessen (Hesse), Germany (from 1991-01-09 until 1991-05-13)
recording of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil II, X. Sinfonia (in 1991)
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1734-12-26)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1734 until 1735)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248 (Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, "Christmas Oratorio")
Johann Sebastian Bach35:35
6Ihr Kinderlein kommet
choir vocals:
Dresdner Kreuzchor
conductor:
Martin Flämig
recording of:
Ihr Kinderlein, kommet (O, Come, Little Children)
lyricist:
Christoph von Schmid (in 1798)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Johann Abraham Peter Schulz (in 1790)
[traditional]2:49
7Joy to the World
choir vocals:
Wiener Sängerknaben (The Vienna Boys Choir)
conductor:
Peter Marschik (chorus master)
recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer) (in 1719)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arranger:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
George Frideric Handel2:14
8Auf Tochter Zion schmücke dich
choir vocals:
Thomanerchor Leipzig
conductor:
Hans-Joachim Rotzsch (choral conductor and tenor)
[traditional]2:32
9Symphoniae sacrae - Canzon III septimi toni a 8
orchestra:
hr-brass (Die Blechbläser des hr-Sinfonieorchesters)
conductor:
Edward Tarr (trumpet player)
recording of:
Canzon per sonar septimi toni a 8 [II], Ch. 172 (Sacrae symphoniae, Liber 1)
composer:
Giovanni Gabrieli (composer)
part of:
Giovanni Gabrieli: A Thematic Catalogue of his Music with a Guide to the Source Materials and Translations of his Vocal Texts (Charteris [Ch.]) (number: Ch. 172)
part of:
Sacrae symphoniae, Liber 1
Giovanni Gabrieli3:05
10O du fröhliche
organ:
Peter Dicke
alto vocals:
David Cordier (counter tenor)
choir vocals:
Kölner Rundfunkchor
conductor:
Helmuth Froschauer (conductor and chorus master)
recording of:
O du fröhliche (German Christmas carol set to the melody of "O sanctissima")
lyricist:
Johannes Daniel Falk and Heinrich Holzschuher
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
version of:
O Sanctissima (Sicilian Mariners Hymn, Sicilian Mariners Hymn)
[traditional]3:03
11Gegrüßt seist Maria
choir vocals:
Thomanerchor Leipzig
conductor:
Hans-Joachim Rotzsch (choral conductor and tenor)
[traditional]1:31
12Lobe den Herrn meine Seele, BWV 143 - Choral: "Du Friedensfürst, Herr Jesu Christ"
choir vocals:
Thomanerchor Leipzig
orchestra:
Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum (New Bach Collegium Musicum)
conductor:
Hans-Joachim Rotzsch (choral conductor and tenor)
recorded at:
Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche in Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1984-04 until 1984-05)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 143 "Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele": II. Choral (Sopran) "Du Friedefürst, Herr Jesu Christ"
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1708)
part of:
Kantate, BWV 143 "Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele"
Johann Sebastian Bach2:23
13Nun sei gegrüßt, o Jesulein
choir vocals:
Wiener Sängerknaben (The Vienna Boys Choir)
chorus master:
Helmuth Froschauer (conductor and chorus master)
[traditional]1:54
14Christmas Pastorale for Organ and Strings
orchestra:
Berliner Kammerorchester (Berlin Chamber Orchestra)
conductor:
Michael Erxleben (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Christmas Pastorella
composer:
Gregor Joseph Werner
Gregor Joseph Werner3:56
15Ave maris stella
choir vocals:
Regensburger Domspatzen (Regensburg Cathedral Choir, German / Regensburger cathedral choir)
conductor:
Roland Büchner
recording of:
Ave, maris stella, EG 150 (for mixed choir)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1893)
arranger:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1898)
dedicated to:
Cæciliaforeningens madrigalkor
premiered at:
[event] (1899-11)
part of:
Grieg EG (catalogue by Dan Fog / Edvard Grieg Committee) (number: 150)
arrangement of:
Ave, Maris Stella, EG 150 (for voice and piano)
Edvard Grieg2:35
16Ich freue mich in dir, BWV 133
alto vocals and countertenor vocals:
Jochen Kowalski (countertenor)
orchestra:
Philharmonic Art Ensemble
conductor:
Frank Böhme
recording of:
Geistliches Lied, BWV 465 "Ich freue mich in dir"
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 465)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 133 "Ich freue mich in dir": I. Coro "Ich freue mich in dir"
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1724)
part of:
Kantate, BWV 133 "Ich freue mich in dir"
Johann Sebastian Bach1:33
17Heut kam ein Engel
choir vocals:
Thomanerchor Leipzig
conductor:
Hans-Joachim Rotzsch (choral conductor and tenor)
recording of:
Heut kam ein Engel vom hohen Himmel (German christmas song from Hungary)
composed in:
Hungary
lyricist:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[traditional]1:33
18Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659
organ:
Matthias Eisenberg (organist, harpsichordist and church musician)
recording of:
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659.2 (Chorale Prelude for organ in G minor, BWV 659 “Nun komm’ der Heiden Heiland”, former BWV 659)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Choräle von Verschiedener Art (Leipzig-Choräle) (number: 9), Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (abbreviated second edition, 1998, BWV²ᵃ) (number: BWV 659), Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (third edition, 2022, BWV³) (number: BWV 659.2), Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (second edition, 1990, BWV²) (number: BWV 659), Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (first edition, 1950, BWV¹) (number: BWV 659) and Bach Compendium (number: BC K 82)
revision of:
Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659.1 (former BWV 659a)
Johann Sebastian Bach4:33
19Rorate coeli (Advent Motet)
choir vocals:
Regensburger Domspatzen (Regensburg Cathedral Choir, German / Regensburger cathedral choir)
conductor:
Roland Büchner
recording of:
Neun Advent-Motetten, op. 176: Rorate coeli
composer:
Josef Gabriel Rheinberger (Liechtenstein-German composer) (in 1893)
part of:
Neun Advent-Motetten, op. 176
Joseph Gabriel Rheinberger2:16
20Gruß an die Heilige Nacht, op. 62
choir vocals:
Kölner Rundfunkchor
soprano vocals:
Katharina Kammerloher (German operatic mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Kölner Rundfunkorchester
conductor:
Helmuth Froschauer (conductor and chorus master)
Max Bruch13:33
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