Brigitte Edition "Erlebnis Klassik", Vol. 8: Weihnachtszauber

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1Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part One "For the first Day of Christmas": No. 1 Chorus: "Jauchzet, frohlocket"
trumpet:
Trumpet Ensemble Ludwig Guttler (Ludwig Güttler Brass Ensemble) (in 1987-01)
choir vocals:
MDR Rundfunkchor Leipzig (in 1987-01)
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra) (in 1987-01)
conductor:
Peter Schreier (German tenor and conductor) (in 1987-01)
recording of:
Weihnachts‐Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil I, I. Coro „Jauchzet, frohlocket“ (in 1987-01)
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1734-12-25)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1734 until 1735)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
is based on:
Kantate, BWV 214 "Tönet, ihr Pauken! Erschallet, Trompeten!": I. Coro "Tönet, ihr Pauken! Erschallet, Trompeten!"
part of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248 (Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, "Christmas Oratorio")
Johann Sebastian Bach3:08
2Macht hoch die Tür (Arr. by Karl Marx)
choir vocals:
Regensburger Domspatzen (Regensburg Cathedral Choir, German / Regensburger cathedral choir)
conductor:
Hans Schrems
arranger:
Karl Marx (20th century composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1967)
recording of:
Macht hoch die Tür
lyricist:
Georg Weissel (17th century hymn writer) (in 1623)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[anonymous]3:42
3Es ist ein' Ros' entsprungen
bassoon:
Helmut Böcker (bassoonist)
double bass:
Wolfgang Stert (contrabassist)
oboe:
Dietmar Keller (oboist) and Hans‐Georg Renner (oboist)
tenor vocals:
Fritz Wunderlich (operatic tenor)
arranger:
Fritz Neumeyer (cembalist, pianist and composer)
recording of:
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (original anonymous version)
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Dreiklang/Dreimasken
[anonymous]3:18
4Ave Maria, "Ellens Gesang III", D. 839
recording engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer) and James Lock (James Locke, engineer) (in 1976-01)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
choir vocals:
Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir (in 1976-01)
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1976-01)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera) (in 1976-01)
conductor:
Kurt Herbert Adler (conductor) (in 1976-01)
arranger and orchestrator:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1976)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (Petersham) in Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976-01)
live recording of:
Ave Maria (catch-all for arrangements) (in 1976-01)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
arrangement of:
Ave Maria (Schubert’s Ave Maria: Latin “Ave Maria” text sung to the tune of ‘Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria”’)
recording of:
Ave Maria (Schubert’s Ave Maria: Latin “Ave Maria” text sung to the tune of ‘Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria”’)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
version of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
recording of:
Ave Maria, D. 839 (Schubert; catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1825)
arrangement of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
recording of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
lyricist:
Jairo (Argentinean singer) and Sir Walter Scott (19th-century Scottish author)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1825)
translator:
Adam Storck
part of:
Franz Schubert, thematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke in chronologischer Folge (number: D. 839)
Franz Schubert4:46
5O du fröhliche, o du selige
producer:
Karl-Heinz Schneider (producer)
cello:
Walter Reichhardt (from 1961-05 until 1961-06)
double bass:
Franz Ortner (double bass player) (from 1961-05 until 1961-06)
organ:
Hedwig Bilgram (harpsichordist and organist) (from 1961-05 until 1961-06)
viola:
Georg Schmid (violist) (from 1961-05 until 1961-06)
violin:
Otto Büchner (violinist) (from 1961-05 until 1961-06) and Kurt-Christian Stier (violist / violinist) (from 1961-05 until 1961-06)
choir vocals:
Münchner Chorbuben (from 1961-05 until 1961-06)
soprano vocals:
Maria Stader (soprano) (from 1961-05 until 1961-06)
chorus master:
Fritz Rothschuh (chorus master) (from 1961-05 until 1961-06)
balance engineer:
Walter Alfred Wettler
recorded at:
Musikhochschule in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1961-05 until 1961-06)
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)
[anonymous]2:42
6Süsser die Glocken nie klingen
choir vocals:
Vienna Boys CHoir (The Vienna Boys Choir)
conductor:
Uwe Christian Harrer (chorus master/conductor)
recording of:
Süßer die Glocken nie klingen
lyricist:
Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger (German theologian)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[anonymous]2:48
7Still, weil's Kindlein schlafen will
orchestra:
Brass Ensemble of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1977)
instrumental recording of:
Still, Still, Still
lyricist:
Georg Götsch
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[traditional]0:47
8Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
producer:
Christopher Alder (editor/engineer/producer)
editor:
Karl-August Naegler (balance engineer)
choir vocals:
Dresdner Kreuzchor (from 1996-01 until 1996-03)
conductor:
Matthias Jung (German choral conductor) (from 1996-01 until 1996-03)
arranger:
Donald Fraser (composer and conductor)
balance engineer:
Klaus Hiemann (engineer/producer) (from 1996-01 until 1996-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Lukaskirche (Lutheran church in Dresden, used since sometime after WWII as a recording studio) in Dresden, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1996-01 until 1996-03)
recording of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (from 1996-01 until 1996-03)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (composer/author) (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (composer/author) (in 1818)
part of:
Oh, What a Lovely War! (stage musical)
Franz Xaver Gruber3:31
9Messiah, HWV 56: Pt. 1: 13. Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)
sound engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (engineer)
executive producer:
Dr. Andreas Holschneider and Charlotte Kriesch
producer:
Dr. Gerd Ploebsch (engineer)
editor:
Ulrich Vette (engineer)
orchestra:
The English Concert (in 1988-01)
conductor:
Trevor Pinnock (conductor / harpsichord) (in 1988-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon (in 1988)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1988-01)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 13. Pastoral Symphony (Pifa) (in 1988-01)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel1:11
10Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part One "For The First Day Of Christmas": No. 8 Aria (Baß): "Großer Herr, o starker König"
bass vocals:
Robert Holl (bass‐baritone)
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Peter Schreier (German tenor and conductor)
recording of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil I, VIII. Aria (Basso) „Großer Herr, o starker König“ (in 1987-01)
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1734-12-25)
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 Bach4:43
11Sonata prima for Trumpet and Continuo: 5. (Adagio)
engineer:
Heinz Wildhagen (engineer, producer)
executive producer:
Rudolf Werner (producer at Deutsche Grammophon)
editor:
Manfred Bartel and Reinhild Schmidt (Sound engineer and producer for Deutsche Grammophon)
organ:
Hedwig Bilgram (harpsichordist and organist) (in 1976-09)
trumpet:
Maurice André (French trumpeter) (in 1976-09)
recorded at:
Residenz (Munich Residenz, former royal palace in Munich, Germany) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1976-09)
recording of:
Sonata prima for Trumpet and Continuo: V. (Adagio) (in 1976-09)
composer:
Giovanni Buonaventura Viviani (in 1678)
part of:
Sonata prima for Trumpet and Continuo
Giovanni Buonaventura Viviani1:06
12Sonata prima for Trumpet and Continuo: 4. (Allegro)
engineer:
Heinz Wildhagen (engineer, producer)
executive producer:
Rudolf Werner (producer at Deutsche Grammophon)
editor:
Manfred Bartel and Reinhild Schmidt (Sound engineer and producer for Deutsche Grammophon)
organ:
Hedwig Bilgram (harpsichordist and organist) (in 1976-09)
trumpet:
Maurice André (French trumpeter) (in 1976-09)
recorded at:
Residenz (Munich Residenz, former royal palace in Munich, Germany) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1976-09)
recording of:
Sonata prima for Trumpet and Continuo: IV. (Allegro) (in 1976-09)
composer:
Giovanni Buonaventura Viviani (in 1678)
part of:
Sonata prima for Trumpet and Continuo
recording of:
Sonata prima for Trumpet and Continuo: II. (Allegro)
composer:
Giovanni Buonaventura Viviani (in 1678)
part of:
Sonata prima for Trumpet and Continuo
Giovanni Buonaventura Viviani1:38
13Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, Cantata BWV 147 (Arr. Chris Hazell): Jesu bleibet meine Freude
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Andreas Delfs (conductor)
arranger:
Chris Hazell
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben”: Teil II, X. Choral “Jesus bleibet meine Freude” (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring; catch‐all for arrangements and unknown orchestrations)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:44
14Was soll das bedeuten
recording of:
Was soll das bedeuten
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[traditional]1:56
15Maria durch ein Dornwald ging
producer:
Christopher Alder (editor/engineer/producer)
editor:
Karl-August Naegler (balance engineer)
choir vocals:
Dresdner Kreuzchor (from 1996-01 until 1996-03)
conductor:
Matthias Jung (German choral conductor) (from 1996-01 until 1996-03)
balance engineer:
Klaus Hiemann (engineer/producer) (from 1996-01 until 1996-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Lukaskirche (Lutheran church in Dresden, used since sometime after WWII as a recording studio) in Dresden, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1996-01 until 1996-03)
recording of:
Drei Weihnachtliche Liedsätze: Nr. 1. Maria durch ein Dornwald ging (from 1996-01 until 1996-03)
composer:
Heinrich Kaminski
part of:
Drei Weihnachtliche Liedsätze
recording of:
Maria durch ein Dornwald ging
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Heinrich Kaminski2:04
16O Jesulein süss
cello:
Ole Karlsson (cellist) (in 1998-11)
viola:
Torbjörn Helander (violist) (in 1998-11)
violin:
Ulf Forsberg (violinist) (in 1998-11) and Ulrika Jansson (violinist) (in 1998-11)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) (in 1998-11)
arranger:
Annette Isserlis (violist)
recorded at:
Atlantis Studio in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (in 1998-11)
recording of:
Geistliches Lied, BWV 493 "O Jesulein süß" (catch-all for arrangements) (in 1998-11)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Geistliches Lied, BWV 493 "O Jesulein süß"
[anonymous]4:06
17Kommet, ihr Hirten
orchestra:
Berlin Philharmonic Brass Ensemble
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1977)
recording of:
Kommet, ihr Hirten (German version of Bohemian Christmas carol)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
Carl Riedel
version of:
Nesem vám noviny (traditional Czech poem/song)
[traditional]1:03
18O Tannenbaum (Arr. by Wolfgang Hochstein)
conductor:
Nikolai Korniev (chorus master)
arranger:
Wolfgang Hochstein
recording of:
O Tannenbaum (O Fir Tree, original German version)
lyricist:
Ernst Anschütz (in 1824)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (from 1500 until 1600)
version of:
Es lebe hoch der Zimmermannsgeselle
[anonymous]1:52
19Ihr Kinderlein kommet
choir vocals:
Vienna Boys CHoir (The Vienna Boys Choir)
conductor:
Uwe Christian Harrer (chorus master/conductor)
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)
[anonymous]1:36
20Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier
bass vocals:
Hermann Prey (baritone)
[traditional]2:31
21Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part One "For the first Day of Christmas": No. 5 Choral: "Wie soll ich dich empfangen"
recording engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (engineer)
executive producer:
Dr Gerd Ploebsch (engineer) and Prof. Dr. Hans Hickmann
producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer)
bassoon:
Karl Kolbinger (bassoonist) (from 1965-05 until 1965-06) and Detlev Kühl (bassoonist) (from 1965-05 until 1965-06)
cello:
Kurt Engert (cellist) (from 1965-05 until 1965-06) and Oswald Uhl (cellist) (from 1965-05 until 1965-06)
double bass:
Herbert Duft (double bass player) (from 1965-05 until 1965-06) and Ludwig Kiblböck (double bass player) (from 1965-05 until 1965-06)
horn [corno da caccia I]:
Kurt Richter (German horn player) (from 1965-05 until 1965-06)
horn [corno da caccia II]:
Willy Beck (classical horn player) (from 1965-05 until 1965-06)
oboe [oboe I], oboe d'amore [oboe d'amore I] and oboe da caccia [oboe da caccia I]:
Edgar Shann (oboist) (from 1965-05 until 1965-06)
oboe [oboe II] and oboe d'amore [oboe d'amore II]:
Kurt Hausmann (oboist) (from 1965-05 until 1965-06)
oboe da caccia [oboe da caccia II]:
Gustav Meyer (oboist) (from 1965-05 until 1965-06)
organ:
Hedwig Bilgram (harpsichordist and organist) (from 1965-05 until 1965-06)
transverse flute:
Paul Meisen (flautist) (from 1965-05 until 1965-06)
trumpet [trumpet I]:
Maurice André (French trumpeter) (from 1965-05 until 1965-06)
trumpet [trumpet II]:
Bernhard Gediga (trumpeter) (from 1965-05 until 1965-06)
trumpet [trumpet III]:
Wilhelm Oppermann (trumpeter) (from 1965-05 until 1965-06)
violin:
Otto Büchner (violinist) (from 1965-05 until 1965-06)
choir vocals:
Münchener Bach‐Chor (Munich Bach Choir) (from 1965-05 until 1965-06)
orchestra:
Münchener Bach‐Orchester (Munich Bach Orchestra) (from 1965-02 until 1965-06)
conductor:
Karl Richter (conductor/ choir master/ organist/ harpsichordist) (from 1965-02 until 1965-06)
balance engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (engineer) (from 1965-02 until 1965-06)
recorded at:
Herkulessaal in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1965-02 until 1965-06)
recording of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil I, V. Choral „Wie soll ich dich empfangen“ (from 1965-02 until 1965-06)
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1734-12-25)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1734 until 1735)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
is based on:
Wie soll ich dich empfangen
part of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248 (Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, "Christmas Oratorio")
Johann Sebastian Bach1:20
22Joseph, lieber Joseph mein / Resonet in laudibus
orchestra:
Blechbläser-Ensemble der Berliner Philharmoniker
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1977)
recording of:
Joseph, lieber Joseph mein (original version; use also for unknown settings)
lyricist:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Johann Walter (German / Lutheran composer & poet, c. 1496-1570)
recording of:
Resonet in laudibus (Jacob Handl, adapted by Philip Ledger)
composer:
Jacob Handl (aka Jacob(us) Handl)
recording of:
Resonet in laudibus
composer:
Johannes Eccard (composer)
Johannes Eccard1:52
23Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her (arranged by Adam Gumpelzhaimer)
choir vocals:
Regensburger Domspatzen (Regensburg Cathedral Choir, German / Regensburger cathedral choir)
conductor:
Georg Ratzinger (German choir conductor and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1980)
recording of:
Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her
lyricist:
Martin Luther (German theologian of the Reformation)
composer:
Adam Gumpelzhaimer (composer)
[traditional]2:04
24In dulci jubilo
recorded in:
München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1966-06)
baritone vocals:
Hermann Prey (baritone) (in 1966-06)
tenor vocals:
Fritz Wunderlich (operatic tenor) (in 1966-06)
arranger:
Fritz Neumeyer (cembalist, pianist and composer)
recording of:
In dulci jubilo (arr. Michael Praetorius. Musae Sioniae VI, no. 32) (in 1966-06)
composer:
Michael Praetorius (composer and organist) (in 1607)
version of:
In dulci iubilo (original traditional version in macaronic alteration of medieval German and Latin, use also for unspecified versions)
Michael Praetorius2:36
25Tochter Zion, freue dich
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 Handel2:04
26Adeste Fideles (O Come, All Ye Faithful)
producer:
Andrew Cornall (engineer / producer) and Paul Myers (classical record producer) (task: session recording producer)
mixer:
Philip Siney (sound engineer) (from 1998-09-19 until 1998-09-25)
choir vocals:
Romanian National Choir "Madrigal-Marin Constantin" (from 1998-09-19 until 1998-09-25)
soprano vocals:
Angela Gheorghiu (Romanian soprano) (from 1998-09-19 until 1998-09-25)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (from 1998-09-19 until 1998-09-25)
conductor:
Ion Marin (conductor) (from 1998-09-19 until 1998-09-25)
arranger:
Douglas Gamley (film composer) and Chris Hazell
balance engineer:
James Lock (James Locke, engineer) (from 1998-09-19 until 1998-09-25)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 2001)
recorded at:
All Hallows’ Church (Gospel Oak) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1998-09-19 until 1998-09-25)
recording of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
lyricist and composer:
John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)
John Francis Wade3:33