BBC Music, Volume 4, Number 4: Music for Christmas

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Annotation

All pieces are taken from a 14-hour live radio broadcast by European Broadcasting Union members, transmitted on 18 December 1994 to listeners in 25 countries.

Annotation last modified on 2008-10-23 07:35 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Omnis mundus jucundetur
choir vocals:
East Helsinki Music Institute Choir
chorus master:
Iris Sundberg
recording of:
Omnis mundus jocundetur (on 1994-12-18)
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Piæ cantiones (first published in 1582 in Greifswald, Sweden; a collection of 74 Latin and Swedish/Latin songs)
[anonymous]0:57
2O quam mundum
choir vocals:
East Helsinki Music Institute Choir
chorus master:
Iris Sundberg
recording of:
O quam mundum (on 1994-12-18)
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Piæ cantiones (first published in 1582 in Greifswald, Sweden; a collection of 74 Latin and Swedish/Latin songs)
[anonymous]1:12
3Joulun kellot
choir vocals:
East Helsinki Music Institute Choir
chorus master:
Iris Sundberg
recording of:
Joulun kellot (on 1994-12-18)
lyricist:
Helmi Auvinen (in 1897)
composer:
Armas Maasalo (Finnish organist and composer) (in 1914)
Armas Maasalo2:36
4Une jeune pucelle
choir vocals:
Maîtrise des Pages de la Chapelle de Versailles
chorus master:
Olivier Schneebeli
recording of:
Une jeune pucelle (on 1994-12-18)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[traditional]0:50
5Messe de Minuit: Christe
organ:
Frédéric Desenclos (organist)
choir vocals:
La Maîtrise de Paris
chorus master:
Patrick Marco
recording of:
Messe de minuit pour noël, H. 9: Christe (on 1994-12-18)
composer:
Marc‐Antoine Charpentier (composer)
part of:
Messe de minuit pour noël, H. 9
Marc‐Antoine Charpentier2:42
6Currite pastores
soprano vocals:
Katelijne Van Laethem (Belgian mezzo-soprano) and Anne Mertens (Belgian soprano vocalist)
orchestra:
Musica Antiqua Köln (Musica Antiqua Cologne)
conductor:
Reinhard Goebel (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Currite pastores (on 1994-12-18)
composer:
Jan Baptist Verrijt (Dutch 17th century composer & organist)
Jan Baptist Verrijt4:14
7Vom Himmel hoch...
choir vocals:
Thomanerchor Leipzig
chorus master:
Georg Christoph Biller (conductor)
recording of:
Vom Himmel hoch... (catch-all for unknown versions) (on 1994-12-18)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
Johann Sebastian Bach1:35
8In dulci jubilo
choir vocals:
Thomanerchor Leipzig
chorus master:
Georg Christoph Biller (conductor)
recording of:
Choralsatz, BWV 368 "In dulci jubilo" (on 1994-12-18)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Breitkopf 389 Choralgesänge (number: 215) and Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 368)
version of:
In dulci iubilo (original traditional version in macaronic alteration of medieval German and Latin, use also for unspecified versions)
Johann Sebastian Bach1:47
9Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier
choir vocals:
Thomanerchor Leipzig
chorus master:
Georg Christoph Biller (conductor)
recording of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil VI, LIX. Choral „Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier“ (on 1994-12-18)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1734 until 1735)
lyricist:
Paul Gerhardt (17th century hymn writer)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Breitkopf 389 Choralgesänge (number: 263)
is based on:
Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g’mein (more 'sostenuto' version)
part of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248 (Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, "Christmas Oratorio")
Johann Sebastian Bach1:37
10Gloria in excelsis Deo
choir vocals:
Thomanerchor Leipzig
chorus master:
Georg Christoph Biller (conductor)
recording of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232: I. Missa: IV. Gloria in excelsis Deo (Mass in B minor, BWV 232: IIa. Gloria: Chorus "Gloria in excelsis Deo") (on 1994-12-18)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1747 until 1749)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232 (Mass in B minor, BWV 232, Mass in B minor)
Johann Sebastian Bach1:16
11Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
choir vocals:
Thomanerchor Leipzig
chorus master:
Georg Christoph Biller (conductor)
recording of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (on 1994-12-18)
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 Gruber3:11
12Glosas sobre el canto llano de la Immaculada Concepcion
organ:
Joaquim Simões da Hora
recording of:
Libro de tientos: No. 69. Siguense tres glosas sobre el canto llano de la Inmaculada Concepción (on 1994-12-18)
composer:
Francisco Correa de Arauxo
part of:
Libro de tientos
Francisco Correa de Arauxo3:22
13El pollo
producer:
Parrilla de Jerez
classical guitar [Spanish guitar]:
Moraíto Chico and Parrilla de Jerez
friction drum [zambomba]:
Gregorio Fernández
background vocals:
Mercedes Fernández, María García (Spanish flamenco singer), La Macanita, Fernando la Torre, Tomas Torre and Ángel Vargas (Spanish flamenco singer)
recording of:
El pollo (on 1994-12-18)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[traditional]3:00
14Christmas Mood
orchestra:
OĽUN Rádio Bratislava
conductor:
Miroslav Šmíd
recording of:
Christmas Mood (on 1994-12-18)
composer:
Ivan Dubecký
Ivan Dubecký4:07
15Carols From the Tatra Mountains
performer:
Jan Karpiel Group
recording of:
Carols From the Tatra Mountains (on 1994-12-18)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[traditional]7:19
16Bratří a sestřičky
choir vocals:
Kantiléna
chorus master:
Ivan Sedláček (Czech chorus master)
recording of:
Bratří a sestřičky (on 1994-12-18)
composer:
Petr Řezníček
Petre Rezníček1:14
17Nesem vám noviny
choir vocals:
Kantiléna
chorus master:
Ivan Sedláček (Czech chorus master)
recording of:
Nesem vám noviny (on 1994-12-18)
composer:
Jaroslav Křička (composer)
version of:
Nesem vám noviny (traditional Czech poem/song)
Jaroslav Křička1:47
18Narodil se Kristus pán
choir vocals:
Kantiléna
chorus master:
Ivan Sedláček (Czech chorus master)
recording of:
Narodil se Kristus pán (on 1994-12-18)
composer:
Jaroslav Křička (composer)
Jaroslav Křička2:06
19Flute Quintet in D major, Op. 21 "Christmas Quintet": First movement
flute:
William Bennett (flautist)
strings:
Allegri String Quartet
recording of:
Flute Quintet in D major, op. 21 "Christmas Quintet": I. (on 1994-12-18)
composer:
Jan Brandts Buys (Dutch-Austrian composer)
part of:
Flute Quintet in D major, op. 21 "Christmas Quintet"
Jan Brandts Buys7:36
20Barn Jesus i en krybbe lå
choir vocals:
DR Radiokammerkoret (Danish National Radio Chamber Choir)
chorus master:
Stefan Parkman (conductor)
recording of:
Barn Jesus i en krybbe lå (on 1994-12-18)
lyricist:
Hans Christian Andersen (in 1832)
composer:
Niels Wilhelm Gade (Danish composer) (in 1859)
Niels Gade1:44
21Julen har bragt velsignet bud
choir vocals:
DR Radiokammerkoret (Danish National Radio Chamber Choir)
chorus master:
Stefan Parkman (conductor)
recording of:
Julen har bragt velsignet bud (Christmas has brought a blessed message) (on 1994-12-18)
lyricist:
Bernhard Severin Ingemann (in 1839)
composer:
Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse (Danish composer) (in 1841)
Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse2:38
22Forunderligt at sige
choir vocals:
DR Radiokammerkoret (Danish National Radio Chamber Choir)
chorus master:
Stefan Parkman (conductor)
recording of:
Forunderligt at sige, CNW 165 (for mixed choir and piano) (on 1994-12-18)
lyricist:
Nikolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig
composer:
Carl Nielsen (Danish composer) (in 1914-02)
publisher:
Edition Wilhelm Hansen (in 1919)
part of:
Catalogue of Carl Nielsen’s Works (CNW) (number: CNW 165)
part of:
Salmer og aandelige Sange, FS 83, CNW 153-201 (Hymns and Spiritual Songs, CNW Coll. 10)
Carl Nielsen2:37
23La nativité du Seigneur: Les bergers
organ:
Theo Brandmüller
recording of:
La Nativité du Seigneur: II. Les bergers (on 1994-12-18)
composer:
Olivier Messiaen (composer and organist) (in 1935)
publisher:
Éditions Leduc
part of:
La Nativité du Seigneur
Olivier Messiaen6:08
24Missa Puer natus est nobis: Sanctus
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
chorus master:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
recording of:
Missa Puer natus est: Sanctus & Benedictus (on 1994-12-18)
composer:
Thomas Tallis (composer)
part of:
Missa "Puer natus est nobis" (incomplete, for 7 voices, P. 49)
Thomas Tallis4:21
25Ave Maria
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
chorus master:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
recording of:
Ave Maria (à 5) (on 1994-12-18)
composer:
Robert Parsons (composer)
Robert Parsons4:29

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