A Winter’s Solstice IV

~ Release by Windham Hill Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Carol of the Bells
producer:
Dawn Atkinson
bass guitar [bass]:
Michael Manring (US bass guitarist)
cello:
Mark Summer
harp:
Barbara Higbie
oboe:
Paul McCandless
piano:
Liz Story
steelpan [steel drums]:
Andy Narell (US jazz steel pannist, composer and producer)
synthesizer [synthesizers]:
Philip Aaberg
viola:
Danny Seidenberg
violin:
Darol Anger and David Balakrishnan
arranger:
Philip Aaberg and Dawn Atkinson
instrumental recording of:
Carol of the Bells
lyricist:
Peter J. Wilhousky (in 1936)
arranger:
Микола Дмитрович Леонтович (Mykola Leontovych) (in 1916)
is based on:
Щедрик (The Little Swallow)
Windham Hill Artists3:32
2Silent Night
acoustic guitar:
Steve Erquiaga (guitarist)
instrumental recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (composer/author) (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (composer/author) (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Steve Erquiaga3:13
3Crystal Palace
programming:
Øystein Sevåg
acoustic guitar:
Lakki Patey (English-Norwegian guitarist and inventor)
keyboard:
Øystein Sevåg
recording of:
Crystal Palace
composer:
Øystein Sevåg
Øystein Sevåg3:28
4Winter Bourne
synthesizer programming:
Richard Schönherz
acoustic guitar:
Steve Erquiaga (guitarist)
bass:
Wilbur Kreb
cor anglais [English horn], oboe, synthesizer and whistle:
Paul McCandless
recording of:
Winter Bourne
composer:
Paul McCandless
Paul McCandless3:53
5Dona Nobis Pacem
acoustic bass guitar, electric bass guitar and piano:
Michael Manring (US bass guitarist)
recording of:
Dona nobis pacem
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Michael Manring2:14
6Wexford Carol
producer:
Dawn Atkinson
accordion, piano and synthesizer:
Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill
fiddle [fiddles]:
Johnny Cunningham (Scottish fiddler)
flute and whistle:
Brian Dunning
guitar and synthesizer:
Mícheál Ó Domhnaill
arranger:
Nightnoise (Windham Hill new age ensemble)
instrumental recording of:
Wexford Carol (English lyric version)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 22086)
Nightnoise3:55
7Just Before Dawn
acoustic guitar:
William Ackerman (guitarist)
whistle:
Mícheál Ó Domhnaill
recording of:
Just Before Dawn
composer:
William Ackerman (guitarist)
Will Ackerman4:38
8We Three Kings
fiddle, harp, piano and synthesizer:
Barbara Higbie
vocals:
Barbara Higbie
recording of:
We Three Kings
lyricist and composer:
John Henry Hopkins, Jr. (composer, “We Three Kings”)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24751)
Barbara Higbie3:54
9Angels We Have Heard on High
acoustic guitar:
Mike Marshall (US mandolinist & multi-instrumentalist)
viola da gamba [baritone violin]:
Darol Anger
recording of:
Angels We Have Heard on High
lyricist:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
James Chadwick (bishop) (in 1862)
version of:
Les Anges dans nos campagnes
Darol Anger & Mike Marshall4:42
10Sheep May Safely Graze (J.S. Bach)
mandocello:
John Imholz
mandola:
Paul Binkley
mandolin:
Mike Marshall (US mandolinist & multi-instrumentalist) and Dana Rath
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 208 “Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!”: IX. “Schafe können sicher weiden” (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Kantate, BWV 208 “Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!”: IX. Aria (Sopran II) “Schafe können sicher weiden”
Modern Mandolin Quartet4:08
11Trumpet Tune (Purcell)
acoustic guitar:
Alex de Grassi
recording of:
Trumpet Tune in D (from The Island Princess, erroneously attributed to Henry Purcell)
composer:
Jeremiah Clarke (English baroque composer and organist)
previously attributed to:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
Alex de Grassi4:42
12Three Candles
electric bass guitar:
Michael Manring (US bass guitarist)
guitar:
Peter Scott
keyboard:
Richard Schönherz
recording of:
Three Candles
composer:
Richard Schönherz and Peter Scott
Schönherz & Scott4:49
13The Rain From the Four Seasons (Vivaldi)
cello:
Mark Summer
viola:
Danny Seidenberg
viola da gamba [baritone violin]:
Darol Anger
violin:
Darol Anger and David Balakrishnan
recording of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”: II. Largo
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno” (Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “Winter”)
Turtle Island String Quartet3:35
14Christmas Hymn
piano:
Billy Childs (US composer/jazz pianist)
recording of:
Christmas Hymn
composer:
Billy Childs (US composer/jazz pianist)
Billy Childs1:50
15Asleep the Snow Came Flying
producer:
Dawn Atkinson
cello:
Martha Reikow
oboe:
Kimberly Bryden
piano, sampler [sampling instruments] and synthesizer:
Tim Story (pianist)
recording of:
Asleep the Snow Came Flying
composer:
Tim Story (pianist)
Tim Story4:34

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ASIN:US: B000000NJZ [info]

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part of:A Winter's Solstice (number: 4) (order: 7)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/822539 [info]