Ave Maria the Ultimate Sacred Christmas Album

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1Ave Maria
choir vocals:
Wiener Großstadtkinderchor (in 1961-06) and Wiener Singverein (in 1961-06)
soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price (soprano) (in 1961-06)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) and Members of the Wiener Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1961-06)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1961-06)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1961-06)
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)
Leontyne Price, Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan25:23
2Holy Night (Cantique de Noel)
recording engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer) and James Lock (James Locke, engineer) (in 1976-01)
engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
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:
Decca Records Company (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)
recording of:
O Holy Night (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (French composer)
arrangement of:
O Holy Night
Luciano Pavarotti, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Kurt Herbert Adler4:14
3Panis Angelicus
engineer:
Wolf‐Dieter Karwatky (in 1997-05)
producer:
Lennart Dehn (in 1997-06)
cello:
Luigi Piovano (cellist) (in 1997-05)
harp:
Cinzia Maurizio (in 1997-05)
organ:
Daniele Rossi (Italian organist) (in 1997-05)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo‐soprano) (in 1997-05)
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia) (in 1997-05)
conductor:
Myung-Whun Chung (pianist and conductor) (in 1997-05)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Mitlehner (in 1997-06)
recorded at:
Auditorium Conciliazione in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (in 1997-05)
recording of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12 : V. Panis Angelicus (in 1997-05)
lyricist:
St. Thomas Aquinas
composer:
César Franck (Belgian‐born French composer) (in 1860)
part of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12
Cecilia Bartoli, Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, 정명훈4:17
4Ombra Mai Fu (Largo From "Serse")
countertenor vocals [Serse]:
Andreas Scholl (countertenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
conductor:
Roger Norrington (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1999)
recording of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (from 1737-12-26 until 1738-01-09)
librettist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I
Andreas Scholl, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Sir Roger Norrington2:59
5Alleluia (Exsultate Jubilate)
recording engineer:
Erwin de Ceuster (engineer), Nico de Koning (engineer) and Roger de Schot
producer:
Anna Barry (classical producer)
soprano vocals:
Sylvia McNair (soprano) (in 1993-03)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (The English Baroque Soloists) (in 1993-03)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (John Eliot Gardiner) (in 1993-03)
balance engineer:
Onno Scholtze (sound engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (in 1993)
recorded at:
All Hallows’ Church (Gospel Oak) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1993-03)
recording of:
Exsultate, jubilate, K. 158a/165: IV. Alleluia (in 1993-03)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
part of:
Exsultate, jubilate, K. 158a/165
Sylvia McNair, English Baroque Soloists2:32
6Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
oboe:
Neil Black (oboist)
choir vocals:
St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir (London)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Barry Rose (organist / choirmaster)
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)
St Paul’s Cathedral Choir, Neil Black, English Chamber Orchestra, Barry Rose3:12
7Ave Maria
organ:
Michael G. Gormley (organist)
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
vocals:
Wiener Sängerknaben (The Vienna Boys Choir)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Uwe Christian Harrer (chorus master/conductor)
arranger:
Job Maarse
recording of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1853)
is based on:
Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de S. Bach
is based on:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude
recording of:
Ave Maria (catch-all for arrangements of the Bach / Gounod work)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer)
publisher:
Lam Larghetto Music (from 1993 to present)
arrangement of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
José Carreras, Michael G. Gormley, Wiener Symphoniker, Uwe Christian Harrer2:46
8See the Conqu'ring Hero Comes (Judas Maccabaeus)
organ:
Christopher Dearnley (organist)
choir vocals:
Choristers of St. Paul’s Cathedral (London)
chorus master:
John Scott (organist, choirmaster)
recording of:
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act III, no. 58: “See the Conqu’ring Hero Comes” (Chorus of Youths, Chorus of Virgins)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1746)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act III
St Paul’s Cathedral Choir, John Scott, Christopher Dearnley3:51
9Mariä Wiegenlied (The Virgin's Slumber Song)
bassoon:
Knut Sønstevold (in 1998-11)
viola:
Torbjörn Helander (violist) (in 1998-11)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) (in 1998-11)
recorded at:
Atlantis Studio in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (in 1998-11)
recording of:
Schlichte Weisen, op. 76: No. 52. Mariä Wiegenlied (in 1998-11)
lyricist:
Martin Boelitz
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Max Reger (German composer) (in 1912)
part of:
Schlichte Weisen, op. 76
Anne Sofie von Otter, Knut Sønstevold, Torbjörn Helander2:05
10Jauchzet, Frohlocket! (Opening Chorus From "Christmas Oratorio")
choir vocals:
Lübecker Kantorei
orchestra:
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester (Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra)
conductor:
Karl Münchinger (German conductor)
recording of:
Weihnachts‐Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil I, I. Coro „Jauchzet, frohlocket“
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")
Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger3:24
11O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion (Messiah)
choir vocals:
Vienna Cantata Orchestra
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Marilyn Horne (American operatic mezzo-soprano)
conductor:
Henry Lewis (conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 9. Air “O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion” (Alto, Chorus)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
Marilyn Horne & Vienna Cantata Orchestra4:58
12For Unto Us a Child is Born (Messiah)
choir vocals:
Chicago Symphony Chorus
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For unto us a Child is born”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
Chicago Symphony Chorus, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti4:20
13Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion (Messiah)
engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus (in 1961-08)
solo soprano vocals:
Joan Sutherland (soprano)
soprano vocals:
Joan Sutherland (soprano) (in 1961-08)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1961-08)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor) (in 1961-08)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 18. Air “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion” (Soprano)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
version of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Alternative Arias: Air. “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion” (1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
Joan Sutherland, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult4:46
14Hallelujah! (Messiah)
engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer) (in 1976-07) and Stanley Goodall (engineer) (in 1976-07)
producer:
Chris Hazell (in 1976-07)
choir vocals:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus (in 1976-07)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1976-07)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1976-07)
chorus master:
László Heltay (British/Hungarian conductor and composer) (in 1976-07)
balance engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer) (in 1976-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1976)
recorded at:
St John’s, Smith Square in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976-07)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus “Hallelujah” (in 1976-07)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus3:44
15I Know That My Redeemer Liveth (Messiah)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) (in 1984-10)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (in 1984-10)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1984-10)
balance engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer) (in 1984-10) and James Lock (James Locke, engineer) (in 1984-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1984-10)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 45. Air “I know that my Redeemer liveth” (Soprano) (in 1984-10)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III
Kiri Te Kanawa, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti5:49
16The Trumpet Shall Sound (Messiah)
bass-baritone vocals:
Bryn Terfel (bass‐baritone opera singer)
orchestra:
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 48. Air “The trumpet shall sound” (Bass)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III
Bryn Terfel, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Charles Mackerras8:51
17Amen (Messiah)
The English Concert Choir3:43

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