Smooth Classics at Christmas

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1Solemn Vespers, K. 339 Laudate Dominum
engineer:
Gejza Toperczer (in 1991-06)
producer:
Rudolf Hentšel (in 1991-06)
choir vocals:
Košice Teachers’ Choir (from 1991-06-10 until 1991-06-15)
soprano vocals:
Priti Coles (coloratura soprano) (from 1991-06-10 until 1991-06-15)
orchestra:
Camerata Cassovia (from 1991-06-10 until 1991-06-15)
conductor:
Johannes Wildner (conductor) (from 1991-06-10 until 1991-06-15)
recorded at:
Dom umenia (House of Arts) in Košice, Košický kraj (Košice Region), Slovakia (from 1991-06-10 until 1991-06-15)
recording of:
Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339: V. Laudate dominum (from 1991-06-10 until 1991-06-15)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1780)
part of:
Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339
recording of:
Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339: III. Beatus vir
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1780)
part of:
Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:56
2Omnes de Saba
recording engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
choir vocals:
The Sixteen (UK choir) (from 1987-05-07 until 1987-05-09)
conductor:
Harry Christophers (conductor) (from 1987-05-07 until 1987-05-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 1987)
recorded at:
All Hallows’ Church (Gospel Oak) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1987-05-07 until 1987-05-09)
recording of:
Omnes de Saba venient (from 1987-05-07 until 1987-05-09)
composer:
Orlande de Lassus (Franco-Flemish Renaissance composer)
Orlande de Lassus3:16
3Mille cherubini in coro
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" (Cluj-Napoca Romanian National Opera) and 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:
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:
Mille cherubini in coro
lyricist:
Ernst Marischka
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
arranger:
Alois Melichar
version of:
Wiegenlied, D. 498
Franz Schubert3:44
4O magnum mysterium
choir vocals:
The Cambridge Singers
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra)
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
O magnum mysterium
composer:
Tomás Luis de Victoria (Spanish Renaissance composer) (in 1572)
Tomás Luis de Victoria4:02
5Christmas Concerto: Largo
engineer:
Philip Hobbs (engineer/producer)
producer:
Ben Turner (producer/editor/mastering/engineer, mainly of classical recordings, formerly with Finesplice Studios in Middlesex, England)
orchestra:
Musica da Camera (directed by Robert King) (from 1992-09-03 until 1992-09-04)
conductor:
Robert King (conductor and harpsichordist) (from 1992-09-03 until 1992-09-04)
recorded at:
Henry Wood Hall (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1992-09-03 until 1992-09-04)
recording of:
Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Christmas Concerto”: VI. Pastorale (Largo) (from 1992-09-03 until 1992-09-04)
composer:
Arcangelo Corelli (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Fatto per la notte di Natale” (Christmas Concerto)
Arcangelo Corelli3:56
6Puer natus est
[traditional]1:13
7Ave Maria
performer:
Libera
arranger:
Robert Prizeman
recording of:
Ave Maria (Vavilov, often misattributed to Caccini)
composer:
Владимир Вавилов (Vladimir Vavilov)
previously attributed to:
Giulio Caccini (Italian renaissance composer, 1551-1618)
Giulio Caccini4:25
8L’Enfance du Christ (The Childhood of Christ), op. 25: The Shepherd’s Farewell
choir vocals:
Corydon Singers
recording of:
L'Enfance du Christ, op. 25 : Deuxième partie no. 8. Adieu des bergers à la sainte famille « Il s'en va loin de la terre » (Les bergers) (“The Shepherds' Farewell”)
lyricist and composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer)
part of:
L'Enfance du Christ : Deuxième partie « La Fuite en Égypte »
Hector Berlioz4:44
9O Holy Night
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
Adolphe Adam4:14
10Mariä Wiegenlied
piano:
Roland Pöntinen (pianist and composer)
instrumental recording of:
Schlichte Weisen, op. 76: No. 52. Mariä Wiegenlied
lyricist:
Martin Boelitz
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Max Reger (German composer) (in 1912)
part of:
Schlichte Weisen, op. 76
Max Reger2:11
11Ave Maria
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
Utah Symphony
conductor:
Julius Rudel (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics (See annotation to check it's really this label.) (in 1984)
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
Johann Sebastian Bach2:47
12Agnus Dei
recording engineer:
Reinhard Lagemann (in 1998-07)
producer:
Karl-August Naegler (balance engineer)
editor:
Oliver Curdt (Editor)
vocals:
Gabrieli Consort (in 1998-07)
orchestra:
Gabrieli Consort & Players (UK early music ensemble)
conductor:
Paul McCreesh (conductor) (in 1998-07)
balance engineer:
Andrew Wedman (producer and engineer) (in 1998-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 2001)
recorded at:
Brinkburn Priory in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom (in 1998-07)
recording of:
Missa Praeter rerum seriem : V. Agnus Dei
composer:
Cipriano de Rore (Franco-Flemish Renaissance composer)
part of:
Missa Praeter rerum seriem (a 7)
Cipriano de Rore2:39
13Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Sinfonia (Shepard Music)
orchestra:
Bach‐Collegium Stuttgart (German baroque ensemble led by Helmuth Rilling, aka Bach‐Ensemble) (from 1984-04 until 1984-07)
conductor:
Helmuth Rilling (conductor) (from 1984-04 until 1984-07)
recording of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil II, X. Sinfonia (from 1984-04 until 1984-07)
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 Bach5:24
14Messiah, HWV 56: I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
recording engineer:
Anton Kwiatkowski (from 1986-12-22 until 1986-12-23)
assistant engineer:
Malcolm Harris
producer:
Anton Kwiatkowski
soprano vocals:
Kathleen Battle (soprano) (from 1986-12-22 until 1986-12-23)
orchestra:
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (from 1986-12-22 until 1986-12-23)
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger) (from 1986-12-22 until 1986-12-23)
recorded at:
Centre in the Square in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada (from 1986-12-22 until 1986-12-23)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 45. Air “I know that my Redeemer liveth” (Soprano) (from 1986-12-22 until 1986-12-23)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III
George Frideric Handel6:12
15L’autor d’ogni mio bene
soprano vocals:
Sumi Jo (soprano)
conductor:
Michael Schneider (German flautist and conductor)
performer:
Cappella Coloniensis
recording of:
O di Betlemme altera: 5. Aria: “L'autor d'ogni mio bene”
composer:
Alessandro Scarlatti (composer)
part of:
Cantata pastorale per la natività di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo: Recit. "O di Betlemme altera"
Domenico Scarlatti4:45
16What Sweeter Music
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
choir vocals:
Polyphony (choir) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor) (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 2001)
recorded at:
All Saints Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
recording of:
What Sweeter Music (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-06)
lyricist:
Robert Herrick (English poet)
composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945) (in 1988)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
John Rutter4:18
17Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
recorded in:
Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1982-09)
organ:
Ingomar Rainer (organist) (in 1982-09)
choir vocals:
Chorus Viennensis (in 1982-09) and Wiener Sängerknaben (The Vienna Boys Choir) (in 1982-09)
orchestra:
Wiener Volksopernorchester (in 1982-09)
conductor:
Uwe Christian Harrer (chorus master/conductor) (in 1982-09)
recording of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (in 1982-09)
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 Gruber4:20