In the Bleak Midwinter: Carols and Anthems for Christmas

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1Stille Nacht, Hellige Nacht
choir vocals:
RIAS Kammerchor (German chamber choir)
conductor:
Uwe Gronostay (chorus master and composer)
recording of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (arr. Mandyczewski)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (composer/author)
arranger:
Eusebius Mandyczewski
arrangement of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Gruber, Mandyczewski3:14
2"La Nuit" From Un Oratorio de Noël
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (French baroque ensemble)
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:
Un Oratorio de Noël: In nativitatem Domini canticum, H. 416 La Nuit
composer:
Marc‐Antoine Charpentier (composer)
part of:
In nativitatem Domini canticum, H. 416
Charpentier4:24
3"The Babe of Bethlehem" From Southern Harmony
choir vocals:
Pro Arte Singers (US / Connecticut vocal ensemble)
conductor:
Paul Hillier (conductor, music director and baritone, specializes in early music and contemporary art music)
recording of:
The Babe of Bethlehem (Southern Harmony no. 78)
composer:
William Walker (composer) (in 1835)
W Walker4:12
4Lully, Lulla, Throw Littel Tyne Child (Coventry Carol)
choir vocals:
Pro Arte Singers (US / Connecticut vocal ensemble)
conductor:
Paul Hillier (conductor, music director and baritone, specializes in early music and contemporary art music)
recording of:
Coventry Carol
lyricist:
Robert Croo (16th-century lyricist of "The Coventry Carol") (in 1534)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 19028)
Anon3:22
5Heute ist Christus Geboren
recorded in:
Seewen, Solothurn (Canton of Solothurn), Switzerland (in 1989-09)
choir vocals:
Concerto Vocale (Belgian baroque/early music ensemble)
orchestra:
Concerto Vocale (Belgian baroque/early music ensemble)
conductor:
René Jacobs (conductor) (in 1989-09)
recording of:
Heute ist Christus geboren, SWV 439
composer:
Heinrich Schütz (composer)
part of:
Schütz-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: SWV 439)
Schütz3:04
6"Nicholai presulis"
vocals:
Anonymous 4 (vocal quartet specialising in medieval chant and polyphony)
recording of:
Nicholai presulis
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
Anon1:59
7"Motet au Saint-Sacrement: O salutaris Hostia"
choir vocals:
Ensemble Organum
conductor:
Marcel Pérès
recording of:
O salutaris Hostia - Hymnus (tonus monasticus) in Honorem SS. Sacramenti
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
Anon4:58
8Vivace-Allegro-Largo (Pastorale) From Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6/8 (Christmas Concerto)
orchestra:
Ensemble 415 (Swiss Baroque ensemble)
conductor:
Chiara Banchini (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Christmas Concerto”: VI. Pastorale (Largo)
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)
Corelli6:40
9"Air de l'ange - choeur des Bergers" From In nativitatem Domini nostri Jesu Christi canticum, H414
vocals and orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (French baroque ensemble)
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:
In Nativitatem D.N.J.C.Canticum, H414 : Air De L'ange
composer:
Marc‐Antoine Charpentier (composer)
part of:
In Nativitatem D.N.J.C.Canticum, H. 414
Charpentier3:40
10"Ihr Gedanken und ihr Sinnen" From Unser Mund sei voll Lachens, BWV 110
recording engineer:
Nicolas Bartholomée (French sound engineer and producer of classical recordings) (in 1995-12)
producer:
Nicolas Bartholomée (French sound engineer and producer of classical recordings) (task: direction artistique)
tenor vocals:
Mark Padmore (British tenor) (in 1995-12)
orchestra:
Collegium Vocale Gent (in 1995-12)
conductor:
Philippe Herreweghe (Belgian conductor) (in 1995-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
harmonia mundi s.a. (not for release label use!) (in 1996)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 110 "Unser Mund sei voll Lachens": II. Aria (Tenor) "Ihr Gedanken und ihr Sinnen" (in 1995-12)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1725)
librettist:
Georg Christian Lehms (in 1711)
part of:
Kantate, BWV 110 "Unser Mund sei voll Lachens"
JS Bach4:24
11"Schlafe, mein Liebster" From Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248
engineer:
Michael Glaser (Mastering engineer), Horst Langheinrich and Wolfgang Ragwitz
creative direction:
Eberhard Geiger
alto vocals:
Andreas Scholl (countertenor)
choir vocals:
RIAS Kammerchor (German chamber choir)
orchestra:
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (Academy for Ancient Music Berlin)
conductor:
René Jacobs (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
harmonia mundi musique s.a.s. (not for release label use!) (in 2019)
recording of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil II, XIX. Aria (Alto) „Schlafe, mein Liebster“ (in 1997-01)
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")
JS Bach10:19
12"Gute Nacht, o Wesen" From Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227
choir vocals:
RIAS Kammerchor (German chamber choir)
orchestra:
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (Academy for Ancient Music Berlin)
conductor:
René Jacobs (conductor)
recording of:
Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227: IX. Corale: "Gute Nacht, o Wesen" (in 1995-11)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227
JS Bach3:53
13In the Bleak Midwinter
vocals:
Theatre of Voices (vocal ensemble founded by Paul Hillier)
conductor:
Paul Hillier (conductor, music director and baritone, specializes in early music and contemporary art music)
recording of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (Gustav Holst version)
lyricist:
Christina Rossetti
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (in 1906)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 28)
is based on:
Cranham (hymn tune)
version of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (poem)
part of:
3 Hymns for the English Hymnal
Holst3:54
14Ecce quod natura
engineer:
Brad Michel (engineer) (from 1992-11-23 until 1992-11-25)
producer:
Robina G. Young (producer) (from 1992-11-23 until 1992-11-25)
editor:
Paul F. Witt (engineer/editor) (from 1992-11-23 until 1992-11-25)
choir vocals:
Anonymous 4 (vocal quartet specialising in medieval chant and polyphony)
vocals:
Anonymous 4 (vocal quartet specialising in medieval chant and polyphony) (from 1992-11-23 until 1992-11-25)
recorded at:
Campion Center in Weston, Massachusetts, United States (from 1992-11-23 until 1992-11-25)
recording of:
Ecce quod natura (from 1992-11-23 until 1992-11-25)
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
Anon4:15
15Joys Seven
choir vocals:
Pro Arte Singers (US / Connecticut vocal ensemble)
conductor:
Paul Hillier (conductor, music director and baritone, specializes in early music and contemporary art music)
recording of:
Joys Seven (arr. Stephen Cleobury)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
is based on:
The Seven Joys of Mary
Anon2:22
16Joy to the World
vocals:
Theatre of Voices (vocal ensemble founded by Paul Hillier)
conductor:
Paul Hillier (conductor, music director and baritone, specializes in early music and contemporary art music)
recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer) (in 1719)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arranger:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
L Mason1:43
17Still, Still, Still
choir vocals:
Theatre of Voices (vocal ensemble founded by Paul Hillier)
conductor:
Paul Hillier (conductor, music director and baritone, specializes in early music and contemporary art music)
recording of:
Still, Still, Still
lyricist:
Georg Götsch
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Anon1:58