The Classical Collection: Christmas: A Seasonal Celebration

~ Release by Adam, Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Strauss II, Strauss I, Delibes (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1While Shepherd's Watched
recording of:
While Shepherds Watched (desc. Willcocks)
lyricist:
Nahum Tate
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
arrangement of:
While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night (Winchester old version)
[unknown]3:02
2Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (arr. Willcocks)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1739)
additional composer:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1840)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
arrangement of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
[unknown]2:00
3In the Bleak Midwinter
recording of:
In the Bleak Midwinter
composer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
[unknown]1:06
4The First Noel
recording of:
The First Nowell
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 682)
[unknown]0:56
5Good King Wenceslas
recording of:
Good King Wenceslas
lyricist:
John Mason Neale (in 1853)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (from 1201 until 1301)
arranger:
Thomas Helmore (in 1853)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24754)
is based on:
Tempus adest floridum (13th-century carol)
[unknown]2:05
6Deck the Halls
recording of:
Deck the Halls
lyricist:
Thomas Oliphant (musician, artist and author)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Nos Galan (Talhaiarn, “Goreu pleser ar Nos Galan”)
[unknown]1:08
7Silent Night
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
[unknown]1:11
8We Wish You a Merry Christmas
recording of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 230)
[unknown]0:37
9Suite from Giselle: Movt. 1
recording of:
Giselle: Act I. Introduction
composer:
Adolphe Adam (French composer)
part of:
Giselle, ou les Wilis: Act I
Adolphe Adam2:12
10Suite from Giselle: Movt. 2
Adolphe Adam3:12
11Suite from Giselle: Movt. 3
Adolphe Adam4:29
12Suite from Giselle: Movt. 4
Adolphe Adam2:27
13Suite from Giselle: Movt. 5
Adolphe Adam1:50
14Suite from Giselle: Movt. 6
Adolphe Adam3:42
15From ‘Swan Lake’: Spanish Dance
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Symphonic Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Henry Adolph (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Alberto Lizzio (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a: VI. Danse espagnole
composer:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian romantic composer) (in 1876)
part of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a (Version B - 8 movements)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2:25
16From ‘Swan Lake’: Spanish Dancence
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Symphonic Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Henry Adolph (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Alberto Lizzio (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a: VII. Danse napolitaine
composer:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian romantic composer) (in 1876)
part of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a (Version B - 8 movements)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2:06
17Exultate Jubilate in F, KV 165: Exultate Jubilate: Allegro
soprano vocals:
Gabriele Fuchs (soprano)
orchestra:
Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg (Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra)
conductor:
Ernst Hinreiner (conductor)
recording of:
Exsultate, jubilate, K. 158a/165: I. Exsultate, jubilate
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
part of:
Exsultate, jubilate, K. 158a/165
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:00
18Exultate Jubilate in F, KV 165: Tu Virginium Corona: Andante
soprano vocals:
Gabriele Fuchs (soprano)
orchestra:
Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg (Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra)
conductor:
Ernst Hinreiner (conductor)
recording of:
Exsultate, jubilate, K. 158a/165: III. Tu virginum corona
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
part of:
Exsultate, jubilate, K. 158a/165
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:54
19Exultate Jubilate in F, KV 165: Alleluia: Presto
soprano vocals:
Gabriele Fuchs (soprano)
orchestra:
Mozarteum Orchester (Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra)
conductor:
Ernst Hinreiner (conductor)
recording of:
Exsultate, jubilate, K. 158a/165: IV. Alleluia
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
part of:
Exsultate, jubilate, K. 158a/165
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:49
20Waltz: Be Embraced, Millions!, op. 443
recording of:
Seid umschlungen, Millionen, op. 443
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 443)
Johann Strauss II10:15
21Radetzky March
orchestra:
Orchester der Wiener Volksoper, Royal Promenade Orchestra (possibly fictitious by association with Alfred Gehardt), The Vienna Strauss Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym; also Vienna Strauss Orchestra) and Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester
conductor:
Peter Falk (conductor), Joseph Francek (conductor, pseudonym for Alfred Scholz), Alfred Gehardt (fictitious conductor), Paul Kantschieder (conductor), Frank Meyer (conductor, pseudonym for Alfred Scholz) and Alfred Scholz
recording of:
Radetzky‐Marsch, op. 228 (Radetzky March, op. 228)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss I, Baptist, Vater, Johann Strauss I, Sr., the Elder, the Father) (in 1848)
dedicated to:
Joseph Radetzky von Radetz
premiered at:
Wasserglacis in Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1848-08-31)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Sr. by opus number (number: op. 228)
Johann Strauss I3:00
22Pizzicato Polka
orchestra:
Philharmonia Slavonica (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Henry Adolph (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Sylvia: Ballet Suite: III. Pizzicati
composer:
Léo Delibes (French composer) (from 1876 until 1880)
arrangement of:
Bake Sale
part of:
Sylvia: Ballet Suite
Léo Delibes2:33

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part of:The Classical Collection (a series by Orbis Publishing Ltd.) (order: 2)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/12669249 [info]