Silent Night: Classical Christmas Highlights

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Annotation

Packaging states "Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH", which is a company, not a label.

Annotation last modified on 2012-12-27 11:42 UTC.

Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Christmas Prologue
Wiener Symphoniker2:02
2Adeste fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful)
organ:
Johannes Sonnleitner (organist and harpsichordist)
organ [orgel]:
Johann Sonnleitner (organist and harpsichordist)
choir vocals:
Wiener Sängerknaben
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker
conductor:
Helmuth Froschauer (conductor and chorus master)
recording of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
lyricist and composer:
John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)
recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”)
lyricist and composer:
John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)
translator:
Frederick Oakeley (in 1841)
translated version of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
Plácido Domingo, Wiener Symphoniker & Wiener Sängerknaben2:59
3Sheep May Safely Graze
James Galway & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra5:47
4Hark! The Herald Angel Sing
Mario Lanza2:02
5Air
Montserrat Caballé & SWR Rundfunkorchester2:52
6Nessun dorma
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA
part of:
Turandot: Atto III
Paul Potts32:54
7O Sanctissima (O du fröhliche)
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy3:28
8Ave Maria
Plácido Domingo, Wiener Symphoniker & Wiener Sängerknaben5:27
9Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
engineer:
James Nichols
producer:
Nathaniel S. Johnson and John Pfeiffer (producer and engineer)
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra (from 1959-05-15 until 1959-05-16)
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (conductor) (from 1959-05-15 until 1959-05-16)
arranger:
Jack Mason (classical arranger)
instrumental recording of:
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (from 1959-05-15 until 1959-05-16)
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1932)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1932)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Haven Gillespie Music Publishing, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Leo Feist Ltd, Leo Feist, Inc., SBK United Partnership and The Songwriters Guild
music quoted on:
Lit vert
Arthur Fiedler & Boston Pops Orchestra12:40
10Carol of the Drum (Little Drummer Boy)
The Columbia Brass and Percussion Ensemble & Mormon Tabernacle Choir2:34
11I Saw Three Ships
Giorgio Tozzi1:10
12Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Montserrat Caballé, Montserrat Martí & Symphony Orchestra Brandenburgische Philharmonie3:47
13We Wish You a Merry Christmas
James Galway & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra1:35
14Amazing Grace
Björn Casapietra4:14

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ASIN:DE: B002K8BJJ6 [info]