VA – 100 Christmas Masterworks (2018)

Artist: Various Artist
Title: 100 Christmas Masterworks
Year Of Release: 2018
Label: Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
Genre: Classical
Quality: flac lossless
Total Time: 05:33:15

Tracklist
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01. Praetorius: In dulci jubilo - Fritz Wunderlich
02. Messiah, HWV 56: 16. "Rejoice greatly, o daughter of Zion" - Arleen Auger
03. Vesperae solennes de Confessore in C Major, K. 339: 5. Laudate Dominum omnes gentes (Live) - Rachel Harnisch
04. Christmas Carols, Op.8: 3. Die Könige - Bryn Terfel
05. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: No. 8 Aria: "Großer Herr, o starker König" - Olaf Bar
06. Anonymous: Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day - Anne Sofie von Otter
07. Franck: "Panis Angelicus", IAC 25 - Placido Domingo
08. Samson, HWV 57: Air: "Let The Bright Seraphim" - Sheila Armstrong
09. Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, Cantata BWV 147: (Arr. by Chris Hazell) - Renée Fleming
10. Pérotin: "Beata viscera Mariae Virginis" - Cecilia Bartoli
11. Brahms: Geistliches Wiegenlied, Op. 91, No. 2 - Jessye Norman
12. Anonymous: O Jesulein süss - Anne Sofie von Otter
13. Serse, HWV 40: "Ombra mai fu" - Rolando Villazon
14. Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 1: 3. "Ev'ry Valley shall be exalted" - Howard Crook
15. Exsultate, jubilate, K.165: 4. Alleluia - Barbara Bonney
16. Holst: In The Bleak Midwinter-Arr. by Mack Wilberg - Bryn Terfel
17. Otello / Act 4: "Ave Maria, piena di grazia" - Anna Netrebko
18. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: No. 4 Aria: " Bereite dich, Zion" - Anne Sofie von Otter
19. Gauntlett: Once In Royal David's City - St. Paul's Cathedral Choir
20. Wade, Willcocks: O Come All Ye Faithful - St. Paul's Cathedral Choir
21. Mendelssohn: "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" - Christopher Herrick
22. Holst: In The Bleak Midwinter - St. Paul's Cathedral Choir
23. O Little Town Of Bethlehem - The Choir of King's College Cambridge
24. Anonymous: I Saw Three Ships - Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
25. Praetorius: Es ist ein' Ros' entsprungen - Dresdner Kreuzchor
26. Traditional: Still, weil's Kindlein schlafen will - Brass Ensemble of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
27. Anonymous: The First Nowell - The Choir of King's College Cambridge
28. Kodály: Adventi ének (Veni, Veni Emmanuel) - Dresdner Kreuzchor
29. Anonymous: Up! Good Christen Folk, And Listen - The Choir Of Westminster Abbey
30. Anonymous: Gaudete - St. Paul's Cathedral Choir
31. Gruber: Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht - Dresdner Kreuzchor
32. Traditional: There Is No Rose Of Swych Vertu - Gabrieli Consort
33. Traditional: The Holly And The Ivy - The Choir Of Westminster Abbey
34. Anonymous: God rest ye merry, Gentlemen - The Bach Choir
35. Britten: A Shepherd's Carol - The Choir Of Westminster Abbey
36. Kaminski: Maria durch ein Dornwald ging - Dresdner Kreuzchor
37. Anonymous, Arbeau: Ding Dong! Merrily On High - Simon Preston
38. 8 geistliche Gesänge, Op.138: 4. Unser lieben Frauen Traum - Thomanerchor Leipzig
39. Traditional: Birjina gaztettobat zegoen - Gabrieli Consort
40. Poston: Jesus Christ The Apple Tree - The Choir Of Westminster Abbey
41. 8 geistliche Gesänge, Op.138: 3. Nachtlied - Thomanerchor Leipzig
42. Sinfonies de Fanfare in D major: 1. Rondeau - Hannes Laubin
43. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: No. 10 Sinfonia - English Baroque Soloists
44. Concerto grosso in G minor, Op.6, No.8 "fatto per la notte di Natale": 1. Vivace-Grave - The English Concert
45. Concerto grosso in G minor, Op.6, No.8 "fatto per la notte di Natale": 2. Allegro - The English Concert
46. Concerto grosso in G minor, Op.6, No.8 "fatto per la notte di Natale": 3. Adagio-Allegro-Adagio - The English Concert
47. Concerto grosso in G minor, Op.6, No.8 "fatto per la notte di Natale": 4. Vivace - The English Concert
48. Concerto grosso in G minor, Op.6, No.8 "fatto per la notte di Natale": 5. Allegro - The English Concert
49. Concerto grosso in G minor, Op.6, No.8 "fatto per la notte di Natale": 6. Pastorale: Largo - The English Concert
50. Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 1: 13. "Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)" - The English Concert
51. Suite No.3 in D, BWV 1068: 2. Air - The English Concert
52. In nativitatem Domini canticum, H. 416: 3. Nuit - Les Musiciens du Louvre
53. Concerto For Violin And Strings In F Minor, Op.8, No.4, RV 297 "L'inverno": 1. Allegro non molto - Gidon Kremer
54. Concerto For Violin And Strings In F Minor, Op.8, No.4, RV 297 "L'inverno": 2. Largo - Gidon Kremer
55. Concerto For Violin And Strings In F Minor, Op.8, No.4, RV 297 "L'inverno": 3. Allegro - Gidon Kremer
56. Gabrieli: Canzon noni toni a 12, C 183 - Gabrieli Players
57. Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, Cantata BWV 147: 10. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring (Arr. by Guillermo Figueroa) - Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
58. Noëls sur les instruments, H 531, 534: 1. Vous qui désirez sans fin - The English Concert
59. Noëls sur les instruments, H 531, 534: 2. A la venue de Noël - The English Concert
60. Noëls sur les instruments, H 531, 534: 3. Or nous dites, Marie - The English Concert
61. Noëls sur les instruments, H 531, 534: 4. Où s'en vont ces gais bergers? - The English Concert
62. Cantiones Sacre: No. 15-"In dulci jubilo" - Brass Ensemble of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
63. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: No.1 Chorus: "Jauchzet, frohlocket" - The Monteverdi Choir
64. Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 1: 12. "For unto us a Child is born" - The English Concert
65. Polyhymnia caduceatrix et panegyrica: 34. In dulci jubilo - Susan Hemington Jones
66. Howells: A Spotless Rose - Gabrieli Consort
67. Bruckner: Virga Jesse (Motet) - Dresdner Kreuzchor
68. Tavener: The Lamb - The Choir of the Temple Church
69. Bingham: The Darkness Is No Darkness - Voces8
70. Historia der Geburt Jesu Christi, SWV435: 6. Danksagen wir alle Gott... - Gabrieli Consort
71. Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 2: 42. "Hallelujah" - The English Concert
72. Lassus: Resonet in Laudibus à 5 - Alexander Blachly
73. Palestrina: Motet "Hodie Christus natus est" - Sistine Chapel Choir
74. Quatre Motets pour le temps de Noël: Quem vidistis pastores - Dresdner Kreuzchor
75. Tavener: God Is With Us (A Christmas Proclamation) - Andrew Rupp
76. Magnificat in D major, BWV 243: 1. Chorus: "Magnificat" - Orchestre -Bach de Munich
77. Ceremony of Carols, Op.28: 5. As Dew In Aprille - The Choir of King's College Cambridge
78. "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland", BWV 62: 1. Chorus "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" - English Baroque Soloists
79. Praetorius: Communion Motet: "Uns ist ein Kindlein heut geborn"-Musae Sioniae VI - Sarah Pendlebury
80. Britten: A Hymn To The Virgin - Dresdner Kreuzchor
81. Berlin: "White Christmas" - Bryn Terfel
82. Anonymous: Il est né le divin enfant - Anne Sofie von Otter
83. Adam: O Holy Night - Luciano Pavarotti
84. Rutter: Shepherd's Pipe Carol (Adapted By Chris Hazell) - Bryn Terfel
85. Schubert: Ave Maria, "Ellens Gesang III", D839-Arr. Ion Marin - Cheryl Studer
86. Winter Wonderland - Kiri Te Kanawa
87. Leontovych: Carol Of The Bells - St. Paul's Cathedral Choir
88. Anonymous: Deck The Hall With Boughs Of Holly - Dame Joan Sutherland
89. Traditional: Joy To The World-Arr. by Patrick Kerber - Los Romeros
90. Hairston: Mary's Boy Child-Arr. by David Cullen & Chris Hazell - Bryn Terfel
91. Martin, H., Blane, R.: Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Anne Sofie von Otter
92. Gounod, J.S. Bach: Ave Maria: arr. from Bach's Prelude No.1 BWV 846 - Mischa Maisky
93. Nutcracker Suite, Op.71a, TH.35: 1. Miniature Overture - Berliner Philharmoniker
94. Nutcracker Suite, Op.71a, TH.35: March - Berliner Philharmoniker
95. Nutcracker Suite, Op.71a, TH.35: 2b. Dance Of The Sugar-Plum Fairy - Berliner Philharmoniker
96. Nutcracker Suite, Op.71a, TH.35: Russian Dance (Trepak) - Berliner Philharmoniker
97. Nutcracker Suite, Op.71a, TH.35: Arabian Dance (Coffee) - Berliner Philharmoniker
98. Nutcracker Suite, Op.71a, TH.35: Chinese Dance (Tea) - Berliner Philharmoniker
99. Nutcracker Suite, Op.71a, TH.35: Dance Of The Reed-Pipes (Mirlitons) - Berliner Philharmoniker
100. 0Nutcracker Suite, Op.71a, TH.35: 3. Waltz Of The Flowers - Berliner Philharmoniker

Deutsche Grammophon présente une sélection des plus beaux chants et mélodies de Noël, puisant dans son riche catalogue des interprétations intemporelles par les plus grands artistes. Voici réunis 100 chefs-d’œuvre de Noël en 5CD, servis par les meilleurs chanteurs (Cecilia Bartoli, Bryn Terfel, Fritz Wunderlich, Renée Fleming, Anna Netrebko, Anne Sofie von Otter, Jessye Norman, Rolando Villazón, Luciano Pavarotti, Kiri Te Kanawa, Dame Joan Sutherland), les meilleurs chœurs (King’s College Cambridge, Monteverdi, Chapelle Sixtine, Westminster Abbey, St Paul’s Cathedral, Bach, St Thomas de Leipzig, Gabrieli, Voces8) et les meilleurs chefs d’orchestre (Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Trevor Pinnock, Claudio Abbado, Sir David Willcocks, Paul McCreesh, Karl Richter, Mstislav Rostropovich), dans un joli coffret avec dorure à chaud.