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Composers: Adam, Adolphe · Anonymous · Bach, Johann Christoph Friedrich · Bach, Johann Sebastian · Bruch, Max · Corelli, Arcangelo · Davis, Katherine · Eccard, Johannes · Franck, Johann Wolfgang · Gabrieli, Giovanni · Grieg, Edvard · Gruber, Franz Xaver · Guami, Gioseffo · Händel, Georg Friedrich · Hammerschmidt, Andreas · Haydn, Michael · Herbeck, Johann Ritter von · Locatelli, Pietro Antonio · Loeillet (Loeillet of London), Jean-Baptiste · Manfredini, Francesco Onofrio · Mason, Lowell · Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Felix · Molter, Johann Melchior · Neuner, Carl · Praetorius, Michael · Reger, Max · Reichardt, Johann Friedrich · Rheinberger, Joseph Gabriel · Saint-Saëns, Camille · Schroeter, Leonhard · Schütz, Heinrich · Taubert, Wilhelm · Torelli, Giuseppe · Traditional · Wade, John Francis · Werner, Gregor Joseph

100 Christmas Classics

Artists: Academy of London · Berlin RIAS Sinfonietta · Böhme, Frank · Büchner, Roland · Capella Gregoriana · Cenčić, Max Emanuel · Concerto Köln · Cordier, David · Creed, Marcus · Daalen, Ulla van · Dicke, Peter · Dresdner Kreuzchor · Dresdner Philharmonie · Eisenberg, Matthias · Erxleben, Michael · Eschenburg, Hartwig · Flämig, Martin · Friedrich, Reinhold · Froschauer, Helmut · German Bach Soloists · Groop, Monica · Gruberová, Edita · Hintermeier, Georg · HR Brass · Humphries, Charles · Jansen, Dorothe · Junghanns, Egbert · Kammerloher, Katharina · Kammerorchester Berlin · Kirchberg, Hans-Peter · Das Kleine Konzert · Köhler, Axel · Kölner Rundfunkchor · Kowalski, Jochen · Lautten Compagney · Capella Fidicinia Leipzig · Lücker, Martin · Markert, Annette · Marschik, Peter · Max, Hermann · Mertens, Klaus · Musicalische Compagney · New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig · New Kammerorchester Berlin · Otto, Ralf · Philharmonic Art Ensemble · Prégardien, Christoph · Prey, Hermann · Regensburg Cathedral Choir · Regensburg Cathedral Choir, soloist · Rheinische Kantorei · RIAS Kammerchor · Rostock Motet Choir · Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim · Schmidt-Gaden, Gerhard · Selbig, Ute · Steiner, Wolfgang · Tarr, Edward H. · Thomanerchor Leipzig · Tölzer Knabenchor · Ude, Armin · Vienna Boys Choir, soloist · Vocal Ensemble Frankfurt · WDR Rundfunkorchester · Wiener Sängerknaben · Wilke, Elisabeth · Winkler, Michael-Christfried · Winschermann, Helmut · Zoff, Jutta

100 tracks on five albums in total make the largest collection of Christmas music available from the Capriccio label, which is also likely to be one of the most interesting and comprehensive in the retail market. The quietest time of the year is also, of course, the time when music is not... Read more

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100 tracks on five albums in total make the largest collection of Christmas music available from the Capriccio label, which is also likely to be one of the most interesting and comprehensive in the retail market. The quietest time of the year is also, of course, the time when music is not only heard most frequently in public (in shops, at markets), but also perhaps still sung the most today. The music writer Marius Schneider once remarked: "God hungers for songs." And so the time of the symbolic birth of the Lord is a great time for music, even for those who may not be believers at heart. Capriccio thus presents 100 classical Christmas titles in this 5-album box set, performed by famous choirs and soloists. From Johann Sebastian Bach's sophisticated Christmas oratorio to simple, rural Christmas carols, some of which have been handed down for centuries. And naturally, the most famous of them all cannot be missing: Silent Night, Holy Night.

Number Title Playing time
1 From Heaven Above (Christmas Cantata) (Excerpt)
1 . 1 From Heaven Above I Come 00:05:39 listen
2 Pueri concinite 00:04:08 listen
3 The Messiah HWV 56 (Oratorio) (Excerpt)
3 . 1 Choir: For Unto Us a Child is Born 00:04:04 listen
4 Here I Stand at Your Manger 00:02:13 listen
5 Minuit Chrétiens (O Holy Night) (Cantique Noël) 00:03:23 listen
6 Over the Mountains Mary Goes 00:02:49 listen
7 The Messiah HWV 56 (Oratorio) (Excerpt)
7 . 1 Choir: And the Glory of the Lord 00:03:06 listen
8 Mary Went Through a Bramble Patch 00:03:24 listen
9 The Bells Never Rang Sweeter 00:02:35 listen
10 In Dulci Jubilo BWV 368 00:02:35 listen
11 The Angels Sing Their Bright Songs 00:02:24 listen
12 The Messiah HWV 56 (Oratorio) (Excerpt)
12 . 1 Aria: He Shall Feed His Flock 00:04:37 listen
13 O Savior, Rend the Heavens Open 00:01:37 listen
14 On the Mountain the Wind Blows 00:01:30 listen
15 Christmas Oratorio BWV 248 (Excerpt)
15 . 1 Chorale: How Shall I Receive Thee 00:01:11 listen
16 A Child is Born Unto Us SWV 302 00:03:21 listen
17 Sweet Little Child, of Goodly Kind 00:02:03 listen
18 The Messiah HWV 56 (Oratorio) (Excerpt)
18 . 1 Choir: And He Shall Purify 00:02:21 listen
19 A Rose Has Sprung Forth 00:02:10 listen
20 Christmas Oratorio Op. 12 (Excerpt)
20 . 1 Con Surge Filia Sion - Tollite Hostias 00:06:37 listen
1 Christmas Oratorio BWV 248 (Excerpt)
1 . 1 Choir: Rejoice, Be Glad! 00:07:28 listen
2 The Messiah HWV 56 (Oratorio) (Excerpt)
2 . 1 Pastoral Symphony 00:02:51 listen
3 Whom the Shepherds Praised Most (Quem Pastores Laudavere) 00:03:25 listen
4 A Child is Born Unto Us 00:02:54 listen
5 Concerto Grosso in C Major Op. 3 No. 12 "Per il Santissimo Natale" (Christmas Concerto) (Excerpt)
5 . 1 Pastoral: Andante 00:04:06 listen
6 Holy Night on Angel Wings 00:02:51 listen
7 Christmas Oratorio BWV 248 (Excerpt)
7 . 1 Aria: Great Lord and Mighty King 00:04:22 listen
8 O Sweet Little Child 00:02:18 listen
9 Canzon in the Seventh Mode 00:03:05 listen
10 O Savior, Rend the Heavens Open 00:01:36 listen
11 Sleep Well, Thou Child of Heaven 00:02:56 listen
12 Enatus est Emanuel 00:01:35 listen
13 Concerto pastorale for strings and basso continuo in G major (excerpt)
13 . 1 1. Larghetto 00:01:21 listen
14 Jesus, Joy of My Heart BWV 361 00:03:05 listen
15 God has chosen you, Mary 00:01:30 listen
16 Christmas Oratorio BWV 248 (excerpt)
16 . 1 Aria: Prepare yourself, Zion 00:04:52 listen
17 In the middle of the night 00:02:20 listen
18 Concerto grosso in G minor, Op. 6 No. 8 "Fatto per la notte di Natale" (Christmas Concerto) (excerpt)
18 . 1 5. Allegro - 6. Pastorale 00:05:02 listen
19 Quiet, quiet, let us listen 00:03:11 listen
20 Jubilate Amen 00:03:41 listen
1 Adeste fideles (arr. by David Willcocks) 00:02:55 listen
2 Still, Still, Still 00:03:43 listen
3 Drop down, heavens, the Just One 00:03:09 listen
4 O sweet little Jesus, O gentle little Jesus 00:01:48 listen
5 Born in Bethlehem 00:01:43 listen
6 Sonata for flute and harpsichord in E-flat major BWV 1031 (excerpt)
6 . 1 2. Siciliano (arr. for trumpet and organ) 00:02:10 listen
7 Messiah HWV 56 (oratorio) (excerpt)
7 . 1 Chorus: Surely, He hath borne our griefs 00:02:03 listen
8 Beloved nightingale, awake 00:02:11 listen
9 Concerto grosso in F minor, Op. 1 No. 8 (Christmas Concerto) (excerpt)
9 . 1 7. Pastorale 00:03:43 listen
10 Motets, Op. 39 Nos. 1–3 (excerpt)
10 . 1 No. 2 Laudate pueri 00:05:22 listen
11 Come, ye shepherds 00:01:54 listen
12 From heaven above, O angels, come 00:02:08 listen
13 Song of the Three Holy Kings, Op. 21 00:05:26 listen
14 As I watched over my sheep 00:02:05 listen
15 Christmas Oratorio BWV 248 (excerpt)
15 . 1 Aria: Joyful shepherds, hurry, oh hurry 00:03:27 listen
16 Canzon No. 14 00:03:04 listen
17 Rejoice, dear Christians 00:01:31 listen
18 Most holy night 00:02:31 listen
19 Sleep, my little child 00:03:05 listen
20 Christmas Oratorio BWV 248 (excerpt)
20 . 1 Aria: Sleep, my beloved, and enjoy your rest 00:09:24 listen
1 Daughter of Zion 00:03:02 listen
2 Lift up the gate 00:03:01 listen
3 Joseph, dear Joseph mine 00:01:36 listen
4 Merry Christmas everywhere 00:02:18 listen
5 Christmas Oratorio BWV 248 (excerpt)
5 . 1 Sinfonia (Shepherds' Symphony) 00:05:34 listen
6 O come, little children 00:02:49 listen
7 Joy to the world 00:02:13 listen
8 Adoramus te, Christe 00:02:31 listen
9 Canzon No. 3 in G major 00:03:05 listen
10 O come, O come, Emmanuel 00:03:02 listen
11 Hail Mary, full of grace 00:01:31 listen
12 Praise the Lord, my soul BWV 143 (Cantata) (Excerpt)
12 . 1 Chorale: Thou Prince of Peace, Lord Jesus Christ 00:02:22 listen
13 Now hail, O little Jesus 00:01:53 listen
14 Christmas Pastorale for Organ and Strings 00:03:55 listen
15 Ave maris stella WoO 156,2 00:02:34 listen
16 I rejoice in thee BWV 133 (Cantata) 00:01:33 listen
17 Today an angel came 00:01:33 listen
18 Now come, O Savior of the Gentiles BWV 659 00:04:33 listen
19 Rorate coeli 00:02:15 listen
20 Greeting to the Holy Night 00:13:32 listen
1 Christmas Oratorio BWV 248 (Excerpt)
1 . 1 Choir: Glory to God 00:06:05 listen
2 Let us rock the little Christ 00:01:58 listen
3 Trumpet Sonata in G major (Excerpt)
3 . 1 3. Lento dolce 00:02:47 listen
4 Hallelujah! - Rejoice, ye Christians 00:05:05 listen
5 O admirabile commercium 00:02:09 listen
6 Come, come, wondrous night (Shepherd's song) 00:02:04 listen
7 Christmas Oratorio op. 12 (Excerpt)
7 . 1 Et pastores errant - Gloria 00:04:52 listen
8 Mary's Lullaby 00:04:18 listen
9 Canzona No. 25 a 8 00:02:38 listen
10 Jesus, thou my dearest life BWV 356 00:02:52 listen
11 The first Noël 00:02:34 listen
12 Concerto grosso in G minor op. 8 No. 6 (Excerpt)
12 . 1 1. Grave - Vivace - 2. Largo 00:05:18 listen
13 Praise God in all the lands BWV 51 (Cantata) (Excerpt)
13 . 1 Aria: Be praise and honor 00:05:43 listen
14 God rest you merry, gentlemen 00:02:30 listen
15 Christmas Oratorio op. 12 (Excerpt)
15 . 1 Quare fremuerunt gentes? 00:03:39 listen
16 Spiritual Songs op. 138 (8 Motets) (Excerpt)
16 . 1 No. 4 And our beloved Lady 00:02:20 listen
17 The little drummer boy 00:03:02 listen
18 Holy Night 00:01:56 listen
19 Silent Night, Holy Night 00:03:42 listen
20 Christmas Oratorio BWV 248 (Excerpt)
20 . 1 Chorale: Now ye are well-scented 00:03:18 listen

Track list

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Manufacturer information

Name
Phoenix Music Media GmbH
Contact person
Phoenix Music Media GmbH
Street
Weyringergasse 28a / 24
City
Vienna
Postal code
1040
Country
AT