For the Christmas Festival #1949
…a multi-generational sampler of festival holiday music from many lands.
Hour 1
MASSIMO NOSETTI: Little Toccata on Adeste fidelis –Domenico Severin (2013 Bonato/Villasanta Cathedral, Monza, Italy) Syrius 141471
JOHANN PACHELBEL: Vom Himmel hoch (2 settings) –Jürgen Essl (1782 Stumm/Stephanskirche, Simmern, Germany) cpo 777 557
GEORG BÖHM: Partita, Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ –Christoph Anselm Noll (1998 Klais/Maria Laach Abbey, Germany) Psallite 60381
DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE: Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ, BuxWV 188 –John Grew (1959 Beckerath/Queen Mary Road Church, Montreal, Quebec, Canada) McGill 750029
ALEXIS CHAUVET: A la venue de Noël, fr 9 Offertoires –Carolyn Shuster-Fournier (1863 Cavaillé-Coll-1989 Haerpfer/St. Louis Cathedral, Versailles, France) EMA 9502
ARTHUR PIECHLER: 3 Christmas Preludes, Op. 46 (In dulci jubilo; Vom Himmel hoch; Stille Nacht) –Klaus Linsenmeyer (1904 Maerz/Augsburg Cathedral, Germany) Motette 11151
HENRI BUSSER: Le Sommeil de l’Enfant Jesus. –Licia Jaskunas, harp; Anthony LaMarchina, cello; Wilma Jensen (1986 Casavant/St. George’s Episcopal Church, Nashville, TN) Pro Organo 7282
FRANCIS POTT: Improvisation on Adeste fidelis (2005) –Tom Winpenny (1962 Harrison/St. Albans Abbey, England) PD Archive (r. 8/11/16)
Filler – PACHELBEL: Fugue in D (see above)
Hour 2
ROBERT AMPT: Carol of the Birds & The Silver Stars are Shining, fr Australian Christmas Suite –Ralph Lane (1890 Hill/Hunter Baillie Memorial Presbyterian Church, Annandale, New South Wales, Australia) OMC 2011
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Fantasia on Christmas Carols –Matt Dowdy, baritone; York Minster Choir/Robert Sharpe, director; David Pipe (1903 Walker/York Minster, England) Regent 467
NOEL RAWSTHORNE: 3 Christmas Carols (Christians awake; This is the truth; Adeste fidelis) –Gordon Stewart (1978 Willis/Huddersfield Town Hall, England) Dolcan 69
KEITH CHAPMAN: Bring a torch, Jeanette Isabella –Donald Pearson (1938 Kimball/St. John’s Cathedral, Denver, CO) Gothic 49101
ALEXANDER MASON: Variations on Torches –Alexander Mason (1883 Willis-2000 Harrison/St. David’s Cathedral, Wales) Regent 319
PAUL de MALEINGREAU: Finale, Dies Laetitae, fr Symphonie de Noël, Op. 19 –Peter Van de Velda (1891 Schyven/Our Lady Cathedral, Antwerp, Belgium) Aeolus 10621
Filler – CHAUVET (see above)
