International Holiday Delights #2150
. . . with composers and instruments from many lands we celebrate the Nativity.
Hour One
LOWELL MASON (arr. Ampt): Joy to the World. ROBERT AMPT: Sing with joy, o earth and sky –Brisbane Chorale and Brass/Emily Cox; Amy Johansen (1972 Hill, Norman & Beard/St. John’s Cathedral, Brisbane, Australia) Move 3359
BERNARD WAYNE SANDERS: Three Holiday Verses (Good King Wenceslaus; Conditor alme siderum; Alle jahre wieder) –Julian Bewig (2003 Fischer & Krämer/St. Mary’s Church, Emsdetten, Germany) Classicophon 2009-010
ALEXANDRE GUILMANT: Scottish Carol/Noël Ecossais –Nancy Lancaster (1878 Merklin/House of Hope Presbyterian Church, Saint Paul, MN) HOH 201
ADOLPHE ADAM: Cantique de Noël –Peter Mattei, baritone; Orphei Dränger/Robert Sund; Bengt Forsberg (1974 Moberg/Bälinge Church, Sweden) BIS 533
ANTON HEILLER: Choral & Little Partita, Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen –Elizabeth Ullmann (2003 Felsberg/St. Georg Church, Horn, Austria) IFO 20226
JOSEPH AHRENS: Partita, Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen –Patrick Wedd (1980 Wilhelm/Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal, Quebec, Canada) Madrigal 1001
DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE: Fantasy, Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ, BuxWV 188 –Andrzej Szadejko (2018 Wegscheider/Franciscan Holy Trinity Church, Gdansk, Poland) Ars Sonora 144
FRANZ LEHRNDORFER: Variations, O du fröliche –Franz Lehrndorfer (1994 Jann/St. Mary’s Cathedral, Munich, Germany) Celestial Harmonies 13090-2
Filler – HEILLER: Little Partita (see above)
Hour Two
GASTON LITAIZE: Noël Basque –Paul Wisskirchen (1980 Klais/Altenberg Cathedral, Germany) Prezioso 800.011
MICHEL CORRETTE: 3 Noëls (Joseph est bien marié; Un june pucelle; Noël provençal) –Olivier Vernet (1750 J.-A. Silbermann/St. Maurice Church, Soultz, Alsace, France) Ligia Digital 0104187-07
COLIN MAWBY: How far is it to Bethlehem –National Chamber Choir of Ireland/Colin Mawby (venue undisclosed) OCP Publications 10811
HANS-UWE HIELSCHER: Four Christmas Carols (Zu Bethlehem geboren; Hark, the herald angels sing; O little town of Bethlehem; We wish you a merry Christmas) –Hans-Uwe Hielscher (1982 Oberlinger; Market Church, Wiesbaden, Germany) Hielscher 3
MAX REGER: Weihnachten, Op. 145, no. 3 –Albert Schönberger (1960 Kemper/Mainz Cathedral, Germany) Organophon 90108
MATTHEW MARTIN: Prelude to Hark, the herald angels sing. FELIX MENDELSSOHN (arr, Ledger): Hark, the herald angels sing. FRANCIS POTT: Improvisation on Adeste fidelis –Matthew Martin (1968-2016 Harrison/King’s College Chapel, Cambridge, England) KGS 0060
Filler – BUXTEHUDE (see above)
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