For Christmas Eve #2351
. . . a melodious miscellany of sonic surprises gathered under the tree for your delight.
Hour 1
G. F. HANDEL (arr. Smart): For unto us a child is born, fr Messiah –Bram Brandemann (1797 Naber/St. Joriskerk, Amersfoort, Netherlands) Partners in Music 7001
J. S. BACH: Canonic Variations on Vom Himmel hoch, BWV 769 –Matthew Dirst (1984 Fisk/Memorial Church, Stanford University, Stanford, CA) Centaur 3015
JOHN RUTTER: What sweeter music –King’s College Choir/Sir Stephen Cleobury; Henry Websdale (1934-2016 Harrison/King’s College Chapel, Cambridge, England) Kings 0036
PAUL EDWARDS: No small wonder. RICHARD WAYNE DIRKSEN: Chanticleer –St. Thomas Church Choir/Jeremy Filsell; Maks Adach & Nicolas Haigh (2018 Dobson/St. Thomas Church, New York, NY) Acis 53981
ALEXANDRE GUILMANT: Nuit sombre, ton ombre, fr Christmas Carols, Op. 60, Book 2, no. 4 –Agnes Armstrong (1995 Åkerman & Lund/Kallio Church, Helsinki, Finland) Richardson Recordings 7001
MARCEL DUPRÉ: Variations on a Noël, Op. 20 –Marcel Dupré (1862 Cavaillé-Coll/Church of St. Sulpice, Paris, France) Mercury 478 8388
Filler – RUTTER (see above)
Hour 2
JOHANN LUDWIG KREBS: Fantasy, Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele –Craig Cramer (1992 Fritts/Grace Lutheran Church, Tacoma, WA) Dulcian Productions 008
CLAUDE BALBASTRE: Il est un petit l’Ange –Robert Lehman (2005 Lively-Fulcher/Christ Church, New Haven, CT) Christ Church 1062
FELIX BOROWSKI: Adoration –Davyd Booth, violin; Michael Stairs (1929 Aeolian/Longwood Gardens Ballroom, Kennett Square, PA) DTR 9504
FELIX MENDELSSOHN: When Jesus our Lord/There shall a star from Jacob come –Choir of the Chapel Royal, Hampton Court/Huw Williams; Martyn Noble (2013 Harrison/Chapel Royal, London, England) Signum Classics 460
RICHARD ELLIOTT (arr.): Joy to the world –Richard Elliott (2004 Schoenstein/Conference Center, Salt Lake City, UT) Mormon Tabernacle Choir 2016
ALFRED BURT: Carol Medley –John Lauter (1927 Barton/Michigan Theatre, Ann Arbor, MI) Michigan Theatre Foundation 2002
SIGFRID KARG-ELERT: Chorale-Improvisation, In dulci jubilo, Op. 75, no. 2 –James Kibbie (1893 Farrand & Votey-1955 Aeolian-Skinner/Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, MI) Praestant 1004
JOHN HUSTON: What is this fragrance? –Chamber Choir of Grand Rapids/Larry Biser; Jonathan Tuuk (1981 Wicks/St. Adalbert Basilica, Grand Rapids, MI) Pro Organo 7038
DIANE BISH: Toccata on Hark, the herald angels sing –Tandy Reussner (1996 Wolff/Bales Recital Hall, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS) Reussner 2004
Filler – BACH (see above)
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