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(Hayes, England: Warner Music, 2007), 2 hours 36 mins
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
2007-11-06
Publisher
Warner Music
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Carols from New College
conducted by Edward Higginbottom; produced by Simon Lawman; performed by Howard Moody, Choir of New College Oxford (CRD, 1994), 1 hour 5 mins
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conducted by Edward Higginbottom; produced by Simon Lawman; performed by Howard Moody, Choir of New College Oxford (CRD, 1994), 1 hour 5 mins
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Choir of New College Oxford, Howard Moody
Contributor
Edward Higginbottom, Bob Auger, 1928-1998, Simon Lawman
Author / Creator
Choir of New College Oxford, Howard Moody
Date Published / Released
1994
Publisher
CRD
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Celestial Christmas 2: A Special Collection of Seasonal Melodies
conducted by Antonio Pellegrino; performed by I Solisti Di Duino (Celestial Harmonies, 1989), 1 hour 4 mins
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conducted by Antonio Pellegrino; performed by I Solisti Di Duino (Celestial Harmonies, 1989), 1 hour 4 mins
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
I Solisti Di Duino
Contributor
Antonio Pellegrino
Author / Creator
I Solisti Di Duino
Date Published / Released
1989
Publisher
Celestial Harmonies
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O schlafe, schlafe, gottliche Knabe
composed by Anonymous; conducted by Eckhard Weyand, fl. 1973; performed by Knabenchor Capella Vocalis; in Christ ist geboren (Haenssler Classic, 2002), 3 mins
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composed by Anonymous; conducted by Eckhard Weyand, fl. 1973; performed by Knabenchor Capella Vocalis; in Christ ist geboren (Haenssler Classic, 2002), 3 mins
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Knabenchor Capella Vocalis
Contributor
Eckhard Weyand, fl. 1973
Author / Creator
Anonymous, Knabenchor Capella Vocalis
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Haenssler Classic
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The Christmas Album
conducted by Vaughan Meakins, 1930-; produced by Alan Peters; performed by Tiffany Graves, Elloise Aitken and Ghislaine Hamilton, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers and Chamber Choir of the Arts Educational School (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra), 1 hour 4 mins
This is an intact reissue of Roberto Alagna's Christmas album of 2000, complete with its original booklet notes. Those notes explain that Alagna, an professed admirer of Mario Lanza, wanted to create "an album reminiscent of some of the great 'Hollywood' recordings, with a full symphony orchestra and various group...
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conducted by Vaughan Meakins, 1930-; produced by Alan Peters; performed by Tiffany Graves, Elloise Aitken and Ghislaine Hamilton, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers and Chamber Choir of the Arts Educational School (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra), 1 hour 4 mins
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This is an intact reissue of Roberto Alagna's Christmas album of 2000, complete with its original booklet notes. Those notes explain that Alagna, an professed admirer of Mario Lanza, wanted to create "an album reminiscent of some of the great 'Hollywood' recordings, with a full symphony orchestra and various groups of singers and rhythm-section musicians where appropriate." In the event, that's not quite what he came up with, but the final produc...
This is an intact reissue of Roberto Alagna's Christmas album of 2000, complete with its original booklet notes. Those notes explain that Alagna, an professed admirer of Mario Lanza, wanted to create "an album reminiscent of some of the great 'Hollywood' recordings, with a full symphony orchestra and various groups of singers and rhythm-section musicians where appropriate." In the event, that's not quite what he came up with, but the final product has proven successful enough for a fresh go-round on store shelves and web pages. The key to his success is that a really surprising variety of material is matched by a repertoire of vocal manner that may well even appeal to operatic purists who would otherwise toss this disc. There are a few familiar hymns, several of them compressed into medleys with English children's choirs on full-bore cute setting. But there are also some genuinely unusual items. Are you familiar with the strangely melancholy minor-key Guardian Angels, co-written by none other than Harpo Marx? Alagna gives it an enthusiastically Neapolitan reading. The variety of voices Alagna adopts over the course of this album is truly impressive. He croons in White Christmas (this final track is perhaps the album's least successful). He emulates Domingo's attempts at a pop anthem on The Love of a Child. He goes into a fine traditional Italian tenor encore mode for Adeste Fideles, conveys a cheerful domesticity on Away in a Manger (his English is accented but clear and never unpleasant), and gives shining sacred consistency not only to Ave Maria but also to the Romanian carol O! Ce veste minunata!, which was suggested by Alagna's Romanian-born wife {%Angela Gheorghiu}. On that piece he is accompanied only by a choir, but elsewhere you will hear the symphonic arrangements of conductor Robin Smith, who leads the London Symphony Orchestra. They're about halfway in between Hollywood and the soberer traditional arrangements of carols, and sometimes they seem to compete with Alagna's voice rather than complement it. Some of the choral parts were obviously dubbed in and don't quite mesh with Alagna's singing, either. The omission of texts in the booklet is a flaw -- how many of the potential buyers will understand Romanian? -- but on several pieces Alagna sings different verses in different languages. This is a pleasantly offbeat Christmas program from a singer who is looking like a strong candidate to fill the shoes of one, at least, of the Three Tenors; it's just the thing to put on the CD player when the old holiday standards begin to cloy. ~ James Manheim, All Music Guide
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Date Written / Recorded
1995-07
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers, Chamber Choir of the Arts Educational School, Tiffany Graves, Elloise Aitken, Ghislaine Hamilton
Contributor
Vaughan Meakins, 1930-, Dick Lewzey, fl. 1973, Alan Peters
Author / Creator
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers, Chamber Choir of the Arts Educational School, Tiffany Graves, Elloise Aitken, Ghislaine Hamilton
Publisher
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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Gabriel's Message
composed by Anonymous; conducted by Colin Walsh, 1955-; produced by Paul Warburton, fl. 1991; performed by Christopher Hughes, Lincoln Cathedral Choir and Cantoris Brass; in Christmas Angels: A Thousand Voices Sing the Finest Christmas Music in Lincoln Cathedral (Griffin / Qualiton Imports, Ltd., 2005), 2 mins
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composed by Anonymous; conducted by Colin Walsh, 1955-; produced by Paul Warburton, fl. 1991; performed by Christopher Hughes, Lincoln Cathedral Choir and Cantoris Brass; in Christmas Angels: A Thousand Voices Sing the Finest Christmas Music in Lincoln Cathedral (Griffin / Qualiton Imports, Ltd., 2005), 2 mins
Date Written / Recorded
1994-06
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Lincoln Cathedral Choir, Cantoris Brass, Christopher Hughes
Contributor
Colin Walsh, 1955-, Paul Pinchbeck, Mike Skeet, fl. 1988, Paul Warburton, fl. 1991
Author / Creator
Anonymous, Lincoln Cathedral Choir, Cantoris Brass, Christopher Hughes
Date Published / Released
2005-07-19
Publisher
Griffin / Qualiton Imports, Ltd.
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Christmas At New College
conducted by Edward Higginbottom; produced by Simon Lawman and David Trendell; performed by Choir of New College Oxford (CRD, 1998), 1 hour 5 mins
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conducted by Edward Higginbottom; produced by Simon Lawman and David Trendell; performed by Choir of New College Oxford (CRD, 1998), 1 hour 5 mins
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Choir of New College Oxford
Contributor
Edward Higginbottom, Simon Lawman, David Trendell
Author / Creator
Choir of New College Oxford
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
CRD
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O du frohliche (O Sanctissima)
composed by Anonymous; performed by Solistenensemble Gerhard Schnitter; in Christmas Season: Weihnachtsfreude, Favourite Christmas Songs (Haenssler Classic, 2010), 2 mins
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composed by Anonymous; performed by Solistenensemble Gerhard Schnitter; in Christmas Season: Weihnachtsfreude, Favourite Christmas Songs (Haenssler Classic, 2010), 2 mins
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Solistenensemble Gerhard Schnitter
Author / Creator
Anonymous, Solistenensemble Gerhard Schnitter
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
Haenssler Classic
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(Deutsche Grammophon, 2010), 4 mins
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
Deutsche Grammophon
Copyright Message
(C) 2010 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg
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In Dulci Jubilo
composed by Anonymous; performed by Secret des Muses Lute Quartet; in Der Musikalische Adventskalender (2008) (Haenssler Classic, 2008), 2 mins
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composed by Anonymous; performed by Secret des Muses Lute Quartet; in Der Musikalische Adventskalender (2008) (Haenssler Classic, 2008), 2 mins
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Secret des Muses Lute Quartet
Author / Creator
Anonymous, Secret des Muses Lute Quartet
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Haenssler Classic
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