Seasonal Surprises #0851
…tantalizing treats and unusual music from sometimes unexpected sources for your holiday entertainment.
Part 1
J.S. BACH: Sinfonia, from Christmas Oratorio, S. 248, Jauchzet, Frohlocket! –Washington Symphonic Brass, Milton Stevens, conductor; William Neil (1998 Steiner-Reck/St. Luke RCC, McLean, VA) Summit 250
GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN-GEORG FRIEDRICH KAUFFMANN-JOHANN PACHELBEL: Chorale-prelude, Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern –Jean Ferrard (1742 Gottfried Silbermann/Parish Church, Fraureuth, Germany) Querstand CD-0219
CHARLES CALLAHAN (arranger): O come, all ye faithful. GORDON YOUNG (arranger): Hark! the herald angels sing –Shin-Ae Chun (1985 C.B. Fisk/Moore Hall, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI) Chun 2006
Part 2
TRADITIONAL: Deck the halls. JAMES MURRAY: Away in a manger. SAMMY CAHN/JULE STYNE: The Christmas Waltz –Larry Kass (1928 Wurlitzer/Kass Residence, Hinckley, OH) Razzmatazz 1998
LEROY ANDERSON: Sleigh Ride –Dubbele Biphone. ANONYMOUS: Christmas Fox-Trot –Philipps Paganini Orchestrion. JOHNNY MARKS: Rudolph, the Red-nosed Reindeer –Mortier Dance Hall Organ. IRVING BERLIN: White Christmas –Dubbele Biphone (Museum Speelklok/Utrecht, The Netherlands) Utrecht Museum CD-004
DUDLEY BUCK: The Holy Night –David Kevin Lamb (1997 Goulding & Wood/St. Meinrad Archabbey, Saint Meinrad, IN) PPP CD-2006
Part 3
GÁBOR LISZNYAI-SZABO: Pastorale –Janice Fehér (1927; 2003 Casavant Frères/Memorial Chapel, University of Redlands, CA) Fehér 2004
JEAN LANGLAIS: In dulci jubilo –Bert den Hertog (1874 Schyven; 1912 van Bever/Notre Dame de Laeken, Brussels, Belgium) D.E. Versluis 1019
MICHEL CORRETTE: Kyrie, from Messe pour le temps de Noël; 2 Noëls: Quoy ma voisine est tu fachée; Ouy s’en vont ces gays Bergers –Guillemette Laurens, Anne Magouët, sopranos; Olivier Vernet (1750 Jean-André Silbermann/Église Saint-Maurice, Soultz-Haut-Rhin, France) Ligia Digital 0104187
Filler –J.S. BACH (see above)