An International Holiday Sampler #0951
…special music from around the globe amplifies and illuminates the good tidings of Christmas.
Hour 1
CHARLES H. STEWART: On this day earth shall ring –Lichfield Cathedral Choir, Jonathan Rees-Williams, conductor; Peter King (1974 Hill, Norman & Beard/Litchfield Cathedral, England, UK) Priory PRCD109
GUNNAR IDENSTAM: Prepare the way for the Lord –Lisa Rydberg, violin; Saint Jacob’s Chamber Choir, Gary Graden, conductor; Gunnar Idenstam (1949 Marcussen/Oscarskyrkan, Stockholm, Sweden) BIS-CD-5031
BERNARD PICHÉ: Rhapsodie sur quatre noëls –Michelle Quintal (1963 Casavant Frères/Basilique Notre-Dame-du-Cap, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada) Quint 110103
PAUL NICHOLSON: Polish Carol, Shepherds came to Bethlehem –Robert Rieder, trumpet; Schola Cantorum of St. Peter’s in the Loop, Chicago, Michael Thompson, conductor; Deward Rahm (1976 Schantz/Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran, Chicago, IL) SPC 001
NAJI HAKIM: Improvisations on Maronite Christmas Hymns –Choir of Our Lady of Lebanon, Paris; Naji Hakim (1868 Cavaillé-Coll/La Trinité, Paris, France) IFO 05 011
ADOLPHE ADAM: O Holy Night –Håkan Hagegård, baritone; Adolf Fredriks Girls Choir, JohnErik Eleby, conductor; Mark Falsjö (1890 Åkerman & Lund/Johanneskyrka, Stockholm, Sweden) Pioneer CD-02
MIGUEL BERNAL JIMENEZ: Mexican Carol –Norberto Guinaldo (1963 Reuter/United Methodist Church, Garden Grove, CA) Pipedreams Archive 2007
KALEVI KIVINIEMI: Noël Variations, improvised –Kalevi Kiviniemi (1929 Hall, Norman & Beard; 2000 Schantz/Town Hall, Melbourne, Australia) Fuga 9196
Filler –BERNARD PICHÉ (see above)
Hour 2
ROBIN MILFORD: Pastoral Dance on On Christmas Night –Huw Williams (1872 Henry Willis; 1992 Mander/Cathedral of St. Paul, London, England, UK) Priory PRCD778
JUDITH BINGHAM: God would be born in thee –King’s College Choir, Stephen Cleobury, conductor; Tom Winpenny (1968 Harrison & Harrison/King’s College Chapel, Cambridge, England, UK) EMI Classics CDC 58070
MICHEL CORRETTE: Gloria, from Messe pour le temps de Noël; Noël ‘Bon Joseph écoute-moy’ –Guillemette Laurena & Anne Magouët, sopranos; Olivier Vernet (1750 Jean-André Silbermann/Église Saint-Maurice, Soultz-Haut-Rhin, France) Ligia Digital 0104187
HANS UWE HIELSCHER: Partita, Es kommt ein Schiff, geladen –Hans Uwe Hielscher (1982 Oberlinger/Market Church, Wiesbaden, Germany) HUH 003
MAX REGER: Weihnachten, Opus 145, number 3 –Edgar Krapp (1981 Eisenbarth/Dom St. Stephan, Passau, Germany) Naxos 8.557891
OLIVIER MESSIAEN: La Vierge et l’Enfant, from La Nativité –Maria Vlasova, accordion. ART Classics 081
ALEXANDRE GUILMANT: Final alla Schumann sur un Noël Languedocien, Opus 83 –Leipzig Symphony, Olaf Koch, conductor; Franz Hauk (1977 Klais/Ingolstadt Münster, Germany) Guild GMCD 7215
Filler –ROBIN MILFORD (see above)
