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| 1 | Cantique de Noël for voice & orchestra "O Holy Night" | Dwight/Adam | 4:32 |
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| 2 | Ellens Gesang III ("Ave Maria"), song for voice & piano, D. 839 (Op. 52 | Schubert | 4:53 |
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| 3 | In the Bleak Midwinter | Darke | 4:32 |
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| 4 | Coventry Carol (2): "Lully, Lulla, Thou Little Tiny Child" | Traditional | 2:21 |
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| 5 | Away in a manger (Tune: Cradle Song) (New English Hymnal 22) | Traditional/Kirkpat | 2:34 |
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| 6 | Gabriel's Message (Basque) | Basque Traditional | 3:03 |
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| 7 | Pastoral sinfonia | Bach | 2:26 |
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| 8 | Il s'en va loin de la terre (Shepherd's farewell) | Berlioz | 4:22 |
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| 9 | Panis angelicus for tenor, organ, harp, cello & bass | Franck | 3:41 |
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| 10 | Schlafe, mein Liebster (Slumber Aria) | Bach | 4:17 |
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| 11 | Wiegenlied ("Schlaf, Kindlein schlaf! Der Vater hüt die Schaf"), folk s | Brahms | 2:17 |
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| 12 | O Jesulein süss, sacred song for voice & continuo (Schemelli Gesangbuch | Bach | 3:01 |
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| 13 | While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks (adapted from Handel) | Este/Willcocks/Trad | 2:51 |
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| 14 | Süßer Trost, mein Jesus kommt (excerpt) | Bach | 3:58 |
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| 15 | Largo | Vivaldi | 5:12 |
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| 16 | Alma Redemptoris mater, motet (unspecified of 4) | Palestrina | 4:02 |
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| 17 | O magnum mysterium, motet for 8 voices | Gabrieli | 3:56 |
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| 18 | Zealous Protectress (Zastupnice Userdnaja) | Chesnokov | 4:23 |
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| 19 | Iubi-Te-voi, Doamne | Humulescu | 2:39 |
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| 20 | Once in Royal David's City | Traditional | 4:29 |
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| 21 | O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree) (German) | Traditional | 1:37 |
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| 22 | O Little Town of Bethlehem | Brooks/Redner | 3:04 |
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| 23 | Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (Silent Night) | Gruber | 2:42 |
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| 24 | Gloria in excelsis | Cowper | 2:11 |
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| 25 | Largo | Vivaldi | 2:23 |
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| 26 | The First Nowell (English) | Traditional | 4:51 |
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| 27 | In dulci jubilo (Piæ Cantiones) | German Traditional | 3:22 |
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| 28 | The Three Kings | Cornelius | 2:36 |
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| 29 | Es ist ein' Ros' entsprungen | German Traditional | 4:00 |
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| 30 | Still, Still, Still (Stille, stille, stille) (Austrian) | German Traditional | 3:05 |
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| 31 | Legend (When Jesus Christ was but a child), song for voice & piano or o | Tchaikovsky | 2:22 |
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| 32 | Largo Pastorale | Corelli | 2:32 |
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| 33 | The Lamb, for chorus | Tavener | 2:58 |
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| 34 | Balulalow | Britten | 1:34 |
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| 35 | Ave Maria, for voice & piano (after Bach's Prelude No. 1 from the Well- | Schubert | 2:41 |
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| 36 | Mille cherubini in coro (after Schubert) | Schubert/Melichar | 4:05 |
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| 37 | Laudate Dominum | Mozart | 5:15 |
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| 38 | The infant King (Basque) [Lullaby] | Basque Traditional | 3:26 |
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| 39 | Lullaby for voice & piano | Warlock | 3:13 |
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| 40 | What Child Is This? (Greensleeves) | Dix/Traditional | 4:08 |
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| 41 | Barcarolle | Offenbach | 4:03 |
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| 42 | See amid the winter's snow | Traditional | 3:57 |
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| 43 | The Blessed Son of God, for chorus (arranged from "Hodie," Christmas cantat | Vaughan Williams | 2:40 |
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| 44 | It Came Upon a Midnight Clear | Sears/Willis | 1:52 |
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| 45 | White Christmas, song (from "Holiday Inn") | Berlin | 3:50 |
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Christmas Adagios
Audio Compact Disc
Label: Decca
Category: Easy Listening
Christmas Adagios
UPC: 028946850329
Release Date: 10/09/2001
Original Release Date: 10/09/2001
Number of Discs: 2
Tracks:
[Cantique de Noël for voice & orchestra "O Holy Night", Ellens Gesang III ("Ave Maria"), song for voice & piano, D. 839 (Op. 52, In the Bleak Midwinter, Coventry Carol (2): "Lully, Lulla, Thou Little Tiny Child", Away in a manger (Tune: Cradle Song) (New English Hymnal 22), Gabriel's Message (Basque), Pastoral sinfonia, Il s'en va loin de la terre (Shepherd's farewell), Panis angelicus for tenor, organ, harp, cello & bass, Schlafe, mein Liebster (Slumber Aria), Wiegenlied ("Schlaf, Kindlein schlaf! Der Vater hüt die Schaf"), folk s, O Jesulein süss, sacred song for voice & continuo (Schemelli Gesangbuch, While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks (adapted from Handel), Süßer Trost, mein Jesus kommt (excerpt), Largo, Alma Redemptoris mater, motet (unspecified of 4), O magnum mysterium, motet for 8 voices, Zealous Protectress (Zastupnice Userdnaja), Iubi-Te-voi, Doamne, Once in Royal David's City, O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree) (German), O Little Town of Bethlehem, Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (Silent Night), Gloria in excelsis, Largo, The First Nowell (English), In dulci jubilo (Piæ Cantiones), The Three Kings, Es ist ein' Ros' entsprungen, Still, Still, Still (Stille, stille, stille) (Austrian), Legend (When Jesus Christ was but a child), song for voice & piano or o, Largo Pastorale, The Lamb, for chorus, Balulalow, Ave Maria, for voice & piano (after Bach's Prelude No. 1 from the Well-, Mille cherubini in coro (after Schubert), Laudate Dominum, The infant King (Basque) [Lullaby], Lullaby for voice & piano, What Child Is This? (Greensleeves), Barcarolle, See amid the winter's snow, The Blessed Son of God, for chorus (arranged from "Hodie," Christmas cantat, It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, White Christmas, song (from "Holiday Inn")]
Contributors:
- Various Artists
Main Performer
Mark Deming
Some of the most beautiful and stirring seasonal melodies in the classical repertoire are collected in this special two-CD set. Christmas Adagios features 45 songs for the holiday season, performed by some of the world's leading ensembles and vocalists. Selections include "Ave Maria" by Luciano Pavarotti, "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" by Leontyne Price, "O Tannenbaum" by the Vienna Boys' Choir and Uwe Christian Harrer, "In the Bleak Midwinter" by Rosemary Joshua and Ian Bostridge, "See Amid the Winter's Snow" by the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, and many more. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
