There are two English Davises, both conductors: Colin and Andrew–no relation. Colin recorded a landmark Messiah which is still available on Philips at budget price. This one is another matter entirely. Andrew Davis certainly knows this music, and he hits the big moments with gusto. But Messiah is more than big moments, and despite an excellent cast of …
John Eliot Gardiner’s is a highly musical and inspired account of Messiah, featuring an excellent group of soloists and an outstanding period-instrument band. With dance rhythms athletically sprung and da capo arias tastefully ornamented, the performance generates consistent interest and is lively in spite of its length. There is splendid choral singing from the Monteverdi Choir–the ending of …
After the success of his introduction to the St. Matthew Passion, author Wieland Schmid takes us on a journey through the Christmas Oratorio with thrilling insights into Bach’s creative process and background information on the composition. Outstanding narrators and the complete recording of the 2010 performance of the Christmas Oratorio with the Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks and the …
A-Z of Classical Music is a remarkable 932-page, illustrated book, detailing the lives of all the great composers as well as many less known, but equally fascinating, musical masters. Like the Naxos range of recordings itself, A-Z of Classical Music is a rich source of inspiration for anyone either just embarking on a lifetime of musical enjoyment or …
Music for Book Lovers Gentle classics for reading Gentle music makes a perfect accompaniment to reading. This selection has been chosen with the reader in mind. Many of the tracks began life with a literary theme or programme, taken from old legends, from Shakespeare s tales or from famous books. These works are interspersed with other characterful pieces …
30 CDs of visionary compositions by the musical poet of the English landscape! From the pastoral to the bombastic, here are all of Ralph Vaughan Williams’ celebrated masterworks including many rarely performed pieces: The Lark Ascending; Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis ; the symphonies including a Sea Symphony; London Symphony; Pastoral Symphony, and Sinfonia Antarctica; the …
Four Winds Entertainment is proud to present the long awaited recording, A Song of Christmas, by America’s premiere brass ensemble Pittsburgh Symphony Brass, led by Grammy winner George Vosburgh. The album is filled with joyful Holiday favorites, as well as glorious Christmas works of old, played only as PSB can. The set was recorded on September 8th and …
With John Eliot Gardiners uniquely open-shouldered and virtuoso Bach performances, the new period generation was transformed in a trice from the mid-1980s. The poetic sensibility and vocal allure of Anthony Rolfe Johnson is as memorable here . . . The solo singing is seamlessly distinguished, from Anne Sofie von Otters bloom-filled and pliably decorated Bereite dich to the …
Track Listing
1. Oratorio de Noël, for solo voices, chorus, strings, harp & organ, Op. 12: Prelude
2. Oratorio de Noël, for solo voices, chorus, strings, harp & organ, Op. 12: Et pastores errant – Glori
3. Oratorio de Noël, for solo voices, chorus, strings, harp & organ, Op. 12: Expectans, expectavi Domin
4. Oratorio de Noël, for solo voices, chorus, strings, …
Baby Santa Music CD celebrates the holiday spirit with music of the world! A soothing, holiday-oriented companion piece to the BABY SANTA DVD, this album introduces infants to the world of multicultural Christmas carols and other pleasant reminders of the season of giving. Some highlights include a Caribbean-flavored “Twelve Days of Christmas,” reggae- and samba-styled versions of “Jingle …