The Music of a Victoria Christmas

The Music of a Victoria Christmas

On this CD:

1. Cantata No. 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra with Christopher Parkening

2. O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fidelis)
Composed by John Francis Wade
Performed by Empire Brass

3. Våren (Last Spring), elegiac melody for orchestra (or piano) No. 2, Op. 34/2
Composed by Edvard Grieg
Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Conducted by Neville Marriner

4. Canzoni (unclassified) Canzon
Composed by Giovanni Gabrieli
Performed by Taverner Consort
Conducted by Andrew Parrott

5. String Quintet in E major, Op. 11/5, G275 3rd Mvt, Minuet
Composed by Luigi Boccherini
Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Conducted by Neville Marriner

6. Gagliarda seconda a 4
Composed by Giovanni de Macque
Performed by Tragicomedia

7. Nutcracker, ballet, Op.71 Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Andre Previn

8. Terpsichore Dances Suite de Voltes
Composed by Michael Praetorius
Performed by London Early Music Consort, David Munrow

9. String quartet in A ("Sonata A Quattro")
Composed by Georg Philipp Telemann
Performed by Berlin Philharmonische Streichersolisten
Conducted by Toru Yasunaga

10. Cantata No. 208, "Was mir behagt," ("Hunting Cantata"), BWV 208 Sheep may Safely Graze
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by George Thalben-Ball, Leon Goossens

11. God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
Composed by Christmas Traditional
Performed by Empire Brass

12. Concerto Grosso in F major, Op. 6/9 No 9 in F major: Allemanda
Composed by Arcangelo Corelli
Performed by English Chamber Orchestra
Conducted by Raymond Leppard

13. Canon and Gigue for 3 violins & continuo in D major Canon
Composed by Johann Pachelbel
Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Conducted by Neville Marriner

14. Cantata No. 169, "Gott soll allein mein Herze haben," BWV 169 Excerpt arr for guitar & chamber orchestra by Patrick Russ
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra with Christopher Parkening

15. Fantasia on Greensleeves, for harp, flute, & strings (arranged by R. Greaves; from the opera Sir John In Love)
Composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Performed by Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Vernon Handley

16. Violin Concerto ("L'inverno", The Four Seasons), for violin, strings & continuo in F minor ("Il cimento" No. 4) Op. 8/4, RV 297 Winter
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by Taverner Consort Players
Conducted by Andrew Parrott

17. Joy to the World (theme by Handel)
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Empire Brass

The Music of a Victoria Christmas, Music, Johann Sebastian Bach, Luigi Boccherini, Arcangelo Corelli, Giovanni Gabrieli, Edvard Grieg, George Frideric Handel, Giovanni de Macque, Johann Pachelbel, Michael Praetorius, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Georg Philipp Telemann, Christmas Traditional, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Antonio Vivaldi, John Francis Wade, Andrew Parrott, André Previn, Neville Marriner, Raymond Leppard, Toru Yasunaga, Vernon Handley, Early Music Consort of London, Empire Brass Quintet, English Chamber Orchestra, Philharmonische Streichersolisten Berlin, Taverner Consort, Taverner Consort Players, Tragicomedia, Christopher Parkening, Leon Goossens, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, George Thalben-Ball, 20th/21st Century Orchestral Music, 90's, Ballet, Cantata, Chamber, Choral, Christmas, Christmas / Chanukkah, Christmas Music, Classical, Concerto, Concerto Grosso

The Music of a Victoria Christmas

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