Angels: Christmas With the Great Sopranos

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Tracklist

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#	Title	Artist	Length
1	O Holy Night choir vocals: Wiener Großstadtkinderchor (in 1961-06) and Wiener Singverein (in 1961-06) soprano vocals: Leontyne Price (in 1961-06) orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker and Members of the Wiener Philharmoniker (in 1961-06) conductor: Herbert von Karajan (in 1961-06) recorded at: Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien, Austria (in 1961-06) recording of: O Holy Night lyricist: John Sullivan Dwight (in 1855) composer: Adolphe Adam (in 1847) translated version of: Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)	Leontyne Price	4:30
2	Ave Maria, D839 (Schubert)	Renée Fleming	4:22
3	Requiem, Op. 48 Pie Jesu	Kiri Te Kanawa	3:49
4	Good King Wenceslas	Joan Sutherland	3:03
5	Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht	Renata Tebaldi	4:48
6	Lullaby (guten Abend, gut Nacht) producer: Andrew Cornall and Paul Myers (task: session recording producer) mixer: Philip Siney (from 1998-09-19 until 1998-09-25) soprano vocals: Angela Gheorghiu (from 1998-09-19 until 1998-09-25) orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1998-09-19 until 1998-09-25) conductor: Ion Marin (from 1998-09-19 until 1998-09-25) arranger: Chris Hazell balance engineer: James Lock (from 1998-09-19 until 1998-09-25) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Decca Music Group Limited (in 2001) recorded at: All Hallows’ Church in Hampstead, Camden, London, England, United Kingdom (from 1998-09-19 until 1998-09-25) recording of: 5 Lieder, op. 49: Nr. 4. Wiegenlied (catch‐all for arrangements) composer: Johannes Brahms arrangement of: 5 Lieder, op. 49: Nr. 4. Wiegenlied “Guten Abend, gute Nacht” (original for voice and piano)	Angela Gheorghiu	1:37
7	Ave Maria, piena di grazia	Mirella Freni	6:02
8	Vesperae solennes de confessore in C, K.339 - Laudate Dominum executive producer: Dr. Peter Czornyj and Charlotte Kriesch producer: Hans-Bernhard Bätzing organ: Paul Nicholson (in 1993-09) choir vocals: The English Concert Choir (in 1993-09) soprano vocals: Barbara Bonney (in 1993-09) orchestra: The English Concert (in 1993-09) conductor: Trevor Pinnock (in 1993-09) balance engineer: Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (in 1993-09) concertmaster: Peter Hanson (in 1993-09) recorded at: Henry Wood Hall in London, England, United Kingdom (in 1993-09) recording of: Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339: V. Laudate dominum (in 1993-09) composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (in 1780) part of: Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339	Barbara Bonney	4:59
9	Messiah - Part 3 - I know that my Redeemer Liveth	Sylvia McNair	5:28
10	Hark! The Herald Angels Sing	Leontyne Price	2:38
11	Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, Cantata BWV 147 soprano vocals: Renée Fleming orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Andreas Delfs arranger: Chris Hazell recording of: Kantate, BWV 147 “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben”: Teil II, X. Choral “Jesus bleibet meine Freude” (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring; catch‐all for arrangements and unknown orchestrations) composer: Johann Sebastian Bach arrangement of: Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)	Renée Fleming	2:51
12	Let the Bright Seraphim trumpet: Crispian Steele‐Perkins soprano vocals: Kiri Te Kanawa orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra conductor: Barry Rose recording of: Samson, HWV 57: Act III. Air: Let the bright seraphim (Israelite woman) composer: George Frideric Handel librettist: Newburgh Hamilton part of: Samson, HWV 57: Act III	Kiri Te Kanawa	5:59
13	It Came Upon a Midnight Clear engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson producer: Ray Minshull soprano vocals: Joan Sutherland (in 1965-05) orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra (in 1965-05) conductor: Richard Bonynge (in 1965-05) recording of: It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (carol version) (in 1965-05) lyricist: Edmund Sears composer: Richard Storrs Willis part of: The New English Hymnal (number: 29) is based on: CAROL (hymn tune) is based on: It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (poem)	Joan Sutherland	2:51
14	Ave Maria producer: Andrew Cornall and Paul Myers (task: session recording producer) mixer: Philip Siney (from 1998-09-19 until 1998-09-25) soprano vocals: Angela Gheorghiu (from 1998-09-19 until 1998-09-25) vocals: Angela Gheorghiu orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1998-09-19 until 1998-09-25) conductor: Ion Marin (from 1998-09-19 until 1998-09-25) arranger: Giacomo Zani balance engineer: James Lock (from 1998-09-19 until 1998-09-25) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Decca Music Group Limited (in 2001) recorded at: All Hallows’ Church in Hampstead, Camden, London, England, United Kingdom (from 1998-09-19 until 1998-09-25) recording of: Ave Maria (by Pietro Mascagni, adapted from the Intermezzo of his Cavalleria Rusticana) lyricist: Pietro Mazzoni composer: Pietro Mascagni is based on: Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo	Angela Gheorghiu	3:23
15	Adeste Fideles arranger: Douglas Gamley recording of: Adeste fideles (original latin version) lyricist and composer: John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)	Renata Tebaldi	3:16
16	Exsultate, jubilate, K.165 - Alleluia	Sylvia McNair	2:32

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ASIN:	US: B001D696GO [info]

US: B001D696GO