2000-2009: Classical Christmas Recordings
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Recorded by world-renowned harpist Sylvia Woods, these lovely
Christmas carols are performed on three special harps: a nylon-strung
Neo-Celtic harp, a wire-strung ancient Celtic harp, and a triple-strung
harp. Each carol is performed by Sylvia on 1, 2, or 3 harps, with no
other accompaniment. This volume (#1) contains 28 traditional carols.
| 1 | Medley: Angelican Hymn/Twelfth Night Song |
| 2 | Medley: Coventry Carol/While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks/The First Noel |
| 3 | Medley: Lo How a Rose/O Sanctissima |
| 4 | Medley: I Saw Three Ships/Chirst Was Born/Glouchestershire Wassail |
| 5 | Medley: Angels We Have Heard on High/Ding Dong Merrily on High |
| 6 | Medley: Oxen and Sheep/O Come Emmanuel |
| 7 | Medley: Up on the House Top/Jingle Bells/We Wish You a Merry Christmas |
| 8 | Medley: Away in a Manger/O Come Little Children |
| 9 | Medley: Hark! the Herald Angels Sing/O Come All Ye Faithful/Joy to the World |
| 10 | Medley: He Is Born/Bring a Torch, Jeannette Isabella |
| 11 | Silent Night |
| 12 | What Child Is This? |
| 13 | Medley: Twelve Days of Christmas/Deck the Halls |
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1. I Saw Three Ships/Sussex Carol |
| 2 | Away in a Manger |
| 3 | Deck the Halls |
| 4 | Huron Carol |
| 5 | O Come Little Children/Ring, Christmas Bells |
| 6 | I Wonder As I Wander |
| 7 | Joy to the World |
| 8 | We Three Kings |
| 9 | Rise Up, Sheherd and Follow |
| 10 | In This Sweet Yuletide |
| 11 | Carol of the Bells |
| 12 | Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring |
| 13 | Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella |
| 14 | Silent Night/The Happy Christmas Comes Once More |
The Cambridge Road Ensemble Kurt Heinecke Keyboards, Trumpet,
Recorders, Irish Whistles, Wind Controller, Valve Trombone, Lap Harp,
Percussion, Programming Kurt's background provides a broad range of
musicianship.
Beginning with trumpet and piano at an early age and later
adding voice and electronic music to his studies, Kurt received his
B.A. in Band and Choral Education at Luther College, Decorah, Iowa. He
has toured professionally, taught general music in the Bahamas, and been
a band director and director of church music. Currently he is the
Director of Music for Big Idea Productions, creator of the VeggieTales
video series, which has sold 50 million videos, 5 million audio units,
and is currently working on their second full-length feature film, 'The
Pirates Who Don't Do Anything.' For his work as a producer, writer, and
arranger, he has been awarded 6 Dove Awards (Gospel Music's equivalent
to the Grammy), and numerous gold and platinum albums. Paul Heinecke
Trumpet, Piccolo Trumpet, Cornet, Fluegelhorn, Guitars, Recorders,
Mountain Dulcimer Paul started his musical training on piano and then
switched to trumpet at age 10. In high school he also became an avid
guitarist. Upon graduation from Concordia College, River Forest,
Illinois in 1976 he was hired as a Director of Bands for Luther North
High School in Chicago. In 1980 he and Ruth moved to the Madison,
Wisconsin area to start his fund raising business. As an active Madison
area freelance musician, Paul performs with various brass ensembles,
orchestras, bands, and jazz groups. He is a featured soloist and
ensemble member on two All That Jazz Big Band CDs and three Wisconsin
State High School Honors Concert recordings. He also served as the
Trumpet Section Leader for the Wisconsin Ambassadors of Music 2000,
2004, and 2006 European Tours. He is currently the Director for All That
Jazz Big Band, the Mount Horeb Community Band, and Verona Area High
School Jazz 1 and Jazz Too Instrumental Ensembles. Mark Heinecke Flute,
Alto Flute, Piccolo, Ocarina, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Soprano
Saxophone, Alto Saxophone Mark began his musical training on piano and
moved on to flute at an early age. He actively pursued jazz through
flute and saxophone while in college. He graduated with a B.A. in
Education from Concordia College, River Forest, Illinois in 1974. He has
completed advanced studies in English, Norwegian, and Music at the
University of Oslo, Norway where he received his degree in 1984. Mark
currently teaches Flute, Clarinet, and Saxophone at two Schools of the
Arts in the Oslo, Norway area, and remains active as a player,
performing in churches and festivals throughout Norway.
Ruth Heinecke
Piano, Keyboards Ruth was proficient at the piano at an early age. At
age nine, she was named the youngest organist in the United States in
the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. Studying piano, voice, organ and
percussion in college, she received her B.A. in music and education from
Concordia University, River Forest, IL. Ruth currently maintains a
private piano studio, serves musically at her church, teaches preschool
music, and has continued graduate level piano studies through the
University of Wisconsin, Madison. Ruth is a popular accompanist and
piano adjudicator throughout southern Wisconsin. In 2004 and 2006, Ruth
served as accompanist for the Wisconsin Ambassadors of Music European
tour. In the Madison Area Piano Teachers Associated, she is the
chairperson of Performers Supporting Performers. Joining the Cambridge
Road Ensemble on A World of Christmas Carols are Paul and Ruth's sons -
David Heinecke on bass guitar and horn, and Luke Heinecke on classical
guitar and percussion. On Expressions of Christmas, we hear Luke
Heinecke on classical guitar, and Kurt's daughter, Gretchen Heinecke, on
horn.
Christmas Never Sounded So Good!
For more
than a decade, John Rutter and the Cambridge Singers have shared the Joy
of Christmas with the world. The ethereal sound of perfectly blended
voices, singing the most beautiful seasonal music ever composed never
fails to touch the heart or lift the spirit. This year, John Rutter and
the Cambridge Singers have assembled a NEW collection – compiled from
the archives, including FOUR NEVER BEFORE RELEASED TRACKS! This is a
holiday feast you will NOT want to miss!
| 1 | The holly and the ivy (arr. H. Walford Davies)* |
| 2 | Blessed be that maid Mary (arr. David Willcocks) |
| 3 | Somerset Wassail (arr. John Rutter) |
| 4 | Shepherds, in the fields abiding (French, arr. Willcocks)* |
| 5 | The Infant King (Basque, arr. Willcocks) |
| 6 | What is this lovely fragrance? (French, arr. Healey Willan) |
| 7 | Gabriel's message (Basque, arr. Willcocks)* |
| 8 | Still, still, still (German, arr. Rutter) |
| 9 | Quittez, pasteurs (French, arr. Rutter) |
| 10 | Un flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle (French, arr. Rutter) |
| 11 | Personent hodie (German, arr. Rutter) |
| 12 | The shepherds' farewell (Hector Berlioz) |
| 13 | O holy night (Adolphe Adam) |
| 14 | O magnum mysterium (T. L. de Victoria) |
| 15 | Hodie Christus natus est (J. P. Sweelinck) |
| 16 | For unto us a child is born (G. F. Handel) |
| 17 | In dulci jubilo (Samuel Scheidt) |
| 18 | Lully, lulla, thou little tiny child (Kenneth Leighton)* |
| 19 | A New Year Carol (Benjamin Britten) |
| 20 | Balulalow (Peter Warlock) |
| 21 | I saw a fair maiden (Peter Warlock) |
| 22 | The Lamb (John Tavener) |
| 23 | Fantasia on Christmas Carols (Ralph Vaughan Williams) |
| 1 | Prelude: In Dulci Jubilo |
| 2 | Introit: In Dulci Jubilo |
| 3 | Processional Hymn: Adeste Fideles |
| 4 | Sentences From Scripture And Invocation |
| 5 | The First Lesson - Isaiah 35: 1-10 |
| 6 | Canite Tuba |
| 7 | Come Rejoicing, Praises Voicing |
| 8 | Ein Kind Ist Uns Geboren |
| 9 | Hymn: Personent Hodie |
| 10 | The Second Lesson - Luke I: 26-38 |
| 11 | Ave Maria |
| 12 | Mary Had A Baby |
| 13 | Riu, Riu, Chiu |
| 14 | In The Ending Of The Year |
| 15 | The Third Lesson - Luke 2: 1-20 |
| 16 | In The Bleak Mid-Winter |
| 17 | And All In The Morning |
| 18 | Sing Lullaby |
| 19 | To Us Is Born Immanuel |
| 20 | Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head |
| 21 | Hymn: Silent Night |
| 22 | Prayers And The Lord's Prayer |
| 23 | Hymn: Joy To The World |
| 24 | Benediction And Choral Amen |
| 25 | Postlude: Paean On 'Divinum Mysterium' |
Label: Gothic
"A New Joy" (carols from Estonia, Russia, Ukraine)
This CD, which includes several first recordings of music by Kastalski,
Izvekov & others, draws upon the rich treasury of 19th- &
20th-century liturgical hymnography and carols of the Nativity Feast,
which were suppressed during the tragic events of the 20th century and
which have only come to light in recent years.
Bell-ringing (St. Alexander Cathedral) (0'33)
NIKOLAI KEDROV SR [1871-1940]
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Our Father (3'01)
ARVO PÄRT [1935-]
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Rejoice, O Virgin (1'27)
ALEXANDER DMITRIEVITCH KASTALSKY [1856-1926]
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Verses before the Six Psalms No.2 (1'48)
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Shepherds of Bethlehem (1'31)
VASYL BARVINSKYI [1888-1963]
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Oh, What a Wonder! (2'27)
ALEXANDER DMITRIEVITCH KASTALSKY [1856-1926]
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Today the Virgin Gives Birth (1'54)
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Verses before the Six Psalms No.1 (2'28)
KYRYLO STETSENKO [1882-1922]
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The Angels Exclaimed (1'37)
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A New Joy (1'31)
YAKIV YATSYNEVYCH [1869-1945]
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Bells Rang Early in Jerusalem (2'08)
ALEXANDER DMITRIEVITCH KASTALSKY [1856-1926]
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When Augustus Ruled Alone upon Earth (3'04)
MYKOLA LEONTOVYCH [1877-1921]
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A Song of Good Cheer (1'44)
KYRYLO STETSENKO [1882-1922]
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Throughout the World (1'31)
PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY [1840-1893]
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The Legend (2'46)
GEORGIY IZVEKOV [1874-1937]
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Christ is Born (17'17)
ALEXANDER DMITRIEVITCH KASTALSKY [1856-1926]
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Blessed Is the Man (3'15)
Christmas had been a much-neglected holiday until the Victorians
revived its beloved traditions - trimming the tree, hanging the
mistletoe, decking the hall...and celebrating it all in songs called
carols. A Victorian Christmas offers a delightful assortment of the
popular carols of the time, from those still well-known today, including
The First Noel, God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen, Greensleeves, The Holly
and the Ivy and The Wassail Song; to a treasure trove of lesser-known
gems including The Cherry Tree Carol, The Carnal and the Crane and My
Dancing Day. Featuring the lyrical hammered dulcimer (or, as the
Victorians called it, the "piano harp") of Robin Petrie in sparkling
arrangements which also include different combinations of piano,
strings, harp and guitar. | 1 | Jacob's Ladder/My Dancing Day |
| 2 | The Wassail Song/The First Nowell |
| 3 | Christmas Eve |
| 4 | The Cherry Tree Carol (2 Versions) |
| 5 | Righteous Joseph/The Sans Day carol |
| 6 | The Holly And The Ivy/All In The Morning |
| 7 | The Sussex Mummers' Carol/The Carnal And the Crane |
| 8 | The Wexford Carol/The Sussex Carol |
| 9 | The Praise Of Christmas/Greensleeves |
| 10 | The Somerset Carol/ God Rest ye Merry, Gentlemen (2 Versions) |
| 11 | Lamb Of God |
| 12 | The Furry Day Carol |
| 13 | Jacob's Ladder ( Reprise) |
| 1 | Noel Nouvelet & Patapan |
| 2 | In The Bleak Midwinter |
| 3 | Do You Hear What I Hear & Little Drummer Boy |
| 4 | Bring A Torch Jeanette, Isabella |
| 5 | I Saw Three Ships |
| 6 | I Wonder As I Wander |
| 7 | Silent Night Fantasy |
| 8 | Carol of the Bells & Coventry carol |
| 9 | Still, Still Still |
| 10 | Christmas Canon/ Canon in D & First Noel |
| 11 | While Shepherds Watcher Their Flocks |
| 12 | Up On A Housetop |
Experience the joy of Christmas with Celtic group KILDARE. As
members of the famed group IONA, they helped create some of the most
memorable moments in Celtic music. In this joyful holiday offering,
traditional carols and new songs of the season are featured. Coventry Music
| 1 | Carol of The Bells |
| 2 | O Little Town of Bethlehem |
| 3 | Silent Night |
| 4 | Angels We Have Heard On High |
| 5 | It Came Upon A Midnight Clear |
| 6 | The First Noel |
| 7 | Jingle Bells |
| 8 | The Coventry Carol |
| 9 | Lo How A Rose E’er Blooming |
| 10 | O Holy Night |
| 11 | Merry Christmas |
| 12 | In the Bleak Midwinter |
| 13 | Wind Through The Olive Trees |
This is Robin's first Christmas album for solo piano and it was
worth the wait! Beautifully arranged favorites for the season transport
the listener to a quiet relaxing place that celebrates the very soul of
Christmas. Sure to become a perennial favorite, selections include
'Carol of the Bells', 'O Holy Night', 'Coventry Carol', 'O Little Town
of Bethlehem', a delightful rendition of 'Jingle Bells' and more.
Label: Play Mountain Music
| 1 | Carol of the Bells |
| 2 | What Sweeter Music |
| 3 | Wassail |
| 4 | Do You Hear What I Hear? |
| 5 | The Lamb |
| 6 | Puer Natus Est |
| 7 | O Magnum Mysterium |
| 8 | O Little Town of Bethlehem |
| 9 | The Angels and the Shepherds |
| 10 | A La Nanita Nana |
| 11 | Stil, Still, Still |
| 12 | The Virgin Mary Had A Baby Boy |
| 13 | Lo, How A Rose |
| 14 | Hodie Christus Natus Est |
| 15 | The Boar's Head |
| 16 | O Come Little Children |
| 17 | God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen |
| 18 | Silent Night |
Rubedo Canis Musica
| 1 | A Christmas Festival |
| 2 | Gaudete Christus Est Natus (Piae Cantiones 1582) |
| 3 | The Shepherd's Carol, for Chorus |
| 4 | Nos Galan (New Year's Eve), Carol (Welsh) |
| 5 | I Wonder As I Wander (American) |
| 6 | Ave Maria, for Chorus & Orchestra |
| 7 | Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (English) |
| 8 | Rejoice and Be Merry, for Chorus & Orchestra |
| 9 | El Noi de la Mare, Carol (Catalan) |
| 10 | A Christmas Overture, for Orchestra |
| 11 | Born on a New Day (After You Are a New Day) |
| 12 | Magical Kingdom, for Children's Chorus & Orchestra |
| 13 | Mary's Little Boy Child, Song |
| 14 | Esta Noche Nace Un Ni O (Spanish) |
| 15 | Norwegian Sleigh Ride, RT Ix/3 |
| 16 | De Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy |
| 17 | New Year, for Chorus & Orchestra |
| 18 | I Wish You Christmas, for Children's Chorus, Mixed Chorus & Orchestra |
| 19 | Hark! the Herald Angels Sing (Adapted By w. H. Cummings from Mendelssoh |
| 20 | Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (For the Film Meet Me in St. Lou |
In 1997, this recording became the most successful first-year
release in Collegium history. Mastered from an original 1981 digital
tape, once thought lost forever, it is actually the first-ever recording
by The Cambridge Singers. It contains 22 Christmas songs, including "The
Christmas Song," written by Mel Tormé.| 1 | Good Christian Men, Rejoice |
| 2 | I Wonder as I Wander |
| 3 | All My Heart This Night Rejoices |
| 4 | Silent Night |
| 5 | Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming |
| 6 | Ding Dong! Merrily on High |
| 7 | Three Kings of Orient |
| 8 | How Great Our Joy |
| 9 | Angels We Have Heard on High |
| 10 | Joy to the World |
| 11 | Away in a Manger |
| 12 | Un Flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle |
| 13 | God Rest You Merry Gentlemen |
| 14 | What Child Is This? |
| 15 | 'Twas in the Moon of Winter Time |
| 16 | O Little One Sweet |
| 17 | Go, Tell It on the Mountain |
| 18 | Away in a Manger |
| 19 | Rise up, Shepherd, and Follow |
| 20 | The Christmas Song |
| 21 | We Wish You a Merry Christmas |
| 22 | O Come All Ye Faithful |
| 1 | Christmas: The Joy and Spirit |
| 2 | Light Up the World |
| 3 | God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman |
| 4 | Good King Wenceslas |
| 5 | Toyland |
| 6 | The Wassail Song |
| 7 | The First Noel |
| 8 | How Brightly Beams |
| 9 | Deck the Halls |
| 10 | Up on a Housetop |
| 11 | Hark! the Herald Angels Sing |
| 12 | Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming |
| 13 | Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella |
| 14 | Silent Night |
| 15 | O Little Town of Bethlehem |
| 16 | It Came Upon a Midnight Clear |
| 17 | Jingle Bells |
| 18 | Away in a Manger |
| 19 | Adeste Fidelis |
| 20 | We Three Kings |
| 21 | Gotell It on a Mountain |
| 22 | O Christmas Tree |
| 23 | Jolly Old St Nick |
| 24 | Christus Natus Est |
| 25 | Westminster Carol |
| 26 | We Wish You a Merry Christmas |
| 27 | Joy to the World |
| 1 | Wexford Carol |
| 2 | Jesus Child |
| 3 | There Is a Flower |
| 4 | Donkey Carol |
| 5 | Wild Wood Carol |
| 6 | Angels' Carol |
| 7 | Nativity Carol |
| 8 | Mary's Lullaby |
| 9 | Star Carol |
| 10 | Candlelight Carol |
| 11 | Shepherd's Pipe Carol |
| 12 | Christmas Lullaby |
| 13 | Dormi, Jesu |
| 14 | Love Came Down at Christmas |
| 15 | Sans Day Carol |
| 16 | I Wonder as I Wander |
| 17 | What Sweeter Music |
| 18 | Joy to the World |
| 19 | I Saw Three Ships |
| 20 | Deck the Hall |
| 21 | Very Best Time of Year |
| 22 | We Wish You a Merry Christmas |
| 23 | Silent Night |
| 1 | Cicha Noc - Silent Night |
| 2 | Bog Sie Rodzi - God is Born |
| 3 | Maly Perkusista - The Little Drummer Boy |
| 4 | Dzisiaj W Betlejem - Today in Bethlehem |
| 5 | Gdy Sliczna Panna - Beautiful Virgin |
| 6 | O Holy Night - O Swieta Noc |
| 7 | Gdy Sie Chrystus Rodzi - When Christ is Born |
| 8 | Wsrod Nocnej Ciszy - In the Stillness of the Night |
| 9 | Lulaj-Ze Jezuniu - Lullaby Jesus |
| 10 | O Siano, Siano - O Hay, O Hay |
| 11 | Oj Maluski, Maluski - O Little One |
| 12 | Przybiezeli Do Betlejem - The Shepherds Came to Bethlehem |
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