| Description |
1 audio disc (62 min., 27 sec.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in + 1 booklet |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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1.4 m/s |
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stereo |
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digital recording |
| Note |
Arrangements by Michael Gibson; additional arrangements by William D. Brohn and Robert Sadin. |
| Performer |
Kathleen Battle, soprano ; New York Choral Artists ; Boys' Choir of Harlem ; Orchestra of St. Luke's ; Leonard Slatkin, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded in St. George's Episcopal Church, New York. |
| Note |
Compact disc (indexed); digital recording. |
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Program notes, biographical notes on the performers, and texts with English translations (18 p.) inserted in container. |
| Contents |
O come all ye faithful / trad. (2:26) -- O holy night / Adam (4:44) -- Bring a torch, Jeannette, Isabelle = Un flambeau, Jeannette, Isabella / trad. (1:37) -- Fum, fum, fum! / trad. (1:03) -- Lo, how a rose e'er blooming = Es ist ein' Ros' entsprungen / Praetorius (3:27) -- Ave Maria / Schubert (with Nancy Allen, Barbara Allen, harpists) (5:54) -- Gesú bambino / Yon (3:46) -- I saw three ships/The first Nowell/The holly and the ivy (5:36) -- Away in a manger / trad. (1:53) -- Silent night / Gruber (3:12) -- Hark! the herald angels sing / Mendelssohn (2:29) -- Marië Wiegenlied = Mary's cradle song / Reger (2:02) -- Zither carol / trad. (with Robert Wolinsky, harpsichordist) (1:32) -- I wonder as I wander /trad. (2:57) -- Mary had a baby / trad. (2:47) -- Rise up, shepherd / trad. (3:55) -- |
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What child is this? / trad. (2:13) -- Ave Maria / Bach ; Gounod (2:44) -- Veni, veni, Emmanuel/It came upon a midnight clear/O little town of Bethlehem/Silent night/O come all ye faithful (8:07) |
| Subject |
Songs (High voice) with orchestra.
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Songs (High voice) with orchestra. |
| Genre/Form |
Christmas music.
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Christmas music.
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Carols.
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Carols.
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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| Added Author |
Gibson, Michael, 1944-2005, arranger.
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Brohn, William D., arranger.
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Sadin, Robert, arranger.
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Slatkin, Leonard, conductor.
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New York Choral Artists, performer.
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Boys' Choir of Harlem, performer.
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Orchestra of St. Luke's, performer.
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| Music No. |
CDC-7 47587 2 EMI |
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