Herbert von Karajan - The Christmas Album (2014)
Herbert von Karajan - The Christmas Album (2014)
XLD | FLAC | Image (Cue & no Log) ~ 329 Mb | Total time: 69:44 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Deutsche Grammophon | # 479 3926 | Recorded: 1961-1977
XLD | FLAC | Image (Cue & no Log) ~ 329 Mb | Total time: 69:44 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Deutsche Grammophon | # 479 3926 | Recorded: 1961-1977
This compilation draws Christmas music from several recordings conducted by the late Herbert von Karajan, but emphasizes two of them, both from the 1960s: a collection of Baroque Christmas pieces in a mostly pastoral vein, and an LP on which he and the Vienna Philharmonic backed the great African American soprano Leontyne Price. Neither of these recordings is easy to obtain these days, and Karajan aficionados may well be pleased to have them in a single package. Beyond that, the Price pieces, from her heyday, are gorgeous. They offer abundant indications of why this singer was a phenomenon well known before operatic circles, with easily accessible examples of her way of intentionally just missing the pitch with her vibrato and all of a sudden resolving the tension with a dramatically well-considered flash. Her voice stood out from the crowd absolutely, and these are great and quite neglected Christmas recordings. The Baroque pieces and the miscellaneous others likewise faithfully reflect Karajan's style at the helm of his Berlin Philharmonic. Nobody else could do Tchaikovsky with quite the sensuous touch he had, even if that touch in the likes of the Manfredini Christmas Concerto, Op. 3/12 (track 10), now seems a trifle self-indulgent. The Deutsche Grammophon engineering team faced a challenge with the vastly different sonic environments of these recordings, the earliest of which are from 1961, but the results are listenable. A find for Karajan fans, and an even better one for those of Leontyne Price.–James Manheim
Performer:
Berliner Philharmoniker
Wiener Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Tracklist:
01. Franz Xaver Gruber: Silent Night
Leontyne Price, soprano
Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde
Wiener Großstadtkinderchor
Mitglieder der Wiener Philharmoniker
02. Johann Sebastian Bach: Magnificat, BWV 243: I. Magnificat
Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin
Berliner Philharmoniker
03. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: March
Berliner Philharmoniker
04. Traditional: God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
Leontyne Price, soprano
Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde
Wiener Großstadtkinderchor
Mitglieder der Wiener Philharmoniker
05. Pietro Antonio Locatelli: Concerto Grosso, op. 1 no. 8: Pastorale. Andante
Thomas Brandis, Emil Maas, violin
Dietrich Gerhard, Hans Priem, violia
Ottomar Borwitzky, cello
Wolfgang Meyer, Waldemar Döling, harpsichord continuo
Berliner Philharmoniker
06. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Dance of the Reed-Pipes
Berliner Philharmoniker
07. Adolphe Adam: O Holy Night
Leontyne Price, soprano
Mitglieder der Wiener Philharmoniker
08. Arcangelo Corelli: Christmas Concerto, op. 6 no. 8: Pastorale. Largo
Thomas Brandis, Emil Maas, violin
Ottomar Borwitzky, cello
Wolfgang Meyer, Waldemar Döling, harpsichord continuo
Berliner Philharmoniker
09. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus, K. 618
Wiener Singverein
Rudolf Scholz, organ
Wiener Philharmoniker
10. Francesco Manfredini: Christmas Concerto, op. 3 no. 12: Pastorale. Largo
Thomas Brandis, Emil Maas, violin
Ottomar Borwitzky, cello
Berliner Philharmoniker
11. Felix Mendelssohn, William H. Cummings: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Leontyne Price, soprano
Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde
Wiener Großstadtkinderchor
Mitglieder der Wiener Philharmoniker
12. Ottorino Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite III: Siciliana
Berliner Philharmoniker
13. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairies
Berliner Philharmoniker
14. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Coronation Mass, K. 317: Agnus Dei & Dona Nobis Pacem
Anna omowa-Sintow, soprano
Agnes Baltsa, contralto
Werner Krenn, tenor
José van Damm, bass
Wiener Singverein
Rudolf Scholz, organ
Berliner Philharmoniker
15. Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Winter - Largo
Michel Schwalbé, violin
Eberhard Finke, cello
Horst Gobel, harpsichord
Berliner Philharmoniker
16. Johannes Eccard: Von Himmel hoch, da komm ich her
Blechbläser-Ensemble der Berliner Philharmoniker
17. Charles Gounod / Johann Sebastian Bach: Ave Maria
Leontyne Price, soprano
Mitglieder der Wiener Philharmoniker
18. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers
Berliner Philharmoniker
19. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Exsultate, Jubilate, K. 165: Alleluja
Leontyne Price, soprano
Mitglieder der Wiener Philharmoniker
20. Traditional: O Tannenbaum
Leontyne Price, soprano
Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde
Mitglieder der Wiener Philharmoniker
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Herbert von Karajan - The Christmas Album (2014)
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