VA - Christmas Adagios (2001)

The spectacular pristine CD cover photo graphically portrays the richness and beauty of this Christmas collection. "Over two and half hours of peaceful seasonal music." The photo is of a shining white church in a pastoral setting with snow, lighted tree, stream and bridge. This is relaxing music!

Carol favorites (e.g. O holy night) to baroque favorites (selections from Bach's Christmas Oratorio) to offerings performed by such as Academy & Chorus of ST. Martin in the Fields, Bach Choir, Pavarotti, King's College Choir, Leontyne Price, Marilyn Horne, and Vienna Boys Choir.

Tracklist:

CD 1
01. Leontyne Price - O Holy Night (Adam) (4:33)
02. Luciano Pavarotti - Ave Maria (Schubert) (4:53)
03. Rosemary Joshua - In the Bleak Midwinter (4:32)
04. The Choir of King's College, Cambridge - Coventry Carol (2:21)
05. Mark Tinkler - Away in a Manger (2:34)
06. Choir of Clare College, Cambridge - Gabriel's Message (3:04)
07. Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus - Pastoral Sinfonia (Bach - Christmas Oratorio) (2:26)
08. The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields - Sheperd's Farewell (Berlioz - L'enfance du Christ) (4:23)
09. Kiri Te Kanawa - Panis Angelicus (Franck) (3:42)
10. Marilyn Horne - Slumber Aria (Bach - Christmas Oratorio) (4:17)
11. Renata Tebaldi - Lullaby (Brahms) (2:18)
12. The Choir of King's College, Cambridge - O Jesu so Meek (Bach) (3:01)
13. Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge - While Shepherds Watched (2:51)
14. Agnes Giebel - Susser Trost, mein Jesu Kommt (Bach - Cantata, BWV 151) (3:58)
15. Eduardo Fernandez - Largo (Vivaldi - Guitar Concerto, RV 93) (5:13)
16. Julian Podger - Alma Redemptoris Mater (Palestrina) (4:02)
17. John Angelo Messana - O Magnum Mysterium (Gabrieli) (3:57)
18. St.Petersburg Chamber Choir - Zastupnitse Userdnaya (Chesnokov) (4:24)
19. Angela Gheorghiu - I Will Love Thee, O Lord (Humulescu) (2:39)
20. Robin Barter - Once in Royal David's City (4:30)
21. Vienna Boys Choir - O Tannenbaum (1:38)
22. The Choir of King's College, Cambridge - O Little Town of Bethlehem (3:05)

CD 2
01. The Bach Choir - Silent Night (2:43)
02. Katherine Fuge - Gloria In Excelsis Deo (Cowper) (2:12)
03. Alan Loveday - Largo (Vivaldi - Winter) (2:24)
04. The Choir of King's College, Cambridge - The First Nowell (4:52)
05. The Bach Choir - In Dulci Jubilo (3:22)
06. Gerald Finley - The Three Kings (Cornelius) (2:36)
07. The Monteverdi Choir - Es Ist Ein Ros Entsprungen (4:01)
08. Ian Bostridge - Still, Still, Still (3:05)
09. Choir of Clare College, Cambridge - The Crown Of Roses (Tchaikovsky) (2:23)
10. The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields - Largo Pastorale (Corelli - 'Christmas' Concerto) (2:33)
11. The Monteverdi Choir - The Lamb (Tavener) (2:58)
12. Anthony Way - Balulalow (Britten - A Ceremony Of Carols) (1:34)
13. Leontyne Price - Ave Maria (Bach - Gounod) (2:42)
14. Luciano Pavarotti - Mille Cherubini In Coro (Schubert) (4:05)
15. Kiri Te Kanawa - Laudate Dominum (Mozart - Vesperae Solennes) (5:16)
16. The Choir of King's College, Cambridge - The Infant King (3:26)
17. Choir Of Winchester Cathedral - Lullaby My Jesus (Warlock) (3:14)
18. Anthony Way - What Child Is This? (Greensleeves) (4:09)
19. L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande - Barcarolle (Offenbach - The Tales Of Hoffmann) (4:03)
20. The Choir of King's College, Cambridge - See Amid The Winter's Snow (3:57)
21. Choir Of Winchester Cathedral - The Blessed Son Of God (Vaughan Williams) (2:40)
22. Leontyne Price - It Came Upon The Midnight Clear (1:53)
23. Kiri Te Kanawa - White Christmas (Berlin) (3:50)

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