Celestial Xmas

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 16, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Celestial Harmonies
• ASIN: B00000080O
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #726,993 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Conditor Alme Siderum

2. Introductio: Domine Ad Adiuvandum Me Festina Deus in Adiutorium ...

3. Orfeo

4. Fantasia: Three Parts on a Ground in D, Z

5. Da Pacem Domine

6. Gloria Patri et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto

7. Magnificat from Marienvesper

8. Fantasia from Suite Nr. 2 in F

9. Adagio from Capirccio Stravagante

10. In Nomine from Suite Nr. 3 in B

11. Adagio from Stravagante

12. Hymnus: Ave Maris Stella from Mariensvesper

13. Arioso from Capriccio for Harpsichord BMW

14. Chorales: Wie Soll Ich Dich Empfangen/Ach Mein Herzliebes Jeulein And

15. Sonatina from Cantata

16. Adagio from Concerto for Two Harpsichords in C Minor BMW 1060

17. Chorale: Herr, Ich Hoff Je, du Werdest Die in Keiner Not Verlassen ...

18. Largo E Piano from Concerto Grosso IV in a Minor, Op. 6 Nr.4

19. Chorale/Lobe Den Herren Was in Mir Ist, Lobe Den Namen from Cantata

20. Partitas 1, 2, 6 and 5 from Was Gott Tut, das Ist Wohlgetan

See all 28 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Celestial Christmas is a richly textured musical tapestry that gracefully weaves together selections of sacred choral and instrumental music from the High Renaissance and Baroque eras. The recording journeys through moods of tenderness, solemnity, and joy, as expressed by Johann Sebastian Bach in the numerous choral selections from his Christmas oratorios and cantatas, including the beloved 'Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring' and 'Sleepers, Awake!' as well as the prayer for peace from the glorious 'Mass in B Minor'. Bach is also the featured composer in the many joyful instrumental pieces for harpsichord, flute, and organ. Also included in the program are many exceptionally beautiful pieces, both choral and instrumental, by Claudio Monteverdi, Orlande de Lassus, Henry Purcell, William Lawes, Carlo Farina, Johann Pachelbel, and Georg Friedrich Händel. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Clestial Christmas worth a million stars, December 11, 2001

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J. Robitscher "JBR" (Berkeley, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Celestial Xmas (Audio CD)

I have had this collection on cassette and have listened to it faithfully for years. I did not have a CD player at the time, and then it went out of print, so I am thrilled to find it here. The album is a sensitively made collection of music for Christmas, not all of it familiar, but all very well performed with a peaceful spirit. This CD is well worth the effort to get it.

5.0 out of 5 stars HAUNTING AND BEAUTIFUL, December 9, 2009

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D. E. Stephens "almohvn" (shenandoah valley VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Celestial Christmas: Special Collection Seasonal Music (Audio CD)

I bought this CD 15 years ago and I play it all year long. It is a collection of some of the most beautiful music I have ever heard! Absolute gem for chanting and spiritually emotional pieces!