Christmas Music [Import]

Peter Mattei (Performer), Georg Joseph Vogler (Composer), Ruben Liljefors (Composer), Gustaf Nordqvist (Composer), Swedish Anonymous (Composer), Gunnar Wennerberg (Composer), Alice Tegner (Composer), Carl Nielsen (Composer), Jean Sibelius (Composer), Christmas Traditional (Composer), Tomas Luis de Victoria (Composer), Franz Biebl (Composer), Peter Cornelius (Composer), Franz Xaver Gruber (Composer), Michael Praetorius (Composer), Lowell Mason (Composer), John Francis Wade (Composer), Geoffrey [Composer] Shaw (Composer), Anonymous (Composer), Adolphe Adam (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Peter Mattei
• Composer: Georg Joseph Vogler, Ruben Liljefors, Gustaf Nordqvist, Swedish Anonymous, Gunnar Wennerberg, et al.
• Audio CD (December 1, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Bis
• ASIN: B0000016HO
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #407,521 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Hosianna

2. När det lider mot jul (When Christmas Is Coming), song

3. Jul, jul, strålande jul (Christmas, Christmas, Glorious Christmas), song

4. Bereden väg för Herran (Prepare the Way for the Lord), hymn

5. Psalm 24 'Gören portarna höga' ('Make High the Gates'), hymn

6. Star of Bethlehem ('Gläns över sjö och strand'), song

7. Forunderligt at sige (Strange to Say), song for voice & piano (Hymns & Sacred Songs), FS 83/1

8. We Ask for Nothing Rich or Rare (Giv mig ej glans), for children's chorus, Op. 1/4

9. Hodie Christus natus Est, antiphon, mode 1

10. Ave Maria, motet for 4 voices

11. Ave Maria, for chorus

12. Die drei Könige, for voice & piano, Op. 8/3

13. Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (Silent Night)

14. Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming), for chorus

15. Joy to the World

16. O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fidelis)

17. How Far Is It to Bethlehem? (Children's Song of the Nativity) (Tune: Stowey) (English)

18. Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French)

19. Coventry Carol (2): 'Lully, Lulla, Thou Little Tiny Child'

20. A la nanita nana, carol (Spanish)

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best Christmas albums ever, July 29, 2004

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Manhattan Music Lover "Andre" (NYC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Christmas Music (Audio CD)

I gave this CD to a friend for Christmas one year, and I got a note from her that this was simply the most wonderful Christmas Album that she had ever heard.

The choral group (Sons of Orpheus) is one of the best in the world. They have toured extensively internationally. The repertoire on the CD is international. It includes beautiful Swedish carols and also selections in German, English and French.

One of the soloists, the baritone, has since become a top Don Giovanni on the world operatic stage. On this album he sings a Christmas Song composed by Sibelius, a rare item.

I recommend this album, look at the list of selections and you may agree with me that this is a sleeper that deserves to be discovered by an international audience.

A music lover in Manhattan.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 5 Stars Aren't Enough, February 17, 2005

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M. Stadler (Greeley, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Christmas Music (Audio CD)

Unlike most CD's floating around out there, this one doesn't have a bad song on it. It's beyond amazing. While a "Christmas" album, some selections stay with me year-round (not understanding Swedish helps to this end...). It is most unfortunate that more music from this ensemble is not easily found in the United States. Their precision is truly extraordinary, creating, at times, a sense of near-euphoria for fans who enjoy the unique sound of a great mens choir.