The Nativity According to St. Luke: A Musical Drama in Seven Scenes

Randall Thompson (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 18, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Koch Int'l Classics
• ASIN: B000001SGK
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #377,361 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Introduction, The Voice Of One Crying In The Wilderness

2. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene I. Zacharias And The Angel: Fear Not, Zacharias

3. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene I. Zacharias And The Angel: Whereby Shall I Know This?

4. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene I. Zacharias And The Angel: I Am Gabriel

5. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene I. Zacharias And The Angel: Interlude I- Ev'ry Valley

6. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene II. The Annuciation: Hail, Thou That Art Highly Favored

7. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene III. Visitation: And Mary Arose

8. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene III, Visitation: Thus Hath The Lord

9. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene III. Visitation: Magnificat

10. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene IV. The Naming Of John: Thou Shalt Be Called Zacharia:

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Disc: 2

1. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene VI: The Adoration: Shephards Dance

2. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene VI: The Adoration: Nowel

3. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene VI: The Adoration: Nowel

4. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene VI: The Adoration: Lullaby (Upon My Lap My Sov'reign Sits)

5. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene VI: The Adoration: But Mary Kept All These Things

6. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene VII: The Song Of Simeon: I Shall Not See Death

7. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene VII: The Song Of Simeon: Entrance Of The Holy Family

8. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene VII: The Song Of Simeon: Alleluia

9. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene VII: The Song Of Simeon: Lord, Now Lettest Though Thy Servant Depart In Peace

10. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene VII: The Song Of Simeon: Nunc dimittis

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A lovely and overlooked work for the Christmas season., November 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Nativity According to St. Luke: A Musical Drama in Seven Scenes (Audio CD)

Bravo to the individual that thought this work was worth recording! I have been waiting for a recording of this work for 30 years, ever since I was fortunate enough to hear Randall Thompson himself conduct it at my church many years ago! In many ways, the recording came up to expectations. The instrumentalists were excellent. Thought that the tenor was a bit too oepratic in nature; the vibrato seemed to detract from the melodic line. The soprano who performed the two lovely pieces (Magnificat and Lullaby) was absolutely superb. There are also several pieces included at the end of the work in order to round out the disc that are also quite worth hearing. It is amazing to me that this work is not performed more instead of the huge, bombastic extravaganzas that many churches believe they must have in order to get the point of the Christmas story across. Hopefully this recording will encourage more church choirs to give this work its well-deserved place in the great repertoire of church music. I hope that many others will buy this work and enjoy a piece that so beautifully frames the text of the announcement and birth of Jesus.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thank You, Randall Thompson!, July 3, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Nativity According to St. Luke: A Musical Drama in Seven Scenes (Audio CD)

THANK YOU, RANDALL THOMPSON! Of 20th century American composers, Randall Thompson is inexplicably underperformed and underappreciated. I love this recording. I usually just like really ancient music (medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque), but Randall Thompson's music is the exception; I love it even though it is modern.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Remarkable ensemble, remarkable composition, November 4, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Nativity According to St. Luke: A Musical Drama in Seven Scenes (Audio CD)

Of 20th century American composers, Randall Thompson is inexplicably underperformed and underappreciated.

This is a fine example of his work, and the playing on this CD is top-notch -- featuring members of the Cleveland Orchestra.

Highly recommended.