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Joseph Marie Canteloube (Composer), Christoph Willibald Gluck (Composer), Robert Browne Hall (Composer), Felix Mendelssohn (Composer), Luys de Narvaez (Composer), Joseph Silverstein (Conductor), Jerold Ottley (Conductor), Frederica von Stade (Performer), Utah Symphony Orchestra (Performer), Mormon Tabernacle Choir (Performer)
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1. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
2. Sing We Now
3. What Child Is This?
4. I Saw Three Ships
5. Of the Father's Love Begotten
6. Away in a Manger
7. Breath of Heaven
8. O Come O Come Emmanuel/Mercy Street
9. I Wonder as I Wander
10. Lo, How a Rose E're Blooming
11. Silent Night
On this CD:
  1. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56 Hallelujah Chorus
    Composed by George Frideric Handel
    Performed by Utah Symphony Orchestra
    with Frederica Von Stade
    Conducted by Joseph Silverstein

  2. Vesperae solennes de confessore for soloists, chorus & orchestra, K. 339 Laudate Dominum
    Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performed by Utah Symphony Orchestra
    with Frederica Von Stade
    Conducted by Joseph Silverstein

  3. Elijah (Elias), oratorio, Op. 70 Thanks be to God
    Composed by Felix Mendelssohn
    Performed by Utah Symphony Orchestra
    with Frederica Von Stade
    Conducted by Joseph Silverstein

  4. Orfeo ed Euridice (Italian version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 30 Che farò
    Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck
    Performed by Utah Symphony Orchestra
    with Frederica Von Stade
    Conducted by Joseph Silverstein

  5. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera Humming Chorus
    Composed by Giacomo Puccini
    Performed by Utah Symphony Orchestra
    with Frederica Von Stade
    Conducted by Joseph Silverstein

  6. Fantasia (quinto tono)
    Composed by Luys de Narvaez
    Performed by Utah Symphony Orchestra
    with Frederica Von Stade, Marion D. Hanks
    Conducted by Joseph Silverstein

  7. Zadok the Priest, coronation anthem No. 1 for chorus & orchestra, HWV 258
    Composed by George Frideric Handel
    Performed by Utah Symphony Orchestra
    with Frederica Von Stade
    Conducted by Joseph Silverstein

  8. Ellens Gesang III ("Ave Maria"), song for voice & piano, D. 839 (Op. 52/6)
    Composed by Franz Schubert
    Performed by Utah Symphony Orchestra
    with Frederica Von Stade
    Conducted by Joseph Silverstein

  9. Baïlèro, folksong for voice & orchestra (Chants d'Auvergne, Series 1, No. 2)
    Composed by Joseph Marie Canteloube
    Performed by Utah Symphony Orchestra
    with Frederica Von Stade
    Conducted by Joseph Silverstein

  10. Ave verum Corpus, motet for chorus, strings & organ, K. 618
    Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performed by Utah Symphony Orchestra
    with Frederica Von Stade
    Conducted by Joseph Silverstein

  11. Simple Gifts, song for voice & piano (Old American Songs)
    Composed by Aaron Copland
    Performed by Utah Symphony Orchestra
    with Frederica Von Stade
    Conducted by Joseph Silverstein

  12. I Bought Me a Cat, song for voice & piano (Old American Songs)
    Composed by Aaron Copland
    Performed by Utah Symphony Orchestra
    with Frederica Von Stade
    Conducted by Joseph Silverstein

  13. Jenny Rebecca
    Composed by Robert Browne Hall
    Performed by Utah Symphony Orchestra
    with Frederica Von Stade
    Conducted by Joseph Silverstein

  14. Somewhere, song (from "West Side Story")
    Composed by Leonard Bernstein
    Performed by Utah Symphony Orchestra
    with John Longhurst, Frederica Von Stade
    Conducted by Joseph Silverstein

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5.0 out of 5 stars What a lovely gift - far from simple!, March 28, 2007
What a lovely CD! Ms. VonStade as usual was in fine voice, and it was about time the Mozart "Laudate Dominum" was sung by a mezzo. This was just simply beautiful singing! Her performance of the Gluck "Che faro" was a lovely surprise - excellent performance in all aspects, from vocal color to drama to tempo changes and dynamics. The Mormon Tabernacle Choir gave some vocally impressive performances and did what many smaller choirs fail to do - these people actually enunciate each word so that the listener can understand the text!!! Beautiful orchestral playing, wonderful choral singing, and the lush voice of VonStade. You can't go wrong.
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