Sumi Jo - The Christmas Album
Track Listings
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1. I Wonder as I Wander
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2. Ich Steh' an Deiner Krippen Hier
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3. Cantata Pastorale Per la Nascita Di Nostro Signore: Introduzione: Alleg
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4. Cantata Pastorale Per la Nascita Di Nostro Signore: [Recitative] O Di B
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5. Cantata Pastorale Per la Nascita Di Nostro Signore: [Aria] Dal Bel Seno
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6. Cantata Pastorale Per la Nascita Di Nostro Signore: [Recitative] Presa
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7. Cantata Pastorale Per la Nascita Di Nostro Signore: [Aria] l'Autor d'Og
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8. Cantata Pastorale Per la Nascita Di Nostro Signore: [Recitative] Fortun
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9. Cantata Pastorale Per la Nascita Di Nostro Signore: Pastorale: Toccò la
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10. Fröhlich Soll Mein Herze Springen
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11. O Holy Night
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12. Fürchtet Euch Nicht!: [Sonata] Adagio
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13. Fürchtet Euch Nicht!: Fürchtet Euch Nicht!
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14. Fürchtet Euch Nicht!: [Sonata] Adagio
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15. Fürchtet Euch Nicht!: Denn Euch Ist Heute
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16. Fürchtet Euch Nicht!: [Sonata] Adagio
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17. Fürchtet Euch Nicht!: Ehre Sei Gott
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18. Fürchtet Euch Nicht!: [Sonata] Adagio
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19. Fürchtet Euch Nicht!: Alleluja!
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20. Symphony No. 19 in E Flat, K132 [Extract]: Andante Grazioso
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See all 31 tracks on this disc
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Sumi Jo's performances on this record are so splendid that they transcend its rather odd mix of vocal and instrumental combinations, languages, and styles. Using Christmas as its unifying element, the program juxtaposes the familiar and the unknown and is anchored by three cantatas: one by Alessandro Scarlatti, sung in Italian; one by Christoph Bernhard in German; and Mozart's famous "Exultate, jubilate" in Latin. They alternate with songs and chorales for both solo and choir, including the well-known unaccompanied folksong "I wonder as I wander," which opens the program. Bach is represented only by a chorale from his Christmas Oratorio. The selection of the instrumental pieces seems less felicitous. Vivaldi's E major Violin Concerto, though associated with Christmas, is not one of his best. The slow movement of an early Mozart Symphony, which is supposed to contain a quote from a German carol, is an even stranger choice; however, it is so beautiful that the incongruity hardly matters. Inevitably, the record includes that most popular of all Christmas songs, "Silent Night," not once but twice: first in German with a fine contralto in her only appearance and an orchestral accompaniment straight out of the movies, and to close the program, in English with violin and fortepiano. Both versions use a melody substantially different from the familiar one. Sumi Jo's crystal-clear, perfectly focused voice sheds a silvery shimmer over everything she touches. Her vibrato is a little too narrow, but the coloratura is impeccable, the phrasing natural. She radiates an infectious joy in her own singing and the music, whether simple or sophisticated, that should light up any Christmas celebration. The accompanying forces are excellent. --Edith Eisler
Sumi Jo - The Christmas Album, Music, Christmas Traditional, Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, Johannes Cruger, Adolphe Adam, Christoph Bernhard, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Xaver Gruber, Michael Praetorius, Alessandro Scarlatti, Samuel Scheidt, Sumi Jo, Hiro Kurosaki, Gottfried Bach, Choral, Choral Music, Christmas, Christmas / Chanukkah, Christmas Music, Classical Crossover, Classical Period Symphony, Concerto, Holiday, Miscellaneous, Oratorio, Pop, Solo Voice and Continuo, Solo Voice(s) and Orchestra, Symphonic, Unknown Genre/Unspecified Instrumentation, Vocal, Xmas Instrumental
Average customer rating:
- STUPID!
- Great Voice and Lots of Variety
- what a disappointment!
- Please show us more respect here!
- beautiful baroque music!
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Sumi Jo - The Christmas Album
Christmas Traditional , Johann Sebastian Bach , Antonio Vivaldi , Johannes Cruger , Adolphe Adam , Christoph Bernhard , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Franz Xaver Gruber , Michael Praetorius , Alessandro Scarlatti , Samuel Scheidt , Sumi Jo , Hiro Kurosaki , and Gottfried Bach
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B00005MIZZ
Release Date: 2001-09-18 |
Tracks:
- I Wonder as I Wander
- Ich Steh' an Deiner Krippen Hier
- Cantata Pastorale Per la Nascita Di Nostro Signore: Introduzione: ...
- Cantata Pastorale Per la Nascita Di Nostro Signore: O ... [Recitative]
- Cantata Pastorale Per la Nascita Di Nostro Signore: Dal Bel ... [Aria]
- Cantata Pastorale Per la Nascita Di Nostro Signore: Presa [Recitative]
- Cantata Pastorale Per la Nascita Di Nostro Signore: l'Autor ... [Aria]
- Cantata Pastorale Per la Nascita Di Nostro Signore: ... [Recitative]
- Cantata Pastorale Per la Nascita Di Nostro Signore: Pastorale: ...
- Frch Soll Mein Herze Springen
- O Holy Night
- Ft Euch Nicht!: Adagio [Sonata]
- Ft Euch Nicht!: Ft Euch Nicht!
- Ft Euch Nicht!: Adagio [Sonata]
- Ft Euch Nicht!: Denn Euch Ist Heute
- Ft Euch Nicht!: Adagio [Sonata]
- Ft Euch Nicht!: Ehre Sei Gott
- Ft Euch Nicht!: Adagio [Sonata]
- Ft Euch Nicht!: Alleluja!
- Symphony No. 19 in E Flat, K132 : Andante Grazioso [Extract]
- Stille Nacht Heilige Nacht!
- Es Ist Ein Ros Entsprungen
- Violin Concerto in E Major 'Il Riposo--per il S. Natale', RV270: ...
- Violin Concerto in E Major 'Il Riposo--per il S. Natale', RV270: ...
- Violin Concerto in E Major 'Il Riposo--per il S. Natale', RV270: ...
- O Jesulein S
- Exsultate, Jubilate, K165: Exsultate, Jubilate
- Exsultate, Jubilate, K165: Fulget Amica Dies
- Exsultate, Jubilate, K165: Tu Virginum Corona
- Exsultate, Jubilate, K165: Alleluja!
- Silent Night
Amazon.com
Sumi Jo's performances on this record are so splendid that they transcend its rather odd mix of vocal and instrumental combinations, languages, and styles. Using Christmas as its unifying element, the program juxtaposes the familiar and the unknown and is anchored by three cantatas: one by Alessandro Scarlatti, sung in Italian; one by Christoph Bernhard in German; and Mozart's famous "Exultate, jubilate" in Latin. They alternate with songs and chorales for both solo and choir, including the well-known unaccompanied folksong "I wonder as I wander," which opens the program. Bach is represented only by a chorale from his Christmas Oratorio. The selection of the instrumental pieces seems less felicitous. Vivaldi's E major Violin Concerto, though associated with Christmas, is not one of his best. The slow movement of an early Mozart Symphony, which is supposed to contain a quote from a German carol, is an even stranger choice; however, it is so beautiful that the incongruity hardly matters. Inevitably, the record includes that most popular of all Christmas songs, "Silent Night," not once but twice: first in German with a fine contralto in her only appearance and an orchestral accompaniment straight out of the movies, and to close the program, in English with violin and fortepiano. Both versions use a melody substantially different from the familiar one. Sumi Jo's crystal-clear, perfectly focused voice sheds a silvery shimmer over everything she touches. Her vibrato is a little too narrow, but the coloratura is impeccable, the phrasing natural. She radiates an infectious joy in her own singing and the music, whether simple or sophisticated, that should light up any Christmas celebration. The accompanying forces are excellent. --Edith Eisler
Customer Reviews:
STUPID!.......2002-01-25
I personally can't stand her voice! Please buy Maria Callas or Kathleen Battle instead!!! I BEGGGGG you!
Great Voice and Lots of Variety.......2001-11-28
Sumi Jo has produced a stunning holiday album, filled with gorgeous singing of many styles. It isn't just an album of her singing, though; there are wonderful orchestral and choral selections too, all of which sparkle with perfection. This is a great addition to my Christmas music collection, and another winner from Sumi Jo.
what a disappointment!.......2001-10-26
I personally like Sumi Jo's voice but this album is a huge disappointment. It is clear that she is just trying to put out yet another album without putting much effort into it.
Please show us more respect here!.......2001-10-26
Personally I like Sumi Jo but this album is a huge disappointment as it seems that she is just trying to put out yet another album. I am very disappointed.
beautiful baroque music!.......2001-09-19
it is very easy music and very relaxing.
not typical carol song album..
it is more baroque music(I loved it).
For some reason, I didn't enjoy O holy night and Exsultate, Jubilate as much as other baroque music on this CD.
Once again, though, overall very soothing music in my ear.
Track Listings:
- Sweelinck: Organworks [Import]
- Sweet Division
- Szymanowski: Harnasie (Ballet Pantomime) Op.55/Mandragora (Patomime), Op. 43/Etude For Orchestra In B
- The Complete Rags of Scott Joplin
- The Genesis Suite
- Threads: Music of Carson P. Cooman
- Toch: Piano Concerto No. 1, Peter Pan
- Trilogie de la Mort
- Vasks: Distant Light / Voices
- Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 2; The Lark Ascending
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