Frohliche Weihnachten

1. Work(s) Tochter Zion
Composed by George Frideric Handel
with Cologne Ensemble Fur Alte Musik
Conducted by Rolf Schweizer

2. Macht hoch die Tür, song for chorus (12 German Sacred Songs, No. 1)
Composed by Max Reger
with Cologne Ensemble Fur Alte Musik
Conducted by Rolf Schweizer

3. Wie soll ich Dich empfangen
Composed by Johannes Cruger
with Cologne Ensemble Fur Alte Musik
Conducted by Rolf Schweizer

4. Motets (2) for chorus, Op. 74 No 2, O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf
Composed by Johannes Brahms
with Cologne Ensemble Fur Alte Musik
Conducted by Rolf Schweizer

5. Nun Komm der Heiden Heiland, cantata, for chorus & continuo
Composed by Johann Hermann Schein
with Cologne Ensemble Fur Alte Musik
Conducted by Rolf Schweizer

6. Der Morgenstern ist aufgedrungen
Composed by Michael Praetorius
with Cologne Ensemble Fur Alte Musik
Conducted by Rolf Schweizer

7. Übers Gebirg Maria geht
Composed by Johannes Eccard
with Cologne Ensemble Fur Alte Musik
Conducted by Rolf Schweizer

8. German folk songs (28) for voice & piano, WoO 32 No 8, Der englische Gruß
Composed by Johannes Brahms
with Cologne Ensemble Fur Alte Musik
Conducted by Rolf Schweizer

9. Aria Pastorella I
Composed by Johann Valentin Rathgeber
with Cologne Ensemble Fur Alte Musik
Conducted by Rolf Schweizer

10. Joseph, lieber Joseph mein (14th century traditional German Christmas song)
Composed by Erhard Bodenschatz
with Cologne Ensemble Fur Alte Musik
Conducted by Rolf Schweizer

11. Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
Composed by Michael Praetorius
with Cologne Ensemble Fur Alte Musik
Conducted by Rolf Schweizer

12. Schlaf, mein Kindelein, song for chorus (12 German Sacred Songs, No. 4)
Composed by Max Reger
with Cologne Ensemble Fur Alte Musik
Conducted by Rolf Schweizer

13. Psallite
Composed by Christmas Traditional
with Cologne Ensemble Fur Alte Musik
Conducted by Rolf Schweizer

14. Ein Kindlein ist uns heut geborn
Composed by Clemens non Papa (Jacob Clement)
with Cologne Ensemble Fur Alte Musik
Conducted by Rolf Schweizer

15. Noel: Ou s'en vont ces gays Bergers
Composed by Michel Corrette
with Cologne Ensemble Fur Alte Musik
Conducted by Rolf Schweizer

16. Wie schön singt uns der Engel Schar
Composed by Cornelius Freundt
with Cologne Ensemble Fur Alte Musik
Conducted by Rolf Schweizer

17. Vom Himmel hoch, cantata
Composed by Johann Hermann Schein
with Cologne Ensemble Fur Alte Musik
Conducted by Rolf Schweizer

18. Fröhlich soll mein Herze springen
Composed by Johannes Cruger
with Cologne Ensemble Fur Alte Musik
Conducted by Rolf Schweizer

19. Uns ist ein Kind geboren
Composed by Johann Stobaus
with Cologne Ensemble Fur Alte Musik
Conducted by Rolf Schweizer

20. Freut euch, ihr lieben Christen
Composed by Leonhard Schroter
with Cologne Ensemble Fur Alte Musik
Conducted by Rolf Schweizer

21. Chorale for 4 voices ("Uns ist ein Kindlein heut geborn"), BWV 414
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Cologne Ensemble Fur Alte Musik
Conducted by Rolf Schweizer

22. Aria Pastorella II
Composed by Johann Valentin Rathgeber
with Cologne Ensemble Fur Alte Musik
Conducted by Rolf Schweizer

23. Gelobet seist Du, Jesu Christ, cantata for chorus & continuo
Composed by Johann Hermann Schein
with Cologne Ensemble Fur Alte Musik
Conducted by Rolf Schweizer

24. Songs (9), for chorus, Op. 60 No 1, In der Christnacht
Composed by Max Bruch
with Cologne Ensemble Fur Alte Musik
Conducted by Rolf Schweizer

25. In Dulci Jubilo
Composed by Johann Walter
with Cologne Ensemble Fur Alte Musik
Conducted by Rolf Schweizer

26. Alle, die ihr Gott zu ehren
Composed by Johann Georg Ebeling
with Cologne Ensemble Fur Alte Musik
Conducted by Rolf Schweizer

27. Zu Bethlehem geboren
Composed by Jakob Gippenbusch
with Cologne Ensemble Fur Alte Musik
Conducted by Rolf Schweizer

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Average customer rating: Classical Music for Christmas

Fröhliche Weihnachten! Merry Christmas! Joyeux Noël! Manufacturer: Hanssler Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Bruch | Bruch, Max | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Michael Praetorius | Praetorius, Michael | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Reger, Max | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Reger, Max | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Hymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music Holiday Music | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Choruses | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Choruses | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music ASIN: B000003JSN Release Date: 1996-08-12

Tracks:

1. Tochter Zion
2. Macht Hoch Die Tur
3. Wie Soll Ich Dich Empfangen
4. O Heiland, Reiss Die Himmel Auf
5. Nun Komm, Der Heiden Heiland
6. Der Morgenstern Ist Aufgedrungen
7. Ubers Gebirg Maria Geht
8. Der Englische Gruss
9. Aria Pastorella I
10. Josef, Lieber Josef Mein
11. Es Ist Ein Ros Entsprungen
12. Schlaf, Mein Kindelein
13. Psallite
14. Ein Kindlein Ist Uns Heut Geborn
15. Noel: Ou S'en Vont Ces Gays Bergers
16. Wie Schon Singt Uns Der Engel Schar
17. Vom Himmel Hoch, Da Komm Ich Her
18. Frohlich Soll Mein Herze Springen
19. Uns Ist Ein Kind Geboren
20. Freut Euch, Ihr Lieben Christen
21. Uns Ist Ein Kindlein Heut Geborn
22. Aria Pastorella II
23. Gelobet Seist Du, Jesu Christ
24. In Der Christnacht
25. In Dulci Jubilo
26. Alle, Die Ihr Gott Zu Ehren
27. Zu Bethlehem Geboren

Customer Reviews:

Classical Music for Christmas.......2006-02-18

Conductor: Rolf Schweizer
Orchestra: Pforzheim Motet Choir, Pforzheim Boys Choir, Ensemble for Early Music

The works on this recording:


1. Messiah, HWV 56: Rejoice greatly, o daughter of Zion by George Frideric Handel
2. Macht hoch die Tür by Max Reger

3. Wie soll ich dich empfangen by Johannes Crüger

4. Motet Op. 74: no 2, O Heiland, reiss die Himmel auf by Johannes Brahms

5. Nun komm der Heiden Heiland by Johann Schein

6. Er ging aus der Kammer sein by Johann Eccard

7. Dein krippen glänzt hell by Andreas Raselius

8. Lob sei Gott by Johannes Crüger

9. Der Morgenstern ist aufgedrungen by Michael Praetorius

10. Übers Gebirg Maria geht by Johann Eccard

11. Marienlieder, Op. 22: no 1, Der englische Gruss by Johannes Brahms

12. Aria Pastorella no 1 by Joh. Valentin Rathgeber

14. Musae Sioniae: Es ist ein' Ros' entsprungen by Michael Praetorius

15. Schlaf, mein Kindelein by Max Reger

16. Psallite unigenito by Michael Praetorius

17. Ein Kindlein ist uns heut geborn by Jacobus Clemens non Papa

18. Nouveau livre de noëls: Ou s'envont ces gays Bergers by Michel Corrette

19. Wie schön singt uns der Engel Schar by Cornelius Freundt

20. Vom himmel hoch by Johann Schein

21. Euch ist ein Kindlein geborn by Michael Praetorius

22. Er bringt euch alle... by Lucas Osiander

23. Lob', Ehr' sei Gott by Johann Sebastian Bach

24. Fröhlich soll mein Herze springen by Johannes Crüger

25. Uns ist ein Kind geboren by Johann Stobäus

26. Freut euch, ihr lieben Christen by Leonhard Schröter

27. Uns ist ein Kindlein heut'gebor'n, BWV 414 by Johann Sebastian Bach

28. Aria Pastorella no 2 by Joh. Valentin Rathgeber

29. Gelobet seist du by Johann Schein

30. Des ewgen Vaters einig Kind by Johann Walter

31. Das ewig Licht by Adam Gumpelzhaimer

32. Das hat er alles, BWV 314 by Johann Sebastian Bach

33. Lieder for Chorus, Op. 60: no 1, In der Nacht by Max Bruch

34. In dulci jubilo, nun singet und seid froh! by Johann Walter

35. O jesu parvule by Michael Praetorius

36. Alle, die ihr Gott zu ehren by Johann Georg Ebeling

37. Zu Bethlehem geboren by Jacob Gippenbusch

Average customer rating: Nice, a little sedate

Frohe Weihnachten Mit Den Wiener Sangerknaben Manufacturer: Disky Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Stille Nacht - A German Christmas Weihnachten - A German Christmas Merry Christmas (Fröhe Weihnachten) Christmas In Vienna: Vienna Boys' Choir Germany: Journey Down the Rhine ASIN: B00005CD2D Release Date: 2000-12-18

Tracks:

1. Oh Du Frohliche..
2. Kommet Ihr Hirten
3. Es Ist Ein Ros' Entsprungen
4. Vom Himmel Hoch...
5. O Tannenbaum
6. Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht
7. Still, Still, Still
8. Leise Rieselt Der Schnee
9. Die Engel Und Die Hirten
10. Es Hat Sich Halt Eroffnet
11. O Jesulein Suss
12. Ihr Kinderlein Kommet
13. Stacherl
14. Dreikonigstag

Customer Reviews:

Nice, a little sedate.......2007-01-05

I enjoy German as a second language from college, and was yearning to hear holiday carols. Not so easy to find in the US. This CD is OK, but pretty sedate - it is, after all, the vienna boys choir, sort of the "mormon tabernacle choir" of europe. don't expect a pulse-racing version of anything. But it's ok.

Average customer rating:

Fröhliche Weihnachten! Merry Christmas! Joyeux Noël! Manufacturer: Haenssler ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Bruch | Bruch, Max | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Michael Praetorius | Praetorius, Michael | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Reger, Max | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Reger, Max | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Hymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music ASIN: B000024P9H Release Date: 1993-01-01

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Frohliche Weihnachten Mit Frank Frank Schöbel Manufacturer: BMG/Amiga ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00067GLUK Release Date: 2004-11-29

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Fröhliche Weihnachten Rondo Vivendi Manufacturer: Bmg ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000I2C2 Release Date: 1999-11-24

Tracks:

1. Frche Weihnacht erall
2. Morgen Kinder Wird's Was Geben
3. Jingle Bells
4. Schlittenfahrt (The Surrey With the Fringe on Top)
5. Sie Glocken
6. Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht
7. Ihr Kinderlein Kommet
8. Leise Rieselt Der Schnee (How Gently Falls the Snow)
9. Zu Bethlehem Geboren
10. Kling Glhen
11. O, du Frche
12. Minuetto

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O du fröhliche: Weihnachten für die ganze familie Manufacturer: Berlin Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Heinichen | Heinichen, Johann David | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Michael Praetorius | Praetorius, Michael | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Alessandro Marcello | Marcello, Alessandro | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Oboe | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music ASIN: B000BGHB5K Release Date: 2006-08-22

Average customer rating: ¡Perfect! Ugh...don't bother A Very Good Choice For The Holidays A Christmas Classic

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - The Christmas Album César Franck , Johannes Brahms , Engelbert Humperdinck , Christmas Traditional , Frederick Gluck , Franz Xaver Gruber , Hieronymus Praetorius , Anonymous , - , Julian Bream , Charles Mackerras , Elisabeth Schwarzkopf , and Ambrosian Singers Manufacturer: EMI Records [All429] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Franck, César | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Humperdinck, Engelbert | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Praetorius, Hieronymus | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth | ( S ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Masses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Similar Items: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf 1915-2006 Songs You Love - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - A Viennese Evening with Willi Boskovsky Great Recordings Of The Century - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Sings Operetta / Ackermann The Very Best of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf ASIN: B00000DO61 Release Date: 2000-10-17

Tracks:

1. Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht (Original Version)
2. O Come All Ye Faithful
3. O Du Frohliche
4. Sandmannchen
5. In Einem Kuhlen Grunde
6. Panis Angelicus
7. The Forst Nowell
8. In Dulci Jubilo
9. Weihnachten
10. Vom Himmel Hoch
11. I Saw Three Ships
12. Maria Auf Dem Berge
13. Easter Alleluia
14. Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht (Original Version - Mono)

Customer Reviews:

¡Perfect!.......2005-05-24

I'm not write very well in english, but I'll try to share my opinion of this great cd, especially, about the Schwarzkopf's performance.
Some people think that the voice is small, but I'm not agree with that opinion because Schwarzkopf -with her stylish art- sings diferent, for example, in "Stille Nacht", sweetly and all most in piano, than "Panis Angelicus", piece singing with more power and intensity.
Her performance is in armony with the text, caracter and style of each song. Also, her voice is clear and full. In 1957, she was in perfectly form. In a few words, her colocation is perfect, her sounds are beauty, the dinamics are used with inteligence, the respiration is amazing, the articulacion is excellente, the vibrato is used with moderation -not like other singers, and after all, the colour of her voice is rich.

Ugh...don't bother.......2005-05-24

If you are a fan of Madame Schwarzkopf, you will not be dissuaded from buying this dismal CD. The arrangements are fine, Charles Mackerras' conducting uniformly competent, the sound OK for an album originally recorded in 1957.

The only thing missing is a great voice as the centerpiece. Schwarzkopf is one of history's most overrated singers and this album demonstrates her monumental shortcomings. Her voice is small, uniformly poorly supported, and lacking in any exceptional beauty. She resorts to straight tone and scooping to reach and maintain any note near the top of the staff or beyond mezzo piano. Her high note at the end of "Vom Himmel hoch" is truly excruciating.

There is a real "Florence Foster Jenkins" element to her singing that shows up in every cut. I feel certain that if you played a few excerpts from this album for someone who had a good ear for singing, but was unfamiliar with Schwarzkopf, their reaction would be one of indifference. Schwarzkopf sounds like the best singer in a small local choir, but the idea that she was a world famous singer, applauded by millions, is an alarming testament to the art of selling an artist to the masses whose fame far outreached her talent.

A Very Good Choice For The Holidays.......2004-12-23

I bought this album after hearing the arrangement of "Stille Nacht" (Silent Night) which is full of Austrian charm. (You get it twice on this album with the duet version finishing the disc.)
Mackerras's arrangements are wonderful, a good blend of sacred and secular material, and unfamiliar songs like Humperdinck's "Weihnachten" and "In einem kuhlen Grunde" are performed impeccably by madame Schwarzkopf.

A Christmas Classic.......2004-02-06

There are hundreds of classical Christmas-themed albums by now but none exceeds this one for sheer joy and pleasure. Originally released as a mono Lp in the 1950's with a non-seasonal title, it reappeared on CD for the first time in stereo for Christmas. The last cut is actually an Easter offering, but no matter, this is perfect seasonal entertainment.
Schwarzkopf is warm, polylingual and technically impressive. Sir Charles Mackerras on one of his earliest albums does splendid work as both arranger and conductor. Star peformers like Julian Bream and Denis Vaughn turn up like tinsel on a glittering tree. But ultimately what matters is the spirited music-making in excellent sound. No allowances need be made for its age.
This disc comes out every year with the ornaments, and lights up the holidays every year.
A truly great recording!

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2. Hayden Wayne: Funk - Symphony #4
3. Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Symphony No. 2, for Soprano, Baritone, Mixed Chorus & Orchestra, Op. 31 / Beatus Vir, for Baritone, Mixed Chorus & Orchestra, Op. 38
4. Jeanne-Marie Darré: Early Recordings
5. John Harle's Saxophone Songbook
6. John Philip Sousa: Sousa Marches Forever
7. Kostbarkeiten asu dem Bachwerk
8. Les Beatitudes
9. Lidholm: Kontakion; Kuss: Lyric Poem
10. Liszt: Dante Symphony/Brahms: Tragic Overture

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