JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH - WEIHNACHTSORATORIUM, BWV 248 - JOHN ELIOT GARDINER, DIR. (1987)
Evangelist…………… Anthony Rolfe Johnson, tenor
Nancy Argenta, soprano
Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano
Hans Peter Blochwitz, tenor
Olaf Bär, bass
The Monteverdi Choir
The English Baroque Soloists
Grabado en estudio (Archiv)
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CHRISTMAS HYMNS AND CAROLS, Vol. 1 - ROBERT SHAW, DIR. (1957)
The Robert Shaw Chorale
Grabado en estudio (RCA)
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ALESSANDRO SCARLATTI - MESSA PER IL SANTISSIMO NATALE - RINALDO ALESSANDRINI, DIR. (2008)
Concerto Italiano
Grabado en estudio (Naive)
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GREGORIAN CHANT FOR CHRISTMAS - HUBERT DOPF, DIR. (1994)
Choralschola der Wiener Hofburgkapelle
Grabado en estudio (Philips)
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GEORGE FRIDERIC HÄNDEL - MESSIAH - PAUL McCREESH, DIR. (1997)
Dorothea Röschmann, soprano
Susan Gritton, soprano
Bernarda Fink, contralto
Charles Daniels, tenor
Neal Davies, bass
Gabrieli Consort & Players
Grabado en estudio (Deutsche Grammophon)
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ON YOOLIS NIGHT (MEDIEVAL CAROLS & MOTETS) - ANONYMOUS 4 (1993)
Marsha Genensky, soprano
Susan Hellauer, soprano
Ruth Cunningham, soprano
Johanna Marie Rose, soprano
Grabado en estudio (Harmonia Mundi France)
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CARL HEINRICH GRAUN - WEIHNACHTSORATORIUM - HERMANN MAX, DIR. (1999)
Ingrid Schmithüsen, soprano
Lena Susanne Norin, contralto
Markus Schäfer, tenor
Klaus Mertens, baritone
Rheinische Kantorei
Das Kleine Konzert
Grabado en estudio (CPO)
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OTTORINO RESPIGHI - LAUDA PER LA NATIVITÀ DEL SIGNORE - RICHARD HICKOX, DIR. (1992)
Patricia Rozario, soprano
Louise Winter, mezzo-soprano
Lynton Atkinson, tenor
The Richard Hickox Singers
The City of London Sinfonia
Grabado en estudio (Collins Classics)
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GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI PALESTRINA - MISSA HODIE CHRISTUS NATUS EST - PHILIP LEDGER, DIR. (1978)
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Grabado en estudio (EMI)
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JOSEF GABRIEL RHEINBERGER - DER STERN VON BETHLEHEM - ROBERT HEGER, DIR. (1968)
Rita Streich, soprano
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone
Bavarian Radio Chorus
Graunke Symphony Orchestra
Grabado en estudio (EMI)
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VLADIMIR VAVILOV/GIULIO CACCINI - AVE MARIA - KAREL MARK CHICHON, DIR. (2010)
Elisabeth Kulman, mezzo-soprano
Radio Symphonieorchester Wien
Grabado en directo (ORF 2)
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JOHANN ROSEMÜLLER - WEIHNACHTSHISTORIE - KONRAD JUNGHÄNEL, DIR. (2004)
Cantus Cölln
Concerto Palatino
Grabado en estudio (Harmonia Mundi)
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN - MEIN HERZ ERHEBET GOTT (MAGNIFICAT), OP. 69, No. 3 - NICOL MATT, DIR. (2002)
Chamber Choir of Europe
Grabado en estudio (Brillant Classics)
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GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN - DIE HIRTEN BEI DER KRIPPE (WEIHNACHTSORATORIUM) - LUDGER REMY, DIR. (2000)
Constanze Backes, soprano
Mechthild Georg, contralto
Andreas Post, tenor
Klaus Mertens, baritone
Kammerchor Michaelstein
Telemann-Kammerorchester Michaelstein
Grabado en estudio (CPO)
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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS - HODIE (A CHRISTMAS CANTATA) - DAVID WILLCOCKS, DIR. (1965)
Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano
Richard Lewis, tenor
John Shirley-Quirk, baritone
Bach Choir
Choristers of Westminster Abbey
London Symphony Orchestra
Grabado en estudio (Columbia)
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FRANZ SCHUBERT - AVE MARIA - ANDREAS DELFS, DIR. (2011)
Renée Fleming, soprano
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Grabado en estudio (Decca)
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HEINRICH SCHÜTZ - MEINE SEELE ERHEBT DEN HERREN (DEUTSCHES MAGNIFICAT) - PHILIPPE HERREWEGHE, DIR. (2005)
Collegium Vocale Gent
Concerto Palatino
Grabado en estudio (Harmonia Mundi)
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ANTON BRUCKNER/BENJAMIN-GUNNAR COHRS - MAGNIFICAT, WAB 24 - ŁUKASZ BOROWICZ, DIR. (2017)
Johanna Winkel, soprano
Sophie Harmsen, mezzo-soprano
Sebastian Kohlhepp, tenor
Ludwig Mittelhammer, baritone
RIAS Kammerchor
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
Grabado en estudio (Accentus Music)
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WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART - EXSULTATE JUBILATE, K. 165 - COLIN DAVIS, DIR. (1972)
Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano
London Symphony Orchestra
Grabado en estudio (Philips)
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THE KING’S SINGERS - CHRISTMAS (2003)
David Hurley, countertenor
Robin Tyson, countertenor
Paul Phoenix, tenor
Gabriel Crouch, baritone
Philip Lawson, baritone
Stephen Connolly, bass
Grabado en estudio (Signum Classics)
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WILLIAM GOMEZ - AVE MARIA - KAREL MARK CHICHON, DIR. (2007)
Elīna Garanča, mezzo-soprano
Radio Symphonieorchester Wien
Grabado en directo (ORF 2)
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BRYN TERFEL - CAROLS & CHRISTMAS SONGS - TECWYN EVANS, DIR. (2010)
Bryn Terfel, baritone
Rolando Villazón, tenor
Catrin Fich, harp
Côrdyydd
Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera
Grabado en estudio (Deutsche Grammophon)
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FRANK MARTIN - LE MYSTÈRE DE LA NATIVITÉ - JEAN FOURNET, DIR. (1964)
Eve, Notre Dame…………… Elly Ameling, soprano
Adam, Joseph…………… Louis-Jacques Rondeleux, baritone
Elizabeth, Anna…………… Aafje Heynis, contralto
L'ange Gabriel, Melchior…………… Ernst Haefliger, tenor
Sathan, Ysambert…………… Herbert Handt, tenor
Belzébuth, Rifflart…………… Serge Maurer, tenor
Acteur, Astaroth, Pellion, Baltazar…………… Leo Ketelaars, baritone
Dieu le Père, Simon…………… André Vassieres, bass
Lucifer, Aloris, Jaspar, Prêtre…………… Guus Hoekman, bass
Netherlands Radio Choir & Philharmonic Orchestra
Grabado en directo (Q Disc)
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ELISABETH SCHWARZKOPF - CHRISTMAS ALBUM - CHARLES MACKERRAS, DIR. (1957)
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano
Julian Bream, guitar
Denis Vaughan, organ
Ambrosian Singers
Philharmonia Orchestra
Grabado en estudio (EMI)
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HECTOR BERLIOZ - L'ENFANCE DU CHRIST - COLIN DAVIS, DIR. (1977)
Marie…………… Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano
Joseph…………… Thomas Allen, baritone
Père de Famille…………… Joseph Rouleau, bass
Hérode…………… Jules Bastin, bass
Polydorus……………. Raimund Herincx, bass
Centurion…………… Philip Langridge, tenor
Récitant…………… Eric Tappy, tenor
John Alldis Choir
London Symphony Orchestra
Grabado en estudio (Philips)
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CAROLS FROM KING’S - STEPHEN CLEOBURY, DIR. (1994)
Guy Johnston, treble solo
Nicholas Todd, tenor solo
Alexander Knight, baritone solo
David Goode, organ
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Grabado en estudio (Brillant Classics)
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CHARLES GOUNOD/JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH - AVE MARIA - LAWRENCE FOSTER, DIR. (1992)
Jessye Norman, soprano
Fabrice Pierre, harp
Grabado en directo (Philips)
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JOHANN FRIEDRICH REICHARDT - HEILIGE NACHT - GEORG RATZINGER, DIR. (1980)
Regensburger Domspatzen
Grabado en estudio (Deutsche Grammophon)
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FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN - DIE SCHÖPFUNG - HERBERT VON KARAJAN, DIR. (1983)
Edith Mathis, soprano
Francisco Araiza, tenor
José van Dam, bass
Ann Murray, contralto
Wiener Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde
Wiener Philharmoniker
Grabado en estudio (Deutsche Grammophon)
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TOMÁS LUIS DE VICTORIA - O MAGNUM MYSTERIUM - PAUL McCREESH, DIR. (2007)
Gabrieli Consort
Grabado en directo (Decca)
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PIETRO MASCAGNI - AVE MARIA - ION MARIN, DIR. (2001)
Angela Gheorghiu, soprano
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Grabado en estudio (Decca)