Friday, December 14, 2007

Christmas playlist


"An American Christmas"
Boston Camerata/Joel Cohen (Erato 92874)

"Carols from King’s"
King’s College Choir, Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury (BBC/Opus Arte 822, DVD)

"Christmas Vespers: Music of Michael Praetorius"
Apollo’s Fire/Jeanette Sorrell (Koch 7673)

"Noël"
Joan Baez, Peter Schickele (Vanguard B000000EJ5)

"Bright Day Star"
Baltimore Consort (Dorian 90198)

"Christmas Carols"
Taverner Consort, Choir & Players/Andrew Parrott (Virgin Classics 503680)

"A New Joy"
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir/Paul Hillier (Harmonia Mundi 907410)

"On Yoolis Night"
Anonymous 4 (Harmonia Mundi 907099)

Britten: "A Ceremony of Carols"
Poulenc: "Motets pour le temps de Noël"
Respighi: "Lauda per la Natività del Signore"
Philadelphia Singers, Concerto Soloists of Philadelphia/Michael Korn (RCA Victor 7787) [Archiv CD reissue, from www.arkivmusic.com]

Vaughan Williams: "Hodie," "Fantasia on Christmas Carols"
Bach Choir, Westminster Abbey Choristers, London Symphony/David Willcocks (EMI Classics 67427)

Handel: "Messiah"
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields & Choir/Neville Marriner (London/Decca 444824)