Aeternal Music: 2016

31 December 2016

Strauss Waltzes / Willi Boskovsky / Wiener Philharmoniker (2 CD) (FLAC)

Strauss Waltzes / Willi Boskovsky / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Disc 1

1 - An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz for orchestra (with chorus ad lib), Op. 314 (RV 314) 9:18

2 - Frühlingsstimmen (Voices of Spring), waltz for orchestra (with voice ad lib), Op. 410 (RV 410) 6:04

3 - Sphären-Klänge (Music of the Spheres), walzer, Op. 235 8:28

4 - Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald (Tales from the Vienna Woods), waltz for orchestra, Op. 325 (RV 325) 11:10

5 - Du und Du (You and You), waltz for orchestra, Op. 367 (RV 367) 7:23

6 - Wein, Weib und Gesang (Wine, Women and Song), waltz for orchestra (with voice ad lib), Op. 333 (RV 333) 9:47

7 - Tausend und eine Nacht (A Thousand and One Nights), waltz for orchestra, Op. 346 (RV 346) 8:23

8 - Wo die Zitronen Blüh'n! (Where the Lemons Bloom), waltz for orchestra, Op. 364 (RV 364) 8:27

9 - Liebes-Lieder (Love Songs), waltz for orchestra, Op. 114 (RV 114) 6:41

Disc 2

1 - Wiener Blut (Vienna Blood), waltz for orchestra, Op. 354 (RV 354) 8:08

2 - Wiener Bonbons (Vienna Bon-Bons), waltz for orchestra, Op. 307 (RV 307) 8:34

3 - Künstler-Leben (Artists' Life), waltz for orchestra, Op. 316 (RV 316) 8:23

4 - Morgenblätter (Morning Papers), waltz for orchestra, Op. 279 (RV 279) 9:25

5 - Dorfschwalben Aus Osterreich (Austrian Village Swallows), waltz for orchestra, Op. 164 8:04

6 - Rosen aus dem Süden (Roses from the South), waltz for orchestra, Op. 388 (RV 388) 8:08

7 - Kaiser-Walzer (Emperor Waltz), for orchestra, Op. 437 (RV 437) 10:15

8 - Accelerationen, waltz for orchestra, Op. 234 (RV 234) 7:57

Willi Boskovsky Conductor
Jeremy Tilston Artwork
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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30 December 2016

Joseph Haydn: Missa In Augustiis "Nelson Mass"; Te Deum / Felicity Lott / Carolyn Watkinson / Maldwyn Davies / David Wilson-Johnson / The English Concert And Choir / Trevor Pinnock (FLAC)

Joseph Haydn: Missa In Augustiis "Nelson Mass"; Te Deum / Felicity Lott / Carolyn Watkinson / Maldwyn Davies / David Wilson-Johnson / The English Concert And Choir / Trevor Pinnock

Missa In Augustiis "Nelson Mass"

1 "Kyrie Eleison - Christe Eleison - Kyrie Eleison" Allegro Moderato 4:39

2 "Gloria In Excelsis Deo" Allegro 3:24

3 "Qui Tollis Peccata Mundi, Miserere Nobis" Adagio 4:58

4 "Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus" Allegro 2:39

5 "Credo In Unu Deum" Allegro Con Spirito 1:49

6 "Et Incarnatus Est" Largo 4:50

7 "Et Resurrexit" Vivace 3:49

8 "Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus Dominus - Pleni Sunt Coeli" Adagio - Allegro 2:52

9 "Benedictus, Qui Venit In Nomine Domini - Osanna In Excelsis" Allegretto - Allegro 6:20

10 "Agnus Dei, Qui Tollis Peccata Mundi" Adagio 3:27

11 "Dona Nobis Pacem" Vivace 2:53

Te Deum

12 "Te Deum Laudamus" Allegro 3:02

13 "Te Ergo Quaesumus" Adagio 1:12

14 "Aeterna Fac Cum Sanctis Tuis - In Te, Domine, Speravi" Allegro Moderato 3:56

Art Direction – Lutz Bode
Bass Vocals – David Wilson-Johnson
Choir – The English Concert Choir
Composed By – Joseph Haydn
Contralto Vocals – Carolyn Watkinson
Directed By – Trevor Pinnock
Edited By – Jörg Ritter
Engineer – Hans-Peter Schweigmann
Orchestra – English Concert, The*
Organ – Nicholas Parle
Producer – Charlotte Kriesch, Dr. Andreas Holschneider
Recording Supervisor – Dr. Gerd Ploebsch
Soprano Vocals – Felicity Lott
Tenor Vocals – Maldwyn Davies
Typography [Typo Design] – Elke Neuß-Burghoff

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29 December 2016

Haydn: Die Schöpfung -The Creation / La Création- / Kathleen Battle / Gösta Winbergh / Kurt Moll / Stockholm Chamber Choir / Stockholm Radio Chorus / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / James Levine (2 CD) (FLAC)

Haydn: Die Schöpfung -The Creation / La Création- / Kathleen Battle / Gösta Winbergh / Kurt Moll / Stockholm Chamber Choir / Stockholm Radio Chorus / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / James Levine

Disc 1

01. Einleitung: Die Vorstellung des Chaos 13:01

02. Arie mit Chor: Nun schwanden vor dem heiligen Strahle 4:04

03. Rezitativ: Und Gott machte das Firmament 2:09

04. Chor mit Sopransolo: Mit Staunen sieht das Wunderwerkt 2:12

05. Rezitativ: Und Gott sprach: Es sammle sich das Wasser 0:50

06. Arie: Rollend in schäumenden Wellen 3:51

07. Rezitativ: Und Gott sprach: Es bringe die Erde Gras hervor 0:30

08. Arie: Nun beut die Flur das frische Grün 5:04

09. Rezitativ: Und die himmlischen Herrscharen verkündigten 0:13

10. Chor: Stimmt die Saiten 2:17

11. Rezitativ: Und Gott sprach: Es sein Lichter an der Feste des Himmels 0:44

12. Rezitativ: In vollem Glanze steiget jetzt 3:11

13. Chor mit Soli: Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes 4:30

14. Rezitativ: Und Gott sprach: Es bringe das Wasser in der Fülle hervor 0:35

15. Arie: Auf starkem Fittiche schwingt sich der Adler stolz 7:23

16. Rezitativ: Und Gott schuf große Walfische 2:07

17. Rezitativ: Und die Engel rührten ihr unsterblichen Harfen 0:26

18. Terzett: In holder Anmut stehn 4:38

19. Chor mit Soli: Der Herr ist groß in seiner Macht 2:21

Disc 2

01. Rezitativ: Und Gott sprach: Es bringe die Erde hervor lebend Geschöpfe 0:35

02. Rezitativ / "Gleich öffnet sich der Erde Schoß" 3:27

03. Arie: Nun scheint in vollem Glanze der Himmel 3:27

04. Rezitativ "Und Gott schuf den Menschen" 0:42

05. Arie "Mit Würd' und Hoheit angetan" 3:42

06. Rezitativ "Und Gott sah jedes Ding" 0:32

07. Chor: Vollendet ist das große Werk 1:32

08. Terzett: "Zu Dir, o Herr, blickt alles auf" 4:16

09. Chor: Vollendet ist das große Werk 3:13

10. Orchestereinleitung und Rezitativ. Aus Rosenwolken bricht 4:36

11. Duett mit Chor: Von deiner Güt,o Herr und Gott/ Gesegnet sei des Herrn Macht 10:03

12. Rezitativ: "Nun ist die erste Pflicht erfüllt" 2:48

13. Duett "Holde Gattin, dir zur Seite" 8:13

14. Rezitativ: O glückliches Paar, und glücklich immerfort 0:29

15. Schlußchor mit Soli: Singt dem Herren alle Stimmen 3:59

Kathleen Battle Vocals
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
James Levine Conductor
Frank Maus Fortepiano
Kurt Moll Vocals
Gustav Sjokvist Choir Master
Stockholm Chamber Choir
Stockholm Radio Chorus
Gösta Winbergh Vocals

Recorded 1987

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Leontyne Price & Herbert von Karajan: Celebrate Christmas -Christmas Songs- / Wiener Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan / Leontyne Price (FLAC)

Leontyne Price & Herbert von Karajan: Celebrate Christmas -Christmas Songs- / Wiener Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan

1 - Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (Silent Night)
Composed by Franz Xaver Gruber 3:40

2 - Hark! the Herald Angels Sing (adapted by W. H. Cummings from Mendelssohn’s Festgesang for the Gutenberg Festival)
Composed by Felix Mendelssohn 2:30

3 - We Three Kings of Orient Are
Composed by Jr. John Henry Hopkins 2:58

4 - Angels We Have Heard on High
Composed by Christmas Traditional 1:29

5 - O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree) (German)
Composed by Christmas Traditional 1:51

6 - God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English)
Composed by Christmas Traditional 2:27

7 - It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
Composed by Richard Storrs Willis 1:49

8 - Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach 4:01

9 - Sweet Li’l Jesus Boy
Composed by Spiritual Traditional 3:03

10- Ave Maria
Composed by Franz Schubert 5:23

11- O Holy Night
Composed by Adolphe Adam 4:25

12- Ave Maria, for voice & piano
Composed by Charles Gounod 2:38

13- Alleluja
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 3:02

Leontyne Price, Sopran
Singverein Der Gesellschaft Der Musikfreunde
Wiener Grosstadtkinderchor
Wiener Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan

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Beethoven: Missa Solemnis; Schubert: Symphony No. 8 in B; Wagner: Eine Faust -Ouvertüre- / Jascha Horenstein / BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra / BBC Symphony Chorus / BBC Symphony Orchestra (2 CD) (FLAC)

Beethoven: Missa Solemnis; Schubert: Symphony No. 8 in B; Wagner: Eine Faust -Ouvertüre- / Jascha Horenstein / BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra / BBC Symphony Chorus / BBC Symphony Orchestra

Disc 1

Ludwig van Beethoven - Missa Solemnis in D major, Op. 123 [83’43”]

01. I. Kyrie: Assai Sostenuto

02. II. Gloria: Allegro Vivace

03. III. Credo: Allegro Ma Non Troppo

04. IV. Sanctus: Adagio

Disc 2

01. V Agnus Dei: Adagio

Teresa Stich-Randall (soprano); Norma Procter (contralto); Richard Lewis (tenor); Kim Borg (bass); BBC Chorus; BBC Symphony Orchestra/Jascha Horenstein

Franz Schubert - Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D759 “Unfinished” [25’07”]

02. I. Allegro Moderato - BBC Symphony Orchestra

03. II. Andante Con Moto - BBC Symphony Orchestra

BBC Symphony Orchestra/Jascha Horenstein

Richard Wagner - Eine Faust-Ouvertüre [11’54”]

04. Eine Faust-Ouverture

BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra/Jascha Horenstein

Recorded 1961, 1971, 1972

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28 December 2016

John Fernström: Symphony No. 6; Concertino, Op. 52; Den Kapriciose Trubaduren / Mikko Franck / Stefan Solyom / Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra (FLAC)

John Fernström: Symphony No. 6; Concertino, Op. 52; Den Kapriciose Trubaduren / Mikko Franck / Stefan Solyom / Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Symphony No. 6, Op. 40

1 - Adagio - Moderato - Allegro vivo 13:19

2 - Adagio cantabile - Andante - Moderato 15:26

3 - Scherzo Vivace 7:47

4 - Iv. Finale 11:27

5 - Concertino for flute with small orchestra & women's choir, Op. 52 10:18

Capricious Troubadour, serenade in 4 movements, Op. 21

6 - Preludium 4:42

7 - Cantabile 4:49

8 - Giocoso 1:32

9 - Finale 3:09

Ian Cederholm Digital Editing, Engineer
Bruno Ehrs Cover Photo
Mikko Franck Conductor
Anna Frisk Editing, Executive Producer
Anders Hägglöf Digital Editing, Engineer
Hans-Erik Jarvenhag Engineer
Jan B. Larsson Digital Editing, Producer
Radio Symphony Orchestra
Anders Roth Portrait Photography
Stefan Solyom Conductor
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Cynthia Zetterqvist Liner Note Translation, Producer

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27 December 2016

Berlioz: L'Enfance Du Christ; Méditation religieuse; La Mort d'Ophélie; Sara la baigneuse; La Mort de Cléopâtre / Sir Colin Davis / English Chamber Orchestra / Goldsbrough Orchestra (2 CD) (FLAC)

Berlioz: L'Enfance Du Christ; Méditation religieuse; La Mort d'Ophélie; Sara la baigneuse; La Mort de Cléopâtre / Sir Colin Davis / English Chamber Orchestra / Goldsbrough Orchestra

Disc 1

1 - Méditation religieuse, for chorus & orchestra (Tristia), H. 56 5:50

2 - La Mort d'Ophélie, for women's chorus & orchestra ("ballade"; Tristia), H. 92b (Op. 18/2) 8:06

L' Enfance du Christ, oratorio for soprano, 2 tenors, baritone, 3 basses, chorus & orchetsra ("trilogie sacrée") H. 130 (Op. 25)

3 - Part 1. Le Songe d'Hérode. Dans la crèche en ce temps 9:59

4 - Part 1. Le Songe d'Hérode. Toujours ce rêve! 8:20

5 - Part 1. Le Songe d'Hérode. Seigneur!... Lâches, tremblez! 7:40

6 - Part 1. Le Songe d'Hérode. Eh bien, par le fir qu'ils périssent! 2:50

7 - Part 1. Le Songe d'Hérode. O mon cher fils 7:53

8 - Part 1. Le Songe d'Hérode. Joseph! Marie! 4:43

9 - Part 2. La Fuite en Egypte. Ouverture 5:26

10- Part 2. La Fuite en Egypte. Il s'en va loin de la terre 4:59

11- Part 2. La Fuite en Egypte. Les pèlerins étant venus 6:52

Disc 2

L' Enfance du Christ, oratorio for soprano, 2 tenors, baritone, 3 basses, chorus & orchetsra ("trilogie sacrée") H. 130 (Op. 25)

1 - Part 3. L'Arrivée à Saïs. Depuis trois jours 3:35

2 - Part 3. L'Arrivée à Saïs. Dans cette ville immense 5:41

3 - Part 3. L'Arrivée à Saïs. Entrez, entrez, pauvres Hébreux! 4:12

4 - Part 3. L'Arrivée à Saïs. Sur vos traits fatigués 3:28

5 - Part 3. L'Arrivée à Saïs. Trio pour deux flûtes et harpe 6:01

6 - Part 3. L'Arrivée à Saïs. Vous pleurez, jeune mère 4:36

7 - Part 3. L'Arrivée à Saïs. Ce fut ainsi que par un infidèle 11:16

8 - Sara la baigneuse, for 2 voices, 2 choruses & orchestra ("ballade"), H. 69 (Op. 11) 7:09

La Mort de Cléopâtre, for soprano & orchestra, H.36

9 - C'en est donc fait! 3:19

10- Ah! qu'ils sont loin ces jours 6:13

11- Au comble des revers 1:26

12- Grands Pharaons, nobles Lagides 4:56

13- Non! De vos demeures funèbres 7:21

William Bouguereau Cover Art
James W. Burnett Producer
Colin Davis Conductor
English Chamber Orchestra
John Frost Vocals
Goldsbrough Orchestra
Tess Knighton Liner Notes
Elsie Morison Vocals
Anne Pashley Vocals
Peter Pears Vocals
Joseph Rouleau Vocals
Anne Schneider Booklet Editor
St. Anthony Singers Choir
Jeremy Tilston Art Direction

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Holiday Pops / The Boston Pops Orchestra / Keith Lockhart (FLAC)

Holiday Pops / The Boston Pops Orchestra / Keith Lockhart

1 - Gloria
Choir – The Tanglewood Festival Chorus Written-By – Randol Alan Bass 6:07

Christmas Waltzes 4:29

2a- The Christmas Waltz
Arranged By – Angela MorleyWritten-By – Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn

2b- Silver Bells
Arranged By – Angela MorleyWritten-By – Jay Livingstone & Ray Evans

2c- My Favorite Things
Arranged By – Angela MorleyWritten-By – Richard Rodgers - Oscar Hammerstein ?

2d- It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
Arranged By – Angela MorleyWritten-By – Edward Pola , George Wyle

3 - Carol Of The Bells
Arranged By – Alexander CourageChoir – The Tanglewood Festival Chorus Written-By – Mikola Leontovich , Peter J. Wilhousky 2:09

4 - Fantasia On Christmas Carols
Baritone Vocals – Mark Oswald (2)Choir – The Tanglewood Festival Chorus Written-By – Ralph Vaughan Williams 11:40

5 - Tomorrow Is My Dancing Day
Arranged By – P. Hollenbeck Written-By – Traditional 4:27

6 - Shepherd's Chorus
Choir – The Tanglewood Festival Chorus Written-By – Hector Berlioz 4:28

7 - Farandole
Written-By – Georges Bizet 3:32

8 - Christmas Time Is Here
Choir – Performing Artists At Lincoln SchoolDirected By [Choir] – Johanna Hill SimpsonWritten- By – Lee Mendelson, Vince Guaraldi 3:00

9 - Good Swing Wenceslas
Arranged By – Sammy NesticoWritten-By – Traditional 3:35

10- Mary's Little Boy Child
Arranged By – Patrick HollenbeckChoir – The Tanglewood Festival Chorus Written-By – Jester Hairston 3:38

11- Sleigh Ride
Arranged By [Choral] – Lawrence GoldbergChoir – The Tanglewood Festival Chorus Written-By – Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish 2:53

Frosty All The Way 2:25

12a- Frosty The Snowman
Arranged By – Don SebeskyWritten-By – Walter E. Rollins , Steve Nelson (4)

12b- Jingle Bells
Arranged By – Don SebeskyWritten-By – J. S. Pierpont

13- Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas
Choir – The Tanglewood Festival Chorus Written-By – John Williams (4), Leslie Bricusse 2:48

A&R – Bill Rosenfield
Bass – Dennis Roy, James Orleans, John Salkowski, John Stovall, Joseph Holt (2), Lawrence
Wolfe, Robert Olson, Todd Seeber
Bass Clarinet – Craig Nordstrom
Bass Guitar, Bass [Jazz] – Mark Henry (6)
Bassoon – Richard Ranti, Roland Small
Bassoon [Contrabassoon] – Gregg Henegar
Cello – Andrew Pearce (2), Carol Procter, Jerome Patterson, Joel Moerschel, Jonathan Miller
(9), Luis Leguia, Martha Babcock, Owen Young, Ronald Feldman, Ronald Lowry, Sato Knudsen
Clarinet – Scott Andrews (4), Thomas Martin (6)
Conductor – Keith Lockhart
Conductor [Choir] – John Oliver (3)
Coordinator [Artistic] – Dennis Alves
Design – Red Herring Design
Engineer [Assistant] – Billy Rothschild, Bob Wolff, Mark Betts
English Horn – Robert Sheena
Flute – Elizabeth Ostling, Marianne Gedigian
French Horn – Daniel Katzen, Jay Wadenpfuhl, Jonathan Menkis, Richard Mackey, Richard
Sebring
Guitar – John Wilkins (3)
Harp – Ann Hobson Pilot
Management [Personnel] – Bruce M. Creditor , Lynn G. Larsen
Oboe – Keisuke Wakao, Mark McEwen (2)
Orchestra – The Boston Pops Orchestra
Organ – James David Christie
Other [Librarian] – Marshall Burlingame, Sandra Pearson, William Shisler
Other [Stylist] – Ann Blevins
Percussion – Frank Epstein, Fred Buda, J. William Hudgins, Patrick Hollenbeck, Thomas Gauger
Photography By – Joanne Savio
Piano, Keyboards – Bob Winter
Piccolo Flute – Geralyn Coticone
Producer, Engineer [Recording] – Shawn Murphy
Saxophone – Michael Leonard (2), Michael Monaghan
Timpani – Timothy Genis
Trombone – Darren Acosta, James Nova, Lawrence Isaacson, Norman Bolter
Trombone [Bass] – Douglas Yeo
Trumpet – Bruce Hall (2), Peter Chapman (5), Thomas Rolfs, Thomas Smith (2)
Tuba – Chester Schmitz
Viola – Burton Fine, Edward Gazouleas, Joseph Pietropaolo, Kazuko Matsusaka, Mare
Jeanneret, Mark Ludwig (2), Michael Zaretsky, Rachel Fagerburg, Robert Barnes (2), Ronald
Wilkinson
Violin [First] – Alfred Schneider, Ammon Levy , Bo-Youp Hwang , Gottfried Wilfinger, Jennie
Shames, Lucia Lin, Nicole Monahan, Sheila Fickowsky, Si-Jing Huang, Tatiani Dimitriades ,
Valeria Kuchment, Wendy Putnam
Violin [First], Concertmaster – Tamara Smirnova
Violin [Second] – Alexander Romanul, Aza Raykhtsaum, Bonnie Bewick, Brynn Albanese, Cynthia Cummings, Elita Kang, Frank Powdermaker, Gregory Vitale, James Cooke (2), Jennifer Elowitch, Joseph Conte, Joseph McGauley, Joseph Scheer, Kelly Barr, Nancy Bracken, Ronald Knudsen, Roman Lefkowitz , Sarah Roth, Victor Romanul

Recorded December 30, 31, 1997 at Symphony Hall, Boston.

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