Susan Gritton, Simon Standage, Collegium Musicum 90 - Christmas Concertos and Cantatas (2008)

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Title: Christmas Concertos and Cantatas
Year Of Release: 2008
Label: Chandos
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 01:02:03
Total Size: 340 Mb
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Tracklist:

Concerto Grosso in C Major, Op. 3 No. 12 (Francesco Onofrio Manfredini)
1. I. Pastorale. Largo 04:10
2. II. Largo - 02:35
3. III. Allegro 02:11
Cantata pastorale per la nascità di Nostro Signore (Alessandro Scarlatti)
4. I. Introduzione. Allegro - 01:34
5. II. Recitative. O di Betlemme altera poverta - Aria. Dal ben seno d'una stella - 03:01
6. III. Recitative. Presa d'uomo la forma - Aria. L'autor d'ogni mio bene - 05:07
7. IV. Recitative. Fortunati, fortunati pastori - Pastorale. Tocco la prima sorte a voi, pastori 08:06
Concerto for Strings in E Major, RV 270, "Il riposo, concerto per il Santissimo Natale" (Antonio Vivaldi)
8. I. Allegro 03:50
9. II. Adagio - 00:50
10. III. Allegro 02:31
In dulci jubilo, TWV 1:939 (Georg Philipp Telemann)
11. I. In dulci jubilo (Chorus) 01:00
12. II. Recitative. Auf, mein Geist - 01:30
13. III. Chorale. Das ewige Licht geht da herein (Chorus) 00:43
14. IV. Aria. O heilige Nacht - 04:17
15. V. Recitative. Ich gehe nun nicht mehr im Leide - 01:36
16. VI. Aria. Jesu, hier bei Deiner Krippen 02:10
17. VII. Ehre sei Gott in der Hohe (Chorus) 02:20
Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op. 6, No. 8, 'Christmas Concerto' (Arcangelo Corelli)
18. I. Vivace - Grave - 01:26
19. II. Allegro - 02:21
20. III. Adagio - Allegro - Adagio - 03:32
21. IV. Vivace - 01:07
22. V. Allegro - 02:27
23. VI. Pastorale ad libitum: Largo 03:39

Performers:
Susan Gritton (soprano)
Collegium Musicum 90
Simon Standage

Three popular favourites, Corelli’s gorgeous concerto for Christmas Eve, an idyllic Christmas concerto by Vivaldi, and Manfredini’s Concerto grosso are complemented by two little-known cantatas by Telemann and Scarlatti. Each of the Italian composers has his own voice, contrasting tremendously with the more rugged German style of Telemann. Susan Gritton is the soloist in Scarlatti’s cantata, described by Classic CD as ‘ravishing and ravishingly sung… worth anyone’s CD token’. This is a disc of intimate Christmas music, which will make an ideal stocking filler. As Classic CD wrote at the time of the original release, ‘This is a delightful addition to the Christmas market, and the careful selection of its items and superb recording ensure that, like the traditional puppy, it’s not just for Christmas’.