A Ceremony of Carols
12/05/12 9:00AM By Walter Parker
Benjamin Britten's A Ceremony of Carols was first performed 70 years ago today. We'll listen to it conducted by Robert Shaw.
Playlist
9:02am
Sonata #4 in C, Op. 3/4
| Composer | Jean-Joseph Cassanea de Mondonville |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Musicians of the Louvre |
| Conductor | Marc Minkowski |
| CD/Album | Mondonville: 6 Sonates Op. 3 |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 474550 |
9:14am
Ave Maria, for Double Choir
| Composer | Tomas Luis de Victoria |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | The Tallis Scholars |
| Conductor | Peter Phillips |
| CD/Album | Christmas Carols and Motets |
| Record co./Cat # | Gimell 10 |
9:21am
Symphony #38 "Prague" in D, K 504
| Composer | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Orchestra Mozart |
| Conductor | Claudio Abbado |
| CD/Album | Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 29, 33, 35, 38, 41 |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 4777598 |
10:01am
Concerto grosso per il Santissimo Natale in C, Op. 3/12 big concerto for the blessed Christmas
| Composer | Francesco Manfredini |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conductor | Herbert von Karajan |
| CD/Album | Albinoni: Adagio, Pachelbel: Canon & gigue, Corelli:Manfredini, Vivaldi concerti |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 419046 |
10:13am
A Ceremony of Carols
| Composer | Benjamin Britten |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Robert Shaw Chamber Singers |
| Conductor | Robert Shaw |
| CD/Album | A Robert Shaw Christmas - Angels on High |
| Record co./Cat # | Telarc 80461 |
10:38am
Oboe Concerto in a
| Composer | Ralph Vaughan Williams |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | London Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Bryden Thomson |
| Soloists | David Theodore, oboe |
| CD/Album | Vaughan Williams: Pastoral Symphony |
| Record co./Cat # | Chandos 8594 |
11:01am
Piano Trio #7 "Archduke" in Bb, Op. 97
| Composer | Ludwig van Beethoven |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Joseph Kalichstein, piano ; Jaime Laredo, violin ; Sharon Robinson, cello |
| CD/Album | Beethoven: The Complete Cycle of Trios (Vol. 1) |
| Record co./Cat # | Arabesque 6758 |
11:44am
Salve Puerule
| Composer | Marc-Antoine Charpentier |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Choir of Westminster Abbey |
| Conductor | Simon Preston |
| CD/Album | Christmas Carols |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 445572 |
11:49am
Resonet In Laudibus
| Composer | Michael Praetorius |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Choir of Westminster Abbey |
| Conductor | Simon Preston |
| Soloists | Christopher Herrick, organ |
| CD/Album | Christmas Carols |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 445572 |
11:52am
The Apple Tree Carol
| Composer | Elizabeth Poston |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Choir of Westminster Abbey |
| Conductor | Simon Preston |
| CD/Album | Christmas Carols |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 445572 |
11:55am
Alleluja! Freuet euch ("Alleluja! Rejoice!")
| Composer | Andreas Hammerschmidt |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Choir of Westminster Abbey |
| Conductor | Simon Preston |
| CD/Album | Christmas Carols |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 445572 |
12:05pm
Flute Sonata in Eb, BWV 1031
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Robert Stallman, flute ; Edwin Swanborn, harpsichord |
| CD/Album | Bach Sonatas - Stallman and Swanborn |
| Record co./Cat # | Bogner's Cafe 105 |
12:17pm
Three Botticelli Pictures
| Composer | Ottorino Respighi |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Orpheus Chamber Orchestra |
| CD/Album | Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances I & III etc. |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 437533 |
12:39pm
Piano Concerto #2 in F, Op. 102
| Composer | Dmitri Shostakovich |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | I Musici de Montreal |
| Conductor | Maxim Shostakovich |
| Soloists | Dmitri Shostakovich Jr.,piano |
| CD/Album | Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2 |
| Record co./Cat # | Chandos 8443 |