Christmas through the Ages (BBC Music release)

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Note there is an identically named Hyperion release with several of the same recordings

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1While shepherds watched their flocks by night
instruments:
The Parley of Instruments
choir vocals:
Psalmody (British choir)
conductor:
Peter Holman (conductor and organist)
recording of:
While shepherds watched their flock by night (Cranbrook)
composer:
Thomas Clark (English composer)
John Foster of High Green, Yorkshire3:19
2"The Shepherds in the Fields" from Christmas Story
conductor:
Robert King (conductor and harpsichordist)
performer:
The King’s Consort
recording of:
Weihnachts-Historie, SWV 435 - Die Hirten auf dem Felde: Lasset uns nun gehen gen Bethlehem
composer:
Heinrich Schütz (composer)
part of:
Weihnachts-Historie, SWV 435 (Die Geburt unsers Herren Jesu Christi, for chorus, instruments & continuo)
Heinrich Schütz1:26
3Procedenti puero
conductor:
Stevie Wishart
performer:
Sinfonye
Anonymous medieval1:43
4Riu, riu chiu
recording engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
tambourine:
Robin Barda (from 1987-05-07 until 1987-05-09)
bass vocals:
Christopher Hodges (bass vocalist) (from 1987-05-07 until 1987-05-09)
choir vocals:
The Sixteen (UK choir) (from 1987-05-07 until 1987-05-09)
conductor:
Harry Christophers (conductor) (from 1987-05-07 until 1987-05-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 1987)
recorded at:
All Hallows’ Church (Gospel Oak) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1987-05-07 until 1987-05-09)
recording of:
Ríu, ríu, chíu (from 1987-05-07 until 1987-05-09)
writer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist) (from 1500 until 1600)
composer:
Mateu Fletxa ("El Vell" or "El Viejo", Catalan renaissance composer)
part of:
Cancionero de Uppsala (number: 40)
Spanish traditional2:16
5La luz de vuestros ojos
conductor:
Owen Rees (conductor)
performer:
A Capella Portuguesa
recording of:
La luz de vuestros ojos
composer:
Francisco Guerrero (Renaissance composer)
Francisco Guerrero2:11
6"For unto us a child is Born" from Messiah
recording engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer) (from 1986-12-16 until 1986-12-20)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
choir vocals:
The Sixteen Choir (UK choir) (from 1986-12-16 until 1986-12-20)
orchestra:
Orchestra of The Sixteen (from 1986-12-16 until 1986-12-20)
conductor:
Harry Christophers (conductor) (from 1986-12-16 until 1986-12-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 1987)
recorded at:
St John’s, Smith Square in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1986-12-16 until 1986-12-20)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For unto us a Child is born” (from 1986-12-16 until 1986-12-20)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
Handel4:08
7Presto from Sinfonia per Il Santissimo Natale
recording engineer:
Albert Swanson (on 1981-05-11)
producer:
Walter Gray
orchestra:
Northwest Chamber Orchestra of Seattle (on 1981-05-11)
conductor:
Alun Francis (conductor) (on 1981-05-11)
concertmaster:
Linda Melsted (classical violinist) (on 1981-05-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Limited, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Chapel of the Holy Names Academy in Seattle, Washington, United States (on 1981-05-11)
recording of:
Sinfonia a tre, per il santissimo Natale, op. 1 no. 12: IV. Presto (on 1981-05-11)
composer:
Giuseppe Valentini
part of:
Sinfonia a tre, per il santissimo Natale, op. 1 no. 12
Giuseppe Valentini3:54
8Salvator noster
conductor:
Robert King (conductor and harpsichordist)
performer:
The King’s Consort
recording of:
Salvator noster à 15, Ch. 80 (Sacrae symphoniae, Liber 2)
composer:
Giovanni Gabrieli (composer)
part of:
Giovanni Gabrieli: A Thematic Catalogue of his Music with a Guide to the Source Materials and Translations of his Vocal Texts (Charteris [Ch.]) (number: Ch. 80)
part of:
Sacrae symphoniae, Liber 2
Giovanni Gabrieli4:14
9"There is no rose" from A Ceremony of Carols
recording engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer) (from 1986-06-26 until 1986-06-27)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
harp:
Sioned Williams (harpist) (from 1986-06-26 until 1986-06-27)
choir vocals:
Westminster Cathedral Choir (from 1986-06-26 until 1986-06-27)
conductor:
David Hill (British organist and conductor) (from 1986-06-26 until 1986-06-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Westminster Cathedral in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1986-06-26 until 1986-06-27)
recording of:
A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: III. There is no Rose (from 1986-06-26 until 1986-06-27)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1942)
part of:
A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28
Britten2:32
10"Wir Christenleut", BWV 612 from Orgel-Büchlein
recording engineer:
Paul Niederberger
producer:
Paul Spicer (composer, conductor, organist and producer)
editor:
Steve Portnoi
organ:
Christopher Herrick (organist) (from 1994-05-02 until 1994-05-03)
recorded at:
Stadtkirche St. Martin in Rheinfelden, Aargau, Switzerland (from 1994-05-02 until 1994-05-03)
recording of:
Wir Christenleut, BWV 612 (from 1994-05-02 until 1994-05-03)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Bach Compendium (number: BC K 41), Das Orgel-Büchlein (number: 14) and Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 612)
Bach1:18
11Quem pastores laudavere
instruments:
The Parley of Instruments (from 1986-01-22 until 1986-01-23)
choir vocals:
Westminster Cathedral Choir (from 1986-01-22 until 1986-01-23)
conductor:
David Hill (British organist and conductor) (from 1986-01-22 until 1986-01-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Westminster Cathedral in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1986-01-22 until 1986-01-23)
recording of:
Quem pastores laudavere (from 1986-01-22 until 1986-01-23)
composer:
Michael Praetorius (composer and organist)
Michael Praetorius6:24
12Allegro from Concerto grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 "Christmas"
recording engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer)
producer:
Martin Compton (producer)
orchestra:
The Brandenburg Consort (from 1992-12-05 until 1992-12-07)
conductor:
Roy Goodman (conductor and violinist) (from 1992-12-05 until 1992-12-07)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1992-12-05 until 1992-12-07)
recording of:
Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Christmas Concerto”: II. Allegro (from 1992-12-05 until 1992-12-07)
composer:
Arcangelo Corelli (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Fatto per la notte di Natale” (Christmas Concerto)
Corelli2:17
13Omnes de Saba
recording engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
choir vocals:
The Sixteen (UK choir) (from 1987-05-07 until 1987-05-09)
conductor:
Harry Christophers (conductor) (from 1987-05-07 until 1987-05-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 1987)
recorded at:
All Hallows’ Church (Gospel Oak) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1987-05-07 until 1987-05-09)
recording of:
Omnes de Saba venient (from 1987-05-07 until 1987-05-09)
composer:
Orlande de Lassus (Franco-Flemish Renaissance composer)
Orlande de Lassus3:16
14"The Shepherds' Farewell" from L'enfance du Christ
recording engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer) (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
choir vocals:
Corydon Singers (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
orchestra:
Corydon Orchestra (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
conductor:
Matthew Best (bass singer and conductor, founder of Corydon Singers) (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 1995)
recording of:
L'Enfance du Christ, op. 25 : Deuxième partie no. 8. Adieu des bergers à la sainte famille « Il s'en va loin de la terre » (Les bergers) (“The Shepherds' Farewell”) (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
lyricist and composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer)
part of:
L'Enfance du Christ : Deuxième partie « La Fuite en Égypte »
Berlioz4:44
15The Three Kings
choir vocals:
Polyphony (choir) (from 2000-05-03 until 2000-05-05)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor) (from 2000-05-03 until 2000-05-05)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2000-05-03 until 2000-05-05)
recording of:
Weihnachtslieder, op. 8: III. Die Könige (from 2000-05-03 until 2000-05-05)
lyricist:
Peter Cornelius (German composer, lived from 1824 to 1874)
composer:
Peter Cornelius (German composer, lived from 1824 to 1874) (in 1856)
part of:
Weihnachtslieder, op. 8
Peter Cornelius2:52
16O magnum mysterium (Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël, no. 1)
choir vocals:
Westminster Cathedral Choir (in 1993)
conductor:
James O’Donnell (organist and choir master) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Westminster Cathedral in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1993)
recording of:
Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël: No. 1. O magnum mysterium (in 1993)
composer:
Francis Poulenc (French composer and pianist) (in 1952, from 1959 until 1960)
part of:
Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël, FP 152
Poulenc3:23
17The Coventry Carol
choir vocals:
Polyphony (choir) (from 1996-08-05 until 1996-08-07)
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor) (from 1996-08-05 until 1996-08-07)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1996-08-05 until 1996-08-07)
recording of:
Lully, Lulla, Thou Little Tiny Child, op. 25 no. 2 (Kenneth Leighton arrangement of the Coventry Carol) (from 1996-08-05 until 1996-08-07)
lyricist:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
composer:
Kenneth Leighton (composer) (in 1948)
arrangement of:
Coventry Carol
part of:
Three Carols, op. 25
Traditional, arr. Kenneth Leighton3:16
18Noël no. 1
organ:
Christopher Herrick (organist)
recorded at:
Église Saint-Rémy de Dieppe in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Normandie (Normandy), France
recording of:
Nouveau livre de Noëls: Nº. 1. À la venue de Noël ("sur les jeux d’anches")
composer:
Louis‐Claude Daquin
part of:
Nouveau livre de Noëls
Louis-Claude Daquin3:57
19Verbum patris umanatur
tenor vocals:
Rogers Covey‐Crump (tenor) (from 1999-12-02 until 1999-12-04), Steven Harrold (tenor) (from 1999-12-02 until 1999-12-04) and Leigh Nixon (lay vicar & tenor) (from 1999-12-02 until 1999-12-04)
recorded at:
Boxgrove Priory in Chichester, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom (from 1999-12-02 until 1999-12-04)
recording of:
Verbum patris umanatur O O (from 1999-12-02 until 1999-12-04)
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Cambridge University Library MS Ff.I.17(1)
Anonymous medieval English1:44
20Hodie nobis
organ:
Iain Simcock
choir vocals:
Westminster Cathedral Choir
conductor:
James O’Donnell (organist and choir master)
recording of:
Hodie nobis de coelo
composer:
Pedro de Cristo
Pedro de Cristo2:15
21Pueri nostri concinite
recording engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (engineer) (task: recording producer)
instruments:
The Parley of Instruments (from 1986-01-22 until 1986-01-24)
choir vocals:
Westminster Cathedral Choir (from 1986-01-22 until 1986-01-24)
conductor:
David Hill (British organist and conductor) (from 1986-01-22 until 1986-01-24)
recorded at:
Westminster Cathedral in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1986-01-22 until 1986-01-24)
recording of:
Pueri nostri concinite "Singet und klinget" (from 1986-01-22 until 1986-01-24)
composer:
Michael Praetorius (composer and organist)
Michael Praetorius3:48
22God is with us - Christmas Proclamation
engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer)
producer:
Chris Sayers (producer)
organ:
Roger Judd (organist) (from 1990-07-11 until 1990-07-13)
choir vocals:
The Choir of St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle (from 1990-07-11 until 1990-07-13)
tenor vocals:
James Oxley (tenor) (from 1990-07-11 until 1990-07-13)
conductor:
Christopher Robinson (British conductor & organist) (from 1990-07-11 until 1990-07-13)
recorded at:
All Hallows’ Church (Gospel Oak) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1990-07-11 until 1990-07-13)
recording of:
God Is With Us (from 1990-07-11 until 1990-07-13)
composer:
John Tavener (20th century composer) (in 1987)
John Tavener5:35