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The Holly and the Ivy

Elizabeth Alker introduces performances and recordings marking Christmas tide including Bach from Germany and Corelli from Switzerland and differing takes on the Holly and the Ivy.

Elizabeth Alker introduces performances and recordings marking Christmas tide including Bach from Hannover, the sounds of brass from Westphalia, shepherds from Spain and Corelli from Switzerland, plus differing responses to The Holly and the Ivy. Also today, specially made recordings for the programme from the ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra, tenor Benjamin Hulett and Paul Daniel, of music by Finzi - and the ѿý Singers conclude their specially recorded sequence of modern carols.

Trad:
The Holly and the Ivy (arr. John Iveson)
Brass Consort Koln

Gerald Finzi
Dies Natalis
Benjamin Hulett (tenor)
ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra
Paul Daniel (conductor)

Malcolm Arnold
Holly and the Ivy: Fantasy on Christmas Carols
ѿý Concert Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)

Joachim Rodrigo
3 Villancicos No. 1 Pastorcito Santo
3 Villancicos No. 2 Copillas de Belen
Alessandro Fisher (tenor)
Thibaut Garcia (guitar)

Engelbert Humperdinck
A Hansel and Gretel Suite
ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra
Anja Bihlmaier (conductor)

ѿý SINGERS CAROLS 4/4
James Whitbourn
The Magi’s Dream
Iain Farrington
Nova!
ѿý Singers
Owain Park (Principal Guest Conductor)
Tom Winpenny (organ)

Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata No. 1 from the ‘Christmas Oratorio’ BWV 248:1
“Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage”
Lydia Teuscher (soprano)
Hugh Cutting (countertenor)
Andrew Haji (tenor)
Kostantin Krimmel (bass)
NDR Chorus
NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Bernard Labadie (conductor)

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Claude Debussy:
La boîte á joujoux (orch. André Caplet)
Majella Stockhausen-Riegelbauer (piano)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle (conductor)

Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto grosso No. 8 in G minor Op. 6 No. 8 ('Fatto per la notte di natale')
Musikkollegium Winterher
Gábor Tákacs-Nagy (conductor)

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2 hours, 58 minutes

Last on

Mon 23 Dec 2024 13:00

Music Played

  • Trad.

    The Holly and the Ivy

    Music Arranger: John Iveson. Ensemble: Brass Consort Köln.
  • Gerald Finzi

    Dies Natalis

    Performer: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Performer: Paul Daniel. Performer: Benjamin Hulett.
  • Malcolm Arnold

    The Holly and the Ivy

    Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth.
  • Joaquín Rodrigo

    Pastorcito Santo (3 Villancicos no.1)

    Performer: Thibaut Garcia. Singer: Alessandro Fisher.
  • Joaquín Rodrigo

    Coplillas de Belen (3 Villancicos no.2)

    Performer: Thibaut Garcia. Singer: Alessandro Fisher.
  • Engelbert Humperdinck

    Hansel and Gretel Suite

    Performer: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Performer: Anja Bihlmaier.
  • James Whitbourn

    The Magi's Dream

    Performer: Tom Winpenny. Choir: ѿý Singers. Conductor: Owain Park.
  • Richard Elliott

    I Saw Three Ships

    Composer: Trad.. Performer: Tom Winpenny.
  • Iain Farrington

    Nova! Nova!

    Performer: Tom Winpenny. Choir: ѿý Singers. Conductor: Owain Park.
  • Trad.

    The Holly & the Ivy

    Composer: Graham Fitkin. Performer: Ruth Wall.
    • GFR.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cantata No. 1, from 'Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248'

    Singer: Lydia Teuscher. Singer: Andrew Haji. Singer: Konstantin Krimmel. Choir: NDR Chorus. Orchestra: NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Labadie. Singer: Hugh Cutting.
  • Émile Waldteufel

    Les Patineurs (Skaters' Waltz) Op. 183

    Performer: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Performer: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Performer: Paul Daniel. Performer: Paul Daniel.
  • Claude Debussy

    Élégie & Les soirs illuminés par l'ardeur du charbon

    Performer: Kirill Gerstein.
  • Claude Debussy

    Noël des enfants qui n'ont plus de maison

    Performer: Kirill Gerstein. Singer: Ruzan Mantashyan.
  • Claude Debussy

    La boîte à joujoux

    Performer: Majella Stockhausen. Music Arranger: André Caplet. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • Debussy: La mer - La boîte à joujoux - Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune.
    • WARNER CLASSICS.
    • 8.
  • Anonymous

    Up! Good Christen Folk

    Music Arranger: George Ratcliffe Woodward. Choir: Choir of Clare College, Cambridge. Conductor: John Rutter.
    • The Holly and the Ivy.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 2.
  • Arcangelo Corelli

    'Christmas' Concerto, Op.6 No.8

    Orchestra: Musikkollegium Winterthur Orchestra. Conductor: Gábor Takács‐Nagy.

Broadcast

  • Mon 23 Dec 2024 13:00