The Music Pages | December 2008


	Cat. No.: 179 1592 Barcode: 0602517915923 Label: Universal CD Release Date: November			Andre Rieu \| The Christmas I Love ARTISTS André Rieu TRACK LISTING 1. O Daughter Of Zion 2. White Christmas 3. Sleigh Ride 4. From Heaven High I Come To You 5. Ave Maria 6. Transeamus 7. Softly Falls The Snow 8. Evening Prayer 9. Jingle Bells 10. Lullaby 11. Mille Cherubini In Coro 12. Christmas Rose 13. Winter (From The Four Seasons) 14. O Tannenbaum 15. Every Year Anew 16. Caro Mio Ben 17. Come Little Children 18. Pastorale 19. The Holy City 20. Silent Night Australia’s best-selling artist has a very special Christmas gift – a collection of some of the most tender carols personally chosen by him for this album and performed with the full forces of the Johann Strauss Orchestra and Choir. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 480 1489 Barcode: 0028948014897 Label: ABC Classics CD Release Date: November			Various \| Classic Carols for Christmas ARTISTS include Bryn Terfel, Joan Sutherland, Kiri Te Kanawa, Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Renata Tebaldi, Yvonne Kenny and Renée Fleming TRACK LISTING O Come, All Ye Faithful Away in a Manger Mary’s Boy Child Once in Royal David’s City It Came upon the Midnight Clear Mariä Wiegenlied (Mary’s Lullaby) Unto Us Is Born a Son Silent Night The Three Kings The Little Drummer Boy Pastorale from Locatelli’s Christmas Concerto Mille cherubini in coro (A Choir of a Thousand Cherubs) Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming) In dulci jubilo (In Sweet Joy) The Shepherd’s Carol Sweet Li’l Jesus The Angel Gabriel The Wexford Carol Carol of the Birds The Silver Stars are in the Sky Christmas Day The Three Drovers Night of Silence Hark! The Herald Angels Sing What would Christmas be without Christmas carols? This superb collection includes all your favourites, from Silent Night and Away in a Manger to O Come, All Ye Faithful and Once in Royal David’s City, and features some of the finest voices in the world, including Bryn Terfel, Joan Sutherland, Kiri Te Kanawa, Teddy Tahu Rhodes and Renée Fleming. Exquisite music to celebrate that very special time of the year. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 476 6956 Barcode: 0028947669562 Label: ABC Classics CD Release Date: November			Gondwana Voices and Sydney Children’s Choir \| Voices of Angels ARTISTS Gondwana Voices Sydney Children's Choir TRACK LISTING Salva nos Stella Maris Gaudete from Piae Cantiones A Flock of Stars The Dominion of Dreams The Lily and the Rose Laudate for Another Place, Another Time Frosty the Snowman – An Inconvenient Truth Star Carol Three works from Salvator Mundi Silent Night Mary’s Lullaby Il est né le divin enfant Walking in the Air Hark, the Herald Angels Sing Noisy Day and A Goat in Rajasthan from Christmas Cards O Come All Ye Faithful What Sweeter Music For the Beauty of the Earth Angel’s Carol Gondwana Voices and the Sydney Children’s Choir are amongst the finest children’s ensembles in the world. The sweet sounds of young voices in this enchanting selection of Christmas repertoire will make an ideal gift for friends overseas – or closer to home! Included are several traditional carols, as well as beautiful works from popular choral composers such as John Rutter and Bob Chilcott. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 478 0336 Barcode: 0028947803362 Label: Decca CD Release Date: October			The Three Tenors \| The Three Tenors at Christmas ARTISTS Luciano Pavarotti Placido Domingo Jose Carreras TRACK LISTING 1. Adeste Fideles (O come, all ye faithful) - Pavarotti 2. FRANCK: Panis AngElicus - Pavarotti 3. BIZET: Agnus Dei - Carreras 4. STRADELLA: Pieta, Signore - Carreras 5. MASCAGNI: Ave Maria (Cavalleria rusticana) - Domingo 6. HANDEL: Frondi tenere - Ombra mai fu (Serse) - Domingo 7. SCHUBERT: Ave Maria - Pavarotti 8. ADAM: O holy night - Pavarotti 9. GOUNOD: Ave Maria - Carreras 10. ALVAREZ: Pregaria - Carreras 11. ROSSINI: Domine Deus (Petite Messe solennelle) - Domingo 12. J.S.BACH: Bist du bei mir - Domingo 13. VERDI: Ingemisco (Requiem) - Pavarotti 14. GLUCK: Che faro senza Euridice (Orfeo ed Euridice) - Pavarotti 15. J.S.BACH: Jesus bleibet meine Freunde (Cantata 147) - Wienna Boys' Choir 16. GIORDANO: Caro mio ben - Carreras 17. GOUNOD: O Divine Redeemer - Domingo 18. RICHARD ROGERS: Climb Ev'ry Mountain (The Sound of Music) - Domingo A generously-filled album starring The Three Tenors in a selection of festive favourites and other religious songs. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 478 0337 Barcode: 0028947803379 Label: Decca CD Release Date: October			Various \| Angels: Christmas with the Great Sopranos ARTISTS Barbara Bonney Renée Fleming Mirella Freni Angela Gheorghiu Kiri Te Kanawa Sylvia McNair Leontyne Price Joan Sutherland Renata Tebaldi TRACK LISTING 1 Adam: O holy night (Minuit chrétien) 2 Schubert: Ave Maria, D839 3 Fauré: Pie Jesu [Requiem, Op.48] 4 Good King Wenceslas 5 Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht 6 Brahms: Lullaby (Wiegenlied) 7 Verdi: Ave Maria, piena di grazia [Otello / Act 4] 8 Mozart: Laudate Dominum [Vesperae solennes de confessore in C, K.339] 9 Handel: I know that my Redeemer liveth [Messiah - Part 3] 10 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 11 J.S. Bach: Jesu bleibet meine Freude [Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, Cantata BWV 147 - Arr. Chris Hazell] 12 Handel: Let the bright seraphim [Samson HWV 57 / Act 3] 13 It Came Upon A Midnight Clear 14 Mascagni: Ave Maria (arr. from Intermezzo from "Cavalleria Rusticana" 15 Adeste Fideles (O come, all ye faithful) 16 Mozart: Alleluia [Exsultate, jubilate, K.165] RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 477 8021 Barcode: 0028947780212 Label: DG CD Release Date: October			GODEHARD JOPPICH \| Gregorian Christmas ARTISTS Godehard Joppich TRACK LISTING 1 Gregorian Chant: Responsorium I: Hodie nobis caelorum rex [Responsoria ad Matutium in Nativitate Domini iuxta ritum monastaticum] 2 Gregorian Chant: Responsorium II: Hodie nobis de caelo pax [Responsoria ad Matutium in Nativitate Domini iuxta ritum monastaticum] 3 Gregorian Chant: Responsorium III: Quem vidistis, pastores [Responsoria ad Matutium in Nativitate Domini iuxta ritum monastaticum] 4 Gregorian Chant: Responsorium IV: Descendit de caelis [Responsoria ad Matutium in Nativitate Domini iuxta ritum monastaticum] 5 Gregorian Chant: Responsorium V: O magnum misterium [Responsoria ad Matutium in Nativitate Domini iuxta ritum monastaticum] 6 Gregorian Chant: Responsorium VI: Beata Dei Genitrix [Responsoria ad Matutium in Nativitate Domini iuxta ritum monastaticum] 7 Gregorian Chant: Responsorium VII: Sancta et immaculata virginitas [Responsoria ad Matutium in Nativitate Domini iuxta ritum monastaticum] 8 Gregorian Chant: Responsorium VIII: Angelus ad pastores ait [Responsoria ad Matutium in Nativitate Domini iuxta ritum monastaticum] 9 Gregorian Chant: Responsorium IX: Ecce Agnus Dei [Responsoria ad Matutium in Nativitate Domini iuxta ritum monastaticum] 10 Gregorian Chant: Responsorium X: Beata viscera [Responsoria ad Matutium in Nativitate Domini iuxta ritum monastaticum] 11 Gregorian Chant: Responsorium XI: In principio erat verbum [Responsoria ad Matutium in Nativitate Domini iuxta ritum monastaticum] 12 Gregorian Chant: Responsorium XII: Verbum caro factum est [Responsoria ad Matutium in Nativitate Domini iuxta ritum monastaticum] 13 Gregorian Chant: Introitus: Dominus dixit ad me [First Mass for Christmas (Erste Messe an Weihnachten/Première Messe de Noël)] 14 Gregorian Chant: Kyrie IV [First Mass for Christmas (Erste Messe an Weihnachten/Première Messe de Noël)] 15 Gregorian Chant: Gloria IV [First Mass for Christmas (Erste Messe an Weihnachten/Première Messe de Noël)] 16 Gregorian Chant: Graduale: Tecum principium [First Mass for Christmas (Erste Messe an Weihnachten/Première Messe de Noël)] 17 Gregorian Chant: Alleluia - Dominus dixit ad me [First Mass for Christmas (Erste Messe an Weihnachten/Première Messe de Noël)] 18 Gregorian Chant: Offertorium: Laetentur caeli [First Mass for Christmas (Erste Messe an Weihnachten/Première Messe de Noël)] 19 Gregorian Chant: Sanctus IV [First Mass for Christmas (Erste Messe an Weihnachten/Première Messe de Noël)] 20 Gregorian Chant: Agnus Dei IV [First Mass for Christmas (Erste Messe an Weihnachten/Première Messe de Noël)] 21 Gregorian Chant: Communio: In splendoribus sanctorum [First Mass for Christmas (Erste Messe an Weihnachten/Première Messe de Noël)] With its evocative cover, here is the perfect CD for those reflective moments at Christmas time, nicely timed to tie in with the current Gregorian vogue The purity of Gregorian chant from Spain (Monks of Monserrat Abbey) and Germany (Benedictine Abbey Münsterschwarzach) Contains the Responsories of Matins at Christmas and the First Mass for Christmas CD booklet includes user-friendly introductory article and sung texts. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 477 7970 Barcode: 0028947779704 Label: DG CD Release Date: October			Maria Stader In Dulci Jubilo - Maria Stader Sings European Christmas Songs ARTISTS Maria Stader, soprano Hedwig Bilgram, organ Münchner Chorbuben, Instrumentalvereinigung TRACK LISTING O du fröhliche On Christmas Night Als die Welt verloren Maria durch ein'Dornwald ging Herbei, o ihr Gläubigen Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen Marie et Joseph In dulci jubilo Kommet, ihr Hirten Vom Himmel hoch Freu dich Erd' und Sternenzelt O Jesulein zart D'où viens-tu Ach du meinh liebes Jesulein Seht, das Kindlein weinet Kindlein zart Schlaf, mein Kindlein Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht MOZART: Exsultate Jubilate MOZART: Laudate Dominum Swiss soprano Maria Stader's heart-warming collection of 18 European Christmas songs from 1961, plus two of her most famous recordings: Mozart's Exsultate, jubilate and Laudate Dominum. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 610 6162 Barcode: 0011661061620 Label: Rounder CD Release Date: November			Bela Fleck & The Flecktones \| Jingle all the Way ARTISTS Bela Fleck & The Flecktones TRACK LISTING 1. Jingle Bells 2. Silent Night 3. Sleigh Ride 4. The Christmas Song 5. Twelve Days of Christmas 6. J.S. Bach¹s Christmas Oratorio BVW 248: # 41 "Ich will nur zu Ehren leben" 7. Christmas Time Is Here 8. Linus and Lucy 9. Jingle Bells (reprise) 10. The Hanukkah Waltz 11. Danse of the Sugar Plum Fairies 12. What Child Is This/Dyngyldai 13. O Come All Ye Faithful 14. Medley: It¹s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas / Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer / My Favorite Things / God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen / Little Drummer Boy / We Three Kings 15. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas 16. River The first holiday album from Bela Fleck & the Flecktones! Born and raised in New York City, Béla began his musical career playing the guitar. In the early 1960's, while watching the Beverly Hillbillies, the bluegrass sounds of Flatt & Scruggs flowed out of the TV set and into his young brain. Earl Scruggs's banjo style hooked Béla's interest immediately. "It was like sparks going off in my head" he later said. It wasn't until his grandfather bought him a banjo in September of '73, that it became his full time passion. That week, Béla entered New York City's High School of Music and Art. He began studies on the French horn but soon switched to the chorus. Since the banjo wasn't an offered elective at Music & Art, Béla sought lessons through outside sources. Erik Darling, Marc Horowitz, and Tony Trischka stepped up and filled the job. Béla joined his first band, "Wicker's Creek" during this period. Living in NYC, Béla was exposed to a wide variety of musical experiences. One of the most impressive was a concert by "Return to Forever" featuring Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke. This concert encouraged further experimenting with bebop and jazz on the banjo, signs of things to come. Several months after high school, Béla moved to Boston to play with Jack Tottle's Tasty Licks. While in Boston, Béla continued his jazz explorations, made two albums with Tasty Licks, and his first solo banjo album Crossing the Tracks, on Rounder Records. This is where he first played with future musical partners Sam Bush and Jerry Douglas. Flecks' total Grammy count is 8 Grammys won, and 20 nominations. He has been nominated in more different categories than anyone in Grammy history. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 431 1232 Barcode: 00601143112324 Label: Rounder CD Release Date: December			Mary Chapin Carpenter Come Darkness, Come Light: 12 Songs of Christmas ARTISTS Mary Chapin Carpenter TRACK LISTING 1 Once In Royal David's City 2 Hot Buttered Rum 3 Still Still Still 4 On A Quiet Christmas Morn 5 Come Darkness, Come Light 6 Christmas Time In The City 7 Candlelight Carol 8 The Longest Night Of The Year 9 Thanksgiving Song 10 Bells Are Ringing 11 Christmas Carol 12 Children, Go Where I Send Thee Finally, a Christmas album worth listening to all year long. When Mary Chapin Carpenter set out to create ‘Come Darkness, Come Light’, she took a far different approach to recording a holiday album than most artists do. Rather than simply lending her voice to time-worn Christmas standards, Mary Chapin wrote her own set of heartfelt songs which explore the many meanings and emotions that Christmas evokes in each of us. These songs, mixed with a few hand-picked gems from other writers and rarely heard traditional tunes, will speak directly to the hearts of all Mary Chapin Carpenter fans. These are not merely holiday songs, they are simply great Mary Chapin Carpenter songs, both warm and intimate. And while they artfully capture the spirit of the season, this is a rare Christmas album that doesn't feel like it needs to be kept on the shelf between New Year's and Thanksgiving. With stellar support from longtime musical partners Jon Carroll (piano) and co-producer John Jennings (guitars), Mary Chapin's voice goes down as warmly as hot cider on a cold winter's night. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 178 1411 Barcode: 602517814110 Label: Verve CD Release Date: October			Ledisi \| It's Christmas ARTISTS Ledisi TRACK LISTING I'll Go Children Go Where I Send Thee Give Love On Christmas Day Be There For Christmas This Christmas (Could Be The One) Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? It's Christmas What A Wonderful World Please Come Home For Christmas Silent Night Thank You Grammy nominee Ledisi has had increased success this year with an appearance in the feature film Leatherheads (staring George Clooney and Renee Zelwegger), TV appearances on CBS, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno with Prince and Sergio Mendes, and three hit tracks - Alright, In The Morning and Joy. The new 12 track Christmas album includes many holiday favourites. Also includes 5 original songs written for the album. RETURN TO THE TOP