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Through the Night: Puer Natus in Bethleem

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24/12/2015

Puer Natus in Bethleem

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Jonathan Swain presents a concert entitled Puer Natus in Bethleem with Vox Luminis.

Jonathan Swain presents a concert entitled Puer Natus in Bethleem given by Vox Luminis at the Temple Church in London.

Jonathan Swain presents a concert entitled 'Puer Natus in Bethleem' with Vox Luminis, from The Temple Church in London.

12:31 AM
Puer Natus in Bethleem - Part 1 - Advent:
Scheidt, Samuel [1587-1654] Das alte Jahr vergangen ist 
Bach, Johann Michael [1648-1694] Sei, lieber Tag, wilkommen
Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier (director), Anthony Romaniuk (organ)

12:43 AM
Puer Natus in Bethleem - Part 2 - Annunciation:
Schütz, Heinrich [1585-1672] Deutsches Magnificat
Schein, Johann Hermann [1586-1630] Nun komm der Heiden Heiland
Schütz, Heinrich [1585-1672] O lieber Herre Gott
Bach, Johann Michael [1648-1694] Fürchtet euch nicht
Schein, Johann Hermann [1586-1630] Von Himmel hoch
Praetorius, Michael [c.1571-1621] Wie Schön leuchtet der Morgenstern
Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier (director), Anthony Romaniuk (organ)

1:09 AM
Puer Natus in Bethleem - Part 3 - Nativity:
Scheidt, Samuel [1587-1654] Puer natus in Bethleem 
Schütz, Heinrich [1585-1672] Hodie Christus natus est 
Scheidt, Samuel [1587-1654] Jauchzet Gott alle Land 
Schütz, Heinrich [1585-1672] Ein Kind ist uns geboren
Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier (director), Anthony Romaniuk (organ)

1:30 AM
Puer Natus in Bethleem - Part 4 - Adoration:
Pachelbel, Johann [1653-1706] Singet dem Herrn
Praetorius, Michael [c.1571-1621] Angelus ad pastores ait
Praetorius, Hieronymus [1560-1629] In dulci jubilo
Schein, Johann Hermann [1586-1630] Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ
Scheidt, Samuel [1587-1654] Ach mein herzliebes Jesulein; O Jesulein süss, O Jesulein mild
Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier (director), Anthony Romaniuk (organ)

1:53 AM
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828)
Piano Sonata in A minor (Op.42) (D.845)
Alfred Brendel (piano)

2:31 AM
Foulds, John [1880-1939]
Holiday Sketches (Op.16)
Cynthia Fleming (violin), Katharine Wood (cello) BBC Concert Orchestra, Ronald Corp (conductor)

2:46 AM
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)
Children's Corner
Roger Woodward (piano)

3:04 AM
Rameau, Jean-Philippe (1683-1764) compiled Marc Minkowski
L'Apothéose de la Dance - orchestral suite of dance music by Rameau compiled by Marc Minkowski
Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski (conductor)

3:42 AM
Dupré, Marcel (1886-1971)
Variations on 'Adeste Fideles'
Tong-Soon Kwak (Rieger organ at the Torch Centre for World Missions in Seoul, Korea)

3:51 AM
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich (1840-1893)
Introduction and waltz from 'Eugene Onegin' - lyric scenes in 3 acts (Op.24)
BBC Philharmonic, Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)

3:59 AM
Saint-Saëns, Camille (1835-1921)
Le carnaval des animaux (for flute, clarinet, glockenspiel, xylophone, 2 pianos, string quartet & double bass)
The Festival Ensemble of the Festival of the Sound, James Campbell (director)

4:23 AM
Tormé, Mel (1925-1999) / Berlin, Irving (1888-1989) / Martin, Hugh (b.19??) arr. Cable, Howard (b.1920)
Christmas Medley - The Christmas Song (Mel Tormé & Robert Wells) / White Christmas (Irving Berlin) / Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Hugh Martin & Ralph Blaine)
Louis Quilico & Gino Quilico (baritones), Toronto Children's Chorus, Judy Loman (harp), Members of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Jean Ashworth Bartle (conductor)

4:31 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Brandenburg Concerto no.2 (BWV.1047) in F major
Alexis Kossenko (recorder), Erik Niord Larsen (oboe), Ole Edvard Antonsen (trumpet), Elise Båtnes (violin), Risör Festival Strings, Knut Johannessen (harpsichord)

4:43 AM
Adam, Adolphe (1803-1856) arr. Howard Cable
Cantique de Noël
Gino Quilico (baritone), Judy Loman (harp), Toronto Children's Chorus, Members of the Toronto Symphony, Jean Ashworth Bartle (conductor)

4:47 AM
Reger, Max (1873-1916)
Maria Wiegenlied (Op.76 No.52)
The Toronto Children's Chorus, Judy Loman (harp), Jean Ashworth Bartle (conductor)

4:49 AM
Yon, Pietro Alessandro (1886-1943)
Gesù Bambino
Louis Quilico (baritone), Toronto Children's Chorus, Judy Loman (harp), Members of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Jean Ashworth Bartle (conductor)

4:53 AM
Grieg, Edvard (Hagerup) (1843-1907)
Andante con moto for piano trio in C minor
Kungsbacka Piano Trio

5:04 AM
Horovitz, Joseph (b. 1926)
Music Hall Suite
The Slovene Brass Quintet

5:14 AM
Strauss (ii), Johann [1825-1899]
An der schonen, blauen Donau (The Blue Danube) - waltz Op.314
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles (conductor)

5:26 AM
Britten, Benjamin [1913-1976]
A Ceremony of Carols (Op.28)
Polyphonia, with soloists Katya Dimanova, Evguenia Tasseva, Penka Kazandzhieva, Ivelina Ivancheva (piano), Ivelin Dimitrov (conductor)

5:50 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus [1756-1791]
Sonata for piano (K.309) in C major
Anna Vinnitskaya (piano)

6:07 AM
Palmgren, Selim (1878-1951)
Cinderella Suite (1902-3)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, George de Godzinsky (conductor).

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