Sunday, December 26, 2010

Sadko's World of Opera


James Levine: Celebrating 40 Years at the Met
Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande
Jeannette Pilou, Dale Duesing, Jocelyne Taillon, José van Dam, Jerome Hines; January 22, 1983
Part I

Saturday, December 18, 2010

Sadko's Christmas 2010


The Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Christmas album. Angel [1970] Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano, with chorus, orchestra, and organ; Charles Mackerras, conductor; sung principally in German or English.

Honegger, Arthur, 1892-1955. A Christmas cantata. Epic, [195-?] Michel Roux, baritone; Elizabeth Brasseur Choir; Petits Chanteurs de Versailles; Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux; Paul Sacher, conductor.

Christmas with George Beverly Shea RCA Camden, [1964] Sung by George Beverly Shea, with orchestra.

Lanza sings Christmas carols. RCA Victor, [1959] Mario Lanza, tenor, with chorus and orchestra.

Pops Christmas party. RCA Victor [1959] Boston Pops Orchestra; Arthur Fiedler, conductor.

Don Cossack Chorus. Christmas music and carols [sound recording] A pre-Easter service. Concert Hall Society Christmas music and carols: Hymn to Christmas -- Hymn for the Virgin Mary -- Glory be to the birth of Jesus Christ -- Stikh -- Hymn to the Virgin -- First Irmos from the Christmas canon -- Carols Don Cossack Chorus; Serge Jaroff, conductor.

Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay, 1844-1908.Christmas eve: Suite. Sinfonietta, op. 31. Urania, 1952. Symphony Orchestra of Radio Berlin; Leopold Ludwig, conductor.

Koekelkoren, Martin, arr. Christmas carols. Epic, [195-] Royal Male Choir of Holland, "Mastreechter Staar," the arranger conducting.

Bigelow, Arthur Lynds. Ring! Christmas bells Columbia, [196-] Gesú bambino -- Tune of the sleigh bells -- O little town of Bethlehem -- Veni, veni, Emmanuel -- Lo, how a rose e'er blooming -- A la venue de Noël -- Good King Wenceslas -- There once fell heavenly dew -- Born is Jesus the Infant King -- The holly and the ivy -- Silent night, holy night -- Noël d'Aquin.
Performer Arthur Lynds Bigelow, bells ; Marjorie MacComb, organ.

Saturday, December 11, 2010

Christmas Parade


Sadko's World of Music


Parade (triple bill)—Satie: Parade / Poulenc: Les Mamelles de Tirésias / Ravel: L’Enfant et les Sortilèges
Ainhoa Arteta, Danielle de Niese, Earle Patriarco, Ruth Ann Swenson, Wendy White; March 16, 2002 James Levine: Celebrating 40 Years at the Met