Friday, December 23, 2011

Christmas Tradition

Frank Sinatra – Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful)
Placido Domingo;José Carreras;Gumpoldskirchner Kinderchor;Wiener Symphoniker;Vjekoslav Sutej – Adeste fideles, I'll Be Home For Christmas
Bobby Fox – Angels From The Realm Of Glory - Australia Seasons Greetings: A Jersey Boys
Westminster Choir – Angels We Have Heard, Christmas With The Westminster Choir
Susan Boyle – Away In A Manger, The Gift
The Swingle Singers – The Coventry Carol, eponymous
Mahalia Jackson; Arranged & conducted by Marty Paich – The First Noel, Christmas with Mahalia
Clyde McLennan, From East to West, From Shore to Shore
Helmuth Rilling – From Heaven Above to Earth I Come, BWV 701
Glee Cast – God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Glee Cast Version), Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album
The Priests – Hark The Herald Angels Sing on Noël
Kathleen Battle –Christopher Parkening, Infant Holy, Infant Lowly– Angels' Glory
Willie Nelson – It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, A Christmas Card From Willie
The Mills Brothers – Joy to the World, Merry Christmas
Sting – Lo How A Rose E'er Blooming, If On A Winter's Night
Les Petits Chanteurs D'aix En Provence – Minuit Chrétiens, Joyeux Noël (Le Meilleur)
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir – O Little Town Of Bethlehem, Christmas with The Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Bob Rivers, O Little Town Of Bethlehem, Bob Rivers & Twisted Radio - Twisted Christmas Boxed Set
Oleta Adams – Of The Father's Love Begotten, Christmas Time With Oleta
The Cathedral Singers, Richard Proulx (conductor) – Corde Natus ex Parentis (Of the Father's Love Begotten), Sublime Chant: The Art of Gregorian, Ambrosian, and Gallican Chant
Piano Music For Christmas – Pie Jesu'Instrumental Christmas Carols - Piano Music For Christmas
King's College Choir, Cambridge – Personent hodie Classic Christmas Carols
Andreas Scholl – Quis Est Homo

Thursday, December 08, 2011

Car Parts

The unforgettable William Kapell. RCA Victor [1962] Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, op.4, variation 18. William Kapell, piano; Robin Hood Dell Orchestra of Philadelphia; Fritz Reiner, conductor
Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897.
Horn trio in E flat major, op. 40. Mercury, [1960] John Barrows, horn; Joseph Szigeti, violin; Mieczyslaw Horszowski, piano. SR 90210 Mercury
Bill Kirchen, Commander Cody and His Hot Lost Planet Airmen, Hot Rod Lincoln, The 70's Hit Back
Freddy Fender, It's Christmas Time in Texas, same
Carr, Leon. The secret life of Walter Mitty. Book by Joe Manchester [based on the classic story by James Thurber]; lyrics by Earl Schuman. Columbia,[1965] "Original cast recording," starring Marc London.
Rheinberger, Josef,|d1839-1901. Der Stern von Bethlehem,Op. 164. Hollywood :Angel Rita Streich, soprano ; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone; Bavarian Radio Chorus ; Graunke Symphony Orchestra ; Robert Heger, conductor.
Respighi, Ottorino,1879-1936 Fontane di Roma. The fountains of Rome. Feste romane; poema sinfonico. Columbia [1964] Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor.
Respighi, Ottorino,1879-1936. Antiche arie e danze per liuto, no. 1-3. Ancient airs and dances Angel [1976]. Suites, freely transcribed from early Italian lute music;
no. 1-2 for orchestra; no. 3 for string orchestra. Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Neville Marriner, conductor.








































































































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Wednesday, December 07, 2011

Fine China--Christmas Gift Suggestions Series


Sadko's World of Music

Fine China- Gift Suggestions for Christmas Series

Dec. 4, 2011


Eric Idle from Monty Python, I Like Chinese
Light classics from Britain. Columbia Entré,[196-?] Ketelbey, In a Chinese Temple Garden (Queen's Hall Light Orchestra; Charles
Williams, conductor)
Lecuona, Ernesto,1896-1963. Rosa La China,zarzuela Cubana. Montilla, c[1950?] Starring Dolores Pérez, Luis Sagi-Vela, with supporting
soloists; Orquesta de Cámara de Madrid; Félix Guerrero, conductor.

Paul Simon, Something So Right, Paul Simon, Songwriter, Legacy

Peking opera. Seraphim,1972 Official Ensemble of the Chinese People's Republic from
the Peking Opera. Traditional operas of China. Sung in Chinese. Recorded at the Paris International Festival of Dramatic
Art, 1955.

Paul Simon, The Boxer (Live at Central Park) Paul Simon, Songwriter, Legacy

Mahler, Gustav,1860-1911. Das Lied von der Erde.German texts "translated from the Chinese by Hans Bethge."
Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde (Li-Tai-Po)--Der Einsame
im Herbst (Tchang-Tsi)--Von der Jugend (Li-Tai-Po)James King, tenor; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone;
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Leonard Bernstein, conductor.
The Ronettes, Be My Baby, Phil Spector the Producer, Legacy
Little Feat, Medley: Cold Cold Cold/Tripe Face Boogie, Feats Don't Fail Me Now