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Alto ALC-1051
Number of Units: 1 CD
EAN: 047163840920
American choral conductor Robert Shaw's Christmas albums have remained among the most popular of the modern era.
Alto is pleased to return to the catalogue the most elusive of Shaw's stereo-era recordings: his first holiday recording with the Atlanta Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, originally released to rave reviews on the audiophile Pro Arte label, combining carols with Christmas-themed choral and orchestral works from the classical repertoire.
| CD 1 | |||
| 1 | O Come O Come Emmanuel | 04:11 | |
| 2 | Christmas Oratorio | Sinfonia: And there were Shepherds | 04:47 |
| 3 | Christmas Oratorio | Chorale: Break Forth | 01:19 |
| 4 | Gloria | Gloria in Excelsis | 02:20 |
| 5 | Gloria | Et in Terra Pax | 05:49 |
| 6 | The Four Seasons: Winter | I Allegro non molto | 03:55 |
| 7 | Lo How a Rose e'er Blooming | 02:24 | |
| 8 | There us a rose in Flower | 02:53 | |
| 9 | Dormi Jesu | 04:14 | |
| 10 | L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2 | Farandole (March of the Three Kings) | 03:38 |
| 11 | Christmas Oratorio | Jesu Shepherd My Beginning | 02:38 |
| 12 | Coventry Carol (Lullay, Lullay Thou Little Tiny Child) | 03:01 | |
| 13 | L'Enfance du Christ | The Shepherds Farewell to the Holy Family | 05:16 |
| 14 | Adeste Fideles | 03:28 | |
| 15 | Mass in B Minor | Dona Nobis Pacem | 03:35 |
| 16 | Messiah | Hallelujah Chorus | 03:32 |
Produced by Steve Vining
Engineered by Gary Rice
Originally released by Pro Arte