The Holly and the Ivy

Elizabeth Alker introduces performances and recordings marking Christmas tide including Bach from Hannover, the sounds of brass from Westphalia, shepherds from Spain and Corelli from Switzerland, plus differing responses to The Holly and the Ivy. Also today, specially made recordings for the programme from the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, tenor Benjamin Hulett and Paul Daniel, of music by Finzi - and the BBC Singers conclude their specially recorded sequence of modern carols.

Trad:
The Holly and the Ivy (arr. John Iveson)
Brass Consort Koln

Gerald Finzi
Dies Natalis
Benjamin Hulett (tenor)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Paul Daniel (conductor)

Malcolm Arnold
Holly and the Ivy: Fantasy on Christmas Carols
BBC Concert Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)

Joachim Rodrigo
3 Villancicos No. 1 Pastorcito Santo
3 Villancicos No. 2 Copillas de Belen
Alessandro Fisher (tenor)
Thibaut Garcia (guitar)

Engelbert Humperdinck
A Hansel and Gretel Suite
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Anja Bihlmaier (conductor)

BBC SINGERS CAROLS 4/4
James Whitbourn
The Magi’s Dream
Iain Farrington
Nova!
BBC Singers
Owain Park (Principal Guest Conductor)
Tom Winpenny (organ)

Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata No. 1 from the ‘Christmas Oratorio’ BWV 248:1
“Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage”
Lydia Teuscher (soprano)
Hugh Cutting (countertenor)
Andrew Haji (tenor)
Kostantin Krimmel (bass)
NDR Chorus
NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Bernard Labadie (conductor)

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Claude Debussy:
La boîte á joujoux (orch. André Caplet)
Majella Stockhausen-Riegelbauer (piano)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle (conductor)

Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto grosso No. 8 in G minor Op. 6 No. 8 ('Fatto per la notte di natale')
Musikkollegium Winterher
Gábor Tákacs-Nagy (conductor)

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