Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's Christmas Cantata

Available for 10 days

Mark Forrest introduces specially recorded performances of music for the Christmas period, from Giovanni Gabrieli to Irving Berlin, for all ages, sacred and profane. Including: Ottorino Respighi Trittico Botticelliano WDR Symphony Orchestra Cristian Macalaru (conductor) Giovanni Gabrieli Canzone a tre voce Intonozione Hodie Christus natus est a 7 La Venexiana Claudio Cavina (conductor) Christoph Graupner Suite in G major, GWV. 458 Germán Echeverri (viola d’amore) Gabriele Gombi (bassoon) Les Passions de l’Âme Meret Lüthi (director) Paul Hindemith Dance of the Wooden Dolls, from 'Tuttifäntchen Suite' WDR Radio Orchestra, Cologne Johannes Witt (conductor) Claude Debussy (arr. Hans Abrahamsen) Children’s Corner Norwegian Radio Orchestra Ilan Volkov (conductor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat, K. 482 Julius Asal (piano) Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields Jacqueline Shave (director) Leroy Anderson A Christmas Festival BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Leslie Suganandarajah (conductor) Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach 'Auf, schicke Dich recht feierlich', Wq. 249 (Christmas Cantata) Hana Blažíková (soprano) Jan Börner (countertenor) Mirko Ludwig (tenor) Dominik Wörner (bass) Les Passions de l’Âme Meret Luthi (director) Irving Berlin White Christmas (arr. violin & orchestra) Juraj Cizmarovic, (violin) WDR Radio Orchestra, Cologne Johannes Witt (conductor) Duke Ellington Nutcracker Suite BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Leslie Suganandarajah (conductor) To listen to this programme (using most smart speakers) just say 'Ask BBC Sounds to play Classical Live'.