Una Novena nel solco della tradizione. Profezie, inni, letture, polisalmi, riflessioni, Magnificat per vivere nella celebrazione l'attesa di Gesù. Le musiche seguono una linea semplice, secondo lo stile tradizionale dell'atmosfera natalizia. Oltre a questo Cd per i fedeli con la registrazione dei canti, sono disponibili il libretto per i fedeli con i testi e le melodie musicali e la partitura per l'accompagnamento con l'organo.
Una raccolta dei brani natalizi più amati e conosciuti provenienti da tutto il mondo: dalle nenie africane alle ninnananne indonesiane, passando per i canti tradizionali che, da sempre, ci portano la magia del Natale. Arrangiamenti originali e particolari e la voce toccante della solista Mega Sihombing, per un album da ascoltare, da meditare, da vivere, da cantare. I quindici brani della raccolta: Jingle bells - Adeste fideles - What child is this - O little town of Bethlehem - Sahat sahat - Tu scendi dalle stelle - Drummer little boy - Holy night - Feliz Navidad - Dideng - Silent night - Gloria in excelsis Deo - Ave Maria - Raja - Joyful joyful.
Un libro-strenna ideale per i bambini: testi poetici, semplici, adatti a loro ma mai banali; disegni a colori dal tratto originale; e motivi musicali facilmente assimilabili, registrati su un Cd audio allegato. Età di lettura: da 3 anni (con i genitori).
Una raccolta di canti nati in ambito popolare e gia sperimentati" nelle veglie natalizie della Fraternita di Nazareth e Santa Maria in Zinzolano (TO) "
Disco 1
1. Arr. Fritz Neumeyer 1900-1983 - Fritz Wunderlich, Hermann Prey, Wolfgang Neininger, Robert Bodenrder, Hans Georg Renner, Dietmar Keller, Helmut Bcker, Wolfgang Stert, Fritz Neumeyer
2. "Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion" (Pt. 1) - Arleen Augr, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
3. 5. Laudate Dominum omnes gentes (Original Version) - Rachel Harnisch, Kay Johannsen, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado, Schwedischer Rundfunkchor
4. 3. Die Könige (Original Version) - Bryn Terfel, Malcolm Martineau
5. No.8 Aria Baß: "Großer Herr, o starker König" (Part One - For the first Day of Christmas) - Olaf Br, Crispian Steele-Perkins, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
6. Arrangement: Svante Henryson - Anne Sofie von Otter, Stockholm Chamber Brass, Markus Leoson
7. Original Version - Plcido Domingo, Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Marcello Viotti
8. Air: "Let the bright Seraphim" (Act 3) - Sheila Armstrong, Mnchener Bach-Orchester, Karl Richter
9. 10. Jesu bleibet meine freunde (Arr. Chris Hazell) - Rene Fleming, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andreas Delfs
10. "Beata viscera Mariae Virginis" - Cecilia Bartoli, Sistine Chapel Choir, Massimo Palombella
11. Original Version - Jessye Norman, Daniel Barenboim, Wolfram Christ
12. Arrangement: Annette Isserlis - Anne Sofie von Otter, Ulf Forsberg, Ulrika Jansson, Torbjrn Helander, Ole Karlsson
13. "Ombra mai fu" (Act 1) - Rolando Villazn, Gabrieli Players, Paul McCreesh
14. "Ev'ry Valley shall be exalted" (Pt. 1) - Howard Crook, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
15. 4. Alleluia (Original Version 1773) - Barbara Bonney, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
16. In The Bleak Midwinter - Arr. by Mack Wilberg - Bryn Terfel, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Tecwyn Evans
17. Ave Maria, piena di grazia (Act 4) - Anna Netrebko, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Claudio Abbado
18. No.4 Aria Alto: " Bereite dich, Zion" (Part One - For the first Day of Christmas) - Anne Sofie von Otter, Anthony Robson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
Disco 2
1. Once In Royal David's City - St. Paul's Cathedral Choir, Nathaniel Morley, Simon Johnson, Andrew Carwood
2. O Come All Ye Faithful - St. Paul's Cathedral Choir, Simon Johnson, Andrew Carwood
3. Arr. David Willcocks 1919- - Christopher Herrick, Simon Preston, The Choir Of Westminster Abbey
4. In The Bleak Midwinter - St. Paul's Cathedral Choir, Andrew Carwood
5. O Little Town Of Bethlehem - The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Andrew Davis, David Willcocks
6. Arr.John Rutter - Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Orchestra of Clare College, Cambridge, John Rutter
7. Original Version - Dresdner Kreuzchor, Matthias Jung
8. Still, weil's Kindlein schlafen will - Brass Ensemble of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
9. Arr. David Willcocks 1919- - The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, David Willcocks
10. Adventi ének (Veni, Veni Emmanuel) - Dresdner Kreuzchor
11. Arr. G.R. Woodward - The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, Simon Preston
12. Gaudete - St. Paul's Cathedral Choir, Andrew Carwood
13. Arr. Donald Fraser - Dresdner Kreuzchor
14. There Is No Rose Of Swych Vertu - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh
15. Arr. H. Walford Davies 1869-1941 - The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, Simon Preston
16. Arr. D. Willcocks - The Bach Choir, The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, David Corkhill, John Scott, David Willcocks
17. A Shepherd's Carol - The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, Simon Preston
18. Maria durch ein Dornwald ging - Dresdner Kreuzchor
19. Arr. Charles Wood 1866-1926 - Simon Preston, The Choir Of Westminster Abbey
20. 4. Unser lieben Frauen Traum (Original Version) - Thomanerchor Leipzig, Georg Christoph Biller
21. Birjina gaztettobat zegoen - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh
22. Jesus Christ The Apple Tree - The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, Simon Preston
23. 3. Nachtlied (Original Version) - Thomanerchor Leipzig, Georg Christoph Biller
Disco 3
1. 1. Rondeau 1st movement of Suite No.1 (arr. Friedrich Held) - Hannes Lubin, Wolfgang Lubin, Bernhard Lubin, Norbert Schmitt, Simon Preston
2. No.10 Sinfonia (Part Two - For the second Day of Christmas) - English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
3. 1. Vivace - Grave. Arcate, sostenuto e come stà (Original Version) - The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
4. 2. Allegro (Original Version) - The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
5. 3. Adagio - Allegro - Adagio (Original Version) - The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
6. 4. Vivace (Original Version) - The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
7. 5. Allegro (Original Version) - The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
8. 6. Pastorale: Largo (Original Version) - The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
9. Pifa Pastoral Symphony (Pt. 1) - The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
10. 2. Air (Original Version) - The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
11. Nuit (Original Version) - Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski
12. 1. Allegro non molto (Original Version) - Gidon Kremer, Leslie Pearson, London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado
13. 2. Largo (Original Version) - Gidon Kremer, Leslie Pearson, London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado
14. 3. Allegro (Original Version) - Gidon Kremer, Leslie Pearson, London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado
15. Original Version - Gabrieli Players, Paul McCreesh
16. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring (Arr. Guillermo Figueroa) - Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
17. 1. Vous qui désirez sans fin (Original Version) - The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
18. 2. A la venue de Noël (Original Version) - The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
19. 3. Or nous dites, Marie (Original Version) - The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
20. 4. Où s'en vont ces gais bergers? (Original Version) - The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
21. Nr. 15 - "In dulci jubilo" (Eingerichtet für Blechbläser von Hans-Dieter Schwarz) - Brass Ensemble of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Disco 4
1. No.1 Chorus: "Jauchzet, frohlocket" (Part One - For the first Day of Christmas) - The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
2. "For Unto Us A Child Is Born" (Pt. 1) - The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert Choir
3. 34. In dulci jubilo (Polyhymnia Caduceatrix et Panegyrica) - Susan Hemington Jones, Tessa Bonner, Mark le Brocq, Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Consort, Boy's Choir Of Roskilde Cathedral
4. A Spotless Rose - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh
5. Virga Jesse (Motet) - Dresdner Kreuzchor
6. Original Version - The Choir of the Temple Church, Stephen Layton
7. The Darkness Is No Darkness - Voces8
8. Beschluss: Dank sagen wir alle Gott... (Version ARCHIV-Recording) - Gabrieli Consort, Gabrieli Players, Paul McCreesh, Boy's Choir Of Roskilde Cathedral, Kristian Olesen, Finn Evald
9. "Hallelujah" (Pt. 2) - The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert Choir
10. Resonet in Laudibus à 5 - Alexander Blachly, Pomerium
11. Motet "Hodie Christus natus est" - Sistine Chapel Choir, Massimo Palombella
12. Quem vidistis pastores (Original Version) - Dresdner Kreuzchor, Matthias Jung
13. God Is With Us (A Christmas Proclamation) - Andrew Rupp, The Choir of the Temple Church, The Holst Singers, Ian Le Grice, Stephen Layton
14. Chorus: "Magnificat" (Original Version) - Mnchener Bach-Orchester, Karl Richter, Mnchener Bach-Chor
15. As dew in Aprille (Original Version) - The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Rachel Masters, Stephen Cleobury
16. 1. Chorus "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" Choir (Original Version) - English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir
17. Communion Motet: "Uns ist ein Kindlein heut geborn" - Musae Sioniae VI - Sarah Pendlebury, Hannelore Devaere, Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Consort
18. Original Version - Dresdner Kreuzchor
Disco 5
1. Orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett +1988 - Bryn Terfel, Philharmonia Orchestra, Paul Daniel
2. Arrangement: Annette Isserlis - Anne Sofie von Otter, Ulf Forsberg, Markus Leoson
3. O Holy Night - Luciano Pavarotti, The National Philharmonic Orchestra, Kurt Herbert Adler
4. Shepherd's Pipe Carol (Adapted By Chris Hazell) - Bryn Terfel, Crdydd, Sioned James, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Tecwyn Evans
5. Arr. Ion Marin - Cheryl Studer, London Symphony Orchestra, Ion Marin
6. Arr. David Cullen 1941- - Kiri Te Kanawa, London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra, Carl Davis
7. Carol Of The Bells - St. Paul's Cathedral Choir, Andrew Carwood
8. Arr. Douglas Gamley 1924-1998 - Joan Sutherland, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
9. arranged by Patrick Kerber - Los Romeros
10. Mary's Boy Child - Arr. by David Cullen & Chris Hazell - Bryn Terfel, Crdydd, Sioned James, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Tecwyn Evans
11. Arrangement: Svante Henryson - Anne Sofie von Otter, Gran Danielsson, Mogens Rasmussen, Leif Henrickson, Markus Leoson
12. Arr. Mischa Maisky - Mischa Maisky, Pavel Gililov
13. 1. Miniature Overture (Original Version) - Berliner Philharmoniker, Mstislav Rostropovich
14. 2a. March (Original Version) - Berliner Philharmoniker, Mstislav Rostropovich
15. 2b. Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy (Original Version) - Berliner Philharmoniker, Mstislav Rostropovich
16. 2c. Russian Dance Trepak (Original Version) - Berliner Philharmoniker, Mstislav Rostropovich
17. 2d. Arabian Dance Coffee (Original Version) - Berliner Philharmoniker, Mstislav Rostropovich
18. 2e. Chinese Dance Tea (Original Version) - Berliner Philharmoniker, Mstislav Rostropovich
19. 2f. Dance of the Reed-Pipes Mirlitons (Original Version) - Berliner Philharmoniker, Mstislav Rostropovich
20. 3. Waltz Of The Flowers (Original Version) - Berliner Philharmoniker, Mstislav Rostropovich
