Christmas music from the 17th and 18th centuries.
Francesco Durante (1684-1755)
1. Pastorale “Cito Pastores”
Performers: Monica Piccinini, soprano. Ursula Eittinger, alto. Alberto te Doest, tenor. Thilo Dahlmann, bass. Die Kölner Akademie conducted by Michael Alexander Willens
(CD label: CPO Nr.777734-2)
Anonymous (late 17th century)
2. Sonata ‘Wie schön leuchtet die Morgenstern’ (MS in XIV Minoritenkonvent Wien).
Performers: The Illyria Consort conducted by Bojan Čičić
(CD label: Delphian nr. DCD34278)
Werner Fabricius (1683-1760)
3. Aria in Festo Nativitatis Christi – O liebes Kind (From ‘Geistliche Arien, Dialogen und Concerten’, Leipzig 1662)
Performers: La Protezione della Musica, conducted by Jeroen Fina.
(CD label: Arcantus Nr. ARC 22042)
Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel (1690-1749)
4. Christmas Cantata: ‘Ich sehe den Himmel offen’
Performers: Britta Schwarz, mezzo-soprano. Henning Voss, countertenor. Jan Kobov, tenor. Klaus Mertens, bass. Weimarer Barockensemble conducted by Ludger Rémy
(CD label: CPO No. 999668-2)
Supplement:
Michelle Corrette (1707-1795).
5. from Symphonie des noëls, no. II:
– I. Allegro “Ou s’en vont ces gais bergers?
Performers: Arion Baroque Orchestra
(CD label: Early Music Productions No. EMCCD7768)
