Karajan Decca Recordings

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Annotation

The Decca Recordings collection within the Karajan complete recordings box set.

Annotation last modified on 2018-12-06 02:24 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (Arr. Meyer)
choir vocals:
Wiener Großstadtkinderchor (in 1961-06) and Wiener Singverein (in 1961-06)
soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price (soprano) (in 1961-06)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) and Members of the Wiener Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1961-06)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1961-06)
arranger:
Friedrich Meyer (composer, bandleader)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1961-06)
recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Franz Xaver Gruber3:40
2Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Arr. Meyer)
choir vocals:
Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde (in 1961-06) and Wiener Großstadtkinderchor (in 1961-06)
soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price (soprano) (in 1961-06)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) and Members of the Wiener Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1961-06)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1961-06)
chorus master:
Reinhold Schmidt (chorusmaster, composer)
arranger:
Friedrich Meyer (composer, bandleader)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1961-06)
recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1739)
additional composer:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1840)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 26)
Felix Mendelssohn2:30
3We Three Kings of Orient are (Arr. Meyer)
choir vocals:
Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde (in 1961-06) and Wiener Großstadtkinderchor (in 1961-06)
soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price (soprano) (in 1961-06)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) and Members of the Wiener Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1961-06)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1961-06)
chorus master:
Reinhold Schmidt (chorusmaster, composer)
arranger:
Friedrich Meyer (composer, bandleader)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1961-06)
recording of:
We Three Kings
lyricist and composer:
John Henry Hopkins, Jr. (composer, “We Three Kings”)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24751)
John Henry Hopkins, Jr.2:58
4Angels we have heard on high (Arr. Meyer)
choir vocals:
Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde (in 1961-06) and Wiener Großstadtkinderchor (in 1961-06)
soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price (soprano) (in 1961-06)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) and Members of the Wiener Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1961-06)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1961-06)
chorus master:
Reinhold Schmidt (chorusmaster, composer)
arranger:
Friedrich Meyer (composer, bandleader)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1961-06)
recording of:
Angels We Have Heard on High
lyricist:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
James Chadwick (bishop) (in 1862)
version of:
Les Anges dans nos campagnes
[anonymous]1:29
5O Tannenbaum (Arr. Friedrich Meyer)
choir vocals:
Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde (in 1961-06) and Wiener Großstadtkinderchor (in 1961-06)
soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price (soprano) (in 1961-06)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) and Members of the Wiener Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1961-06)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1961-06)
chorus master:
Reinhold Schmidt (chorusmaster, composer)
arranger:
Friedrich Meyer (composer, bandleader)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1961-06)
recording of:
O Tannenbaum (O Fir Tree, original German version)
lyricist:
Ernst Anschütz (in 1824)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (from 1500 until 1600)
version of:
Es lebe hoch der Zimmermannsgeselle
[anonymous]1:51
6God rest ye merry, gentlemen (Arr. Meyer)
choir vocals:
Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde (in 1961-06) and Wiener Großstadtkinderchor (in 1961-06)
soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price (soprano) (in 1961-06)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) and Members of the Wiener Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1961-06)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1961-06)
chorus master:
Reinhold Schmidt (chorusmaster, composer)
arranger:
Friedrich Meyer (composer, bandleader)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1961-06)
recording of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (traditional, no arrangement credits here)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 394)
[anonymous]2:27
7It Came Upon A Midnight Clear (Arr. Friedrich Meyer)
choir vocals:
Wiener Großstadtkinderchor (in 1961-06) and Wiener Singverein (in 1961-06)
soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price (soprano) (in 1961-06)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) and Members of the Wiener Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1961-06)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1961-06)
arranger:
Friedrich Meyer (composer, bandleader)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1961-06)
recording of:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (carol version)
lyricist:
Edmund Sears
composer:
Richard Storrs Willis
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 29)
is based on:
CAROL (hymn tune)
is based on:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (poem)
Richard Storrs Willis1:49
8Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her, BWV 769 (Arr. Meyer)
choir vocals:
Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde (in 1961-06) and Wiener Großstadtkinderchor (in 1961-06)
soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price (soprano) (in 1961-06)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) and Members of the Wiener Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1961-06)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1961-06)
chorus master:
Reinhold Schmidt (chorusmaster, composer)
arranger:
Friedrich Meyer (composer, bandleader)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1961-06)
recording of:
Canonische Veränderungen: Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her, BWV 769
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 769)
Johann Sebastian Bach4:01
9Sweet little Jesus Boy (Arr. MacGimsey)
choir vocals:
Wiener Großstadtkinderchor (in 1961-06) and Wiener Singverein (in 1961-06)
soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price (soprano) (in 1961-06)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) and Members of the Wiener Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1961-06)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1961-06)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1961-06)
Johann Sebastian Bach3:03
10"Ellens Gesang III", D839 (Arr. Carlo Sabatini (1924-))
choir vocals:
Wiener Großstadtkinderchor (in 1961-06) and Wiener Singverein (in 1961-06)
soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price (soprano) (in 1961-06)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) and Members of the Wiener Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1961-06)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1961-06)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1961-06)
recording of:
Ave Maria, D. 839 (Schubert; catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
arrangement of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
Franz Schubert5:23
11O holy night (Minuit chrétien) (English text: J.S.Dwight (1813-93). Arr. Johann Totzauer (-1987))
choir vocals:
Wiener Großstadtkinderchor (in 1961-06) and Wiener Singverein (in 1961-06)
soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price (soprano) (in 1961-06)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) and Members of the Wiener Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1961-06)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1961-06)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1961-06)
recording of:
O Holy Night
lyricist:
John Sullivan Dwight (in 1855)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (composer) (in 1847)
translated version of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
Adolphe Adam4:25
12Ave Maria, CG 89a: arr. from Bach's Prelude No.1 BWV 846 (Arr. Carlo Sabatini (1924-))
choir vocals:
Wiener Großstadtkinderchor (in 1961-06) and Wiener Singverein (in 1961-06)
soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price (soprano) (in 1961-06)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) and Members of the Wiener Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1961-06)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1961-06)
arranger:
Carlo Sabatini
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1961-06)
recording of:
Ave Maria (catch-all for arrangements of the Bach / Gounod work)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer)
publisher:
Lam Larghetto Music (from 1993 to present)
arrangement of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
Charles‐François Gounod2:38
13Exsultate, jubilate, K.165 (Original Version 1773): IV. Alleluia
producer:
John Culshaw
choir vocals:
Wiener Großstadtkinderchor (in 1961-06) and Wiener Singverein (in 1961-06)
soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price (soprano) (in 1961-06)
orchestra:
Members of the Wiener Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1961-06) and Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1961-06)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1961-06)
balance engineer:
Gordon Parry (engineer) (in 1961-06)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1961-06)
recording of:
Exsultate, jubilate, K. 158a/165: IV. Alleluia (in 1961-06)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
part of:
Exsultate, jubilate, K. 158a/165
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:02