Eugene Ormandy - Silent Night - Japan 2 CD Bonus Track

Credits:

Eugene Ormandy

Description:

[Tower Records "Sony Classical" Special Selection 10th Season] For the past few years, "Tower Records "Sony Classical" Special Selection" has been reissuing many famous recordings of Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra every year. The Philadelphia Orchestra in his home country has also been reissued. The Philadelphia Orchestra has been praising this reissue, recognizing it as "an important project to revive their history in the present. The Philadelphia Orchestra has also praised this reissue, recognizing it as "an important project to revive their history to the present day. The "Glorious Sound of Christmas," released in 1962, is one of the best-selling Columbia recordings of Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra. Arthur Harris, the orchestra's resident arranger, made the most of the rich sound of the Phila. The success of this recording is coupled with a rare New York recording of "Christmas Festivals" two years later, plus two bonus tracks of Christmas music by the Cleveland Orchestra conducted by the extremely rare George Sell.New coupling. Recordings: March 29 & April 8, 1962, Town Hall, Philadelphia (1-14); August 13, 1964, Philharmonic Hall, New York City and August 24, 1964, Broadwood Hotel, Philadelphia (15-26); May 1966, Cleveland (27, 28)

Tracklisting:

1 HARK! THE HERALD ANGELS SING / Eugene Ormandy
2 O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM / Eugene Ormandy
3 JOY TO THE WORLD / Eugene Ormandy
4 O HOLY NIGHT (CANTIQUE DE NOEL) / Eugene Ormandy
5 O COME. O COME. EMMANUEL / Eugene Ormandy
6 GOD REST YE MERRY. GENTLEMEN / Eugene Ormandy
7 AVE MARIA / Eugene Ormandy
8 O COME. ALL YE FAITHFUL (ADESTE FIDELES) / Eugene Ormandy
9 THE FIRST NOEL / Eugene Ormandy
10 DECK THE HALL WITH BOUGHS OF HOLLY / Eugene Ormandy
11 O SANCTISSIMA (O DU FROHLICHE) / Eugene Ormandy
12 THE WORSHIP OF GOD / Eugene Ormandy
13 O COME. LITTLE CHILDREN / Eugene Ormandy
14 SILENT NIGHT. HOLY NIGHT / Eugene Ormandy
1 O TANNENBAUM / Eugene Ormandy
2 IT CAME UPON A MIDNIGHT CLEAR / Eugene Ormandy
3 LITTLE DRUMMER BOY / Eugene Ormandy
4 I WONDER AS I WANDER / Eugene Ormandy
5 FOR UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN FROM MESSIAH. HWV 56 / Eugene Ormandy
6 HERE WE GO A-CAROLING / Eugene Ormandy
7 GOOD KING WENCESLAS / Eugene Ormandy
8 AWAY IN A MANGER / Eugene Ormandy
9 JINGLE BELLS / Eugene Ormandy
10 WE THREE KINGS OF ORIENT ARE / Eugene Ormandy
11 HALLELUJAH CHORUS FROM MESSIAH. HWV 56 / Eugene Ormandy
12 WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS / Eugene Ormandy
13 DECK THE HALL WITH BOUGHS OF HOLLY / George Szell
14 JOY TO THE WORLD / George Szell
15 PATAPAN / George Szell
16 'SHEEP MAY SAFELY GRAZE' FROM CANTATA BWV 208 / Pablo Casals
17 'JESU. JOY OF MAN'S DESIRING' FROM CANTATA BWV 147 / Pablo Casals