Sara Macliver, soprano Winchester College Chapel Choir Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra William Lacey, conductor Recorded live at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall, 22-23 December 2004
Picture format: NTSC 4:3 Sound format: PCM Stereo / AC3 5.1 / DTS Region code: 0 (all) Booklet notes: English, German (sung text included) Running time: 102 mins No. of DVDs: 1
* This selection of music for Christmas brings together East and West in the collaboration of Winchester College Chapel Choir and the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. Recorded live in Hong Kong in December 2004, this disc features a selection of perennial favourites from the Baroque period, including Bach cantatas and Handel’s Messiah, and three exquisite modern carols.
Chapter 2: From Praetorius to Weir Michael Praetorius: Come, thou Redeemer of the earth Richard Rodney Bennett: Out of your sleep John Tavener: The Lamb Judith Weir: Illuminare, Jerusalem
Chapter 3: O Come All Ye Faithful Anonymous, arr. Willcocks: O come all ye faithful
Chapter 4: Works by Johann Sebastian Bach Sinfonia from Cantata, BWV 42 Kyrie from Mass in G, BWV 236 'Herr, der du stark and mächtig bist' from Cantata, BWV 10 'Jesus bleibet meine Freude' from Cantata, BWV 147
Chapter 5: George Frideric Handel: Concerto Grosso in F, Op. 6 No. 2
Chapter 6: G.F. Handel: Messiah (excerpts)
Chapter 7: Joy to the World and The First Noel Lowell Mason, arr. Rutter: Joy to the World Anonymous: The First Noel