Christmas CATALOGUE 2020 Christmas with Naxos Music Group Christmas is one of the most richly celebrated seasons around the world. While its focus rests on just a few days of the year, the wealth of music that has been written to mark its spirit and story is astonishingly plentiful and varied. Musicians continue to be inspired by the message of Christmas: in the following pages you will find examples of contemporary choral works by British composers John Tavener, James MacMillan and Sasha Johnson Manning alongside the established masterpieces of composers such as J.S. Bach, Handel and Berlioz. The Christmas story has also been recorded in opera, ballet and instrumental music, in a range of expression that runs from piety to jollity. Easy-listening compilations are well represented in the listings, including regional collections and the gamut of carols that are annual favourites, heard either in the splendour of Europe’s historic cathedrals or in the local community. This newly updated catalogue features a wealth of Christmas titles from all the labels from the Naxos Music Group. We hope our catalogue will serve you with music that is both comfortingly familiar and refreshingly novel. May you spend a very happy Christmas with Naxos. Contents NAXOS Listing by Composer .............................................................................................................................. 4 Collections .............................................................................................................................................. 8 NAXOS Audiovisual ...............................................................................................................................12 Altissimo ............................................................................................................................................... 13 ARC Music ............................................................................................................................................ 14 BelAir Classiques ................................................................................................................................. 14 Capriccio............................................................................................................................................... 15 Dynamic................................................................................................................................................ 20 Marco Polo ........................................................................................................................................... 20 NXN Recordings ................................................................................................................................... 20 Oehms Classics.................................................................................................................................... 20 Ondine .................................................................................................................................................. 22 Opus Arte.............................................................................................................................................. 27 Prophone .............................................................................................................................................. 28 Proprius ................................................................................................................................................ 28 Swedish Society ................................................................................................................................... 30 SWR Classic ......................................................................................................................................... 30 Vox ...................................................................................................................................................... 31 2 The Perfect Christmas Gift from Naxos Music Group Here are our picks of the top gift ideas for your loved ones: 100 Christmas Classics Christmas Carols Christmas Songs Capriccio SWR Classic NXN Recordings C7331 [5 Discs] SWR19094CD NXN5001 BEETHOVEN ‘My First’ MONTEVERDI Complete Edition Classical Albums Complete Madrigals Naxos 8.500250 Naxos 8.509003 Naxos 8.501505 [90-Disc Boxed Set] [9-Disc Boxed Set] [15-Disc Boxed Set] Heaven Full of Stars Vienna Boys’ Choir sing JOULU Naxos 8.574179 Sacred Choral Music Nyt tähtitarhoihin laulu soi Capriccio C7317 Ondine ODE1257-2 [7 Discs] TCHAIKOVSKY Classical Music for Children DONIZETTI The Nutcracker Live from Snape Maltings L’ange di Nisida Opus Arte Naxos 2.110399 [DVD] Dynamic DYN-37848 [DVD] OA1248D [DVD] NBD0102V [Blu-ray] DYN-57848 [Blu-ray] 3 ANDERSON, Leroy (1908–1975) ■ Sleigh Ride & Other Holiday Favorites BBC Concert Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin ............................................................................................................8.559621 UPC: 0636943962121 BACH, Johann Sebastian (1685–1750) ■ Christmas Cantatas: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland • Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn! • Schwingt freudig euch empor Aradia Ensemble / Kevin Mallon ..........................................................................................................................8.554825 UPC: 0636943482520 ■ Christmas Oratorio Ingrid Kertesi, Soprano / Judit Németh, Alto / József Mukk, Tenor / Janos Tóth, Bass / Hungarian Radio Choir / Failoni CO / Géza Oberfrank ...................................................................................8.550428-30 [3 CDs] UPC: 0730099542821 ■ Christmas Oratorio (Highlights) Ingrid Kertesi, Soprano / Judit Németh, Alto / József Mukk, Tenor / Janos Tóth, Bass / Hungarian Radio Choir / Failoni CO / Géza Oberfrank .......................................................................................8.554508 UPC: 0636943450826 ■ Christmas Oratorio [2 CDs] Julia Kleiter, Soprano / Katharina Magiera, Alto / Georg Poplutz, Tenor / Thomas E. Bauer, Bass / Bachchor Mainz / Bachorchester Mainz / Ralf Otto ................................................8.574001-02 UPC: 747313400171 ■ Magna Sequentia III – A Contemplative Suite [Digital Exclusive] Sonia Rubinsky, Piano............................................................................................................................................9.70280 UPC: 730099728010 ■ Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 (+HELMSCHROTT, R.M.) Mira Graczyk, Anna Karmasin, Sophia Körber, Siri Karoline Thornhill, Soprano / Theresa Holzhauser, Florence Losseau, Alto / Markus Schäfer, Robert Sellier, Tenor / Niklas Mallmann, Andreas Mattersberger, Bass / Theona Gubba-Chkheidze, Violin / Giedrė Šiaulytė, Harp / Robert M. Helmschrott, Piano / Stefan Blum, Percussion ..............................................8.579049 UPC: 747313904976 BERLIOZ, Hector (1803–1869) ■ L’Enfance du Christ (The Childhood of Christ): Sacred Trilogy, Op. 25 [2 CDs] Michèle Lagrange, Soprano / Jean-Luc Viala, Narrator / Michel Piquemal, Antoine Garcin, Jean-Louis Serre, Baritone / Fernand Bernardi, Bass / Etienne Vandier, Tenor / Ile de France Vittoria Regional Choir / Lille NO / Jean-Claude Casadesus ....................................................8.553650-51 UPC: 0730099465021 CALDARA, Antonio (1670–1736) ■ Christmas Cantata (Vaticini di Pace) (+Sinfonias Nos. 5 & 6) Aradia Ensemble / Kevin Mallon ..........................................................................................................................8.553772 UPC: 0730099477222 CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO, Mario (1895–1968) ■ Evangélion (The Story of Jesus) Alessandro Marangoni, Piano ..............................................................................................................................8.573316 UPC: 747313331673 CHARPENTIER, Marc-Antoine (1643–1704) ■ Messe de Minuit pour Noël (+Te Deum) Aradia Ensemble / Kevin Mallon ..........................................................................................................................8.557229 UPC: 0747313222926 4 CHRISTMAS WITH NAXOS NAXOS – Listing by Composer ■ Noëls and Christmas Motets, Vol. 1 – Noëls • In nativitatem Domini canticum • Canticum in nativitatem • Domini Canticum in nativitatem Domini • Chanson, from In nativitatem Domini canticum Aradia Ensemble / Kevin Mallon ..........................................................................................................................8.554514 UPC: 0636943451427 ■ Noëls and Christmas Motets, Vol. 2 – Dialogus inter angelos et pastores Judeae in nativitatem Domini • In nativitatem Domini canticum • Noël: Un flambeau, Janette, Isabelle! Aradia Ensemble / Kevin Mallon ..........................................................................................................................8.557036 UPC: 0747313203628 CHILCOTT, Bob (b. 1955) ■ The Rose in the Middle of Winter Carols by Bob Chilcott (+GRUBER) Commotio / Matthew Berry ...................................................................................................................................8.573159 UPC: 747313315970 FRY, William Henry (1813–1864) ■ Santa Claus Symphony Royal Scottish NO / Tony Rowe ...........................................................................................................................8.559057 UPC: 0636943905722 HANDEL, George Frideric (1685–1759) ■ Messiah (1751 Version) [2 CDs] Henry Jenkinson, Otta Jones, Robert Brooks, Trebles / Iestyn Davies, Counter-tenor