Christmas Meditation, Vol. 3
Last updated: 22.11.22
1. Ave Maria for voice & orchestra (or piano) (after Bach) by Charles Gounod
2. Work(s) Unspecified Siciliano for flute & harpsichord by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Classical Collegium Players
3. Schlaf, Mein Kindelein by Michael Praetorius
Conducted by Hans-Joachim Rotzsch
4. Serse (Xerxes), opera, HWV 40 Largo by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Budapest Strings
5. Chorale for organ ("Herzlich lieb hab ich dich, o Herr") by Johann Ludwig Krebs
Performed by Frank Berger, Hans-Dieter Weber
6. Vesperae solennes de confessore for soloists, chorus, & orchestra, K. 339 Laudate Dominum by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra with Maria Zadori, conducted by Ivan Fischer
7. Water Music Suites Nos 1 - 3 for orchestra, HWV 348 - 350 Air by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Budapest Strings
8. Divertimento in B flat major, Op. 7/5 Lento by
Giovanni Bononcini
Eckart Haupt, Christine Schornsheim, Siegfried Pank
9. O admirabile commercium, Christmas Motet: Gregorian Chant
10. Dovehouse Pavan by Alfonso (ii) Ferrabosco
Performed by
Ludwig Guttler Brass Ensemble
11. Partita for lute in C minor, BWV 997 Sarabande by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Jurgen Rost, Monika Rost
12. Caro mio ben by Tommaso Giordani
Performed by Budapest Strings
13. Harpsichord Concerto No. 4 in A major (or for oboe d'amore) BWV 1055 Larghetto (Oboe d'Amore version) by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Burkhard Glaetzner, New Leipzig Bach Collegium Musicum, conducted by Max Pommer
14. Water Music Suite, No.3 for orchestra in G major, HWV 350 Minuet by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Budapest Strings
15. Concerto for harpsichord & orchestra in A major Larghetto by Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf
Performed by Berlin Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Peter Wohlert