Classical Music Discoveries

The darling story of Fritz the Reindeer and how he and his elf-handler, Candy Cane, overcome personal insecurities and bullying,This original story is by Ken Hedgecock from an idea by his son, Daniel Hedgcock.Music performances by members of the Hedgecock family.The actors are from the Hedgecock family.

MacFarlane and Gillies have brought their bright chemistry and shared love of jazz and the Great American Songbook to a series of exciting collaborations, including their 2021 EP, Songs from Home. We Wish You The Merriest is sure to delight fans of both artists, as they showcase their musical prowess on timeless classics like "Here Comes Santa Claus" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas."Says MacFarlane of their latest collaboration: “I’ve had the privilege of working with a lot of world-class jazz vocalists throughout my career, and Liz Gillies is among the very best of the best. We had a blast recording what we can promise is the most fun holiday album you’ll hear this season.”Adds Gillies, “After collaborating for nearly a decade, I was beyond thrilled when Seth came to me with the idea of recording a holiday record. Our first official record. There is no one I know who possesses a deeper knowledge and appreciation for this era of music than Seth.”We Wish You The Merriest follows in the tradition of the Bing Crosby-Rosemary Clooney duet collections that both MacFarlane and Gillies have long admired. The album also serves as a delightful return to holiday music for MacFarlane, who previously showcased his baritone voice in his acclaimed 2014 album, Holiday for Swing, which debuted at #1 on the iTunes Jazz Charts and New Release Jazz pages.Track List:1. Happy Holiday 2. Frosty the Snowman 3. Here Comes Santa Claus 4. Sleigh Ride 5. The Christmas Song 6. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 7. That Holiday Feeling8. Winter Wonderland 9. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 10. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 11. Christmas Time All Over the World 12. A Holly Jolly Christmas 13. We Wish You The Merriest  Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) [email protected] This album is broadcast with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).

Lise Davidsen, the most in-demand soprano in the world right now, releases her new album, ‘Christmas From Norway’ via Decca Classics out now! Hailed as “The living, breathing meteor of the current opera world” (The i Paper), Lise’s forthcoming album presents a delightful and personally-selected collection of traditional Norwegian Christmas music and classic festive favorites, spreading the warm glow of the Scandinavian Christmas spirit. Reflecting on the project, the soprano expresses her long-standing desire to create this album. Lise says, “For Scandinavians, Christmas serves as a beacon of light in the midst of a lengthy winter. Perhaps that is why we embrace it so wholeheartedly.”# Artist and Track Title Time  1. Lise Davidsen, Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Christian Eggen - O Helga Natt (Arr. Gamley & Hazell) 04:53  2. Lise Davidsen, Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Christian Eggen - No. 1, Weihnachten (Arr. Mackerras) 02:49  3. Lise Davidsen, Norwegian National Opera Children's Choir, Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Christian Eggen - Silent Night (Arr. Cullen) 04:04  4. Lise Davidsen, Norwegian National Opera Children's Choir - Jul, jul, strålande jul (Arr. Eggen) 02:37  5. Lise Davidsen, Norwegian National Opera Children's Choir, Norwegian Soloists Choir, Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Christian Eggen - Deilig er Jorden (Arr. Eggen) 03:52  6. Lise Davidsen, Ingvild Habbestad, Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Christian Eggen - Mitt hjerte alltid vanker (Arr. Eggen) 04:37  7. Lise Davidsen, Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Christian Eggen - Julvisa, Op. 1 No. 4 (Arr. Eggen) 03:00  8. Lise Davidsen, Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Christian Eggen - X. Jesu bleibet meine freunde (Arr. Hazell) 02:55  9. Lise Davidsen, Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Christian Eggen - No. 52, Mariä Wiegenlied 02:25  10. Lise Davidsen, Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Christian Eggen - Ave Maria, CG 89a (After J.S. Bach: Prelude in C Major, BWV 846) [Arr. Sabatini] 02:48  11. Lise Davidsen, Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Christian Eggen - No. 25, Schlafendes Jesuskind 04:01  12. Lise Davidsen, Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Christian Eggen - The First Noel (Arr. Henderson) 02:55  13. Lise Davidsen, Norwegian Soloists Choir, Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Christian Eggen - O Come All Ye Faithful (Arr. Gamley & Hazell) 04:23  14. Lise Davidsen, Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Christian Eggen - O Holy Night (Arr. Gamley & Hazell)

Announcing the re-release of Cor Christmas with an added track, (Arabian Dance from “The Nutcracker”). A collection of sacred and secular carols featuring the soulful sound of the English horn, performed by Saint Louis Symphony Solo English horn player Cally Banham, this album presents a varied journey through popular Christmas tunes, created in a fusion of classical and jazz styles and reimagined in new and sonorous arrangements! Featured on the album are Banham’s own ensemble Cortango, Adam Maness Trio, Trombones of the Saint Louis Symphony, harpist Allegra Lilly and percussionist William James.TracksWhite ChristmasCarol of the BellsIn the Bleak MidwinterChristmas Time is HereI've Got My Love to Keep Me WarmSilent NightLittle Drummer BoyDo You Hear What I HearWexford CarolBring a Torch, Jeanette, IsabellaLo, How a Rose E're BloomingIn Dulci JubiloComfort YeClassical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) [email protected] This album is broadcast with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).

Rising star composer, conductor, and orchestrator, Vincent Oppido announces his new musical setting for the evergreen seasonal Christmas newspaper editorial, 'Yes, Virginia! There Is A Santa Claus'.  He presents here two options for enjoying the work - a purely orchestral version alongside a narrated version, featuring the voice talent of Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin and child narrator, Chloe Izzo. The track was recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra with Oppido conducting and was recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London.1. Yes, Virginia! There is a Santa Claus (Narrated Version)2. Yes, Virginia! There is a Santa Claus (Instrumental Version)Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) [email protected] This album is broadcast with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).

Known for arresting visuals that showcase his inimitable performance style, HAUSER is set to deliver a cinematic companion to his first-ever holiday album. Making its debut today is the first installment in an eventual forty-minute Christmas movie featuring HAUSER performing his Christmas renditions. Entitled Christmas Part I, the video features HAUSER performing album tracks “O Holy Night,” “The Christmas Song,” “Silent Night” and “Angels We Have Heard on High” in his native Croatia, providing a storybook setting perfect for his gorgeous takes on the season’s favorite melodies.TRACKLISTING 1. The First Noël2. White Christmas3. Carol of the Bells4. O Little Town of Bethlehem5. O Holy Night6. Silent Night7. Angels We Have Heard on High8. The Christmas Song9. I'll Be Home for Christmas10. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas11. The Little Drummer Boy12. Adeste Fideles13. Laudate Dominum14. Amazing Grace Help support our show by purchasing this album  at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) [email protected] This album is broadcasted with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).

Il Giustino RV 717 is a 1724 opera by Vivaldi set to a libretto by Nicolò Beregan, also set by Albinoni and Handel. The opera was composed for the 1724 carnival season in Rome and premiered at the Teatro Capranica.The aria of Anastasio, Vedrò con mio diletto, has become a famous piece sung at concerts and on recordings by countertenors such as Philippe Jaroussky and Jakub Józef Orliński and by contraltos as Sonia Prina. Sinfonia of Act I, Scene V, is also used by Vivaldi as the main motif of the first movement of La Primavera ("Spring") from his concerti The Four Seasons.The opera was revived in modern times in 1985 in a production directed by Alan Curtis and performed at the Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza, at the Opéra Royal of the Palace of Versailles, and at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice. According to data reported by Le magazine de l'opéra baroque, a subsequent performance in concert form was held at the Mégaron Musikis in Athens in 2007, while a further revival on stage, for a total of twelve performances, took place, between 2008 and 2009, at the Oldenburgisches Staatstheater.In July 2018, a concert performance was given at the Festival International d'Opéra Baroque de Beaune — with the Accademia Bizantina conducted by Ottavio Dantone. In August 2018, a full costume version of Il Giustino, directed by Deda Cristina Colonna and conducted by Peter Spissky and the Camerata Øresund, figured as one of the central pieces in the Næstved Early Music Festival.

Joined by the VOCES8 Foundation Choir and Orchestra conducted by Barnaby Smith, internationally acclaimed, Grammy-nominated ensemble VOCES8 is pleased to announce the release of its new album 'A Choral Christmas' on Decca Classics on 3 November. Capturing the essence of Christmas, the album is packed full of choral/orchestral world premieres and fresh arrangements of favorite carols, breathing new life into Holiday classics, and lending a luxurious, and contemporary cinematic sparkle to this year’s festive season. Tracklist1. Joy to the World *2. Away in a Manger *3. Chilcott: The Sleeping Child *4. O Come, All Ye Faithful *5. Davis: Magnificat: I. Magnificat anima mea *6. Davis: Magnificat: II. Shall I Rejoice *7. Davis: Magnificat: III. Et misericordia *8. Davis: Magnificat: IV. Deposuit *9. Davis: Magnificat: V. Gloria Patri *10. O Come, O Come Emmanuel *11. Silent Night *12. In Dulci Jubilo13. Gabriel's Message *14. Hewitt Jones: A Christmas Cracker15. Anderson: Sleigh Ride*World premiere works & arrangementsTracks 1, 2, 4, 10, 11 arranged by Taylor Scott DavisTrack 13 arranged by Jim ClementsTracks 2 and 11 featuring Jack Liebeck (violin)Help support our show by purchasing this album  at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) [email protected] album is broadcasted with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).

Merry Christmas from Classical Music Discoveries.We dig into the classics that tug at your heartstrings and conjure up Norman Rockwell paintings, rosy-cheeked Santa, Gingerbread cookies and houses, and the perfect snow scenes.The music will not be interrupted by promos.

This final installment of the organ compositions of Axel Ruoff (born in Stuttgart in 1957) presents two starkly contrasted sides of his musical personality: three of them, for voice and organ, are concerned with the spiritual – two even addressing head-on the issue of death itself – and are thus solemn and hieratic, whereas the concluding work is a whimsical, tongue-in-cheek set of variations on ‘Happy Birthday’, written as a present for Ruoff’s publisher on his 80th birthday.TracksMemento creatoris tui for baritone and organ (2001) (12:43)Messe basse for soprano and organ (2015) (21:15)I. Introitus (6:02)II. Kyrie (5:46)III. Sanctus (2:40)IV. Agnus Dei (6:47)In Hora Mortis. Sieben Totenlieder for medium voice and organ (2020) (28:31)No. 1, O bleibe treu den Toten (Storm) (7:31)No. 2, Lied der Toten (Werfel) (2:35)No. 3, O Herr, gib jedem seinen eignen Tod (Rilke) (3:55)No. 4, Vergiss mein nicht (von Knebel?, arttrib. Novalis) (3:39)No. 5, Ausgang (Fontane) (1:18)No. 6, Tiefstille (from Psalm 39, transl. Buber) (6:06)No. 7, Selig sind die Toten (Revelation 14:13)Happy Birthday. Variationen und Fuga grottesca (2019) (16:02)Thema (0:58)Var. 1: Ländler (1:45)Var. 2: Danse populaire (0:27)Var. 3: Marsch (2:26)Var. 4: Andante (0:48)Var. 5: Choral (1:02)Var. 6: Walzer (1:20)Var. 7: Galopp (0:44)Var. 8: Interludium (0:43)Var. 9: Polka (0:32)Var. 10: Grave (1:07)Fuga grottesca (4:10)Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) [email protected] This album is broadcast with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).