Christmas in Morning After: Celebration in Brass

On this CD:

1. O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fidelis)
Composed by John Francis Wade
Performed by Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

2. Carol of the Bells
Composed by Mykola Dmytrovich Leontovych
Performed by Canadian Brass

3. We Three Kings of Orient Are
Composed by John Henry, Jr. Hopkins
Performed by Canadian Brass

4. The First Nowell
Composed by Christmas Traditional
Performed by Canadian Brass

5. Work(s) Medley for brass ensemble: Jingle Bells / Deck the Halls
Composed by Christmas Traditional
Performed by Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

6. Away in a Manger
Composed by William James Kirkpatrick
Performed by Canadian Brass

7. Good King Wenceslas, (Piae Cantiones, 1582)
Composed by Christmas Traditional
Performed by Canadian Brass

8. Cantata No. 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Michael Laird Brass Ensemble

9. The Holly and the Ivy
Composed by Christmas Traditional
Performed by Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

10. Gloucestershire Wassail (20th c., English)
Composed by Christmas Traditional
Performed by Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

11. Il est né, le divin enfant (French)
Composed by Christmas Traditional
Performed by Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

12. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 Nun seid ihr wohl gerochen
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

13. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 Ach, mein herzliebs jesulein
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

14. Nutcracker, ballet, Op.71 Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Canadian Brass

15. O come, O come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, emmanuel), carol
Composed by Christmas Traditional
Performed by Canadian Brass

16. I Wonder As I Wander (American)
Composed by Christmas Traditional
Performed by Canadian Brass

17. Cantata No. 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140 Sleepers Awake!
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Michael Laird Brass Ensemble

18. What Child Is This? (Greensleeves)
Composed by Christmas Traditional
Performed by Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

19. Hark! the Herald Angels Sing (adapted by W. H. Cummings from Mendelssohn's Festgesang for the Gutenberg Festival)
Composed by Felix Mendelssohn
Performed by Canadian Brass

20. Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (Silent Night)
Composed by Franz Xaver Gruber
Performed by Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

21. The Twelve Days of Christmas
Composed by Christmas Traditional
Performed by Canadian Brass

22. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56 Hallelujah
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Canadian Brass

23. We Wish You a Merry Christmas (English)
Composed by Christmas Traditional
Performed by Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

Tracks:

O Come, All Ye Faithful - Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
Carol Of The Bells - Canadian Brass
We Three Kings - Canadian Brass
The First Noel - Canadian Brass
Jingle Bells/Deck The Halls Medley - Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
Away In A Manger - Canadian Brass
Good King Wenceslas - Canadian Brass
Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - Michael Laird Brass Ensemble
The Holly And The Ivy - Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
Wassail Song - Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
Il Est Ne (He Was Born) - Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
Christmas Oratorio: Nun Seid Ihr Wohl Gerochen - Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
Christmas Oratorio: Ach, Mein Herzliebs Jesulein - Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
The Nutcracker: Dance Of The Sugar-Plum Fairy - Canadian Brass
O Come, O Come Emanuel - Canadian Brass
I Wonder As I Wander - Canadian Brass
Sleepers Awake! - Michael Laird Brass Ensemble
What Child Is This? - Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Canadian Brass
Silent Night - Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
The Twelve Days Of Christmas - Canadian Brass
Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus - Canadian Brass
We Wish You A Merry Christmas - Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

Customer Reviews:

A True Celebration in Brass.......2003-11-05

It somehow wouldn't be Christmas without hearing the carols and songs of the season played in all their glory on the instruments of the brass family. This album, Christmas in the Morning-A Celebration in Brass, is a wonderful compilation garnered from earlier recordings by the Canadian Brass, The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble and the Michael Laird Brass Ensemble. The Canadian Brass tracks are innovative arrangements played as only the Canadian Brass can. Their musicianship and showmanship are second to none. The Philip Jones tracks are from a now out of print album,Christmas Brass,released in 1982. Of particular interest on the original(which I have on vinyl)are four arrangements of carols by John Rutter. Three of those: O Come, All Ye Faithful, Wassail Song and We Wish You A Merry Christmas are included on the current CD. The arrangement of We Wish you A Merry Christmas is one of my favorites and is played with great enthusiasm.
I gave this album four stars, because the two tracks by Michael Laird Brass Ensemble are flat and uninspired, compared to the rest of the album. The only other flaw in an otherwise great album was inserting the Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy(Nutcracker) between two pieces from Bach's Christmas Oratorio and the advent hymn, O Come, O Come Emanuel. Tacky! Sugar Plum would have been better inserted next to Twelve Days of Christmas.

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