Various Artists: Karajan: The Christmas Album LP

Available for the first time on 180-gram vinyl, Karajan‘s Christmas Album brings together selected recordings from his famous Baroque Christmas concerts with traditional Christmas carols with Leontyne Price. Featuring classics from Silent Night and O Tannenbaum to Tchaikovsky’s Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy and Vivaldi’s ‘Winter’, the collection offers the perfect soundtrack for the holiday season. Accompanied by the Berliner and Wiener Philharmoniker orchestras, a festive listening experience unfolds under the baton of Herbert von Karajan. Tracklist: Side A 1. Gruber: Silent Night 2. Tchaikovsky: March from The Nutcracker 3. Trad.: God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen 4. Locatelli: Pastorale. Andante from Concerto grosso op. 1 no. 8 5. Adam: O Holy Night (Minuit chrétien) 6. Corelli: Pastorale. Largo from Christmas Concerto op. 6 no. 8 7. Manfredini: Pastorale. Largo from Christmas Concerto op. 3 no. 12 Side B 1. Mendelssohn: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 2. Respighi: Siciliana from Ancient Airs and Dances for Lute, Suite III 3. Tchaikovsky: Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy from The Nutcracker 4. Vivaldi: Largo from “Winter” (The Four Seasons) 5. Eccard: Von Himmel hoch, da komm ich her 6. Bach / Gounod: Ave Maria 7. Tchaikovsky: Waltz of the Flowers from The Nutcracker 8. Mozart: Alleluja from Exsultate, jubilate K 165 9. Trad.: O Tannenbaum