Christmas in Vienna VI
Encyclopedia
Christmas in Vienna VI is the seventh album in a series of Christmas
concerts recorded in Vienna
with Spanish tenor Plácido Domingo
. The concert that the recording comes from was the seventh Christmas in Vienna show that Domingo held since 1992, and the sixth concert recording to be released by Sony Classical. (The Erato label released the fourth Christmas in Vienna concert from 1995 that Domingo held with José Carreras
and Natalie Cole
.) Recorded in December 1998, it also includes the French singer Patricia Kaas
and the Mexican singer Alejandro Fernández
with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra
directed by Steven Mercurio. The album was released in September 1999.
Christmas Medley:
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
concerts recorded in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
with Spanish tenor Plácido Domingo
Plácido Domingo
Plácido Domingo KBE , born José Plácido Domingo Embil, is a Spanish tenor and conductor known for his versatile and strong voice, possessing a ringing and dramatic tone throughout its range...
. The concert that the recording comes from was the seventh Christmas in Vienna show that Domingo held since 1992, and the sixth concert recording to be released by Sony Classical. (The Erato label released the fourth Christmas in Vienna concert from 1995 that Domingo held with José Carreras
José Carreras
Josep Maria Carreras i Coll , better known as José Carreras , is a Spanish Catalan tenor particularly known for his performances in the operas of Verdi and Puccini...
and Natalie Cole
Natalie Cole
Natalie Maria Cole , is an American singer, songwriter and performer. The daughter of jazz legend Nat King Cole, Cole rode to musical success in the mid-1970s as an R&B artist with the hits "This Will Be ", "Inseparable" and "Our Love"...
.) Recorded in December 1998, it also includes the French singer Patricia Kaas
Patricia Kaas
Patricia Kaas is a French singer and actress.Kaas is a very successful French-speaking singer, with an International following...
and the Mexican singer Alejandro Fernández
Alejandro Fernández
Alejandro Fernández is a Mexican singer. Nicknamed as "El Potrillo" by the media and his fans, he has sold over 20 million albums worldwide. Alejandro is the son of the ranchera singer Vicente Fernández. He originally specialized in traditional, earthy forms of Mexican folk music, such as...
with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
-History:In 1900, Ferdinand Löwe founded the orchestra as the Wiener Concertverein . In 1913 it moved into the Konzerthaus, Vienna. In 1919 it merged with the Tonkünstler Orchestra. In 1933 it acquired its current name...
directed by Steven Mercurio. The album was released in September 1999.
Track-listing
- Announcing Christmas (Christian Kolonovits) - 2:48
- Y nos vamos pa' Belén (José M. Cano) - 3:02
- Leise rieselt der Schnee (Eduard Ebel) - 3:00
- Canción de cuna (para Jesús) (Samantha Domingo, Plácido Domingo Jr.Plácido Domingo Jr.Plácido Domingo Jr. , also known as Plácido and Plácido Jr., is a Mexican singer, songwriter, composer, and record producer.He was born in Mexico City, son of tenor and philanthropist Plácido Domingo...
) Orchestration by Juan J. ColomerJuan J. ColomerJuan José Colomer is a Spanish composer.- Personal life :Juan Colomer started his music studies at age 8 in his local music school, "Sociedad Musical de Alzira." He continued his studies in the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Valencia, where he graduated in trumpet & composition...
- 3:04 - Merry Christmas, Baby (Steven Krikorian, John Keller) - 4:11
- El niño del tambor (Katherine K. DavisKatherine K. DavisKatherine Kennicott Davis was a composer, pianist, and author of the famous Christmas tune "The Little Drummer Boy".-Biography:...
) - 4:26 - It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (Richard WillisRichard WillisRichard Willis may refer to:*Sir Richard Willis, 1st Baronet a Royalist officer during the English Civil War, and a double agent working for the Parliamentarians during the Interregnum...
, Edmund SearsEdmund SearsEdmund Hamilton Sears was an American Unitarian parish minister and author who wrote a number of theological works influencing 19th century liberal Protestants. Sears is known today primarily as the man who penned the words to "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" in 1849...
) - 2:34 - Here Is Christmas (Nancy WilsonNancy Wilson (guitarist)Nancy Lamoureux Wilson is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer who, with her older sister Ann and lead guitarist Roger Fisher, became the core of the Seattle/Vancouver rock band Heart.-Life and career:...
, Ann WilsonAnn WilsonAnn Dustin Wilson is an American musician, best known as the lead singer, flute player, songwriter, and occasional guitar player of the rock band Heart.-Personal life:...
, Richie Zito) - 4:26 - Amours Eternels (Midnight in Moscow) (Vassilji Solovjev-Sedoj, Philippe Bergman) - 4:23
- Blanca Navidad (Irving BerlinIrving BerlinIrving Berlin was an American composer and lyricist of Jewish heritage, widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in American history.His first hit song, "Alexander's Ragtime Band", became world famous...
) - 3:22 - Por el Valle de Rosas (Miguel Bernal JiménezMiguel Bernal JiménezMiguel Bernal Jiménez was a Mexican composer, organist, pedagogist and musicologist.He is widely regarded as the best representative of 20th century Mexican religious music, in addition to his important contributions to the Mexican nationalist music movement...
) - 2:48
Christmas Medley:
- 12. Ihr Kinderlein kommetIhr Kinderlein kommet"Ihr Kinderlein, kommet" is a German Christmas carol.The lyrics were written by Catholic priest and writer Christoph von Schmid in 1798. His poem, titled "Die Kinder bei der Krippe" , had originally eight verses and was first published in 1811...
(Christoph Von Schmidt, Johann Abraham Peter SchulzJohann Abraham Peter SchulzJohann Abraham Peter Schulz was a German musician and composer. Today he is best known as the composer of the melody for Matthias Claudius's poem "Der Mond ist aufgegangen" and the Christmas carol "Ihr Kinderlein kommet".-Life:Schulz attended the Michaelis School from 1757 to 1759 and then the...
) - 1:53 - 13. Have Yourself a Merry Little ChristmasHave Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" is a song introduced by Judy Garland in the 1944 MGM musical Meet Me in St. Louis. Frank Sinatra later recorded a version with modified lyrics, which has become more common than the original. The song was written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane...
(Hugh MartinHugh MartinHugh Martin was an American musical theater and film composer, arranger, vocal coach, and playwright. He is best known for his score for the 1944 MGM musical Meet Me In St...
, Ralph BlaneRalph BlaneRalph Blane was an American composer, lyricist, and performer.-Life and career:Born Ralph Uriah Hunsecker in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Blane was the son of grocery store owners. He attended Tulsa Central High School...
) - 2:48 - 14. Jeg er saa glad hver julekveld (Traditional) - 1:10
- 15. Buenos reyes (Traditional) - 2:15
- 16. Christmas Must Be Tonight (Robbie Robertson) - 2:38
- 17. Hay que sembrar en Navidad (Manuel AlejandroManuel AlejandroManuel Alejandro is one of the most popular and sought after composers of Latin love songs, which are better known as ballads. He has written, composed, and arranged songs for the likes of Luis Miguel, Plácido Domingo, Julio Iglesias...
) - 4:18 - 18. Il est né le divin enfant (Traditional) - 1:15
- 19. Mary's Boy ChildMary's Boy Child"Mary's Boy Child" is a 1956 Christmas song, written by Jester Hairston. With its religious content, it is also widely performed as a Christmas carol....
(Jester HairstonJester HairstonJester Joseph Hairston was an American composer, songwriter, arranger, choral conductor, and actor. His notable compositions include "Amen," a gospel-tinged theme from the film Lilies of the Field and a 1963 hit for The Impressions, and the Christmas song "Mary's Boy Child".-Early life:Hairston...
) - 2:40 - 20. Ding, Dong Merrily on HighDing Dong Merrily on High"Ding Dong Merrily on High" is a Christmas carol. The tune first appeared as a secular dance tune known as "le branle de l'Official" in Orchésographie, a dance book written by Jehan Tabourot...
(George Ratcliffe WoodwardGeorge Ratcliffe WoodwardGeorge Ratcliffe Woodward was an Anglican priest who wrote mostly religious verse, both original and translated from ancient authors. The best-known of these were written to fit traditional melodies, mainly of the Renaissance...
) - 2:13
- Encore: Silent Night (Franz Gruber) - 5:01
Personnel
- José María Cano – Arranger
- Juan Colomer – Arranger
- Jacques Dessange – Hair Stylist
- Steven Epstein – Audio Production
- Alejandro Fernández – Performer
- Ellen Fitton – Editing Engineer
- David Foil – Liner Notes
- Andy Granger – Recording Technician
- Patricia Kaas – Performer
- Janush Kawa – Photography
- Stephane Kijek – Monitor Engineer
- Richard King – Mixing
- Christian Kolonovits – Arranger
- Bob Rapley – Engineer
- Vienna Symphony Orchestra – Performer
- Michael Vogts – Sound Technician
- Charlote Willer – Make-Up
- Tim Wood – Technical Supervisor
- Jen Wyler – Assistant Engineer
- Axel Zeininger – Photography
- Elisabeth Ziegler – Choir Master
- Joel Zimmerman – Design
Album
| Year | Chart | Peak | Weeks on Chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Billboard The Billboard Classical 50 | 19 http://www.billboard.com | 7 |
| 1999 | Billboard Top Classical Crossover Albums | 10 http://www.billboard.com | 7 |
Singles
| Year | Chart | Track | Peak | Weeks on Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Billboard Latin Pop Airplay | Blanca Navidad | 34 http://www.billboard.com | 1 |
See also
- Christmas in Vienna
- Christmas in Vienna IIChristmas in Vienna IIChristmas in Vienna II is a 1994 album released by Dionne Warwick and Spanish tenor Plácido Domingo for the Sony Classical label. This album was taken from Domingo's second televised Christmas in Vienna concert from 1993....
- Christmas in Vienna IIIChristmas in Vienna IIIChristmas in Vienna III is a 1995 Christmas album released by Spanish operatic tenor Plácido Domingo, French chanson and pop music star Charles Aznavour, and Norwegian crossover soprano Sissel Kyrkjebø on the Sony Classical label.It was recorded on December 22, 1994 at the Alte Winterreitschule in...
External links
- Allmusic [ Review from allmusic.com]