Classical Christmas Music

Merry Christmas!

We hope you enjoy these examples of classical Christmas music.

Arcangelo Corelli – Christmas Concerto (Concerto Grosso Opus 6 No. 8) – perfomed by Freiburger Barockorchester

Antonio Caldara – Christmas Cantatas

Johann Sebastian Bach – Christmas Oratorio – performed by conducted by John Eliot Gardiner with the English Baroque Soloists and the Monteverdi Choir

Johann Sebastian Bach – Christmas Oratorio – performed by Concentus Musicus Wien conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Johann Sebastian Bach – Christmas Oratorio – performed by the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra

The Messiah, by Georg Friedrich Handel

George Philipp Telemann – The Messiah

Georg Philipp Telemann – Christmas Cantata

A Baroque Christmas Concert

 

1978 Christmas Concert at Notre Dame Carhedral, Montreal featuring Luciano Pavarotti

A 1995 Christmas Concert from Coventry Cathedral, featuring Kiri Te Kanawa

Three Tenor Christmas Concert in Vienna, 1999

King’s College, Cambridge, 1992

 

Antonio Vivaldi – The Four Seasons – Alexandra Conunova – Orchestre de International Geneve

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One statement singled out for particular criticism in that speech was “…we write symphonies…”

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Here is an excellent performance of Antonio Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, by the Orchestre de International Geneve featuring Alexandra Conunova on violin.

Georg Friedrich Handel – Organ Concertos, Opus 4 – conducted by Karl Richter

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One statement singled out for particular criticism in that speech was “…we write symphonies…”

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Here is an excellent performance of Georg Friedrich Handel’s Organ Concertos Opus 4, by the Munchener Bach Orchester, conducted here by Karl Richter.

Georg Friedrich Handel – Concerti Grossi Opus 3

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One statement singled out for particular criticism in that speech was “…we write symphonies…”

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Here is an excellent performance of Georg Friedrich Handel’s 6 Concerti Grossi Opus 3, by the Academy of Ancient Music, conducted by R. Egarr.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Mass In C Minor K. 427

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Here are some excellent performances of an undisputed masterpiece: the Mass in C minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Conducted here by Nathalie Stutzmann.

Conducted here by John Eliot Gardiner.

Conducted here by Leonard Bernsteinr.

Johann Sebastian Bach – Brandenburg Concertos 1 – 6, conducted by Karl Richter

President Trump was criticized for a speech he made in Poland in which he defended western civilization.

One statement singled out for particular criticism in that speech was “…we write symphonies…”

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Here is an excellent performance of an undisputed masterpiece: the Brandenburg Concertos No. 1 – 6 by Johann Sebastian Bach. Conducted here by Karl Richter.

Archangelo Corelli – Concerti Grossi Opus 6

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One statement singled out for particular criticism in that speech was “…we write symphonies…”

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Here are several different performances of an under appreciated masterpiece: the Concerti Grossi Opus 6 by Archangelo Corelli

Georg Friedrich Handel – Solomon Oratorio

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Here is a video of Georg Friedrich Handel’s Solomon Oratorio,  performed by the Gabrieli Consort & Players, conducted by Paul McCreesh:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Clarinet Concerto In A Major, K. 622

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Here is a video of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s, Clarinet Concerto in A major K.622, performed by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra.

George Frideric Handel – The Messiah

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One statement singled out for particular criticism in that speech was “…we write symphonies…”

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Here is a video of Georg Fredric Handel’s Messiah, conducted by Sir Colin Davis: