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A Very Classical Christmas

$15.70 Release Date: 08/01/01 Running Time: 55 min. Media Type: CD Quick Overview Sonos plays as soloist in a collection from Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker Suite".

Product Description

Flutist Timothy Day of the San Francisco Conservatory collaborated with Sonos to create a recording exploring the varied expressions of the Christmas spirit in the Classical tradition. The CD presents a true melding of these two instruments, with Mr. Day the featured soloist in half of the recording's 18 tracks. These include the the "Badinerie," the famous flute turn from Bach's "Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor", the middle movement of Vivaldi's luscious "Winter" violin concerto, "He Shall Feed His Flock" from Handel's "Messiah", and a brief appearance in Tchaikovsky's haunting "Danse Arabe" from "The Nutcracker", among others. Mr. Day's brilliant virtuosity is showcased throughout, including Mozart's "Alleluia" from his cantata "Exultate Jubilate" and "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion" from "Messiah". Sonos plays as soloist in a collection from Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker Suite", featuring the dances "Sugarplum Fairy", "Chinese (Tea)", "Reed Flutes" and "Arabe (Coffee)". The suite is rounded out with the "March" from the first act and the ever-popular "Trepak (Russian Dance)" from the second act. From "Messiah", Sonos presents the contemplative "Sinfonia pastorale", which is one of the two instrumental-only sections, "He shall feed His flock", and a rousing rendition of the "Hallelujah Chorus", heard around the world at Christmastime.

Track List

1. Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy (Tchaikovsky, The Nutracker)   play
2. Chinese Dance (Tchaikovsky, The Nutracker)   play
3. Dance of the Reed Flutes (Tchaikovsky, The Nutracker)   play
4. March (Tchaikovsky, The Nutracker)   play
5. Danse Arabe (Tchaikovsky, The Nutracker)   play
6. Trepak (Tchaikovsky, The Nutracker)   play
7. Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)   play
8. Aria (from Goldberg, Bach)   play
9. Esurientes (from the Magnificat, Bach)   play
10. Badinerie (from Suite No. 2, Bach)   play
11. Winter (Middle Movement, Vivaldi)   play
12. Alleluia (Mozart)   play
13. Sinfonia pastorale (The Messiah, Handel)   play
14. Rejoice greatly (The Messiah, Handel)   play
15. He shall feed His flock (The Messiah, Handel)   play
16. How beautiful are the feet of them (The Messiah, Handel)   play
17. Hallelujah (The Messiah, Handel)   play
18. I know that my Redeemer liveth (The Messiah, Handel)   play