Latest Updates - Michael Praetorius

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Comment by Gill Sans SUBS:

I'm happy to see the credits shown this way, as I've used it elsewhere (though usually in English!). The composer credits are not linked outside of each item page, and I've removed these credits from the 'Performers' list.

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Comment by gregs45s SUBS:

Oh, i see, thanks for translating, i wasn't sure, could you please delete them from the composer field, thank you.(perhaps add them after the track names then, in brackets?)

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Comment by Gill Sans SUBS:

It's difficult to understand the Finnish composer credits: it seems that 'Tuntematon' is 'Unknown', 'Keskiaikainen Sävelmä' means 'Christmas Carol', 'Sleesialainen Kansansävelmä' is 'Silesian Folk Song', 'Ranskalainen Joululaulu' is 'French Christmas Carol'

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Comment by Gill Sans SUBS:

Composer typo on track 15, should be Connellan.

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Comment by Gill Sans SUBS:

Weihnachtsmusik, for string trio, piano and harmonium. Unlike Schoenberg's better-known atonal composing style, this is traditinally tonal, being written for his family to play one Christmas. This starts with a quote from Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen (There is no rose of such vertu):

[YouTube Video]

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Comment by Gill Sans SUBS:

I continue to work my way through the tracks here, and today's favourite is the Liszt transcription of Adeste Fideles, which manages to be rather intense but always with a sense of fun, shown by the repeated use of the " 'Ave A Banana" phrase. The pianist here is not credited and this version does not seem to be on YT but there is a good live performance by Alberto Belluschi

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Comment by Gill Sans SUBS:

[YouTube Video]

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Comment by Gill Sans SUBS:

Joy To The World is shown here as 19th C Anon, but is usually ascribed to "Lowell Mason, based on Handel". An almost identical setting was used in the hymn "Comfort" by Charles Rider of Manchester (England).

There's a detailed Wikipedia page for Joy to the World