Seattle Symphony's first holiday album embraces works composed specifically for Christmas as well as other pieces that convey a universal message of peace, love and hope-the essence of humanity's highest aspirations. Music Director Gerard Schwarz asked two composers, the Symphony's Composer in Residence Samuel Jones and Seattle Symphony Principal Oboe Ben Hausmann, to "make the music their own" by scoring several of the pieces to retain the unaffected simplicity of these well-known Christmas and concert works. Schwarz joined them in this task, arranging or editing several of the pieces, with the resulting works celebrating the remarkable artistry of the musicians of the Orchestra. In these new settings, recorded entirely in Benaroya Hall, the music emerges with honest, untarnished beauty.
Tracklist:
The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a : The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: I. Miniature Overture
Stille Nacht (Silent Night) (Arr. G. Schwarz)
Water Music: Suite No. 1 In F Major, Hwv 348 (Edited G. Schwarz For Orchestra): Water Music: Suite No. 1 In F Major, Hwv 348: II
Variations On Greensleeves
The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a : The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: II. March
Canon And Gigue In D Major: Canon And Gigue In D Major: Canon
O Little Town Of Bethlehem (Arr. S. Jones): O Little Town Of Bethlehem (Arr. S. Jones For Orchestra)
Water Music: Suite No. 1 In F Major, Hwv 348 (Edited G. Schwarz For Orchestra): Water Music: Suite No. 1 In F Major, Hwv 348: VI
The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a : III. Dance Of The Sugar-Plum Fairy
The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a : IV. Russian Dance, "Trepak"
Water Music: Suite No. 1 In F Major, Hwv 348 (Edited G. Schwarz For Orchestra): Water Music: Suite No. 1 In F Major, Hwv 348: VI
Gesu Bambino (Arr. B. Hausmann For Orchestra)
Water Music: Suite No. 1 In F Major, Hwv 348 (Edited G. Schwarz For Orchestra): Water Music: Suite No. 1 In F Major, Hwv 348: IX
Coventry Carol (Arr. B. Hausmann For Orchestra)
The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a : The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: VIII. Waltz Of The Flowers
We Three Kings Of Orient Are - We Wish You A Merry Christmas (Arr. G. Schwarz): We Three Kings Of Orient Are - We Wish You A Mer
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