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Have Yourself a Merry Cello Christmas
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Item No. GMCD 7812
Price
GBP 14.25
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CD |
Release Date: |
01.08.2018 |
Internationally acclaimed cellist, James Kreger, has created a Christmas album with a difference. In his own words: "The more I thought about it, the more I realized that the thrill of engaging the most profound and challenging cello masterpieces does not inhibit my deep affection for these Christmas melodies or my desire to 'sing' them, as so many people around the world love to do. My aim is to present them from my own perspective, in fashions that maximize their beauty and bring out their unexpected qualities." The result is an album of Christmas music skilfully arranged with the cello taking the vocal line.
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Tracklist and soundclips: |
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Title |
Composer |
Artist |
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01 |
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas |
Martin/Blane. arr. Ginsburg |
James Kreger - cello, with Bill Mays - piano, Sean Harkness - electric guitar, Andrew Sterman - bass flute, William Galison - harmonica, Bill Hayes - percussion, Ned Paul Ginsburg - synth bass |
4:46 |
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02 |
O Holy Night! |
Trad. arr. Ginsburg |
James Kreger - cello, with Alex Rybeck - piano, Patrick Milando - French horn, Andrew Sterman - clarinet and flute, Sean Harkness - acoustic guitar, Bill Hayes - percussion, Ned Paul Ginsburg - synthesizer |
3:08 |
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03 |
Away in a Manger |
Trad. arr. Ginsburg |
James Kreger - cello, with Andrew Sterman - flute, Melanie Feld - English horn and Oboe, Lynette Wardle - harp, Sean Harkness - acoustic guitar, Bill Hayes - percussion |
2:00 |
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04 |
We Three Kings / What Child Is This? |
Trad. arr. Ginsburg |
James Kreger - cello, with Alex Rybeck - piano, Patrick Milando - French horn, Andrew Sterman - flute, clarinet and soprano recorder, Melanie Feld - English horn and Oboe, Lynette Wardle - harp, Sean Harkness - acoustic guitar, Bill Hayes - percussion, Ned Paul Ginsburg - harpsichord |
3:56 |
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05 |
Go Tell It on the Mountain |
Trad. arr. Ginsburg |
James Kreger - cello, with Bill Mays - piano, Sean Harkness - electric guitar, Andrew Sterman - bass clarinet, William Galison - harmonica, Ned Paul Ginsburg - synth drums and bass |
3:12 |
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06 |
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear |
Trad. arr. Ginsburg |
James Kreger - cello, with Alex Rybeck - piano, Patrick Milando - French horn, Andrew Sterman - flute and clarinet, Bill Hayes - percussion |
2:08 |
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07 |
I Don’t Know How to Love Him |
Lloyd Webber/Rice. arr. Ginsburg |
James Kreger - cello, with Alex Rybeck - piano, Patrick Milando - French horn, Andrew Sterman - flute, Melanie Feld - oboe and English horn, Sean Harkness - acoustic guitar, Lynette Wardle - harp, Bill Hayes - percussion, Ned Paul Ginsburg - keyboards |
3:29 |
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08 |
First Noel |
Trad. arr. Ginsburg |
James Kreger - cello, with Alex Rybeck - piano, Andrew Sterman - flute, Melanie Feld - English horn and Oboe, Lynette Wardle - harp, Bill Hayes - percussion |
2:52 |
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09 |
Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire |
Wells/Tormé. arr. Ginsburg |
James Kreger - cello, with Bill Mays - piano, Sean Harkness - electric guitar, Andrew Sterman - bass flute, Patrick Milando - French horn, Bill Hayes - percussion, Ned Paul Ginsburg - synth bass |
3:43 |
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10 |
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen |
Trad. arr. Ginsburg |
James Kreger - cello, with Alex Rybeck - piano, Andrew Sterman - flute and piccolo, Melanie Feld - English horn and Oboe, Lynette Wardle - harp, Bill Hayes - percussion |
2:30 |
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11 |
Angels We Have Heard on High |
Trad. arr. Ginsburg |
James Kreger - cello, with Alex Rybeck - piano, Patrick Milando - French horn, Andrew Sterman - flute and clarinet, Lynette Wardle - harp, Bill Hayes - percussion |
3:14 |
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12 |
Little Drummer Boy |
Simeone/Davis/Onorati. arr. Ginsburg |
James Kreger - cello, with Alex Rybeck - piano, Patrick Milando - French horn, Andrew Sterman - flute, clarinet & piccolo, Sean Harkness - acoustic guitar, Bill Hayes - percussion, Ned Paul Ginsburg - synth drums & keyboards |
2:32 |
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13 |
Silent Night |
Trad. arr. Ginsburg |
James Kreger - cello, with Andrew Sterman - bass flute, Sean Harkness - acoustic guitar |
2:51 |
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