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A Christmas gift / Yvonne Kenny.

Published by ABC Classics [4654272] — 1 CD (60 min.)
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This item may be available to purchase from the Australian Music Centre.
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Product details

A christmas album from Yvonne Kenny, Australia's best loved soprano.

A Christmas Gift contains all the beautiful classical music you need for the season, with lots of popular Christmas carols and classical songs on a Christmas theme. Yvonne is joined by the full forces of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, The Contemporary Singers and The Sydney Children's Choir to give a grand and powerfully inspiring sound to all the songs.

Duration: 60 min.

Contents note: O come, all ye faithful / arr. John Francis Wade -- The Coventry and Sussex carols / anon. -- Cantique de NoÃ«l / Adolphe Adam -- Angels we have heard on high / anon. -- Repentir (O divin rÃ©dempteur) / Charles Gounod -- What child is that? / anon. -- Rejoice greatly (from Messiah) / Handel -- Ave Maria / Pietro Mascagni -- Away in a manger / James Rasmey Murray -- When a child is born / Zacar -- The little drummer boy / anon. -- The first Nowell / anon. -- Five Australian Christmas carols (The three drovers ; The silver stars are in the sky ; Christmas Day ; Carol of the birds ; Christmas bush for His adorning) / William G. James -- Night of silence / Daniel Kantor.

This product forms part of the following series: ABC classics.

Liner notes include programme notes, texts of songs and biographical notes on performers.

Performers: Yvonne Kenny (soprano) ; The Contemporary Singers ; Antony Walker (musical director), Adelaide Symphony Orchestra ; David Stanhope (conductor).

Capture session: recorded February and June 1999 in the Adelaide Town Hall and August 1999 in the Eugene Goossens Hall of the ABC Centre, Ultimo, Sydney.