Vaughan Williams: The First Nowell - Mendelssohn: Vom Himmel hoch
11/1/2010, 25 Tracks, 1:09:45
Featuring
Vladimir Jurowski
Lisa Milne
Ruxandra Donose
Andrew Staples
Christopher Maltman
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Choir
Johann Sebastian Bach
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Ralph Vaughan Williams
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Performer Biography
Vladimir Jurowski, the conductor, moved from Moscow to Germany in 1990 and completed his musical studies in Dresden and Berlin.
Performer Biography
Christopher Maltman, the baritone, won the Lieder Prize at the 1997 Cardiff Singer of the World Competition.
Performer Biography
Andrew Staples, the tenor, was the first recipient of the RCM Peter Pears Scholarship at the Royal College of Music.
Performer Biography
Ruxandra Donose, the mezzo-soprano, has worked with many of the world's finest conductors, including Claudio Abbado, Seiji Ozawa, and Zubin Mehta.
Performer Biography
The London Philharmonic Orchestra, founded in 1932 by Sir Thomas Beecham, established its own record label in 2005.
Performer Biography
The London Philharmonic Choir, founded in 1947, has participated in over seventy recordings, including a Gramophone-Award-winning performance of Mahler's Eighth Symphony.
Performer Biography
Lisa Milne, the soprano, was awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours in 2005.
