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Randall Thompson
The Nativity According to St. Luke: A Musical Drama in Seven Scenes
Genres: Special Interest, Classical

Track Listings (19) - Disc #1
1. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Introduction, The Voice Of One Crying In The Wilderness
2. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene I. Zacharias And The Angel: Fear Not, Zacharias
3. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene I. Zacharias And The Angel: Whereby Shall I Know This?
4. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene I. Zacharias And The Angel: I Am Gabriel
5. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene I. Zacharias And The Angel: Interlude I- Ev'ry Valley
6. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene II. The Annuciation: Hail, Thou That Art Highly Favored
7. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene III. Visitation: And Mary Arose
8. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene III, Visitation: Thus Hath The Lord
9. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene III. Visitation: Magnificat
10. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene IV. The Naming Of John: Thou Shalt Be Called Zacharia:
11. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene IV. The Naming Of John: John!
12. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene IV. The Naming Of John: Benedictus
13. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene IV. The Naming Of John: And Thou, Child
14. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene IV. The Naming Of John: To Give Light To Them
15. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene V. The Appartition: Fear Not
16. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene V. The Appartition: Gloria In Excelsis
17. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene V. The Appartition: Let Us Go Now
18. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene V. The Appartition: Interlude II. The Flight of The Shepherds
19. bonus
Track Listings (19) - Disc #2
1. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene VI: The Adoration: Shephards Dance
2. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene VI: The Adoration: Nowel
3. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene VI: The Adoration: Nowel
4. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene VI: The Adoration: Lullaby (Upon My Lap My Sov'reign Sits)
5. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene VI: The Adoration: But Mary Kept All These Things
6. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene VII: The Song Of Simeon: I Shall Not See Death
7. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene VII: The Song Of Simeon: Entrance Of The Holy Family
8. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene VII: The Song Of Simeon: Alleluia
9. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene VII: The Song Of Simeon: Lord, Now Lettest Though Thy Servant Depart In Peace
10. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene VII: The Song Of Simeon: Nunc dimittis
11. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene VII: The Song Of Simeon: Behold This Child
12. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene VII: The Song Of Simeon: Gloria
13. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene VII: The Song Of Simeon: Recessional- And The Child Grew
14. The Nativity According To St. Luke: Scene VII: The Song Of Simeon: Simeon's Departure- Alleluia, Amen
15. Pueri Hebraeorum
16. The Nativity According To St. Luke: The Morning Stars
17. The Feast Of Praise: The Stars In Thier Watches
18. A Feast Of Praise: Nocturne
19. A Feast Of Praise: God Is Gone Up With A Shout

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All Artists: Randall Thompson
Title: The Nativity According to St. Luke: A Musical Drama in Seven Scenes
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Label: Koch Int'l Classics
Release Date: 11/18/1997
Genres: Special Interest, Classical
Styles: Holiday & Wedding, Opera & Classical Vocal
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 099923721024

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A lovely and overlooked work for the Christmas season.

11/23/1998

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Bravo to the individual that thought this work was worth recording! I have been waiting for a recording of this work for 30 years, ever since I was fortunate enough to hear Randall Thompson himself conduct it at my church many years ago! In many ways, the recording came up to expectations. The instrumentalists were excellent. Thought that the tenor was a bit too oepratic in nature; the vibrato seemed to detract from the melodic line. The soprano who performed the two lovely pieces (Magnificat and Lullaby) was absolutely superb. There are also several pieces included at the end of the work in order to round out the disc that are also quite worth hearing. It is amazing to me that this work is not performed more instead of the huge, bombastic extravaganzas that many churches believe they must have in order to get the point of the Christmas story across. Hopefully this recording will encourage more church choirs to give this work its well-deserved place in the great repertoire of church music. I hope that many others will buy this work and enjoy a piece that so beautifully frames the text of the announcement and birth of Jesus."

Thank You, Randall Thompson!

07/03/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"THANK YOU, RANDALL THOMPSON! Of 20th century American composers, Randall Thompson is inexplicably underperformed and underappreciated. I love this recording. I usually just like really ancient music (medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque), but Randall Thompson's music is the exception; I love it even though it is modern."

Remarkable ensemble, remarkable composition

11/04/1998

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Of 20th century American composers, Randall Thompson is inexplicably underperformed and underappreciated.This is a fine example of his work, and the playing on this CD is top-notch -- featuring members of the Cleveland Orchestra. Highly recommended."