As the days get shorter and the weather turns colder, our thoughts turn to the upcoming holiday season. To ease the drudgery of cleaning, cooking and shopping, many people listen to music.
If you are planning a family reunion or a casual get-together, the Library offers these classical suggestions:
Bach, Johann Sebastian. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248
Browne, John. Music from the Eton Choirbook
Charpentier, Marc Antoine. Te Deum
Corelli, Arcangelo. Christmas Concerto.
Handel, George Frederick. Messiah
Haydn, Joseph. Symphony #96 in D "Miracle"
Humperdinck, Engelbert. Hansel and Gretel
Ives, Charles. Christmas Carol
Messiaen, Olivier. Vingt Regards sur L'Enfant Jesus
Menotti, Gian Carlo. Amahl and the Night Visitors
Respighi, Ottorinio. "Adoration of the Magi" from Three Botticelli Pictures
Scarlatti, Domenico. Stabat Mater
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich. Nutcracker