| Other author/creator | Beek, Arie van, conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Dupin, Marc-Olivier arranger of music. |
| Included Work | Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Verschiedene Volkslieder. O sanctissima, o piissima; arranged. |
| Included Work | Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897. Volks-Kinderlieder. Sandmännchen arranged. |
| Included Work | Bruckner, Anton, 1824-1896. Choral music. Selections; arranged. |
| Included Work | Fet̓is, Francıois-Joseph, 1784-1871. Pietà, Signore, di me dolente; arranged. |
| Included Work | Franck, César, 1822-1890. Motets; arranged. |
| Included Work | Franck, César, 1822-1890. Panis angelicus; arranged. |
| Included Work | Gordigiani, Luigi, 1806-1860. Tuscan folksong; arranged. |
| Included Work | Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893. Ave Maria (Vocal version) arranged. |
| Included Work | Gruber, Franz Xaver, 1787-1863. Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht; arranged. |
| Included Work | Mascagni, Pietro, 1863-1945. Songs. Selections; arranged. |
| Included Work | Melichar, Alois. Mille cherubini in coro; arranged. |
| Included Work | Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828. Ellens Gesang, D. 839; arranged. |
| Included Work | Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856. Missa sacra. Offertorium; arranged. |
| Included Work | Wade, John Francis, 1711 or 1712-1786. Adeste fideles; arranged. |
| Other author/creator | Ensemble de la paix, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Orchestre d'Auvergne, performer. |
| Contents |
Office of the nativity of Christ (Syriaco-Maronite tradition). Improvisation: nây ; Hayyâ maî min Lubnân = Come with me from Lebanon ; Baytun Maghârah = A house-a cave! ; Yusuf u Mariam = Joseph, Mary ; Jâʼa-l-ʼilâhu = The God full of the ages ; Hallâ tutî-nâ = Would you not give us an ineffable heart ; Nashdu-ka-sh-shukra = We sing our thanks to you (6:51) -- Kathisma of the Office of the Nativity of Christ (Byzantine Melkite tradition): Li-mâdhâ tajabîna yâ Mariam? = Why are you amazed, O Mary? (5:34) -- Office of the nativity of Christ (Syriac tradition). Improvisation: qânûn ; Halel halel = Praise, praise ; Taw nimar = Come, let us declare Mary blessed ; Yawnô Tlîthô = The young dove bears the pre-eternal eagle (6:51) -- Kondakion of the nativity (Byzantine Melkite tradition): Al-yawma-l-batûl = This day the virgin gives birth (2:21) -- Hymn from the office of the nativity (Maronite tradition): Bisanâ mawlidika = By the splendour of your nativity (4:12) -- Heirmoi of the canon at mattins [i.e. matins] by Saint Romanos the Melodist. Heirmos 1: Al-Masîhu wulida = Christ is born, glorify him ; Heirmos 2: Li-nasrukh nahwa-l-ibn = Let us cry out ; Hiermos 3: Azzimî yâ nafsî = Magnify, my soul (7:54) -- Office of the nativity of Christ (Syriaco-Maronite church). Improvisation: ûd ; Halel = Alleluia! ; Arsala Allâh = God has sent his only son ; Qadîsh Qadîsh = Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God! ; Halel = Alleluia! ; Ashraqa najmu-hu = His star has risen ; Mshîhô da-b-yalde-h = O Christ whose birth ; Halel = Alleluia! (6:35) -- Troparion of the nativity (Byzantine Melkite tradition). Milâduka ʼayyuhâ-l-Masîh = Your birth, O Christ our God ; I yénnisis sou, Khristé = Your birth, O Christ our lord (3:12) -- Extrapostilarion from Christmas mattins [i.e. matins] (Byzantine Melkite tradition). ʼInna mukhallisana = Our saviour has come down from the orient of all dawns (anon.) (3:31) ; Yâ Imm Fâdî-l-kawn = O mother of the redeemer (Marie Keyrouz, text by Nadim Kairouz) (7:56) -- Ave Maria / Franz Schubert (4:39) -- Pietà, signore / Louis Niedermeyer (attr. Stradella) [i.e. Fet̓is] (6:50) -- Panis angelicus / César Franck (4:42) -- Ave Maria / Anton Bruckner (5:45) -- O sanctissima / Ludwig van Beethoven (2:59) -- Salve, o Maria / Pietro Mascagni (3:48) -- Sandmännchen / anon., arr. Brahms (2:48) -- Ave Maria / César Franck (4:33) -- Offertorium: Tota pulcrha es / Robert Schumann (3:16) -- Adeste fideles / Anon, attrib. Wade (2:04) -- Mille cherubini in coro / [Alois Melichar, based on music of] Franz Schubert (4:26) -- Ave Maria after the first prelude in Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier / Charles Gounod (3:19) -- Tuscan folksong / Luigi Gordigiani (3:40) -- Stille Nacht / Franz Gruber (5:37). |
| General note | Arranger and adapter, Marc-Olivier Dupin (last 15 works). |
| General note | Title from resource description page (viewed Feb. 7, 2013). |
| Performer |
Sister Marie Keyrouz, vocalist ; Ensemble de la Paix ; Emmanuelle Reville, flute ; Michel Raison, clarinet ; Jean-Marie Trotereau, cello ; Orchestre d'Auvergne ; Arie van Beek, director. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Apr. 27-30, 1999, German Evangelical Church, Paris, Jul. 26-30, 1999, Church of Vic-le-Comte, Puy-de-Dôme, France, and Aug. 13, 1999, Abbey church of Manglieu, France. |
| Other forms | Previously released as a compact disc. |
| Language | Sung in Arabic, Syriac, Greek, Latin, German and French. |
| Genre/form | Sound recordings. |