Peter Breiner - Christmas Goes Baroque

Peter Breiner was born in Humenne in Eastern Slovakia, where he started piano lessons at the age of four. He went to study at the Bratislava Conservatory and, then, at he Prague College of Music and Drama, concentraitng at the latter in composition...On completing his studies he began work as musical supervisor of the Czechoslovak Radio in Bratislava and for OPUS Records and Publishing House. He has had a varied career which has involved the conductorchip of the Czechoslovak Radio Children's Choir, regular piano performances at jazz concertos ans workin as an orchestral conductor and arranger.
Here is his personal view al Christmas Music, with a strong touch of Baroque Style, it sounds like Bach, Gabrielli, Händel, Teleman or Vivaldi. JMRL







T r a c k L i s t i n g s

01 - The Little Drummer Boy (Carol of the Drum), carol
02 - Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (Silent Night)
03 - We Wish You a Merry Christmas (English)
04 - Jingle Bells
05 - Kommet, ihr Hirten, carol (Bohemian)
06 - Alle Jahre wieder
07 - God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English)
08 - Kling Glöckchen, Klingeling (Ring, Little Bells) (German)
09 - The First Nowell (English)
10 - O du fröhliche, o du selige, gnadenbringende Weihnachtszeit, carol
11 - Jolly Old St. Nicholas (American)
12 - O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fidelis)
13 - O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree) (German)
14- Good King Wenceslas (Piae Cantiones, 1582)
15- Es ist ein' Ros' entsprungen
16- Get up shepherds
17- The Little Drummer Boy (Carol of the Drum), carol