En af de mest berømte kor og juleplader med svenske folkesange og værker af blandt andet Händel. Vi lytter til et fantastisk kor og solo-stemmer samt kirkets orgel og trumpeter og tromboner. Fantastisk fremførelse og optagelse!
Traditional
8. Frojda Dig, du Kristi brud
(Rejoice, you bride of Christ)
Korean Folksong
9. Lullaby
French Carol
10. Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant
(Christ is Born the Child Divine)
Adolf Adam
11. Julsang (Christmas Song)
Traditional
12. Den signade dag
(O Day Full of Grace)
Franz Gruber
13. Stille Nacht (Silent Night)
Maz Reger
14. Mariae Wiegenlied
Otto Olson
15. Jul (Christmas)
Czech Folksong
16. Zither Carol
Irving Berlin
17. White Christmas
Pladen indgår i Stereophile's Records to Die For:
This remarkable album, for many years appreciated for its exquisite sound quality in the recording of choral and solo voices- set a new standard in sound engineering.
A glorious recording — one that has been a favorite among audiophiles since its initial release — Cantate Domino is a collection of religious music primarily intended for the Christmas season.
It was recorded in the Oscarskyrkan, a church in Stockholm in 1976. It features the Oscar's Motet Choir conducted by Torsten Nilsson with soprano, Marianne Mellnäs and organist, Alf Linder. Some of the selections will be unfamiliar to American listeners but others will be known immediately, even though they are sung here in a variety of languages, French, German and Swedish among them. The choir and organist perform very well, as does the featured soprano soloist who, in fact, sings "O Holy Night" better than I had ever heard it sung before — or since, for that matter. While the bulk of the recording is choral, there are several pieces for solo organ too; the album ends on a non-religious note with Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" sung in English.
