Not the EMS show ....

[Pegleg]

Christmas in Notre Dame - Discantus,Brigitte Lesne - recorded: Dec 14, 2011, Grote Kerk, Enschede (Neth)

http://classicalmusicinconcert.blogspot.nl/

Georg Gebel Christmas Cantatas Vol.1 - http://youtu.be/DJOfE_QWIms (NB Aria at 18:40)

Georg Gebel Christmas Cantatas Vol.2 - http://youtu.be/kWB39zut9l4

[Anna]

Well, I am afraid Georg Gebel is a total unknown to me - but I will (just had a taster) listen to the links. Is it the Elder or Junior? Anyway, some happy listening I think.

[Pegleg]

Georg Gebel der Jüngere, Anna. Unknown to me too, until I stumbled across the music while rambling through youtube with baroque Christmas in mind.

Other music you might enjoy - Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel, Christmas Oratorio: Cantata for the first day of Christmas - http://youtu.be/nZwTfW_DSog

[doversoul1]

Both new names to me. Thank you.

I stumbled across on this. I don't think the performance is their best. It maybe the recording but it’s an interesting setting.

HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=EJOAKIXLT5A

Giovanni Gabrieli Music for Christmas in Saint Mark Basilica
Jean Tubery and La Fenice

[Pegleg]

Is that that right llink DS? (maybe it's this - http://youtu.be/EjoAKIxlT5A ). It's on my watch/listern now, a great setting and I wish it was in higher quality.

Another new name to me: Bernard-Aymable Dupuy (1707-1789) - Noel "Au Milieu De La Nuit" - starts here http://youtu.be/cdNfVEKmmEc

[doversoul1]

It’s the same link. Not sure how it has turned into all upper case. Yes, it is the pity that the recording quality isn’t too brilliant.

Here's another.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNfF9UmRqfI

Pastorale sur la naissance de Notre Seigneur Jésus Christ, H.483
Les Arts Florissants, William Christie

[doversoul1]

Agostino Steffani. Niobe - Regina de Tebe

I've posted this elsewhere but here are more details:

Boston Early Music Festival production by Stephen Stubbs and Paul O’Dette (the original production was staged but this is a concert performance)

Karina Gauvin, Niobe
Philippe Jaroussky, Anfione
Amanda Forsythe, Manto
Christian Immler, Tiresia
Aaron Sheehan, Clearte
Terry Wey, Creonte
Jesse Blumberg, Poliferno
José Lemos, Nerea

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-051WCSOfY

or

http://liveweb.arte.tv/fr/video/Niobe/

No subtitles but here is the synopsis

http://www.bemf.org/pages/fest/niobe_synopsis.htm

Not particularly Christmas-y but if you have time, it may be worth watching.
If anyone saw the ROH performance in 2010, I’d be very interesting to hear their views on the opera and/or this performance.