Britt-Marie Aruhn, soprano ; Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo soprano ; Ing-Mari Landin, alto (1st work) ; Erland Hagegård, tenor ; Ulf Lundmark, baritone (1st work) ; Mikaeli kammarkör ; instrumentalists ; Anders Eby, conductor
The 1st work for solo voices (SMzATBar), chorus, harp, organ, and string quartet; the 2nd for solo voices (SMzT), chorus, 2 flutes, piccolo, oboe, English horn, 2 bassoons, triangle, and 2 pianos.
The 2nd work has a text attributed to Jacopone da Todi.
The 1st work sung in Latin; the 2nd in Italian.
Oratorio de Noel, Op. 12 / Camille Saint-Saens (Anne Sofie von Otter, soprano ; Bengt Forsberg, organ ; Erland Hagegard, tenor ; Karin Langebo, harp ; Ulf Lundmark, bass ; Britt-Marie Aruhn, soprano ; Ingmari Landin, alto ; Anders Eby, conductor ; strings Royal Opera Orchestra ; Mikaeli Chamber Choir) -- Lauda per la nativita del Signore, P. 166 / Ottorino Respighi ; Jacopone da Todi (Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano ; Bengt Forsberg, piano ; Ingrid Lindgren, piano ; Torkel Borelius, triangle ; Erland Hagegard, tenor ; Ulf Lundmark, bass ; Britt-Marie Aruhn, soprano ; Jens-Christoph Lemke, bassoon ; Carl-Johan Nordin, bassoon ; Ingmari Landin, alto ; Lars Hagstrom, flute ; Patrick Wendel, flute ; Patrick Wendel, piccolo ; Solveig Fageus, oboe ; Kerstin Hallin, horn ; Anders Eby, conductor ; Mikaeli Chamber Choir)