A Bouquet of Holidays
 

Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols

A selection of Christmas carol texts from ages past, set to music by the late British composer.

Ernst Bloch: Scenes from Jewish Life

Bloch incorporated traditional melodic materials in this short suite for cello and piano.

Johannes Brahms: Geistliches Wiegenlied (Spiritual Lullaby)

Brahms incorporated the tune of a traditional German Christmas carol in this lullaby for voice, viola and piano.

Dmitri Shostakovich: Songs from Jewish Folk Poems

Some of the few positive-themed pieces about historical Jewish life.

Franz Liszt: Weihnachtsbaum (Christmas Tree)

One of Liszt's few pieces that is melodious rather than flashy, for two people at the same piano.