Go back in time and listen to the rarely heard version of “Silent Night” that Franz Gruber wrote for orchestra in 1845. This transcription is from Franz Gruber's original manuscript transcribed by L. C. Harnsberger which was featured on episode 2 of Classical Music Is... (classicalmusicis.net)

Score and parts are available here: [ Ссылка ]

Performed by Shirley Xiao-Ling Wang (soprano), Shannon Moore (alto), Steven Moritsugu (tenor), Julian van Eyken (bass), John Mason (horn solo), Karen Klages (horn), Agnieszka Borzuchowski (violin), Lucy Lu (violin), Chad Jackson (viola), Suzanne LaRoque (cello), and Agatha Hou (organ)

Composer Franz Gruber was an organist at a small church in Austria. On Christmas Eve in 1818, Joseph Mohr, a young priest from a nearby church, asked Gruber to write music to his poem called “Silent Night.” In addition to needing a melody for his poem, he also needed musical accompaniment for guitar since the organ at his church was broken. And to make it even more challenging, it all needed to be done in time to be performed that night! Franz Gruber was up for the task, and not only completed the music on time, but the song “Silent Night” went on to become the most popular Christmas carol ever written.

Score and parts are available at LCHmusic.com:
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