Licht der Welt - A Christmas Promenade

Licht der Welt - A Christmas Promenade

HMM 902399 (harmonia mundi, CD)

FIRST RELEASE (26 November 2021)

Playing time: 71'30"
Tracks: 24
Booklet pages: 36
℗ 2021 harmonia mundi musique sas
© 2021 harmonia mundi musique sas
Main country of recording: Germany
Country of manufacture: Netherlands
Reviewer: Keith Bramich
Review of Licht der Welt - A Christmas Promenade published on 24 December 2021

Christiane Karg, soprano
Gerold Huber, piano
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks (tracks 1, 5, 8, 14 and 20)
Howard Arman, conductor (tracks 1, 5, 8, 14 and 20)

Weihnachtslieder & Mélodies de Noël

Engelbert Humperdinck (1854-1921):

1 Weihnachten

2 Das Licht der Welt

Peter Cornelius (1824-1874):

3 Die Hirten Op 8 2b

4 Christbaum

5 Die Könige Op 8 3b

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957):

6 Giv mig ej glans, ej guld, ej prakt, Op 1 No 4

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):

7 Weihnachtslied

Robert Schumann (1810-1856):

8 Weihnachtslied Op 79 No 16

Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924):

9 Noël Op 43 No 1

Eduard Toldrà (1895-1962):

10 Cantarcillo

Joaquín Nin Y Castellanos (1879-1949):

11 Villancico murciano (Diez villancicos españoles, No 6)

12 Villancico vasco (Diez villancicos españoles, No 3)

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907):

13 Julens Vuggesang (The Christmas Tree, EG 155)

Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868):

14 La Nuit de Noël (Péchés de vieillesse, Album français No 6)

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):

15 La Madonna col Bambino

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):

16 Noël des jouets

Jules Massenet (1842-1912):

17 Noël païen

18 Noël des fleurs

19 Le Noël des humbles

Charles Gounod (1818-1893):

20 Chantez Noël CG 184a

Cécile Chaminade (1857-1944):

21 Noël des oiseaux

Joseph Marx (1882-1964):

22 Christbaum (Lieder und Gesänge I, Folge Nr 2)

Richard Strauss (1864-1949):

23 Weihnachtsgefühl WoO 94

24 Die heiligen drei Könige aus Morgenland (Sechs Lieder Op 56 No 6)

'In a follow-up to her acclaimed album of Mahler songs, Christiane Karg takes us on a Christmas tour in the select company of fellow music-makers. Revisiting holiday memories through the eyes of a child, but with the benefit of her superb artistry as a lieder specialist, the German soprano shines a light on some enchanting rarities of German and French repertoire, along with examples of Spanish, Basque, and Scandinavian traditions. A treasure trove of hidden gems.'

Recorded 29 March-1 April 2021 at Bayerischer Rundfunk Studio 2, Munich, Germany

A co-production with BR Klassik