This week, live in the studio, The Victorians and we hear Aukelien van Hoytema talking about Die Fledermaus.
In addition, news of the week, including the CD of the week and upcoming concerts.
Presentation by Evert Jan Nagtegaal
Performing
The Victorians. All singers of this group come from Hilversum and surroundings, and they are conducted by Harrie Herfst. Their repertoire consists mainly of English traditional Christmas Carols.
- In the Bleak Midwinter: words by Christina Rosetti (1830-1894) music: Cranham, Gustav Holst
- Lo, how a rose: traditional German, arr. by Michael Praetorius, trans. by Theodore Baker
- God rest ye merry Gentlemen: traditional English, harm. by Charles W. Douglass
- Christmas Lullaby: words and music John Rutter
- Joy tot the world: words by Isaac Watts, alt. tune: Antioch, George Frederick Handel, adapt. & arr. by Lowell Mason
- Good King Wenceslas: words by J. M. Neale, tune: Tempus Adest Floridum, 1582, harm. by Edward L. Stauff
- It came upon a midnight clear: words: Edmund H. Sears music: Carol, Richard S. Willis
- A very merry madrigal: original music and lyrics Kirby Shaw, arr. Kirby Shaw
Playlist
Gidon Kremer met Martha Argerich – Sonata no. 2 for violin and piano in D minor, op. 121: II. Sehr lebhaft
Paul van Kemenade – Music in a Box pt. 2 Concert BIMHUIS
Ekaterina Levental with Frank Peters – Gewehter Platz, text from Goethe Website Medtner Project
Roberta Alexander with Tan Crone – Plum pudding, Queues de boeuf, Tavouk gueunksis and Civet à toute vitesse from La Bonne Quisine from Leonard Bernstein Exhibition Grand Dessert
Dutch Baroque conducted by Gerard de Wit – Concerto for two violins in D minor, BWV 1043: III. Allegro from Johan Sebastian Bach Concert Dutch Baroque
Reverso – La Muse Concert Paradox Tilburg
HMC American Gamelan with John Schneider – Concerto for guitar and Gamelan: I. Concert Muziekgebouw
Mahalia Jackson – O Come, All Ye Faithful Programme Die Sanck een Liedt
Klaartje van Veldhoven with Rembrandt Frerichts, Antoinette Lohman, Tony Overwater and Vinsent Planjer – Se l’aura spira tutta vezzosa from Girolamo Frescobaldi Website Huis te Poort
Willem Brons – Rondo in A minor, K.511: Andante Concert Willem Brons
Seun Kuti & The Egypt 80 with Carlos Santana – Black Times Concert Paradiso
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra conducted by Ton Koopman – Sinfonia from the Weinachtsoratorium from Johann Sebastian Bach Link to podcast
