This hour features a new, special CD with early music. Two brand new CDs with German Christmas music: ‘A German Christmas – 17th century music for the time of Advent and Christmas’ from Margaretha Consort conducted by Marit Broekroelofs, and ‘Himmelsmusik’ from L’Arpeggiata conducted by Christina Pluhar.
Anonymous / Michael Praetorius (ca.1571-1621)
1. Nun komm der Heiden Heiland
Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672)
2. O Jesu, nomen dulce
Michael Praetorius / Bartholomäus Gesius (ca.1560-1613)
3. In dulci jubilo
Anonymus / Frank Wakelkamp
4. Maria durch ein Dornwald ging
Michael Praetorius / Paul Siefert (1586-1666)
5. Puer natus in Bethlehem
Michael Praetorius
6. Quem pastores laudavere
7. Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen
Johann Hermann Schein (1586-1630) / Michael Praetorius
8. Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern
Margaretha Consort conducted by Marit Broekroelofs, viola da gamba
(cd A German Christmas – 17th century music for the time of Advent and Christmas, Naxos 8.551398, 2018)
Johann Theile (1646-1724)
9. Nun ich singe! Gott ich knie
Franz Tunder (1614-1667)
10. Ein kleines Kindelein
Supplement:
Anonymous
11. Chiaccona a 4 in C
Céline Scheen, soprano. Philippe Jaroussky, countertenor. L’Arpeggiata conducted by Christina Pluhar (cd Himmelsmusik, Erato 0190295634001, 2018)