"For many years “Christmas in Vienna” has been a fixed star in the round of Viennese Advent concerts, and 2012 again combines a balance of the well known and the less well known, classical and popular, expansive music with intimate settings, and religious and secular music. The program arrangement runs the gamut from “Festive Christmas” to “International Christmas” to “Popular Christmas”.
A dream team of classical vocal artistry – Sophie Koch and Piotr Beczala – cast their spell on us, together with the new international star from St. Petersburg, Julia Novikova, the Danish baritone and darling of the Viennese public, Bo Skovhus, and the 150-plus artists of the ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra of Vienna, the Vienna Singakademie and the St. Florian Boys Choir under the direction of Sascha Goetzel."
Note: Due to licensing reasons this concert is unfortunately not available in Germany and Switzerland.
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Programm:
Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643 - 1704): Te Deum D-Dur (H. 146)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791): ”Gloria” (from the “Coronation Mass” K 317)
Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 – 1759): „ Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion “ (from the oratorio „Messiah” HWV 56)
Georges Bizet (1838 – 1875): “Agnus Dei”
Luigi Cherubini (1760 – 1842): “Ave Maria”
Peter Cornelius (1824 – 1874): “Christkind” (Opus 8/6)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827): „O Sanctissima“ (from „Lieder verschiedener Völker No. 4“)
Morten Lauridsen (1943): “O Magnum Mysterium”
Russisches Weihnachtslied: “Die Nacht liegt still über Palästina”
Dänisches Weihnachtslied “Vaer velkommen herrens ar” (We are waiting for the lord's arrival)
Französisches Weihnachtslied: „Il est né le divin enfant“ (The godly child is born)
Polnisches Weihnachtslied: Gott ist geboren
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847): „Harret auf Gott“ - 42. Psalm
Engelbert Humperdinck (1854 – 1921): „Hänsel und Gretel“ (Overture)
Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828): “Mille Cherubini in Coro” (Schlafe, schlafe, holder, süßer Knabe - D 498, Op. 98, No 2)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791): “Alleluja“ (from the motet “Exsultate jubilate” KV 165)
Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897): „Guten Abend, Gut Nacht“
Adolphe Adam (1803 – 1856): „Minuit, Chrétiens” (Cantique Noel)
John Francis Wade (1711-1786): „Adeste fideles“
P.I.Tschaikowsky (1840-1893): „Trepak“ (from the nutcracker suite)
Medley:
„Joy to the world”
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847): „Hark! The herald angels sing“
Eduard Ebel (1839 – 1905): “Leise rieselt der Schnee”
James Lord Pierpont (1822-1893): “Jingle Bells”
José Feliciano (*1945): „Feliz Navidad ”
Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 – 1759): „Hallelujah“ (from the oratorio „Der Messias“ )
Franz Gruber (1787-1863): “Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht”