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Distler: Die Weihnachtsgeschichte / Riis, Vocal Group Concert Clemens
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Distler: Die Weihnachtsgeschichte / Riis, Vocal Group Concert Clemens

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Composer
Hugo Distler
Artist
Adam Riis, Carsten Seyer-Hansen
Format
CD
Label
OUR Recordings
Released
Nov 03, 2023
Catalog #
6220684
UPC
0747313168460

About

The inspiration for Hugo Distler’s gem of a Christmas narrative can be found in the German-language protestant sacred music of the early baroque era, especially the music of Heinrich Schütz. Drawing on Schütz’s example, Distler composed his Christmas story exclusively for vocalists – soloists and a 4-8-voiced ensemble – in what is, in Distler’s own words, described as an “Oratorium mit kammermusikalishem Charakter." We also hear parts of the beautiful choral Es ist ein Ros entsprungen, which appears seven times during the course of the narrative. – every time in a new harmonic colour. The story of Hugo Distler’s life is a tragic one. Born in Nuremburg in 1908, he would go on to teach at the School for Church Music in Spandau before being appointed professor of church music in Stuttgart in 1940. Distler, who was a deeply religious man, has been recognized as a forerunner of the New German Church Music, an important musical movement which developed in the 1930s. The Nazis stigmatized Distler’s compositions as “degenerate art”, and when he received his conscription papers, he took his life. Sadly, Distler’s music is seldom performed outside of Germany even to this day. Hailed by Gramophone as “a choir worth listening to for their beautiful singing, which can deliver performances of pure, natural eloquence,” the 16 voices of the award-winning vocal ensemble Concert Clemens, founded by conductor Carsten Seyer-Hansen in 1997, has established itself as one of the leading vocal ensembles in Scandinavia. Their stylistic versatility has been seen in numerous collaborations exploring the connections between jazz and classical music as well as note-perfect interpretations of standard repertoire. The evangelist, tenor Adam Riis, is one of Denmark’s leading voices. Recorded in the DXD format by the Danish “Wizard of Sound”, Preben Iwan, in the resonant sonics of Skt. Markus Kirken, Århus.

Tracklist 20 tracks

  1. 1 Introduction: Das Volk, so im Finstern wandelt (Chorus) 04:10
    Track
    1
    Title
    Introduction: Das Volk, so im Finstern wandelt (Chorus)
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Hugo Distler
    Ensemble
    Vocal Group Concert Clemens
    Conductor
    Carsten Seyer-Hansen
  2. 2 Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Chorus) 01:24
    Track
    2
    Title
    Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Chorus)
    Duration
    01:24
    Composer
    Hugo Distler
    Ensemble
    Vocal Group Concert Clemens
    Conductor
    Carsten Seyer-Hansen
  3. 3 Recitative: Es ward gesandt der Engel Gabriel (Narrator, Angel, Maria) 02:47
    Track
    3
    Title
    Recitative: Es ward gesandt der Engel Gabriel (Narrator, Angel, Maria)
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Hugo Distler
    Performer
    Adam Riis, Johanne Fårup, Beke Pfann
  4. 4 Das Roslein, das ich meine (Chorus) 01:23
    Track
    4
    Title
    Das Roslein, das ich meine (Chorus)
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    Hugo Distler
    Ensemble
    Vocal Group Concert Clemens
    Conductor
    Carsten Seyer-Hansen
  5. 5 Recitative: Maria aber stand auf (Narrator, Elisabeth) 01:08
    Track
    5
    Title
    Recitative: Maria aber stand auf (Narrator, Elisabeth)
    Duration
    01:08
    Composer
    Hugo Distler
    Performer
    Adam Riis, Ida Cecilie Holm
  6. 6 Wir bitten dich von Herzen (Maria, Chorus) 01:52
    Track
    6
    Title
    Wir bitten dich von Herzen (Maria, Chorus)
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Hugo Distler
    Performer
    Beke Pfann
    Ensemble
    Vocal Group Concert Clemens
    Conductor
    Carsten Seyer-Hansen
  7. 7 Recitative: Es begab sich aber zu der Zeit (Narrator) 01:41
    Track
    7
    Title
    Recitative: Es begab sich aber zu der Zeit (Narrator)
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Hugo Distler
    Performer
    Adam Riis
  8. 8 Das Blümelein so kleine (Chorus) 01:29
    Track
    8
    Title
    Das Blümelein so kleine (Chorus)
    Duration
    01:29
    Composer
    Hugo Distler
    Ensemble
    Vocal Group Concert Clemens
    Conductor
    Carsten Seyer-Hansen
  9. 9 Recitative: Und es waren Hirten (Narrator, Angel) 01:58
    Track
    9
    Title
    Recitative: Und es waren Hirten (Narrator, Angel)
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Hugo Distler
    Performer
    Adam Riis, Johanne Fårup
  10. 10 Ehre sei Gott in der Hohe (Chorus) 01:35
    Track
    10
    Title
    Ehre sei Gott in der Hohe (Chorus)
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Hugo Distler
    Ensemble
    Vocal Group Concert Clemens
    Conductor
    Carsten Seyer-Hansen
  11. 11 Lasset uns nun gehen (Chorus) 02:21
    Track
    11
    Title
    Lasset uns nun gehen (Chorus)
    Duration
    02:21
    Composer
    Hugo Distler
    Ensemble
    Vocal Group Concert Clemens
    Conductor
    Carsten Seyer-Hansen
  12. 12 Die Hirten zu der Stunden (Chorus) 01:21
    Track
    12
    Title
    Die Hirten zu der Stunden (Chorus)
    Duration
    01:21
    Composer
    Hugo Distler
    Ensemble
    Vocal Group Concert Clemens
    Conductor
    Carsten Seyer-Hansen
  13. 13 Recitative: Da Jesus geboren war zu Bethlehem (Narrator) 00:23
    Track
    13
    Title
    Recitative: Da Jesus geboren war zu Bethlehem (Narrator)
    Duration
    00:23
    Composer
    Hugo Distler
    Performer
    Adam Riis
  14. 14 Wo ist der neugeboren Konig (Chorus) 02:09
    Track
    14
    Title
    Wo ist der neugeboren Konig (Chorus)
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Hugo Distler
    Ensemble
    Vocal Group Concert Clemens
    Conductor
    Carsten Seyer-Hansen
  15. 15 Zu Bethlehem, um judischen Lande (Chorus) 01:07
    Track
    15
    Title
    Zu Bethlehem, um judischen Lande (Chorus)
    Duration
    01:07
    Composer
    Hugo Distler
    Ensemble
    Vocal Group Concert Clemens
    Conductor
    Carsten Seyer-Hansen
  16. 16 Recitative: Denn also stehet geschrieben (Narrator, Herodes) 03:02
    Track
    16
    Title
    Recitative: Denn also stehet geschrieben (Narrator, Herodes)
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Hugo Distler
    Performer
    Adam Riis, Niels Peder Skaarup Gejel
  17. 17 Lob, Ehr sei Gott dem Vater (Chorus) 02:18
    Track
    17
    Title
    Lob, Ehr sei Gott dem Vater (Chorus)
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Hugo Distler
    Ensemble
    Vocal Group Concert Clemens
    Conductor
    Carsten Seyer-Hansen
  18. 18 Recitative: Und siehe, ein Mensch war zu Jerusalem (Narrator, Simeon) 02:13
    Track
    18
    Title
    Recitative: Und siehe, ein Mensch war zu Jerusalem (Narrator, Simeon)
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Hugo Distler
    Performer
    Adam Riis, Søren Tjagvad
  19. 19 So singen wir all Amen (Chorus) 01:22
    Track
    19
    Title
    So singen wir all Amen (Chorus)
    Duration
    01:22
    Composer
    Hugo Distler
    Ensemble
    Vocal Group Concert Clemens
    Conductor
    Carsten Seyer-Hansen
  20. 20 Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt (Chorus) 04:30
    Track
    20
    Title
    Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt (Chorus)
    Duration
    04:30
    Composer
    Hugo Distler
    Ensemble
    Vocal Group Concert Clemens
    Conductor
    Carsten Seyer-Hansen