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Festive Sounds / Inkinen, German Radio Philharmonic
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Festive Sounds / Inkinen, German Radio Philharmonic

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Details

Composer
Victor Hely-Hutchinson, Engelbert Humperdinck, Mas Reger, Richard Strauss, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Artist
Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, Elsa Benoit, Sarah Romberger
Format
CD
Label
SWR
Released
Aug 11, 2023
Catalog #
SWR19131CD
UPC
747313913183

About

For many people Christmas time has come when the broadcasting stations start playing the specific music everybody knows and hears each year. However, not always music performed around Christmas has originally been composed for Christmas too. Especially our earliest and therefore most emotional memories are closely related to this festivity. The music we associate with these emotions does not necessarily have to be Christmassy, but should intensify and reflect those feelings. In December 2022 the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie under chief conductor Pietari Inkinen performed a festive concert in the main broadcasting studio of the Saarländischer Rundfunk in Saarbrücken. Entitled "Festklänge" (Festive Sounds), the concerto was a compilation of Christmas music and music associated with Christmas, featuring the soprano Sarah Romberger and the mezzo-soprano Elsa Benoit as soloists. It contains next to Hely Hutchinson's excerpts from Humperdinck's opera Hansel and Gretel as well from Tchaikovskys' The Nutcracker.

Tracklist 11 tracks

  1. 1 Hänsel und Gretel: Overture 07:57
    Track
    1
    Title
    Hänsel und Gretel: Overture
    Duration
    07:57
    Composer
    Engelbert Humperdinck
    Ensemble
    Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern
    Conductor
    Pietari Inkinen
  2. 2 5 Lieder, Op. 41, TrV 195: No. 1. Wiegenlied (version for voice and orchestra) 04:38
    Track
    2
    Title
    5 Lieder, Op. 41, TrV 195: No. 1. Wiegenlied (version for voice and orchestra)
    Duration
    04:38
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Performer
    Elsa Benoit
    Ensemble
    Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern
    Conductor
    Pietari Inkinen
  3. 3 Dornröschen: Festklänge 02:45
    Track
    3
    Title
    Dornröschen: Festklänge
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Engelbert Humperdinck
    Ensemble
    Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern
    Conductor
    Pietari Inkinen
  4. 4 Serenade in E-Flat Major, Op. 7, TrV 106 09:14
    Track
    4
    Title
    Serenade in E-Flat Major, Op. 7, TrV 106
    Duration
    09:14
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Ensemble
    Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern
    Conductor
    Pietari Inkinen
  5. 5 Hänsel und Gretel: Act II Scene 2: Abends, will ich schlafen gehn (Evening Prayers) - Scene 3: Dream Pantomine 08:48
    Track
    5
    Title
    Hänsel und Gretel: Act II Scene 2: Abends, will ich schlafen gehn (Evening Prayers) - Scene 3: Dream Pantomine
    Duration
    08:48
    Composer
    Engelbert Humperdinck
    Performer
    Elsa Benoit, Sarah Romberger
    Ensemble
    Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern
    Conductor
    Pietari Inkinen
  6. 6 The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: March 02:35
    Track
    6
    Title
    The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: March
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern
    Conductor
    Pietari Inkinen
  7. 7 Schlichte Weisen, Op. 76: No. 52. Mariä Wiegenlied (version for voice and orchestra) 02:30
    Track
    7
    Title
    Schlichte Weisen, Op. 76: No. 52. Mariä Wiegenlied (version for voice and orchestra)
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    Max Reger
    Performer
    Sarah Romberger
    Ensemble
    Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern
    Conductor
    Pietari Inkinen
  8. 8 I. Prelude: Allegro energico 04:15
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Prelude: Allegro energico
    Duration
    04:15
    Composer
    Victor Hely-Hutchinson
    Ensemble
    Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern
    Conductor
    Pietari Inkinen
  9. 9 II. Scherzo: Allegro molto moderato 06:15
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Scherzo: Allegro molto moderato
    Duration
    06:15
    Composer
    Victor Hely-Hutchinson
    Ensemble
    Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern
    Conductor
    Pietari Inkinen
  10. 10 III. Andante quasi lento e cantabile 08:10
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Andante quasi lento e cantabile
    Duration
    08:10
    Composer
    Victor Hely-Hutchinson
    Ensemble
    Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern
    Conductor
    Pietari Inkinen
  11. 11 IV. Allegro energico come prima 05:53
    Track
    11
    Title
    IV. Allegro energico come prima
    Duration
    05:53
    Composer
    Victor Hely-Hutchinson
    Ensemble
    Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern
    Conductor
    Pietari Inkinen