Folkjul II: A Swedish Folk Christmas / Graden, St. Jacobs Chamber Choir

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Label
BIS
Release Date
November 2, 2018
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      VARIOUS
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      S:T Jacobs Chamber Choir
    • PERFORMER
      Boden, Marteleur, Idenstam, Graden
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      November 02, 2018
    • UPC
      7318599923345
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      BIS-2334
    • LABEL
      BIS
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Gabriel's Message (sung in Swedish as Från himmelen kom ängeln Gabriel) (arr. G. Idenstam for choir and organ)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: S:t Jacobs Kammarkör

      Performer: Gunnar Idenstam

      Conductor: Gary Graden

    2. Var hälsad sköna morgonstund (All Hail to Thee, O Blessed Morn) (arr. G. Idenstam and N. Sjödin for voice, violin, choir and organ)

      Composer: Philipp Nicolai

      Ensemble: S:t Jacobs Kammarkör

      Performer: Ulrika Bodén, Sandra Marteleur, Gunnar Idenstam

      Conductor: Gary Graden

    3. In dulci jubilo (arr. G. Idenstam for choir and violin)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: S:t Jacobs Kammarkör

      Performer: Sandra Marteleur

      Conductor: Gary Graden

    4. Tiggarvisa från Malung (Begging Song from Malung) (arr. G. Idenstam for voice, violin, choir and organ)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: S:t Jacobs Kammarkör

      Performer: Ulrika Bodén, Sandra Marteleur, Gunnar Idenstam

      Conductor: Gary Graden

    5. Polska av Viktor Gabrielsson (Polska by Viktor Gabrielsson) (arr. G. Idenstam for voice, flute, violin, choir and organ)

      Composer: Viktor Gabrielsson

      Ensemble: S:t Jacobs Kammarkör

      Performer: Ulrika Bodén, Sandra Marteleur, Gunnar Idenstam

      Conductor: Gary Graden

    6. Nu sjunga Guds änglar (God's Angels Now Sing) (arr. G. Idenstam for choir)

      Composer: Alice Tegnér

      Ensemble: S:t Jacobs Kammarkör

      Conductor: Gary Graden

    7. En gangar till kaffet (A Gangar with Your Coffee) (arr. G. Idenstam for violin and organ)

      Composer: Sandra Marteleur

      Performer: Sandra Marteleur, Gunnar Idenstam

    8. Det lyser en stjärna (A Star Shines Bright) (arr. G. Idenstam for voice, violin, choir and organ)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: S:t Jacobs Kammarkör

      Performer: Ulrika Bodén, Sandra Marteleur, Gunnar Idenstam

      Conductor: Gary Graden

    9. Nu tändas tusen juleljus (A Thousand Candles are Now Lit) (arr. G. Idenstam for voice, violin and organ)

      Composer: Emmy Köhler

      Performer: Ulrika Bodén, Sandra Marteleur, Gunnar Idenstam

    10. Christines polska (A Polska for Christine)

      Composer: Gunnar Idenstam

      Performer: Sandra Marteleur, Gunnar Idenstam

    11. Staffansvisa (Staffan ballad) - Clavierbüchlein for Anna Magdalena Bach, Book 2, BWV Anh. 113-132: Musette in D Major, BWV Anh. 126 (arr. G. Idenstam for voice, violin, choir and organ)

      Composer: Traditional, Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: S:t Jacobs Kammarkör

      Performer: Ulrika Bodén, Sandra Marteleur, Gunnar Idenstam

      Conductor: Gary Graden

    12. Staffan Halling II (arr. G. Idenstam for flute, violin, choir and organ)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: S:t Jacobs Kammarkör

      Performer: Ulrika Bodén, Sandra Marteleur, Gunnar Idenstam

      Conductor: Gary Graden

    13. En stjärna gick på himlen fram (A Star Passed Across the Sky) (arr. G. Idenstam for voice, flute, violin, choir and organ)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: S:t Jacobs Kammarkör

      Performer: Ulrika Bodén, Sandra Marteleur, Gunnar Idenstam

      Conductor: Gary Graden

    14. Den signade dag (The Blessed Day) (arr. G. Idenstam for choir)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: S:t Jacobs Kammarkör

      Conductor: Gary Graden

    15. Allt vid den ljusa stjärnan (Upon the Bright Star) (arr. G. Idenstam for voice and choir)

      Composer: Sofia Sandén

      Ensemble: S:t Jacobs Kammarkör

      Performer: Ulrika Bodén

      Conductor: Gary Graden

    16. Julottan (Christmas Morning) (arr. G. Idenstam for violin and organ)

      Composer: Mats Wallman

      Performer: Sandra Marteleur, Gunnar Idenstam

    17. Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her (sung in Swedish as Från himlens höjd) (arr. G. Idenstam for voice, violin, choir and organ)

      Composer: Martin Luther

      Ensemble: S:t Jacobs Kammarkör

      Performer: Ulrika Bodén, Sandra Marteleur, Gunnar Idenstam

      Conductor: Gary Graden


Well into the previous century Sweden was largely a peasant society with folk music an integral part of daily life. There were work songs, narrative ballads and, obviously, music for dancing. Over the centuries a not always easy coexistence between religion and folk culture developed, with hymns being adapted to a folk-music aesthetic while popular traditions were given a Christian veneer. An example of the latter is the rich store of ‘Staffan ballads’, springing from a pre-Christian horse cult but given a new slant as its focus shifted to St. Stephen – the first Christian martyr. Gunnar Idenstam and S:t Jacobs Chamber Choir have performed their Folkjul concerts more or less every year since 2002. The concept stem from a rich interplay between ‘folk culture’ and ‘high culture’ and in Idenstam’s arrangements a newly composed halling or polska entwines itself round the old Christmas melodies. The first Folkjul album was released in 2007 – this time the choir and Idenstam are joined by violinist Sandra Marteleur and Ulrika Bodén, one of Sweden’s most well-established folk singers.