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Respighi: Lauda per la Nativita del Signore; Frontini: Sizil

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Details

Composer
Francesco Paolo Frontini, Giacomo Puccini, Ottorino Respighi
Artist
Bavarian Radio Chorus, Munich Radio Orchestra, Eunkyung Shin, Andrew Lepri Meyer, Ruth Volpert, Nata
Format
CD
Label
BR Klassik
Released
Oct 03, 2025
Catalog #
BRK900533
UPC
4035719005332

About

On it's new CD from BR-KLASSIK, the Bavarian Radio Chorus, directed by Howard Arman, presents Christmas music from Italy. With his Lauda per la nativita del Signore, Ottorino Respighi modernised the medieval nativity play of the same name by the religious lyricist Jacopone da Todi. He had already explored art forms of the past in adaptations of early music, re-creations and free works based on Gregorian chants. In this piece, he assigned the medieval verses to three soloists - the angel, the Virgin Mary, and the shepherd - as well as a chamber choir. Accompanied by selected woodwind instruments reminiscent of the music of Italian shepherds, and by four-handed piano and triangle, the miracle of Christmas is brought to life in a simple yet impressive way. Francesco Paolo Frontini is remembered less for his compositions than for his many collections of Sicilian folk songs. From his Canti religiosi del popolo siciliano (Religious Songs of the Sicilian People, published in 1938), a collection of 22 songs for voice and piano underlaid with Sicilian dialect verses and their Italian translations, Howard Arman selected eight songs and arranged them for choir and instruments. Like Frontini, who already included regional variants from Catania, Palermo, and other parts of the Mediterranean island, Arman also arranged different regional versions of two songs. The melody of the Italian Marian carol O sanctissima, which is one of the most popular Christmas carols in the German-speaking countries with it's opening verse O du frohliche, could possibly also have originated from Sicily. The arrangement is once again by Howard Arman.

Tracklist 20 tracks

  1. 1 Pastor, voie che vegghiate 02:29
    Track
    1
    Title
    Pastor, voie che vegghiate
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Ottorino Respighi
    Performer
    Eunkyung Shin, Natalie Schwaabe, Ivanna Ternay, Ramón Ortega Quero, Emma Schied, Jesús Villa Ordóñez, Relja Kalapiš, Andreu Ferrandis, Max Hanft, Fritz Schwinghammer
    Conductor
    Howard Arman
  2. 2 E de ciò ve dò in segno 03:28
    Track
    2
    Title
    E de ciò ve dò in segno
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Ottorino Respighi
    Performer
    Eunkyung Shin, Natalie Schwaabe, Ivanna Ternay, Ramón Ortega Quero, Emma Schied, Jesús Villa Ordóñez, Relja Kalapiš, Andreu Ferrandis, Max Hanft, Fritz Schwinghammer
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Howard Arman
  3. 3 Segnor, tu se' desceso 01:51
    Track
    3
    Title
    Segnor, tu se' desceso
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Ottorino Respighi
    Performer
    Andrew Lepri Meyer, Natalie Schwaabe, Ivanna Ternay, Ramón Ortega Quero, Emma Schied, Jesús Villa Ordóñez, Relja Kalapiš, Andreu Ferrandis, Max Hanft, Fritz Schwinghammer
    Conductor
    Howard Arman
  4. 4 Ecco quilla stallecta 02:24
    Track
    4
    Title
    Ecco quilla stallecta
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Ottorino Respighi
    Performer
    Andrew Lepri Meyer, Natalie Schwaabe, Ivanna Ternay, Ramón Ortega Quero, Emma Schied, Jesús Villa Ordóñez, Relja Kalapiš, Andreu Ferrandis, Max Hanft, Fritz Schwinghammer
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Howard Arman
  5. 5 O car dolce mio figlio 02:28
    Track
    5
    Title
    O car dolce mio figlio
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Ottorino Respighi
    Performer
    Ruth Volpert, Natalie Schwaabe, Ivanna Ternay, Ramón Ortega Quero, Emma Schied, Jesús Villa Ordóñez, Relja Kalapiš, Andreu Ferrandis, Max Hanft, Fritz Schwinghammer
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Howard Arman
  6. 6 Figliuol, t'ho partorito 01:26
    Track
    6
    Title
    Figliuol, t'ho partorito
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Ottorino Respighi
    Performer
    Ruth Volpert, Natalie Schwaabe, Ivanna Ternay, Ramón Ortega Quero, Emma Schied, Jesús Villa Ordóñez, Relja Kalapiš, Andreu Ferrandis, Max Hanft, Fritz Schwinghammer
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Howard Arman
  7. 7 Gloria 03:00
    Track
    7
    Title
    Gloria
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Ottorino Respighi
    Performer
    Natalie Schwaabe, Ivanna Ternay, Ramón Ortega Quero, Emma Schied, Jesús Villa Ordóñez, Relja Kalapiš, Andreu Ferrandis, Max Hanft, Fritz Schwinghammer
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Howard Arman
  8. 8 Contenti n'andremo 00:55
    Track
    8
    Title
    Contenti n'andremo
    Duration
    00:55
    Composer
    Ottorino Respighi
    Performer
    Natalie Schwaabe, Ivanna Ternay, Ramón Ortega Quero, Emma Schied, Jesús Villa Ordóñez, Relja Kalapiš, Andreu Ferrandis, Max Hanft, Fritz Schwinghammer
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Howard Arman
  9. 9 Voglio ve consolare 03:43
    Track
    9
    Title
    Voglio ve consolare
    Duration
    03:43
    Composer
    Ottorino Respighi
    Performer
    Ruth Volpert, Natalie Schwaabe, Ivanna Ternay, Ramón Ortega Quero, Emma Schied, Jesús Villa Ordóñez, Relja Kalapiš, Andreu Ferrandis, Max Hanft, Fritz Schwinghammer
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Howard Arman
  10. 10 Gloria in excelsis Deo 02:31
    Track
    10
    Title
    Gloria in excelsis Deo
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Ottorino Respighi
    Performer
    Eunkyung Shin, Ruth Volpert, Natalie Schwaabe, Ivanna Ternay, Ramón Ortega Quero, Emma Schied, Jesús Villa Ordóñez, Relja Kalapiš, Andreu Ferrandis, Max Hanft, Fritz Schwinghammer
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Howard Arman
  11. 11 O sanctissima (arr. H. Arman for choir) 03:29
    Track
    11
    Title
    O sanctissima (arr. H. Arman for choir)
    Duration
    03:29
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Howard Arman
  12. 12 No. 10. Canzonetta dei Pastori 02:02
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 10. Canzonetta dei Pastori
    Duration
    02:02
    Composer
    Francesco Paolo Frontini
    Performer
    Natalie Schwaabe, Ivanna Ternay, Ramón Ortega Quero, Emma Schied, Jesús Villa Ordóñez, Relja Kalapiš, Andreu Ferrandis, Max Hanft, Fritz Schwinghammer
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Howard Arman
  13. 13 No. 5. La nascita del Bambino Gesù (Palermo) 01:16
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 5. La nascita del Bambino Gesù (Palermo)
    Duration
    01:16
    Composer
    Francesco Paolo Frontini
    Performer
    Natalie Schwaabe, Ivanna Ternay, Ramón Ortega Quero, Emma Schied, Jesús Villa Ordóñez, Relja Kalapiš, Andreu Ferrandis, Max Hanft, Fritz Schwinghammer
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Howard Arman
  14. 14 No. 7. Canzone di Natale 03:35
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 7. Canzone di Natale
    Duration
    03:35
    Composer
    Francesco Paolo Frontini
    Performer
    Natalie Schwaabe, Ivanna Ternay, Ramón Ortega Quero, Emma Schied, Jesús Villa Ordóñez, Relja Kalapiš, Andreu Ferrandis, Max Hanft, Fritz Schwinghammer
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Howard Arman
  15. 15 No. 8. A Gesù Bambino No. 1 03:11
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 8. A Gesù Bambino No. 1
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    Francesco Paolo Frontini
    Performer
    Natalie Schwaabe, Ivanna Ternay, Ramón Ortega Quero, Emma Schied, Jesús Villa Ordóñez, Relja Kalapiš, Andreu Ferrandis, Max Hanft, Fritz Schwinghammer
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Howard Arman
  16. 16 No. 4. La nascita del Bambino Gesù (Catania) 01:47
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 4. La nascita del Bambino Gesù (Catania)
    Duration
    01:47
    Composer
    Francesco Paolo Frontini
    Performer
    Natalie Schwaabe, Ivanna Ternay, Ramón Ortega Quero, Emma Schied, Jesús Villa Ordóñez, Relja Kalapiš, Andreu Ferrandis, Max Hanft, Fritz Schwinghammer
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Howard Arman
  17. 17 No. 1. Litania e Pastorale della Cornamusa 02:13
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 1. Litania e Pastorale della Cornamusa
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Francesco Paolo Frontini
    Performer
    Natalie Schwaabe, Ivanna Ternay, Ramón Ortega Quero, Emma Schied, Jesús Villa Ordóñez, Relja Kalapiš, Andreu Ferrandis, Max Hanft, Fritz Schwinghammer
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Howard Arman
  18. 18 No. 9. A Gesù Bambino No. 2 02:12
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 9. A Gesù Bambino No. 2
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Francesco Paolo Frontini
    Performer
    Natalie Schwaabe, Ivanna Ternay, Ramón Ortega Quero, Emma Schied, Jesús Villa Ordóñez, Relja Kalapiš, Andreu Ferrandis, Max Hanft, Fritz Schwinghammer
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Howard Arman
  19. 19 No. 6. Pastorale 02:42
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 6. Pastorale
    Duration
    02:42
    Composer
    Francesco Paolo Frontini
    Performer
    Natalie Schwaabe, Ivanna Ternay, Ramón Ortega Quero, Emma Schied, Jesús Villa Ordóñez, Relja Kalapiš, Andreu Ferrandis, Max Hanft, Fritz Schwinghammer
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Howard Arman
  20. 20 Sogno d'or (arr. H. Arman for soprano and orchestra) 04:05
    Track
    20
    Title
    Sogno d'or (arr. H. Arman for soprano and orchestra)
    Duration
    04:05
    Composer
    Giacomo Puccini
    Performer
    Chen Reiss
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Howard Arman