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FULL Christmas Concert with Famous German & Ukrainian Christmas Carols Berlin 2024 Svitlana Kavka, Neima Fischer, Rosa Lüttschwager
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Christmas Concert with Famous German & Ukrainian Christmas Carols
- Composer: various
- Libretto: various
- Venue & Opera Company: Berliner Dom, Germany
- Recorded: December 26, 2024
- Type: Concert Live
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643–1704): Prelude from “Te Deum”
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847): “There Shall a Star from Jacob Come Forth” from the oratorio Christus, Op. 97
Mykhailo Gaivoronsky: На Рождество (The birth of Christ) – Svitlana Kavka, Solo Voice & Bandura
Reading: The Prophecy of Isaiah (Isaiah 11:1-10)
George Frideric Handel (1685–1759): “And the Glory of the Lord” from the oratorio Messiah, HWV 56
George Frideric Handel (1685–1759): “Rejoice greatly o daughter of Zion” from the oratorio Messiah, HWV 56
“Los Peces en el Rio”, Spanish Traditional – German Gents
Vasyl Zhdankin (1958–2019): “God was born on a sledge”, Ukrainian Christmas Carol – Svitlana Kavka, Solo Voice & Bandura
Reading: The promise of Jesus’ birth, part 1 (Luke 1:26-33)
“Maria durch ein Dornwald ging” (Maria walks amid the thorns), German Christmas Carol, arr. Gottfried Wolters (1910–1989)
Reading: The promise of Jesus’ birth (Luke 1:33-47)
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767): “Jesu komm in meine Seele” (Jesus come into my soul), Aria from the cantata “Machet die Tore weit”
Reading: The Christmas story according to Luke (1:76-79 and 2:1-7)
Johann Theile (1668–1732): Der Sionitin Wiegenlied
Reading: The Christmas story according to Luke (2:8-12)
Jay Althouse (*1951): “Whisper Whisper”
Julia Perry (1924–1979): “Carillon Hey Ho”
Reading: The Christmas story according to Luke (2:13-14)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750): “Vom Himmel hoch” (From Heaven Above to Earth I Come) from the Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248
Reading: The Christmas story according to Luke (2:15-18)
George Frideric Handel (1685–1759): “For unto us a child is born” from the oratorio Messiah, HWV 56
Reading: The Christmas story according to Luke (2:19)
Svitlana Kavka: Спи Ісусе (Sleep, Jesus), Ukrainian Christmas Carol
“Silent Night”, German Christmas Carol, arr. Christian Gössel (*1987)
Reading: The Christmas story according to Luke (2:20)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750): “Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen” (Ruler of heaven, hear our babble) from the Christmas Orarorio, BWV 248, part III
Reading: A Christmas story from more recent times, retold by Pier Paolo Pasolini / Christian Filips, part 1
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847): “Where is the newborn?“ from the oratorio Christus, Op. 97
Reading: A Christmas story from more recent times, retold by Pier Paolo Pasolini / Christian Filips, part 2
Mykola Leontovych (1877–1921): “Carol of the Bells” (Щедрик), Ukrainian Christmas Carol
“O Tannenbaum” (O Christmas Tree), German Christmas Carol in four languages
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759): “Halleluja” from the oratorio Messiah, HWV 56
“O du fröhliche”, German Christmas Carol