An English Christmas
Benjamin Britten
„St. Nicolas“ – Kantate op. 42
sowie englische Christmas Carols
Chor- und Orchesterkonzert
Peter Gijsbertsen – Tenor
Knabensolist der Frankfurter Domsingschule
Martin Lücker – Orgel
Figuralchor Frankfurt
Kammerphilharmonie Frankfurt
Paul Leonard Schäffer – musikalische Leitung
Traditional
Gaudete
Traditional
Deck the Hall
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875–1912)
Jubilate Deo, op. 18
Traditional
As I Sat On A Sunny Bank
Traditional
Away In a Manger
Edward Elgar (1857–1934)
Serenade for Strings in E minor, op. 20
I Allegro piacevole
II Larghetto
III Allegretto
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958)
Oh Little Town of Bethlehem
Gustav Holst (1874–1934)
Christmas Day
Henry Balfour Gardiner (1877–1950)
Evening Hymn
Benjamin Britten (1913–1976)
Saint Nicolas, Cantata op. 42
I Introduction
II The Birth of Nicolas
III Nicolas devotes himself to God
IV He journeys to Palestine
V Nicolas comes to Myra and is chosen Bishop
VI Nicolas from Prison
VII Nicolas and the Pickled Boys
VIII His piety and marvellous works
IX The Death of Nicolas