A CHRISTMAS CONCERT FROM THE DRESDEN FRAUENKIRCHE

 

1. Sinfonia - G.F. Handel (from Messiah)                                            

2. Hallelujah                                                                            

3. Et In Spiritum Sanctum - J.S Bach (from Mass in B minor)                                                

4. Gloria / Et in Terra Pax                                                                              

5. Air     (from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D)                            

6. Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion - G.F. Handel (from Messiah)                                     

7. First Movement, Allegro - J.S Bach (from Double Concerto for violin and oboe)   

8. For The Mountains Shall Depart - Mendelssohn (from Elijah)                                             

9. He That Shall Endure To The End                                                                           

10. March On A Theme By Handel - F. A. Guilmant                                                                  

11. Glory To God In The Highest - G.F. Handel / W. A. Mozart (from Messiah)                      

12. Exsultate, Jubilate & Alleluja - W. A. Mozart                                                                     

13. Zion’s Daughter - G. F. Handel                                                                  

 

Simon Keenlyside, Christine Schäfer

 

Recorded in December 2006, this CD features a unique Christmas concert performance from the stunningly beautiful and newly-restored Dresden Frauenkirche, featuring the soloists Christine Schäfer (soprano) and Simon Keenlyside (baritone)

 

The concert was broadcast live by ZDF and reached an audience of millions of viewers

 

The two soloists were accompanied by the Staatskapelle Dresden and Choir of Sächsischen Staatsoper Dresden conducted by Peter Schreier

 

The programme included popular selections from Handel’s Messiah and Bach's Mass in B minor as well as additional works by Mendelssohn, Mozart and Guilmant, and the Advent song Tochter Zion

 

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