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Mark Forrest with a selection of specially recorded music from across Europe for Christmas Eve including highlights from a festive concert given in Germany by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. Including: Josef Strauss Winterlust (Polka) Op. 121 WDR Radio Orchestra, Cologne Johannes Witt (conductor) Michel Richard Delalande Symphonies des Noels Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Gottfried von der Goltz (direction) Richard Wagner Siegfried Idyll Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra Maxim Emelyanychev (conductor) Giovanni Gabrieli Canzona primi toni a8 Andrea Gabrieli Quem vidistis pastores a8 La Venexiana Claudio Cavina (conductor) Antonio Vivaldi Violin Concerto in E major, RV. 270 ('Il riposo, per il Santissimo Natale') Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Gottfried von der Goltz (violin & direction) Antonio Caldara 'Quel pargoletto', from 'Vaticini di pace' (Christmas Cantata ) Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Gottfried von der Goltz (direction) Christian August Jacobi 'Der Himmel steht uns wieder offen' (Christmas Cantata) Julia Lezhneva (soprano) Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Gottfried von der Goltz (direction) To listen to this programme (using most smart speakers) just say 'Ask BBC Sounds to play Classical Live'.
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- TrackArtist
- 1.Winterlust, Polka schnell, Op. 121Winterlust, Polka schnell, Op. 121Josef Strauss
- 2.Symphonies des NoelsSymphonies des NoelsMichel‐Richard de Lalande
- 3.Siegfried IdyllSiegfried IdyllRichard Wagner