Christmas around Europe

[Frances_iom]

some days ago there was a useful thread (one of the few such on this board these days) giving the brief synopsis of todays (Sun 22nd) EBU jamboree - anyone know where it disappeared to - putting "christmas around europe" as a string into search box merely states all words too common - maybe some techie could also have a look at the settings here over Xmas

[vinteuil]

... I think it is in the "Choir" section...

1.05 p.m. Kallio Church, Helsinki
Gardner: Znamenny chant
Pearsall: In dulci jubilo
G Gabrieli: O magnum mysterium
Matthew Whittall: This Advent Moon
Juhani Komulainen: Salve flos et decor (from Piae Cantiones)
Palestrina: Hodie Christus natus est
Mikko Sidoroff: Holy Night
Morten Lauridsen: O magnum mysterium
Praetorius: Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen
Ahti Sonninen: Christmas Hymn

Lumen Valo Vocal Ensemble

2 p.m. St Nicholas' Church, Tallinn
Gregorian chant and Norwegian sacred folk songs
Henning Sommerro (organ, accordion, voice)
Schola Sanctae Sunnivae
Anne Kleivset (director)
Vox Clamantis
Jaan-Eik Tulve (director)
Sursum Corda Vocal Ensemble.

4 p.m. Church of St Martin in the Wall, Prague
Rigatti: Magnificat
Samuel Capricornus: Adesto mulitudo coelestis
Samuel Capricornus: Missa Nativitatis
Hana Blazíková (soprano)
Gabriela Eibenová (soprano)
Ensemble Inegal
Adam Viktora (conductor)

5 p.m. Live from Studio 1, Bavarian Radio, Munich
Respighi: Lauda per la natività del Signore
Bach: Chorale 'Ich steh' an deiner Krippen hier'
Britten: A Ceremony of Carols
Bavarian Radio Chorus
Uta Jungwirth (harp)
Members of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Mirga Grazynte-Tyla (conductor)

6 p.m. Bela Bartok Concert Hall, Palace of the Arts, Budapest
Miklós Kocsár: O beautiful mysterious night
Bruckner: Symphony No.1 in C minor (Scherzo)
Bruckner: Te Deum
Klára Kolonits (soprano)
Judit Németh (mezzo-soprano)
István Horváth (tenor)
Krisztián Cser (bass)
Hungarian Radio Chorus
Hungarian Radio Children's Chorus
Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Gergely Vajda (conductor)

7 p.m. Blauwe Zaal, deSingel, Antwerp
Bach: 3 Christmas Cantatas:
Dazu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes, BWV 40
Jauchzet, frohlocket! Auf, preiset die Tage, BWV 248:1
Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ, BWV 91
Hannah Morrison (soprano)
Carlos Mena (alto)
Hans Jörg Mammel (tenor)
Matthias Vieweg (bass)
Ricercar Consort
Philippe Pierlot (conductor)

[Stillhomewardbound]

I always enjoy this day of festively themed music. It recalls a Radio 3 of older times, when it could be relied on for a degree of quietude and contemplation.

[Honoured Guest]

I enjoy this day too, and these appreciative comments make a pleasant change from the more common gripes on this message board along the lines of : How dare they dump Lunchtime Concert / The Early Music Show / The Choir / Words and Music / Sunday Feature / Live on 3 ?

[Nick Armstrong]

a pleasant change from the more common gripes on this message board

Probably because the day marks a pleasant change from the more common inane tendencies of R3 programme planners.

[James Wonnacott]

Enjoyed it very much up until 6ish when guests came and I had to switch off. my only gripe was the foreign babbling in the background in gaps between music.

[doversoul1]

... my only gripe was the foreign babbling in the background in gaps between music.

That’s one of the best things about this programme. A rare chance to hear all those foreign babblings in the voices of genuine foreigners.

An excellent presentation by Louise Fryer.

[DracoM]

Yes, enjoyed particularly the material from Tallinn.
Not at all sure about the somewhat elephantine Ceremony of Carols from Munich!!
And the Bruckner? Erm..........?? Well played / sung etc, but not terribly Christmassy?

[Roehre]

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Not at all sure about the somewhat elephantine Ceremony of Carols from Munich!!
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The way many english-tongued singers perform German repertoire, I'm afraid

[DracoM]

Yes, I suppose if that was the version I regularly heard I'd be of very different opinion.

[jean]

I was interested to note that the practice of applauding between Mass movements has spread to the Czech Republic!

The audience might have argued that sometimes liturgically-unrelated pieces had been inserted and that they were perfectly entitled to clap those. But the Sanctus and Benedictus of the broadcast Mass followed directly after the Credo, so I think they might have controlled themselves.

(Andrew Carwood anticipated this problem in his SJSS concert last Friday. His first half consisted of Victoria's Mass O Magnum Mysterium with different settings of Hodie Christus Natus Est between the movements. He began by telling the audience that we could clap as much as we liked in the second half, even in the middle of a piece if we wanted, but that the first half had been conceived as a sequence and it would be better if we didn't clap at all. We did as we were told.)

[gradus]

I do like this R3 hardy perennial, an enjoyable part of the ritual at this time of the year.