Performer: Fritz Wunderlich
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Catalogue: 4795055
Release: 2015
Size: 314 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Gruber: Silent Night
Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Pt. 1 – For the First Day of Christmas
02. No. 1 Chorus: “Jauchzet, frohlocket”
03. No. 2 Evangelist: “Es begab sich aber zu der Zeit”
04. anon.: Es ist ein’ Ros’ entsprungen (Arr. Neumeyer for Tenor & Chamber Ensemble)
05. trad.: O Freude über Freude!
06. trad.: Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier
Albinoni: Concerto in D Major, Op. 10, No. 6
07. Tempo di minuetto
08. trad.: Es kommt ein Schiff geladen
Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Pt. 2 – For the Second Day Of Christmas
09. No. 15 Aria: “Frohe Hirten, eilt, ach eilet”
10. trad.: Was soll das bedeuten?
11. anon.: Vom Himmel hoch, o Englein kommt
Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Pt. 4 – For New Year’s Day
12. No. 41 Aria: “Ich will nur dir zu Ehren leben”
Telemann: Sonata in A Major for 2 Oboe D’amore and Basso Continuo
13. Siziliano (Arr. H.G. Renner)
14. anon.: Maria durch ein’ Dornwald ging
Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Pt. 5 – For the 1st Sunday in the New Year
15. No. 50 Evangelist: “Und ließ versammeln alle Hohepriester”
16. No. 51 Terzetto: “Ach, wann wird die Zeit erscheinen?”
17. trad.: Still, still, still
Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Pt. 6 – For the Feast of Epiphany
18. No. 60 Evangelist: “Und Gott befahl ihnen im Traum”
19. No. 61 Rezitativ: “So geht! Genug, mein Schatz geht nicht von hier”
20. No. 62 Aria: “Nun mögt ihr stolzen Feinde schrecken”
21. Praetorius: In dulci jubilo
Blessed with a crystal-clear voice, exquisite diction and a natural lyricism, Fritz Wunderlich remains hugely admired, 50 years after his death, by fellow musicians and in his native Germany. For example, BBC Music Magazine placed Wunderlich among the Top 4 Tenors in the World, along with Plácido Domingo, Enrico Caruso and Luciano Pavarotti.
This album combines traditional classical Christmas songs and carols with excerpts from Wunderlich’s legendary recording of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio featuring Gundula Jannowitz and Christa Ludwig, conducted by Karl Richter. It makes an ideal soundtrack to the festive season for anyone looking to discover a new voice.