Thomanerchor Leipzig: Weihnachtsliederabend Thomanerchor Leipzig & Andreas Reize

• Friedrich Weissensee (1560 - 1622): Florilegii Musici Portensis:
• 1 Weissensee: Florilegii Musici Portensis: Hosanna Filio David 03:10
• Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): Vierzehn deutsche Volkslieder für vierstimmigen Chor op. WoO 34:
• 2 Brahms: Vierzehn deutsche Volkslieder für vierstimmigen Chor op. WoO 34: Es flog ein Täublein weiße 02:49
• Hugo Distler (1908 - 1942): Ich brach drei dürre Reiselein:
• 3 Distler: Ich brach drei dürre Reiselein 02:13
• Heinrich Schütz (1585 - 1672): Geistliche Chor-Music 1648: Tröstet, tröstet mein Volk:
• 4 Schütz: Geistliche Chor-Music 1648: Tröstet, tröstet mein Volk 03:09
• Günther Raphael (1903 - 1960): Maria durch ein Dornwald ging:
• 5 Raphael: Maria durch ein Dornwald ging 04:24
• Johannes Brahms: Zwei Motetten, Op. 74:
• 6 Brahms: Zwei Motetten, Op. 74: O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf 04:58
• Max Reger (1873 - 1916): Zwölf deutsche geistliche Gesänge WoO VI/13:
• 7 Reger: Zwölf deutsche geistliche Gesänge WoO VI/13: Es kommt ein Schiff geladen 05:15
• Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809 - 1847): Drei Psalmen MWV B41:
• 8 Bartholdy: Drei Psalmen MWV B41: Es kommt ein Schiff geladen 05:31
• Gustav Brand (1883 - 1963): König der Könige:
• 9 Brand: König der Könige 02:53
• Jan Sandström (b. 1954): Missa a La Casa de la Madre y el Nino:
• 10 Sandström: Missa a La Casa de la Madre y el Nino: Gloria 07:52
• Karl Riedel (1827 - 1888): Kommet, ihr Hirten:
• 11 Riedel: Kommet, ihr Hirten 01:50
• Sethus Calvisius (1556 - 1615): Joseph, lieber Joseph mein:
• 12 Calvisius: Joseph, lieber Joseph mein 01:32
• Rihards Dubra (b. 1964): Puer natus in Bethlehem:
• 13 Dubra: Puer natus in Bethlehem 04:10
• Johann Hermann Schein (1586 - 1630): Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her:
• 14 Schein: Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her 02:43
• Michael Praetorius (1571 - 1621): Musae Sioniae VI, No. 53:
• 15 Praetorius: Musae Sioniae VI, No. 53: Es ist ein Ros entsprungen 02:02
• Fredrik Sixten (b. 1962): There Is No Rose of Such Vertu:
• 16 Sixten: There Is No Rose of Such Vertu 05:39
• John McCarthy (1927 - 2011): The Little Drummer Boy:
• 17 McCarthy: The Little Drummer Boy 02:31
• Erhard Mauersberger (1903 - 1982): Weihnacht:
• 18 Mauersberger: Weihnacht 02:56
• Georg Christoph Biller (1955 - 2022), Gustav Schreck (1849 - 1918): Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht:
• 19 Biller, Schreck: Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht 04:15
• Total Runtime 01:09:52

Info for Thomanerchor Leipzig: Weihnachtsliederabend

Christmas carols sung by the Thomanerchor Leipzig are far more than just musical performances. They are a cultural heritage, a spiritual experience and a symbol of the continuity of the Christmas tradition. The meaning these carols have in the festive season is profound and touches the hearts of the listeners in a special way.

Thomanerchor Leipzig
Thomaskantor Andreas Reize, direction

Thomanerchor Leipzig
The history of Thomanerchor Leipzig dates back to more than 800 years and therefore it is the oldest cultural institution of the City of Leipzig.

In 1212 Emperor Otto IV. confirmed the foundation of the Augustinian monastery of St. Thomas, which was initiated by margrave Dietrich the Oppressed of Meissen. The monastery contained a convent school to educate the young cleric, but soon the school was made accessible also for boys who did not live in the monastery. Liturgical singing has been part of the education from the beginning in order to deploy the boys in the numerous weekly church services. In the course of the reformation in 1539 Leipzig acquired a reputation for being a musical and cultural centre, not least because of the significant ​“Thomaskantoren” (cantors at St. Thomas).

The musical focus of the Thomanerchor Leipzig is on the maintenance of the ​“Musica Sacra”. The works of Johann Sebastian Bach – who was introduced as Thomaskantor on 1 June 1723 and who stayed in that position for 27 years until his death on 28 July 1750 – form the main musical centre of the choir. Nevertheless, the choirs programs contain choir works of all ages of musical history – from Gregorian chants to contemporary compositions – which is documented by numerous audiovisual productions.

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