麻豆约拍

Presented by Andrew McGregor. Continuing the annual musical celebration of Christmas, with performances from seven countries as 麻豆约拍 Radio 3 joins an international network of radio stations for a seasonal selection of choral and orchestral music. With reflections on our own Christmas customs, past, present and future.

5.00pm Denmark
A performance by the recently formed Danish National Vocal Ensemble given in the 13th-century church in Soborg.

Schulz, arr. Bojesen: Jesus, here come thy little ones
Bach: Singet dem Herrn, BWV225; Ich steh' an deiner Krippen hier, BWV469
Niels la Cour: Three Latin motets
Morten Lauridsen: O magnum mysterium
Britten: A Hymn to the Virgin
Trond Kverno: Corpus Christi Carol
Gruber, arr. Bojesen: Silent Night
Johannes Cruger: My heart, lift your wings of joy

Danish National Vocal Ensemble
Michael Bojesen (director)

6.00pm Czech Republic
A celebration of Advent and Christmas in Baroque Bohemia, amid the marbled walls and reflective ceilings of Prague's Mirror Chapel.

Heinichen: Pastorale per la notte della nativitate Christi
Rovensky: Mary, noble fertile field; Mary, will you please allow
Brentner: Pastorella
Zelenka: Alma redemptoris mater
Brixi: Alma redemptoris mater
Caldara: Christmas Cantata (excerpts)
Rovensky: Selection from the hymnal Capella Regia Musicalis (1693)

Hanna Blazikova, Kamila Sevickova (soprano)
Tomas Kral (baritone)
Collegium Marianum
Jana Smeradova (flute/director)

7.00pm Norway
A performance at Oslo Concert Hall, featuring seasonal works by Bach and Mendelssohn combined with popular Norwegian Christmas carols.

Praetorius, arr. Gaute Storaas: Lo, how a rose e'er blooming
Bach: Jauchzet, frohlocket (Christmas Oratorio)
Sibelius: Suite (Belshazzar's Feast)
Geirr Tveitt: Hardanger folk tunes
Trad. Norwegian, arr. Storaas: My Heart Always Wanders
Soraas, arr. Storaas: It Shines in the Silent Streets
Mendelssohn: Von Himmel Hoch
Trad. Norwegian, arr. Terje Kvam: Deilig er jorden

Oslo Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra
Peter Szilvay (conductor).

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