Schwesterhochfünf - German Advent Songs (Rondeau, 2017)
Ensemble: Schwesterhochfünf
PRAETORIUS, M. / CRUGER, J. / WOLTERS, G. / LUTHER, M. / PETZOLD, J.
Genre: Classical, Vocals
Label: Rondeau
No.: ROP6128
Number of Discs: 1
Audio CD (October 6, 2017)
The five sisters devote their CD to the family tradition of singing together at the Advent wreath and present gorgeous arrangements of old and new songs for Advent.
Gorgeous arrangements of old and new Christmas carols. For many CDs that fit thematically in the wintertime, it's all about Christmas. For the a cappella ensemble Schwersterhochfunf, this is going one step too far: The five sisters come from a family which placed special emphasis on singing during Advent. For their CD German Advent Songs, the singers go back to their roots and pick up on this beautiful tradition. Here, old songs ranging from Johann Cruger’s Wie Soll ich dich empfangen to modern works such as Gottfried Wolter’s Ich brach drei durre Reiselein evoke the contemplative mood of comfort and warm candles on the Advent wreath. Because there is little musical material for this unusual setting, a virtue was made out of necessity: Schwesterhochfunf invited befriended composers to write custom arrangements for the well and lesser known Advents songs anew. A additional tone color is given to several of these simple, beautiful songs when the brother of the five sisters accompanies the female voices with his rich bass.
Tracks:
01. Macht hoch die Tür
02. Maria durch ein Dornwald ging (arr. U. Henkhaus for vocal ensemble)
03. O Heiland reiß die Himmel auf (arr. U. Führe for vocal ensemble)
04. Gläubige Seel (arr. J.R. Brell for vocal ensemble)
05. Mit Ernst, o Menschenkinder (arr. H. Schanderl for vocal ensemble)
06. Und unser lieben Frauen (arr. K. Berg and H. Kulla for vocal ensemble)
07. O komm, o komm, Immanuel (arr. F. Surges for vocal ensemble)
08. Maria durch ein Dornwald ging (arr. W. Buchenberg for vocal ensemble)
09. Es kommt ein Schiff, geladen (arr. H. Walcha)
10. Wie soll ich dich empfangen (arr. H. Hartl for vocal ensemble)
11. Ich brach drei dürre Reiselein: Ich brach drei dürre Reiselein
12. Der Morgenstern ist aufgedrungen (arr. S. Strohbach for vocal ensemble)
13. Nun komm der Heiden Heiland (arr. U. Henkhaus, M. Praetorius, L. Osiander, A. Raselius, H. Distler, J. S. Bach for vocal ensemble)
14. Marien wart ein Bot gesant (arr. U. Henkhaus for vocal ensemble)
15. Die Nacht ist vorgedrungen (arr. J.R. Brell for vocal ensemble)
16. Wie soll ich dich empfangen