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Licht der Welt (A Christmas Promenade)
Christiane Karg (soprano), Gerold Huber (piano)
Awards:
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Presto Recording of the Week, 3rd December 2021
Karg’s angelic soprano – light and buttery – is perfect for this charming repertoire and she does it full justice in winning performances
Licht der Welt (A Christmas Promenade)
Christiane Karg (soprano), Gerold Huber (piano)
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Awards:
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Presto Recording of the Week, 3rd December 2021
Karg’s angelic soprano – light and buttery – is perfect for this charming repertoire and she does it full justice in winning performances
About
In a follow-up to her acclaimed album of Mahler songs, Christiane Karg takes us on a Christmas tour, in the select company of fellow music makers.
Revisiting holiday memories through the eyes of a child, but with the benefit of her superb artistry as a lieder specialist, the German soprano shines a light on some enchanting rarities of German and French repertoire, along with examples of Spanish, Basque, and Scandinavian traditions.
A treasure trove of hidden gems.
Contents and tracklist
- Christiane Karg (soprano), Gerold Huber (piano), Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Howard Arman (piano)
Spotlight on this release
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Christmas Recordings from Fretwork and Christiane Karg
3rd Dec 2021
The viol consort is joined by mezzo Helen Charlston for an Elizabethan Christmas, whilst Karg and her regular recital partner Gerold Huber offer a beautifully-plotted programme of Lieder and mélodies with a seasonal theme.
Awards and reviews
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Presto Recording of the Week3rd December 2021
December 2021
Karg’s angelic soprano – light and buttery – is perfect for this charming repertoire and she does it full justice in winning performances
3rd December 2021
No chestnuts of any variety on the menu here, just a beautifully-plotted programme of Lieder and mélodies…Karg’s silvery soprano soars magically above the full-throated Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, and both she and Huber are as responsive as ever to texts and harmonic light and shade. This has to be my favourite classical Christmas album in some years.
