A Baroque Christmas at Sono Luminus
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Label: Sono Luminus
Cat No: DSL92260
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Christmas
Release Date: 27th October 2023
Contents
Works
In dulci jubiloChorale Prelude BWV659 'Nun komm der Heiden Heiland'
Chorale Prelude BWV729 'In dulci jubilo'
Von Himmel hoch da komm ich her
Fantasia on 'Wie schon leuchtet der Morgenstern', BuxWV223
Michau qui causoit ce grand bruit
Noel cette journee, en Musette
Noel no.8 - Etranger. Sur les Jeux d'anches sans tremblant et en Duo
Fischer, Johann Caspar Ferdinand
Ricercare on 'Ave Maria klare'Messiah, HWV56
Introduzione e Pastorale
Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen
Organ Voluntaries op.6
Pastorale
Artists
Felipe Dominguez (organ)Works
In dulci jubiloChorale Prelude BWV659 'Nun komm der Heiden Heiland'
Chorale Prelude BWV729 'In dulci jubilo'
Von Himmel hoch da komm ich her
Fantasia on 'Wie schon leuchtet der Morgenstern', BuxWV223
Michau qui causoit ce grand bruit
Noel cette journee, en Musette
Noel no.8 - Etranger. Sur les Jeux d'anches sans tremblant et en Duo
Fischer, Johann Caspar Ferdinand
Ricercare on 'Ave Maria klare'Messiah, HWV56
Introduzione e Pastorale
Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen
Organ Voluntaries op.6
Pastorale
Artists
Felipe Dominguez (organ)About
Nun komm der Heiden Heiland (Oh, Come thou Savior of the Gentiles) is a German chorale normally sung during advent, and it is a call for the Lord to come to Earth. This setting by Bach features a walking bass in the accompaniment, and a highly ornamented version of the chorale melody as a solo, in one of the most exquisite examples of this form. The registration is Gedeckt 8’, Gemshorn 8’, Koppel Flute 4’, Quint 1⅓’ and Tremulant in the Swell for the solo, against Principals in the accompaniment.
Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming is a well known and beloved traditional chorale on the original harmonisation by Michael Praetorius.
The chorale Lobt Gott, ihr Christen, allzugleich (Praise God, you Christians, All Together) is set in verse 1 with the melody in the soprano and counterpoint in the two lower voices, and in verse 2 with the melody in the pedal and two lines in imitation on top.
Noël cette Journée (Christmas day today) imitates the French musette with a sustained pedal note, a sweet melody and elegant ornaments, painting an image of the French countryside.
Zipoli’s Pastorale also centres on the image of countryside landscape, which was a popular Christmas theme at the time in the spirit of the biblical annunciation to the shepherds.
Michau qui causoit ce grand bruit is a traditional French Noël treated in a very common structure of variations with different character, the first with a royal feel and the second with a courtesan air.
A ricercar is an imitative form that uses a melody as its main source of material for development. In the case of the Ricercare on “Ave Maria klare”, a hymn for the Virgin Mary is used as the main source material.
Buxtehude’s Fantasia on “Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern” (How brightly Shines the Morning Star) is one of his greatest masterpieces. He uses small phrases of the chorale melody to develop contrasting sections full of colour, energy, and beauty, which also provide an opportunity to highlight the wonderful colors of the organ.
Louis-Claude Daquin wrote a large collection of Noëls and his own performances were legendary in 18th-century Paris. His Noël variations normally present the melody first, followed by variations, at times very virtuosic as it is in this case.
Selections from the oratorio Messiah by Handel have long been a staple of the Christmas repertoire. This version of the Pifa transcribed for the organ is highly ornamented and with its triple meter and dance character intends to take the listener back to the annunciation to the shepherds.
Böhm’s setting of “From Heaven Above”, a popular Christmas chorale, sets the melody as a solo, largely unornamented so it is easy to recognise, against a contrapuntal backdrop.
Voluntary V, op.6, by John Stanley though not a Christmas piece has all the hallmarks of a royal entrance. It begins with a contrapuntal section similar to a string ensemble, followed by a virtuosic trumpet solo (Oboe 8’).
This second setting of “From Heaven Above”, by Pachelbel is much different from the previous one, the melody being in the pedal with a Principal 8’ against Koppel Flute 4’ and Quint 1⅓’ in the Swell that dance in counterpoint above the melody.
This 18th century setting of a Pastorale by Bernardo Pasquini is much more elaborated, making more use of counterpoint and varied harmonies throughout the piece. However, it stays true to the countryside character of pastorals. The simple registration of a Gemshorn 8’ for the first section and Gedackt 8’ and Bourdon 16’ in the pedal highlights the beauty of these stops.
In Sweet Rejoicing! (In dulci jubilo) is a popular upbeat Christmas hymn. The first 16th-century version from the Fridolin Sichers Tablature is highly imitative, with phrases overlapping over each other very actively. The second version by J.S. Bach, written in his youth, is a highly ornamented version of the hymn that works in scales and arpeggios with a majestic end as only Bach can deliver.
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