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Karolju - Christmas Music from Rouse, Lutoslawski and Rodrigo

Name: Karolju - Christmas Music from Rouse, Lutoslawski and Rodrigo by David Zinman
Brand: David Zinman
SKU: 886971156126
Price: 9.9 USD
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Rating: 3 (196 reviews)

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2006

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Karolju - Christmas Music from Rouse, Lutoslawski and Rodrigo

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Karolju - Christopher Rouse
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I. Latin View on Youtube

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II. Swedish View on Youtube

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III. French View on Youtube

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IV. Spanish View on Youtube

03:11

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V. Little March of the Three Kings View on Youtube

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VI. Latin View on Youtube

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VIII. Czech View on Youtube

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X. Latin View on Youtube

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XI. Italian View on Youtube

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Polish Christmas Carols - Witold Lutoslawski
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1. Aniol pasterzom mówil (Angels to the shepherds came) View on Youtube

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2. Hej! weselmy sie (Hey! we rejoice now) View on Youtube

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3. Gdy sie Chrystus rodzi (When the Christ to us is born) View on Youtube

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6. Gdy sliczna Panna (Our Lovely Lady) View on Youtube

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7. Przybiezeli do Betlejem (Hurrying to Bethlehem) View on Youtube

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8. W zlobie lezy (In a manger) View on Youtube

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9. Jezus malusienki (Jesus there is lying) View on Youtube

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10. My tez pastuszkowie (We are shepherds) View on Youtube

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11. Lulajze, Jezuniu (Lullaby, Jesus) View on Youtube

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13. Jezu, sliczny kwiecie (Jesus, lovely flower) View on Youtube

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14. Hola hola, pasterze z pola (Hey la, hey la, shepherds there you are) View on Youtube

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15. A coz z ta dziecina (What to do with this child?) View on Youtube

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16. Hej, hej, lelija Panna Maryja (Hey, hey, lovely Lady Mary) View on Youtube

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17. Z narodzenia Pana (This is our Lord's birthday) View on Youtube

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Retablo de Navidad - Joaquín Rodrigo
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III. Aire y donaire (Airs and Graces) View on Youtube

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IV. Pastorcito santo (Holy Shepherd Boy) View on Youtube

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V. Coplillas de Belén (Carols of Bethlehem) View on Youtube

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Listeners thinking that "Karolju" doesn't look like a word in any known language are right: composer Christopher Rouse, who wrote the texts for his own work, blithely explained to conductor David Zinman that the title was meant to suggest the idea of carols but that "he's always liked words ending in 'u.'" Motivation of a similar kind explains the work's texts as well, curiously titled "Latin," "Swedish," "French," "Spanish," and so on. The texts, Rouse said, "use words and phrases appropriate to the Christmas season, [but] they are not intelligibly translatable for long periods of time." The composer indicates that he followed this process because he composed the music first and faced the problem of finding texts to go with it, but the effect is the unpleasant creation of a simulation of the Christmas spirit rather than the thing itself. Rouse's non-settings are filled with signs of Christmas music like syllabic refrains, but it's somehow irritating to realize that signs are all they are. The composer combines the agile brass writing that is characteristic of his style with a light spirit appropriate to seasonal music. But even those predisposed to react positively to this generalized holiday festivity may not be satisfied with the other major performance on the album, that of Witold Lutoslawski's Polish Christmas Carols. This work clearly suggested the abstract dimensions of Lutoslawski's musical language, but it remains strongly connected to Bartók's rhythmic vigor. Unfortunately, vigor is in short supply in the singing of the Philharmonia Chorus. Zinman seems to be striving for a sort of sugarplum charm in this work but creates only a melodically aimless series of Christmas carols. Only mezzo-soprano Anna Stephany's performance of the final three-movement "Retablo de Navidad," a little-heard Christmas work by Joaquín Rodrigo, has much real sharpness in this holiday disc, which may serve as background music on the road to a holiday meal but offers thin fare when it comes to musical nourishment.

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Karolju - Christmas Music from Rouse, Lutoslawski and Rodrigo

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1. Karolju: I. Latin

2. Karolju: II. Swedish

3. Karolju: III. French

4. Karolju: IV. Spanish

5. Karolju: V. Little March of the Three Kings

6. Karolju: VI. Latin

7. Karolju: VII. Russian

8. Karolju: VIII. Czech

9. Karolju: IX. German

10. Karolju: X. Latin

11. Karolju: XI. Italian

12. Polish Christmas Carols: 1. Aniol pasterzom mówil (Angels to the shepherds came)

13. Polish Christmas Carols: 2. Hej! weselmy sie (Hey! we rejoice now)

14. Polish Christmas Carols: 3. Gdy sie Chrystus rodzi (When the Christ to us is born)

15. Polish Christmas Carols: 6. Gdy sliczna Panna (Our Lovely Lady)

16. Polish Christmas Carols: 7. Przybiezeli do Betlejem (Hurrying to Bethlehem)

17. Polish Christmas Carols: 8. W zlobie lezy (In a manger)

18. Polish Christmas Carols: 9. Jezus malusienki (Jesus there is lying)

19. Polish Christmas Carols: 10. My tez pastuszkowie (We are shepherds)

20. Polish Christmas Carols: 11. Lulajze, Jezuniu (Lullaby, Jesus)

21. Polish Christmas Carols: 13. Jezu, sliczny kwiecie (Jesus, lovely flower)

22. Polish Christmas Carols: 14. Hola hola, pasterze z pola (Hey la, hey la, shepherds there you are)

23. Polish Christmas Carols: 15. A coz z ta dziecina (What to do with this child?)

24. Polish Christmas Carols: 16. Hej, hej, lelija Panna Maryja (Hey, hey, lovely Lady Mary)

25. Polish Christmas Carols: 17. Z narodzenia Pana (This is our Lord's birthday)

26. Retablo de Navidad: III. Aire y donaire (Airs and Graces)

27. Retablo de Navidad: IV. Pastorcito santo (Holy Shepherd Boy)

28. Retablo de Navidad: V. Coplillas de Belén (Carols of Bethlehem)

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