Die Nacht ist vorgedrungen

Abel, Otto, Briegel, Wolfgang Carl, Britten, Benjamin, Buxtehude, Dietrich, Byrd, William, Graupner, Christoph, Ravenscroft, Thomas, Rosenmüller, Johann, różni kompozytorzy, Tunder, Franz

Ensemble La Silla, Resch, Richard

CD 16339

Tenor Richard Resch presents a moving Christmas album that explores the season’s deeper meaning through sacred and folk music. Named after Jochen Klepper’s powerful Advent hymn, the album traces the symbolic journey from darkness to light, weaving together Baroque masterpieces, traditional carols, and lesser-known gems from across Europe.

With works by Rosenmüller, Briegel, Graupner, Buxtehude, and others, the recording offers a musical meditation on hope, faith, and the light born at Christmas. Highlights include the mystical Maria durch ein Dornwald ging, the Byzantine chant Miladuka, and Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Von guten Mächten—a testament to trust in the darkest of times.

For Richard Resch and his ensemble, this album is both personal and profound. “These pieces remind us that Christmas is not just a tradition—it’s a message of light in the midst of night.”

Works:

• Otto Abel: Von guten Mächten treu und still umgeben
• Wolfgang Carl Briegel: Vom Himmel hoch
• Benjamin Britten: La Noel passee
• Dieterich Buxtehude: In dulci jubilo
• William Byrd: Out of the Orient, crystal Skys
• Christoph Graupner: Kantate "Das Leben war das Licht der Menschen"
• Johannes Petzold: Die Nacht ist vorgedrungen
• Thomas Ravenscroft: Remember o thou Man
• Johann Rosenmüller: Treiffet, ihr Himmel, von oben
• Franz Tunder: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme
• Traditionals: Maria durch ein Dornwald ging; Miladuka
• Anonymus: Nous voici dans le ville; Une petite feste a Bethlehem
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Carpe Diem Records

3.11.2025

4032324163396