Magical Christmas Fantasies
Christmas carols for piano by Bach, Lange, Leonard, Svoboda, Mozart, Gounod, Schumann, von Walden, Tschaikowski, Helbig and Thiessen
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GEN 23849 EAN: 4260036258493
3.11.2023 18.90 €
The internationally renowned pianist Caroline Fischer has put together an evocative holiday gift with her new GENUIN CD. For the recording, she sought out old and new Christmas melodies, well-known and unknown, and combined them to form a harmonious whole. Included are treasures such as Otto von Walden’s tender fantasy on “Es ist ein Ros entsprungen” and Gustav Lange’s enchanting version of “Silent Night” – some of these windfalls have been recorded on CD for the first time. Thoughtfully curated and recorded to the highest standard, the only thing really missing is the wrapping paper!
Classical Music Sentinel
"This is a CD that would be right at home as the sonic backdrop to a reflective Christmas Eve [...] because it simply captures your attention without being intrusive. All the pieces, including the Christmas fantasies and variations, are performed with classical expressivity and earnestness." Review by Jean-Yves Duperron, November 2023
Klassik heute
"Caroline Fischer's equally lively enthusiasm for design and performance on the grand piano does justice to all this splendor at every moment, as her variable spectrum in terms of touch finesse and dynamic effect design seems inexhaustible and at the same time a sovereign sense of style keeps the great arc of tension in view." Review by Stefan Pieper, November 10, 2023
The internationally renowned pianist Caroline Fischer has put together an evocative holiday gift with her new GENUIN CD. For the recording, she sought out old and new Christmas melodies, well-known and unknown, and combined them to form a harmonious whole. Included are treasures such as Otto von Walden’s tender fantasy on “Es ist ein Ros entsprungen” and Gustav Lange’s enchanting version of “Silent Night” – some of these windfalls have been recorded on CD for the first time. Thoughtfully curated and recorded to the highest standard, the only thing really missing is the wrapping paper!
Classical Music Sentinel
"This is a CD that would be right at home as the sonic backdrop to a reflective Christmas Eve [...] because it simply captures your attention without being intrusive. All the pieces, including the Christmas fantasies and variations, are performed with classical expressivity and earnestness." Review by Jean-Yves Duperron, November 2023
Klassik heute
"Caroline Fischer's equally lively enthusiasm for design and performance on the grand piano does justice to all this splendor at every moment, as her variable spectrum in terms of touch finesse and dynamic effect design seems inexhaustible and at the same time a sovereign sense of style keeps the great arc of tension in view." Review by Stefan Pieper, November 10, 2023
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Tracklist
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068
No. 2: Air - Gustav Lange (1830–1889)
Centi-Folie, Op. 232
No. 21: Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht – Fantasie für das Pianoforte - Robert Leonard (1868–1916)
Weihnachts-Fantasie, Op. 99 - Johann Sebastian Bach
Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd, BWV 208
No. 9: Aria: Schafe können sicher weiden – Sheep may safely graze - Gustav Lange
Fantasien über beliebte Lieder, Op. 172
No. 5: Zu Weihnachten – Fantasie - Karel Svoboda (1938–2007)
Drei Nüsse für Aschenbrödel - Johann Sebastian Bach
Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147
No. 10: Choral: Jesus bleibet meine Freude - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Twelve Variations on “Ah! vous dirai-je, maman”/“Morgen kommt der Weihnachtsmann,” K.265/300e
Theme - Variation I
- Variation II
- Variation III
- Variation IV
- Variation V
- Variation VI
- Variation VII
- Variation VIII
- Variation IX
- Variation X
- Variation XI
- Variation XII
- Charles Gounod (1818–1893)
Ave Maria - Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Album für die Jugend, Op. 68
No. 12: Knecht Ruprecht - Otto von Walden (1871–1924)
Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen, Op. 22 - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
The Nutcracker, Op. 71a
No. 2: Marche. Tempo di marcia viva - Fritz Helbig
Vom Himmel hoch, da komm‘ ich her!, Weihnachts-Fantasie, Op. 24 - Karl Thiessen (1867–1945)
Variationen über “O Tannenbaum”
The internationally renowned pianist Caroline Fischer has put together an evocative holiday gift with her new GENUIN CD. For the recording, she sought out old and new Christmas melodies, well-known and unknown, and combined them to form a harmonious whole. Included are treasures such as Otto von Walden’s tender fantasy on “Es ist ein Ros entsprungen” and Gustav Lange’s enchanting version of “Silent Night” – some of these windfalls have been recorded on CD for the first time. Thoughtfully curated and recorded to the highest standard, the only thing really missing is the wrapping paper!
Classical Music Sentinel
"This is a CD that would be right at home as the sonic backdrop to a reflective Christmas Eve [...] because it simply captures your attention without being intrusive. All the pieces, including the Christmas fantasies and variations, are performed with classical expressivity and earnestness." Review by Jean-Yves Duperron, November 2023
Klassik heute
"Caroline Fischer's equally lively enthusiasm for design and performance on the grand piano does justice to all this splendor at every moment, as her variable spectrum in terms of touch finesse and dynamic effect design seems inexhaustible and at the same time a sovereign sense of style keeps the great arc of tension in view." Review by Stefan Pieper, November 10, 2023