Calmus Ensemble Lights it Up With New Christmas Album

 

Calmus Ensemble Lights it Up With New Christmas Album

 Christmas Lights, Calmus Ensemble 

 “Christmas Lights” comprises many well-known and in some cases centuries-old verses such as “Es kommt ein Schiff geladen”, “Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland” or “Es ist ein Ros entsprungen”, with the latter evolving into a new sound world within a collage of different compositions. 

However, these well-known melodies and lyrics coincide with new musical discoveries and prove how versatile Christmas music and Calmus can be: contemplative, jubilant, witty, pompous, melancholic or plain. 

We take you with us into the musical tradition of other countries, breaking not only regional but also stylistic boundaries. From Renaissance chorales, such as Johann Walter's “Joseph, lieber Joseph mein”, to the complex jazz arrangement by Jamie Cullum and the titular pop classic “Christmas Lights” by Coldplay.  

1. Jacobus Gallus (1550–1591): Resonet in laudibus (+)
2. Johann Walter (1496–1570): Joseph, lieber Joseph mein
3. Michael Praetorius (1571–1621): Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
4. Alban Berg (1885–1935): Es ist ein Reis entsprungen
5. Carl Gottlob Reißiger (1798–1859): Das Reis aus der Wurzel Jesse
6. Hugo Distler (1908–1942): Ich brach drei dürre Reiselein
7. Michael Praetorius (1571–1621): Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (3. Strophe)
8. Dobrinka Tabakova (*1980): Good-will to men and peace on earth (+)
9. Eduard Karl Nößler (1863–1943): Tröstet mein Volk
10. Thomas Morley (1557–1602), arr. John Leavitt (*1956): Madrigal for Christmas
11. Johannes Eccard (1553–1611): Übers Gebirg Maria geht
12. Francis Poulenc (1899–1962): O magnum mysteriu
13. Günter Raphael (1903–1960): Maria durch ein Dornwald ging
14. Franz Wüllner (1832–1902): Kindelein zart, von guter Art
15. Reiko Füting (*1970): Entre le bœuf
16. Ludwig Böhme (*1979): Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier
17. John Tavener (1944–2013): Rocking
18. Hans-Jörg Kalmbach (*1951): Es kommt ein Schiff geladen
19. Kō Matsushita (*1962): Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland
20. Max Reger (1873–1916): Unser lieben Frauen Traum
21. Gustav Nordqvist (1886–1949): Jul, jul, strålande jul
22. Philip Lawson (*1957): Ding dong! merrily on high
23. Jamie Cullum (*1979), arr. Konrad Zeisberg (*1999): The Jolly Fat Man
24. Coldplay, arr. Konrad Zeisberg (*1999): Christmas Lights  

https://calmus.de/en/music/discography/christmas-lights-2023/

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