Marina Baranova release new Christmas Album "Star of Mendelssohn" on Berlin Classics

 

Marina Baranova release new Christmas Album "Star of Mendelssohn" on Berlin Classics

As winter approaches and the lights twinkle in the windows, a time of reflection and music begins for many. For Marina Baranova, born in Kharkiv and a resident of Germany for many years, Christmas is far more than just a festive occasion. It's a moment where cultures, traditions, and personal stories converge. With her new album, "The Star of Mendelssohn," she invites listeners to cross this bridge between worlds—and rediscover Mendelssohn.

Baranova, whose musical roots are diverse and vibrant, understood music as a universal language from an early age. 

Influenced by the Eastern European piano school and a home filled with Bach, Mozart, jazz, and blues, her childhood fostered the openness that characterizes her work today. Christmas was initially foreign to her — her Jewish heritage and Soviet upbringing meant she largely ignored the holiday for a long time. 

It was only through her children that Christmas became a personal experience for her: "For me, Christmas is a festival of love that possesses utopian potential. It is a time when people come together, empathy and understanding grow, and differences can be overcome," says Baranova.

The Star of Mendelssohn

1 "The Midwinter Night's Dream" Christmas Scherzo

2 Songs With Words: Greensleeves extended, Op. 19 No. 6

3 Songs With Words: Daughters of Zion extended, Op. 67 No. 2

4 Songs With Words: Auld Lang Syne extended, Op. 30 No. 1

5 Es wird ein Stern aus Jacob Aufgehn

6 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Improvisation in E Major 

7 Drinking Song, Op. 75 No. 3

8 Songs With Words: O come, All Ye Faithfull extended, Op. 19 No. 1

9 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

10 Auf Flügeln des Gesanges

11 From the Christmas Tree Suite: Carillon

12 From the Christmas Tree Suite: In dulci jubilo /The Sheperds at the Manger

13 The Sense of Cohesion

14 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Improvisation in F-Sharp Major

https://www.berlin-classics-music.com/en/album/885470044132-the-star-of-mendelssohn/