4260085534999

Weihnachtslieder / Christmas Songs

Violoncello A Deux, Uta Schlichtig & Birgit Heinemann

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Format: CD

Cat No: AVI8553499

Release Date:  03 December 2021

Label:  C-Avi

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  4260085534999

Genres:  Classical  Chamber Music  

  • Description

    Cello duo Uta Schlichtig and Birgit Heinemann present 17 tracks of old German Christmas songs arranged for their instruments.

    Christmas in 2020 was very still, with corona lockdown and a ban on singing. After that sobering experience, we had the idea to arrange traditional Christmas carols for two cellos. We are always surprised to discover that the earliest ones move our emotions because of their purity, their sheer energy, and their touches of elevated spirituality.

    Sounding like the human voice, the cello's sonority creates a space for our individual emotions. It lets us encounter these time-honoured songs that are sung in the family or at church, often under difficult circumstances when humanity is under threat. Vincent Themba's congenial, well-suited, inspiring accompaniments on guitar, djembe, and double bass support and enrich our arrangements.

    While we were preparing this CD, we realized that we were actually prolonging the legacy and work of our two respective fathers, Joseph Alfred Schlichtig and Hans Heinemann. When we were young, it was they who made it possible for us all to play Christmas music at church and in our families at home. We remember them with utter gratitude.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Macht hoch die Tur
      • 2. Es kommt ein Schiff geladen
      • 3. Als ich bei meinen Schafen wachte
      • 4. Maria durch ein‘ Dornwald ging
      • 5. Frondens
      • 6. Vom Himmel hoch
      • 7. Stille Nacht
      • 8. Go Tell it
      • 9. Es wird scho glei dumpa
      • 10. Ein Kind geborn
      • 11. Ich steh‘ an deiner Krippen
      • 12. Zu Bethlehem geboren
      • 13. Kommet ihr Hirten
      • 14. El Cant dells ocell
      • 15. Tochter Zion
      • 16. Cantique de Noël
      • 17. Marche des Rois