To finish with, some big choral works from the late 19th/early 20th century (1894-1936). They’ll furnish some (or all – none of them could be described as short!) of your Christmas holiday listening if you want, and also help get you into a good frame of mind for the new year with their distinctly positive slant on things.
There’s a resurrection without the concomitant judgement (Mahler), one of the most glorious of sunrises (Schönberg), a vast seascape (Vaughan Williams) and, to end with, the irreverent, licentious and rather boozy world of that bunch of mediaeval roisterers, the students known as the goliards (Orff).
00:00 – I. Allegro maestoso. Mit durchaus ernstem und feierlichem Ausdruck
23:02 – II. Andante moderato. Sehr gemächlich. Nie eilen
34:05 – III. In ruhig fließender Bewegung
44:36 – IV. „Urlicht“ (aus „Des Knaben Wunderhorn“).
Sehr feierlich, aber schlicht
50:47 – V. Im Tempo des Scherzos. Wild herausfahrend – Langsam. Misterioso
Vocal Score (in German and English)
Full score
No scores from here on in, I’m afraid – copyright.
Amongst the most splendid of musical daybreaks…
… and, if you want to listen to the whole thing (it’s worth it!)
Part. 1 00:00
Part. 2 1:05:30
Part. 3 1:13:27
00:00:00 – A Song for All Seas, All Ships
00:20:31 – On the Beach at Night, Alone
00:32:10 – Scherzo: The Waves
00:40:55 – The Explorers
Fortuna imperatrix mundi
01. “O Fortuna” 00:44
02. “Fortunæ plango vulnera” 3:12
I – Primo vere
03. “Veris læta facies” 5:47
04. “Omnia sol temperat” 9:27
05. “Ecce gratum” 11:44
Uf dem Anger
06. “Tanz” 14:22
07. “Flore silva nobilis” 16:07
08. “Chramer, gip die varwe mir” 19:37
09. “Reie” 23:03
10. “Were diu werlt alle min” 27:59
II – In taberna
11. “Æstuans interius” 28:54
12. “Olim lacus colueram” 31:24
13. “Ego sum abbas cucaniensis” 34:53
14. “In taberna quando sumus” 36:44
III – Cour d’amours
15. “Amor volat undique” 39:45
16. “Dies, nox, et omnia” 43:02
17. “Stetit puella” 45:12
18. “Circa mea pectora” 47:08
19. “Si puer cum puellula” 49:13
20. “Veni, veni, venias” 50:09
21. “In trutina” 51:07
22. “Tempus est iocundum” 53:26
23. “Dulcissime” 55:54
Blanziflor et Helena
24. “Ave formosissima” 56:43
Fortuna imperatrix mundi
25. “O Fortuna” 58:27
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