Folk Stories – Songs by Beethoven, Britten, Mahler, Repighi, Sibelius a.o.
Cora Burggraaf | Simon Lepper
Liza Ferschtman | Floris Mijnders
Challenge Classics / HQ|NORTHSTAR
Catalogue CC72346
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About the Album
Many classical composers have been inspired by folk texts and folk music. They were caught by the universal character of the folk texts, by the simple, direct and basic expression of collective emotions.
Through their classical arrangements these composers have turned the folk songs into ‘art song’ and hence they ended up on the concert platform. But the natural habitat of these texts and melodies is the living room, or the pub. These musicians aspire with this programme to let go of the formalities of the classical concert, and return to the simplicity of the music, the story telling, to the beauty of it, the recogisable, and to the collective experience.
Album tracks
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A Sprig Of Thyme
Traditional
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Marienwürmchen
Johannes Brahms
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Da Unten Im Tale
Johannes Brahms
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Sad And Luckless
Ludwig van Beethoven
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The Return To Ulster
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Thou Emblem Of Faith
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Come Draw We Round
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Wer Hat Dies Liedlein Erdacht
Gustav Mahler
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Lob Des Hohen Verstandes
Gustav Mahler
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The Plough Boy
Benjamin Britten
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O Waly, Waly
Benjamin Britten
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The Bonney Earl o'Moray
Benjamin Britten
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Il Est Quelqu'un Sur Terre
Benjamin Britten
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Quand J'étais Chez Mon Père
Benjamin Britten
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Non, Non È Morto Il Figlio Tuo
Ottorino Respighi
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La Mamma È Come Il Pane Caldo
Ottorino Respighi
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Io Sono Il Madre
Ottorino Respighi
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Regi Keserves
Béla Bartók
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Aszszonyok, Aszszonyok
Béla Bartók
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Istenem, Istenem
Béla Bartók
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Ha Kimegyek Arr' A Magos
Béla Bartók
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Den Forsta Kyssen
Jean Sibelius
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Säv, Säv, Susa
Jean Sibelius
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Flickan Kom Ifran Sin Alsklings Mote
Jean Sibelius
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Ketelbinkie
Jan Vogel
