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Malmo, Stuttgart, Ljubljana, Gdansk, Riga, Merseberg and Sofia

Andrew McGregor is our guide for part 2 of Christmas Around Europe, featuring concerts from Malmo, Stuttgart, Ljubljana, Gdansk, Riga, Merseberg and Sofia

Part 2 of the EBU’s day of Christmas concerts from Malmö, Stuttgart, Ljubljana, Gdańsk, Riga, Merseberg and Sofia. Presented by Andrew McGregor.

4pm – ST PETER'S CHURCH, MALMÖ – LIVE
Music from the Swedish folk tradition

TRAD. (Sweden) arr. A. Einarsson: Prepare the way for the Lord
FRANZ BIEBL (1906-2001): Ave Maria
PAUL MEALOR (1975): A Spotless Rose
JOHN GARDNER (1917-2011): Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
KARIN REHNQVIST (1957): Var inte rädd för mörkret [Do not fear the darkness]
SOFIA KARLSSON (1975) arr. U. Emanuelsson: Frid på jorden [Peace on Earth]
TRAD, (Germany) arr. S. Wawer: O du stille Zeit
ANDREJ MAKOR (1987): O Lux beata Trinitas
BOB CHILCOTT (1955): Advent Candle
MARTIN ÅSANDER (1987): Ljuset lyser i mörkret [The light shines in the darkness]
ERIKS EŠENVALDS (1977): O salutaris Hostia
REGER (1873-1916): Mary’s Lullaby
GUSTAF LAZARUS NORDQVIST (1886-1949): Yule, Radiant Yule
EMMY KÖHLER (1858-1925) arr. L. Pourkarim: Nu tändas en stund på jorden [A moment on Earth is lit]

St Petri Youth Choir
Petri Femme
Carl Adam Landström (organ/piano)
Alexander Einarsson (conductor)

5pm – GAISBURG CHURCH, STUTTGART, GERMANY – LIVE
Christmas Songs by Reger and Slovenians Damijan Močnik and Jacobus Gallus

REGER (1873-1916): Es kommt ein Schiff geladen
DAMIJAN MOČNIK (1967): Acclamatio
REGER: Unser lieben Frauen Traum
MOČNIK: Janez, pusti konjičke [John leave the flock]
REGER: Vom Himmel hoch
MOČNIK: Geburtsnacht
JACOBUS GALLUS (1550-1591): Mirabile mysterium
- Hodie Christus natus est
MOČNIK: Je eno Dete rojeno [A Child is born]
REGER: Schlaf mein Kindelein
MOČNIK: Božična uspavanka [Christmas Lullaby]
MOČNIK: Sacra religio
SWR Vocal Ensemble, Stuttgart
Martina Batič (director)

6pm – CHURCH OF ST FRANCIS, LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA
Slovenian Christmas songs and organ music

LEOPOLD BELAR (1828-1899): All of Nature is Resting
HUGOLIN SATTNER (1851-1934): Holy Night
BELAR: Behold, the Stars of God
VALENTIN ŠTOLCER (1841-1910): Heavenly Strings
STANKO PREMRL (1880-1965): Organ Pastorale in F
GREGOR RIHAR (1796-1863): Approaching Midnight
AVGUST CERER (1908-1980): Sleep, Little Baby
SATTNER: Blessed Night
PREMRL: Just Sleep
UBALD VRABEC (1905-1992): It was Night
MIRKO RENER (1919-1993): Christmas Eve
PREMRL: Organ Prelude from Christmas Suite
FRANZ XAVER GRUBER (1787-1863): Silent Night, Holy Night

DEKOR Chamber Choir
Petra Grassi (conductor)
Photo of DEKOR in St Francis Church (c) Hugo Šekoranja

7.05pm – CENTRUM ŚWIĘTEGO JANA, GDAŃSK, POLAND – LIVE
Closing concert of the Actus Humanus Nativitas Festival

MICHAEL PRAETORIUS (c.1571-1621): Christmas Mass

Gabrieli Consort & Players
Paul McCreesh (conductor)

8.30pm – RADIO LATVIA STUDIO 1, RIGA, LATVIA

BRITTEN (1913-1976) - Interlude from A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28
TRAD. (France) arr. J. Jančevskis: Veni Veni Emmanuel
TRAD. (England) arr. Jančevskis: God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman
PRAETORIUS: Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen
TRAD. (France) arr. Jančevskis: La Marche des rois

Jolanta Strikaite-Lapiņa (soprano)
Ainars Šablovskis (saxophone, duduk)
Ieva Šablovska (harp)
Raimonds Tiguls (piano)
Marta Kauliņa (percussion)

9pm – CATHEDRAL, MERSEBERG, GERMANY
Gewandhaus organist Michael Schönheit plays the Ladegast Organ, made famous by Franz Liszt

J.S. BACH (1685-1750): Prelude and Fugue in C, BWV 547
- Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659
- Vom Himmel hoch, BWV 700
J.M. BACH (1648-1694): In dulci jubilo
JOSEF SEGER (1716-1782): Toccata VIII: Pastorale and Fugue (‘Narodil se Kristus Pán’)
BRAHMS (1833-1897): Es ist ein Ros entsprungen, op. 122/8
CHRISTIAN ROBERT PFRETZSCHNER (1821-1885): Variations in the Style of a Pastorale on ‘Silent Night’
RHEINBERGER (1839-1901): Organ Sonata No. 4 in A minor, op. 98

Michael Schönheit (organ)

10pm – BNR STUDIO 1, SOFIA, BULGARIA
Bulgarian and Russian Orthodox pieces, and lively Bulgarian works based on folklore

DOBRI HRISTOV (1875-1941): Troparion of the Nativity of Christ
KIRIL POPOV (1955): Rejoice, O Virgin
IOANNIS KOUKOUZELIS (fl. 1300-50): Terirem from the Polyeleos of the Bulgarian Woman
YORDAN GOSHEV (1960): We Sing to Thee
APOSTOL NIKOLAEV-STROUMSKI (1886-1971): Bless the Lord, O My Soul
KONSTANTIN SHVEDOV (1886-1954): O Lord, Bless Thine Inheritance
ALEXANDER TEKELIEV (1942): It is Truly Meet
HRISTOV: Praise the Name of the Lord
DMITRY BORTNIANSKY (1751-1825): Glory to God in the Highest
HRISTOV: The Lord is Born, O Christmas
STEFAN DRAGOSTINOV (1948): The Lord's Mother
TRAD. (Bulgaria): Why did you raise me, my mother
- You, Beautiful Girl
NIKOLAY STOYKOV (1936): Christmas Impressions
ALEXANDER TANEV (1928-1996): Yove, Little Girl
BORTNIANSKY: The Many Years Prayer / Grant, O Lord, Many Years

BNR Mixed Choir
Lyubomira Alexandrova (conductor)

11pm: RADIO LATVIA STUDIO 1, RIGA, LATVIA

LŪSĒNS: Prayer
LATVIAN: Hurry, little mouse
TIGULS: Little Star
TRAD. Mitt hjerte alltid vanker

7 hours, 29 minutes

Music Played

  • TRAD (Sweden)

    Bereden väg för Herran (Prepare the way for the Lord)

    Choir: St Petri Youth Choir. Choir: Petri Femme.
  • Franz Biebl

    Ave Maria

    Choir: St Petri Youth Choir. Choir: Petri Femme.
  • Paul Mealor

    A Spotless Rose

    Choir: St Petri Youth Choir. Choir: Petri Femme.
  • John Gardner

    Tomorrow shall be my dancing day

    Choir: St Petri Youth Choir. Choir: Petri Femme.
  • Karin Rehnqvist

    Var inte rädd för mörkret (Do not fear the darkness)

    Choir: St Petri Youth Choir. Choir: Petri Femme.
  • Sofia Karlsson

    Frid på jord (Peace on Earth)

    Choir: St Petri Youth Choir. Choir: Petri Femme.
  • TRAD (Germany)

    O du stille Zeit

    Choir: St Petri Youth Choir. Choir: Petri Femme.
  • Andrej Makor

    O lux beata Trinitas

    Choir: St Petri Youth Choir. Choir: Petri Femme.
  • Bob Chilcott

    The Advent Candle

    Choir: St Petri Youth Choir. Choir: Petri Femme.
  • Martin Åsander

    Ljuset lyser i mörkret (The Light shines in the darkness)

    Choir: St Petri Youth Choir. Choir: Petri Femme.
  • Ēriks Ešenvalds

    O salutaris hostia

    Choir: St Petri Youth Choir. Choir: Petri Femme.
  • Max Reger

    Marias vaggsång (Mary's Lullaby)

    Choir: St Petri Youth Choir. Choir: Petri Femme.
  • Gustaf Nordqvist

    Jul, jul, strålande jul (Yule Yule, radiant Yule)

    Choir: St Petri Youth Choir. Choir: Petri Femme.
  • Emmy Köhler

    Nu tändas en stund på jorden (A moment on Earth is lit)

    Choir: St Petri Youth Choir. Choir: Petri Femme.
  • Max Reger

    Es kommt ein Schiff geladen

    Choir: SWR Vocal Ensemble, Stuttgart. Conductor: Martina Batič.
  • Damijan Močnik

    Acclamatio

    Choir: SWR Vocal Ensemble, Stuttgart. Conductor: Martina Batič.
  • Max Reger

    Unser lieben Frauen Traum

    Choir: SWR Vocal Ensemble, Stuttgart. Conductor: Martina Batič.
  • Damijan Močnik

    Janez, pusti kojničke (John, leave the flock)

    Choir: SWR Vocal Ensemble, Stuttgart. Conductor: Martina Batič.
  • Max Reger

    Vom Himmel hoch

    Conductor: Martina Batič. Choir: SWR Vocal Ensemble, Stuttgart.
  • Damijan Močnik

    Geburts-Nacht

    Choir: SWR Vocal Ensemble, Stuttgart. Conductor: Martina Batič.
  • Jacobus Gallus

    Mirabile Mysterium

    Choir: SWR Vocal Ensemble, Stuttgart. Conductor: Martina Batič.
  • Jacobus Gallus

    Hodie Christus natus est

    Choir: SWR Vocal Ensemble, Stuttgart. Conductor: Martina Batič.
  • Damijan Močnik

    Je eno Dete rojeno (Unto us a child is born)

    Choir: SWR Vocal Ensemble, Stuttgart. Conductor: Martina Batič.
  • Max Reger

    Schlaf mein Kindelein,

    Choir: SWR Vocal Ensemble, Stuttgart. Conductor: Martina Batič.
  • Damijan Močnik

    Božična uspavanka (Christmas Lullaby)

    Choir: SWR Vocal Ensemble, Stuttgart. Conductor: Martina Batič.
  • Sacra religio

    Sacra religio

    Choir: SWR Vocal Ensemble, Stuttgart. Conductor: Martina Batič.
  • Mateo Flecha

    Riu riu chiu

    Choir: Stile Antico.
  • Hugolin Sattner

    Blazena noc

    Choir: DEKOR Chamber Choir.
  • Stanko Premrl

    Le Spi

    Choir: DEKOR Chamber Choir.
  • Ubald Vrabec

    Bila je noc

    Choir: DEKOR Chamber Choir.
  • Mirko Rener

    Bozicna noc

    Choir: DEKOR Chamber Choir.
  • Stanko Premrl

    Preludij iz Bozicne suite

    Choir: DEKOR Chamber Choir.
  • arr. Mirko Cuderman Franz Xaver Gruber

    Sveta noc

  • Aleksander Vodopivec

    A Child on Christmas Night (encore)

    Choir: DEKOR Chamber Choir.
  • Arcangelo Corelli

    Allegro-Pastorale: Largo

  • Michael Praetorius

    Christmas Mass

    Ensemble: Gabrieli Consort & Players. Conductor: Paul McCreesh.
  • Benjamin Britten

    Interlude from A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28

    Performer: Ainars Sablovskis. Performer: Ieva Sablovska. Performer: Marta Kaulina. Singer: Beate Zviedre.
    • Euroradio Christmas Music Day - Sunday, 15 December 2019.
  • Traditional French

    Veni, veni Emmanuel

    Performer: Ainars Sablovskis. Performer: Ieva Sablovska. Performer: Marta Kaulina. Music Arranger: Jēkabs Jančevskis. Singer: Beate Zviedre.
    • Euroradio Christmas Music Day - Sunday, 15 December 2019.
  • Traditional English

    God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

    Performer: Ainars Sablovskis. Performer: Ieva Sablovska. Performer: Marta Kaulina. Music Arranger: Jēkabs Jančevskis. Singer: Beate Zviedre.
    • Euroradio Christmas Music Day - Sunday, 15 December 2019.
  • Michael Praetorius

    Es ist ein Ros' entrsprungen

    Performer: Ainars Sablovskis. Performer: Ieva Sablovska. Performer: Marta Kaulina. Music Arranger: Jēkabs Jančevskis. Singer: Beate Zviedre.
    • Euroradio Christmas Music Day - Sunday, 15 December 2019.
  • Traditional French

    La Marche des rois

    Performer: Ainars Sablovskis. Performer: Ieva Sablovska. Performer: Marta Kaulina. Music Arranger: Jēkabs Jančevskis. Singer: Beate Zviedre.
    • Euroradio Christmas Music Day - Sunday, 15 December 2019.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Prelude and Fugue in C, BWV 547

    Performer: Michael Schönheit.
    • Euroradio Christmas Music Day - Sunday, 15 December 2019.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659, chorale arrangement

    Performer: Michael Schönheit.
    • Euroradio Christmas Music Day - Sunday, 15 December 2019.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her, BWV 700, chorale arrangement

    Performer: Michael Schönheit.
    • Euroradio Christmas Music Day - Sunday, 15 December 2019.
  • Josef Seger

    Toccata VIII - Pastorale and Fugue ('Narodil se Kristus Pán')

    Performer: Michael Schönheit.
    • Euroradio Christmas Music Day - Sunday, 15 December 2019.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Es ist ein Ros entsprungen, op. 122/8, chorale prelude

    Performer: Michael Schönheit.
    • Euroradio Christmas Music Day - Sunday, 15 December 2019.
  • Christian Robert Pfretzschner

    Variations in the Style of a Pastorale on 'Silent Night'

    Performer: Michael Schönheit.
    • Euroradio Christmas Music Day - Sunday, 15 December 2019.
  • Josef Rheinberger

    Organ Sonata No. 4 in A minor, op. 98

    Performer: Michael Schönheit.
    • Euroradio Christmas Music Day - Sunday, 15 December 2019.
  • Apostol Nikolaev-Stroumski

    Blagoslovi dushe moya (Bless the Lord, o My Soul)

    Choir: Bulgarian National Radio Mixed Chorus.
  • Konstantin Shvedov

    Gospodi, spasi blagochestiviya (O Lord, Bless Thine Inheritance)

    Choir: Bulgarian National Radio Mixed Chorus.
  • Alexander Tekeliev

    Dostojno est (It is Truly Meet)

    Choir: Bulgarian National Radio Mixed Chorus.
  • Dobri Hristov

    Hvalite imya gospodne (Praise the name of the Lord)

    Choir: Bulgarian National Radio Mixed Chorus.
  • Dmitry Bortniansky

    Slava vo vishnik Bogu (Glory to God in the Highest)

    Choir: Bulgarian National Radio Mixed Chorus.
  • Dobri Hristov

    The Lord is Born, o Christmas

    Choir: Bulgarian National Radio Mixed Chorus.
  • Stefan Dragostinov

    The Lord's Mother

    Choir: Bulgarian National Radio Mixed Chorus.
  • Trad.

    Zashtok ma maicho izkuti (Why did you raise me, my mother) - arrangement by Dimitar Petkov

    Choir: Bulgarian National Radio Mixed Chorus.
  • Trad.

    Devoiko mari hubava (You, Beautiful Girl) - arrangement by Nikolay Dimitrov

    Choir: Bulgarian National Radio Mixed Chorus.
  • Nikolay Stoykov

    Christmas Impressions

    Choir: Bulgarian National Radio Mixed Chorus.
  • Alexander Tanev

    Yove, malay mome (Yove, Little Girl)

    Choir: Bulgarian National Radio Mixed Chorus.
  • Dmitry Bortniansky

    Mnogaya Leta (The Many Years Prayer / Grant, o Lord, Many Years)

    Choir: Bulgarian National Radio Mixed Chorus.
  • Janis Lusens

    Prayer on Christmas Eve, poem by Leonīds Breikšs, arranged by Jēkabs Jančevskis

  • Trad.

    Hurry, little mouse, and steal the peas, arranged by Jēkabs Jančevskis

    Performer: Beate Zviedre.
  • Raimonds Tiguls

    Little Star, text by Gisli Olafsson

    Performer: Beate Zviedre.

Broadcast

  • Sun 15 Dec 2019 16:00

Seven unusual Christmas traditions from around Europe

Seven unusual Christmas traditions from around Europe

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