''RIU RIU CHIU''

Listen to the traditional Castellian Villancico “Riu riu chiu,” traditionally sung on Christmas Eve, in a setting by Mateo Flecha el Viejo from about 1550, performed here by Kalenda Maya, a Norwegian group specializing in music of the Middle Ages and Renaissance.

http://harpers.org/archive/2008/12/hbc-90004065

BACH ''Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben ''

Musik: Josef Gabriel Rheinberger (1839-1901), Drei geistliche Gesänge op. 69 Nr. 3 Text: Lukas 24, 29

Bleib bei uns,
denn es will Abend werden,
und der Tag hat sich geneiget.http://zelos.zeit.de/kultur/musik/2010-05/abendlied.mp3

Musik: Carl Friedrich Zelter (1758-1832) Text: Johann Wolfgang Goethe (1749-1832)

O gib, vom weichen Pfühle*,
träumend, ein halb Gehör!
Bei meinem Saitenspiele
schlafe! was willst du mehr?

http://zelos.zeit.de/kultur/musik/2010-05/o-gib-vom-weichen-pfuehle.mp3

ALLES SCHWEIGET!

''Alles schweiget, Nachtigallen locken mit süßen Melodien Tränen ins Auge, Schwermut ins Herz, locken mit süßen Melodien Tränen ins Auge, Schwermut ins Herz.''

Melodie und Text: Anonymus, früher fälschlich Mozart und Haydn zugeschrieben

HENRY PURCELL ''AYRES FOR THE THEATER'' HELIOS

The great bulk of Purcell's output consists of what used to be called "incidental" or "theater" music, and what now would be film scores. He wrote songs, dances, and "action" music for scores of Restoration plays and "semi- operas" (spoken plays alternating with operatic scenes and interludes). After his death, the best of the instrumental numbers from many of these scores were gathered together and published in this collection. There is an abundance of tuneful and catchy music here, including the famous melody that Britten used as the basis for The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra. The performances are also fine, which is a good thing because, surprisingly, this set is the only show in town. --David Hurwitz (Amazon.com)

MOMIX

Martin Helmchen

Par sa virtuosité et son style dénué de toute prétention, le pianiste Martin Helmchen s?est forgé une réputation internationale et passe pour un maître de la nuance.


Extrait 1 : Partita n° 6 en mi mineur : Corrente
Johann Sebastian Bach


Extrait 2 : Regard des Anges (extrait de Vingt Regards sur l´Enfant-Jésus)
Olivier Messiaen

Measha Brueggergosman ''L'Heure Exquise'' (von Reynaldo Hahn)