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See the full album descriptionThe Little Match Girl; Die Seejungfrau
When the bicentenary of the birth of the Danish fairytale writer Hans Christian Andersen was celebrated in 2005, the and its chief conductor were at the forefront with a magnificent musical celebration. This CD release testifies to the meeting between Andersen's immortal storytelling art and the two Late Romantic composers and , who drew musical inspiration around 1900 from two of the storyteller's best loved tales.August EnnaDen lille pige med svovlstikkerne (The Little Match Girl) (1897)1 Prelude 5:28 2 Chorus: Hvilken trængsel, hvor man larmer! (Oh what thronging, and what noises!) 1:54 3 Marie: Køb blot et bundt! (Buy but one box!) 4:49 4 Marie: Åh, hvor jeg dog fryser (Oh, how I am shivering!) 3:04 5 The Young Lady: Pandeben, godt det gror (Little brow, tiny now, But in time 'twill spread and grow) 2:11 6 Marie: Åh nej, åh nej, nu gik det bort ('Tis gone, 'tis gone, the lovely dream!) 1:03 7 Chorus. The Watchmen: Hør vægter, klokken er slagen tolv! (Hear ye, people, just has the clock struck twelve!) 1:52 8 Marie: Nu gik de bort! Oh, tag mig med! (Now they've gone away! Oh take me with you!) 2:03 9 Chorus. Marie and children: En, to, tre, nu skal I bare se! (One, Two, Three, now you shall see!) 1:43 10 Marie: De mange lys blev pustet ud (The many lights, they've all gone out) 2:55 11 Marie: Mor! – Mor! – Hvor er du henne? (Mother! Mother! Where art thou, mother?) 6:07 12 Chorus: Barn Jesus i en krybbe lå (The Christ-child in the manger lay) 1:56 Alexander ZemlinskyDie Seejungfrau (1902-03)13 I Sehr mässig bewegt 14:26 14 II Sehr bewegt, rauschend 12:32 15 III Sehr gedehnt, mit schmerzenvollem Ausdruck 13:08
