DECK THE HALLS
Susanna Andersson soprano & Little Venice Ensemble
Bereden väg för herran (Anon); Winter Largo (Vivaldi); In the bleak midwinter (Darke); Joseph est bien marié (Charpentier); Sussex Mummers (Grainger); Tomorrow shall be my dancing day (Gardner); Deck the Halls (Anon); Ding dong merrily on high (Anon); Here comes Santa Claus (Autry & Halderman); Sleigh Ride (Anderson); In dulci jubilo (Bach); Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen (Brahms); God rest ye merry, gentlemen (Anon) ; Silent Night (Gruber) ; Betlehems Stjärna (Tégner); I Betlehem (Leijon); Nu tändas tusen juleljus (Köhler); Koppången (Moraeus); Marias Wiegendlied (Reger) ; Have Yourself a Merry Little Xmas (Blane); Still, Still, Still (Anon); Keeping the dream alive (Zauber & Strobel)
Deck the Halls is a wonderful Christmas disc from London-based Little Venice Ensemble, together with Swedish star soprano Susanna Andersson.
They have put together a kaleidoscope recital of classical, popular, and folk songs, all wonderfully arranged for this brilliant classical group. Every piece on this personal, eclectic mix is performed with stylish grace and disarming sincerity, guaranteed to charm music lovers everywhere.
This is a wonderful mix of classical Christmas music and carols from around the world as well as classical arrangements of much-loved popular Christmas tunes. An international group and a multi-national Christmas, “Deck the Halls” is a very classy Christmas album!
“the most impressive vocal performance...comes from Susanna Andersson...The perfect classical Christmas" CD Wall Street Journal