Description

Prayer: Voice & Organ – Magdalena Kožená & Christian Schmitt / Audio CD

UPC 028947920670

Product Details

Label: Deutsche Grammophon (479 2067)
Release Date: April 7, 2014
Format: CD, Album
Genre: Classical
Style: Baroque, Romantic, Impressionist, Modern
Total Time: 74:54

Overview

In this profoundly moving recital, Magdalena Kožená, the celebrated mezzo-soprano known for her "luminous" tone (Opera News), collaborates with the award-winning organist Christian Schmitt. Together, they bring a rare and ethereal beauty to a selection of sacred songs spanning Baroque to Modern compositions. Recorded at the magnificent Goll organ in Regensburg, this album is a spiritual journey through works by Schubert, Bach, Wolf, Ravel, Bizet, Purcell, Dvořák, Verdi, and Duruflé.

Christian Schmitt’s virtuosic organ transcriptions and Magdalena Kožená’s radiant voice imbue each track with reverence, emotion, and timeless grace, making this an indispensable addition for lovers of sacred and classical music.

Track Listing

Totengräbers Heimweh D 842 – Franz Schubert (Text: Jacob Nikolaus Craigher de Jachelutta) – 5:42
Komm, Süßer Tod BWV 478 – Johann Sebastian Bach (Text: Anonymous) – 3:16
Karwoche – Hugo Wolf (Text: Eduard Mörike) – 3:54
Kaddisch – Maurice Ravel – 4:34
Agnus Dei – Georges Bizet – 3:08
Ellens Gesang III (Hymne An Die Jungfrau) D 839 – Franz Schubert (Text: Adam Storck after Walter Scott) – 5:44
Mühvoll Komm Ich Und Beladen – Hugo Wolf (Text: Emanuel Geibel) – 4:42
The Blessed Virgin's Expostulation Z 196 – Henry Purcell (Text: Nahum Tate) – 7:15
Ave Maria Op. 19b – Antonín Dvořák – 3:01
So Gibst Du Nun, Mein Jesu, Gute Nacht! BWV 501 – Johann Sebastian Bach (Text: August Pfeiffer) – 2:10
Himmelsfunken D 651 – Franz Schubert (Text: Johann Peter Silbert) – 2:54
Zum Neuen Jahr – Hugo Wolf (Text: Eduard Mörike) – 1:43
Die Güldne Sonne BWV 451 – Johann Sebastian Bach (Text: Paul Gerhardt) – 1:13
Vom Mitleiden Mariä D 632 – Franz Schubert (Text: Friedrich Schlegel) – 3:46
Schlafendes Jesukind – Hugo Wolf (Text: Eduard Mörike) – 3:11
Litanei Auf Das Fest Allerseelen D 343 – Franz Schubert (Text: Johann Georg Jacobi) – 4:41
Ave Maria – Giuseppe Verdi – 5:03
Gebet – Hugo Wolf (Text: Eduard Mörike) – 2:02
Der Leidende D 432 – Franz Schubert (Text: Anonymous) – 1:52
Mein Jesu, Was Für Seelenweh BWV 487 – Johann Sebastian Bach (Text: Friedrich Schultze, Georg Christian Schemelli) – 2:32
Notre Père Op. 14 – Maurice Duruflé – 1:25
Kommt, Seelen, Dieser Tag BWV 479 – Johann Sebastian Bach (Text: Valentin Ernst Löscher) – 1:06