Nadal Rumantsch – Christmas In Switzerland
A suite of traditional Christmas carols from Romansh-speaking Switzerland, written and arranged by Gion Antoni Derungs.
You hear this music in a performance by leading choirs along with soloists both vocal and instrumental from the canton Grisons.
Musical content:
1. Gion Antoni Derungs: En Galilea a Nazaret – At Nazareth and Galilee
Quartet Grischun
2. Gion Antoni Derungs: Dad ina frastga nescha – From a Plant Doth Bloom
Choir of the Cantonal Teachers’ Seminary and of the Cantonal High School, Chur
3. Gion Antoni Derungs: O tgei buontad, tgei caritad – Your Goodness and Your Kindness
Mixed Choir Rezia, Chur
4. Gion Antoni Derungs: Bunas nouas – Good News
Hanspeter Rechsteiner, Baritone
5. Gion Antoni Derungs: Igl Unfant divin – The Holy
Child Children’s Choir of Mustér
6. Gion Antoni Derungs: Dorma, dorma o Bambin – Sleep, Sleep My Child
Dils Larischs Choir
7. Gion Antoni Derungs: Quei dultsch affon dittein – What Sweet Sounds
Child Children’s Choir of Mustér
8. Gion Antoni Derungs: Ils trais sabis – The Three Wise Men
Sur Gieri Cadruvi, Baritone; Hanspeter Rechsteiner, Baritone; Carli Elvedi, Bass
9. Gion Antoni Derungs: Da mesa notg fideivlamein – At Midnight
Children’s Choir of Mustér; Cantonal Students’ Choir, Chur; Mixed Choir Rezia, Chur
Production information:
Musica Helvetica. Christmas In Switzerland MH-C81. Nadal Rumantsch. Produced 1981 for SBC / SRI by Lance Tschannen.
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