Of relatively humble origin, the Austrian composer Franz Gruber served as choirmaster and organist in several provincial Austrian churches, finally as choirmaster at Hallein.
Church Music
Gruber is remembered, above all, for his Christmas carol Stille Nacht (‘Silent Night’), now enshrined almost as a folksong. It was written in 1818 in response to a request from one of the parish clergy at St Nikolaus in Oberndorf, where Gruber spent 13 years as choirmaster and organist. He made, otherwise, a fairly prolific contribution to Austrian Catholic liturgical music.
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| CHRISTMAS CONCERT IN STRASBOURG (Equilbey) | |
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CHRISTMAS CONCERT IN STRASBOURG (Equilbey)
Composers:
Adam, Adolphe -- Bach, Johann Sebastian -- Bizet, Georges -- Buxtehude, Dieterich -- Franck, Cesar -- Gounod, Charles-Francois -- Gruber, Franz Xaver -- Handel, George Frideric -- Holmes, Augusta -- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus -- Pachelbel, Johann -- Saint-Saens, Camille -- Traditional
Artists:
Accentus Chamber Choir -- Breslik, Pavol -- Concerto Koln -- Equilbey, Laurence -- Piau, Sandrine -- Saraf, Aurelie -- Stutzmann, Nathalie -- Weisser, Johannes -- Wieder-Atherton, Sonia
Label/Producer: Bel Air Classiques |
| SOUNDS LIKE CHRISTMAS | |
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SOUNDS LIKE CHRISTMAS
Composers:
Bach, Johann Sebastian -- Corelli, Arcangelo -- Gruber, Franz Xaver -- Handel, George Frideric -- Mauersberger, Erhard -- Stanko, Tomasz -- Traditional -- Vivaldi, Antonio
Artists:
Ensemble Amarcord -- Freiburg Baroque Orchestra -- Goltz, Gottfried von der -- Kirchschlager, Angelika -- Stanko, Tomasz -- Tomasz Stanko Quartet
Label/Producer: EuroArts |
