Tuesday 21 December 2021 7:30PM

Christiane Karg soprano; Gerold Huber piano

Wigmore Hall Christmas Concert

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Cancelled Concert
We are sorry to announce that due to unforeseen circumstances Christiane Karg (soprano) and Gerold Huber (piano) are unable to perform the above concert. The concert has therefore been cancelled and will be rescheduled in due course. There will be no replacement.

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Christiane Karg soprano
Gerold Huber piano

Widely admired for her singing of (among others) Mozart, Mahler and Strauss, the German soprano and her eminent collaborative pianist present a programme of Christmas songs from a variety of traditions.

Engelbert Humperdinck (1854-1921)
- - Weihnachtslieder
    - Weihnachten
    - Das Licht der Welt
    - Christkindleins Wiegenlied
    - Weihnachtsfreude
Peter Cornelius (1824-1874)
- - Weihnachtslieder Op. 8
    - Christbaum
    - Die Hirten
    - Die Könige
    - Christkind
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
- - Weihnachtslied
Joseph Marx (1882-1964)
- - Christbaum
Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
- - Weihnachtsgefühl
  - Die heiligen drei Könige aus Morgenland Op. 56 No. 6
Interval
Max Reger (1873-1916)
- - 5 Neue Kinderlieder Op. 142
    - Maria am Rosenstrauch
Hugo Wolf (1860-1903)
- - Spanisches Liederbuch Geistliche Lieder
    - Ach, des Knaben Augen
    - Die ihr schwebet
Eduard Toldrà (1895-1962)
- - Cantarcillo
Joaquín Nin (1879-1949)
- - Villancico vasco
  - Villancico murciano
  - Villancico castellano
  - Villancico asturiano
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
- - La madonna col bambino
Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)
- - Noël ancien
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
- - Noël des jouets
Cécile Chaminade (1857-1944)
- - Le noël des oiseaux
Jules Massenet (1842-1912)
- - Le noël des humbles
  - Noël de fleurs
  - Noël païen