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Lise Davidsen is the soprano of the moment, and Christmas from Norway might serve as a good introduction for general listeners to the wonders of her voice, from its incredible delicacy in the high register in Silent Night to the variety of sounds in a program where the dynamic level never rises above mezzo-forte. Davidsen fans, too, will find confirmation of their bias here. The program is a fresh take on a generally rather stale genre. It does indeed include some traditional Norwegian Christmas carols, as well as O Holy Night, sung in Norwegian (it is reprised at the end in English just for familiarity's sake). There is an early Sibelius religious song in Swedish and several songs in German, including Hugo Wolf's Schlafendes Jesuskind (from the Mörike-Lieder), that serve to demonstrate Davidsen's range. The program ends on well-trodden ground, with famous carols in English, at least one of which was arranged by Douglas Gamley for Luciano Pavarotti's mega-productions of yore. Some of the other arrangements are by Norwegian Radio Orchestra conductor Christian Eggen, who keeps the orchestra largely out of Davidsen's way where it belongs. The English-language carols, it must be said, have a bit of a Norwegian accent. One wonders sometimes why singers are expected to eliminate their accents in every language except English, but with a voice of this beauty, who cares?
© James Manheim /TiVo
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John Fraser, Producer, Recording Producer - Chris Hazell, Arranger, Work Arranger - Adolphe Adam, Composer - Douglas Gamley, Arranger, Work Arranger - Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Christian Eggen, Conductor, MainArtist - Placide Cappeau, Author - Philip Siney, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julia Thomas, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Øystein Halvorsen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dominic Fyfe, Producer, Executive Producer - Lise Davidsen, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited
Weihnachtslieder (Engelbert Humperdinck)
John Fraser, Producer, Recording Producer - Sir Charles Mackerras, Arranger, Work Arranger - Engelbert Humperdinck, Composer - Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Christian Eggen, Conductor, MainArtist - Philip Siney, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julia Thomas, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Øystein Halvorsen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dominic Fyfe, Producer, Executive Producer - Lise Davidsen, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited
John Fraser, Producer, Recording Producer - Joseph Mohr, Author - Franz Xaver Gruber, Composer - David Cullen, Arranger, Work Arranger - Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Christian Eggen, Conductor, MainArtist - Philip Siney, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julia Thomas, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Øystein Halvorsen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dominic Fyfe, Producer, Executive Producer - Lise Davidsen, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Norwegian National Opera Children's Choir, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited
John Fraser, Producer, Recording Producer - Edvard Evers, Author - Gustaf Nordqvist, Composer - Christian Eggen, Arranger, Work Arranger - Philip Siney, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julia Thomas, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Øystein Halvorsen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dominic Fyfe, Producer, Executive Producer - Lise Davidsen, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Norwegian National Opera Children's Choir, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - John Fraser, Producer, Recording Producer - Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Anders Ohrwall, Arranger, Work Arranger - Christian Eggen, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Philip Siney, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julia Thomas, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Øystein Halvorsen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dominic Fyfe, Producer, Executive Producer - Lise Davidsen, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Norwegian National Opera Children's Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Norwegian Soloists Choir, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - John Fraser, Producer, Recording Producer - Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Christian Eggen, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Philip Siney, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julia Thomas, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Ingvild Habbestad, Harp, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Øystein Halvorsen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dominic Fyfe, Producer, Executive Producer - Lise Davidsen, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited
John Fraser, Producer, Recording Producer - Jean Sibelius, Composer - Zacharias Topelius, Author - Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Christian Eggen, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Philip Siney, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julia Thomas, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Øystein Halvorsen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dominic Fyfe, Producer, Executive Producer - Lise Davidsen, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited
Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, Cantata BWV 147 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
John Fraser, Producer, Recording Producer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Chris Hazell, Arranger, Work Arranger - Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Christian Eggen, Conductor, MainArtist - Philip Siney, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julia Thomas, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Øystein Halvorsen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Janus, Author - Dominic Fyfe, Producer, Executive Producer - Lise Davidsen, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited
Schlichte Weisen, Op. 76 (Max Reger)
John Fraser, Producer, Recording Producer - Max Reger, Composer - Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Christian Eggen, Conductor, MainArtist - Philip Siney, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julia Thomas, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Øystein Halvorsen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dominic Fyfe, Producer, Executive Producer - Lise Davidsen, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited
Traditional, Author - Charles Gounod, Composer - John Fraser, Producer, Recording Producer - Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Christian Eggen, Conductor, MainArtist - Philip Siney, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julia Thomas, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Øystein Halvorsen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dominic Fyfe, Producer, Executive Producer - Lise Davidsen, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carlo Sabatini, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited
Mörike-Lieder (Hugo Wolf)
John Fraser, Producer, Recording Producer - Hugo Wolf, Composer - Eduard Mörike, Author - Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Christian Eggen, Conductor, MainArtist - Philip Siney, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julia Thomas, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Øystein Halvorsen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dominic Fyfe, Producer, Executive Producer - Lise Davidsen, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - John Fraser, Producer, Recording Producer - Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Christian Eggen, Conductor, MainArtist - Luther Henderson, Arranger, Work Arranger - Philip Siney, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julia Thomas, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Øystein Halvorsen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dominic Fyfe, Producer, Executive Producer - Lise Davidsen, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited
Traditional, Author - John Fraser, Producer, Recording Producer - Chris Hazell, Arranger, Work Arranger - John Francis Wade, Composer - Douglas Gamley, Arranger, Work Arranger - Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Christian Eggen, Conductor, MainArtist - Philip Siney, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julia Thomas, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Øystein Halvorsen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dominic Fyfe, Producer, Executive Producer - Lise Davidsen, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Norwegian Soloists Choir, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited
John Fraser, Producer, Recording Producer - Chris Hazell, Arranger, Work Arranger - Adolphe Adam, Composer - Douglas Gamley, Arranger, Work Arranger - Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Christian Eggen, Conductor, MainArtist - Placide Cappeau, Author - Philip Siney, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julia Thomas, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Øystein Halvorsen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dominic Fyfe, Producer, Executive Producer - Lise Davidsen, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited
Album review
Lise Davidsen is the soprano of the moment, and Christmas from Norway might serve as a good introduction for general listeners to the wonders of her voice, from its incredible delicacy in the high register in Silent Night to the variety of sounds in a program where the dynamic level never rises above mezzo-forte. Davidsen fans, too, will find confirmation of their bias here. The program is a fresh take on a generally rather stale genre. It does indeed include some traditional Norwegian Christmas carols, as well as O Holy Night, sung in Norwegian (it is reprised at the end in English just for familiarity's sake). There is an early Sibelius religious song in Swedish and several songs in German, including Hugo Wolf's Schlafendes Jesuskind (from the Mörike-Lieder), that serve to demonstrate Davidsen's range. The program ends on well-trodden ground, with famous carols in English, at least one of which was arranged by Douglas Gamley for Luciano Pavarotti's mega-productions of yore. Some of the other arrangements are by Norwegian Radio Orchestra conductor Christian Eggen, who keeps the orchestra largely out of Davidsen's way where it belongs. The English-language carols, it must be said, have a bit of a Norwegian accent. One wonders sometimes why singers are expected to eliminate their accents in every language except English, but with a voice of this beauty, who cares?
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:50:11
- Main artists: Lise Davidsen Norwegian Radio Orchestra Christian Eggen
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Decca Music Group Ltd.
- Genre: Classical
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