Eine Weihnachtsmusik

• Fritz Wunderlich & Hermann Prey in duet, Hans Georg Renner, Dietmar Keller (oboe), Robert Bodenröder (clarine), Berthold Stihl (horn), Helmut Böcker, Sepp Grünwald (bassoon), Wolfgang Neininger, Christmut Geier (violin), Wolfgang Stert (double bass), Fritz Neumeyer (harpsichord), cond. Fritz Neumeyer
  • German Christmas Carols (arr. Fritz Neumeyer)

    1) Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen (Wunderlich solo)
    2) Es kommt ein Schiff geladen
    3) Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier (Prey solo)
    4) In dulci jubilo
    5) Maria durch ein Dornwald ging
    6) O Freude über Freude
    7) Still, still, still
    8) Gruber, Franz Xaver - Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
    9) Vom Himmel hoch, o Englein kommt
    10) Was soll das bedeuten

  • Instrumental music by Albinoni and Telemann
  • the biblical Christmas Story read between the songs by German actor Will Quadflieg

• "We virtually improvised this record - our last one - together with Fritz Neumeyer and his musicians. Listening to it today, here and there I cannot tell exactly who sings what at the moment. Our voices melted togehter to a single one." (Hermann Prey, quoted from sleeve notes, translated by AP, see H. Prey's Remeniscences)

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	DG 471 474-2 (+ excerpts from Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium (cond. Richter), + various baroque instrumental pieces)
	Spectrum (Karussell) 550 392-2
	Polydor 249090
	Karussell Gold 2415 102
	Spectrum (Karussell) 039221

Excerpts on

	Belart 450 173-2 (No. 4, 9)
	DG 419 570-2 (No. 4, 9)
	DG 423 450-2 (No. 4, 9)
	DG 435 509-2 (No. 4, 5, 6, 9)
	DG 445 815-2 (No. 4, 10)
	DG 449 162-2 (No. 5, 6, 10 on "Liebe Alte Weihnachtslieder")
	DG 449 193-2 (No. 6, 9)
	DG 550 925 (No. 5, 6, 10 on "Ein festlicher Weihnachtsabend" ?)
	DG 551 625 (No. ? on "Weltstars wünschen Frohe Weihnachten")
	DG 816 768-2 (No. 9)
	Polydor 819 694-2 (No. 4)
	Polyphon 845 842-2 (No. 4 on "Wie schön singt uns...")
	DG 2721 213 (No. 5, 6, 10 on "Ein festlicher Weihnachtsabend", 2 LP)
	Polydor 2437 151 (No. 9 on "Stars wünschen Frohe Weihnachten")
	...

Fritz Wunderlich Discography