Richard Resch: Die Nacht Ist Vorgedrungen

Tenor Richard Resch presents a moving Christmas album that explores the season’s deeper meaning through sacred and folk music. Named after Jochen Klepper’s powerful Advent hymn, the album traces the symbolic journey from darkness to light, weaving together Baroque masterpieces, traditional carols, and lesser-known gems from across Europe. With works by Rosenmüller, Briegel, Graupner, Buxtehude, and others, the recording offers a musical meditation on hope, faith, and the light born at Christmas. Highlights include the mystical Maria durch ein Dornwald ging, the Byzantine chant Miladuka, and Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Von guten Mächten—a testament to trust in the darkest of times. For Richard Resch and his ensemble, this album is both personal and profound. “These pieces remind us that Christmas is not just a tradition—it’s a message of light in the midst of night.”

1: Die Nacht Ist Vorgedrungen
2: Maria Durch Ein Dornwald Ging
3: Träuffelt Ihr Himmel Von Oben
4: Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme
5: Vom Himmel Hoch Da Komm Ich Her
6: In Dulci Jubilo
7: Aria
8: Recitativo
9: Aria - Vivace
10: Recitativo
11: Choral
12: Aria
13: Choral
14: Miladuka
15: Une Petite Feste À Bethlehem
16: Out of the Orient Crystal Skies
17: Remember O Thou Man
18: La Noël Passée
19: Nous Voici Dans La Ville
20: Von Guten Mächten Treu Und Still Umgeben

Composer: William Byrd, Franz Tunder, Johann Rosenmüller, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Wolfgang Carl Briegel, Silvan Loher, Benjamin Britten, Dieterich Buxtehude, Thomas Ravenscroft, Christoph Graupner, Jochen Klepper

Number of Discs: 1

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