Berlin Symphony Orchestra | Christmas & Fairy Tales | Concert at the Berlin Philharmonie | Decemb...
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Erich W. Korngold
The Snowman – Pantomime in Two Scenes, orchestrated by Alexander Zemlinsky; narrated by Axel Prahl
Otto Nicolai
Christmas Overture
Frederick Delius
Sleigh Ride
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Christmas Overture
Leroy Anderson
A Christmas Festival
Text adaptation and design: Marie Lilli Beckmann
Speaker: Axel Prahl
Conductor: David Reiland
It doesn't get more Christmassy than this! The anticipation of the upcoming holidays is palpable in this concert full of Christmas sounds, sleigh rides, and Christmas wishes. The centerpiece is the music from Erich Wolfgang Korngold's fairy-tale ballet "The Snowman": Colombine and her suitor Pierrot try to escape from the clutches of Uncle Pantalon – and succeed with the help of a snowman. The fairytale story is narrated by Axel Prahl. The atmosphere becomes particularly festive with Otto Nicolai's Christmas Overture, in which the chorale "From Heaven Above" resounds in ever-new variations.