FOLK STORIES: SONGS BY BEETHOVEN, BRITTEN, MAHLER - CORA BURGGRAAF & SIMON LEPPER (HYBRID SACD)

Many classical composers have been inspired by folk texts and folk music. They were caught by the universal character of the folk texts, by the simple, direct and basic expression of collective emotions. Through their classical arrangements these composers have turned the folk songs into ‘art song’ and hence they ended up on the concert platform. But the natural habitat of these texts and melodies is the living room, or the pub. These musicians aspire with this programme to let go of the formalities of the classical concert, and return to the simplicity of the music, the story telling, to the beauty of it, the recogisable, and to the collective experience.

01. A Sprig of Thyme 01:39
02. Marienwürmchen 01:48
03. Da unten im Tale 01:54
04. Sad and luckless 03:46
05. The Return to Ulster 04:47
06. Thou Emblem of Faith 03:18
07. Come draw we round 01:29
08. Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht 02:07
09. Lob des hohen Verstandes 02:58
10. The Plough Boy 01:41
11. O Waly, Waly 03:51
12. The bonney Earl o'Moray 02:30
13. Il est quelqu'un sur terre 05:18
14. Quand j'étais chez mon père 02:05
15. Non, non è morto il figlio tuo 02:04
16. La mamma è come il pane caldo 00:59
17. Io sono il madre 03:15
18. Régi keserves 02:53
19. Aszszonyok, aszszonyok 01:00
20. Istenem, istenem 01:39
21. Ha kimegyek arr' a magos 01:18
22. Den forsta kyssen, Op. 37, No. 1 02:00
23. Säv, säv, susa, Op. 36, No. 4 02:27
24. Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte Op. 37, No. 5 03:05
25. bonus track: Ketelbinkie 03:12