WEB FLAC (tracks) – 354 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps – 180 Mb | 01:19:00Classical, Vocal | Label: SupraphonThe mezzo-soprano Dagmar Pecková is giving a very personal gift in the form of this Christmas album.

The listener is treated to Bohemian and Moravian carols and to the tender poetry of Christmas songs from seventeenth-century Bohemian Baroque hymnals (Michna’s Chtíc, aby spat is included in the collection, naturally).

Dagmar Pecková has, of course, also turned her gaze beyond the hills on her homeland’s borders.

Ultimately, whether it is carp or turkey on the festive dinner table, it is the birth of the Saviour that is celebrated all over Europe.

Good King Wenceslas is sung in England and Lulajże Jezuniu in Poland, while Stille Nacht and Adeste fideles are sung in many places in a variety of translations.

But what about in Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium, or Italy? The musical treasures of those countries are found here as well.

Dagmar Pecková’s taste is unerring in her choice of musicians.

Jaroslav Krček enhances the charm of these songs both as the conductor of Musica Bohemica and as the arranger: within just a few bars, his unmistakable touch, inspired by Baroque and folk music, will enchant you with an incredible range of colours, from the intimacy of chamber music to an almost symphonic sound.

Adding more colour are the male voices of the Gentlemen Singers and other soloists.

Please accept this invitation to tour Europe at Christmastide.

Tracklist:Christmas songs of ancient Europe1. Maria durch ein Dornwald ging (Germany)2. Dormi, dormi, bel bambin (Italy)3. Gesù Bambino l’è nato (Italy)4. Adeste fideles (J. F. Wade)5. Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (F. X. Gruber / J. Mohr)6. Joseph, lieber Joseph mein (Germany)7. Les anges dans nos campagnes (France)8. Lulajże Jezuniu (Poland)9. Nu is die roe (Belgium)10. Ding! Dong! / Bim! Bam! (England)11. När juldagsmorgon (Sweden)12. De herdertjes lagen bij nachte (Netherlands)13. Ihr klare Seraphim (Switzerland)14. Good King Wenceslas (England)Christmas songs from Bohemian Baroque hymn books15. Hudba pro čas Vánoc (Matěj Václav Šteyer)16. Zvěstu]em vám radost (Matěj Václav Šteyer)17. Bůh se nyní narodil (Jiří Třanovský)18. Chtíc, aby spal / Vánoční noc (Adam Václav Michna z Otradovic)19. Otce nebeského (Matěj Václav Šteyer)20. Nuž, andělíčkové (Matěj Václav Šteyer, Jan Josef Božan)21. Veselé vánoční hody (Matěj Václav Šteyer)22. Děťátko se narodilo (Matěj Václav Šteyer)23. Raduj se všecko stvoření (Matěj Václav Šteyer)Bohemian and Moravian Christmas carols24. Vánoční intermezzo25. Jozef, muj kochany26. Ej, poslyšte kamarádi27. Poslechněte lidé28. Dej vám Pán Bůh dobrej den29. Radujte se ptáčátka30. Hle, hle, támhle v Betlémě