SOUNDS LIKE CHRISTMAS

Angelika Kirchschlager · Tomasz Stanko · Amarcord Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
Release Date: 4th October 2004

Arias by Bach, Handel and Praetorius; Christmas carols; jazz improvisations; concertos by Corelli and Vivaldi, etc.

Angelika Kirchschlager, soprano
Tomasz Stanko, trumpet and his Quartet
Ensemble Amarcord
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, Gottfried von der Goltz

Picture Format: NTSC · 16:9 anamorphic
Sound Formats: PCM Stereo · Dolby Digital 5.1 · DTS 5.1
Region Code: 0

Subtitles: English, German, French
Booklet Notes: English German, French
Running Time: 82 mins
FSK: oA.
Cat No.: 2052129

Presents the musical encounter between soprano Angelika Kirchschlager and jazz trumpeter Tomasz Sta?ko

• Kirchschlager currently ranks among the most sought-after sopranos worldwide for both opera and concert-hall performance
  
• Stanko enjoys a reputation as one of the most creative jazz trumpeters alive
  
• The soloists are accompanied by the outstanding Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
• The Leipzig a-cappella ensemble Amarcord, consisting of former members of St. Thomas's Boys Choir, interpret popular Christmas tunes
  
• Set in the attractive Cistercian monastery Schulpforte
  
• The concert footage is combined with charming motifs of snowy mountain landscapes and cities decorated for Christmas

"Visually and vocally splendid." -- Gramophone Magazine on Angelika Kirchschlager

"Miles Davis is dead, long live Tomasz Stanko!" -- Rondo Magazine

"This is an orchestra that listens to itself; there's something organic about their performances,
you almost feel them breathing together as they open their ears to one another…Ego-less
entertainment, highly recommended." -- BBC Radio3 on the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra