Sumi Jo - The Christmas Album

Sumi Jo - The Christmas Album

Sumi Jo - The Christmas Album
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Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2001-09-18
Music Label: Elektra / Wea
Soundtracks:
  1. I Wonder As I Wander (American)
  2. Ich steh'an deiner Krippen hier
  3. Introduzione: Alleg
  4. [Recitative] O Di B
  5. [Aria] Dal Bel Seno
  6. [Recitative] Presa
  7. [Aria] l'Autor d'Og
  8. [Recitative] Fortun
  9. Pastorale: Toccò la
  10. Fröhlich soll mein Herze springen
  11. Cantique de Noël for voice & orchestra "O Holy Night"
  12. [Sonata] Adagio
  13. Fürchtet Euch Nicht!
  14. [Sonata] Adagio
  15. Denn Euch Ist Heute
  16. [Sonata] Adagio
  17. Ehre Sei Gott
  18. [Sonata] Adagio
  19. Alleluja!
  20. Andante grazioso (extract)
  21. Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (Silent Night)
  22. Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming), for chorus
  23. Allegro
  24. Adagio
  25. Allegro
  26. O Jesulein süss, for chorus
  27. Exsultate, jubilate
  28. Recit.: Fulget amica dies
  29. Tu virginum corona
  30. Alleluja, alleluja
  31. Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (Silent Night)

Music reviews of Sumi Jo - The Christmas Album

Music Review: Beautiful.....but not what I was hoping for
Rating: 4 Stars

Sumi Jo shines as usual on this album.... when she actually sings, that is. Nearly half of the CD is devoted to orchestral and choral pieces. Don't get me wrong - these tracks are wonderful, but I payed for Sumi Jo's brilliant soprano voice.
The only songs that many will recognize that appear on this album are Adam's "O Holy Night" and Gruber's "Stille Nacht/Silent Night" -- recorded not once, but TWICE (one is Sumi solo, and the other is a duet - but still, why??????). I'm not asking for "Frosty the Snowman" here, but I would have liked to have seen more familiar works alongside the more obscure pieces of this CD - "Adeste Fideles", "Gesu Bambino", "The Holly and the Ivy" and "The First Noel" would have all been welcome.
I do laud the inclusion of some of the beautiful, lesser known pieces of this album - the a capella rendition of the traditional Appalachian hymn "I Wonder As I Wander" was a great move, as was the inclusion of "Es ist ein Ros entsprugen" ("Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming"). I just wish Sumi Jo was singing with the choir on that one.... :(
In short, this really is a great CD, but if you are looking for all or nearly all of the tracks featuring Sumi Jo, singing mostly familiar Christmas songs along with a few not-so-often-encountered ones (as I was) you might be disappointed. On the other hand, if you are looking for an album of beautiful music, balanced between vocal, instrumental, and choral, and composed of music you've probably never been exposed to before, then this is your album. I guess the standard for Christmas albums by opera superstars (at least for me) is still Kathleen Battle's spectacular one from the 80's - check that one out.
Chris
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