CD 51/52
Tyrolean Passion and Easter Music in Song 1992
Lenten veil of Stegen, about 1780
This CD is a special gem for it provides examples of the hymns that Tyrolean church singers (Kirchensinger) have handed down for generations via oral tradition. The music is unique in many respects. We cannot overemphasize the value of the cultural treasure preserved for the Tyrol by the study and documentation of this extraordinary tradition. Moreover, these CDs are particularly remarkable. On the one hand, with their original recording of the Passion of Stegen in the Pustertal, they provide an idea of the Kirchensinger’s unique kind of singing. On the other they demonstrate how a careful handling of this special form of transmission is possible today in the framework of an actualizing cultivation of the folk song. Both recordings are unique examples of their kind and are worthy of unreserved appreciation.
CD 1, Track 1, 0:31
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