A Musical Journey: Christmas Goes Baroque (2011)
0h 54min
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- Synopsis:
A festive musical tour of Switzerland, Germany and Belgium to the accompaniment of Christmas music arranged in the style of Baroque masters by Slovak-born composer Peter Breiner.
The Places
The tour lingers for some time in Zurich, in its celebration of Christmas. There is a visit to the famous Toy Museum at Nuremberg, a city well known as the centre of the German toymaking industry. Churches seen are the Great Minster in Zurich, where Zwingli once preached, and the monastery at Einsiedeln, at the heart of Catholic Switzerland.
The MusicThe tour is accompanied by witty arrangements of Christmas favourites in the style of Baroque masters, of Bach, Handel and Vivaldi, by the Slovak-born composer Peter Breiner. - Studio:
- Naxos
- Genres:
- Documentary, Music & Musicals, Special Interest