Ivan Rebroff - Weihnachten mit Ivan Rebroff

Ivan Rebroff (31 July 1931 – 27 February 2008) was a German singer, allegedly of Russian ancestry, with an extraordinary vocal range of four and a half octaves, ranging from the soprano to impressive bass registers.

Tracklist:

01 - Glockengeläut - Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht
02 - Oh Heiland reiss die Himmel auf
03 - Transeamus Usque Bethlehem
04 - Es kommt ein Schiff geladen
05 - Süsser die Glocken nie klingen
06 - Les Nuits De Moscou - Posmoskornye Vechera - Wo die Wolga rauscht
07 - Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht - O Tannenbaum (Medley)
08 - Maria durch ein Dornwald ging
09 - Heut` ist der Heiland für euch geboren
10 - Auf dem Berge, da wehet der Wind
11 - Russisches Schlittenlied
12 - O du fröhliche
13 - O Jesulein süss
14 - Ich bete an die Macht der Liebe
15 - Die Verkündigung Teil 1 - Lucas 2 - 1-20
16 - Die Verkündigung Teil 2
17 - Die Verkündigung Teil 3
18 - Die Verkündigung Teil 4

Download:

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Links:
Ivan Rebroff Wikipedia entry
Song "Maria durch ein Dornwald ging" on Youtube
Song "Stille Nacht heilige Nacht" also on Youtube

Personal Remark:
Ivan Rebroff was kind of a phenomenon here in Germany. Although his image was to be a Russian - he was famous for singing russian traditionals and wearing traditional russion clothings - he was thoroughly german without any personal relation to the russian motherland. Although this made him a bit wacky to most people here, he was also admired for his unique voice with an extraordinary vocal range. So it's not surprising beyond singing "Schlager" and russian traditionals, he was also a great singer of opera and operetta. I've got no idea, if anyone in Russia knows that guy, but this record of christmas songs is a remarkable one. Unfortunately this is the best quality I can offer, but I'll try to get a original issue for a lossless release - at least until next christmas, ;).