Eccard – Der Tag, der is so freudenreich

Here is a short piece that I recorded this past week. It was written by Johannes Eccard (1553-1611) for 3 sopranos and 1 alto voices. I am playing here a transcription for 3 oboes and 1 English horn (I play all instruments in the recording). The sheet music for it can be found at:

http://imslp.org/wiki/Der_Tag_der_ist_so_freudenreich_(Eccard,_Johannes)

Since I don’t speak German, I didn’t know at the time of the recording, but this is a Christmas Chorale. Oh well, here goes a little early this year…