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Various Composers - Winter (Raphaela Gromes)

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  1. Florence Price - Song for Snow (arr. Jan-Peter Klöpfel)
  2. Amy Beach - Peace I Leave with You (after 3 Choral Responses, Op. 8: III. Peace I Leave with You)
  3. Johann Sebastian Bach - Magnificat Variation (after Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243: No. 2, Et Exultavit)
  4. Franz Schubert - Sanctus Variation (after Deutsche Messe, D.872: No. 5, Zum Sanctus)
  5. Gordon Hamilton - Bethlehem Down Variation
  6. Anonymous - The Twelfth Night Song
  7. Olivia Belli - In Luce Gratiae
  8. Julian Riem - The Snow (after 2 Part Songs, Op. 26: No. 1, The Snow)
  9. Hildegard von Bingen - O eterne Deus (arr. Jan-Peter Klöpfel)
  10. John Rutter - Christmas Lullaby (arr. Max Knoth)
  11. George Frideric Handel - Pifa Variation (after Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: No. 13, Pifa)
  12. Fredrikke Egeberg - Julemorgen (arr. Julian Riem)
  13. Anonymous - In dulci jubilo
  14. Camille Saint-Saëns - Alleluja Variation (after Oratorio de Noël, Op.12: No. 8, Alleluja)
  15. François Auguste Gevaert - Les anges dans nos campagnes (arr. Julian Riem)
  16. Mykola Leontovych - Shchedryk (arr. Julian Riem)
  17. Richard Strauss - Weihnachtsgefühl Variation (after Weihnachtsgefühl, "Naht die jubelvolle Zeit", TrV198/AV94)
  18. Max Reger - Aus der Jugendzeit, Op. 19: No. 9, Weihnachtstraum (arr. Jan-Peter Klöpfel)
  19. Irving Berlin - White Christmas
  20. Meredith Wilson - It's Beginning to Look a Lot like Christmas
  21. Franz Xaver Gruber - Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (arr. Julian Riem)

Raphaela Gromes, cello

Julian Riem, piano
Eldbjørg Hemsing, violin
Olivia Belli, piano
Alexandra Hengstebeck, double bass
Tatjana Erler, double bass

SIGNUM Saxophone Quartet
Goldmund Quartet

The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Gordon Hamilton, conductor

Date: 2026
Label: Sony Classical/Sony Music
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Sony Classical presents Winter, the atmospheric new album by acclaimed cellist Raphaela Gromes. Conceived as an immersive musical journey through the season, the recording blends lush orchestral palette with intimate chamber settings, featuring innovative arrangements and new compositions. Gromes collaborates with key artistic partners, including pianist and arranger Julian Riem, the Goldmund Quartet, the SIGNUM Saxophone Quartet, violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing, and composer Olivia Belli. Conducted by Gordon Hamilton, the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra provides a expansive, cinematic acoustic foundation, resulting in a rich exploration of winter's quiet magic, nostalgia, and evocative beauty.

Raphaela Gromes (b. 1991) began cello lessons at age four and made her solo debut in 2005 with Gulda’s Cello Concerto to critical acclaim. At 14, she entered the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig, later studying in Munich and Vienna with renowned teachers and attending masterclasses with leading cellists including Yo-Yo Ma and Natalia Gutman. She has appeared at major festivals and concert halls across Europe, and in 2018 debuted in the U.S. with the Fort Worth Symphony. Gromes has won numerous awards, including the German Music Council’s first prize (2016) and the Bavarian Art Promotion Prize (2019). She plays a 1740 Carlo Bergonzi cello.

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