Bach,J.S. / Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Bach: Christmas Oratorio - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

2007 4 X CD collection with Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Weihnachtsoratorium BMV 248, Gloria in Excelsis Deo, Kantate BWV 191. Performers include Christiane Oelze, Annette Markert, Hans Peter Blochwitz, Oliver Widermer & more. Plus Ludwig Guttler und Peter Gulke i'm Gesprach uber Johann Sebastian Bach's Weihnachtsoratorium BMV 248. Album Tracks 1. Chor Jauchzet, Frohlocket, Auf, Preiset Die Tage (1. Teil Am 1. Weihnachtstag) 2. Es Begab Sich Aber Zu Der Zeit 3. Accompagnato Nun Wird Mein Liebster Brã¤Tigam 4. Arie Bereite Dich, Zion, Mit Zã¤Rtlichen Trieben 5. Choral Wie Soll Ich Dich Empfangen 6. Und Sie Gebar Ihren Ersten Sohn 7. Choral Er Ist Auf Erden Kommen Arm - Rezitativ Wer Will Die Liebe Recht Erhã¶Hn 8. Arie Groãÿer Herr, O Starker Kã¶Nig 9. Choral Ach Mein Herzliebes Jesulein 10. Sinfonia (2. Teil Am 2. Weihnachtstag) 11. Und Es Waren Hirten in Derselben Gegend 12. Choral Brich An, O Schã¶Nes Morgenlicht 13. Und Der Engel Sprach Zu Ihnen - Fã¼Rchtet Euch Nicht 14. Rezitativ Was Gott Dem Abraham Verheiãÿen 15. Arie Frohe Hirten, Eilt, Ach Eilet 16. Und Das Habt Zum Zeichen 17. Choral Schaut Hin, Dort Liegt Im Finstern Stall 18. Rezitativ So Geht Nun Hin 19. Arie Schlafe, Mein Liebster, Genieãÿe Der Ruh 20. Und Alsobald War Da Bei Dem Engel 21. Chor Ehre Sei Gott in Der Hã¶He 22. Rezitativ So Recht, Ihr Engel, Jauchzt Und Singet 23. Choral Wir Singen Dir in Deinem Heer 1. Chor Herrscher Des Himmels (3. Teil Am 3. Weihnachtstag) 2. Und Da Die Engel Von Ihnen Gen Himmel Fuhren 3. Chor Lasset Uns Nun Gehen Gen Bethlehem 4. Rezitativ Er Hat Sein Volk Getrã¶St' 5. Choral Dies Hat Er Alles Uns Getan 6. Arie (Duett) Herr, Dein Mitleid, Dein Erbarmen 7. Und Sie Kamen Eilend 8. Arie Schlieãÿe, Mein Herze, Dies Selige Wunder 9. Rezitativ Ja, Ja, Mein Herz Soll Es Bewahre

For many, the Christmas holiday season would be incomplete without the resounding drum roll and trumpet fanfare that opens Bach's InchOratorium auf die Heilige WeynachtInch (InchOratorio for the holy ChristmasInch). Ever since it was first performed by the Thomaskantor between Christmas Day in 1734 and Epiphany 1735 in Leipzig's two main churches of St. Thomas and St. Nikolai, Bach's six part musical masterpiece has become a cornerstone of the city's identity and musical heritage. The performance presented here, led by Bach's 17th successor Gotthold Schwarz together with the Thomanerchor and the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, features a lineup of renowned soloists, enabling one to experience the festive grandeur of what many consider the epitome of Christmas music in it's original setting. InchGotthold Schwarz transforms this into a Christmas Oratorio that is far more than a sum of it's parts... his musical rhetoric avoids cheap gimmicks and vain showmanship.Inch (Peter Korfmacher, LVZ)

J.S. Bach's Christmas Oratorio was written for the Christmas season of 1734, and although it incorporates music from earlier works it belongs firmly among his timeless large-scale compositions. The development of the oratorio, which was to become a new musical form in Protestant church services at that time, was stimulated by Bach's compositions, particularly by the unusual form of his six-part Christmas Oratorio. From it's famously joyful opening 'Jauchzet frohlocket' to the arrival of the Wise Men from the East, this work's enduring popularity has long proven it's status as a choral 'evergreen.' For the conductor Ralf Otto, flexibility, diversity and transparency of sound have always been essential to his work with choirs and orchestras. The conductor's reputation is based on his gift for interpreting different musical styles, from the Renaissance through the music of today. This recording follows the April 2018 of Bach's St. John Passion with the Bach Choir and Orchestra of Mainz conducted by Ralf Otto. MusicWeb International wrote Inchthe Bachchor Mainz is a fine ensemble it shows great flexibility in those turbae which are performed at a high speed, and produces a surprisingly transparent sound, also thanks to the good acoustic of the Christuskirche in Mainz.Inch Album Tracks 1. Weihnachtsoratorium (Christmas Oratorio), in Six Parts, BWV 248 (BC D7) 2. Part One 3. 1. Coro InchJauchzet, Frohlocket, Auf, Preiset Die TageInch 4. 2. Evangelista InchEs Begab Sich Aber Zu Der ZeitInch 5. 3. Recitativo InchNun Wird Mein Liebster BräutigamInch 6. 4. Aria InchBereite Dich, Zion, Mit Zärtlichen TriebenInch 7. 5. Choral InchWie Soll Ich Dich EmpfangenInch 8. 6. Evangelista InchUnd Sie Gebar Ihren Ersten SohnInch 9. 7. Choral InchEr Ist Auf Erden Kommen ArmInch / Recitativo InchWer Will Die Liebe Recht ErhöhnInch 10. 8. Aria InchGroßer He