Bach,J.S. / Otto / Braum - Christmas Oratorio - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

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