Johann Sebastian Bach - Christmas Oratorio - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Album Tracks 1. Chorus 2. Recitative - Evangelist 3. Recitative - Alto 4. Aria - Alto 5. Chorale 6. Recitative - Evangelist 7. Chorale - Soprano and Recitative - Bass 8. Aria - Bass 9. Chorale 10. Sinfonia 11. Recitative - Evangelist 12. Chorale 13. Recitative - Evangelist and Soprano 14. Recitative - Bass 15. Aria - Tenor 16. Recitative - Evangelist 17. Chorale 18. Recitative - Bass 19. Aria - Alto 20. Recitative - Evangelist 21. Chorus 22. Recitative - Bass 23. Chorale 24. Chorus 25. Recitative - Evangelist 26. Chorus 27. Recitative - Bass 28. Chorale 29. Aria Duetto - Soprano and Bass 30. Recitative - Evangelist 31. Aria - Alto 32. Recitative - Alto 33. Chorale 34. Recitative - Evangelist 35. Chorale 36. Chorus (Repeat of No.24) 1. Chorus 2. Recitative - Evangelist 3. Recitative and Chorale - Bass and Soprano 4. Aria - Soprano, Echo 5. Recitative and Chorale - Bass and Soprano 6. Aria - Tenor 7. Chorale 8. Chorus 9. Recitative - Evangelist 10. Chorus and Recitative - Alto 11. Chorale 12. Aria - Bass 13. Recitative - Evangelist 14. Recitative - Alto 15. Recitative - Evangelist 16. Aria Terzetto - Soprano, Alto, Tenor 17. Recitative - Alto 18. Chorale 19. Chorus 20. Recitative - Evangelist and Bass 21. Recitative - Soprano 22. Aria - Soprano 23. Recitative - Evangelist 24. Chorale 25. Recitative - Evangelist 26. Recitative - Tenor 27. Aria - Tenor 28. Recitative - Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass 29. Chorale

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

Telling the story of Christmas from the Nativity to the visit of the Three Wise Men, J.S. Bach's InchChristmas OratorioInch and comprised of six cantatas, this piece remains for many, ubiquitous to the holiday season. What elevates this December 2010 live recording from the Herkulessaal in the Munich Residenz is the spirited collaboration between the young and excellent vocalists including Rachel Harnisch, Anke Vondung and more, along with the fine Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks under the direction of Peter Dijkstra with the transcendental period instrument ensemble, the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin all of whom provide a stunningly fresh take on this baroque masterpiece. Album Tracks 1. Kantaten NR. 1-3 2. Kantaten NR. 4-6