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Originally written for the three days of Christmastide 1734 and the beginning of 1735, Johann Sebastian Bach's Christmas Oratorio has since gone on to become an established part of Advent and Christmas - just like turkey and Christmas pudding. With soloists Regula Muhlemann, Anna Lucia Richter, Wiebke Lehmkuhl, Sebastian Kohlhepp, and Michael Nagy, the newly-formed enembles of the Gaechinger Cantorey conducted by Hans-Christoph Rademann celebrate their first Christmas Oratorio together with this recording of all six cantatas! The newly-founded baroque orchestra and the newly-constituted choir of the Bachakademie will perform under the joint name GAECHINGER CANTOREY from now onwards. Based on the historic foundations of the Bach era, and with roots in the living performance history of the choir founded by Helmuth Rilling, this name represents an integrated musical approach and the aesthetic sound ideal of the baroque. Album Tracks 1. 1. Part I Jauchzet, Frohlocket, Auf, Preiset Die Tage (Chorus) 0 07 16 2. 2. Part I Recitative Es Begab Sich Aber Zu Der Zeit (Evangelist) 0 01 09 3. 3. Part I Recitative Nun Wird Mein Liebster Brautigam (Alto) 0 00 54 4. 4. Part I Aria Bereite Dich, Zion, Mit Zartlichen Trieben (Alto) 0 05 16 5. 5. Part I Chorale Wie Soll Ich Dich Empfangen (Chorus) 0 01 13 6. 6. Part I Recitative Und Sie Gebar Ihren Ersten Sohn (Evangelist) 0 00 24 7. 7. Part I Chorale and Recitative Er Ist Auf Erden Kommen Arm, Wer Will Die Liebe Recht Erhohn (Soprano, Bass) 0 03 21 8. 8. Part I Aria Großer Herr, O Starker König (Bass) 0 04 39 9. 9. Part I Chorale Ach, Mein Herzliebes Jesulein (Chorus) 0 01 12 10. 10. Part II Sinfonia 0 05 18 11. 11. Part II Und Es Waren Hirten in Derselben Gegend (Evangelist) 0 00 42 12. 12. Part II Chorale Brich An, O Schones Morgenlicht (Chorus) 0 01 02 13. 13. Part II Und Der Engel
