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Johann Sebastian Bach

Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248

Georg Christoph Biller (conductor) · Christoph Prégardien (tenor) · Yvonne Naef (contralto) · Klaus Mertens (bass) · Barbara Schlick (soprano) · Gewandhausorchester Leipzig · Thomanerchor Leipzig

Baroque65 Mvts. · 2 h 28 min

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Movements

  1. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part One - For the first Day of Christmas: No.1 Chorus: "Jauchzet, frohlocket"Preview unavailable
  2. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part One - For the first Day of Christmas: No.2 Evangelist: "Es begab sich aber zu der Zeit"Preview unavailable
  3. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part One - For the first Day of Christmas: No.3 Rezitativ (Alt): "Nun wird mein liebster Bräutigam"Preview unavailable
  4. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part One - For the first Day of Christmas: No.4 Aria (Alto): " Bereite dich, Zion"Preview unavailable
  5. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part One - For the first Day of Christmas: No.5 Choral: "Wie soll ich dich empfangen"Preview unavailable
  6. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part One - For the first Day of Christmas: No.6 Evangelist: "Und sie gebar ihren ersten Sohn"Preview unavailable
  7. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part One - For the first Day of Christmas: No.7 Chorale: "Er ist auf Erden kommen arm", Recitativ (Bass): Wer will die Liebe recht erhöhn"Preview unavailable
  8. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part One - For the first Day of Christmas: No.8 Aria (Baß): "Großer Herr, o starker König"Preview unavailable
  9. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part One - For the first Day of Christmas: No.9 Choral: "Ach mein herzliebes Jesulein"Preview unavailable
  10. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Two - For the second Day of Christmas: No.10 SinfoniaPreview unavailable
  11. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Two - For the second Day of Christmas: No.11 Evangelist: "Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegend"Preview unavailable
  12. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Two - For the second Day of Christmas: No.12 Chorale: "Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht"Preview unavailable
  13. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Two - For the second Day of Christmas: No.13 Evangelist, Engel: "Und der Engel sprach zu Ihnen"Preview unavailable
  14. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Two - For the second Day of Christmas: No.14 Rezitativ (Baß): "Was Gott dem Abraham Verheißen"Preview unavailable
  15. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Two - For the second Day of Christmas: No.15 Aria (Tenor): "Frohe Hirten, eilt, ach eilet"Preview unavailable
  16. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Two - For the second Day of Christmas: No.16 Evangelist: "Und das habt zum Zeichen"Preview unavailable
  17. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Two - For the second Day of Christmas: No.17 Chorale: "Schaut hin, dort liegt im finstern Stall"Preview unavailable
  18. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Two - For the second Day of Christmas: No.18 Rezitativ (Baß): "So geht denn hin, ihr Hirten, geht"Preview unavailable
  19. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Two - For the second Day of Christmas: No.19 Aria (Alto): "Schlafe, mein Liebster, geniesse der Ruh"Preview unavailable
  20. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Two - For the second Day of Christmas: No.20 Evangelist: "Und alsbald war da bei dem Engel"Preview unavailable
  21. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Two - For the second Day of Christmas: No.21 Chor: "Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe"Preview unavailable
  22. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Two - For the second Day of Christmas: No.22 Rezitativ (Baß): "So recht, ihr Engel, jauchzt und singet"Preview unavailable
  23. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Two - For the second Day of Christmas: No.23 Chorale: "Wir singen dir in deinem Heer"Preview unavailable
  24. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Three - For the third Day of Christmas: No.24 Chor: "Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen"Preview unavailable
  25. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Three - For the third Day of Christmas: No.25 Evangelist: "Und da die Engel von ihnen gen Himmel fuhren"Preview unavailable
  26. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Three - For the third Day of Christmas: No.26 Chor: "Lasset uns nun gehen gen Bethlehem"Preview unavailable
  27. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Three - For the third Day of Christmas: No.27 Rezitativ (Baß): "Er hat sein Volk getröst"Preview unavailable
  28. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Three - For the third Day of Christmas: No.28 Choral: "Dies hat er alles uns getan"Preview unavailable
  29. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Three - For the third Day of Christmas: No.29 Duett (Sopran, Baß): "Herr, dein Mitleid, dein Erbarmen"Preview unavailable
  30. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Three - For the third Day of Christmas: No.30 Evangelist: "Und sie kamen eilend"Preview unavailable
  31. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Three - For the third Day of Christmas: No.31 Aria (Alt): "Schließe, mein Herze, dies selige Wunder"Preview unavailable
  32. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Three - For the third Day of Christmas: No.32 Recitativ (Alt): "Ja, ja, mein Herz soll es bewahren"Preview unavailable
  33. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Three - For the third Day of Christmas: No.33 Choral: "Ich will dich mit Fleiß bewahren"Preview unavailable
  34. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Three - For the third Day of Christmas: No.34 Evangelist: "Und die Hirten kehrten wieder um"Preview unavailable
  35. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Three - For the third Day of Christmas: No.35 Choral: "Seid froh dieweil"Preview unavailable
  36. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Three - For the third Day of Christmas: No.24 Chor (da capo): "Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen"Preview unavailable
  37. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Four - For New Year's Day: No.36 Chor: "Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben"Preview unavailable
  38. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Four - For New Year's Day: No.37 Evangelist: "Und da acht Tage um waren"Preview unavailable
  39. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Four - For New Year's Day: No.38 Rezitativ (Baß): "Immanuel, o süßes Wort" Arioso (Chor-Sopran, Baß): "Jesu, du mein liebstes Leben"-"Komm ich will dich mit Lust umfassen"Preview unavailable
  40. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Four - For New Year's Day: No.39 Aria (Soprano, Echo-soprano): "Flösst, mein Heiland, flösst dein Namen"Preview unavailable
  41. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Four - For New Year's Day: No.40 Rezitativ (Baß): "Wohlan, dein Name soll allein" Arioso (Chor-Sopran): "Jesu mein Freud und Wonne"Preview unavailable
  42. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Four - For New Year's Day: No.41 Aria (Tenor): "Ich will nur dir zu Ehren leben"Preview unavailable
  43. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Four - For New Year's Day: No.42 Choral: "Jesus richte mein Beginnen"Preview unavailable
  44. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Five - For the 1st Sunday in the New Year: No.43 Chor: "Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen"Preview unavailable
  45. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Five - For the 1st Sunday in the New Year: No.44 Evangelist, No.45 ChorPreview unavailable
  46. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Five - For the 1st Sunday in the New Year: No.45 Chor: "Wo ist der neugeborne König der Juden?" - Rezitativ (Alt): "Sucht ihn in meiner Brust"Preview unavailable
  47. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Five - For the 1st Sunday in the New Year: No.46 Choral: "Dein Glanz all Finsternis verzehrt"Preview unavailable
  48. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Five - For the 1st Sunday in the New Year: No.47 Aria (Bass): "Erleucht auch meine finstre Sinnen"Preview unavailable
  49. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Five - For the 1st Sunday in the New Year: No.48 Evangelist: "Da das der König Herodes hörte"Preview unavailable
  50. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Five - For the 1st Sunday in the New Year: No.49 Rezitativ (Alt): "Warum wollt ihr erschrecken?"Preview unavailable
  51. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Five - For the 1st Sunday in the New Year: No.50 Evangelist: "Und ließ versammeln alle Hohepriester"Preview unavailable
  52. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Five - For the 1st Sunday in the New Year: No.51 Terzetto (Soprano, Alto, Tenor): "Ach, wann wird die Zeit erscheinen?"Preview unavailable
  53. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Five - For the 1st Sunday in the New Year: No.52 Rezitativ (Alt): "Mein Liebster herrschet schon"Preview unavailable
  54. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Five - For the 1st Sunday in the New Year: No.53 Choral: "Zwar ist solche Herzensstube"Preview unavailable
  55. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Six - For the Feast of Epiphany: No.54 Chor: "Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben"Preview unavailable
  56. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Six - For the Feast of Epiphany: No.55 Evangelist: "Da berief Herodes die Weisen heimlich" - Herodes: "Ziehet hin und forschet fleißig"Preview unavailable
  57. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Six - For the Feast of Epiphany: No.56 Rezitativ (Sopran): "Du Falscher, suche nur den Herrn zu fällen"Preview unavailable
  58. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Six - For the Feast of Epiphany: No.57 Aria (Sopran): "Nur ein Wink von seinen Händen"Preview unavailable
  59. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Six - For the Feast of Epiphany: No.58 Evangelist: "Als sie nun den König gehöret hatten"Preview unavailable
  60. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Six - For The Feast Of Epiphany: No.59 Chorale: "Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier"Preview unavailable
  61. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Six - For the Feast of Epiphany: No.60 Evangelist: "Und Gott befahl ihnen im Traum"Preview unavailable
  62. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Six - For the Feast of Epiphany: No.61 Rezitativ (Tenor): "So geht! Genug, mein Schatz geht nicht von hier"Preview unavailable
  63. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Six - For the Feast of Epiphany: No.62 Aria (Tenor): "Nun mögt ihr stolzen Feinde schrecken"Preview unavailable
  64. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Six - For the Feast of Epiphany: No.63 Rezitativ (Sopran, Alt, Tenor, Baß): "Was will der Hölle Schrecken nun?"Preview unavailable
  65. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Six - For the Feast of Epiphany: No.64 Choral: "Nun seid ihr wohl gerochen"Preview unavailable

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Credits

Album
Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248
Label
Decca
Recording year
1999

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