Christmas Music

Lynda Russell (soprano), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (contralto), Mark Padmore (tenor, Evangelist), Michael George (bass, Herod), Libby Crabtree (angel, Echo) The Sixteen, The Symphony of Harmony and Invention, Harry Christophers

Mary Bevan (soprano), Clare Wilkinson (alto), Nicholas Mulroy (tenor), Matthew Brook (bass) - Cantatas 1, 3, 6), Joanne Lunn (soprano), Ciara Hendrick (mezzo), Thomas Hobbs (tenor), Konstantin Wolff (bass) - Cantatas 2, 4, 5. Dunedin Consort, John Butt

Katherine Watson (soprano), Iestyn Davies (countertenor), James Gilchrist (tenor) & Matthew Brook (bass) Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment & Trinity College Choir Cambridge, Stephen Layton

Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Evangelist), Nancy Argenta (soprano), Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), Hans Peter Blochwitz (tenor), Olaf Bär (bass) Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

Julian Prégardien (Evangelist), Benoît Arnould (Christus), Dominik Wörner (Peter/Pilate), Salomé Haller, Tanya Aspelmeier (sopranos), Julien Freymuth, Pascal Bertin (countertenors), Michael Feyfar, Philippe Froeliger (tenors) La chapelle Rhénane, Benoît Haller (direction)

Christine Schäfer (soprano), Bernarda Fink (alto), Werner Güra (tenor) & Gerald Finley & Christian Gerhaher (bass) Concentus Musicus Wien & Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Lisa Larsson, Elisabeth von Magnus, Christoph Prégardien, Klaus Mertens Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Ton Koopman

Elly Ameling, Janet Baker, Robert Tear & Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Choir of King’s College, Cambridge & Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Philip Ledger

Martin Lattke (Evangelist), Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Wiebke Lehmkuhl (alto), Wolfram Lattke (tenor), Konstantin Wolff (bass) Leipzig Gewandhausorchester & Dresdner Kammerchor, Riccardo Chailly

Combattimento Consort Amsterdam & Capella Amsterdam, Jan Willem de Vriend

Collegium Vocale Gent, Philippe Herreweghe

Kurt Equiluz, Paul Esswood & Siegmund Nimsgern Concentus musicus Wien & Wiener Sangerknaben, Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Arleen Augér, Annelies Burmeister, Peter Schreier, Theo Adam Dresdner Kreuzchor, Dresdner Philharmonie, Martin Flämig

Collegium Vocale Gent, Philippe Herreweghe

Julia Doyle (soprano), Joanne Lunn (soprano), Clare Wilkinson (alto), Nicholas Mulroy (tenor), Matthew Brook (bass) Dunedin Consort, John Butt

Christiane Oelze, Annette Markert, Hans Peter Blochwitz, Oliver Widmer Virtuosi Saxoniae, Concentus Vocalis Wien, Ludwig Güttler

The Sarahbanda

Michael-Christfried Winkler (organ), Ekkehard Wagner (tenor), Gisela Fetting (soprano), Astrid Pilzecker (alto), Karl-Heinz Schmieder (bass), Maria Zadori (soprano), Ludwig Guttler (trumpet) Concerto Koln, Frankfurt Vocal Ensemble, Leipzig Thomaner Choir, New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig, Dresdner Kreuzchor, Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna Boys Choir, RIAS Chamber Chorus, RIAS Symphony Orchestra, Rostocker Motet Cho, Ralf Otto, Max Pommer, Martin Flamig, Peter Marschik, Marcus Creed, Hartwig Eschenburg, Helmut Froschauer, Hans-Joachim Rotzsch, Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden, Dietrich Knothe, Ivan Fischer, Hermann Max, Andreas Wiedermann

Hannes Kastner (organ), Holm Vogel (organ), Felix Friedrich (organ) Leipzig Thomaner Choir, Hans-Joachim Rotzsch

Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Evangelist), Nancy Argenta (soprano), Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo soprano), Hans Peter Blochwitz (tenor), Olaf Bär (bass) The Monteverdi Choir, The English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

Veronika Winter (soprano), Wiebke Lehmkuhl (alto), Jan Kobow (tenor) & Markus Flaig (bass) Rheinische Kantorei & Das Kleine Konzert, Hermann Max

Peter Schreier (tenor), Arleen Auger (soprano), Theo Adam (bass), Annelies Burmeister (alto), Michael Wittig (soprano) Dresden Kreuzchor, Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra, Martin Flamig

Cristiane Oelze (soprano), Monica Groop (alto), Howard Crook (tenor), Gunnar Lundberg (bass) Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble, Eric Ericson Chamber Choir, Eric Ericson

Juliane Banse, Cornelia Kallisch, Markus Schäfer (Evangelist), Robert Swensen [tenor], Thomas Quasthoff [bass] & Martin Dürr (Echo) Windsbacher Knabenchor & Münchner Bachsolisten, Karl-Friedrich Beringer

Charles Daniels, Bernhard Landauer, Klaus Mertens I Barocchisti, Diego Fasolis

Munchener Bach-Chor, Munchener Bach-Orchester, Karl Richter

Ingrid Kertesi (soprano), Jozsef Mukk (tenor), Judit Nemeth (alto), Janos Toth (bass) Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra, Hungarian Radio Chorus, Geza Oberfrank

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart, Bach Collegium Stuttgart, Helmuth Rilling

Regula Mühlemann (soprano), Anna Lucia Richter (soprano), Wiebke Lehmkuhl (mezzo-soprano), Sebastian Kohlhepp (tenor), Michael Nagy (bass) Gaechinger Cantorey, Hans-Christoph Rademann

Tamara Matthews (soprano), Maretta Simpson (mezzo soprano), Benjamin Butterfield (tenor), Christopheren Nomura (baritone) The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Greg Funfgeld

Helen Watts, Peter Pears, Elly Ameling, Tom Krause Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Munchinger

Fritz Wunderlich (Evangelist/tenor), Friederike Sailer (soprano), Erika Winkler (contralto) & Hannes Swedberg (bass) Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben & Radiosinfonieorchester Stuttgart, August Langenbeck

Agnes Giebel, Marga Höffgen, Hertha Traxel, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Thomanerchor Leipzig, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Thomas

Nancy Argenta (soprano), Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), Hans Peter Blochwitz (tenor), Olaf Bär (bass) The Monteverdi Choir & The English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

Vokalensemble Frankfurt, Ralf Otto

Sunhae Im (soprano), Petra Noskaiova (mezzo-soprano), Stephan Scherpe (tenor), Jan van der Crabben (baritone) La Petite Bande, Sigiswald Kuijken

Paul Schweinester (tenor), Daniel Schmutzhard (bass) Wiltener Sängerknaben, Academia Jacobus Stainer, Johannes Stecher

Nikolaus Harnoncourt & Concentus musicus Wien, Siegmund Nimsgern (bass vocals), Paul Esswood (counter-tenor vocals), Kurt Equiluz (tenor vocals), Hans Gillesberger (director), Soloist of the Wiener Sängerknaben (soprano vocals) Wiener Sängerknaben, Chorus Viennensis, Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt

The King's Singers & WDR Big Band, Bill Dobbins (director)

Staatskapelle Dresden, Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Peter Schreier

Malin Hartelius (soprano), Melinda Paulsen (alto), Tom Allen (tenor), Dietrich Henschel (baritone), Håkan Hardenberger (trumpet) KlangVerwaltung Orchestra, Chorgemeinschaft Neubeuern, Enoch zu Guttenberg

Collegium Vocale Gent, Philippe Herreweghe

Arleen Augér (soprano), Julia Hamari (alto), Peter Schreier (tenor), Wolfgang Schöne (bass) Bach Collegium Stuttgart, Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart, Helmuth Rilling

Musica Fiorita, Daniela Dolci

Paul Esswood (alto), Kurt Equiluz (tenor), Siegmund Nimsgern (bass), Solist der Wiener Sangerknaben (soprano) Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Peter Watchorn (organ), Robert Pitcher (tenor), Elizabeth Anker (contralto), Anne Harley (soprano), Max van Egmond (bass), Thomas Gregg (tenor) Boston Bach Ensemble, The, Marsh Chapel Choir, Julian Wachner

Kieth Engen (bass), Horst Günter (bass), Cloë Owen (soprano), Gert Lutze (tenor), Hertha Töpper (contralto) Munich Bach Choir, Munich Bach Orchestra, Karl Richter

Jana Büchner (soprano), Britta Schwarz (alto), Markus Brutscher (tenor), Gotthold Schwarz (bass) Kammerchor der Frauenkirche & Ensemble Frauenkirche, Matthias Grunert

Leopold Lampelsdorfer, Thomas Riede, Jan Hubner, Georg Lutz Musicalische Compagney, Holger Eichhorn

Rachel Harnisch (soprano), Anke Vondung (mezzo soprano), Maximilian Schmitt (tenor / Evangelist), Christian Immler (bass), Max Hanft (organ), Sonja Philippin (soprano (echo aria)) Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks & Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Peter Dijkstra

Julia Kleiter (soprano), Katharina Magiera (alto), Georg Poplutz (tenor) & Thomas E Bauer (bass) Bachchor Mainz & Bachorchester Mainz, Ralf Otto

Ingeborg Danz (alto), Christoph Genz (tenor arias), Martin Petzold (tenor recitative), Panajotis Iconomou (bass), Paul Bernewitz, Friedrich Praetorius (boy sopranos) Thomanerchor Leipzig (St Thomas’s Boys Choir) & Gewandhausorchester, Georg Christoph Biller (direction)

Gundula Janowitz (soprano), Fritz Wunderlich (tenor), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Franz Crass (bass), Münchener Bach-Orchester, Münchener Bach-Chor, Karl Richter

Vasiljka Jezovsek, Sarah Connolly, Mark Padmore & Peter Kooy Collegium Vocale Gent & Collegium Vocale Orchestra, Philippe Herreweghe

Arleen Augér, Nobuko Yamamoto, Ingeborg Danz, Hildegard Laurich, Adalbert Kraus, Aldo Baldin, Walter Heldwein, Philippe Huttenlocher, Hanno Müller-Brachmann, Wolfgang Schöne Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart, Stuttgart Bach Collegium, Helmuth Rilling

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (bass (vocal), baritone), Edith Mathis (soprano), Peter Schreier (tenor), Anna Reynolds (contralto), Theo Adam (bass (vocal)), Hertha Töpper (contralto), Sheila Armstrong (soprano), Ernst Haefliger (tenor), Lotte Schädle (soprano), Münchener Bach-Chor, Münchener Bach-Orchester, Karl Richter

Sibylla Rubens, Sarah Connolly, Christoph Prégardien & Peter Kooy Collegium Vocale Gent, Philippe Herreweghe

Arleen Augér (soprano), Peter Schreier (tenor), Siegfried Lorenz (bass), Ortrun Wenkel (alto) Thomanerchor Leipzig, New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig, Hans-Joachim Rotzsch

Nicholas Jackson (organ/harpsichord)

Christopher Dawes (organ) Aradia Ensemble, Kevin Mallon