Bach, J S: Christmas Oratorio (highlights)
Ingeborg Danz (alto), Martin Petzold (tenor)
St Thomas’s Boys Choir Leipzig, Gewandhausorchester, Georg Christoph Biller
Excerpt from Bach's Christmas Oratorio, the highlight being the vibrant sound of the Thomanerchor, the all-boy choir of the church where Bach was cantor. Classy support from the Gewandhausorchester.
Bach, J S: Christmas Oratorio (highlights)
Ingeborg Danz (alto), Martin Petzold (tenor)
St Thomas’s Boys Choir Leipzig, Gewandhausorchester, Georg Christoph Biller
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Excerpt from Bach's Christmas Oratorio, the highlight being the vibrant sound of the Thomanerchor, the all-boy choir of the church where Bach was cantor. Classy support from the Gewandhausorchester.
About
For centuries, the sound of Christmas has been imagined as the music of the angels – and the grand choruses of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Christmas Oratorio glow with this festivity and joyful brilliance. In short: everything that is associated with Christmas is captured in sound in this piece.
Contents and tracklist
Work length1:05:46
- Thomanerchor, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Georg Christoph Biller, Martin Petzold, Martin Petzold (tenor), Ingeborg Danz, Ingeborg Danz (alto), Paul Bernewitz, Panajotis Iconomou, Panajotis Iconomou (bass), Friedrich Praetorius
- Thomanerchor
- Georg Christoph Biller
- Recorded: 7-13 December 2009
- Recording Venue: Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany
No. 1, Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage
Track length7:41
No. 2, Es begab sich aber zu der Zeit
Track length1:28
No. 4, Bereite dich, Zion
Track length5:28
No. 5, Wie soll ich dich empfangen
Track length1:21
No. 6, Und sie gebar ihren ersten Sohn
Track length00:23
No. 10, Sinfonia
Track length6:10
No. 12, Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht
Track length1:08
No. 13, Und der Engel sprach zu ihnen
Track length00:45
No. 19, Schlafe, mein Liebster, genieße der Ruh
Track length4:04
No. 20, Und alsobald war da bei dem Engel
Track length00:13
No. 21, Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe
Track length2:33
No. 24, Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen
Track length1:56
No. 29, Herr, dein Mitleid, dein Erbarmen
Track length3:14
No. 36, Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben
Track length5:48
No. 39, Flößt, mein Heiland, flößt dein Namen
Track length5:49
No. 42, Jesus richte mein Beginnen
Track length1:52
No. 43, Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen
Track length3:10
No. 44, Da Jesus geboren war zu Bethlehem
Track length00:25
No. 45, Wo ist der neugeborne König der Juden
Track length2:08
No. 55, Da berief Herodes die Weisen heimlich
Track length00:53
No. 56, Du Falscher, suche nur den Herrn zu fällen
Track length00:55
No. 57, Nur ein Wink von seinen Händen
Track length3:47
No. 59, Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier
Track length1:16
No. 64, Nun seid ihr wohl gerochen
Track length3:19
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Christmas 2014
Excerpt from Bach's Christmas Oratorio, the highlight being the vibrant sound of the Thomanerchor, the all-boy choir of the church where Bach was cantor. Classy support from the Gewandhausorchester.
