Bach, J.S.: Christmas Oratorio - Johann Sebastian Bach - Vinyl LP UK

Bach, J.S.: Christmas Oratorio - Johann Sebastian Bach

Album Description

Immerse yourself in the timeless beauty of Johann Sebastian Bach's "Christmas Oratorio," a masterful composition that has captivated classical music enthusiasts for centuries. Released on January 1, 1967, by Decca Music Group Ltd., this album is a profound exploration of the Christmas story, divided into six parts, each offering a unique blend of choral, orchestral, and solo performances that showcase Bach's unparalleled genius.

Spanning nearly two and a half hours, this album is a comprehensive journey through Bach's Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248. The tracklist features a rich tapestry of choruses, arias, recitatives, and chorales, each meticulously crafted to convey the narrative and spiritual depth of the Christmas story. From the exuberant opening chorus "Jauchzet, frohlocket" to the serene and reflective "Schließe, mein Herze, dies selige Wunder," every piece is a testament to Bach's ability to blend musical complexity with emotional resonance.

The album is a testament to Bach's ability to blend musical complexity with emotional resonance, making it a timeless addition to any classical music collection. Whether you're a seasoned classical aficionado or a newcomer to Bach's work, this album offers a rich and rewarding listening experience that highlights the enduring power of his music.

1 januari 1967© 1997 Decca Music Group Limited℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited

Tracks

Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 1: No. 1, Chorus "Jauchzet, frohlocket"Johann Sebastian Bach, Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger
8:12
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 1: No. 2, Evangelist "Es begab sich aber zu der Zeit"Johann Sebastian Bach, Helen Watts, Sir Peter Pears, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger
2:40
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 1: No. 4, Aria " Bereite dich, Zion"Johann Sebastian Bach, Helen Watts, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger
5:55
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 1: No. 5, Choral "Wie soll ich dich empfangen"Johann Sebastian Bach, Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger
1:11
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 1: No. 6, Evangelist "Und sie gebar ihren ersten Sohn"Johann Sebastian Bach, Sir Peter Pears, Tom Krause, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger
4:02
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 1: No. 8, Aria "Großer Herr, o starker König"Johann Sebastian Bach, Tom Krause, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger
5:26
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 1: No. 9, Chora "Ach mein herzliebes Jesulein"Johann Sebastian Bach, Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger
1:19
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 2: No. 10, SinfoniaJohann Sebastian Bach, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger
6:35
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 2: No. 11, Evangelist "Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegend"Johann Sebastian Bach, Sir Peter Pears, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger
0:48
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 2: No. 12, Chorale "Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht"Johann Sebastian Bach, Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger
1:04
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 2: No. 13, Evangelist, Engel "Und der Engel sprach zu Ihnen"Johann Sebastian Bach, Sir Peter Pears, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger
0:50
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 2: No. 14, Rezitativ "Was Gott dem Abraham Verheißen"Johann Sebastian Bach, Tom Krause, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger
0:55
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 2: No. 15, Aria "Frohe Hirten, eilt, ach eilet"Johann Sebastian Bach, Sir Peter Pears, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger
3:56
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 2: No. 16, Evangelist "Und das habt zum Zeichen"Johann Sebastian Bach, Elly Ameling, Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger
0:59
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 2: No. 18, Rezitativ "So geht denn hin, ihr Hirten, geht"Johann Sebastian Bach, Tom Krause, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger
1:01
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 2: No. 19, Aria "Schlafe, mein Liebster, geniesse der Ruh"Johann Sebastian Bach, Helen Watts, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger
10:51
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 2: No. 20, Evangelist "Und alsbald war da bei dem Engel"Johann Sebastian Bach, Sir Peter Pears, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger
3:05
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 2: No. 22, Rezitativ "So recht, ihr Engel, jauchzt und singet"Johann Sebastian Bach, Tom Krause, Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger
1:42
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 3: No. 24, Chor "Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen"Johann Sebastian Bach, Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger
2:06
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 3: No. 25, Evangelist "Und da die Engel von ihnen gen Himmel fuhren"Johann Sebastian Bach, Sir Peter Pears, Tom Krause, Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger
2:22
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 3: No. 29, Duett "Herr, dein Mitleid, dein Erbarmen"Johann Sebastian Bach, Elly Ameling, Tom Krause, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger
7:47
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 3: No. 30, Evangelist "Und sie kamen eilend"Johann Sebastian Bach, Sir Peter Pears, Helen Watts, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger
1:18
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 3: No. 31, Aria "Schließe, mein Herze, dies selige Wunder"Johann Sebastian Bach, Helen Watts, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger
5:36
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 3: No. 32, Recitativ "Ja, ja, mein Herz soll es bewahren"Johann Sebastian Bach, Helen Watts, Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger
1:24
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 3: No. 34, Evangelist "Und die Hirten kehrten wieder um"Johann Sebastian Bach, Sir Peter Pears, Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger
1:08
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 3: No. 35, Choral "Seid froh dieweil"Johann Sebastian Bach, Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger
2:11
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 4: No. 36, Chor "Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben"Johann Sebastian Bach, Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger
5:30
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 4: No. 37, Evangelist "Und da acht Tage um waren"Johann Sebastian Bach, Sir Peter Pears, Tom Krause, Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger
3:36
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 4: No. 39, Aria "Flösst, mein Heiland, flösst dein Namen"Johann Sebastian Bach, Elly Ameling, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger
6:17
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 4: No. 40, Rezitativ "Wohlan, dein Name soll allein" Arioso (Chor-Sopran): "Jesu mein Freud und Wonne"Johann Sebastian Bach, Tom Krause, Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger
1:48
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 4: No. 41 Aria "Ich will nur dir zu Ehren leben"Johann Sebastian Bach, Sir Peter Pears, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger
5:10
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 4: No. 42, Choral: "Jesus richte mein Beginnen"Johann Sebastian Bach, Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger
2:39
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 5: No. 43, Chor "Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen"Johann Sebastian Bach, Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger
7:08
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 5: No. 44, Evangelist "Da Jesu geboren war zu Bethlehem"Johann Sebastian Bach, Sir Peter Pears, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger
2:36
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 5: No. 46, Choral "Dein Glanz all Finsternis verzehrt"Johann Sebastian Bach, Helen Watts, Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger
0:43
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 5: No. 47, Aria "Erleucht auch meine finstre Sinnen"Johann Sebastian Bach, Tom Krause, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger
4:26
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 5: No. 48, Evangelist Da das der König Herodes hörte"Johann Sebastian Bach, Sir Peter Pears, Helen Watts, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger
2:10
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 5: No. 51, Terzett "Ach, wann wird die Zeit erscheinen?"Johann Sebastian Bach, Elly Ameling, Sir Peter Pears, Tom Krause, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger
5:39
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 5: No. 52, Rezitativ "Mein liebster herrschet schon" - No. 53, Choral "Zwar ist solche Herzensstube"Johann Sebastian Bach, Elly Ameling, Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger
1:22
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 6: No. 54, Chor Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben"Johann Sebastian Bach, Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger
4:37
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 6: No. 55, Evangelist "Da berief Herodes die Weisen heimlich" - Herodes: "Ziehet hin und forschet fleißig"Johann Sebastian Bach, Sir Peter Pears, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger
0:50
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 6: No. 56, Rezitativ "Du Falscher, suche nur den Herrn zu fällen"Johann Sebastian Bach, Elly Ameling, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger
4:59
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 6: No. 58, Evangelist "Als sie nun den König gehöret hatten"Johann Sebastian Bach, Sir Peter Pears, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger
1:24
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 6: No. 59, Chorale "Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier"Johann Sebastian Bach, Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger
1:07
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 6: No. 60, Evangelist "Und Gott befahl ihnen im Traum"Johann Sebastian Bach, Sir Peter Pears, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger
2:42
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 6: No. 62, Aria "Nun mögt ihr stolzen Feinde schrecken"Johann Sebastian Bach, Sir Peter Pears, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger
5:23
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 6: No. 63, Rezitativ "Was will der Hölle Schrecken nun?" - No. 64, Choral "Nun seid ihr wohl gerochen"Johann Sebastian Bach, Elly Ameling, Helen Watts, Sir Peter Pears, Tom Krause, Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra, Karl Münchinger
4:13

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About Johann Sebastian Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach, a titan of classical music, composed timeless masterpieces that continue to captivate audiences centuries later. Born in 1685 in Eisenach, Germany, Bach's prolific career spanned over five decades, during which he crafted intricate and emotionally resonant works for keyboard, orchestra, and choir. His compositions, such as the Brandenburg Concertos, The Well-Tempered Clavier, and the Mass in B minor, showcase his unparalleled mastery of counterpoint and harmony. Bach's music, rooted in the Baroque period, transcends genres, with his piano works being particularly celebrated. Immerse yourself in Bach's world and experience the profound depth and beauty of his musical legacy.

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