Performer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Genre: Classical
Album: Das Weihnachts Oratorium = The Christmas Oratorio = L'Oratorio De Noël
Released: 2004
Style: Baroque
MP3 version ZIP size: 1366 mb
FLAC version RAR size: 1487 mb
WMA version ZIP size: 1524 mb
Rating: 4.3
Votes: 138
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Tracklist

CD 1 Christmas Oratorio Parts 1 And 2
Part 1 "On The 1st Day Of Christmas"
1-1	1. Chorus "Rejoice, Shout For Joy"	8:00
1-2	2. Recitative (Evangelist) "And It Came To Pass In Those Days"	1:17
1-3	3. Recitative (Alto) "Now My Beloved Bridegroom"	0:59
1-4	4. Aria (Alto) "Prepare Yourself, Zion"	5:53
1-5	5.Chorale "How Should I Receive You"	1:23
1-6	6.Recitative (Evangelist) "And She Brought Forth Her Firstborn Son"	0:23
1-7	7. Chorale "He Came To Earth Poor" - Recitative (Bass) "Who Will Properly Stoll The Love"	3:41
1-8	8. Aria (Bass) "Great Lord, O Strong King"	5:12
1-9	Chorale "Oh My Beloved Christ Child"	1:15
Part 2 "On The 2nd Day Of Christmas"
1-10	10. Sinfonia	6:38
1-11	11. Recitative (Evangelist) "And There Were In The Same Country Shepherds"	0:51
1-12	12. Chorale "Break Forth, O Beautiful Morning Light"	1:22
1-13	13. Recitative (Evangelist & Angel) "And The Angel Said Unto Them: Fear Not"	0:52
1-14	14. Recitative (Bass) "What God Had Promised To Abraham"	0:48
1-15	15. Aria (Tenor) "Happy Shepherds, Hurry, Oh Hurry"	3:28
1-16	16. Recitative (Evangelist) "And This Shall Be A Sign Unto You"	0:24
1-17	17. Chorale "Look, There In The Dark Stall Lies"	0:46
1-18	18. Recitative (Bass) "So Go There Then, You Shepherds, Go"	0:58
1-19	19. Aria (Alto) "Sleep, My Dearest"	9:55
1-20	20. Recitative (Evangelist) "And Suddenly There Was With The Angel"	0:14
1-21	21. Chorus "Glory To God In The Highest"	3:02
1-22	22. Recitative (Bass) "It Is Right, You Angels, To Rejoice And Sing"	0:28
1-23	23. Chorale "We Sing To You Among Your Hosts"	1:19
CD 2. Christmas Oratorio Parts 3 And 4
Part 3 "On The 3rd Day Of Christmas"
2-1	24. Chorus "Lord Of Heaven"	2:17
2-2	25. Recitative (Evangelist) "And It Came To Pass, As The Angels Were Gone Away From Them Into Heaven"	0:09
2-3	26. Chorus "Let Us Now Go"	0:54
2-4	27. Recitative (Bass) "He Has Comforted His People"	0:45
2-5	28. Chorale "All This He Has Done For Us"	0:54
2-6	29. Duet (Soprano & Bass) "Lord, Your Sympathy, Your Mercy"	8:10
2-7	30. Recitative (Evangelist) "And They Came With Haste"	1:35
2-8	31. Aria (Alto) "Embrace, My Heart, This Blessed Miracle"	5:19
2-9	32. Recitative (Alto) "Yes, Yes, My Heart Should Guard This"	0:28
2-10	33. Chorale "I Will Guard You With Diligence"	1:09
2-11	34. Recitative (Evangelist) "And The Shepherds Returned"	0:27
2-12	35. Chorale "Meanwhile Be Happy"	0:56
2-13	36. Chorus (Da Capo) "Lord Of Heaven"	2:16
Part 4 "For The Feast Of The Circumcision Of Jesus Christ"
2-14	36. Chorus "Fall With Thanks, Fall With Praise"	5:40
2-15	37. Recitative (Evangelist) "And When Eight Days Were Accomplished"	0:33
2-16	38. Recitative And Chorale (Bass & Chorus: Soprano) "Immanuel, O Sweet Word, You Jesus, My Dearest Life"	2:40
2-17	39. Aria (Soprano & Echo Soprano) "My Savior, Does Your Name Impart"	5:53
2-18	40 Recitative And Chorale (Bass & Chorus: Soprano) "Indeed Your Name Alone, Jesu, My Joy And Bliss"	1:41
2-19	41. Aria (Tenor) "I Will Live Only To Honor You"	5:38
2-20	42. Chorale "Jesus Arrange My Beginning"	2:35
CD 3 Christmas Oratorio, Parts 5 & 6
Part 5, "On The Sunday After New Year's Day"
3-1	43. Chorus "Glory Be Sung To You, God"	7:01
3-2	44. Recitative (Evangelist) "Now When Jesus Was Born In Bethlehem"	0:26
3-3	45. Chorus And Recitative (Alto) "Where Is He That Is Born King Look For Him In My Breast"	2:15
3-4	46. Chorale "Your Radiance Consumes All Darkness"	1:00
3-5	47. Aria (Bass) "Illuminate Also My Dark Senses"	4:48
3-6	48. Recitative (Evangelist) "When Herod The King Had Heard These Things"	0:12
3-7	49. Recitative (Alto) "Why Should You Be Afraid?"	0:36
3-8	50. Recitative (Evangelist) "And When He Had Gathered All The Chief Priests"	1:28
3-9	51. Trio (Soprano, Alto, Tenor) "O, When Will The Time Appear!"	5:56
3-10	52. Recitative (Alto) "My Beloved Rules Already"	0:31
3-11	53. Chorale "Indeed, Such A Heart's Chamber"	1:04
Part 6 "On Epiphany"
3-12	54. Chorus "Lord, When The Proud Enemies Rant"	5:23
3-13	55. Recitative (Evangelist And Herod) "Then Herod, When He Had Privily Called The Wise Men, Go And Search Diligently"	0:49
3-14	56. Recitative (Soprano) "You Liar, Who Only Seeks The Lord To Kill Him"	1:03
3-15	57. Aria (Soprano) "A Mere Wave Of His Hands"	3:42
3-16	58. Recitative (Evangelist) "When They Had Heard The King"	1:22
3-17	59. Chorale "I Stand Here At Your Manger"	1:18
3-18	60. Recitative (Evangelist) "And Being Warned Of God In A Dream"	0:22
3-19	61. Recitative (Evangelist) "So Go! Enough, My Treasure"	2:08
3-20	62. Aria (Tenor) "Now You Proud Enemies Can Terrorize"	5:02
3-21	63. Recitative (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass) "What Now Of The Fear Of Hell"	0:54
3:22	64. Chorale "Now You Are Well Avenged"	3:23
CD 4 Christmas Cantatas
Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme Bwv 140 Cantata For The 27th Sunday After Trinity
4-1	1. Chorale "Wake, Arise, Call The Voice To Us"	7:27
4-2	2. Recitative (Tenor) "He Comes, He Comes"	0:53
4-3	3. Aria. Duetto (Soprano, Bass) "When Will You Come, My Saviour?"	6:08
4-4	4. Chorale "Zion Hears The Watchmen Singing"	4:03
4-5	5. Recitative (Bass) "So Come Within To Me"	1:33
4-6	6. Aria. Duetto (Soprano, Bass) "My Friend Is Mine"	6:28
4-7	7. Chorale "Gloria Be Sung To You"	1:38
Nun Komm, Der Heiden Heiland Bwv 61 Cantata For The First Sunday After Advent
4-8	1. Chorus "Now Come, The Heathens' Saviour"	3:13
4-9	2. Recitative (Tenor) "The Saviour Has Come"	1:42
4-10	3. Aria (Tenor) "Come, Jesus, Come To Your Church"	4:10
4-11	4. Recitative (Bass) "Behold, I Stand Before The Door"	1:04
4-12	5. Aria (Soprano) "Open Wide, My Entire Heart"	4:22
4-13	6. Chorus "Amen! Come, You Lovely Crown Of Joy"	0:53
Schwingt Freudig Euch Empor Bwv 36 Cantata For The First Sunday After Advent
Part One
4-14	1. Chorus "Soar Joyfully Upwards"	4:00
4-15	2. Chorale "Now Come, The Heathens' Saviour"	4:23
4-16	3. Aria (Tenor) "Love Approachs With Gentle Steps"	5:38
4-17	4. Chorale "Play The Strings In Cythara"	1:20
Part Two
4-18	5. Aria (Bass) "Welcome, Worthy Treasure"	3:47
4-19	6. Chorale "You Who Are Like The Father"	2:09
4-20	7. Aria (Soprano) "Even With Muted, Weak Voices"	8:40
4-21	8. Chorale "Praise Be To God, The Father"	0:38

Credits

• Alto Vocals – Annelies Burmeister (tracks: CD 1, CD2, CD 3)
• Bass Vocals – Siegfried Lorenz (tracks: CD 4), Theo Adam (tracks: CD 1, CD2, CD 3)
• Bassoon – Gerd Schulze (tracks: CD 4), Günter Klier (tracks: CD 1, CD2, CD 3)
• Chorus – Dresdner Kreuzchor (tracks: CD 1, CD2, CD 3), Thomanerchor (tracks: CD 4)
• Composed By – Johann Sebastian Bach
• Conductor – Hans-Joachim Rotzsch (tracks: CD 4), Martin Flämig (tracks: CD 1, CD2, CD 3)
• Corno Da Caccia – Karl-Heinz Brückner (tracks: CD 1, CD2, CD 3), Lothar Böhm (tracks: CD 1, CD2, CD 3)
• Double Bass – Achim Beyer (tracks: 4-8 ... 4-21), Heinz Schmidt (tracks: CD 1, CD2, CD 3), Rainer Hucke (tracks: 4-1 ... 4-7)
• Ensemble – Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum Leipzig (tracks: CD 4)
• Flute – Eckart Haupt (tracks: CD 1, CD2, CD 3), Wolfgang Peschke (tracks: CD 1, CD2, CD 3)
• Oboe – Gerd Schneider (tracks: CD 1, CD2, CD 3), Manfred Bellmann (tracks: CD 1, CD2, CD 3)
• Oboe d'Amore – Gerhard Hauptmann (tracks: CD 1, CD2, CD 3), Hans-Ludwig Mörchen (tracks: 4-8 ... 4-21), Wolfgang Bemmann (tracks: CD 1, CD2, CD 3)
• Oboe Da Caccia – Gerd Schneider (tracks: CD 1, CD2, CD 3), Helmut Nittel (tracks: CD 1, CD2, CD 3)
• Oboe, Oboe d'Amore – Günter Heidrich (tracks: CD 4)
• Orchestra – Dresdner Philharmonie (tracks: CD 1, CD2, CD 3)
• Organ – Herbert Collum (tracks: CD 1, CD2, CD 3), Walter Heinz Bernstein (tracks: CD 4)
• Soprano Horn – Ludwig Güttler (tracks: 4-1 ... 4-7)
• Soprano Vocals – Arleen Auger, Michael Wittig (tracks: 2-17)
• Tenor Vocals – Peter Schreier
• Trumpet – Heinz Stiefel (tracks: CD 1, CD2, CD 3), Ludwig Güttler (tracks: CD 1, CD2, CD 3), Michael Schwarz (tracks: CD 1, CD2, CD 3)
• Violin – Karl Suske, Klaus Peters (tracks: CD 1, CD2, CD 3)
• Violoncello – Burkhard Schmidt (tracks: CD 4), Manfred Reichelt (tracks: CD 1, CD2, CD 3)

Notes

Edition with a book of 118 pages with pictures of the time of Christmas and the lyrics of the songs in German and English. German texts with the pictures and English texts at the end of the book.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 9783937406022
• Other (ISBN): 3-937406-02-6