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Bach - Christmas Oratorio / Gardiner
Music CD CoverPerformer: Johann Sebastian Bach Edition: Music CD CD Release Date: 1990-10-25 Music Label: Archiv Produktion Soundtracks: Music CD 1- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part One - For The 1st Day Of Christmas: Coro
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part One - For The 1st Day Of Christmas: Evangelista
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part One - For The 1st Day Of Christmas: Recitativo
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part One - For The 1st Day Of Christmas: Aria
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part One - For The 1st Day Of Christmas: Choral
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part One - For The 1st Day Of Christmas: Evangelista
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part One - For The 1st Day Of Christmas: Choral - Recitativo
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part One - For The 1st Day Of Christmas: Aria
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part One - For The 1st Day Of Christmas: Choral
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Two - For The 2nd Day Of Christmas: Sinfonia
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Two - For The 2nd Day Of Christmas: Evangelista
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Two - For The 2nd Day Of Christmas: Choral
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Two - For The 2nd Day Of Christmas: Evangelista - Angelus
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Two - For The 2nd Day Of Christmas: Recitativo
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Two - For The 2nd Day Of Christmas: Aria
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Two - For The 2nd Day Of Christmas: Evangelista
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Two - For The 2nd Day Of Christmas: Choral
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Two - For The 2nd Day Of Christmas: Recitativo
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Two - For The 2nd Day Of Christmas: Aria
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Two - For The 2nd Day Of Christmas: Evangelista
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Two - For The 2nd Day Of Christmas: Coro
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Two - For The 2nd Day Of Christmas: Recitativo
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Two - For The 2nd Day Of Christmas: Choral
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Three - For The 3rd Day Of Christmas: Coro
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Three - For The 3rd Day Of Christmas: Evangelista
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Three - For The 3rd Day Of Christmas: Coro
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Three - For The 3rd Day Of Christmas: Recitativo
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Three - For The 3rd Day Of Christmas: Choral
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Three - For The 3rd Day Of Christmas: Duetto
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Three - For The 3rd Day Of Christmas: Evangelista
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Three - For The 3rd Day Of Christmas: Aria
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Three - For The 3rd Day Of Christmas: Recitativo
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Three - For The 3rd Day Of Christmas: Choral
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Three - For The 3rd Day Of Christmas: Evangelista
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Three - For The 3rd Day Of Christmas: Choral
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Three - For The 3rd Day Of Christmas: Coro de capo
Music CD 2- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Four - For The Feast Of The Circumcision: Coro
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Four - For The Feast Of The Circumcision: Evangelista: Und da acht Tage um waren
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Four - For The Feast Of The Circumcision: Recitative (Basso): Immanuel, o susses Wort; Arioso (Soprani, Basso): Jeu, du mein liebstes Leben
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Four - For The Feast Of The Circumcision: Aria (Soprano, Echo Soprano): Flosst, mein Heiland, flosst dein Namen
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Four - For The Feast Of The Circumcision: Recitative - Choral
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Four - For The Feast Of The Circumcision: Aria
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Four - For The Feast Of The Circumcision: Choral
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Five - For The 1st Sunday In The New Year: Coro
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Five - For The 1st Sunday In The New Year: Evangelista
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Five - For The 1st Sunday In The New Year: Coro - Recitativo
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Five - For The 1st Sunday In The New Year: Choral
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Five - For The 1st Sunday In The New Year: Aria
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Five - For The 1st Sunday In The New Year: Evangelista
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Five - For The 1st Sunday In The New Year: Recitativo
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Five - For The 1st Sunday In The New Year: Evangelista
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Five - For The 1st Sunday In The New Year: Terzetto
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Five - For The 1st Sunday In The New Year: Recitativo
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Five - For The 1st Sunday In The New Year: Choral
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Six - For The Feast Of Epiphany: Coro
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Six - For The Feast Of Epiphany: Evangelista - Herodes
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Six - For The Feast Of Epiphany: Recitativo
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Six - For The Feast Of Epiphany: Aria
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Six - For The Feast Of Epiphany: Evangelista
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Six - For The Feast Of Epiphany: Choral
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Six - For The Feast Of Epiphany: Evangelista
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Six - For The Feast Of Epiphany: Recitativo
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Six - For The Feast Of Epiphany: Aria
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Six - For The Feast Of Epiphany: Recitativo - Schrecken
- Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Six - For The Feast Of Epiphany: Choral
Free Music Notes for Bach - Christmas Oratorio / GardinerFree Music Review: a voice teacher and early music fan Hit: 4 StarsMONTEVERDI CHOIR AND THE ENGLISH BAROQUE SOLOISTS THE 'STARS' OF THIS RECORDING!!!!!
Johann Sebastion Bach (1685-1750) wrote very little church music after 1730, so it is not surprising that when he produced for Christmas, 1734, an 'oratorio' in six parts he adapted much of it from earlier compositions, mostly from secular odes. Recitatives and chorale settings were, of course, new, but otherwise all but one of the arias and nearly all of the choruses were 'parodies'. The six cantatas of the 'Christmas Oratorio' are designed to be performed on separate days from Christmas to Epiphany, but it does not necessarily follow that they are unconnected. Bach must have composed the work continuously, and there are many, sometimes obvious, sometimes subtle connections between the separate parts. The 'Christmas Oratorio' was virtually the last of Bach's major contributions to the music of the church, later works being almost exclusively either parodies or versions of cantatas written in former time.
Gardiner employed a large choir in this 1987 recording: 9 sopranos, 5 altos to which he added Michael Chance making it six; Chance was not a regular member of the Choir at this time, but Gardiner frequently added him for additional strength in the alto part and he was needed just based upon the other voice parts, 7 tenors and 5 basses. The choir iw truly outstanding in this recording: they are powerful, display unusually clear diction, especially considering the superfast tempos in some of the choruses. At no time are the words lost to the listener. The tone quality is appropriate for this music, especially the chorales where everything is exposed. Gardiner also managed to achieve excellent balance as per usual.
I was very impressed with the English Baroque Soloist; they had a 'bright' sound, clean articulation and did a great job of matching the emotional investment of the choir.
As for the soloists (and this is one reason I didn't give 5 stars); they were adequate, but not exciting, skilled but not inspiring. They are: Nancy Argenta (soprano)-von Otter (alto). Blochwitz (tenor) and O. Bar (bass). In all fairness I kept comparing them to the 1989 recording by Collegium Vocale, with Herreweghe, for his soloists were outstanding: B. Schlick (soprano) M. Chance (alto) H. Crook (tenor) and Peter Kooey (bass). A pity I cannot combine Herreweghe's soloists with the Monteverdi Choir!!!!Well, it's all a matter of what you like, so do whatever your ear leads you to.
Bach - Christmas Oratorio / Gardiner PosterThis isn't an oratorio in the Handelian sense, but a series of cantatas for various days from Christmas to Epiphany. Bach's music is loaded with treats: an echo aria for soprano and oboe; a "pastoral" sinfonia; bravura arias for tenor with flute and bass with trumpet; a giddy soprano-bass duet; a transporting lullaby for alto. Then there are the choruses, featuring the Monteverdi Choir at their best: exuberant full-orchestra choruses in parts one and three; a lilting triple-time chorus with horns in part four; the joyful skittering chorus in part five; and the triumphant opening and closing of part six (with spectacular trumpet solos). John Eliot Gardiner's direction is vigorous; the soloists, the best group you'll find on CD, include a terrific young Anne Sofie von Otter. --Matthew Westphal
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