Bach - Christmas Oratorio / Gardiner

Bach - Christmas Oratorio / Gardiner

Bach - Christmas Oratorio / Gardiner
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Performer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1990-10-25
Music Label: Archiv Produktion
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part One - For The 1st Day Of Christmas: Coro
  2. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part One - For The 1st Day Of Christmas: Evangelista
  3. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part One - For The 1st Day Of Christmas: Recitativo
  4. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part One - For The 1st Day Of Christmas: Aria
  5. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part One - For The 1st Day Of Christmas: Choral
  6. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part One - For The 1st Day Of Christmas: Evangelista
  7. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part One - For The 1st Day Of Christmas: Choral - Recitativo
  8. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part One - For The 1st Day Of Christmas: Aria
  9. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part One - For The 1st Day Of Christmas: Choral
  10. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Two - For The 2nd Day Of Christmas: Sinfonia
  11. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Two - For The 2nd Day Of Christmas: Evangelista
  12. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Two - For The 2nd Day Of Christmas: Choral
  13. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Two - For The 2nd Day Of Christmas: Evangelista - Angelus
  14. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Two - For The 2nd Day Of Christmas: Recitativo
  15. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Two - For The 2nd Day Of Christmas: Aria
  16. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Two - For The 2nd Day Of Christmas: Evangelista
  17. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Two - For The 2nd Day Of Christmas: Choral
  18. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Two - For The 2nd Day Of Christmas: Recitativo
  19. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Two - For The 2nd Day Of Christmas: Aria
  20. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Two - For The 2nd Day Of Christmas: Evangelista
  21. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Two - For The 2nd Day Of Christmas: Coro
  22. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Two - For The 2nd Day Of Christmas: Recitativo
  23. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Two - For The 2nd Day Of Christmas: Choral
  24. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Three - For The 3rd Day Of Christmas: Coro
  25. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Three - For The 3rd Day Of Christmas: Evangelista
  26. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Three - For The 3rd Day Of Christmas: Coro
  27. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Three - For The 3rd Day Of Christmas: Recitativo
  28. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Three - For The 3rd Day Of Christmas: Choral
  29. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Three - For The 3rd Day Of Christmas: Duetto
  30. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Three - For The 3rd Day Of Christmas: Evangelista
  31. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Three - For The 3rd Day Of Christmas: Aria
  32. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Three - For The 3rd Day Of Christmas: Recitativo
  33. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Three - For The 3rd Day Of Christmas: Choral
  34. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Three - For The 3rd Day Of Christmas: Evangelista
  35. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Three - For The 3rd Day Of Christmas: Choral
  36. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Three - For The 3rd Day Of Christmas: Coro de capo
Music CD 2
  1. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Four - For The Feast Of The Circumcision: Coro
  2. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Four - For The Feast Of The Circumcision: Evangelista: Und da acht Tage um waren
  3. 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
  4. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Four - For The Feast Of The Circumcision: Aria (Soprano, Echo Soprano): Flosst, mein Heiland, flosst dein Namen
  5. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Four - For The Feast Of The Circumcision: Recitative - Choral
  6. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Four - For The Feast Of The Circumcision: Aria
  7. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Four - For The Feast Of The Circumcision: Choral
  8. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Five - For The 1st Sunday In The New Year: Coro
  9. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Five - For The 1st Sunday In The New Year: Evangelista
  10. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Five - For The 1st Sunday In The New Year: Coro - Recitativo
  11. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Five - For The 1st Sunday In The New Year: Choral
  12. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Five - For The 1st Sunday In The New Year: Aria
  13. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Five - For The 1st Sunday In The New Year: Evangelista
  14. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Five - For The 1st Sunday In The New Year: Recitativo
  15. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Five - For The 1st Sunday In The New Year: Evangelista
  16. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Five - For The 1st Sunday In The New Year: Terzetto
  17. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Five - For The 1st Sunday In The New Year: Recitativo
  18. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Five - For The 1st Sunday In The New Year: Choral
  19. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Six - For The Feast Of Epiphany: Coro
  20. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Six - For The Feast Of Epiphany: Evangelista - Herodes
  21. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Six - For The Feast Of Epiphany: Recitativo
  22. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Six - For The Feast Of Epiphany: Aria
  23. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Six - For The Feast Of Epiphany: Evangelista
  24. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Six - For The Feast Of Epiphany: Choral
  25. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Six - For The Feast Of Epiphany: Evangelista
  26. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Six - For The Feast Of Epiphany: Recitativo
  27. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Six - For The Feast Of Epiphany: Aria
  28. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Six - For The Feast Of Epiphany: Recitativo - Schrecken
  29. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Part Six - For The Feast Of Epiphany: Choral

Free Music Notes for Bach - Christmas Oratorio / Gardiner

Free Music Review: a voice teacher and early music fan
Hit: 4 Stars

MONTEVERDI 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.
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Bach - Christmas Oratorio / Gardiner Poster

This 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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