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Bach: Christmas Oratorio Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248 [SACD]

Bach: Christmas Oratorio Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248 [SACD] Music CD Cover
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Edition: Music CD
Format: Hybrid SACD
CD Release Date: 2007-11-27
Music Label: RCA
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Kantate No. 1. No. 1. Coro. Jauchzet, frohlocket!
  2. Kantate No. 1. No. 2. Recitativo. Es begab sich aber zu der Zeit
  3. Kantate No. 1. No. 3. Arioso. Nun wird mein liebster Bräutigam
  4. Kantate No. 1. No. 4. Aria. Bereite dich, Zion
  5. Kantate No. 1. No. 5. Choral. Wie soll ich dich empfangen
  6. Kantate No. 1. No. 6. Recitativo. Und sie gebar ihren ersten Sohn
  7. Kantate No. 1. No. 7. Choral. Er ist auf Erden kommen arm
  8. Kantate No. 1. No. 8. Aria. Großer Herr, o starker König
  9. Kantate No. 1. No. 9. Choral. Ach mein herzliebes Jesulein
  10. Kantate No. 2. No. 10. Sinfonia
  11. Kantate No. 2. No. 11. Recitativo. Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegend
  12. Kantate No. 2. No. 12. Choral. Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht
  13. Kantate No. 2. No. 13. Recitativo. Und der Engel sprach zu ihnen
  14. Kantate No. 2. No. 14. Recitativo. Was Gott dem Abraham verheißen
  15. Kantate No. 2. No. 15. Aria. Frohe Hirten, eilt, ach eilet
  16. Kantate No. 2. No. 16. Recitativo. Und das habt zum Zeichen
  17. Kantate No. 2. No. 17. Choral. Schaut hin, dort liegt im finstern Stall
  18. Kantate No. 2. No. 18. Recitativo e Arioso. So geht denn hin, ihr Hirten, geht
  19. Kantate No. 2. No. 19. Aria. Schlafe, mein Liebster, genieße der Ruh
  20. Kantate No. 2. No. 20. Recitativo. Und alsobald war da bei dem Engel
  21. Kantate No. 2. No. 21. Coro. Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe
  22. Kantate No. 2. No. 22. Recitativo. So recht, ihr Engel, jauchzt und singet
  23. Kantate No. 2. No. 23. Choral. Wir singen dir in deinem Heer
  24. Kantate No. 3. No. 24. Coro. Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen
  25. Kantate No. 3. No. 25. Recitativo. Und da die Engel
  26. Kantate No. 3. No. 26. Coro. Lasset uns nun geben
  27. Kantate No. 3. No. 27. Recitativo. Er hat sein Volk getröst'
  28. Kantate No. 3. No. 28. Choral. Dies hat er alles uns Jetan
  29. Kantate No. 3. No. 29. Aria, Duetto. Herr, dein Mitleid, dein Erbarmen
  30. Kantate No. 3. No. 30. Recitativo. Und sie kamen eilend
  31. Kantate No. 3. No. 31. Aria. Schließe, mein Herze, dies selige Wunder
  32. Kantate No. 3. No. 32. Recitativo. Ja, ja, mein Herz soll es bewahren
  33. Kantate No. 3. No. 33. Choral. Ich will dich mit Fleiß bewahren
  34. Kantate No. 3. No. 34. Recitativo. Und die Hirten kehrten wieder um
  35. Kantate No. 3. No. 35. Choral. Seid froh dieweil
  36. Kantate No. 3. No. 24. Coro. Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen
Music CD 2
  1. Kantate No. 4. No. 36. Coro. Fallt mit Danken
  2. Kantate No. 4. No. 37. Recitativo. Und da acht Tage um waren
  3. Kantate No. 4. No. 38. Recitativo e Choral. Immanuel, o süßes Wort!
  4. Kantate No. 4. No. 39. Aria. Flößt, mein Heiland, flößt dein Namen
  5. Kantate No. 4. No. 40. Recitativo e Choral. Wohlen, dein Name soll allein
  6. Kantate No. 4. No. 41. Aria. Ich will nur dir zu Ehren leben
  7. Kantate No. 4. No. 42. Choral. Jesus richte mein beginnen
  8. Kantate No. 5. No. 43. Coro. Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen
  9. Kantate No. 5. No. 44. Recitativo. Da Jesus geboren war zu Bethlehem
  10. Kantate No. 5. No. 45. Coro. Wo ist der neugborne König der Jüden?
  11. Kantate No. 5. No. 46. Choral. Dein Glanz all Finsternis verzehrt
  12. Kantate No. 5. No. 47. Aria. Erleucht auch meine finstre Sinnen
  13. Kantate No. 5. No. 49. Recitativo. Warum wollt ihr erschrecken?
  14. Kantate No. 5. No. 50. Recitativo. Und ließ versammlen alle Hohepriester
  15. Kantate No. 5. No. 51. Aria. Ach, wenn wird die Zeit erscheinen?
  16. Kantate No. 5. No. 52. Recitativo. Mein Liebster herrschet schon
  17. Kantate No. 5. No. 53. Choral. Zwar ist solche Herzenstube
  18. Kantate No. 6. No. 54. Coro. Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben
  19. Kantate No. 6. No. 55. Recitativo. Da berief Herodes die Weisen heimlich
  20. Kantate No. 6. No. 56. Recitativo. Du Falscher, suche nur den Herrn zu fällen
  21. Kantate No. 6. No. 57. Aria. Nur ein Wink von seinen Händen
  22. Kantate No. 6. No. 59. Choral. Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier
  23. Kantate No. 6. No. 60. Recitativo. Und Gott befahl ihnen im Traum
  24. Kantate No. 6. No. 61. Recitativo. So geht! Genug, mein Schatz geht nicht von hier
  25. Kantate No. 6. No. 62. Aria. Nun mögt ihr stolzen Feinde schrecken
  26. Kantate No. 6. No. 63. Recitativo. Was will der Höllen Schrecken nun
  27. Kantate No. 6. No. 64. Choral. Nun seid ihr wohl gerochen
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Free Music Notes for Bach: Christmas Oratorio Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248 [SACD] Album

Free Music Review: Excellent, but I prefer Harnoncourt's Teldec recording
Hit: 4 Stars

Harnoncourt's Teldec recording of the six cantatas comprising the Christmas Oratorio is the most pastoral of any version with which I'm familiar. That impression is assisted by the presence of boy trebles from the Vienna Boys Choir and the use of the re-constructed oboe da caccia. The instrument is gently plangent in tone and something of a revelation when the LPs were released in the early 1970s.

The current version is excellent but misses the magic of the earlier version in its use of all adult soloists and choir. Soloists are excellent. Gerald Finley is a standout, but appears only in the first three cantatas. Christian Gerhaber replaces him in catatas four through six. The Arnold Schoenberg Choir is very fine and their accented English, which compromised Haroncourt's DHM "Messiah" is not a problem in this German language work. The Concentus Musicus plays very well indeed. It is instructive to compare their current state with some of their 1960s efforts to see just how far period istrument expertise has come.

The SACD surround sound is quite good and captures the sound of the Musikverein well. I think this is the only alternative available in high definition sound.

In addition to the cited earlier Harnoncourt, I hold an abiding affection for Richter's DG Archiv version, despite being played on modern instruments and an egregiously slow tempo for "Schlafe, mein liebster" in the second cantata. His solo quartet (Janowitz, Ludwig, Wunderlich, Crass) is the best ever for my money.
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