Bach: Christmas Oratorio Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248 [SACD]
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Free Music Review: Excellent Bach
Hit: 5 Stars
Harnoncourt recorded Bach's Christmas Oratorio with his Concentus musicus Wien once before in about 1973. It's a good recording but there are certainly many better ones recorded using period instruments that have come out since then. This new one is fantastic, though. His instrumentalists are masters now of their period instruments and his somewhat relaxed view of the score has a nice degree of intimacy. I've listened to it four times now and love it. My only complaint is that he's used a female alto where most would use a male counter tenor. I love the recording with Rene Jacobs on Harmonia Mundi because it uses the very fine counter tenor Andreas Scholl but still wouldn't trade this new Harnoncourt for even that as a whole. Highly recommended! Free Music Review: disappointing text
Hit: 5 Stars
Wonderful music. The accompanying notes have only the titles of the arias and choral pieces, not the full texts. Which is almost unbelievable in a recording of this quality, and sadly limits the listening experience.Free Music Review: Delicious and delightful music-making!
Hit: 5 Stars
Harnoncourt's recently released recording of Bach's Weihnachtsoratorium, or set of six cantatas for Christmastide, is delightful and delicious, excellent in every way. I have a slight preference for Rene Jacobs's recording Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium (Christmas Oratorio) / Jacobs, Akademie f?r Alte Musik Berlin, but I am very glad that my curiosity led me to purchase this set as well. Each is a fine example of informed baroque performance practice and each is done with both enthusiasm and attention to detail. If Jabobs has Andreas Scholl as alto soloist, Harnoncourt has Gerald Finley as bass soloist - so you will realy want to have both sets in your collection.