‎Bach, J.S.: Christmas Oratorio by The Bach Festival Orchestra — Apple Music Classical

Part I: Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage… (Chorus)

The Bach Festival Orchestra, Greg Funfgeld, Benjamin Butterfield, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Christopheren Nomura, Marietta Simpson, Tamara Matthews

7:47

Part I: Recitative: Es begab sich aber zu der Zeit… (Evangelist)

Marietta Simpson, Tamara Matthews, Greg Funfgeld, Benjamin Butterfield, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Christopheren Nomura

1:13

Part I: Recitative: Nun wird mein liebster Brautigam… (Alto)

Christopheren Nomura, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Marietta Simpson, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Tamara Matthews, Greg Funfgeld, Benjamin Butterfield

0:53

Part I: Aria: Bereite dich, Zion, mit zartlichen Trieben… (Alto)

The Bach Festival Orchestra, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Tamara Matthews, Benjamin Butterfield, Marietta Simpson, Christopheren Nomura, Greg Funfgeld

5:25

Part I: Choral: Wie soll ich dich empfangen (Chorus)

The Bach Festival Orchestra, Benjamin Butterfield, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Greg Funfgeld, Tamara Matthews, Christopheren Nomura, Marietta Simpson

1:22

Part I: Recitative: Und sie gebar ihren ersten Sohn… (Evangelist)

The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Benjamin Butterfield, Greg Funfgeld, Marietta Simpson, Christopheren Nomura, Tamara Matthews

0:26

Part I: Choral and Recitative: Er ist auf Erden kommen arm, Wer will die Liebe recht erhohn… (Soprano, Bass)

Christopheren Nomura, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Marietta Simpson, Greg Funfgeld, Benjamin Butterfield, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Tamara Matthews

2:42

Part I: Aria: Grosser Herr, o starker Konig… (Bass)

Christopheren Nomura, Greg Funfgeld, The Bach Festival Orchestra, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Benjamin Butterfield, Marietta Simpson, Tamara Matthews

4:26

Part I: Choral: Ach, mein herzliebes Jesulein… (Chorus)

Christopheren Nomura, Greg Funfgeld, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Tamara Matthews, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Benjamin Butterfield, Marietta Simpson

1:17

Part II: Sinfonia

Benjamin Butterfield, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Greg Funfgeld, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Marietta Simpson, Christopheren Nomura, Tamara Matthews

5:28

Part II: Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegend… (Evangelist)

Tamara Matthews, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Christopheren Nomura, Benjamin Butterfield, Greg Funfgeld, Marietta Simpson

0:40

Part II: Choral: Brich an, o schones Morgenlicht… (Chorus)

The Bach Festival Orchestra, Greg Funfgeld, Benjamin Butterfield, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Christopheren Nomura, Marietta Simpson, Tamara Matthews

1:03

Part II: Und der Engel sprach zu ihnen, Furchtet euch nicht… (Evangelist)

Benjamin Butterfield, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Christopheren Nomura, Greg Funfgeld, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Tamara Matthews, Marietta Simpson

0:45

Part II: Recitative: Was Gott dem Abraham verheissen… (Bass)

Christopheren Nomura, Greg Funfgeld, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Marietta Simpson, Benjamin Butterfield, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Tamara Matthews

0:42

Part II: Aria: Frohe Hirten, eilt, ach eilet… (Tenor)

Greg Funfgeld, Christopheren Nomura, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Marietta Simpson, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Benjamin Butterfield, Tamara Matthews

3:35

Part II: Und das habt zum Zeichen… (Evangelist)

Marietta Simpson, Christopheren Nomura, Benjamin Butterfield, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Greg Funfgeld, Tamara Matthews

0:22

Part II: Choral: Schaut hin, dort liegt im finstern Stall… (Chorus)

Marietta Simpson, Christopheren Nomura, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Tamara Matthews, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Greg Funfgeld, Benjamin Butterfield

0:41

Part II: Recitative: So geht denn hin, ihr Hirten, geht… (Bass)

The Bach Festival Orchestra, Greg Funfgeld, Christopheren Nomura, Marietta Simpson, Benjamin Butterfield, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Tamara Matthews

0:56

Part II: Aria: Schlafe, mein Liebster, geniesse der Ruh… (Alto)

Benjamin Butterfield, Greg Funfgeld, Marietta Simpson, Christopheren Nomura, Tamara Matthews, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, The Bach Festival Orchestra

10:17

Part II: Und alsobald war da bei dem Engel… (Evangelist)

Benjamin Butterfield, Christopheren Nomura, Tamara Matthews, Greg Funfgeld, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Marietta Simpson, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem

0:12

Part II: Ehre sei Gott in der Hohe… (Chorus)

Christopheren Nomura, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Marietta Simpson, Tamara Matthews, Greg Funfgeld, Benjamin Butterfield

2:44

Part II: Recitative: So recht, ihr Engel, jauchzt und singet… (Bass)

Greg Funfgeld, Benjamin Butterfield, The Bach Festival Orchestra, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Christopheren Nomura, Marietta Simpson, Tamara Matthews

0:28

Part II: Choral: Wir singen dir in deinem Heer… (Chorus)

The Bach Festival Orchestra, Benjamin Butterfield, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Christopheren Nomura, Tamara Matthews, Marietta Simpson, Greg Funfgeld

1:14

Part III: Herrscher des Himmels, erhore das Lallen… (Chorus)

The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Christopheren Nomura, Greg Funfgeld, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Tamara Matthews, Marietta Simpson, Benjamin Butterfield

2:04

Part III: Und da die Engel von ihnen gen Himmel fuhren… (Evangelist)

The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Marietta Simpson, Benjamin Butterfield, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Greg Funfgeld, Tamara Matthews, Christopheren Nomura

0:09

Part III: Lasset uns nun gehen gen Bethlehem… (Chorus)

The Bach Festival Orchestra, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Marietta Simpson, Christopheren Nomura, Benjamin Butterfield, Greg Funfgeld, Tamara Matthews

0:42

Part III: Recitative: Er hat sein Volk getrost… (Bass)

Benjamin Butterfield, Greg Funfgeld, Christopheren Nomura, Tamara Matthews, Marietta Simpson, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, The Bach Festival Orchestra

0:40

Part III: Choral: Dies hat er alles uns getan… (Chorus)

Marietta Simpson, The Bach Festival Orchestra, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Greg Funfgeld, Benjamin Butterfield, Christopheren Nomura, Tamara Matthews

0:44

Part III: Aria (Duet): Herr, dein Mitleid, dein Erbarmen… (Soprano, Bass)

Benjamin Butterfield, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Marietta Simpson, Christopheren Nomura, Greg Funfgeld, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Tamara Matthews

7:04

Part III: Und sie kamen eilend… (Evangelist)

The Bach Festival Orchestra, Benjamin Butterfield, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Greg Funfgeld, Tamara Matthews, Christopheren Nomura, Marietta Simpson

1:11

Part III: Aria: Schliesse, mein Herze, dies selige Wunder… (Alto)

Christopheren Nomura, Greg Funfgeld, The Bach Festival Orchestra, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Marietta Simpson, Benjamin Butterfield, Tamara Matthews

5:40

Part III: Recitative: Ja, ja, mein Herz soll es bewahren… (Alto)

The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Greg Funfgeld, Christopheren Nomura, Tamara Matthews, Benjamin Butterfield, Marietta Simpson, The Bach Festival Orchestra

0:29

Part III: Choral: Ich will dich mit Fleiss bewahren… (Chorus)

Benjamin Butterfield, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Christopheren Nomura, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Greg Funfgeld, Marietta Simpson, Tamara Matthews

0:52

Part III: Und die Hirten kehrten wieder um… (Evangelist)

Benjamin Butterfield, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Marietta Simpson, Christopheren Nomura, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Greg Funfgeld, Tamara Matthews

0:23

Part III: Choral: Seid froh dieweil, dass euer Heil… (Chorus)

Greg Funfgeld, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Christopheren Nomura, Marietta Simpson, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Tamara Matthews, Benjamin Butterfield

0:46

Chorus: Herrscher des Himmels, erhore das Lallen

Greg Funfgeld, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Benjamin Butterfield, Tamara Matthews, Marietta Simpson, Christopheren Nomura, The Bach Festival Orchestra

2:35

Part IV: Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben… (Chorus)

The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Benjamin Butterfield, Greg Funfgeld, Marietta Simpson, Christopheren Nomura, Tamara Matthews

5:54

Part IV: Und da acht Tage um waren… (Evangelist)

The Bach Festival Orchestra, Greg Funfgeld, Marietta Simpson, Benjamin Butterfield, Christopheren Nomura, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Tamara Matthews

0:32

Part IV: Recitative with Chorale: Immanuel, o susses Wort (Bass, Soprano)

The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Marietta Simpson, Christopheren Nomura, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Benjamin Butterfield, Greg Funfgeld, Tamara Matthews

2:31

Part IV: Aria: Flosst, mein Heiland, flosst dein Namen… (Soprano)

Benjamin Butterfield, Marietta Simpson, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Christopheren Nomura, Greg Funfgeld, Tamara Matthews, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem

5:07

Part IV: Recitative with Chorale: Wohlan, dein Name soll allein (Soprano, Bass)

Benjamin Butterfield, Marietta Simpson, Christopheren Nomura, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Greg Funfgeld, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Tamara Matthews

1:26

Part IV: Aria: Ich will nur dir zu Ehren leben… (Tenor)

The Bach Festival Orchestra, Benjamin Butterfield, Marietta Simpson, Greg Funfgeld, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Christopheren Nomura, Tamara Matthews

4:34

Part IV: Chorale: Jesus richte mein Beginnen… (Chorus)

Greg Funfgeld, Christopheren Nomura, Benjamin Butterfield, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Marietta Simpson, Tamara Matthews

1:44

Part V: Ehre sei dir, Gott gesungen… (Chorus)

Benjamin Butterfield, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Marietta Simpson, Christopheren Nomura, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Greg Funfgeld, Tamara Matthews

6:30

Part V: Recitative: Da Jesus geboren war zu Bethlehem… (Evangelist)

Christopheren Nomura, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Marietta Simpson, Greg Funfgeld, Benjamin Butterfield, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Tamara Matthews

0:21

Part V: Chorus and Recitative: Wo ist der neugeborne Konig der Juden?… (Alto, Chorus)

The Bach Festival Orchestra, Christopheren Nomura, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Benjamin Butterfield, Greg Funfgeld, Marietta Simpson, Tamara Matthews

1:49

Part V: Chorale: Dein Glanz all Finsternis verzehrt… (Chorus)

Benjamin Butterfield, Greg Funfgeld, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Marietta Simpson, Christopheren Nomura, Tamara Matthews

0:48

Part V: Aria: Erleucht auch meine finstre Sinnen… (Bass)

The Bach Festival Orchestra, Benjamin Butterfield, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Greg Funfgeld, Christopheren Nomura, Tamara Matthews, Marietta Simpson

3:58

Part V: Recitative: Da das der Konig Herodes horte… (Evangelist)

The Bach Festival Orchestra, Marietta Simpson, Benjamin Butterfield, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Greg Funfgeld, Tamara Matthews, Christopheren Nomura

0:11

Part V: Recitative: Warum wollt ihr erschrecken?… (Alto, Tenor)

The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Christopheren Nomura, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Tamara Matthews, Greg Funfgeld, Marietta Simpson, Benjamin Butterfield

0:38

Part V: Recitative: Und liess versammlen alle Hohepriester… (Evangelist)

Benjamin Butterfield, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Christopheren Nomura, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Marietta Simpson, Tamara Matthews, Greg Funfgeld

1:27

Part V: Aria (Trio): Ach, wenn wird die Zeit erscheinen… (Soprano, Alto, Tenor)

Benjamin Butterfield, Greg Funfgeld, Marietta Simpson, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Tamara Matthews, Christopheren Nomura, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem

6:09

Part V: Recitative: Mein Liebster herrschet schon… (Alto)

The Bach Festival Orchestra, Benjamin Butterfield, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Christopheren Nomura, Tamara Matthews, Marietta Simpson, Greg Funfgeld

0:33

Part V: Choral: Zwar ist solche Herzensstube… (Chorus)

Christopheren Nomura, Benjamin Butterfield, Tamara Matthews, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Marietta Simpson, Greg Funfgeld

0:57

Part VI: Chorus: Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben… (Chorus)

Christopheren Nomura, Marietta Simpson, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Benjamin Butterfield, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Greg Funfgeld, Tamara Matthews

5:11

Part VI: Recitative: Da berief Herodes die Weisen heimlich… (Evangelist)

Greg Funfgeld, Marietta Simpson, Benjamin Butterfield, Christopheren Nomura, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Tamara Matthews

0:47

Part VI: Recitative: Du Falscher, suche nur den Herrn zu fallen… (Soprano)

The Bach Festival Orchestra, Benjamin Butterfield, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Greg Funfgeld, Marietta Simpson, Tamara Matthews, Christopheren Nomura

0:52

Part VI: Aria: Nur ein Wink von seinen Handen… (Soprano)

Marietta Simpson, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Greg Funfgeld, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Christopheren Nomura, Tamara Matthews, Benjamin Butterfield

4:24

Part VI: Recitative: Als sie nun den Konig gehoret hatten… (Evangelist)

Christopheren Nomura, Greg Funfgeld, Marietta Simpson, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Benjamin Butterfield, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Tamara Matthews

1:09

Part VI: Choral: Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier… (Chorus)

Benjamin Butterfield, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Greg Funfgeld, Marietta Simpson, Christopheren Nomura, Tamara Matthews, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem

1:06

Part VI: Recitative: Und Gott befahl ihnen im Traum… (Evangelist)

The Bach Festival Orchestra, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Christopheren Nomura, Tamara Matthews, Marietta Simpson, Benjamin Butterfield, Greg Funfgeld

0:23

Part VI: Recitative: So geht! Genug, mein Schatz geht nicht von hier… (Tenor)

The Bach Festival Orchestra, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Greg Funfgeld, Marietta Simpson, Benjamin Butterfield, Christopheren Nomura, Tamara Matthews

1:39

Part VI: Aria: Nun mogt ihr stolzen Feinde schrecken… (Tenor)

Christopheren Nomura, Marietta Simpson, Benjamin Butterfield, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Greg Funfgeld, Tamara Matthews, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem

4:01

Part VI: Recitative (Quartet): Was will der Holle Schrekken nun… (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass)

The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Tamara Matthews, Greg Funfgeld, Christopheren Nomura, Benjamin Butterfield, Marietta Simpson

0:42

Part VI: Choral: Nun seid ihr wohl gerochen… (Chorus)

Marietta Simpson, Benjamin Butterfield, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Greg Funfgeld, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Christopheren Nomura, Tamara Matthews

3:22

Johann Sebastian Bach

Composer
Melchior Teschner

Composer
Friedrich Mergner

Composer
Tamara Matthews

Soprano
Greg Funfgeld

Conductor