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

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

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

7:47

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

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

1:13

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

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

0:53

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

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

5:25

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

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

1:22

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

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

0:26

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

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

2:42

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

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

4:26

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

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

1:17

Part II: Sinfonia

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

5:28

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

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

0:40

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

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

1:03

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

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

0:45

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

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

0:42

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

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

3:35

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

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

0:22

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

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

0:41

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

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

0:56

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

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

10:17

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

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

0:12

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

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

2:44

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

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

0:28

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

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

1:14

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

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

2:04

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

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

0:09

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

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

0:42

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

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

0:40

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

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

0:44

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

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

7:04

Part III: Und sie kamen eilend… (Evangelist)

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

1:11

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

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

5:40

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

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

0:29

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

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

0:52

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

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

0:23

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

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

0:46

Chorus: Herrscher des Himmels, erhore das Lallen

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

2:35

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

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

5:54

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

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

0:32

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

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

2:31

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

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

5:07

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

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

1:26

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

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

4:34

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

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

1:44

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

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

6:30

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

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

0:21

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

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

1:49

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:58

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

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

0:11

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

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

0:38

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

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

1:27

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

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

6:09

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

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

0:33

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

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

0:57

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

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

5:11

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

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

0:47

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

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

0:52

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

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

4:24

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

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

1:09

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

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

1:06

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

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

0:23

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

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

1:39

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

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

4:01

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

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

0:42

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

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

3:22

Johann Sebastian Bach

Composer
Friedrich Mergner

Composer
Greg Funfgeld

Conductor
Tamara Matthews

Soprano
Paul Gerhardt

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