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

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

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

7:47

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

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

1:13

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

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

0:53

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

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

5:25

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

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

1:22

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

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

0:26

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

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

2:42

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

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

4:26

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

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

1:17

Part II: Sinfonia

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

5:28

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

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

0:40

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

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

1:03

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

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

0:45

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

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

0:42

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

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

3:35

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

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

0:22

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

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

0:41

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

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

0:56

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

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

10:17

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

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

0:12

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

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

2:44

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

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

0:28

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

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

1:14

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

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

2:04

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

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

0:09

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

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

0:42

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

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

0:40

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

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

0:44

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

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

7:04

Part III: Und sie kamen eilend… (Evangelist)

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

1:11

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

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

5:40

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

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

0:29

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

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

0:52

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

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

0:23

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

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

0:46

Chorus: Herrscher des Himmels, erhore das Lallen

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

2:35

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

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

5:54

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

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

0:32

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

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

2:31

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

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

5:07

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

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

1:26

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

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

4:34

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

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

1:44

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

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

6:30

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

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

0:21

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

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

1:49

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:58

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

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

0:11

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

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

0:38

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

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

1:27

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

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

6:09

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

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

0:33

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

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

0:57

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

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

5:11

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

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

0:47

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

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

0:52

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

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

4:24

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

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

1:09

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

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

1:06

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

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

0:23

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

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

1:39

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

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

0:42

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

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

3:22

Johann Sebastian Bach

Composer
Friedrich Mergner

Composer
Greg Funfgeld

Conductor
Tamara Matthews

Soprano
Paul Gerhard

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