‎Bach, J.S.: Christmas Oratorio by The Bach Choir of Bethlehem — Apple Music Classical

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

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

7:47

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

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

1:13

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

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

0:53

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

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

5:25

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

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

1:22

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

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

0:26

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

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

2:42

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

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

4:26

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

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

1:17

Part II: Sinfonia

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

5:28

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

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

0:40

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

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

1:03

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

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

0:45

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

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

0:42

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

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

3:35

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

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

0:22

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

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

0:41

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

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

0:56

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

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

10:17

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

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

0:12

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

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

2:44

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

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

0:28

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

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

1:14

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

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

0:09

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

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

0:42

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

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

0:40

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

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

0:44

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

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

7:04

Part III: Und sie kamen eilend… (Evangelist)

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

1:11

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

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

5:40

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

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

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, Marietta Simpson, Tamara Matthews, Benjamin Butterfield

0:52

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

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

0:23

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

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

0:46

Chorus: Herrscher des Himmels, erhore das Lallen

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

2:35

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

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

5:54

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

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

0:32

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

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

2:31

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

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

5:07

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

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

1:26

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

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

4:34

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

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

1:44

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

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

6:30

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

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

0:21

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

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

1:49

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:58

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

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

0:11

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

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

0:38

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

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

1:27

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

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

6:09

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

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

0:33

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

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

0:57

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

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

5:11

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

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

0:47

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

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

0:52

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

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

4:24

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

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

1:09

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

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

1:06

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

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

0:23

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

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

1:39

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

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

4:01

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

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

0:42

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

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

3:22

Johann Sebastian Bach

Composer
Friedrich Mergner

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Tamara Matthews

Soprano
Greg Funfgeld

Conductor
Paul Gerhardt

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