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

7:47

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

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

1:13

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

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

0:53

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

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

5:25

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

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

1:22

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

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

0:26

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

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

2:42

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

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

4:26

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

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

1:17

Part II: Sinfonia

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

5:28

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

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

0:40

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

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

1:03

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

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

0:45

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

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

0:42

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

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

3:35

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

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

0:22

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

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

0:41

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

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

0:56

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

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

10:17

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

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

0:12

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

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

2:44

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

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

0:28

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

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

1:14

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

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

2:04

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

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

0:09

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

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

0:42

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

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

0:40

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

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

0:44

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

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

7:04

Part III: Und sie kamen eilend… (Evangelist)

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

5:40

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

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

0:29

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

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

0:52

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

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

0:23

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

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

0:46

Chorus: Herrscher des Himmels, erhore das Lallen

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

2:35

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

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

5:54

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

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

0:32

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

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

2:31

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

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

5:07

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

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

1:26

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

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

4:34

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

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

1:44

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

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

6:30

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

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

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, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Christopheren Nomura, Greg Funfgeld, Marietta Simpson

1:49

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:58

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

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

0:11

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

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

0:38

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

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

1:27

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

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

6:09

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

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

0:33

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

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

0:57

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

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

5:11

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

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

0:47

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

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

0:52

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

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

4:24

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

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

1:09

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

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

1:06

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

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

0:23

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

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

1:39

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

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

4:01

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

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

0:42

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

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

3:22

Johann Sebastian Bach

Composer
Friedrich Mergner

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Tamara Matthews

Soprano
Greg Funfgeld

Conductor
Paul Gerhardt

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