‎J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio by Lübecker Kantorei

Pt. One - For the First Day of Christmas: No. 1 Chorus: "Jauchzet, frohlocket"

Karl Münchinger, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Lübecker Kantorei

8:12

Pt. One - For the First Day of Christmas: No. 2 Evangelist: "Es begab sich aber zu der Zeit"

Sir Peter Pears, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Helen Watts, Karl Münchinger

2:40

Pt. One - For the First Day of Christmas: No. 4 Aria (Alto): " Bereite dich, Zion"

Karl Münchinger, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Helen Watts

5:55

Pt. One - For the First Day of Christmas: No. 5 Choral: "Wie soll ich dich empfangen"

Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Lübecker Kantorei, Karl Münchinger

1:11

Pt. One - For the First Day of Christmas: No. 6 Evangelist: "Und sie gebar ihren ersten Sohn"

Tom Krause, Karl Münchinger, Sir Peter Pears, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

4:02

Pt. One - For the First Day of Christmas: No. 8 Aria (Baß): "Großer Herr, o starker König"

Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Tom Krause, Karl Münchinger

5:26

Pt. One - For the First Day of Christmas: No. 9 Choral: "Ach mein herzliebes Jesulein"

Lübecker Kantorei, Karl Münchinger, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

1:19

Pt. Two - For the Second Day of Christmas: No. 10 Sinfonia

Karl Münchinger, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

6:35

Pt. Two - For the Second Day of Christmas: No. 11 Evangelist: "Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegend"

Sir Peter Pears, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger

0:48

Pt. Two - For the Second Day of Christmas: No. 12 Chorale: "Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht"

Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger

1:04

Pt. Two - For the Second Day of Christmas: No. 13 Evangelist, Engel: "Und der Engel sprach zu Ihnen"

Karl Münchinger, Sir Peter Pears, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

0:50

Pt. Two - For the Second Day of Christmas: No. 14 Rezitativ (Baß): "Was Gott dem Abraham Verheißen"

Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger, Tom Krause

0:55

Pt. Two - For the Second Day of Christmas: No. 15 Aria (Tenor): "Frohe Hirten, eilt, ach eilet"

Karl Münchinger, Sir Peter Pears, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

3:56

Pt. Two - For the Second Day of Christmas: No. 16 Evangelist: "Und das habt zum Zeichen"

Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Elly Ameling, Lübecker Kantorei, Karl Münchinger

0:59

Pt. Two - For the Second Day of Christmas: No. 18 Rezitativ (Baß): "So geht denn hin, ihr Hirten, geht"

Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Tom Krause, Karl Münchinger

1:01

Pt. Two - For the Second Day of Christmas: No. 19 Aria (Alto): "Schlafe, mein Liebster, geniesse der Ruh"

Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger, Helen Watts

10:51

Pt. Two - For the Second Day of Christmas: No. 20 Evangelist: "Und alsbald war da bei dem Engel"

Sir Peter Pears, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger

3:05

Pt. Two - For the Second Day of Christmas: No. 22 Rezitativ (Baß): "So recht, ihr Engel, jauchzt und singet"

Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Tom Krause, Karl Münchinger, Lübecker Kantorei

1:42

Pt. Three - For the Third Day of Christmas: No. 24 Chor: "Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen"

Karl Münchinger, Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

2:06

Pt. Three - For the Third Day of Christmas: No. 25 Evangelist: "Und da die Engel von ihnen gen Himmel fuhren"

Lübecker Kantorei, Karl Münchinger, Tom Krause, Sir Peter Pears, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

2:22

Pt. Three - For the Third Day of Christmas: No. 29 Duett (Sopran, Baß): "Herr, dein Mitleid, dein Erbarmen"

Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Tom Krause, Karl Münchinger, Elly Ameling

7:47

Pt. Three - For the Third Day of Christmas: No. 30 Evangelist: "Und sie kamen eilend"

Karl Münchinger, Sir Peter Pears, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Helen Watts

1:18

Pt. Three - For the Third Day of Christmas: No. 31 Aria (Alt): "Schließe, mein Herze, dies selige Wunder"

Karl Münchinger, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Helen Watts

5:36

Pt. Three - For the Third Day of Christmas: No. 32 Recitativ (Alt): "Ja, ja, mein Herz soll es bewahren"

Lübecker Kantorei, Karl Münchinger, Helen Watts, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

1:24

Pt. Three - For the Third Day of Christmas: No. 34 Evangelist: "Und die Hirten kehrten wieder um"

Lübecker Kantorei, Sir Peter Pears, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger

1:08

Pt. Three - For the Third Day of Christmas: No. 35 Choral: "Seid froh dieweil"

Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger, Lübecker Kantorei

2:11

Pt. Four - For New Year's Day: No. 36 Chor: "Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben"

Karl Münchinger, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Lübecker Kantorei

5:30

Pt. Four - For New Year's Day: No. 37 Evangelist: "Und da acht Tage um waren"

Karl Münchinger, Sir Peter Pears, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Tom Krause, Lübecker Kantorei

3:36

Pt. Four - For New Year's Day: No. 39 Aria (Soprano, Echo-soprano): "Flösst, mein Heiland, flösst dein Namen"

Karl Münchinger, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Elly Ameling

6:17

Pt. Four - For New Year's Day: No. 40 Rezitativ (Baß): "Wohlan, dein Name soll allein" Arioso (Chor-Sopran): "Jesu mein Freud und Wonne"

Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Tom Krause, Karl Münchinger

1:48

Pt. Four - For New Year's Day: No. 41 Aria (Tenor): "Ich will nur dir zu Ehren leben"

Sir Peter Pears, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger

5:10

Pt. Four - For New Year's Day: No. 42 Choral: "Jesus richte mein Beginnen"

Lübecker Kantorei, Karl Münchinger, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

2:39

Pt. Five - For the 1st Sunday in the New Year: No. 43 Chor: "Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen"

Lübecker Kantorei, Karl Münchinger, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

7:08

Pt. Five - For the 1st Sunday in the New Year: No. 44 Evangelist: "Da Jesu geboren war zu Bethlehem"

Karl Münchinger, Sir Peter Pears, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

2:36

Pt. Five - For the 1st Sunday in the New Year: No. 46 Choral: "Dein Glanz all Finsternis verzehrt"

Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger, Lübecker Kantorei, Helen Watts

0:43

Pt. Five - For the 1st Sunday in the New Year: No. 47 Aria (Bass): "Erleucht auch meine finstre Sinnen"

Karl Münchinger, Tom Krause, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

4:26

Pt. Five - For the 1st Sunday in the New Year: No. 48 Evangelist: "Da das der König Herodes hörte"

Sir Peter Pears, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Helen Watts, Karl Münchinger

2:10

Pt. Five - For the 1st Sunday in the New Year: No. 51 Terzett: Ach, wann wird die Zeit erscheinen?

Elly Ameling, Tom Krause, Karl Münchinger, Sir Peter Pears, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

5:39

Pt. Five - For the 1st Sunday in the New Year: No. 52 Rezitativ: "Mein liebster herrschet schon" - Choral: "Zwar ist solche Herzensstube"

Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Elly Ameling, Karl Münchinger

1:22

Pt. Six - For the Feast of Epiphany: No. 54 Chor: "Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben"

Lübecker Kantorei, Karl Münchinger, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

4:37

Pt. Six - For the Feast of Epiphany: No. 55 Evangelist: "Da berief Herodes die Weisen heimlich" - Herodes: "Ziehet hin und forschet fleißig"

Sir Peter Pears, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger

0:50

Pt. Six - For the Feast of Epiphany: No. 56 Rezitativ (Sopran): "Du Falscher, suche nur den Herrn zu fällen"

Karl Münchinger, Elly Ameling, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

4:59

Pt. Six - For the Feast of Epiphany: No. 58 Evangelist: "Als sie nun den König gehöret hatten"

Karl Münchinger, Sir Peter Pears, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

1:24

Pt. Six - For the Feast of Epiphany: No. 59 Chorale: "Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier"

Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger

1:07

Pt. Six - For the Feast of Epiphany: No. 60 Evangelist: "Und Gott befahl ihnen im Traum"

Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Sir Peter Pears, Karl Münchinger

2:42

Pt. Six - For the Feast of Epiphany: No. 62 Aria (Tenor): "Nun mögt ihr stolzen Feinde schrecken"

Sir Peter Pears, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger

5:23

Pt. Six - For the Feast of Epiphany: No. 63 Rezitativ (Sopran, Alt, Tenor, Baß): "Was will der Hölle Schrecken nun?"

Tom Krause, Karl Münchinger, Lübecker Kantorei, Sir Peter Pears, Helen Watts, Elly Ameling, Stuttgarter Philharmoniker

4:13

Johann Sebastian Bach

Composer
Friedrich Mergner

Composer
Sir Peter Pears

Tenor
Helen Watts

Contralto
Elly Ameling

Soprano

Ray Minshull

Producer
Michael Bremner

Producer
Martin Fouqué

Recording Engineer, Engineer
Karl Brugger

Recording Engineer
Michael Bremner

Recording Engineer

J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio

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Johann Sebastian Bach

Friedrich Mergner

Sir Peter Pears

Helen Watts

Elly Ameling

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio

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