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

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

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

7:47

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

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

1:13

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

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

0:53

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

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

5:25

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

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

1:22

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

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

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

2:42

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

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

4:26

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

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

1:17

Part II: Sinfonia

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

5:28

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

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

0:40

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

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

1:03

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

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

0:45

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

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

0:42

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

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

3:35

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

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

0:22

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

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

0:41

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

The Bach Festival Orchestra, Christopheren Nomura, 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)

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

10:17

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

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

0:12

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

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

2:44

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

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

0:28

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

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

1:14

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

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

2:04

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

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

0:09

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

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

0:42

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

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

0:40

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

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

0:44

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

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

7:04

Part III: Und sie kamen eilend… (Evangelist)

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

1:11

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

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

5:40

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

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

0:29

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

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

0:52

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

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

0:23

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

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

0:46

Chorus: Herrscher des Himmels, erhore das Lallen

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

2:35

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

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

5:54

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

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

0:32

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

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

2:31

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

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

5:07

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

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

1:26

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

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

4:34

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

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

1:44

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

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

6:30

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

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

0:21

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

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

1:49

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:58

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

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

0:11

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

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

0:38

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

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

1:27

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

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

6:09

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

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

0:33

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

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

0:57

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

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

5:11

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

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

0:47

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

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

0:52

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

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

4:24

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

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

1:09

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

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

1:06

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

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

0:23

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

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

1:39

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

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

4:01

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

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

0:42

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

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

3:22

Johann Sebastian Bach

Composer
Friedrich Mergner

Composer
Tamara Matthews

Soprano
Greg Funfgeld

Conductor
Paul Gerhard

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