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

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

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

7:47

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

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

1:13

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

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

0:53

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

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

5:25

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

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

1:22

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

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

2:42

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

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

4:26

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

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

1:17

Part II: Sinfonia

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

5:28

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

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

0:40

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

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

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, Greg Funfgeld, Marietta Simpson, Tamara Matthews, Benjamin Butterfield

0:45

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

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

0:42

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

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

3:35

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

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

0:22

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

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

0:41

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

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

0:56

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

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

10:17

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

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

0:12

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

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

2:44

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

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

0:28

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

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

1:14

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

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

2:04

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

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

0:09

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

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

0:42

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

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

0:40

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

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

0:44

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

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

7:04

Part III: Und sie kamen eilend… (Evangelist)

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

1:11

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

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

5:40

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

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

0:29

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

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

0:52

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

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

0:23

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

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

0:46

Chorus: Herrscher des Himmels, erhore das Lallen

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

2:35

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

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

5:54

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

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

0:32

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

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

2:31

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

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

5:07

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

Christopheren Nomura, Greg Funfgeld, Marietta Simpson, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, The Bach Festival Orchestra, 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)

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

1:44

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

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

6:30

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

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

0:21

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

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

1:49

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:58

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

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

0:11

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

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

0:38

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

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

1:27

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

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

6:09

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

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

0:33

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

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

0:57

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

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

5:11

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

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

0:47

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

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

0:52

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

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

4:24

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

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

1:09

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

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

1:06

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

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

0:23

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

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

1:39

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

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

4:01

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

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

0:42

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

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

3:22

Johann Sebastian Bach

Composer
Friedrich Mergner

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Tamara Matthews

Soprano
Greg Funfgeld

Conductor
Paul Gerhard

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