℗ 2024 Deutsche Grammophon, Berlin
Released October 25, 2024
Duration 2h 27m 04s
Record Label Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
Genre Classical
 

J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio

Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

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Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 1 "For the First Day of Christmas"  
1.1
No. 1, Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
7:50
1.2
No. 2, Es begab sich aber zu der Zeit
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
1:15
1.3
No. 3, Nun wird mein liebster Bräutigam
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Hugh Cutting; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
0:54
1.4
No. 4, Bereite dich, Zion, mit zärtlichen Trieben
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Hugh Cutting; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
5:16
1.5
No. 5, Wie soll ich dich empfangen
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
1:27
1.6
No. 6, Und sie gebar ihren ersten Sohn
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
0:24
1.7
No. 7, Er ist auf Erden kommen arm
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Frederick Long; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
3:01
1.8
No. 8, Großer Herr, o starker König
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Frederick Long; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
4:13
1.9
No. 9, Ach, mein herzliebes Jesulein
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
1:17
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 2 "For the Second Day of Christmas"  
1.10
No. 10, Sinfonia
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
5:39
1.11
No. 11, Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegend
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
0:37
1.12
No. 12, Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
1:17
1.13
No. 13, Und der Engel sprach zu ihnen
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Nick Pritchard; Alison Ponsford-Hill; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
0:43
1.14
No. 14, Was Gott dem Abraham verheißen
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Christopher Webb; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
0:46
1.15
No. 15, Frohe Hirten, eilt, ach eilet
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Jonathan Hanley; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
3:15
1.16
No. 16, Und das habt zum Zeichen
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
0:25
1.17
No. 17, Schaut hin, dort liegt im finstern Stall
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
0:48
1.18
No. 18, So geht denn hin
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Christopher Webb; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
0:53
1.19
No. 19, Schlafe, mein Liebster, genieße der Ruh
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Hugh Cutting; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
9:57
1.20
No. 20, Und alsobald war da bei dem Engel
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
0:13
1.21
No. 21, Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
2:20
1.22
No. 22, So recht, ihr Engel, jauchzt und singet
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Frederick Long; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
0:24
1.23
No. 23, Wir singen dir in deinem Heer
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
1:17
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 3 "For the Third Day of Christmas"  
1.24
No. 24, Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
1:48
1.25
No. 25, Und da die Engel von ihnen gen Himmel fuhren
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
0:08
1.26
No. 26, Lasset uns nun gehen gen Bethlehem
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
0:40
1.27
No. 27, Er hat sein Volk getröst
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Dingle Yandell; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
0:40
1.28
No. 28, Dies hat er alles uns getan
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
0:47
1.29
No. 29, Herr, dein Mitleid, dein Erbarmen
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Hilary Cronin; Dingle Yandell; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
7:05
1.30
No. 30, Und sie kamen eilend
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
1:11
1.31
No. 31, Schließe, mein Herze, dies selige Wunde
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Hugh Cutting; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
5:33
1.32
No. 32, Ja, ja, mein Herz soll es bewahren
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Hugh Cutting; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
0:24
1.33
No. 33, Ich will dich mit Fleiß bewahren
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
1:00
1.34
No. 34, Und die Hirten kehrten wieder um
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
0:22
1.35
No. 35, Seid froh dieweil
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
0:49
1.36
Recap No. 24, da capo: Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
1:56
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 4 "For the Feast of the Circumcision"  
1.37
No. 36, Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
5:30
1.38
No. 37, Und da acht Tage um waren
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Hilary Cronin; Frederick Long; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
0:30
1.39
No. 38, Immanuel, o süßes Wort
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Hilary Cronin; Alison Ponsford-Hill; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
2:19
1.40
No. 39, Flößt, mein Heiland, flößt dein Namen
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Hilary Cronin; Frederick Long; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
6:34
1.41
No. 40, Wohlan, dein Name soll allein
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Nick Pritchard; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
1:29
1.42
No. 41, Ich will nur dir zu Ehren leben
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
4:26
1.43
No. 42, Jesus richte mein Beginnen
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
1:52
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 5 "For the First Sunday in the New Year"  
1.44
No. 43, Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
6:15
1.45
No. 44, Da Jesus geboren war zu Bethlehem
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Hugh Cutting; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
0:23
1.46
No. 45, Wo ist der neugeborne König der Jüden
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
1:55
1.47
No. 46, Dein Glanz all Finsternis verzehrt
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Dingle Yandell; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
0:53
1.48
No. 47, Erleucht auch meine finstre Sinnen
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
4:10
1.49
No. 48, Da das der König Herodes hörte
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Hugh Cutting; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
0:12
1.50
No. 49, Warum wollt ihr erschrecken?
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
0:34
1.51
No. 50, Und ließ versammeln alle Hohenpriester
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Hilary Cronin; Hugh Cutting; Jonathan Hanley; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
1:24
1.52
No. 51, Ach, wann wird die Zeit erscheinen?
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Hugh Cutting; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
6:21
1.53
No. 52, Mein Liebster herrschet schon
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
0:27
1.54
No. 53, Zwar ist solche Herzensstube
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
0:58
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 6 "For the Feast of Epiphany"  
1.55
No. 54, Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Nick Pritchard; Frederick Long; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
4:48
1.56
No. 55, Da berief Herodes die Weisen heimlich
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Hilary Cronin; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
0:42
1.57
No. 56, Du Falscher, suche nur den Herrn zu fällen
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Hilary Cronin; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
0:51
1.58
No. 57, Nur ein Wink von seinen Händen
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
3:55
1.59
No. 58, Als sie nun den König gehöret hatten
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
1:29
1.60
No. 59, Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
1:53
1.61
No. 60, Und Gott befahl ihnen im Traum
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Nick Pritchard; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
0:24
1.62
No. 61, So geht! Genug, mein Schatz geht nicht von hier
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Nick Pritchard; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
1:59
1.63
No. 62, Nun mögt ihr stolzen Feinde schrecken
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Nick Pritchard; Hilary Cronin; Hugh Cutting; Frederick Long; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
4:16
1.64
No. 63, Was will der Höllen Schrecken nun
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
0:48
1.65
No. 64, Nun seid ihr wohl gerochen
Johann Sebastian Bach; Christian Friedrich Henrici; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
3:13
As one of the most outstanding Bach interpreters, Sir John Eliot Gardiner has played a decisive role in the popularity of Bach’s works today. As early as 1987, Gardiner was praised and celebrated by critics for his first recording of the "Christmas Oratorio". Over 35 years after this legendary first recording, Gardiner and the ensembles he founded, the Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists, release their album featuring a new reading of the masterpiece, recorded at the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields in London on two evenings in December 2022. The iconic work is divided into six cantatas, each based on a different biblical scene. “The range of his art, his imagination, and his creative response to different stimuli, is apparently endless. Although nearly 300 years have now passed since it was first heard, Bach’s work remains irresistible in its energy and inspiration,” says Gardiner.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Deutsche Grammophon (DG) Studio Masters
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1
No. 1, Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage
-1.22-21.52-18.214
2
No. 2, Es begab sich aber zu der Zeit
-9.00-32.85-29.515
3
No. 3, Nun wird mein liebster Bräutigam
-7.94-27.45-23.411
4
No. 4, Bereite dich, Zion, mit zärtlichen Trieben
-8.45-30.63-27.515
5
No. 5, Wie soll ich dich empfangen
-11.36-32.19-29.112
6
No. 6, Und sie gebar ihren ersten Sohn
-12.42-35.88-32.314
7
No. 7, Er ist auf Erden kommen arm
-9.79-32.73-29.614
8
No. 8, Großer Herr, o starker König
-8.20-28.31-24.913
9
No. 9, Ach, mein herzliebes Jesulein
-5.82-26.07-22.812
10
No. 10, Sinfonia
-12.68-33.20-30.313
11
No. 11, Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegend
-8.82-33.30-29.812
12
No. 12, Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht
-1.22-24.78-20.711
13
No. 13, Und der Engel sprach zu ihnen
-7.93-30.12-26.213
14
No. 14, Was Gott dem Abraham verheißen
-8.16-33.11-29.614
15
No. 15, Frohe Hirten, eilt, ach eilet
-10.87-33.06-30.115
16
No. 16, Und das habt zum Zeichen
-17.16-38.58-35.78
17
No. 17, Schaut hin, dort liegt im finstern Stall
-12.89-32.50-29.411
18
No. 18, So geht denn hin
-12.06-35.26-32.114
19
No. 19, Schlafe, mein Liebster, genieße der Ruh
-7.42-33.18-30.317
20
No. 20, Und alsobald war da bei dem Engel
-9.28-30.70-26.411
21
No. 21, Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe
-2.15-22.72-19.612
22
No. 22, So recht, ihr Engel, jauchzt und singet
-6.90-28.24-24.613
23
No. 23, Wir singen dir in deinem Heer
-4.83-24.40-20.611
24
No. 24, Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen
-1.22-21.44-18.114
25
No. 25, Und da die Engel von ihnen gen Himmel fuhren
-12.25-35.01-31.813
26
No. 26, Lasset uns nun gehen gen Bethlehem
-6.40-25.69-22.611
27
No. 27, Er hat sein Volk getröst
-12.53-32.96-29.113
28
No. 28, Dies hat er alles uns getan
-5.45-24.09-20.412
29
No. 29, Herr, dein Mitleid, dein Erbarmen
-5.48-29.44-26.315
30
No. 30, Und sie kamen eilend
-8.72-33.78-29.715
31
No. 31, Schließe, mein Herze, dies selige Wunde
-12.00-34.45-31.214
32
No. 32, Ja, ja, mein Herz soll es bewahren
-9.44-32.45-28.89
33
No. 33, Ich will dich mit Fleiß bewahren
-7.29-25.80-21.812
34
No. 34, Und die Hirten kehrten wieder um
-7.95-31.27-27.510
35
No. 35, Seid froh dieweil
-7.45-24.74-21.511
36
Recap No. 24, da capo: Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen
-1.22-20.70-17.111
37
No. 36, Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben
-2.25-23.78-20.613
38
No. 37, Und da acht Tage um waren
-8.19-31.86-27.815
39
No. 38, Immanuel, o süßes Wort
-9.01-30.88-27.314
40
No. 39, Flößt, mein Heiland, flößt dein Namen
-9.81-33.71-29.815
41
No. 40, Wohlan, dein Name soll allein
-6.70-28.89-25.712
42
No. 41, Ich will nur dir zu Ehren leben
-4.44-27.66-24.815
43
No. 42, Jesus richte mein Beginnen
-5.59-27.30-24.112
44
No. 43, Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen
-2.28-24.81-21.715
45
No. 44, Da Jesus geboren war zu Bethlehem
-9.21-32.67-28.414
46
No. 45, Wo ist der neugeborne König der Jüden
-3.42-25.58-21.413
47
No. 46, Dein Glanz all Finsternis verzehrt
-4.45-23.70-20.011
48
No. 47, Erleucht auch meine finstre Sinnen
-10.29-32.08-29.014
49
No. 48, Da das der König Herodes hörte
-8.87-30.28-25.112
50
No. 49, Warum wollt ihr erschrecken?
-8.03-30.42-27.310
51
No. 50, Und ließ versammeln alle Hohenpriester
-11.82-34.01-30.713
52
No. 51, Ach, wann wird die Zeit erscheinen?
-7.88-31.28-27.914
53
No. 52, Mein Liebster herrschet schon
-9.98-31.33-27.812
54
No. 53, Zwar ist solche Herzensstube
-7.67-28.10-24.312
55
No. 54, Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben
-2.93-24.19-20.914
56
No. 55, Da berief Herodes die Weisen heimlich
-9.96-34.48-30.816
57
No. 56, Du Falscher, suche nur den Herrn zu fällen
-7.07-29.34-25.313
58
No. 57, Nur ein Wink von seinen Händen
-7.51-29.57-26.514
59
No. 58, Als sie nun den König gehöret hatten
-9.18-34.09-29.914
60
No. 59, Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier
-24.44-42.09-39.011
61
No. 60, Und Gott befahl ihnen im Traum
-13.11-37.80-34.313
62
No. 61, So geht! Genug, mein Schatz geht nicht von hier
-9.06-31.83-28.615
63
No. 62, Nun mögt ihr stolzen Feinde schrecken
-5.86-29.88-26.916
64
No. 63, Was will der Höllen Schrecken nun
-6.16-25.21-21.411
65
No. 64, Nun seid ihr wohl gerochen
-3.54-25.17-21.914

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