Christmas oratorio bach at the herdkirche in weimar j. Bach christmas oratorio euroarts 2045098 jq classical. Johann sebastian bach 1685 1750 weihnachtsoratorium bwv 248 cantata v. Sir john eliot gardiner conducts the monteverdi choir and the english baroque soloists in a performance of bach s christmas oratorio bwv 248 to begin their year long cantata pilgrimage. Bach has used pieces of the composition before this but he brings everything together as one unified and new work.
Usually, during this time there are three unavoidable things. Christmas oratorio bach at the herdkirche in weimar. Christmas oratorio weihnachtsoratorium by english baroque soloists and john eliot gardiner on amazon music. Bach weihnachtsoratorium bwv 248 john eliot gardiner. Some singer releasing a christmas album that reminds me that i need to write a post about my favorite jazz christmas albums, watch this space, you hear wham again on the radio 5 times per day, and most households that have. A bottomless bucket of bach christmas oratorio, part 1 april 4, 2000 bach s christmas oratorio, as with the inventions, does not have quite the stature of its more illustrious companion works including the b minor mass and the st. From the herderkirche in weimar, germany john eliot gardiner conductor monteverdi choir english baroque soloists claron mcfadden soprano christoph genz tenor bernarda fink alto dietrich. Bach revisited sir john eliot gardiner in saxony and thuringia 26. Part i for the first day of christmas part ii for the second day of christmas part iii for the third day of christmas part iv for the feast of the circumcision part v for the first sunday in the new. Christmas oratorio, bwv 248 part three for the third day of christmas no. Thats probably because it is a festive work mainly in major keys. The original intention was for performance of each part on a different day during the twelve days of christmas. Weihnachtsoratorium querschnitt johnson, argenta, otter. Christmas oratorio, bwv 248 part one for the first day of.
Weihnachtsoratorium johnson, argenta, otter, gardiner, ebs, bach. Weihnachtsoratorium querschnitt johnson, argenta, otter, gardiner, ebs, johann. From the herderkirche in weimar, germany john eliot gardiner conductor monteverdi choir english baroque soloists claron mcfadden. Against the backdrop of the dramatic altar and lucas granach paintings, the monteverdi choir and the english baroque soloists perform gardiner s new interpretation of this classic piece. Johann sebastian bach, john eliot gardiner, english baroque soloists, nancy argenta, olaf bar, hans peter blochwitz, alison bury, lisa beznosiuk, monteverdi. Some singer releasing a christmas album that reminds me that i need to write a post about my favorite jazz christmas albums, watch this space, you hear wham again on the radio 5 times per day, and most households that have some form of love for classical music play the. The first three parts deal with christmas itself and the birth of.
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