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2010, January 01

BWV 248.4

For New Years Day

 

BWV 248.38
Immanuel, o süsses Wort! Jesu, du mein liebstes Leben
Bass: Klaus Häger Rezitativ
Soprano: Dorothea Röschmann Chorale
Conductor: René Jacobs

 

BWV 248.41
Aria: Ich will nur dir zu Ehren leben
Werner Güra, Tenor
Akademie für alte Musik Berlin
dir. René Jacobs
Gemälde: Caravaggio, Christi Geburt, 1609
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2009, December 29

Christmas Oratorio BWV 248

Recordings for the season.

 

At age 50, Bach wrote a series of cantatas for the Christmas season which are combined into the Christmas Oratorio.
Part I:      Christmas Day
Part II:     Day after Christmas
Part III:    Third Day of Christmas
Part IV:    New Years
Part V:     Sunday after New Years
Part VI:    Feast of the Epiphany, January 6

 

 

Recordings I have:

Conductor: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden
Tölz Boys' Choir, Collegium Aureum
Soprano: Hans Buchhierl
Alto: Andreas Stein
Tenor: Theo Altmeyer
Bass: Barry McDaniel
Harmonia Mundi
1973

Conductor: René Jacobs
Berlin RIAS Chamber Chorus, Academy for Ancient Music Berlin
Soprano: Dorothea Röschmann
CounterTenor: Andreas Scholl
Baritone: Werner Güra
Bass: Klaus Häger
Harmonia Mundi 2901630
1997
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Conductor: Harry Christophers
The Sixteen, The Symphony of Harmony and Invention
Soprano: Libby Crabtree
Soprano: Lynda Russell
Mezzo Soprano: Catherine Wyn-Rogers
Tenor: Mark Padmore
Bass: Michael George
Label: Brilliant#: 93102-128, 129
1993

Jan Willem de Vriend: conductor
Combattimento Consort
Daniel Reuss: choirmaster
Cappella Amsterdam
Malin Hartelius: soprano
Kristina Hammarström: alto
Jörg Dürmüller: tenor
Detlef Roth: bass
Challenge 76607
10/09/2007

Karl Richter: conductor
Munich Bach Orchestra
Munich Bach Choir
Gundula Janowitz: soprano
Christa Ludwig: alto
Fritz Wunderlich: tenor
Franz Crass: bass
Deutsche Grammophon 427236
Recorded: 1965

Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
English Baroque Soloists / Monteverdi Choir
Nancy Argenta: Soprano
Anne Sofie von Otter: Mezzo Soprano
Ruth Holton: Soprano
Katie Pringle: Soprano
Bernarda Fink: Alto
Anthony Rolfe Johnson: Tenor
Hans-Peter Blochwitz: Tenor
Olaf Bär: Bass
Archiv Produktion Dg: 423232
Recorded: 1987

Conductor: Phillippe Herreweghe
Collegium Vocale, Ghent
Barbara Schlick: Soprano
Michael Chance: Alto
Howard Crook: Tenor
Peter Kooy: Bass
Virgin Veritas 7777 59530 2
Recorded: 1989

Recordings I don't have:

Conductor: Martin Flämig
Dresden Kreuz Choir, Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra
Arleen Augér: Soprano
Annelies Burmeister: Mezzo Soprano
Peter Schreier: Tenor
Theo Adam: Bass
Berlin Classics 183892
Recorded: 10/2006

Director: Nicholas Harnoncourt
Concentus Musicus Wien & the Arnold Schoenberg Chor
Christine Schafer: soprano
Bernarda Fink: mezzo soprano
Werner Gura: tenor
Gerald Finley: bass
Christian Gerthaher, bass
12/2006
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2009, December 27

BWV 248.3

For the Third Day of Christmas

 

BWV 248.24
Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen
Dresdner Kreuzchor
Dresdner Philharmonie
Director: Kreuzkantor Martin Flämig

 

BWV 248.31
Schließe, mein Herze, dies selige Wunder
Orchestre du Collegium Vocale, Ghent
Alto: Michael Chance
Director: Phillippe Herreweghe (1989)
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2009, December 26

BWV 248.2

For the Second Day of Christmas

 

BWV 248.15
Aria: Frohe Hirten, eilet, ach eilet
Tenor: Werner Güra
Akademie für alte Musik Berlin
Director: René Jacobs
Gemälde: F. de Barocci, Christi Geburt, 1597

 

BWV 248.19, a lullaby for the second day of Christmas from Bach and Jan Willem de Vriend

 

BWV 248.21
Chorus: Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe
Collegium Vocale Ghent
Director: Philippe Herreweghe
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