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ID: COR16017 (EAN: 828021601729) | 2 CD | DDD Released in: 2003
- LABEL:
- CORO
- Collection:
- Sacred Oratorios
- Composers:
- BACH, Johann Sebastian
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Interprets:
- GEORGE, Michael (bass) | PADMORE, Mark (tenor) | RUSSELL, Lynda (soprano) | WYN-ROGERS, Catherine (alto)
- Ensembles:
- The Sixteen | The Symphony of Harmony and Invention
- Conductors:
- CHRISTOPHERS, Harry
- Other info:
The Christmas Oratorio is one of Bach's greatest masterpieces and this recording is one of The Sixteen's finest.
Lynda Russell (soprano), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (contralto), Mark Padmore (tenor, Evangelist), Michael George (bass, Herod), Libby Crabtree (angel, Echo)
CD 1
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| BACH, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) | | | Part One. For The 1st Day Of Christmas. St Luke 2:1, 3-7. | | | 1. | Chorus | 7:56 | | | 2. | Recitative (Evangelist) | 1:07 | | | 3. | Recitative (Alto) | 0:55 | | | 4. | Aria (Alto) | 5:24 | | | 5. | Chorale | 1:09 | | | 6. | Recitative (Evangelist) | 0:21 | | | 7. | Chorale (Sopranos) With Recitative (Bass) | 3:05 | | | 8. | Aria (Bass) | 4:45 | | | 9. | Chorale | 1:31 | | | Part Two. For The 2nd Day Of Christmas. St Luke 2:8-14. | | | 10. | Sinfonia | 4:54 | | | 11. | Recitative (Evangelist) | 0:31 | | | 12. | Chorale | 1:05 | | | 13. | Recitative (Evangelist & Angel) | 0:45 | | | 14. | Recitative (Bass) | 0:44 | | | 15. | Aria (Tenor) | 3:42 | | | 16. | Recitative (Evangelist) | 0:19 | | | 17. | Chorale | 0:41 | | | 18. | Recitative (Bass) | 0:49 | | | 19. | Aria (Alto) | 9:14 | | | 20. | Recitative (Evangelist) | 0:11 | | | 21. | Chorus | 2:36 | | | 22. | Recitative (Bass) | 0:22 | | | 23. | Chorale | 1:27 | | | Part Three. For The 3rd Day Of Christmas.St Luke 2:15-20. | | | 24. | Chorus | 2:02 | | | 25. | Recitative (Evangelist) | 0:08 | | | 26. | Chorus | 0:44 | | | 27. | Recitative (Bass) | 0:37 | | | 28. | Chorale | 0:53 | | | 29. | Duet (Soprane & Bass) | 7:59 | | | 30. | Recitative (Evangelist) | 1:01 | | | 31. | Aria (Alto) | 4:54 | | | 32. | Recitative (Alto) | 0:29 | | | 33. | Chorale | 0:58 | | | 34. | Recitative (Evangelist) | 0:20 | | | 35. | Chorale | 0:45 | | | 36. | Chorus | 2:11 | |
CD 2
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| Part Four. For The Feast Of The Circumcision | | | 1. | Chorus | 6:04 | | | 2. | Recitative (Evangelist) | 0:28 | | | 3. | Recitative With Chorale (Bass, Soprano) / Recitative (Bass) | 2:17 | | | 4. | Aria (Soprano & Echo-Soprano) | 5:29 | | | 5. | Recitative (Bass) With Chorale Recitative (Bass, Soprano) | 1:20 | | | 6. | Aria (Tenor) | 4:59 | | | 7. | Chorale | 1:52 | | | Part Five. For The 1st Sunday In The New Year. St Matthew 2:1-6. | | | 8. | Chorus | 6:19 | | | 9. | Recitative (Evangelist) | 0:21 | | | 10. | Chorus With Recitative (Alto) | 2:02 | | | 11. | Chorale | 0:57 | | | 12. | Aria (Bass) | 4:55 | | | 13. | Recitative (Evangelist) | 0:11 | | | 14. | Recitative (Alto) | 0:32 | | | 15. | Recitative (Evangelist) | 1:26 | | | 16. | Trio | 5:44 | | | 17. | Recitative (Alto) | 0:31 | | | 18. | Chorale | 1:10 | | | Part Six. For The Feast Of The Epiphany. St Matthew 2:7-12. | | | 19. | Chorus | 5:10 | | | 20. | Recitative (Evangelist & Herod) | 0:41 | | | 21. | Recitative (Soprano) | 0:54 | | | 22. | Aria (Soprano) | 3:56 | | | 23. | Recitative (Evangelist) | 1:07 | | | 24. | Chorale | 1:13 | | | 25. | Recitative (Evangelist) | 0:21 | | | 26. | Recitative (Tenor) | 1:48 | | | 27. | Aria (Tenor) | 4:20 | | | 28. | Recitative (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass) | 0:47 | | | 29. | Chorale | 3:39 | | The Christmas Oratorio is one of Bach's greatest masterpieces and this recording is one of The Sixteen's finest.
"Superlative...demonstrating all The Sixteen's familiar virtues." BBC Music Magazine
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