Bach, J S: Christmas Oratorio, BWV248 - BIS: BISCD941/942 - 2 CDs or download | Presto Classical

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The six cantatas that make up Bach's ChristmasOratorio are part of a unified work celebrating not just Christmas itself but also the New Year and Epiphany. Masaaki Suzuki faces plentiful if not... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Release Date: 1st Oct 1998
Catalogue No: BISCD941/942
Label: BIS
Length: 2 hours 24 minutes

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Bach, J S: Christmas Oratorio, BWV248

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Peter Kooij (bass), Gerd Türk (tenor), Yoshikazu Mera (counter-tenor), Monika Frimmer (soprano)
Bach Collegium Japan
Masaaki Suzuki

Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage… (Chorus)

7:37

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

1:15

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Recitative: Nun wird mein libster Brautigam… (Alto)

0:54

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Aria: Bereite dich, Zion… (Alto)

5:05

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Chorale: Wie soll ich dich empfangen… (Chorus)

1:05

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Recitative: Udn sie gebar ihren ersten Sohn… (Evangelist)

0:24

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Chorale and Recitative: Er ist aug Erden kommen arm… (Soprano, Bass)

2:48

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

4:30

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Chorale: Ach, mein herzliebes Jesulein… (Chorus)

1:29

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Symphony

5:46

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Recitative: Und es waren Hirten un derselber Gegend… (Evangelist)

0:43

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Chorale: Brich an, du schones Morgenlicht… (Chorus)

1:00

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Recitative: Und der Engel sprach zu ihnen… (Evangelist, Angel)

0:43

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Recitative: Was Gott dem Abraham verheissen… (Bass)

0:40

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

3:38

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Recitative: Und das habt zum Zeichen… (Evangelist)

0:21

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Chorale: Schaut hin! dort liegt im finstern Stall… (Chorus)

0:39

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

0:59

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

9:35

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

0:15

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Ehre sei Gott in der Hohe… (Chorus)

2:23

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

0:26

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Chorale: Wir singen dir in deinem Heer… (Chorus)

1:29

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Herrscher des Himmels, erhore das Lallen… (Chorus)

1:45

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

0:11

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Lasset uns nun gehen gen Bethlehem… (Shepherds)

0:40

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Recitative: Er hat sein Volk getrost'… (Bass)

0:38

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Chorale: Dies hat er alles getan… (Chorus)

0:41

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

7:34

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Recitative: Und sie kamen eilend… (Evangelist)

1:11

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Aria: Schliess, mein Herze, dies selige Wunder… (Alto)

4:53

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

0:25

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Chorale: Ich will dich mit Fleiss bewahren… (Chorus)

0:52

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Recitative: Und die Hirten kehrten wieder um… (Evangelist)

0:25

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Chorale: Seid froh dieweil… (Chorus)

0:43

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Herrscher des Himmels, erhore das Lallen… (Chorus)

2:41

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Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben… (Chorus)

5:31

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Recitative: Und da acht Tage um waren… (Evangelist)

0:35

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Recitative: Immanuel, o susses Wort… (Bass - Duet: Soprano, Bass)

2:24

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

5:25

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Recitative: Wohlan! Dein Name soll allein… (Bass)

1:26

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Aria: Ich will nur dir zu Ehren leben (Tenor)

4:29

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Chorale: Jesus richte mein Beginnen… (Chorus)

1:56

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Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen… (Chorus)

6:36

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

0:23

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Chor und Recitative: Wo ist der neugeborne Konig der Juden?… (Alto)

1:46

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Chorale: Dein Glanz all Finsternis verzehrt… (Chorus)

0:46

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Aria: Erleucht auch meine finstre Sinnen… (Bass)

4:12

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

0:15

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Recitative: Warum wollt ihr erschrecken?… (Alto)

0:35

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Recitative: Und liess versammeln alle Hohenpriester… (Evangelist)

1:25

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

5:19

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Recitative: Mein Liebster herrschet schon… (Alto)

0:31

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Chorale: Zwar ist solche Herzensstube… (Chorus)

1:11

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Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben (Chorus)

4:38

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Recitative: Da berief Herodes… (Evangelist, Herodes)

0:46

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

0:50

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

3:48

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

1:14

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Chorale: Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier… (Chorus)

1:02

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

0:24

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Recitative: So geht! genug, mein Schatz geht nicht von hier… (Tenor)

1:52

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

4:03

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Recitative: Was will der Holle Schrecken nun… (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass)

0:39

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Chorale: Nun seid ihr wohl gerochen (Chorus)

4:01

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2010

The six cantatas that make up Bach's ChristmasOratorio are part of a unified work celebrating not just Christmas itself but also the New Year and Epiphany. Masaaki Suzuki faces plentiful if not invariably stiff competition in this work.
In fact, it outstrips most of its rivals, in respect both of vocal and instrumental considerations.
A notable quality in Masaaki Suzuki's direction is his feeling for naturally expressive contours, allowing the music to breathe freely. Best of all, perhaps, is his refusal to pay even lip service to Bach's supposed predilection for fast tempos. Everything here seems to be exceptionally well judged, which isn't to say that the pace of individual movements is necessarily slower than those in competing versions but that it's more interrelated with a concept of each section as a whole, and more textually conscious than some.
The soloists are generally very good indeed.
Yoshikazu Mera makes a distinctive contribution and Gerd Türk is a communicative singer whose light articulation suits his partly narrative role. Peter Kooij never puts a foot wrong, while Monika Frimmer makes a favourable impression in her duet with Kooij, 'Herr, dein Mitleid, dein Erbarmen'. A small, wellbalanced choir of technical agility and an accomplished quorum of instrumentalists set the seal on an outstanding achievement. The finest all-round performance of the ChristmasOratorio on disc.

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