Merry Christmas
50 tracks of sheer joy and nostalgia and includes works by Bach, Praetorius, Reinecke, Knab & Buxtehude
Fritz Wunderlich, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Hermann Prey, Helmut Krebs, Fritz Lehmann, Karl Richter, Trapp Family Singers & Helmut Walcha
Contents
Excerpt,
- Münchener Bach-Orchester, Münchener Bach-Chor
- Karl Richter
- Recorded: 1961-02-19
- Recording Venue: Musikhochschule, Munich
1. Chorus: "Magnificat"
anon.: Maria durch ein' Dornwald ging
- Wolfgang Stert (double bass), Fritz Wunderlich (tenor), Helmut Böcker (bassoon), Hans Georg Renner (oboe), Hermann Prey (baritone)
- Fritz Neumeyer
anon.: Es ist ein' Ros' entsprungen
- Wolfgang Stert (double bass), Fritz Wunderlich (tenor), Helmut Böcker (bassoon), Dietmar Keller (english horn), Hans Georg Renner (oboe d amore)
- Fritz Neumeyer
trad.: Still, still, still
- Helmut Böcker (bassoon), Fritz Wunderlich (tenor), Dietmar Keller (oboe), Hermann Prey (baritone), Hans Georg Renner (oboe d amore), Dietmar Keller (english horn)
- Fritz Neumeyer
Praetorius, M: In dulci jubilo
- Helmut Böcker (bassoon), Wolfgang Stert (double bass), Fritz Neumeyer (cembalo), Fritz Wunderlich (tenor), Dietmar Keller (oboe), Hermann Prey (baritone), Hans Georg Renner (oboe d amore), Wolfgang Neininger (violin), Robert Bodenröder (clarinet)
- Fritz Neumeyer
Bach, J S: Fuga sopra il Magnificat 'Meine Seele erhebt den Herren', BWV733
- Helmut Walcha (organ)
- Recorded: 1950-06-09
- Recording Venue: Kirche St. Peter & Paul, Cappel
Bach, J S: Chorale Prelude BWV734 'Nun freut euch, lieben Christen gmein'
- Helmut Walcha (organ)
- Recorded: 1950-06
- Recording Venue: Kirche St. Peter & Paul, Cappel
Bach, J S: Fuga sopra 'Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her', BWV700
- Helmut Walcha (organ)
- Recorded: 1950-06
- Recording Venue: Kirche St. Peter & Paul, Cappel
trad.: Hirten, wachet auf!
- Trapp Family Singers
- Recorded: 1951-06-05
- Recording Venue: Unknown
trad.: Zu Bethlehem geboren
- Trapp Family Singers
- Recorded: 1951-06-05
- Recording Venue: Unknown