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Bach, J S: Christmas Oratorio, BWV248

Katherine Watson (soprano), Iestyn Davies (countertenor), James Gilchrist (tenor) & Matthew Brook (bass)

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment & Trinity College Choir Cambridge, Stephen Layton

Layton unwraps it with all due festive pomp and circumstance...In a work incontestably smitten with the alto voice, Iestyn Davies triumphs...Gilchrist's relaxed and lyrical Evangelist maintains... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas Issue 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…
  • Release Date: 4th Nov 2013
  • Catalogue No: CDA68031-2
  • Label: Hyperion
  • Length: 2 hours 31 minutes
  • Presto Recording of the Week
    2nd December 2013

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Bach, J S: Christmas Oratorio, BWV248

Work length2:31:12
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  • James Gilchrist (tenor), Iestyn Davies (counter-tenor), Matthew Brook (bass), Katherine Watson (soprano), Rachel Ambrose Evans (soprano)
  • Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Choir of Trinity College Cambridge
  • Stephen Layton

Part 1 No 1. Chorus. Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage

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Part 1 No 2. Recitative. Es begab sich aber zu der Zeit (Evangelist)

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Part 1 No 3. Recitative. Nun wird mein liebster Bräutigam

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Part 1 No 4. Aria. Bereite dich, Zion, mit zärtlichen Trieben

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Part 1 No 5. Chorale. Wie soll ich dich empfangen

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Part 1 No 6. Recitative. Und sie gebar ihren ersten Sohn (Evangelist)

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Part 1 No 7. Chorale & Recitative. Er ist auf Erden kommen arm / Wer will die Liebe recht erhöhn

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Part 1 No 8. Aria. Großer Herr, o starker König

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Part 1 No 9. Chorale. Ach mein herzliebes Jesulein

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Part 2 No 01. Sinfonia

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Part 2 No 02. Recitative. Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegend (Evangelist)

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Part 2 No 03. Chorale. Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht

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Part 2 No 04. Recitative. Und der Engel sprach zu ihnen (Evangelist / Der Engel)

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Part 2 No 05. Recitative. Was Gott dem Abraham verheißen

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Part 2 No 06. Aria. Frohe Hirten, eilt, ach eilet

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Part 2 No 07. Recitative. Und das habt zum Zeichen (Evangelist)

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Part 2 No 08. Chorale. Schaut hin, dort liegt im finstern Stall

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Part 2 No 09. Recitative. So geht denn hin, ihr Hirten, geht

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Part 2 No 10. Aria. Schlafe, mein Liebster, genieße der Ruh’

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Part 2 No 11. Recitative. Und alsobald war da bei dem Engel (Evangelist)

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Part 2 No 12. Chorus. Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe

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Part 2 No 13. Recitative. So recht, ihr Engel, jauchzt und singet

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Part 2 No 14. Chorale. Wir singen dir in deinem Heer

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Part 3 No 01. Chorus. Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen

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Part 3 No 02. Recitative. Und da die Engel von ihnen gen Himmel fuhren (Evangelist)

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Part 3 No 03. Chorus. Lasset uns nun gehen gen Bethlehem

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Part 3 No 04. Recitative. Er hat sein Volk getröst'

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Part 3 No 05. Chorale. Dies hat er alles uns getan

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Part 3 No 06. Duet. Herr, dein Mitleid, dein Erbarmen

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Part 3 No 07. Recitative. Und sie kamen eilend (Evangelist)

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Part 3 No 08. Aria. Schließe, mein Herze, dies selige Wunder

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Part 3 No 09. Recitative. Ja, ja, mein Herz soll es bewahren

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Part 3 No 10. Chorale. Ich will dich mit Fleiß bewahren

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Part 3 No 11. Recitative. Und die Hirten kehrten wieder um (Evangelist)

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Part 3 No 12. Chorale. Seid froh dieweil

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Part 3 No 13. Chorus da capo. Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen

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Part 4 No 1. Chorus. Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben

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Part 4 No 2. Recitative. Und da acht Tage um waren (Evangelist)

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Part 4 No 3. Recitative & Arioso. Immanuel, o süßes Wort! / Jesu, du mein liebstes Leben

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Part 4 No 4. Aria. Flößt, mein Heiland, flößt dein Namen

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Part 4 No 5. Recitative & Chorale. Wohlan, dein Name soll allein / Jesu, meine Freud und Wonne

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Part 4 No 6. Aria. Ich will nur dir zu Ehren leben

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Part 4 No 7. Chorale. Jesus richte mein Beginnen

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Part 5 No 01. Chorus. Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen

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Part 5 No 02. Recitative. Da Jesus geboren war zu Bethlehem (Evangelist)

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Part 5 No 03. Chorus with Recitative. Wo ist der neugeborne König der Jüden?

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Part 5 No 04. Chorale. Dein Glanz all Finsternis verzehrt

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Part 5 No 05. Aria. Erleucht auch meine finstre Sinnen

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Part 5 No 06. Recitative. Da das der König Herodes hörte (Evangelist)

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Part 5 No 07. Recitative. Warum wollt ihr erschrecken?

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Part 5 No 08. Recitative. Und ließ versammlen alle Hohepriester (Evangelist)

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Part 5 No 09. Trio. Ach, wenn wird die Zeit erscheinen?

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Part 5 No 10. Recitative. Mein Liebster herrschet schon

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Part 5 No 11. Chorale. Zwar ist solche Herzensstube

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Part 6 No 01. Chorus. Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben

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Part 6 No 02. Recitative. Da berief Herodes die Weisen heimlich (Evangelist / Herodes)

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Part 6 No 03. Recitative. Du Falscher, suche nur den Herrn zu fällen

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Part 6 No 04. Aria. Nur ein Wink von seinen Händen

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Part 6 No 05. Recitative. Als sie nun den König gehöret hatten (Evangelist)

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Part 6 No 06. Chorale. Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier

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Part 6 No 07. Recitative. Und Gott befahl ihnen im Traum (Evangelist)

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Part 6 No 08. Recitative. So geht! Genug, mein Schatz geht nicht von hier

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Part 6 No 09. Aria. Nun mögt ihr stolzen Feinde schrecken

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Part 6 No 10. Recitative. Was will der Höllen Schrecken nun

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Part 6 No 11. Chorale. Nun seid ihr wohl gerochen

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