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Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248
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1

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium

 

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6

Thomas Appel

Amberger Oratorienchor / Amberger Sinfonieorchester (Concert-Master: Katarina Utta)

Soprano: Barbara Fleckenstein; Alto: Michaela Dobmeier; Tenor: Karl-Heinz Brandt; Bass: Thomas Ogilvie

Amberger Oratorienchor

Dec 3, 2000

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at Amberger Congress Centrum, Germany.
1st recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by T. Appel.


2

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium Kantaten 1- 3


Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3

Michael Matthiass

Kantoreien Quickborn und Kantorei Iserbrook Vokal- und Instrumentalisten

Soprano: Ilse-Christine Otto, Alto: Karin Kunde, Tenor: Thilo Himstedt, Bass: Ulrich Jehmlich

Kantoreien Iserbrook

Dec 10, 2000

2-CD /TT:

Recorded live at Martin-Luther-Kirche Iserbrook, Germany.
Buy this album at: Kantorei Iserbrook


3

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-4, 5a

Joop Schets

Bachkoor Apeldoorn / Randstedelijk Begeleidings Orkest

Soprano: Caroline Stam; Counter-tenor: Patrick van Goethem; Tenor: Harry van Berne; Bass: Hans Christian Hinz; Organ: Dirk Luijmes

Cantilena 2050

Dec 15, 2000

2-CD / TT: 106:55

Recorded at Grote Kerk Apeldoorn, Holland.


4

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium 1-3

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3

Ingo Schulz

Ölberg-Chor / Instrumental-Ensemble

Soprano: Antje B. Schmidt; Alto: Britta Süberkrüb; Tenor: Christian Mücke; Bass: Manuel Wiencke

Music Art 15

Dec 15, 2000

2-CD / TT: 82:24

Recorded live at Emmaus-Kirche, Berlin-Kreuzberg, Germany.
Buy this album at: Amazon.de


5

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium Kantaten I-III / für Soli, Chor, Orchester, Cembalo und Orgel = Christmas oratorio = Oratorio de Noël [V-5]

 

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3

Markus Leidenberger

Dresdner Bachchor / Sinfonietta Dresden

Soprano: Jeanne Pascale Schulze (as Pascal Schulze); Alto: Britta Schwarz; Tenor: Christian Voigt; Bass: André Eckert

Dresden: el-Ton

Dec 16, 2000

CD / TT: 78 min

Recorded live at Martin-Luther-Kirche, Dresden, Saxony, Germany.
Copy: Zentralbibliothek-Mediathek Archiv Fon-SCD-C 13608.
Source: SLUB Dresden & WorldCat Libraries


6

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6

Friedemann Keck

Knabenchor Collegium Iuvenum Stuttgart / Barockorchester L'arpa festante München

Soprano: Barbara van den Boom; Counter-tenor: Jürgen Banholzer; Tenor: Alexander Yudenkov; Bass: Thomas Laske

Knabenchor Collegium Iuvenum Stuttgart

Dec 16-17, 2000 [1-3]
Jan 6-7, 2001 [4-6]

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live Stuttgart Markuskirche (Dec 16), Ertingen, Pfarrkirche St. Georg (Dec 17), Lauffen/NeckarRegiswindiskirche (Jan 6), Stuttgart- Domkirche St. Eberhard (Jan 7), Germany
1st recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by F. Keck.
Source: Thomas Laske Website
Buy this album at: Knabenchor Collegium Iuvenum Stuttgart


7

Krefelder Bachjahr 2000 - J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6

Hartmut Sennlaub

Bach-Chor Krefeld / Bachorchester Krefeld

?

Mobile Livemitschnitt

Dec 17, 2000

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at the Alten Kirche Krefeld, Germany.


8

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6

Klaus Kuchling

Gemischte Chor Danica from St. Primus am Turnersee (Director: Stanko Polzer), Kärntner Madrigalchor Klagenfurt / Orpheus Kammerorchester Wien (Concert-master: Thomas Fheodoroff)

Soprano: Danja Lukan; Soprano [Echo]: Doris Urak; Alto: Lydia Vierlinger; Tenor: Bernd Lambauer; Bass: Bartolo Musil

Radio Kärnten

Dec 21-22, 2000

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at Konzerthaus Klagenfurt, Germany.
Buy this album at: Madrigalchor Klagenfurt


9

J.S. Bach: Kantaten BWV 248, 1-6 - "Weihnachtsoratorium" [V-6]

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6

Wolfgang Kläsener

Kantorei Barmen-Gemarke / Orchesterakademie an der Immanuelskirche

Sopranos: Vera Schoenenberg [2, 3], Leonore von Falkenhausen [4], Rita Bieliauskaite [5, 6]; Alto: Dagmar Linde; Tenors: Max Ciolek [1, 2, 3, 5, 6], Nils Giebelhausen [4]; Bass: Rolf A. Scheider

Kantorei Barmen-Gemarke

Dec 25 & 26 2000; Jan 1 & 7, 2001

2-CD / TT: 144:39

Recorded live at Immanuelkirche Wuppertal-Barmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
1st recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6 by W. Kläsener.


10

Silvestervesper 2000 [V-10]

 

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/4 []

Roderich Kreile

Dresdner Kreuzchor / Members of Staatskapelle Dresden

Soprano: Jeanne Pascale Schulze (as Pascale Schulze); Tenor: Gerald Hupach; Bass: Martin Hempel; Christfried Winkler (Organ)

Dresden: Überspiel Kreuzchorarchiv

Dec 31, 2000

MC / TT: 67 min

Recorded live at Kreuzkirche, Dresden, Saxony, Germany.
Source: SLUB Dresden


11

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium, Kantate I-III

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3

Albert Frommelt

Josef Gabriel Rheinberger Chor / Symphonisches Orchester Liechtenstein

Soprano: Veronika Schaaf; Alto: Ingrid Amann; Tenor: Karl Jerolitsch; Bass: Christian Büchel

Rheinberger Chor Vaduz

Dec 2000

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live (Mathias Frommelt) at Pfarrkirche Schaan, Vaduz, Liechtenstein.
1st recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3 by A. Frommelt.
Buy this album at: Rheinberger Chor Vaduz


12

J.S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6

Helmut Winschermann

Okayama Bach Kantaten Verein (Chorus Master: Masatoshi Sasaki) / Deutsche Bachsolisten

Soprano: Naoko Okazaki; Soprano: Akira Amou; Mezzo-soprano: Isaka Megumi; Tenor: Hiroyuki Yoshida; Bass: Ken Osawa

Live Notes/Nami Records 7407

Dec 2000

2-CD / TT: 130:31

 

13

Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium - Cantaten I - III

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3

Arno Hartmann

Chor und Orchester der Capella Lutherana Wien; Chor: Concentus Vocalis St. Lucas Dresden

Soprano: Léla Wiche; Alto: Annely Peebo; Tenor: Norbert Ernst; Bass: Georg Lehner

Lutherische Stadtkirche DAC-05229

2000

CD / TT: 73:18

Recorded at Luterische Stadtkirche, Vienna, Austria.
Source: ESTER Tallinn | Lutherische Stadtkirche Wien: Kirchenmusik


14

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium

 

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-4

Gerd Müller

Oratorienchor der Stadt Wadern / Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken

Soprano: Noemi Schröder; Alto: Ibolya Verebics; Tenor: Rüdiger Bernd Husemeyer; Bass: Stephen Bronk

Pintarelly Records P-9938

2000

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live.
Source: Deutsches Musikarchiv


15

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium

 

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6

Rosemarie Pritzkat

Hamburger Knabenchor St. Nikolai / ?

Vocal soloists: unknown

?

2000

CD / TT:

Recorded live at the St. Nikolai Kirche, Hamburg, Germany.
Source: Hamburger Kanabenchor: Chronik


16

J.S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium, Teile I, IV-VI

 

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1,4-6

Michael Reif

Kölner Kurrende / Neues Rheinisches Kammerorchester

Soprano: Jutta Potthoff; Alto: Alexandra C. Kloose; Tenor: Max Ciolek; Bass: Phillip Langshaw

Kölner Kurrende

Jan 6, 2001

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at the Kölner Philharmonie, Germany.
1st recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by M. Reif.
Buy this album at: Kölner Kurrende


17

J.S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 [V-4]

 

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6

Rolf Schweizer

Motettenchor Pforzheim / Barockorchester L'arpa festante

Soprano: Monika Mauch; Alto: Claudia Darius; Tenor: Hans Jörg Mammel; Bass: Matthias Horn
BOLAP: Violins 1: Christoph Hesse [Concert-master; solo Nr. 31-41-51], Basil de Visser, Ruth Ellner, Peter Haarmann-Thiemann, Angela Pastor; Violins 2: Michael Gusenbauer, Johanna Weber, Gerd-Uwe Klein, Ursula Pachlatko, Katja Schönwitz; Violas: Kai Köpp, Hiltrud Hampe, Friederike Kremers; Violoncellos: Gregor Anthony, Kristin Dom; Violone: Haralt Martens; Harpsichord, Organ: Bernhard Prammer; Harpsichord (Choir), Organ (Evangelist): Renate Bratschke; Lute: Stefan Rath; Transverse Flutes: Monika Kleinle, Christine Brandauer; Oboes d'amore: Xenia Löffler (Oboe in Nr.39), Kerstin Kramp; Oboes, Oboes da Caccia: Esther Baumberger, Henriette Kröger; Bassoon: Uschi Bruckdorfer; Trumpets: Guy Ferber, Roland Callmar, Andrew Hammersley; Horns: Roland Calmar, Andrew Hammersley; Timpani: Frank Josephs

Amati AMI-0004/2

Jan 15-20, 2001

2-CD / TT: 136:06

Recorded at Ev. Stadtkirche, Pforzheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Recording Supervision, Sound & Editing: Peter Laenger, Tritonus Tonstudio Stuttgart.
Buy this album at:
2-CD (2002): Amazon.com | Amazon.de
2-CD: Amazon.de


18

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium Kantaten 4-6 [V-6]

 

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/4-6

Markus Leidenberger

Dresdner Bachchor / Sinfonietta Dresden.

Soprano: Daniela Haase; Alto: Susann Jacobi; Tenor: Gerald Hupach; Bass: Andreas Lettowsky; Margret Leidenberger (Organ)

Dresden: el-Ton

2001

CD / TT: 72 min

Recorded live at Martin-Luther-Kirche, Dresden, Saxony, Germany.
Copy: Zentralbibliothek-Mediathek Archiv Fon-SCD-C 15114.
Source: SLUB Dresden


19

J.S.Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium I-III

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3

Thomas Berning

Cappella Palatina Heidelberg / Musica Poetica Freiburg

Soprano: Siri Karoline Thornhill; Alto: Ruth Sandhoff; Tenor: Wilfried Jochens; Bass: Markus Lemke

Jesuitenkirche Heidelberg

2001 ?

CD / TT:

Recorded live.


20

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium BWV 248: Kantaten I-III [V-5]

 

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248

Jan Ernst

Domkantorei Schwerin

Elisabeth Hermann; Markus Kumpf; Other soloists: unknown

Audio-Team

Dec 1, 2002

CD / TT: 78:00

Recorded live at Bad Doberaner Münster, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
1st recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by J. Ernst.
Source: WorldCat Libraries


21

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium - Teile I - III + VI

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3,6

Klaus Hövelmann

Freiburger Kammerchor / Freiburger Kammerorchester

Soprano: Letizia Scherrer; Alto: Ingeborg Danz; Tenor: Andreas Weller; Bass: Stephan Genz

Freiburger Kammerchor

Dec 1, 2002

2-CD / TT: 108:15

Recorded live at St. Martin, Freiburg, Germany.
Buy this album at: Freiburger Kammerchor


22

J.S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium - Teil I, IV, V, VI

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1,4-6

Werner Seuken

Niederrheinische Kantorei / Mitglieder des Niederrheinische Kammerorchesters Moers

Soprano: Stephanie Stiller; Alto (Mezzo-soprano): Claudia Darius; Tenor [Evangelist]: Joachim Duske; Bass: Klaus Bülow; Soprano [Echo]: Jasmin Dommen

Niederrheinische Kantorei e.V.

Dec 1, 2002

2-CD / TT: 105:31

Recorded live at Heilg-Geist-Kirche, Mülhem-Holthausen, Germany.
Buy this album at:


23

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium BWV 248

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6

Wolfgang Karius

Aachener Bachverein / Hamburger Barockorchester (mit historischen Instrumenten)

Soprano: Sabine Schneider; Alto: Christine Wehler; Tenor: Max Ciolek; Bass: Raimund Fischer

Aachener Bachverein

Dec 8, 2002

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at St. Michael, Jesuitenstraße, Aachen, Germany.


24

J.S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/I-III, V, VI

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3,5-6

Michaela Prentl

Chorgemeinschaft St. Sebastian / Barockorchester La Banda

Soprano: Susanne Langholf; Alto: Christa Bonhoff; Tenor: Hubert Nettinger; Bass: Thomas Hamberger

Chorgemeinschaft St. Sebastian

Dec 8, 2002

2-CD / TT: 124:47

Recorded live at St. Sebastian München - Schwabig, Germany.
Buy this album at: Chorgemeinschaft St. Sebastian


25

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium [V-2]

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6

Elisabeth Zottele

Chor der Kalvarienbergkirche / Members of Bratislava Radio Symphony Orchestra

Soprano: Ev-Marie Grünenwald; Alto: Mercedes Heim; Tenor: Bernd Fröhlich; Bass: Johannes Gisser

Kalvarienbergkirche

Dec 8, 2002 [1-3]
Jan 6, 2003 [4-6]

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at Kalvarienbergkirche, Vienna, Austria.


26

J.S. Bach: Weihnachts Oratorium, parts I-III [V-4]

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3 []

Gary McKercher

Wisconsin Chamber Choir / 21-piece orchestra

Soprano: Jackie Lathrop; Mezzo-soprano: Cheryl Bensman-Rowe, Tenor: Joel Burcham; Bass: William Rosholt

Wisconsin Chamber Choir

Dec 15, 2002

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Luther Memorial Church, Madison, Wisconsib, USA.
1st recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium by G. McKercher.
Source: Wisconsin Chamber Choir: Recordings 1999-2007.


27

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium Kantaten 1-6

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6

Hans-Hermann Buyken

Collegium vocale der SELK

Vocal soloists: unknown

Collegium Vocale Selk 10

Dec 15, 2002 [1-3]; Jan 2 & 5, 2003 [4-6]

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live (Ulf Hattwig) at Bochum, Kreuzgemeinde, Witten [1-3]; St. Ulrich, Alpen [4-6].
3rd recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by H.H. Buyken.
Buy this album at: Collegium Vocale Selk


28

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium BWV 248: Kantaten 1-3 [V-6]

 

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248

Jan Ernst

Domkantorei Schwerin

Vocal soloists: unknown

Audio-Team

Dec 19, 2002

CD / TT: 78:00

Recorded live at St. Paulskirche Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
2nd recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by J. Ernst.
Source: WorldCat Libraries


29

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6

Werner Hümmeke

Universitätschor Bielefeld, Motettenchor/Oratorienchor Universität Münster / Orchester der Kölner Kammermusiker

Soprano: Ingrid Schmithüsen; Alto: Claudia Darius; Tenor: Markus Brutscher; Bass: Ekkehard Abele

Universität Bielefeld

Dec 20, 2002

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at the Rudolf-Oetker-Halle Bielefeld, Germany.
2nd recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by W. Hümmeke.
Buy this album at: Oratorienchor Münster


30

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium : Teil I - III

 

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3

Matthias Göttemann

Oratorienchor Würzburg / Orchester Sinfonietta Würzburg

Soprano: Martina Schwab; Alto: Barbara Werner; Tenor: Matthias Heubusch; Bass: Johannes Weinhuber

Oratorienchor Würzburg

Dec 21, 2002

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Augustinerkirche, Würzburg, Germany.
Source: Deutsches Musikarchiv


31

J.S. Bach: Chöre aus dem Weihnachtsoratorium

Movements from Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248

Horst Meinardus

Philharmonischer Chor Köln / Gürzenich Kammerorchester

Soprano: Danuta Dulska; Alto: Susanne Schaeffer; Tenor: Jörg Dürmüller; Bass: Lars Woldt; Soprano [Echo]: Lea Smeyers

Philhamonischer Chor Köln

Dec 21, 2002

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Köln Philharmonie, Köln, Germany.
Buy this album at: Philhamonischer Chor Köln


32

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium, Kantaten 1, 3 und 6

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1,3,6

Wolfgang Richter

Kammerchor Chemnitz (Traditionschor Chemnitzer Abiturienten) / Johann-Friedrich-Fasch-Ensemble Halle/Salle (auf historischen Instrumenten)

Soprano: Annett Illig; Alto: Regine Köbler; Tenor: Reinaldo Dopp; Bass: Steffen-Christian Piltz
Ronny Seidel (Organ); Sebastian Schilling (Harpsichord)

Kammerchor Chemnitz

Dec 26, 2002

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Markuskirche Chemnitz, Germany.
Buy this album at: Kammerchor Chemnitz


33

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium (1-3)

 

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3

Gerald Häußler

Chor St.Maximilian

Soprano: Monika Schmitt, Alto: Barbara Müller; Tenor: Anton Rosner; Bass: Timo Zimmer

Chor St.Maximilian

Dec 31, 2002

DVD / TT:
2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at St.Maximilian, Munich, Germany.
1st recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by G. Häußler.
Buy this album at: Chor St.Maximilian


34

J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio BWV 248

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6

Jos van Veldhoven

Choir of Nederlandse Bachvereniging / Baroque Orchestra of Nederlandse Bachvereniging

Soprano: Johannette Zomer; Alto: Annette Markert; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Peter Harvey
Harpsichord: Siebe Henstra

Channel Classics

Dec 2002

2-CD / TT: 142:31

Recorded at Muziekcentrum Frits Philips, Eindhoven, Holland.
See: Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 - conducted by Jos van Veldhoven
Buy this album at: Amazon.com


35

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium · Christmas Oratorio · Oratorio de Nöel [V-5]

 
 

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6

Diego Fasolis

Coro della Radio Svizzera / I Barocchisti

Soloists: Soprano: Lynne Dawson; Counter-tenor: Bernhard Landauer; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Klaus Mertens
CRSL: Sopranos: Laura Antonaz, Alena Dantcheva, Nadia Ragni, Doris Steffan-Wagner, Ilaria Torciani; Altos: Annemieke Cantor, Silvia Finali, Isabella Hess, Susanne Otto, Brigitte Ravenel; Tenors: Thomas Gremmelspacher, Jörg Krause, Giuseppe Maletto, Gerhard Nennemann, Martin Steffan; Basses: Richard Collier, Alessandro Colombo, Alfredo Grandini, Marco Radaelli, Salvo Vitale
IB: Violins: Duilio Galfetti [Leader]*, Daniela Beltraminelli, Bianchi Marco, Marinella Cassarino, Fiorenza De Donatis*, Danilo Ortelli, Andrea Rognoni, Alberto Stevanin; Violas: Olga Arzilli, Franco Galletto, Gianni Maraldi*; Cellos: Marco Testori*, Mauro Valli; Double-bass Vanni Moretto*; Flutes: Stefano Bet, Bruno Grossi; Oboes: Emiliano Rodolfi, Guido Campana, Marco Cera, Andrea Mion; Horns: Brunello Gorla, Gabriele Rocchetti; Bassoon: Alberto Guerra; Trumpets: Markus Würsch, Hanspeter Wigger, Roland Klaus; Timpani: Daniel Bertschi; Organ & Harpsichord: Francesco Cera
* concertino

Authentic Arts 47714-8

Dec 30, 2002 - Jan 5, 2003

2-SACD / TT: 135:26

Recordied at Auditorio Stelio Moro RSI, Lugano, Canton Ticino, Switzerland.
Listen on YouTube:
Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248: Complete Work [135:28]
Buy this album at:
2-SACD (2005): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


36

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium: Teile 1 - 3

 

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3

Martin Krumbiegel

Leipziger Oratorienchor / Neues Leipziger Barockensemble

Soprano: Adelheid Vogel; Alto: Nicole Julia Schade; Tenor: Martin Krumbiegel; Bass: Gotthold Schwarz

Thomas Ratzak: Ratzional null

2002

CD / TT:

Recorded live. Production of the Leipziger Oratorienchor.
Source: Deutsches Musikarchiv


37

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium: Kantaten 4 - 6

 

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/4-6

Martin Krumbiegel

Leipziger Oratorienchor / Neues Leipziger Barockensemble

Soprano: Adelheid Vogel; Alto: Elvira Dressen; Tenor: Nils Giesecke; Bass: Gotthold Schwarz

Thomas Ratzak: Ratzional null

2002

CD / TT:

Recorded live. Production of the Leipziger Oratorienchor.
Source: Deutsches Musikarchiv


38

J.S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Chorus & Orchestra of the Bachakademie Krakow

Soprano: Dorota Ujda; Alto: Cornelia Kallisch; Tenor: Aldo Baldin; Bass: Andreas Schmidt

Arthaus

Early 2000 ?

DVD / TT: 81:00

Recorded at St. Mary's Church, Krakow, Poland.
3rd recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by H. Rilling.
See: Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 - conducted by Helmuth Rilling
Buy this album at: Amazon.com


39

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1,3

Helmuth Rilling

Hungarian State Choir (Choir Master: Antal Mátyás) / Ferenc Liszt Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Márta Fers; Alto: Ingeborg Danz; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Michael Volle

MKB

Early 2000 ?

? / TT:

4th recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by H. Rilling.
See: Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 - conducted by Helmuth Rilling


40

J.S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 [V-1]

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6

Hans-Michael Beuerle

Freiburger Bachchor / Freiburger Bachorchester

Erhältlich nur für Mitglieder des Freiburger Bachchores und der Freiburger Bachchorgesellschaft

Freiburger Bachchor

Early 2000 ?

2-CD / TT:

 

41

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium I - VI

 

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6

Rupert Gottfried Frieberger

Cantoria Plagensis / Ensemble [schlaegl baroque]

Soprano: Gabriele Daniel; Counter-tenor: Markus Forster; Tenor: Christian Havel; Bass: Andreas Lebeda

Fabian-Records

Jan 5, 2003

2-CD/ TT:

Recorded live at Stiftskirche Schlägl, Austria.
2nd recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by R.G. Frieberger.
Source: Schlägl Musik: Discographie - Übersicht


42

Bach Festival 71st Annual: Fourth Concert

 

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6 []

Dwight Oltman

Baldwin-Wallace College Choir / Festival Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Christine Brandes; Soprano [Echo]: Katherine Krumreig; Contralto: Ellen Rabiner; Tenor: Benjamin Butterfield; Bass: Kevin Deas

Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music

Apr 26, 2003

3-CD / TT:

Recorded live at Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, USA.
7th recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by D. Oltman.
Source: WorldCat Libraries & Baldwin-Wallace College Website


43

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium [C-1]

 
 

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3 []

Guido Mürmann

Messiaskantorei Hannover / Bachorchester Hannover, Barocktrompetenensemble Edward Tarr

Soprano: Ursula Fiedler; Alto: Hilke Andersen; Tenor: Michael Nowak; Bass: Matthias Gerchen
Bach-Orchester: Oboes d'amore: Elisabeth Laage-Smidt, Martin Fendel; Oboes da caccia: Julia Belitz, Joachim Rau; Bassoon: Gunther Schlage; Transverse Flutes: Brian Berryman, Dorothee Müller; Violin I: Marleen Goede-Uter, Susanne Dietz, Jutta Lorenz, Amely Reda; Violin II: Insa Cordes van Hove, Christiane Joost-Plate, Miriam Klein, Regine Rath; Violas: Beate Anschütz, Jürgen Herbst, Eva Politt; Violoncellos: Martin Fritz, Christoph Harer; Double-bass: Jörg Lühring; Organ: Ulfert Smidt
BTE Edward Tarr: Baroque Trumpets: Edward H. Tarr, Victor Aposle, Chrtistoph Dürr; Baroque Timpani: Joachim Michelmann

Messiaskantorei Hannover

Dec 6-7, 2003

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at at Corvinuskirckhe Wunstorf & Markuskirche (am Lister Plaz) Hannover, Germany.
Buy this album at:
2-CD: Messiaskantorei Hannover


44

Konzert Bach Schütz [C-1]

 

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3 []

Daniel Harding

RIAS-Kammerchor / Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

Soprano: Johannette Zomer, Alto: Bernarda Fink, Tenor: Werner Güra; Bass-Baritone: Stephan MacLeod

Euro-Opera (Ö1) Dok 321

Dec 13, 2003

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Großen Musikvereinssaal, Vienna, Austria.
1st recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3 by D. Harding.
Source: Euro-Opera: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)


45

J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, parts I, II, and V [V-5]

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1, 2 & 5 []

Gary McKercher

Wisconsin Chamber Choir / 23-piece orchestra (Concertmaster: Kangwon Kim)

Soprano: Christine Buckstead; Mezzo-soprano: Cheryl Bensman-Rowe; Tenor: James Doing; Baritone: Paul Rowe

Wisconsin Chamber Choir

Dec 14, 2003

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Luther Memorial Church, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
2nd recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium by G. McKercher.
Source: Wisconsin Chamber Choir: Recordings 1999-2007


46

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium, Kantaten I-III

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3

Albert Frommelt

Josef Gabriel Rheinberger Chor / Symphonisches Orchester Liechtenstein

Soprano: Judith Bechter; Alto: Angela Göldi; Tenor: Karl Jerolitsch; Bass: Michael Schwendinger

Rheinberger Chor Vaduz

Dec 18, 2003

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live (Mathias Frommelt) at Pfarrkirche Schaan, Vaduz, Liechtenstein.
2nd recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3 by A. Frommelt.
Buy this album at: Rheinberger Chor Vaduz


47

J.S. Bach: Oratorio de Noël (Christmas Oratorio) [V-3]

 

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6

Rafik Matta

L'Ensemble Telemann, Montréal

Soprano: Kimy McLaren; Mezzo-soprano Claudine Ledoux; Tenor: Michiel Schrey; Bass-Baritone: Simon Fournier; Soprano [Echo]: Marie-Noël Daigneault

L'Ensemble Telemann

Dec 20, 2003

2-CD / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Église de la Présentation, Dorval, Canada.
Watch on YouTube:
BWV 248/1: Mvt. 1 (1); Chorus: Jauchzet, frohlocket [7:21]
BWV 248/1: Mvt. 4 (4): Aria [A]: Bereite dich, Zion [7:01]
BWV 248/1: Mvt. 8 (8): Aria [B]: Grosser Herr und starker König [4:41]
BWV 248/1: Mvt. 9 (9): Chorale: Ach, mein herzliebes Jesulein [1:13]
BWV 248/2: Mvt. 3 (12): Chorale: Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht [1:44]
BWV 248/2: Mvt. 6 (15): Aria [T]: Frohe Hirten [3:36]
BWV 248/2: Mvt. 8 (17): Chorale: Schaut hin, dort liegt im finsten Stall [1:04]
BWV 248/2: Mvt. 12 (21): Chorus: Ehre sei Gott [2:33]
BWV 248/3: Mvt. 1 (24): Chorus: Herrscher der Himmels [1:46]
BWV 248/3: Mvt. 6 (26): Aria - Duet [S, B]: Herr, dein Mitleid, dein Erbarmen [7:40]
BWV 248/3: Mvt. 1 (24): Chorus: Herrscher der Himmels [2:37]
BWV 248/4: Mvt. 1 (36): Chorus: Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben [6:02]
BWV 248/4: Mvt. 4 (39): Aria [S]: Flösst, mein Heiland, flösst dein Namen [5:59]
BWV 248/4: Mvt. 6 (41): Aria [T]: Ich will nur dir zu Ehren leben [4:37]
BWV 248/5: Mvt. 1 (43): Chorus: Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen [6:19]
BWV 248/6: Mvt. 1 (54): Chorus: Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde [5:07]
BWV 248/6: Mvt. 11 (64): Chorale: Nun seid ihr wohl gerochen [5:32]


48

J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248

 

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6

George Shangrow

Seattle Chamber Singers / Orchestra Seattle

Soprano: Jennifer Driscoll-Holmes; Mezzo-soprano: Kathryn Weld; Tenor: Stephen Wall; Baritone: Brian Box

Orchestra Seattle

Dec 21, 2003

3-CD / TT:

Recorded live at Meany Hall - University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries & OS-SCS Website


49

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248: Kantate I-III [V-2]

 

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3 []

Daniel Harding

RIAS-Kammerchor / Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

Soprano: Johannette Zomer, Alto: Bernarda Fink, Tenor: Werner Güra; Bass-Baritone: Stephan MacLeod (as Gregory MacLeod)

Euro-Opera (BB)

Dec 31, 2003

CD / TT:

Recorded live in Vienna, Austria.
2nd recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3 by D. Harding.
Source: Euro-Opera: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)


50

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium BWV 248, Teile 1-6

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6

Michael Schmutte

Canticum Novum / Barockorchester L’Arco Hannover

Soprano: Veronika Winter; Alto: Sigrid Horvath; Tenor: Daniel Johannsen; Bass: Matthias Weichert

Musicum

Nov 1, 2004

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at Petrikirche Münster, Germany.
Buy this album at: Canticum Novum


51

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium Kantaten I-III; Kantate BWV 61: Nun komm der Heidenheiland [C-2]

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3 []

Hermann Kreutz

Kammerchor Münster / Orchester Con Variazione

Soprano: Hedwig Voss; Alto: Annekathrin Laabs; Tenor [Evangelist & Aria]: Andreas Post; Bass: Ralf Grobe

Kammerchor Münster 17570

Nov 28, 2004

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at Klosterkirche Clarholz, Herzebrock-Clarholz, Germany.
Buy this album at: Kammerchor Münster


52

J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio BWV 248, Cantatas I - III [V-4]

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3

Hans-Christoph Rademann

Dresdner Kammerchor / Dresdner Barockorchester

Soprano: Katarzyna Jagiello; Contralto: Gerhild Romberger; Tenor: Marcus Ullmann; Bass: Jochen Kupfer

Raumklang 2409

Nov 30, Dec 1, 2004

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Lukaskirche, Dresden, Saxony, Germany.
1st recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by H.C. Rademann.
Buy this album at:  
CD: Amazon.de


53

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium

 

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3,6

Thomas Appel

Amberger Oratorienchor / Amberger Sinfonieorchester

Soprano: Jutta Maria Fries; Alto: Kathrin Göring; Tenor: Hugo Mallet; Bass: Albrecht Pöhl

Amberger Oratorienchor

Dec 5, 2004

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at Amberger Congress Centrum, Germany.
2nd recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by T. Appel.


54

J.S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium - Teil I - VI

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6

Thomas Huck

Evangelische Kantorei St. Ingbert / Ensemble ConTemperamento (historical instruments)

Soprano: Marion E. Herbst; Counter-tenor: Wolfgang Kistner; Tenor: Benoît Haller; Bass: Alexander Lauer

Evangelische Kantorei St. Ingbert

Dec 5, 2004

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at Martin-Luther-Kirche, St. Ingbert, Germany.
Buy this album at: Evangelische Kantorei St. Ingbert


55

J.S. Bach: Weihnachts Oratorium

 

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/ 1-6

Marcus Strümpe

Kantorei und Orchester der Pauluskirche [CD-1] | Musikverein Homberg e.V. und Orchester der Pauluskirche [CD-2]

Soprano: Dorothee Fries; Alto: Cornelia Orendi; Tenor: Jörg Nitschke; Bass: Thomas Herberich

Kantorei der Pauluskirche Duisburg-Hochfeld

Dec 5, 2004

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at Pauluskirche, Duisburg-Hochfeld, Germany [CD-1] & Liebfrauenkirche Homberg [CD-2].
Buy this album at: Kantorei der Pauluskirche Duisburg-Hochfeld


56

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium Teil I bis III [V-3]

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3

KMD Hauke Ramm

Stadtkantorei Stade / Hamburger Barockorchester

Soprano: Cornelia Samuelis; Alto: Ivonne Fuchs; Tenor: Henning Kaiser; Bass: Gotthold Schwarz

Kirchenmusik in Stade

Dec 12, 2004

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Ev.-luth. Kirchengemeinde St. Wilhadi, Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany.
Buy this album at:
CD: Kirchenmusik in Stade: CD’s / Bücher | St. Wilhadi Kirche


57

J.S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium, Kantaten I-III

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3 [27:04, 30:05, 24:15]

Christian Kabitz

Cäcilien-Chor Frankfurt / Münchner Bachsolisten

Soprano: Barbara Schedel; Alto: Bhawani Moennsad; Tenor: Georg Poplutz; Bass: Johannes Weinhuber

Cäcilien-Chor

Dec 18, 2004

2-CD / TT: 81:24

Recorded live at the Dreikönigskirche, Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
2nd recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by C. Kabitz.
Buy this album at: Cäcilien-Chor Frankfurt


58

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium - Kantaten I-III

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3

Heinz Anton Höhnen

Kammerchor Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler / Schöneck Ensemble

Soprano: Andrea Artmann; Alto: Maren Maxeiner; Tenor: Manuel Stöbel; Bass: Alexis Wagner

Kammerchor AW

Dec 19, 2004

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at Rosenkranzkirche, Bad Neuenahr, Germany.
Buy this album at: Kammerchor AW


59

J.S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3, Nos. 1, 24-28 (Austin Summer Choral Symposium: Christmas in August) [V-1]

 

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3: Mvts. 1, 24-28 [10:02] (from a complete performance of BWV 248/1-3)

Barry Scott Williamson

Texas Choral Consort: Symposium Chorus & Orchestra

Soloists: unknown

YouTube

Aug 19-20, 2005

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Hope Presbyterian Church, Austin, Texas, USA, in the frame of Austin Summer Choral Symposium.
Watch on YouTube:
Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248: Mvt. 1, 24-28 [10:02]


60

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium - Magnificat [V-2]

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1 []

Guido Mürmann

Messiaskantorei Hannover / Bachorchester Hannover (Concert-master: Marleen Goede-Uter)

Soprano: Henrike Mayer; Mezzo-soprano: Petra Mauersberger; Alto: Kerstin Rosenfeld; Tenor: Pierre Évreux; Bass: Bert Mario Temme

Messiaskantorei Hannover

Dec 10-11, 2005

CD / TT:

Recorded live at at Markuskirche Hannover & Propsteikirche St. Stephanus Beckum, Germany.
Buy this album at: Messiaskantorei Hannover


61

J. S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium

 

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6 [27:18, 30:09, 23:36, 23:57, 24:25, 24:18]

Per Enevold

Trinitatis Kantori / Trinitatis Kammerorkester

Soprano: Maria Keohane; Alto: Andrea Pellegrini; Tenor [Evangelist]: Bo Kristian Jensen; Bass: Morten Frank Larsen; Choir Soloist (No. 39): Rie Skovsted Eriksen

Classico

Dec 11-12, 2005

3-SACD / TT: 154:09

Recorded live by the Danish Radio at Trinitatis Kirke, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Buy this album at: Trinitais Kantorei


62

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium - Kantaten I bis VI

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6

Günter Brick

Berliner Kantorei / Kammerorchester der Berliner Kantorei

Soprano: Stephanie Wüst; Alto: Helena Köhne; Tenor: Birger Radde; Bass: Tobias Berndt

Berliner Kantorei

Dec 18, 2005

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at the Grunewaldkirche, Berlin, Germany.
Buy this album at: Berliner Kantorei


63

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium, Kantaten 1-3 BWV 248 [V-8]

 

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3 []

Roderich Kreile

Dresdner Kreuzchor / Dresdner Philharmonie

Soprano: Silvia Weiss; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Markus Brutscher; Bass: Henryk Böhm

MDR Figaro

Dec 18, 2005

MC / TT: 88 min

Recorded live at Kreuzkirche, Dresden, Saxony, Germany, during the Christmas day der Europäischen Rundfunkunion 2005.
2nd recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3 by R. Kreile.
Source: SLUB Dresden & WorldCat Libraries


64

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium für Kinder

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248, arranged for kids by Michael Gusenbauer

Friedemann Keck

Knabenchor Collegium Iuvenum Stuttgart / Barockorchester L'arpa festante München

Counter-tenor: Daniel Gloger; Tenor: Andreas Weller; Bass: Thomas Laske

Knabenchor Collegium Iuvenum Stuttgart

2005

CD / TT: 40:00

Recorded live.
2nd recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by F. Keck.
Source: Thomas Laske Website
Buy this album at: Knabenchor Collegium Iuvenum Stuttgart


65

J. S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium, Kantaten I-VI

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6 [25:29, 28:11, 22:45, 22:11, 11:44, 22:35]

Peter Schreier

Münchener Bach-Chor / Bach-Collegium München

Tenor [Evangelist]: Peter Schreier; Soprano: Sibylla Rubens; Alto: Elisabeth Kulman; Tenor: Martin Petzold; Bass: Andreas Scheibner

Obligat Classics 01.910

2005

2-CD / 2-DVD: 76:46 + 67:51

2nd recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by P. Schreier.
Direction: Benedict Mirow; Producer: Helmut Pauli.
Buy this album at: Amazon.de | Münchener Bachchor


66

J.S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium [V-1]

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6

Jan Willem de Vriend

Cappella Amsterdam (Chorus Master: Daniel Reuss) / Combattimento Consort Amsterdam

Soprano: Malin Hartelius; Alto: Kristina Hammarström; Tenor: Jörg Dürmüller; Baritone: Detlef Roth

Challenge Classics 76604

Sep 24-30, Oct 15, 2006

2-CD / TT: 138:66

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
1st recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by J.W.d. Vriend.
Buy this album at:
2-CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: ClassicsOnline


67

Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Arnold Schoenberg Chor / Concentus Musicus Wien

Soprano: Christine Schäfer; Alto: Bernarda Fink; Tenor: Werner Güra; Basses: Gerald Finley, Christian Gerhaher

Deutsche Harmonia Mundi

Dec 7-11, 2006

2-SACD / TT: 148:38

Recorded live at Musikverein, Vienna, Austria.
3rd recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by N. Harnoncourt.
See: Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 - conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Buy this album at: Amazon.com | Amazon.de


68

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium [V-2]

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6

Matthias Beckert

Ökumenischer Hochschulchor Würzburg / Barockorchester (on historical instruments)

Soprano: Margriet Buchberger; Alto: Sonja Koppelhuber; Tenor: Hermann Oswald; Bass: Clemens Morgenthaler

Hochschulchor Würzburg

Dec 10, 2006

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at Neubaukirche, Würzburg, Germany.
Buy this album at:
2-CD: Hochschulchor Würzburg


69

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium BWV 248 - Kantaten 1-3

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3

Konstantin Köppelmann

Neue Chorgemeinschaft Vaterstetten / Barockensemble Sans-Souci (on period instruments)

Soprano: Beate Gartner; Alto: Lori Liebelt; Tenor: Karl Jerolitsch; Baritone: Thomas Ruf

Neue Chorgemeinschaft Vaterstetten

Dec 16 & 17, 2006

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at St. Raphae & Zum Kostbaren Blut Christi Vaterstetten.
Buy this album at: Neue Chorgemeinschaft Vaterstetten


70

Ein König hat Geburtstag: J. S. Bach - Weihnachtsoratorium für Kinder; eine musikalische Erzählung der Weihnachtsgeschichte für Kinder und Erwachsene [V-1]

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1, 2, 5 & 6

Carsten Zündorf

Marienkantorei Osnabrück / Concerto con Anima

Soprano: Trine Wilsberg Lund; Alto: Elisabeth Graf; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Thomas Laske; Narrator: Achim Kunze

Kaleidos 6601

Dec 19, 2006

CD / TT:

Recorded at St. Marien, Osnabrück, Germany. Idea, concept & text: Majka Wiechelt & Carsten Zündorf. Co-Production with Musik an Marien & the Sparkasse Osnabrück
Buy this album at:  
CD: Musik Kunst Medien


71

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium (BWV 248)

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6

Michael Reif

Kölner Kurrende / Neues Rheinisches Kammerorchester

Soprano: Gabriele Hierdeis; Alto: Alison Browner; Tenor: Marcus Ullmann; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Kölner Kurrende

Dec 23, 2006

2-CD / TT:

Recorded at the Philharmonie Köln, Germany.
2nd recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by M. Reif.
Buy this album at:  
2-CD: Kölner Kurrende


72

J.S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium Kantaten I, IV - VI

 

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1, 4-6

Gerald Häußler

Chor St.Maximilian

Soprano: Susanne Winter; Alto: Barbara Müller; Tenor: Bernhard Hirtreiter; Bass: Rolf Weber

Chor St.Maximilian

Dec 31, 2006

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at St.Maximilian, Munich, Germany.
2nd recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by G. Häußler.
Buy this album at:  
2-CD: Chor St.Maximilian


73

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium

 

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3

Neithard Bethke

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2006

CD / TT:

Source: Neithard Bethke Website


74

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium I-III und VI

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3, 6

Enrico Trummer

Stuttgarter Oratorienchor / Members of the Staatsorchester Stuttgart

Soprano: Barbara Friebel; Alto: Anne Greiling; Tenor: Tobias Wall; Bass: Teru Yoshihara

Stuttgarter Oratorienchor

Dec 2, 2007

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at Liederhalle Stuttgart, Beethovensaal, Germany.
Buy this album at: Stuttgarter Oratorienchor


75

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium I - III

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3

Joachim Diedrichs

Chor St. Bonifatius, Lingen / Concertino Lingen (Director: Dirk Kummer); Bläser der Deutschen Kammerphilharmonie Bremen

Soprano: Viola Wiemker; Alto: Hilke Andersen; Tenor: Nils Giebelhausen; Bass: Harald Martini

Chor St. Bonifatius, Lingen

Dec 9, 2007

CD / TT:

Recorded live at St. Bonifatius, Lingen, Germany.
2nd recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by J. Diedrichs.
Buy this album at:
CD: Chor St. Bonifatius, Lingen


76

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium BWV 248, Kantaten 1-3 [V-9]

 

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3 []

Roderich Kreile

Dresdner Kreuzchor / Dresdner Philharmonie

Soprano: Susanne Pütters; Alto: Elisabeth Wilke; Tenor: Hans Jörg Mammel; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Ralf-Carsten Brömsel (Violin); Franziska Dallmann (Flute); Undine Röhner-Stolle (Oboe d'amore); Guido Tietze (Oboe d'amore); Csaba Kelemen (Trumpet); Andreas Jainz (Trumpet); Nikolaus von Tippelskirch (Trumpet); Michael Lang (Bassoon); Ulf Prelle (Violoncello); Benedikt Hübner (Double Bass); Holger Gehring (Organ)

MDR

Dec 14/15, 2007

2-CD / TT: 85 min

Recorded live at Kreuzkirche, Dresden, Saxony, Germany. Broadcast by
MDR Figaro on Dec 21, 12.2007.
3rd recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3 by R. Kreile.
Source: SLUB Dresden


77

Bach: Bach Weihnachtsoratorium Teil I - III

 

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3

Tobias Hiller

Camerata vocalis der Universität Tübingen / Collegium musicum Stuttgart

Soprano: Nele Gramß; Counter-tenor: Bernhard Landauer; Tenor: Reiner Geißdörfer; Bass: Ekkehard Abele

Universität Tübingen

Dec 16, 2007

MP3 Download / TT:

Recorded live at Tübingen Stiftskirche, Germany.
This recording was available for listening at Universität Tübingen website [MP3]. Contact Collegium musicum der Universität Tübingen for research requests.


78

J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio BWV 248; Parts I,II and III

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3 [26:16, 27:33, 24:44]

Grant Llewellyn

Handel and Haydn Society

Soprano: Kristen Watson; Mezzo-soprano: Krista River; Tenor: Aaron Sheehan; Baritone: Philip Cutlip

Rapidshare

Dec 16/19, 2007

CD / TT: 78:33

Recorded live at New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall,, Boston Massachusetts, USA (from Dec 14, 2008 FM broadcast).
Source/lineage: FM stereo radio>Soundforge>WAVs>HD>tracked in Soundforge>SBEs repaired, FLAC-8 files Switch> mp3 @ 320 kbps
Download this recording from Rapidshare


79

2007 Christmas Oratorio, Parts 4-6 & Buxtehude

 

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/4-6 []

Ralph Nelson

Bach Cantata Choir, Portland, Oregon

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Bach Cantata Choir 7

Dec 21, 2007

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at Rose City Park Presbyterian Church, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Buy this album at:
CD: Bach Cantata Choir, Portland, Oregon


80

J.S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium I-III

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3

Gerhard Ropeter

Kantorei und Kinderchor St. Mauritius Hardegsen / Telemannisches Collegium Michaelstein

Soprano: Marja Weyrauch; Alto: Britta Schwarz; Tenor: Andreas Post; Bass: Raimund Nolte

Kantorei St. Mauritius Hardegsen

Dec 29, 2007

CD / TT:

Recorded live at St. Mauritius Hardegsen, Germany.
Buy this album at:  
CD: Kantorei St. Mauritius Hardegsen


81

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium - Teille I-III

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3

Jorge-Daniel Valencia

Schloßchor Hadersfeld / Tientos Ensemble

Soprano: Yalilé Cardona-Alonso; Alto: Armin Gramer; Tenor: Daniel Johannsen; Bass: Günter Haumer

Schloßchor Hadersfeld

Dec 2007

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Schloßchor Hadersfeld, Vienna, Austria.
Buy this album at: Schloßchor Hadersfeld


82

2008 Christmas Oratorio, Parts 1-3 & Charpantier

 

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3 []

Ralph Nelson

Bach Cantata Choir, Portland, Oregon

Soprano: Melanie Downie Zupan; Mezzo-soprano Irene Weldon; Tenor: Byron Wright; Bass: Jacob William Herbert

Bach Cantata Choir 12

Dec 19, 2008

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at Rose City Park Presbyterian Church, Portland, Oregon, USA.
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CD: Bach Cantata Choir, Portland, Oregon


83

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium - I-III & VI

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3, 6

Christian Brembeck

Chor der Christuskirche / Satori-Ensemble, Nymphenburger Trompetenensemble

Soprano: Johanna-Maria Zeitler; Alto: Monika Graf; Tenor: Markus Durst; Bass: Hartmut Elbert

Christuskirche ?

Dec 21, 2008

2-CD / TT:

Recorded at Christuskirche, Dom-Pedro-Platz 4, Munich, Germany.
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2-CD: Christuskirche München (?)


84

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium BWV 248

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6

Wolfgang Helbich

Bremer RathsChor / Neue RathsPhilharmonie Bremen

Soprano: Agnieszka Tomaszewska; Soprano [Echo]: Manja Stephan; Alto: Catherine Wyn-Rogers; Tenor: Clemens-Christian Löschmann; Bass: Phillip Langshaw

DreyerGaido 21047

Dec 2008

2-CD / TT:

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85

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium : BWV 248 [2] Kantaten 4 - 6

 

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/4-6

Jan Ernst

Domkantorei Schwerin

Soprano: Christa Maier; Other vocal soloists: unknown

Audio-Team

Jan 1, 4 & 6, 2009

CD / TT: 78:00

Recorded live at St. Paulskirche Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
3rd recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by J. Ernst.
Source: WorldCat Libraries


86

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6

Hermann Max

Rheinische Kantorei / Das Kleine Konzert

Soprano: Veronika Winter; Alto: Wiebke Lehmkuhl; Tenor: Jan Kobow; Bass: Markus Flaig

CPO 7774592

Jan 1-3, 14-16, 2009

2-SACD / TT: 137:00

Recorded at Convent Knechtsteden, Germany.
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87

Bach Festival 77th Annual Baldwin-Wallace College: Christmas Oratorio

 

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6 []

Dwight Oltman

Baldwin-Wallace College Choir; Baldwin-Wallace Motet Choir / Festival Chamber Orchestra.

Soprano: Tamara Matthews; Mezzo-soprano: Marietta Simpson; Tenor: Benjamin Butterfield; Baritone: Christòpheren Nomura

Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music

Apr 18, 2009

3-CD / TT:

Recorded live at Gamble Auditorium, Kulas Musical Arts Building, Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, USA.
8th recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by D. Oltman.
Source: WorldCat Libraries & Baldwin-Wallace College Website


88

J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio (Version for Big Band) [T-8]

Bach-Dobbins: Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6, arranged for big band

Bill Dobbins

The King’s Singers / WDR Big Band

Counter-tenor: David Hurley; Counter-tenor: Timothy Wayne-Wright; Tenor: Paul Phoenix; Baritone: Philip Lawson; Baritone: Christopher Gabbitas; Bass: Stephen Connolly

Signum Classics SIGCD-215

Nov 29, 2009

2-CD / TT: 107:02

Recorded live in concert at Auferstehungskirche, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.
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Music Download: Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


89

Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium - Dubrovsky - RTVE [V-2]

 

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6: Selection (from a complete performance)

Rubén Dubrovsky

Orquesta Sinfónica y Coro de RTVE (Radio Televisión Española)

Soprano: Yeree Suh; Mezzo-soprano: Michaela Selinger; Tenor: Johannes Chum; Baritone: Christian Senn

YouTube

Dec 3&4, 2009

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Teatro Monumental, Madrid, Spain.
Source: El Oratorio de Navidad BWV 248 de Johann Sebastian Bach en Madrid (Clásica 2) [Spanish]
Watch on YouTube:
Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248: Mvt. 1 [8:06] + Mvt. 23 [1:16] + Mvts. 31-35, 24 [9:32] + Mvt. 41 [4:22] + Mvts. 43-46 [9:12] + Mvts. 59-62 [7:06] || Sequence


90

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium I-III

 

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3

Reinhard Kammler (Conductor & Harpsichord)

Kammerchor der Augsburger Domsingknaben / Residenz-Kammerorchester München

Boy Alto ([Cantata I]: Ferdinand Geirhos; Boy Soprano [Cantata II]: Ivo Hartmann; Boy Alto [Cantata II]: Sebastian Maurer; Boy Soprano [Cantata II]: Markus Göppel’ Boy Alto [Cantata III]: Ferdinand Geirhos (Soloists from Augsburger Domsingknaben; Tenor: Gerhard Werlitz; Bass: Johannes Kammler

Ars Musici 231734

Dec 4, 2009

CD, DVD / TT

Recorded at the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, Rome, Italy. The official occasion for the performance was the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall and the celebration of 60 years of the Federal Republic of Germany.


91

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratoium BWV 248, Kantaten I-VI [V-2]

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6

KMD Claus-Erhard Heinrich

Michael-Praetorius Halberstadt, Kantorei Halberstadt / Leipziger Barockorchester

Soprano: Ulrike Fulde; [1-3]; Soprano: Annegret Kleindopf [4-6]; Alto: Annekathrin Laabs [1-3]; Alto: Susanne Krumbiegel [4-6]; Tenor: Martin Krumbiegel; Bass: Gotthold Schwarz

Musik am Dom zu Halberstadt LA-HBS-1001

Dec 6, 2009 [1-3]
Jan 6, 2010 [4-6]

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at Moritzkirche, Halberstadt, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Record producer: Martin Linde.
Source: Martin Linde: CDs and live recordings


92

Weihnachtskonzert 2009 - Bach Weihnachts-Oratorium I-III [V-7]

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3

Wolfgang Kläsener (Conductor & Organ)

Kantorei Barmen-Gemarke mit Gästen / Ensemble „concerto vivo“ (on historical instruments); Trompeten Consort Friedemann Immer

Soprano: Johanna Neß; Alto: Ursula Kunz; Tenor: Andreas Wagner; Bass: Thomas Laske;

Kantorei Barmen-Gemarke CD-20

Dec 19, 2009

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at Immanuelkirche Wuppertal-Barmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
2nd recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3 by W. Kläsener.
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93

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium (Kantaten 1-3) - Wiltener Sängerknaben, Johannes Stecher [V-1]

 

Chorus Jauchzet, frohlocket (Mvt. 1) from Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1 [8:14]
Chorus Herrscher des Himmels (Mvt. 1) from Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/3 [1:52]

Johannes Stecher

Wiltener Sängerknaben / Barockorchester Academia Jacobus Stainer

Boy Soprano: Soloists from Wiltener Sängerknaben; Counter-tenor: Bernhard Landauer; Tenor: Gabriel Lipus; Bass: Martin Senfter

YouTube

Dec 19, 2009

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Basilika Wilten, Innsbruck, Austria.
1st recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by J. Stecher.
Watch on YouTube:
BWV 248/1: Mvt. 1: Chorus [8:14] | BWV 248/3: Mvt. 1: Chorus [1:52]


94

Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium-Amsterdam 22.XII.2009 [V-3]
Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium-de Vriend/Amsterdam 2009
[V-3]

 

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6 [25:17, 27:07, 22:13, 22:12, 23:15, 23:17]

Jan Willem de Vriend

Nederlands Kamerkoor / Combattimento Consort Amsterdam

Tenor [Evangelist]: Bernhard Berchtold; Soprano: Heleen Koele; Alto: Karin van der Poel; Tenor: Albert van Ommen; Bass: Jasper Schweppe

House of Opera CD-417400
House of Opera MP3-417400
House of Opera CD-85557
House of Opera MP3-85557

Dec 22, 2009

2-CD / TT:
MP3: TT:
2-CD / TT:
MP3: TT:

Recorded live at Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. FM-rebroadcast Radio 4 (NL) 20.XII.2010 - converted to MP3/320.
2nd recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by J.W.d. Vriend.
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2-CD: House of Opera
Music Download: House of Opera


95

Evangelische Christvesper am Heiligen Abend / aus der Frauenkirche in Dresden [V-2]

 

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1

Matthias Grünert

Projektchor der Frauenkirche (Dresden) / Ensemble Frauenkirche (Dresden)

Alto: Antigone Papoulkas; Tenor: Falk Hoffmann; Bass: Sebastian Richter

Dresden (Evangelischer Gottesdienst)

Dec 24, 2009

CD / TT: 57 min

Recorded at Frauenkirche, Dresden, Saxony, Germany. Broadcast by Deutschlandfunk Köln on Dec 24, 2009.
1st recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium by M. Grünert.
Copy: Zentralbibliothek-Mediathek Archiv Fon-SCD-C 21637.
Source: SLUB Dresden & World-Cat Libraries


96

J.S. Bach: Oratorio de Noel BWV 248 (Christmas Oratorio)

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6

Georg Christoph Biller

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Boy Sopranos: Paul Bernewitz, Friedrich Praetorius (Members of Thomanerchor Leipzig); Alto: Ingeborg Danz; Tenor: Martin Petzold; Bass: Panajotis Iconomou

Rapidshare

Dec 25, 2009

2-CD / TT: 80:08 + 72:15

Live concert radiobroadcasted from Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany.
2nd recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6 by G.C. Biller.
Source/lineage: France Musique/ Freecorder 4/ mp3DirectCut (bitrate 128 kbps)/ You
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97

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium · Christmas Oratorio BWV 248

 

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6

Georg Christoph Biller

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Boy Sopranos: Paul Bernewitz & Friedrich Preatorius (Soloists of Thomanerchor Leipzig); Alto: Ingeborg Danz; Tenor [Recitatives]: Martin Petzold; Tenor [Arias]: Christoph Genz; Bass: Panajotis Iconomou

Rondeau Production ROP-4034/35

Dec 2009

2-CD / TT: 151:01

Recorded live at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany.
3rd recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6 by G.C. Biller.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (March 2003 - May 2020)
Thanks to contributors: Anandgyan (December 2009); Aurelian Caesar (January 2008)

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 (1734-1735): Details
Complete Recordings: 1900-1949 | 1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2019 | 2020-2029 | Recordings of Individual Movements
General Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8
Systematic Discussions: Cantata 1 | Cantata 2 | Cantata 3 | Cantata 4 | Cantata 5 | Cantata 6 | Part 7: Summary
Individual Recordings: BWV 248 – Collegium Aureum | BWV 248 - H. Christophers | BWV 248 - J.E. Gardiner | BWV 248 - N. Harnoncourt | BWV 248 - P. Herreweghe | BWV 248 - R. Jacobs | BWV 248 - N. McGegan | BWV 248 - R. Otto | BWV 248 - K. Richter | BWV 248 - H. Rilling | BWV 248 - P. Schreier | BWV 248 - M. Suzuki | BWV 248 - K. Thomas | BWV 248 - J.v. Veldhoven
Articles: A Bottomless Bucket of Bach - Christmas Oratorio [D. Satz] | BWV 248/19 “Schlafe, mein Liebster” - A Background Study with Focus on the Colla Parte Flauto Traverso Part [T. Braatz]


Recordings & Discussions of Other Vocal Works: Main Page | Motets BWV 225-231 | Mass in B minor BWV 232 | Missae Breves & Sanctus BWV 233-242 | Magnificat BWV 243 | Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 | Johannes-Passion BWV 245 | Lukas-Passion BWV 246 | Markus-Passion BWV 247 | Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 | Oster-Oratorium BWV 249 | Chorales BWV 250-438 | Geistliche Lieder BWV 439-507 | AMN BWV 508-523 | Quodlibet BWV 524 | Aria BWV 1127 | Motet BWV 1165=Anh 159




 

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