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Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248
Recordings - Part 7

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94

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.
1^st recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by T. Appel.

95

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

96

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.

97

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.
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98

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
1^st recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by F. Keck.
Source: Thomas Laske Website
Buy this album at: Knabenchor Collegium Iuvenum Stuttgart

99

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.

100

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

101

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

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 the Immanuelkirche Wuppertal, Germany.

102

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.
1^st recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3 by A. Frommelt.
Buy this album at: Rheinberger Chor Vaduz

103

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

104

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

105

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

106

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6

Rosemarie Pritzkat

Hamburger Knabenchor St. Nikolai / ?

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?

2000

CD / TT:

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

107

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.
1^st recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by M. Reif.
Buy this album at: Kölner Kurrende

108

J.S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248

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

Amati 0004/2

Jan 15-20, 2001

2-CD / TT: 136:06

Recorded at Ev. Stadtkirch, Pforzheim, Germany.
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109

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.

110

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium : BWV 248 ; Kantaten I - III

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248

Jan Ernst

Domkantorei Schwerin

Elisabeth Hermann; Markus Kumpf

Audio-Team

Dec 1, 2002

CD / TT: 78:00

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

111

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

112

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.
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113

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.

114

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

115

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium Kantaten 1-6

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6

Hans-Hermann Buyken

Collegium vocale der SELK

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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].
3^rd recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by H.H. Buyken.
Buy this album at: Collegium Vocale Selk

116

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

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248

Jan Ernst

Domkantorei Schwerin

?

Audio-Team

Dec 19, 2002

CD / TT: 78:00

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

117

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.
2^nd recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by W. Hümmeke.
Buy this album at: Oratorienchor Münster

118

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

119

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

120

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

121

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.
1^st recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by G. Häußler.
Buy this album at: Chor St.Maximilian

122

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

123

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium · Christmas Oratorio · Oratorio de Nöel

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6

Diego Fasolis

Coro della Radio Svizzera / I Barocchisti

Soprano: Lynne Dawson; Counter-tenor: Bernhard Landauer; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Authentic Arts 47714-8

Dec 30, 2002 - Jan 5, 2003

2-SACD / TT: 135:26

Recorded by Auditorio Stello Moio, RSI Lugano, Switzerland.
Buy this album at:
2-SACD: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
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124

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

125

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

126

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.
3^rd recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by H. Rilling.
See: Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 - conducted by Helmuth Rilling
Buy this album at: Amazon.com

127

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:

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

128

J.S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248

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:

Buy this album at:

129

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.
2^nd recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by R.G. Frieberger.
Source: Schlägl Musik: Discographie - Übersicht

130

Bach Festival 71^st 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.
7^th recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by D. Oltman.
Source: WorldCat Libraries & Baldwin-Wallace College Website

131

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

Messiaskantorei Hannover

Dec 6-7, 2003

2-CD / TT:

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

132

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.
2^nd recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3 by A. Frommelt.
Buy this album at: Rheinberger Chor Vaduz

133

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

134

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

135

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

136

J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio BWV 248, Cantatas I - III

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, Germany.
Buy this album at: Amazon.de

137

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.
2^nd recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by T. Appel.

138

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

139

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

140

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.
2^nd recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by C. Kabitz.
Buy this album at: Cäcilien-Chor Frankfurt

141

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

142

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

143

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

144

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

145

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

146

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

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

147

J.S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium

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.
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Music Download: ClassicsOnline

148

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.
3^rd recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by N. Harnoncourt.
See: Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 - conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt
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149

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.
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2-CD: Hochschulchor Würzburg

150

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

151

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

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: Musik Kunst Medien

152

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.
2^nd recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by M. Reif.
Buy this album at: Kölner Kurrende

153

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.
2^nd recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by G. Häußler.
Buy this album at: Chor St.Maximilian

154

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3

Neithard Bethke

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2006

CD / TT:

Source: Neithard Bethke Website

155

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

156

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.
2^nd recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by J. Diedrichs.
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CD: Chor St. Bonifatius, Lingen

157

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.

158

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
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159

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.
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CD: Bach Cantata Choir, Portland, Oregon

160

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: Kantorei St. Mauritius Hardegsen

161

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

162

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

163

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.
Buy this album at: Christuskirche München (?)

164

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:

Buy this album at: Bremer RathsChor

165

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

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/4-6

Jan Ernst

Domkantorei Schwerin

Christa Meier

Audio-Team

Jan 1, 4 & 6, 2009

CD / TT: 78:00

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

166

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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2-CD: Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de

167

Bach Festival 77^th 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.
8^th recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by D. Oltman.
Source: WorldCat Libraries & Baldwin-Wallace College Website

168

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

169

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 20^th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall and the celebration of 60 years of the Federal Republic of Germany.

170

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.
2^nd 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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171

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.
3^rd recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6 by G.C. Biller.
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