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Kai-Uwe Jirka
Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

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Recordings of Cantatas
Recordings of Other Vocal Works

Kai-Uwe Jirka - Short Biography
Staats- und Domchor Berlin - Short History
Berliner Singakademie - Short Histort
Lautten Compagney Berlin

Discography

Recordings of Cantatas


Recordings of Other Vocal Works


V22-12

Bach Cantatas meet Ukrainian Christmas Songs

 
 

00:00: Gregorian Antiphon: Hodie christus natus est
03:24: J.S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium: Cantata Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage, BWV 248/1 [29:19]
32:43: Johann Theile: Der Sionitin Wiegenlied: Nun, ich singe, Gott, ich knie (From the Sing-Akademie zu Berlin archives)
38:57: Ukrainian Christmas Carol: Небо і земля (Arr: Stanislav Liudkevych)
41:04: Ukrainian Christmas Carol: Павочка ходить (Arr: Anatolii Avdievskyi)
42:50: Ukrainian Christmas Carol: Бог ся рождає (Arr: anonymous)
46:06: J.S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium: Cantata Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen, BWV 248/3 [23:53]
69:59: German Christmas Carol: O du fröhliche

Conductor: Kai-Uwe Jirka
Rehearsal of Ukrainian choir pieces: Olga Prykhodko

Berliner Singakademie, Staats- und Domchor Berlin, Ukrainian Vocal Ensemble / Lautten Compagney Berlin

Soloists: Soprano: Neima Fischer; Alto: Julia Böhme; Tenor [Evangelist]: Johannes Gaubitz, Bass: Cornelius Uhle
Ukrainian Vocal Ensemble: Nataliia Kuprynenko, Tetiana Nadolinska, Iryna Razin-Kravchenko, Juliia Prokopets, Liudmyla Katsiyk-Prokopets, Arsenii Danyliuk, Ivan Fenyk

DW Classical Music

Dec 26, 2022

Video / TT: 72:28

Recorded live at Berliner Dom, Germany.
Source: Opera on Video
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert, including: Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248: Cantatas 1 & 3 [72:28] | Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248: Cantatas 1 & 3 [74:17] | Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248: Cantata 3 [20:07] |


V23-12

Bach’s Christmas Oratorio meets Ukrainian Christmas music | Live Concert from the Berlin Cathedral

 

00:00: Coming on stage
00:28: Speech by Kai-Uwe Jirka (direction) in German
02:08: Speech by Olga Prykhodko (direction) in Ukrainian
03:17: C.P.E. Bach: Meine Seele erhebet den Herrn, Wq. 215, H.772
06:30: C.P.E. Bach: Heilig, Wq. 217, H.778
14:21: Maxim Beresowski: Радуйтеся праведнии
15:56: J.S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium: Cantata Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage, BWV 248/1 [26:17]
42:13: Ganna Gavrylets: Bukovinsky Christmas
53:43: J.S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium: Cantata Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben, BWV 248/6 [24:35]
78:18: Introduction to Der Sionitin Wiegenlied by Johann Theile
81:01: Johann Theile: Der Sionitin Wiegenlied
84:54: Traditional Ukranian Christmas Carol Спи Ісусе спи

Conductor: Kai-Uwe Jirka
Rehearsal of Ukrainian choir pieces: Olga Prykhodko

Kammerton – Ukranian choral ensemble; Staats- und Domchor Berlin; Mädchenchor der Berliner Singakademie; Kammerchor der Berliner Singakademie / Lautten Compagney Berlin

Performers: Soprano: Neima Fischer; Alto: Julia Böhme; Tenor [Evangelist]: Johannes Gaubitz, Bass: Cornelius Uhle

DW Classical Music

Dec 26, 2023

Video / TT: 93:27

Recorded live at Berliner Dom, Germany.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert, including: Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248: Cantatas 1 & 6 [93:27] | Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248: Cantata 1 [25:41]


V25-12

Bach's Christmas Oratorio and more | Livestream from Berlin Cathedral

00:00: Speeches by Kai-Uwe Jirka and Svitlana Kavka
02:50: J.S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium: Cantata Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage, BWV 248/1
28:12 Ukrainian Christmas Carol: При надії Божа Мати / The Mother of God's Hope
31:37: J.S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium: Cantata Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen, BWV 248/3 (24-35)
47:01: Ukrainian Christmas Carol: Що то за предиво / What a Wonder Is This
50:44: J.S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium: Cantata Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben, BWV 248/6 (54-59)
1:03:21: Ukrainian Christmas Carol: Во Вифлеємі зоря сіяє / The Shining Star in Bethlehem
1:06:06: J.S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium: Cantata Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben, BWV 248/6 (60-64)
1:19:59: German Christmas Carol: O Du Fröhliche / Oh, How Joyful

Musical Direction: Kai-Uwe Jirka

Staats- und Domchor Berlin; Chamber Choir & Girls' Choir of the Berliner Singakademie / Lautten Compagney Berlin

Soprano: Neima Fischer; Alto: Julienne Mbodjé; Tenor: András Adamik; Bass: Cornelius Uhle
Bandura (an ancient lute zither that was long banned by the Soviet government and stands as a symbol of Ukrainian national pride): Svitlana Kavka

DW Classical Music

Dec 26, 2025

Video / TT: 83:59

Recorded & streamed live at Berliner Dom, Germany.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert, including: Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248: Cantatas 1, 3 & 6 [83:59]


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (July 2025 - December 2025)

Kai-Uwe Jirka: Short Biography | Ensembles: Staats- und Domchor Berlin | Berliner Singakademie | Lautten Compagney Berlin
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