Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248
Discography - Part 3

Complete Recordings 1960-1969

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J.S. Bach: Oratorio de Noël
Bach Choral Works: Volume 3

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6

Fritz Werner

Heinrich Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Agnes Giebel; Alto: Claudia Hellmann; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Barry McDaniel

Erato / MHS

Jun 1963

3-LP / TT: 161:30
10-CD

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

Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248

Theodor Egel

Freiburger Bachchor und Solistengemeinschaft des Freiburger Bachchores

Soprano: Agnes Giebel; Alto: Marga Höffgen; Tenor: Peter Pears; Tenor: Georg Jelden; Baritone: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

ZDF

Jul 13-17, 1963

TV Broadcast

Recorded & filmed in Birnau, Germany. Broacast in December 1963 and repeated several more times later.
Source: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau in Film und Fernsehen (Monika Wolf) [PDF]
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Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1: Mvt. 8 (8): Aria [B] [4:52]

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Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester

Soprano [Arias, Angel]: Gundula Janowitz; Contralto [Arias]: Christa Ludwig; Tenor [Arias, Evangelist]: Fritz Wunderlich; Bass [Arias, Herodes]: Franz Crass

Archiv Produktion

Feb 6, 15 & 25, 1965; Mar 4, 1965; Jun 8-9 & 14-15, 1965

3-CD / TT: 163:48

Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany.
2^nd recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium by K. Richter.
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J.S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6

Karl Münchinger

Lübecker Kantorei (Chorus Master: Hans-Jürgens Wille) / Stuttgarter Kammerorchester

Soprano [Arias, Angel]: Elly Ameling; Contralto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Peter Pears; Bass [Arias, Herodes]: Tom Krause

Decca

Sep 1966

2-CD / TT: 158:07

Recorded at Schloss Ludwigsburg, Germany.
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J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium, für Soli, Chor, Orchester, Cembalo und Orgel [BWV 248, Kantaten 1-3] [V-4]

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3

Karl Frotscher

Kantorei der Martin-Luther-Kirche (Römhild-Chor) / Collegium Musicum.

Soprano: Eleonore Elstermann; Alto: Brigitte Pfretzschner; Tenor: Eberhard Büchner; Bass: Siegfried Baubkus
Willi Finke (Flute); Wolfgang Stephan (Trumpet); Ursula Schnorr von Carolsfeld (Violin); Hans Fromm (Harpsichord); Ernst Salewski (Organ)

Musik an der Martin-Luther-Kirche Dresden

Dec 16, 1967

Tape / TT: 86 min

Recorded live at Martin-Luther-Kirche, Dresden, Saxony, Germany.
1^st recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3 by K. Frotscher.
Copy: Zentralbibliothek-Mediathek Archiv Fon-TBA-B 327.
Source: SLUB Dresden

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J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium, für Soli, Chor, Orchester, Cembalo und Orgel [BWV 248, Kantaten 1-3] [V-5]

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3

Karl Frotscher

Kantorei der Martin-Luther-Kirche (Römhild-Chor) / Dresdner Philharmonie.

Soprano: Renate Zehme; Alto: Ilse Ludwig; Tenor: Helmut Klotz; Bass: Wolfgang Hellmich
Helmut Rucker (Flute); Gerhard Hauptmann (Oboe); Wolfgang Stephan (Trumpet); Günter Siering (Violin); Hans Fromm (Harpsichord); Ernst Salewski (Organ)

Musik an der Martin-Luther-Kirche Dresden

Dec 21, 1968

2-MC / TT 93 min

Recorded live at Martin-Luther-Kirche, Dresden, Saxony, Germany.
2^nd recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3 by K. Frotscher.
Copy: Zentralbibliothek-Mediathek Archiv Fon-TBA-B 329.
Source: SLUB Dresden

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J.S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6 or 1-3

Friedrich Bihn

Knabenchor und Jugendchor St Michaelis / Hamburger Symphoniker

Soprano: Teresa Zylis-Gara; Alto: Eva Bornemann; Tenor: Helmut Kretschmar; Bass: Horst Günther

Somerset 606
Europa-Klassik 214003.9

1968 [released: 1978]

2-LP / TT:

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J.S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6

Hans Swarowsky

Wiener Akademie Kammerchor & Wiener Sängerknaben / Vienna State Symphony Orchestra

Soprano: Heather Harper; Mezzo-soprano: Ruth Hesse; Thomas Page; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Kieth Engen

Festival CFC
ReDisovery

1968

3-LP / TT:
2-CD / TT:

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Bach Festival 37^th Annual Baldwin-Wallace College: Fourth concert
Bach Festival 37^th Annual Baldwin-Wallace College: Fifth concert

MC-1: Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248: Part 1
MC-2: Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248: Part 2

George Poinar

Festival Chorus; Festival Symphony Orchestra.

Soprano: Karen Altman; Mezzo-soprano: Grace Reginald; Tenor: Henry Nason; Baritone: Dominic Cossa
Jean Clymer (Piano); Warren Berryman (Organ)

Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music

1969

2-MC / TT:

Recorded live at Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, USA.