Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of Johann Sebastian Bach's timeless masterpieces with "The Bach Christmas Experience." Released on July 1, 2010, under Warner Classics International, this captivating album spans a generous 2 hours and 33 minutes, offering a rich tapestry of classical and classical piano compositions. The album features an impressive 44 tracks, including iconic works such as the "Magnificat in D Major," the "Christmas Oratorio," and other beloved pieces like "In dulci jubilo" and "Ave Maria."
This collection showcases Bach's unparalleled genius, blending sacred and secular themes with a profound sense of musicality and emotional depth. The "Christmas Oratorio," composed in 1734, is a highlight of the album, with its first three cantatas originally performed on the first three days of Christmas. The oratorio's intricate scoring and rich harmonies reflect Bach's mastery of the Baroque style, making it a cornerstone of the Christmas repertoire.
"The Bach Christmas Experience" is not just an album; it's a journey through the festive season, capturing the essence of Christmas with Bach's timeless compositions. Whether you're a seasoned classical music enthusiast or a newcomer to Bach's work, this album offers a comprehensive and enriching listening experience. From the jubilant choruses to the intimate arias, each track is a testament to Bach's enduring legacy and his ability to evoke the spirit of the season.
Tracks
Bach, JS: Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243: I. Chorus. "Magnificat anima mea Dominum"Johann Sebastian Bach, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Vienna Boys' Choir, Chorus Viennensis, Concentus Musicus Wien
Bach, JS: Fuga sopra "Meine Seele erhebet den Herren", BWV 733Johann Sebastian Bach, Ton Koopman
Bach, JS: Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243: II. Aria. "Et exsultavit spiritus meus in Deo"Johann Sebastian Bach, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Helrun Gardow, Concentus Musicus Wien
Bach, JS: Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243: III. Aria. "Quia respexit humilitatem"Johann Sebastian Bach, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Hildegard Heichele, Concentus Musicus Wien
Bach, JS: Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243: IV. Chorus. "Omnes generationes"Johann Sebastian Bach, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Chorus Viennensis, Vienna Boys' Choir, Concentus Musicus Wien
Bach, JS: Meine Seel erhebt den Herren, BWV 10: No. 1, Choral Fantasie. "Meine Seel erhebt den Herren"Johann Sebastian Bach, Gustav Leonhardt, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Leonhardt-Consort
Bach, JS: Meine Seel erhebt den Herren, BWV 10: No. 5, Duett und Choral. "Er denket der Barmherzigkeit"Johann Sebastian Bach, Gustav Leonhardt, Kurt Equiluz, Paul Esswood
Bach, JS: Das Orgel-Büchlein: No. 11, Lobt Gott, ihr Christen, allzugleich, BWV 609Johann Sebastian Bach, Ton Koopman
Bach, JS: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1: No. 1, Choral. "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern"Johann Sebastian Bach, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Chorus Viennensis, Vienna Boys' Choir, Concentus Musicus Wien
Bach, JS: Wie schön leuchtet uns der Morgenstern, BWV 739Johann Sebastian Bach, Ton Koopman
Bach, JS: Dazu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes, BWV 40: No. 3, Chor. "Die Sünd macht Leid"Johann Sebastian Bach, Gustav Leonhardt, Leonhardt-Consort
Bach, JS: Dazu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes, BWV 40: No. 4, Aria. "Höllische Schlange"Johann Sebastian Bach, Gustav Leonhardt, Leonhardt-Consort
Bach, JS: In dulci jubilo, BWV 729Johann Sebastian Bach, Ton Koopman
Bach, JS: Süsser Trost, mein Jesus kömmt, BWV 151: No. 1, Aria. "Süßer Trost, mein Jesus kömmt"Johann Sebastian Bach, Gustav Leonhardt, Leonhardt-Consort, Sebastian Hennig
Bach, JS: Das Orgel-Büchlein: No. 10, In dulci jubilo, BWV 608Johann Sebastian Bach, Ton Koopman
Bach, JS: Tritt auf die Glaubensbahn, BWV 152: No. 1, SinfoniaJohann Sebastian Bach, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Concentus Musicus Wien
Bach, JS: Unser Mund sei voll Lachens, BWV 110: No. 1, Chor. "Unser Mund sei voll Lachens"Johann Sebastian Bach, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Kurt Equiluz, Paul Esswood, Siegfried Lorenz, Wilhelm Wiedl, Concentus Musicus Wien
Bach, JS: Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D Major, BWV 1069: V. RéjouissanceJohann Sebastian Bach, Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Bach, JS: Christum wir sollen loben schon, BWV 121: No. 5, Rezitativ. "Doch wie erblickt es dich in deiner Krippe?"Johann Sebastian Bach, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Markus Huber, Concentus Musicus Wien
Bach, JS: Christum wir sollen loben schon, BWV 121: No. 6, Choral. "Lob, Ehr and Dank sei dir gesagt"Johann Sebastian Bach, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Tölzer Knabenchor, Concentus Musicus Wien
Bach, JS: Das Orgel-Büchlein: No. 14, Wir Christenleut, BWV 612Johann Sebastian Bach, Ton Koopman
Bach, JS: Sehet, welch eine Liebe, BWV 64: No. 5, Aria. "Was die Welt in sich hält"Johann Sebastian Bach, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Peter Jelosits, Concentus Musicus Wien
Bach, JS: Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: SanctusJohann Sebastian Bach, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Chorus Viennensis, Vienna Boys' Choir, Concentus Musicus Wien
Bach, JS: Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248, Pt. 1: No. 1, Chor. "Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage"Johann Sebastian Bach, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Chorus Viennensis, Vienna Boys' Choir, Concentus Musicus Wien
Bach, JS: Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248, Pt. 1: No. 8, Aria. "Großer Herr, o starker König"Johann Sebastian Bach, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Siegmund Nimsgern, Concentus Musicus Wien
Bach, JS: Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248, Pt. 2: No. 10, SinfoniaJohann Sebastian Bach, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Concentus Musicus Wien
Bach, JS: Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248, Pt. 2: No. 12, Choral. "Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht"Johann Sebastian Bach, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Chorus Viennensis, Vienna Boys' Choir, Concentus Musicus Wien
Bach, JS: Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248, Pt. 2: No. 13, Rezitativ. "Und der Engel sprach zu ihnen"Johann Sebastian Bach, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Kurt Equiluz, Soloist of the Wiener Sangerknaben, Concentus Musicus Wien
Bach, JS: Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248, Pt. 2: No. 15, Aria. "Frohe Hirten, eilt, ach eilet"Johann Sebastian Bach, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Kurt Equiluz, Concentus Musicus Wien
Bach, JS: Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248, Pt. 2: No. 18, Rezitaitv. "So geht denn hin"Johann Sebastian Bach, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Siegmund Nimsgern, Concentus Musicus Wien
Bach, JS: Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248, Pt. 2: No. 19, Aria. "Schlafe, mein Liebster"Johann Sebastian Bach, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Paul Esswood, Concentus Musicus Wien
Bach, JS: Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248, Pt. 2: No. 23, Choral. "Wir singen dir in deinem Heer"Johann Sebastian Bach, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Chorus Viennensis, Vienna Boys' Choir, Concentus Musicus Wien
Bach, JS: Das Orgel-Büchlein: No. 5, Puer natus in Bethlehem, BWV 603Johann Sebastian Bach, Ton Koopman
Bach, JS: Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248, Pt. 3: No. 24, Chor. "Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen"Johann Sebastian Bach, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Chorus Viennensis, Vienna Boys' Choir, Concentus Musicus Wien
Bach, JS: Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248, Pt. 4: No. 41, Aria. "Ich will nur dir zu Ehren leben"Johann Sebastian Bach, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Kurt Equiluz, Concentus Musicus Wien
Bach, JS: Das Orgel-Büchlein: No. 8, Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her, BWV 606Johann Sebastian Bach, Ton Koopman
Bach, JS: Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248, Pt. 5: No. 43, Chor. "Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen"Johann Sebastian Bach, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Chorus Viennensis, Vienna Boys' Choir, Concentus Musicus Wien
Bach, JS: Das Orgel-Büchlein: No. 9, Vom Himmel kam der Engel schar, BWV 607Johann Sebastian Bach, Ton Koopman
Bach, JS: Gelobet seist su, Jesu Christ, BWV 91: No. 5, Aria. "Die Armut, so Gott auf sich nimmt"Johann Sebastian Bach, Gustav Leonhardt, Detlef Bratschke, Leonhardt-Consort, Paul Esswood
Bach, JS: Das neugeborne Kindelein, BWV 122: No. 1, Chor. "Das neugeborne Kindelein"Johann Sebastian Bach, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Tölzer Knabenchor, Concentus Musicus Wien
Bach, JS: Das neugeborne Kindelein, BWV 122: No. 4, Aria und Choral. "Ist Gott versöhnt und unser Freund"Johann Sebastian Bach, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Kurt Equiluz, Markus Huber, Thomas Schilling, Concentus Musicus Wien
Bach, JS: Das Orgel-Büchlein: No. 12, Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 610Johann Sebastian Bach, Ton Koopman
Gounod & Bach / Orch. Pasatieri: Ave MariaCharles Gounod, Johann Sebastian Bach, Thomas Hampson, Hugh Wolff, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Bach: Musicalisches Gesang-Buch: O Jesulein Süss, BWV 493Johann Sebastian Bach, Edward Higginbottom, Choir of New College, Oxford
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