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J.S.Bach - Christmas Oratorio (Weihnachtsoratorium) BWV248 - Nikolaus Harnoncourt

J.S.Bach - Christmas Oratorio (Weihnachtsoratorium) BWV248
Concentus musicus, Wiener Sängerknaben - Nikolaus Harnoncourt

2CD | APE + CUE | No LOG | Covers | 664.5Mb | 1:16:09 + 1:18:17 | DAS ALTE WERK 2008

Bach - Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248 (Martin Flamig)  Music

Posted by Aregak at Dec. 21, 2017
Bach - Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248 (Martin Flamig)

Bach - Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248 (Auger, Burmeister, Schreier, Adam; Dresdner Kreuzchor,
Bachorchester der Dresdner Philharmonie, Martin Flamig) [1998]

EAC Rip | FLAC, IMG+CUE, LOG | Covers | 3cd, 781 MB
Classical | Label: BERLIN CLASSICS | Catalog Number: 0020652BC | TT: CD1: 59’09, CD2: 49’43, CD3: 50’45

The opening chorus "Jauchzet Frolocket" is absolutely awesome. I have never heard any other performance that captures the brilliance and power in that chorus the way Flamig and the Kreuzchor do. Equally amazing is the way they combine precision and expressive sensitivity (may have something to do with the influence of Heinrich Schutz on the Dresden Kreuzchor). It avoids the lush excesses of many "modern" performances as well as the weak sound of some "authentic" performances. This is Bach at its best.

Bach - Dresdner Kreuzchor - Weihnachtsoratorium (1984) {3xCD}  Music

Posted by luckburz at Dec. 18, 2012
Bach - Dresdner Kreuzchor - Weihnachtsoratorium (1984) {3xCD}

Johann Sebastian Bach - Weihnachtsoratorium BWV 248 / Christmas Oratorio BWV 248
Peter Schreier / Dresdner Kreuzchor / Barockorchester der Dresdner Philharmonie / Martin Flämig
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 716 MB | Full Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: Ariola Eurodisc # 610 134-233 | Country/Year: Germany 1984
Genre: Classical, Christmas | Style: Baroque, Oratorio
Ensemble Resonanz - J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium (2017) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Ensemble Resonanz - J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 69:17 minutes | 1,13 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital Booklet

When the high-tuned baroque trumpets loom, the timpani make the floor tremble, and the great choir voices its cheers and exultation, anyone with a musical vein gets shiny eyes and goose bumps. Whether in front of the (good) stereo system, in the city church (or even better) or with the St. Thomas in the Thomaskirche in Leipzig (highest luck): A lofty solemnity captures everyone who engages in Johann Sebastian Bach's Christmas Oratorio.
Mainz Bach Orchestra, Ralf Otto, Mainz Bach Choir, Georg Poplutz, Thomas E. Bauer - Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248 (2018)

Mainz Bach Orchestra, Ralf Otto, Mainz Bach Choir, Georg Poplutz, Thomas E. Bauer, Katharina Magiera, Julia Kleiter & Victoria Braum - Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248 (2018)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 647 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 334 Mb | Digital booklet | 02:25:11
Classical, Opera | Label: Naxos Records

J.S. Bach’s Christmas Oratorio was written for the Christmas season of 1734, and although it incorporates music from earlier works it belongs firmly among his timeless large-scale compositions. The development of the oratorio, which was to become a new musical form in Protestant church services at that time, was stimulated by Bach’s compositions, particularly by the unusual form of his six-part Christmas Oratorio.
Karl Richter, Munchener Bach-Chor und Orchester - Johann Sebastian Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium (1995)

Karl Richter, Münchener Bach-Chor und Orchester - Johann Sebastian Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium (1995)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 861 Mb | Total time: 61:29+53:19+54:38 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Teldec | # 4509-97902-2 | Recorded: 1955

Wie ein Monolith ragt der Dirigent, Organist und Cembalist Karl Richter in der Geschichte der evangelischen Kirchenmusik und der Bach-Interpretation der zweiten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts auf. Als junger Mann beschloss Karl Richter, inspiriert von der mitteldeutschen Kantorentradition seiner Heimat, dem frühen Eindruck des Klangs der sächsischen Orgeln und der Werke Johann Sebastian Bachs, sein Leben in den Dienst an der Musica sacra zu stellen. In seinem kurzen Leben, das nur 54 Jahre währte, setzte er diesen Vorsatz in den Kirchendiensten an der Thomas-kirche zu Leipzig, an der Markuskirche zu München, in Konzerten, Schallplattenaufnahmen für Teldec und Deutsche Grammophon und als Lehrer an der Münchner Hochschule für Musik, in einer Lebensleistung von fast unüber-schaubarem Ausmaß ins Werk. Es gelang ihm dabei, internationale Maßstäbe zu setzen.
Martin Flämig, Dresdner Kreuzchor, Dresdner Philharmonie & Peter Schreier - Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 (2019)

Martin Flämig, Dresdner Kreuzchor, Dresdner Philharmonie & Peter Schreier - Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 (2019)
FLAC tracks | 02:39:28 | 803 Mb
Genre: Classical / Label: Berlin Classics

For many, Johann Sebastian Bach’s Christmas Oratorio is one of the classical works that cannot be avoided at Christmas time. Whether at home with the family or in concert, everyone has probably heard the Christmas Oratorio before. But this recording is something special: a recording with the great names of that time like the Dresdner Kreuzchor, Peter Schreier, Arleen Augér, Annelies Burmeister, Theo Adam, and Martin Flämig.
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig & Gotthold Schwarz - J.S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248 (Live) (2019)

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig & Gotthold Schwarz - J.S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248 (Live) (2019)
FLAC tracks +booklet | 02:24:11 | 641 Mb
Genre: Classical / Label: Accentus Music

For many, the Christmas holiday season would be incomplete without the resounding drum roll and trumpet fanfare that opens Bach’s “Oratorium auf die Heilige Weynacht” (“Oratorio for the holy Christmas”). Ever since it was first performed by the Thomaskantor between Christmas Day in 1734 and Epiphany 1735 in Leipzig’s two main churches of St. Thomas and St. Nikolai, Bach’s six part musical mas-terpiece has become a cornerstone of the city’s identity and musical heritage. The performance pre-sented here, led by Bach’s 17th successor Gotthold Schwarz together with the Thomanerchor and the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, features a lineup of renowned soloists, enabling one to experience the festive grandeur of what many consider the epitome of Christmas music in its original setting.
Jordi Savall - J. S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium (2021) [Official Digital Download 24/88]

Jordi Savall - J. S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium (2021) [Official Digital Download 24/88]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/88.2 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 02;23:16 minutes | 2,75 GB
Classical | Label: Alia Vox, Official Digital Download

Johann Sebastian Bach composed the six cantatas for the Christmas holidays of the year 1734 in order to have one for each holiday performed during the services in the main churches of Leipzig, St. Thomas and St. Nikolai. Both the progressive narrative based on the Gospels of Luke and Matthew and the musical framework give the cantatas the character of an autonomous cycle, which Jordi Savall and his ensembles are facing for the first time.

Jordi Savall - J. S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium (2021)  Music

Posted by ciklon5 at Dec. 3, 2021
Jordi Savall - J. S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium (2021)

Jordi Savall - J. S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium (2021)
FLAC tracks | 2:23:53 | 824 Mb
Genre: Classical / Label: Alia Vox

Universelles Kulturerbe: Johann Sebastian Bach komponierte die sechs Kantaten für die Weihnachtsfeiertage des Jahres 1734, um jeweils eine für jeden Feiertag während der Gottesdienste in den Hauptkirchen von Leipzig, St. Thomas und St. Nikolai, aufführen zu lassen. Sowohl die fortschreitende Erzählung nach den Evangelien von Lukas und Matthäus als auch der musikalische Rahmen geben den Kantaten den Charakter eines autonomen Zyklus, dem sich Jordi Savall und seine Ensembles erstmals stellen.