Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248
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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.

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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

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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.

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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.
Buy this album at: Amazon.de

5

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium Kantaten I-III / für Soli, Chor, Orchester, Cembalo und Orgel = Christmas oratorio = Oratorio de Noël [V-5]

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3

Markus Leidenberger

Dresdner Bachchor / Sinfonietta Dresden

Soprano: Jeanne Pascale Schulze (as Pascal Schulze); Alto: Britta Schwarz; Tenor: Christian Voigt; Bass: André Eckert

Dresden: el-Ton

Dec 16, 2000

CD / TT: 78 min

Recorded live at Martin-Luther-Kirche, Dresden, Saxony, Germany.
Copy: Zentralbibliothek-Mediathek Archiv Fon-SCD-C 13608.
Source: SLUB Dresden & WorldCat Libraries

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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

7

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.

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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

9

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

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 Immanuelkirche Wuppertal-Barmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
1^st recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6 by W. Kläsener.

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Silvestervesper 2000 [V-10]

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/4 []

Roderich Kreile

Dresdner Kreuzchor / Members of Staatskapelle Dresden

Soprano: Jeanne Pascale Schulze (as Pascale Schulze); Tenor: Gerald Hupach; Bass: Martin Hempel; Christfried Winkler (Organ)

Dresden: Überspiel Kreuzchorarchiv

Dec 31, 2000

MC / TT: 67 min

Recorded live at Kreuzkirche, Dresden, Saxony, Germany.
Source: SLUB Dresden

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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

12

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

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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

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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

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J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6

Rosemarie Pritzkat

Hamburger Knabenchor St. Nikolai / ?

Vocal soloists: unknown

?

2000

CD / TT:

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

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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

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J.S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 [V-4]

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
BOLAP: Violins 1: Christoph Hesse [Concert-master; solo Nr. 31-41-51], Basil de Visser, Ruth Ellner, Peter Haarmann-Thiemann, Angela Pastor; Violins 2: Michael Gusenbauer, Johanna Weber, Gerd-Uwe Klein, Ursula Pachlatko, Katja Schönwitz; Violas: Kai Köpp, Hiltrud Hampe, Friederike Kremers; Violoncellos: Gregor Anthony, Kristin Dom; Violone: Haralt Martens; Harpsichord, Organ: Bernhard Prammer; Harpsichord (Choir), Organ (Evangelist): Renate Bratschke; Lute: Stefan Rath; Transverse Flutes: Monika Kleinle, Christine Brandauer; Oboes d'amore: Xenia Löffler (Oboe in Nr.39), Kerstin Kramp; Oboes, Oboes da Caccia: Esther Baumberger, Henriette Kröger; Bassoon: Uschi Bruckdorfer; Trumpets: Guy Ferber, Roland Callmar, Andrew Hammersley; Horns: Roland Calmar, Andrew Hammersley; Timpani: Frank Josephs

Amati AMI-0004/2

Jan 15-20, 2001

2-CD / TT: 136:06

Recorded at Ev. Stadtkirche, Pforzheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Recording Supervision, Sound & Editing: Peter Laenger, Tritonus Tonstudio Stuttgart.
Buy this album at:
2-CD (2002): Amazon.com | Amazon.de
2-CD: Amazon.de

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J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium Kantaten 4-6 [V-6]

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/4-6

Markus Leidenberger

Dresdner Bachchor / Sinfonietta Dresden.

Soprano: Daniela Haase; Alto: Susann Jacobi; Tenor: Gerald Hupach; Bass: Andreas Lettowsky; Margret Leidenberger (Organ)

Dresden: el-Ton

2001

CD / TT: 72 min

Recorded live at Martin-Luther-Kirche, Dresden, Saxony, Germany.
Copy: Zentralbibliothek-Mediathek Archiv Fon-SCD-C 15114.
Source: SLUB Dresden

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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.

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J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium BWV 248: Kantaten I-III [V-5]

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248

Jan Ernst

Domkantorei Schwerin

Elisabeth Hermann; Markus Kumpf; Other soloists: unknown

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

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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

22

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.
Buy this album at:

23

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.

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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

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J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium [V-2]

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6

Elisabeth Zottele

Chor der Kalvarienbergkirche / Members of Bratislava Radio Symphony Orchestra

Soprano: Ev-Marie Grünenwald; Alto: Mercedes Heim; Tenor: Bernd Fröhlich; Bass: Johannes Gisser

Kalvarienbergkirche

Dec 8, 2002 [1-3]
Jan 6, 2003 [4-6]

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at Kalvarienbergkirche, Vienna, Austria.

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J.S. Bach: Weihnachts Oratorium, parts I-III [V-4]

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3 []

Gary McKercher

Wisconsin Chamber Choir / 21-piece orchestra

Soprano: Jackie Lathrop; Mezzo-soprano: Cheryl Bensman-Rowe, Tenor: Joel Burcham; Bass: William Rosholt

Wisconsin Chamber Choir

Dec 15, 2002

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Luther Memorial Church, Madison, Wisconsib, USA.
1^st recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium by G. McKercher.
Source: Wisconsin Chamber Choir: Recordings 1999-2007.

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J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium Kantaten 1-6

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6

Hans-Hermann Buyken

Collegium vocale der SELK

Vocal soloists: unknown

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

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J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium BWV 248: Kantaten 1-3 [V-6]

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248

Jan Ernst

Domkantorei Schwerin

Vocal soloists: unknown

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

29

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

30

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

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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

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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

33

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

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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

35

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium · Christmas Oratorio · Oratorio de Nöel [V-5]

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6

Diego Fasolis

Coro della Radio Svizzera / I Barocchisti

Soloists: Soprano: Lynne Dawson; Counter-tenor: Bernhard Landauer; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Klaus Mertens
CRSL: Sopranos: Laura Antonaz, Alena Dantcheva, Nadia Ragni, Doris Steffan-Wagner, Ilaria Torciani; Altos: Annemieke Cantor, Silvia Finali, Isabella Hess, Susanne Otto, Brigitte Ravenel; Tenors: Thomas Gremmelspacher, Jörg Krause, Giuseppe Maletto, Gerhard Nennemann, Martin Steffan; Basses: Richard Collier, Alessandro Colombo, Alfredo Grandini, Marco Radaelli, Salvo Vitale
IB: Violins: Duilio Galfetti [Leader]*, Daniela Beltraminelli, Bianchi Marco, Marinella Cassarino, Fiorenza De Donatis*, Danilo Ortelli, Andrea Rognoni, Alberto Stevanin; Violas: Olga Arzilli, Franco Galletto, Gianni Maraldi*; Cellos: Marco Testori*, Mauro Valli; Double-bass Vanni Moretto*; Flutes: Stefano Bet, Bruno Grossi; Oboes: Emiliano Rodolfi, Guido Campana, Marco Cera, Andrea Mion; Horns: Brunello Gorla, Gabriele Rocchetti; Bassoon: Alberto Guerra; Trumpets: Markus Würsch, Hanspeter Wigger, Roland Klaus; Timpani: Daniel Bertschi; Organ & Harpsichord: Francesco Cera
* concertino

Authentic Arts 47714-8

Dec 30, 2002 - Jan 5, 2003

2-SACD / TT: 135:26

Recordied at Auditorio Stelio Moro RSI, Lugano, Canton Ticino, Switzerland.
Listen on YouTube:
Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248: Complete Work [135:28]
Buy this album at:
2-SACD (2005): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de

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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

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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

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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

39

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

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J.S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 [V-1]

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:

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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

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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

43

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
Bach-Orchester: Oboes d'amore: Elisabeth Laage-Smidt, Martin Fendel; Oboes da caccia: Julia Belitz, Joachim Rau; Bassoon: Gunther Schlage; Transverse Flutes: Brian Berryman, Dorothee Müller; Violin I: Marleen Goede-Uter, Susanne Dietz, Jutta Lorenz, Amely Reda; Violin II: Insa Cordes van Hove, Christiane Joost-Plate, Miriam Klein, Regine Rath; Violas: Beate Anschütz, Jürgen Herbst, Eva Politt; Violoncellos: Martin Fritz, Christoph Harer; Double-bass: Jörg Lühring; Organ: Ulfert Smidt
BTE Edward Tarr: Baroque Trumpets: Edward H. Tarr, Victor Aposle, Chrtistoph Dürr; Baroque Timpani: Joachim Michelmann

Messiaskantorei Hannover

Dec 6-7, 2003

2-CD / TT:

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

44

Konzert Bach Schütz [C-1]

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3 []

Daniel Harding

RIAS-Kammerchor / Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

Soprano: Johannette Zomer, Alto: Bernarda Fink, Tenor: Werner Güra; Bass-Baritone: Stephan MacLeod

Euro-Opera (Ö1) Dok 321

Dec 13, 2003

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Großen Musikvereinssaal, Vienna, Austria.
1^st recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3 by D. Harding.
Source: Euro-Opera: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

45

J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, parts I, II, and V [V-5]

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1, 2 & 5 []

Gary McKercher

Wisconsin Chamber Choir / 23-piece orchestra (Concertmaster: Kangwon Kim)

Soprano: Christine Buckstead; Mezzo-soprano: Cheryl Bensman-Rowe; Tenor: James Doing; Baritone: Paul Rowe

Wisconsin Chamber Choir

Dec 14, 2003

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Luther Memorial Church, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
2^nd recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium by G. McKercher.
Source: Wisconsin Chamber Choir: Recordings 1999-2007

46

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

47

J.S. Bach: Oratorio de Noël (Christmas Oratorio) [V-3]

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6

Rafik Matta

L'Ensemble Telemann, Montréal

Soprano: Kimy McLaren; Mezzo-soprano Claudine Ledoux; Tenor: Michiel Schrey; Bass-Baritone: Simon Fournier; Soprano [Echo]: Marie-Noël Daigneault

L'Ensemble Telemann

Dec 20, 2003

2-CD / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Église de la Présentation, Dorval, Canada.
Watch on YouTube:
BWV 248/1: Mvt. 1 (1); Chorus: Jauchzet, frohlocket [7:21]
BWV 248/1: Mvt. 4 (4): Aria [A]: Bereite dich, Zion [7:01]
BWV 248/1: Mvt. 8 (8): Aria [B]: Grosser Herr und starker König [4:41]
BWV 248/1: Mvt. 9 (9): Chorale: Ach, mein herzliebes Jesulein [1:13]
BWV 248/2: Mvt. 3 (12): Chorale: Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht [1:44]
BWV 248/2: Mvt. 6 (15): Aria [T]: Frohe Hirten [3:36]
BWV 248/2: Mvt. 8 (17): Chorale: Schaut hin, dort liegt im finsten Stall [1:04]
BWV 248/2: Mvt. 12 (21): Chorus: Ehre sei Gott [2:33]
BWV 248/3: Mvt. 1 (24): Chorus: Herrscher der Himmels [1:46]
BWV 248/3: Mvt. 6 (26): Aria - Duet [S, B]: Herr, dein Mitleid, dein Erbarmen [7:40]
BWV 248/3: Mvt. 1 (24): Chorus: Herrscher der Himmels [2:37]
BWV 248/4: Mvt. 1 (36): Chorus: Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben [6:02]
BWV 248/4: Mvt. 4 (39): Aria [S]: Flösst, mein Heiland, flösst dein Namen [5:59]
BWV 248/4: Mvt. 6 (41): Aria [T]: Ich will nur dir zu Ehren leben [4:37]
BWV 248/5: Mvt. 1 (43): Chorus: Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen [6:19]
BWV 248/6: Mvt. 1 (54): Chorus: Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde [5:07]
BWV 248/6: Mvt. 11 (64): Chorale: Nun seid ihr wohl gerochen [5:32]

48

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

49

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248: Kantate I-III [V-2]

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3 []

Daniel Harding

RIAS-Kammerchor / Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

Soprano: Johannette Zomer, Alto: Bernarda Fink, Tenor: Werner Güra; Bass-Baritone: Stephan MacLeod (as Gregory MacLeod)

Euro-Opera (BB)

Dec 31, 2003

CD / TT:

Recorded live in Vienna, Austria.
2^nd recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3 by D. Harding.
Source: Euro-Opera: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

50

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

51

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

52

J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio BWV 248, Cantatas I - III [V-4]

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, Saxony, Germany.
1^st recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by H.C. Rademann.
Buy this album at:  
CD: Amazon.de

53

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.

54

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

55

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

56

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium Teil I bis III [V-3]

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3

KMD Hauke Ramm

Stadtkantorei Stade / Hamburger Barockorchester

Soprano: Cornelia Samuelis; Alto: Ivonne Fuchs; Tenor: Henning Kaiser; Bass: Gotthold Schwarz

Kirchenmusik in Stade

Dec 12, 2004

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Ev.-luth. Kirchengemeinde St. Wilhadi, Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany.
Buy this album at:
CD: Kirchenmusik in Stade: CD’s / Bücher | St. Wilhadi Kirche

57

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

58

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

59

J.S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3, Nos. 1, 24-28 (Austin Summer Choral Symposium: Christmas in August) [V-1]

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3: Mvts. 1, 24-28 [10:02] (from a complete performance of BWV 248/1-3)

Barry Scott Williamson

Texas Choral Consort: Symposium Chorus & Orchestra

Soloists: unknown

YouTube

Aug 19-20, 2005

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Hope Presbyterian Church, Austin, Texas, USA, in the frame of Austin Summer Choral Symposium.
Watch on YouTube:
Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248: Mvt. 1, 24-28 [10:02]

60

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

61

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

62

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

63

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium, Kantaten 1-3 BWV 248 [V-8]

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3 []

Roderich Kreile

Dresdner Kreuzchor / Dresdner Philharmonie

Soprano: Silvia Weiss; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Markus Brutscher; Bass: Henryk Böhm

MDR Figaro

Dec 18, 2005

MC / TT: 88 min

Recorded live at Kreuzkirche, Dresden, Saxony, Germany, during the Christmas day der Europäischen Rundfunkunion 2005.
2^nd recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3 by R. Kreile.
Source: SLUB Dresden & WorldCat Libraries

64

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

65

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

66

J.S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium [V-1]

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.
1^st recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by J.W.d. Vriend.
Buy this album at:
2-CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: ClassicsOnline

67

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
Buy this album at: Amazon.com | Amazon.de

68

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.
Buy this album at:
2-CD: Hochschulchor Würzburg

69

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

70

Ein König hat Geburtstag: J. S. Bach - Weihnachtsoratorium für Kinder; eine musikalische Erzählung der Weihnachtsgeschichte für Kinder und Erwachsene [V-1]

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:  
CD: Musik Kunst Medien

71

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:  
2-CD: Kölner Kurrende

72

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:  
2-CD: Chor St.Maximilian

73

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3

Neithard Bethke

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2006

CD / TT:

Source: Neithard Bethke Website

74

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

75

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.
Buy this album at:
CD: Chor St. Bonifatius, Lingen

76

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium BWV 248, Kantaten 1-3 [V-9]

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3 []

Roderich Kreile

Dresdner Kreuzchor / Dresdner Philharmonie

Soprano: Susanne Pütters; Alto: Elisabeth Wilke; Tenor: Hans Jörg Mammel; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Ralf-Carsten Brömsel (Violin); Franziska Dallmann (Flute); Undine Röhner-Stolle (Oboe d'amore); Guido Tietze (Oboe d'amore); Csaba Kelemen (Trumpet); Andreas Jainz (Trumpet); Nikolaus von Tippelskirch (Trumpet); Michael Lang (Bassoon); Ulf Prelle (Violoncello); Benedikt Hübner (Double Bass); Holger Gehring (Organ)

MDR

Dec 14/15, 2007

2-CD / TT: 85 min

Recorded live at Kreuzkirche, Dresden, Saxony, Germany. Broadcast by
MDR Figaro on Dec 21, 12.2007.
3^rd recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3 by R. Kreile.
Source: SLUB Dresden

77

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.

78

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
Download this recording from Rapidshare

79

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.
Buy this album at:
CD: Bach Cantata Choir, Portland, Oregon

80

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:  
CD: Kantorei St. Mauritius Hardegsen

81

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

82

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.
Buy this album at:
CD: Bach Cantata Choir, Portland, Oregon

83

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.
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84

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:

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85

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

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/4-6

Jan Ernst

Domkantorei Schwerin

Soprano: Christa Maier; Other vocal soloists: unknown

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

86

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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87

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

88

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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89

Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium - Dubrovsky - RTVE [V-2]

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6: Selection (from a complete performance)

Rubén Dubrovsky

Orquesta Sinfónica y Coro de RTVE (Radio Televisión Española)

Soprano: Yeree Suh; Mezzo-soprano: Michaela Selinger; Tenor: Johannes Chum; Baritone: Christian Senn

YouTube

Dec 3&4, 2009

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Teatro Monumental, Madrid, Spain.
Source: El Oratorio de Navidad BWV 248 de Johann Sebastian Bach en Madrid (Clásica 2) [Spanish]
Watch on YouTube:
Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248: Mvt. 1 [8:06] + Mvt. 23 [1:16] + Mvts. 31-35, 24 [9:32] + Mvt. 41 [4:22] + Mvts. 43-46 [9:12] + Mvts. 59-62 [7:06] || Sequence

90

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.

91

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratoium BWV 248, Kantaten I-VI [V-2]

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6

KMD Claus-Erhard Heinrich

Michael-Praetorius Halberstadt, Kantorei Halberstadt / Leipziger Barockorchester

Soprano: Ulrike Fulde; [1-3]; Soprano: Annegret Kleindopf [4-6]; Alto: Annekathrin Laabs [1-3]; Alto: Susanne Krumbiegel [4-6]; Tenor: Martin Krumbiegel; Bass: Gotthold Schwarz

Musik am Dom zu Halberstadt LA-HBS-1001

Dec 6, 2009 [1-3]
Jan 6, 2010 [4-6]

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at Moritzkirche, Halberstadt, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Record producer: Martin Linde.
Source: Martin Linde: CDs and live recordings

92

Weihnachtskonzert 2009 - Bach Weihnachts-Oratorium I-III [V-7]

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3

Wolfgang Kläsener (Conductor & Organ)

Kantorei Barmen-Gemarke mit Gästen / Ensemble „concerto vivo“ (on historical instruments); Trompeten Consort Friedemann Immer

Soprano: Johanna Neß; Alto: Ursula Kunz; Tenor: Andreas Wagner; Bass: Thomas Laske;

Kantorei Barmen-Gemarke CD-20

Dec 19, 2009

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at Immanuelkirche Wuppertal-Barmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
2^nd recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3 by W. Kläsener.
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93

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium (Kantaten 1-3) - Wiltener Sängerknaben, Johannes Stecher [V-1]

Chorus Jauchzet, frohlocket (Mvt. 1) from Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1 [8:14]
Chorus Herrscher des Himmels (Mvt. 1) from Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/3 [1:52]

Johannes Stecher

Wiltener Sängerknaben / Barockorchester Academia Jacobus Stainer

Boy Soprano: Soloists from Wiltener Sängerknaben; Counter-tenor: Bernhard Landauer; Tenor: Gabriel Lipus; Bass: Martin Senfter

YouTube

Dec 19, 2009

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Basilika Wilten, Innsbruck, Austria.
1st recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by J. Stecher.
Watch on YouTube:
BWV 248/1: Mvt. 1: Chorus [8:14] | BWV 248/3: Mvt. 1: Chorus [1:52]

94

Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium-Amsterdam 22.XII.2009 [V-3]
Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium-de Vriend/Amsterdam 2009 [V-3]

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6 [25:17, 27:07, 22:13, 22:12, 23:15, 23:17]

Jan Willem de Vriend

Nederlands Kamerkoor / Combattimento Consort Amsterdam

Tenor [Evangelist]: Bernhard Berchtold; Soprano: Heleen Koele; Alto: Karin van der Poel; Tenor: Albert van Ommen; Bass: Jasper Schweppe

House of Opera CD-417400
House of Opera MP3-417400
House of Opera CD-85557
House of Opera MP3-85557

Dec 22, 2009

2-CD / TT:
MP3: TT:
2-CD / TT:
MP3: TT:

Recorded live at Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. FM-rebroadcast Radio 4 (NL) 20.XII.2010 - converted to MP3/320.
2^nd recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by J.W.d. Vriend.
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95

Evangelische Christvesper am Heiligen Abend / aus der Frauenkirche in Dresden [V-2]

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1

Matthias Grünert

Projektchor der Frauenkirche (Dresden) / Ensemble Frauenkirche (Dresden)

Alto: Antigone Papoulkas; Tenor: Falk Hoffmann; Bass: Sebastian Richter

Dresden (Evangelischer Gottesdienst)

Dec 24, 2009

CD / TT: 57 min

Recorded at Frauenkirche, Dresden, Saxony, Germany. Broadcast by Deutschlandfunk Köln on Dec 24, 2009.
1^st recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium by M. Grünert.
Copy: Zentralbibliothek-Mediathek Archiv Fon-SCD-C 21637.
Source: SLUB Dresden & World-Cat Libraries

96

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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97

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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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (March 2003 - May 2020)
Thanks to contributors: Anandgyan (December 2009); Aurelian Caesar (January 2008)

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 (1734-1735): Details
Complete Recordings: 1900-1949 | 1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2019 | 2020-2029 | Recordings of Individual Movements
General Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8
Systematic Discussions: Cantata 1 | Cantata 2 | Cantata 3 | Cantata 4 | Cantata 5 | Cantata 6 | Part 7: Summary
Individual Recordings: BWV 248 – Collegium Aureum | BWV 248 - H. Christophers | BWV 248 - J.E. Gardiner | BWV 248 - N. Harnoncourt | BWV 248 - P. Herreweghe | BWV 248 - R. Jacobs | BWV 248 - N. McGegan | BWV 248 - R. Otto | BWV 248 - K. Richter | BWV 248 - H. Rilling | BWV 248 - P. Schreier | BWV 248 - M. Suzuki | BWV 248 - K. Thomas | BWV 248 - J.v. Veldhoven
Articles: A Bottomless Bucket of Bach - Christmas Oratorio [D. Satz] | BWV 248/19 “Schlafe, mein Liebster” - A Background Study with Focus on the Colla Parte Flauto Traverso Part [T. Braatz]