Kerstfeest Noel Christmas Weihnachten / Netherlands Bach Society

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Album Summary

Performers

• William Towers (Countertenor)
• Charles Daniels (Voice)
• Johannette Zomer (Soprano)
• Dorothee Mields (Soprano)
• Stephan MacLeod (Bass Baritone)
• Peter Harvey (Bass Baritone)
• Matthew White
• Leo Doeselaar (Organ)
• Gerd Türk (Tenor)
• Annette Markert (Alto)

Conductor

• Veldhoven, Jos van

Ensembles

• Capella Figuralis
• Netherlands Bach Society

Composers

• Michael Praetorius (1571 - 1621)
• Andreas Hammerschmidt (17th cent. Compo) (circa 1611-1612 - 1675)
• Johannes Crüger (1598 - 1662)
• Benedictus a Sancto Josepho (1642 - 1716)
• Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562 - 1621)
• Johann Michael Bach (1648 - 1694)
• Christmas Traditional
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
• Johann Hermann Schein (1586 - 1630)

Notes & Reviews:

This beautiful collection of music for the Christmas season features selected tracks performed by Jos van Veldhoven and the Netherlands Bach Society, culled from their many acclaimed recordings for Channel Classics. The selections range from music by Bach and Sweelinck to traditional carols. Founded in 1921, the Netherlands Bach Society is the oldest early music ensemble in the Netherlands, and one of the oldest in the world.

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Works Details

Traditional, Christmas : Wie schon leuchtet der Morgenstern (How Brightly Shines The Morning Star) (German)

• Conductor: Jos Veldhoven
• Ensemble: Capella Figuralis
• Running Time: 1 min. 11 sec.

Praetorious, Michael : Musae Sioniae

• Conductor: Jos Veldhoven
• Ensemble: Netherlands Bach Society
• Running Time: 3 min. sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Written: 1600

Josepho, Benedictus a Sancto : Ave Maria

• Conductor: Jos Veldhoven
• Ensemble: Netherlands Bach Society
• Running Time: 5 min. 14 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Magnificat

• Performers: William Towers (Countertenor); Charles Daniels (Voice); Johannette Zomer (Soprano); Dorothee Mields (Soprano); Stephan MacLeod (Bass Baritone)
• Conductor: Jos Veldhoven
• Ensemble: Netherlands Bach Society
• Running Time: 3 min. 4 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Choral
• Written: 06/1733

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Mass in B minor :: Et incarnatus est?

• Performers: Peter Harvey (Bass Baritone); Charles Daniels (Voice); Dorothee Mields (Soprano); Johannette Zomer (Soprano); Matthew White
• Conductor: Jos Veldhoven
• Ensemble: Netherlands Bach Society
• Running Time: 3 min. 9 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1748-1749

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 110, "Unser Mund sei voll Lachens" BWV 110 :: Unser Mund sei voll lachens

• Performers: William Towers (Countertenor); Charles Daniels (Voice); Stephan MacLeod (Bass Baritone); Johannette Zomer (Soprano); Dorothee Mields (Soprano)
• Conductor: Jos Veldhoven
• Ensemble: Netherlands Bach Society
• Running Time: 6 min. 36 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 12/25/1725

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Ich steh' an deiner Krippen hier, BWV 369

• Conductor: Jos Veldhoven
• Ensemble: Netherlands Bach Society
• Running Time: 3 min. 11 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Christmas
• Written: 1736

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Kyrie Gott Vater :: Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehre

• Performer: Leo Doeselaar (Organ)
• Conductor: Jos Veldhoven
• Ensemble: Netherlands Bach Society
• Running Time: 5 min. 42 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: by 1751

Hammerschmidt, Andreas : Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe

• Conductor: Jos Veldhoven
• Ensemble: Capella Figuralis
• Running Time: 3 min. 28 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque

Sweelinck, Jan Pieterszoon : Angelus ad pastores ait, motet for 5 voices & continuo (Cantiones Sacrae no 35)

• Conductor: Jos Veldhoven
• Ensemble: Capella Figuralis
• Running Time: 2 min. 43 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Vocal

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 :: Sinfonia

• Performers: Gerd Türk (Tenor); Annette Markert (Alto); Johannette Zomer (Soprano); Peter Harvey (Bass Baritone)
• Conductor: Jos Veldhoven
• Ensemble: Netherlands Bach Society
• Running Time: 5 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Christmas
• Written: 1734

Schein, Johann Hermann : Magnificat :: O Jesulein

• Performers: Charles Daniels (Voice); William Towers (Countertenor); Dorothee Mields (Soprano); Johannette Zomer (Soprano); Stephan MacLeod (Bass Baritone)
• Conductor: Jos Veldhoven
• Ensemble: Netherlands Bach Society
• Running Time: 2 min. 44 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Choral

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 :: Schlafe mein Liebster

• Performers: Johannette Zomer (Soprano); Annette Markert (Alto); Gerd Türk (Tenor); Peter Harvey (Bass Baritone)
• Conductor: Jos Veldhoven
• Ensemble: Netherlands Bach Society
• Running Time: 8 min. 39 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Christmas
• Written: 1734

Crüger, Johannes : Fröhlich soll mein Herze springen

• Conductor: Jos Veldhoven
• Ensemble: Netherlands Bach Society
• Running Time: 3 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque

Bach, Johann Michael (I) : Magnificat :: Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe

• Performers: Charles Daniels (Voice); Johannette Zomer (Soprano); William Towers (Countertenor); Dorothee Mields (Soprano); Stephan MacLeod (Bass Baritone)
• Conductor: Jos Veldhoven
• Ensemble: Netherlands Bach Society
• Running Time: 3 min. 33 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Choral

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Mass in B minor :: Gloria in excelsis / Et in terra pax

• Performers: Johannette Zomer (Soprano); Charles Daniels (Voice); Peter Harvey (Bass Baritone); Matthew White; Dorothee Mields (Soprano)
• Conductor: Jos Veldhoven
• Ensemble: Netherlands Bach Society
• Running Time: 5 min. 59 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1748-1749