J.S. Bach: Cantatas for Christmas / Magdalena Kozena, Bernarda Fink, Michael Chance, James Gilchrist, Christoph Genz

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Album Summary

Performers

• Joanne Lunn (Soprano)
• Ruth Holton (Soprano)
• Peter Harvey (Bass Baritone)
• Gillian Keith (Soprano)

Conductor

• Gardiner, John Eliot

Ensembles

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• Monteverdi Choir

Composer

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

Notes & Reviews:

This box set is a collection of Cantatas for the Christmas season from our award-winning series of recordings from the 2000 Bach Cantata Pilgrimage. It features a cast of stellar soloists including Magdalena Koená, Bernarda Fink, Michael Chance, James Gilchrist, Christoph Genz. The Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloist give brilliant performances, making this release a must-have gift for Christmas. The set contains 6 CDs and a booklet with notes by Sir John Eliot Gardiner - texts in German and English.

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Bach, Johann Sebastian : Christen, ätzet diesen Tag, BWV 63

• Conductor: John Gardiner
• Ensemble: Monteverdi Choir
• Running Time: 25 min. 4 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1714-1715
• Studio/Live: Live

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 191, "Gloria in excelsis Deo" BWV 191

• Conductor: John Gardiner
• Running Time: 12 min. 54 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1741-1745
• Studio/Live: Live

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 91, "Gelobet seist su, Jesu Christ," BWV 91

• Conductor: John Gardiner
• Running Time: 14 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 12/25/1724
• Studio/Live: Live

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

• Conductor: John Gardiner
• Running Time: 20 min. 53 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 12/25/1725
• Studio/Live: Live

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Christum wir sollen loben schon, BWV 121

• Conductor: John Gardiner
• Running Time: 17 min. 27 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 12/26/1724
• Studio/Live: Live

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 34, "O ewiges Feuer, O Ursprung der Liebe," BWV 34

• Conductor: John Gardiner
• Running Time: 13 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 12/26/1723
• Studio/Live: Live

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 57, "Selig ist der Mann" BWV 57

• Performer: Peter Harvey (Bass Baritone)
• Conductor: John Gardiner
• Running Time: 21 min. 42 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 12/26/1726
• Studio/Live: Live

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 64, "Sehet, welch eine Liebe" BWV 64

• Conductor: John Gardiner
• Running Time: 16 min. 15 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 12/27/1723
• Studio/Live: Live

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 151, "Süsser Trost, mein Jesus kömmt" BWV 151

• Performer: Gillian Keith (Soprano)
• Conductor: John Gardiner
• Running Time: 16 min. 31 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 12/27/1726
• Studio/Live: Live

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 133, "Ich freue mich in dir" BWV 133

• Conductor: John Gardiner
• Running Time: 17 min. 33 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 12/27/1724
• Studio/Live: Live

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, motet for chorus, BWV 225 (BC C1)

• Conductor: John Gardiner
• Running Time: 13 min. 7 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1726-1727
• Studio/Live: Live

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 152, "Tritt auf due Glaubensbahn" BWV 152

• Conductor: John Gardiner
• Running Time: 17 min. 29 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 12/30/1714
• Studio/Live: Live

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 122, "Das neugeborne Kindelein" BWV 122

• Conductor: John Gardiner
• Running Time: 14 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 12/31/1724
• Studio/Live: Live

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 28, "Gottlob! nun geht das Jahr zu Ende," BWV 28

• Performer: Joanne Lunn (Soprano)
• Conductor: John Gardiner
• Running Time: 13 min. 33 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 12/30/1725
• Studio/Live: Live

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 190, "Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied" BWV 190

• Conductor: John Gardiner
• Running Time: 16 min. 11 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 01/01/1724
• Studio/Live: Live

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 143 "'Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele" BWV 143

• Conductor: John Gardiner
• Running Time: 11 min. 15 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1708-1714
• Studio/Live: Live

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 41, "Jesu, nun sei gepreiset" BWV 41

• Conductor: John Gardiner
• Running Time: 24 min. 41 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 01/01/1725
• Studio/Live: Live

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 16, "Herr Gott, dich loben wir" BWV 16

• Conductor: John Gardiner
• Running Time: 15 min. 8 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 01/01/1726
• Studio/Live: Live

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 171, "Gott, wie dein Name, so ist auch dein Ruhm" BWV 171

• Conductor: John Gardiner
• Running Time: 14 min. 50 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 01/01/1729
• Studio/Live: Live

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 153, "Schau, lieber Gott, wie meine Feind" BWV 153

• Conductor: John Gardiner
• Running Time: 11 min. 21 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 01/02/1724
• Studio/Live: Live

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 58, "Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid" BWV 58

• Performers: Peter Harvey (Bass Baritone); Ruth Holton (Soprano)
• Conductor: John Gardiner
• Running Time: 13 min. 38 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 01/05/1727
• Studio/Live: Live

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 65, "Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen" BWV 65

• Conductor: John Gardiner
• Running Time: 14 min. 38 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 01/06/1724
• Studio/Live: Live

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 123, "Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen" BWV 123

• Conductor: John Gardiner
• Running Time: 22 min. 39 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 01/06/1725
• Studio/Live: Live