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Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248
Discography - Part 9

Complete Recordings 2020-2029

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Recordings of Individual Movements >


1

J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, Cantatas 1-6 (BWV 248) [V-4]

 
 

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248:
CD-1 [77:15]: Cantata I [25:41], Cantata II [28:38], Cantata III [22:56]
CD-2 [69:18]: Cantata IV [21:47], Cantata V [24:25], Cantata VI [23:06]

Rainer Johannes Homburg

Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben / Trompetenensemble Wolfgang Bauer; Handel's Company (on historical instruments)

Soprano: Elisabeth Wimmer; Alto: Elvira Bill; Tenor [Evangelist]: Andreas Post; Bass: Dominic Große

Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm MDG 9022183-6

Jan 3-8, 2020

2-SACD / TT: 146:33

Recorded at Ev. Christuskirche, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Producers Werner Dabringhaus & Reimund Grimm; Engineer: Holger Schlegel.
Watch/Listen on YouTube:
Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248: Spotlight [Video: 1:21] | Excerpt [Audio: 1:50]
Buy this album at:
2-SACD (2020): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


2

Bach in Baltimore: Winter Lights - Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, Part V & Cantata 153 (Season 32: 2019/2020) [C32-3]


15:30-39:49: Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248: Cantata Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen, BWV 248/5 [24:19]

T. Herbert Dimmock

Bach in Baltimore: Choir & Orchestra

Soprano: Kerry Holahan; Alto: Janna Critz; Tenor: Jeffrey Fahnestock; Bass: Ross Tamaccio

YouTube

Jan 5, 2020

Audio / TT:

Recorded live at Church of the Redeemer in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Listen on YouTube:
Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/5: Complete Cantata [40:43]


3

J.S. Bach: Kantate Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben, BWV 248/6 // Christmas Oratorio [D14-1]

 
 
 

Cantata Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben, BWV 248/6 (Weihnachts-Oratorium) [YT: 27:21]

Musical director & Conductor: Rudolf Lutz
Workshop Participants: Rudolf Lutz, Pfr. Niklaus Peter
Reflective Lecture Speaker: Antonio Loprieno

Chor & Orchester der J.S. Bach-Stiftung

Soloists: Soprano: Ruby Hughes; Alto: Alexandra Rawohl; Tenor: Daniel Johannsen; Bass: Tobias Wicky
Choir: Sopranos: Lia Andres, Jessica Jans, Noëmi Sohn-Nad, Noëmi Tran-Rediger, Maria Weber, Mirjam Wernli; Altos: Roland Faust, Antonia Frey, Lea Pfister-Scherer, Alexandra Rawohl, Lisa Weiss; Tenors: Clemens Flämig, Christian Rathgeber, Sören Richter, Walter Siegel; Basses: Jonas Atwood, Fabrice Hayoz, Daniel Pérez, Philippe Rayot
Orchestra: Violins: Renate Steinmann, Monika Baer, Elisabeth Kohler, Olivia Schenkel, Marita Seeger, Salome Zimmermann; Violas: Susanna Hefti, Claire Foltzer, Martina Zimmermann; Violoncellos: Martin Zeller, Bettina Messerschmidt; Violone: Markus Bernhard; Trumpets: Jaroslav Roucek, Karel Mnuk, Josef Sadilek; Timpani: Georg Tausch; Oboes: Andreas Helm, Thomas Meraner; Bassoon: Susann Landert; Harpsichord: Thomas Leininger; Organ: Nicola Cumer

J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen

Jan 17, 2020

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Evangelische Kirche, Trogen, Kanton Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland, in the frame of J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Cantata Series.
Recording & Editing: Sound Engineer: Stefan Ritzenthaler; Producer: Meinrad Keel; Executive producer: Johannes Widmer; Production: Gallus Media AG, Switzerland; Producer: J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Source: Bachipedia
Watch on YouTube:
Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/6: Complete Cantata [27:21] | Workshop [45:52] | Reflective Lecture [18:28]


4

Все кантаты Баха. Сезон четвертый "Бах в Лейпциге: парные кантаты", Концерт второй - Рождественский концерт! 12+ (BWV 248/1, 197a, 91) [S4-2]

 

Cantata Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage, BWV 248/1 (Weihnachts-Oratorium) [30:41]

Artistic Director & Conductor: Oleg Romanenko

Collegium Musicum Ensemble, Moscow

Soprano: Varvara Fedotova; Alto: Anastasia Bondareva; Tenor: Pavel Laus; Bass: Evgeniy Skurat
Daniel Salvador (Organ) [Madrid, Spain]

Все кантаты Баха

Dec 20, 2020

Video / TT: 112:30

Recorded & filmed live at Evangelical-Lutheran St. Peter and Paul's Cathedral, Moscow, Russia, as part of Все кантаты Баха.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert: Cantatas BWV 248/1, 197a, 91 [112:30]
Cantata BWV 248/1: Complete Cantata [30:41]


5

J.S.: Bach Weihnachtsoratorium I-III LIVE aus der Peterskirche Basel Capricornus Consort Basel [VV-1]

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3 [92:07]

Péter Barczi

Capricornus Consort Basel

Soprano: Miriam Feuersinger; Alto: Margot Oitzinger; Tenor: Raphael Höhn; Bass: Matthias Helm
CCB: Péter Barczi, Eva Borhi (Baroque Violins); Sonoko Asabuki (Baroque Viola); Daniel Rosin (Baroque Cello); Michael Bürgin (Violone); David Blunden (Organ); Daniela Lieb, Rebekka Brunner (Transvers Flutes); Thomas Meraner, Georg Fritz (Oboes d'amore); Clara Espinosa Encinas, Philipp Wagner (Oboe, Oboa da caccia); Jaroslav Roucek, Karel Mnuk, Josef Sadilek (Trumpets); Jascha von der Goltz (Timpani)

YouTube

Dec 11, 2020

Video / TT: 92:07

Recorded, filmed at streamed live at Peterskirche Basel, Switzerland.
Sponsored by: Sulger Stiftung & Evangelisch-Reformierte Kirche Basel Stadt; Live-Stream: Oren Kirschenbaum Video Productions.
Watch on YouTube:
Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248: Cantatas 1-3 [92:07]


6

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

 

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248:
CD-1 [72:15]: Recorded Dec 18-20, 2020
1-9. Cantata Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage, BWV 248/1 [25:10]
10-23. Cantata Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegend, BWV 248/2 [25:30]
24-36. Cantata Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen, BWV 248/3 [21:35]
CD-2 [66:47]: Recorded Apr 6-9, 2021
1-7. Cantata Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben, BWV 248/4 [21:37]
8-18. Cantata Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen, BWV 248/5 [22:46]
19-29. Cantata Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben, BWV 248/6 [22:34]

Gernot Süßmuth (Director)

Ensemble Polyharmonique / Thüringer Bach Collegium

Tenor [Evangelist]: Benjamin Glaubitz; Jörg Reddin (Organ)
EP: Sopranos: Joowon Chung, Magdalene Harer; Alto: Alexander Schneider; Tenors: Johannes Gaubitz, Sören Richter; Bass: Matthias Lutze

Rondeau Production ROP-622122

CD-1: Dec 18-20, 2020
CD-2: Apr 6-9, 2021

2-CD / TT: 139:02

Recorded at Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Kirche, Arnstadt, Thuringia, Germany.
Buy this album at:
2-CD (2021): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


7

J.S. Bach: Cantatas para la Navidad (BWV 248-V, 133 & 147) [C20-12]

 

Cantata Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen, BWV 248/5 (Weihnachts-Oratorium) [26:48]

Óscar Gershensohn

Bach Madrid Project Ensemble

Soloists: Soprano: Inma Férez; Alto: Laia Cortés-Calafell; Tenor: Francisco Rodríguez Braojos; Bass: Elías Arranz

YouTube

Dec 19, 2020

Video / TT: 81:00

Recorded & filmed live at Basílica Pontificia de San Miguel, Madrid, Spain.
Audiovisual Director: José del Río; Management: Marisol Boullosa-Nova Lux Artean S.L.; Sponsor: Platino Educa.
Watch on YouTube:
Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/5: Complete Cantata [26:48]


8

Festgottesdienst mit Kantate aus Bachs Weihnachtsoratorium //25.12.2020 // Thomaskirche zu Leipzig [VV-1]

 

14:46-39:55: Jauchzet, frohlocket Cantata 1 from Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 [25:09]

Thomaskantor Gotthold Schwarz

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Sächsisches Barockorchester Leipzig

Soprano: Friederike Holzhausen; Soprano: Elisabeth Mücksch; Alto: Susanne Krumbiegel; Tenor: Patrick Grahl; Bass: Tobias Berndt
Thomasorganist Ullrich Böhme

YouTube

Dec 25, 2020

Video / TT: 46:03

Recorded & filmed live at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, as part of Festival Service (Festgottesdienst).
The church music was made possible by the Stiftung Chorherren zu St.Thomae. With video material from the Thomanerchor Leipzig from Rondeau Production. A production of Bell Media Leipzig 2020 // Inge Bell, Stefan Baumgarth.
Watch on YouTube:
Complete Concert [46:03]


9

Bach: »Weihnachtsoratorium« Teile I-III & VI | Gaechinger Cantorey | Hans-Christoph Rademann [VV-5]

 

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248, Teile I-III & VI [106:58]
00:00:43: Cantata Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage, BWV 248/1 [26:10]
00:26:53: Cantata Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegend, BWV 248/2 27:43]
00:54:36 Cantata Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen, BWV 248/3 [23:59]
01:18:35 Cantata Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben, BWV 248/6 [28:23]

Hans-Christoph Rademann

Gaechinger Cantorey

Soprano: Isabel Schicketanz; Alto: Marie Henriette Reinhold; Tenor: Patrick Grahl; Bass: Tobias Berndt

YouTube

Dec 4, 2021

Video: / TT: 106:58

Recorded & filmed at Forum am Schlosspark, Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Production: BildManufaktur GmbH; Solund: Tritonus Musikproduktion GmbH; © Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart.
4th recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by H.C. Rademann.
Watch on YouTube:
Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248: Cantatas, 1, 2, 3 & 6 [106:58]


10

Festive Cantatas: Bach's Christmas Oratorio | EMV [VV-1]

 
 

00:45-26:38: Cantata Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen, BWV 248/5 (Weihnachts-Oratorium) [25:50]
41:57-67:41: Cantata Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben, BWV 248/4 (Weihnachts-Oratorium) [25:44]

Alexander Weimann (Director & Harpsichord)

Pacific Baroque Orchestra

Soloists: Soprano: Myriam Leblanc; Soprano: Suzie LeBlanc; Counter-tenor: Nicholas Burns; Tenor: Colin Balzer; Baritone: Tyler Duncan
Violins 1: Chloe Meyers [Concertmaster], Kathryn Wiebe, Paul Luchkow; Violins 2: Christine Wilkinson Be, Christi Meyers, Elyssa Lefurgey-Smith; Violas: Mieka Michaux, Joanna Hood; Cello: Elinor Frey; Violone: Natalie Mackie; Organ: Christina Hutten; Oboes, Oboes d'amore & Oboes da caccia: Matthew Jennejohn; Curtis Foster; Bassoon: Katrina Russell; Horns: Alexis Basque, Guillaume Roy

YouTube

Dec 16, 2021

Video / TT: 67:41

Recorded & filmed live at Performed at The Chan Centre for The Performing Arts, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert: Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/5; J. Kunau: Cantata; Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/4 [67:41]


11

ZONDAG 2 JANUARI 2022 - 2e zondag na Kerstmis [C22-0]

 
 

Cantata Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen, BWV 248/5 (Weihnachts-Oratorium) [25:36]

Jos Vermunt

Residentie Bachkoor / Residentie Bachorkest

Soprano: Wendy Roobol; Alto: Esther Kuiper; Tenor: Robert Luts; Bass: Patrick Pranger
Organist: Geerten van de Wetering

YouTube

Jan 2, 2022

Video / TT: 91:26

Recorded & filmed live at Kloosterkerk, Den Haag, the Netherlands.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Service, including Cantata BWV 248/5 [91:26]
Weihnachts-Oratorium 248/5: Complete Cantata [25:36]
Cantata BWV 248/5: Mvt. 11 (53): Chorale [0:56]


12

Andreas Reize conducts Bach's Christmas Oratorio [TV-3]

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6 [147:42]

Andreas Reize, Thomaskantor

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Soprano: Christina Landshamer; Contralto: Elvira Bill; Tenor: Benedikt Kristjánsson; Bass: Konstantin Krimmel

YouTube

Dec 24, 2022

Video / TT: 147:42

Recorded & filmed live at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.
Production: © Accentus Music.
2nd recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by A. Reize.
Watch on YouTube:
Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248: Complete Cantatas 1-6 [147:42]


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Recordings of Individual Movements >

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (December 2020 - December 2022)
Thanks to contributors: Walter Roth (December 2020)

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]


Recordings & Discussions of Other Vocal Works: Main Page | Motets BWV 225-231 | Mass in B minor BWV 232 | Missae Breves & Sanctus BWV 233-242 | Magnificat BWV 243 | Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 | Johannes-Passion BWV 245 | Lukas-Passion BWV 246 | Markus-Passion BWV 247 | Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 | Oster-Oratorium BWV 249 | Chorales BWV 250-438 | Geistliche Lieder BWV 439-507 | AMN BWV 508-523 | Quodlibet BWV 524 | Aria BWV 1127 | Motet BWV 1165=Anh 159




 

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