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Weihnachtsoratorium

Johann Sebastian Bach

One of the greats of Bach’s choral œuvre conducted by Masaaki Suzuki, a master of the repertoire of the Cantor of Leipzig.

Masaaki Suzuki
Masaaki Suzuki © Marco Borggreve

Cast

Jessica Cale | soprano
Hugh Cutting | countertenor
Guy Cutting | tenor
Florian Störtz | bass

Masaaki Suzuki | direction
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Choir of the Age of Enlightenment

Programme

Cantatas 1, 2 and 3 composed in 1734-35 BWV 248
Between cantatas 2 and 3
Bach  Singet dem Herrn, motet BWV 225

About

Alongside Bach’s Passions, his Weihnachtsoratorium is one of the most frequently performed great choral works in the entire history of scared music. The Weihnachtsoratorium, which is divided into cantatas, opens with the birth of Jesus and concludes with the adoration of the Magi, and was originally intended to be performed over six consecutive days. The work draws heavily on the Gospels of St Luke and St Matthew and offers one of the most masterful examples of Bach’s craft.

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