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concert Karl-Friedrich Beringer conducts Bach's Christmas Oratorio Münchner Bachsolisten

Münchner Bachsolisten

Karl-Friedrich Beringer conducts Bach's Christmas Oratorio Münchner Bachsolisten

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Discover this illuminating performance of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, a work full of joy which recounts the life of Jesus from his birth through to the arrival of the Three Wise Men. Celebrated conductor Karl-Friedrich Beringer leads the Müncher Bachsolisten, a unique orchestra whose members are all Bach specialists, in addition to performing in some of the world’s most renowned ensembles like the Munich Philharmonic. An incredible cast of vocal soloists bring additional sparkle to the evening, in particular the velvety voice of soprano Juliane Banse which is the ideal match for this sacred repertoire.

Composed in 1734, the Christmas Oratorio draws its inspiration from the words of the Evangelists and the varied selection of texts immerse us into the early days of Jesus’s life. The choir rejoices, “Shout for joy, exult, rise up, praise the day, Praise what the Greatest has done today!”.

Cast

  • Markus Schäfer | Tenor
  • Cornelia Kallisch | Contralto
  • Thomas Quasthoff | Bass
  • Juliane Banse | Soprano
  • Robert Swenson | Tenor
  • Windsbach Boys' Choir
  • Münchner Bachsolisten | Orchestra
  • Karl-Friedrich Beringer | Conductor

Program

  • Johann Sebastian Bach, Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248
    • Part I: For the First Day of Christmas
    • Part II: For the Second Day of Christmas (The Annunciation to the Shepherds)
    • Part III: For the Third Day of Christmas (The Adoration of the Shepherds)
    • Part IV: For New Year's Day (Feast of the Circumcision)
    • Part V: For the First Sunday of New Year (The Journey of the Magi)
    • Part VI: For the Feast of Epiphany (The Adoration of the Magi)

Details

  • Venue: Heilsbronn Abbey (Heilsbronn)
  • Production date: 1991
  • Duration: 2 h 39 min
  • Production: © Metropolitan
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