Album Description

Two-CD Set

The Christmas Oratorio is one of Bach's greatest masterpieces and this recording is one of The Sixteen's finest.

Includes solo performances by Lynda Russell (soprano), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (contralto), Mark Padmore (tenor, Evangelist), Michael George (bass, Herod) and Libby Crabtree (angel, Echo).

Artists

Track Listing

J.S. Bach (1685-1750)

Weihnachts Oratorium

CD 1

Part one / Erster Teil
Tracks 1. - 9.
For the 1st Day of Christmas
Am 1. Weihnachtstag

Part two / Zweiter 
Tracks 10. - 23.
For the 2nd Day of Christmas
Am 2. Weihnachtstag

Part three / Dritter Teil
Tracks 24. - 36.
For the 3rd Day of Christmas
Am 3. Weihnachtstag

Part four / Vierter Teil 
Tracks 1. - 7.
For the Feast of the Circumcision
Am Fest der Beschneidung Christi

Part five / Funfter Teil 
Tracks 8. - 18.
For the 1st Sunday in the New Year
Am Sonntag nach Neujahr

Part six / Sechster Teil 
Tracks 19. - 29.
For the Feast of the Epiphany
Am Epiphaniasfest

TOTAL PLAYING TIME: 2hr 28mins