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Bach: Christmas Oratorio BWV 248

Monteverdi Choir | English Baroque Soloists | Claron McFadden soprano | Bernarda Fink alto | Christoph Genz tenor | Dietrich Henschel bass
Sir John Eliot Gardiner

In the historic Weimar Herder Church Sir John Eliot Gardiner finds the perfect setting for his recording of the Bach Christmas Oratorio. Against the backdrop of the dramatic altar and Lucas Granach paintings, the Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists perform Gardiner’s new interpretation of this classic piece. For the renowned conductor, this Weimar concert is a special performance, marking the start of his Bach Cantata Pilgrimage. With this new interpretation of the Christmas Oratorio, Gardiner shows himself once again to be an incontestable specialist of Bach’s music.

Repertoire

J. S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio BWV 248 Cantatas I – VI

Facts DVD Blu-ray

Item number
2045099
UPC number
880242450999
Region code
0
Picture format
NTSC 16:9
Sound format
PCM Stereo
Dolby Digital 5.1
dts 5.1
Release
Total running time
194 mins
Details running time
142 mins (Oratorio), 52 mins (Documentary)
Subtitles
English, French, German, Japanese, Korean
Booklet notes
English, German
No. of discs
2
Recording
1999
Bonus
Documentaries: J.S. Bach: Jauchzet, frohlocket! An Introduction to the
Christmas Oratorio & Bach revisited – J.E. Gardiner in Saxony and Thuringia