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
The Sixteen
The Symphony of Harmony and Invention
Harry Christophers
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
CD 2
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
