The Christmas Oratorio (German: Weihnachtsoratorium), BWV 248, is an oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach intended for performance in church during the Christmas season. It is in six …

The Christmas Oratorio (German: Weihnachtsoratorium) BWV 248, is an oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach intended for performance in church during the Christmas season.

Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegend • III. Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen • IV. Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben • V. Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen • VI. Herr, wenn die stolzen …

Dec 13, 2018 · Bach composed the six-part “Christmas Oratorio” (“Weihnachts Oratorium”) in 1734 for two Leipzig churches, St. Thomas and St. Nicholas, for which he served as music …

Text of the Christmas Oratorio Johann Sebastian Bach Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248 1. Chor Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage, rühmet, was heute der Höchste getan! Lasset das …

Dec 19, 2024 · Having a chorale performed pianissimo and magically, adds to the depth of this final coantata: no mere "balancer" to the first cantata, this final panel reminds us of the eternal …

Assembled in late 1734, JS Bach ’s ‘Oratorium Tempore Nativitatis Christi’ (Christmas Oratorio) constitutes a six-part Christmas present to the congregations of St Thomas’s and St Nicholas’s …

Jul 1, 2025 · Bach¹s Christmas Oratorio is among his most joyous music. Although not actually an oratorio - it is really a series of six cantatas - it was written for the 1734-1735 Christmas …

Towards the end of J. S. Bach 's career, around 1734 and 1735, the great man composed three large-scale choral works for major feasts - the Christmas Oratorio, the Ascension Oratorio and …

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