by Bach, J.S. · Berlin Classics · CD · EAN 0782124219123
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«Weihnachtsoratorium» (BWV 248) is the album by Johann Sebastian Bach, released in 2006 by Berlin Classics on CD (3 discs).
Composed for the Christmas season of 1734 and 1735, the oratorio is divided into six cantatas for different celebrations, from Christmas to Epiphany, with soloists, choir and orchestra. This recording brings together Agnes Giebel, Marga Höffgen, Josef Traxel and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau with the Thomanerchor and the Gewandhausorchester of Leipzig, conducted by Kurt Thomas.
The box set consists of three CDs and this edition is a remastered reissue.
For fans of Baroque oratorio and Christmas choral music.
