FULL Weihnachtsoratorium (J.S.Bach) Hamburg 2023 Julien Prégardien, Christian Georg, Heejun Kang, Lucy de Butts
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Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Weihnachtsoratorium or Christmas Oratorio
- Composer: Bach Johann Sebastian
- Libretto: various
- Venue & Opera Company: Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg, Germany
- Recorded: December 7, 2023
- Type: Concert Live
- Singers: Julien Prégardien, Christian Georg, Heejun Kang, Lucy de Butts, Chaterina Witting, Lisa Schmalz, Alexandra Hebart, Anna-Maria Torkel, Andreas Heinemeyer, Fabian Kuhnen, Dávid Csizmár
- Conductor: Holger Speck
- Orchestra: Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
- Chorus: NDR Vokalensemble
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Information about the Recording
- Published by: ARTE
- Date Published: 2023
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: nosubs
- Video Recording from: YouTube FULL VIDEO
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
A musical highlight in a class of its own is Johann Sebastian Bach’s masterful Christmas oratorio BWV 248 with the renowned tenor Julian Prégardien. Accompanied by the NDR Vokalensemble and the Academy for Early Music Berlin, a festive atmosphere unfolds that captures the magic of the holidays. The concert delves into the moving story of Christmas, masterfully told by Julian Prégardien as the evangelist. Together with the outstanding soloists of the NDR Vocal Ensemble and the Academy for Early Music Berlin, the timeless splendor of Bach’s music unfolds in all its depth and beauty. This extraordinary concert, under the expert direction of Holger Speck, lets Bach’s masterful composition shine in new splendor. The harmonious fusion of choir, soloists and orchestra takes the listener into a world full of emotions and spiritual depth that still touches hearts today.
04:24 I. On Christmas Day
31:30 II. On Boxing Day
01:00:35 III. On the third day of Christmas
01:55:00 IV. On the Feast of the Circumcision of Christ
02:19:30 V. On the Sunday after New Year
02:47:00VI. On the Feast of the Epiphany