Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Bach Choir of Bethlehem & Bethlehem Bach Festival Orchestra & Greg Funfgeld

The Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, is an oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed in 1734. It was written in six cantata-like parts for performance across the 1734 to 1735 Christmas season, uses Baroque sacred forces with choruses, arias and recitatives, and sits within Bach's Leipzig liturgical output.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part I: 1. Chorus
    7:47
  2. 2.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part I: 2. Recitative - Evangelist
    1:13
  3. 3.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part I: 3. Recitative - Alto
    0:53
  4. 4.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part I: 4. Aria - Alto
    5:25
  5. 5.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part I: 5. Chorale
    1:22
  6. 6.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part I: 6. Recitative - Evangelist
    0:26
  7. 7.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part I: 7. Choral - Soprano and Recitative - Bass
    2:42
  8. 8.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part I: 8. Aria - Bass
    4:26
  9. 9.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part I: 9. Chorale
    1:17
  10. 10.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part II: 10. Sinfonia
    5:28
  11. 11.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part II: 11. Recitative - Evangelist
    0:40
  12. 12.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part II: 12. Chorale
    1:03
  13. 13.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part II: 13. Recitative - Evangelist and Soprano
    0:45
  14. 14.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part II: 14. Recitative - Bass
    0:42
  15. 15.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part II: 15. Aria - Tenor
    3:35
  16. 16.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part II: 16. Recitative - Evangelist
    0:22
  17. 17.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part II: 17. Chorale
    0:41
  18. 18.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part II: 18. Recitative - Bass
    0:56
  19. 19.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part II: 19. Aria - Alto
    10:17
  20. 20.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part II: 20. Recitative - Evangelist
    0:12
  21. 21.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part II: 21. Chorus
    2:44
  22. 22.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part II: 22. Recitative - Bass
    0:28
  23. 23.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part II: 23. Chorale
    1:14
  24. 24.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part III: 24. Chorus
    2:04
  25. 25.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part III: 25. Recitative - Evangelist
    0:09
  26. 26.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part III: 26. Chorus
    0:42
  27. 27.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part III: 27. Recitative - Bass
    0:40
  28. 28.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part III: 28. Chorale
    0:44
  29. 29.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part III: 29. Aria Duetto - Soprano and Bass
    7:04
  30. 30.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part III: 30. Recitative - Evangelist
    1:11
  31. 31.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part III: 31. Aria - Alto
    5:40
  32. 32.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part III: 32. Recitative - Alto
    0:29
  33. 33.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part III: 33. Chorale
    0:52
  34. 34.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part III: 34. Recitative - Evangelist
    0:23
  35. 35.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part III: 35. Chorale
    0:46
  36. 36.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part III: 36. Chorus: (Repeat of No. 24)
    2:35

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part IV: 1. Chorus
    5:54
  2. 3.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part IV: 2. Recitative - Evangelist
    0:32
  3. 4.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part IV: 3. Recitative and Chorale - Bass and Soprano
    2:31
  4. 5.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part IV: 4. Aria - Soprano: Echo
    5:07
  5. 6.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part IV: 5. Recitative and Chorale - Bass and Soprano
    1:26
  6. 7.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part IV: 6. Aria - Tenor
    4:34
  7. 8.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part IV: 7. Chorale
    1:44
  8. 9.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part V: 8. Chorus
    6:30
  9. 10.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part V: 9. Recitative - Evangelist
    0:21
  10. 11.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part V: 10. Chorus and Recitative - Alto
    1:49
  11. 12.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part V: 11. Chorale
    0:48
  12. 13.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part V: 12. Aria - Bass
    3:58
  13. 14.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part V: 13. Recitative - Evangelist
    0:11
  14. 15.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part V: 14. Recitative - Alto
    0:38
  15. 16.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part V: 15. Recitative - Evangelist
    1:27
  16. 17.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part V: 16. Aria - Soprano: Alto: Tenor
    6:09
  17. 18.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part V: 17. Recitative - Alto
    0:33
  18. 19.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part V: 18. Chorale
    0:57
  19. 20.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part VI: 19. Chorus
    5:11
  20. 21.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part VI: 20. Recitative - Evangelist and Bass
    0:47
  21. 22.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part VI: 21. Recitative - Soprano
    0:52
  22. 23.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part VI: 22. Aria - Soprano
    4:24
  23. 24.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part VI: 23. Recitative - Evangelist
    1:09
  24. 25.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part VI: 24. Chorale
    1:06
  25. 26.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part VI: 25. Recitative - Evangelist
    0:23
  26. 27.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part VI: 26. Recitative - Tenor
    1:39
  27. 28.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part VI: 27. Aria - Tenor
    4:01
  28. 29.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part VI: 28. Recitative - Soprano: Alto: Tenor: Bass
    0:42
  29. 30.
    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part VI: 29. Chorale
    3:22

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