Part I: Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage … (Chorus)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part I: Recitative: Es begab sich aber zu der Zeit … (Evangelist)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Robert Pitcher, Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part I: Recitative: Nun wird mein liebster Brautigam … (Contralto)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Elizabeth Anker, Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part I: Aria: Bereite dich, Zion, mit zartlichen Trieben … (Contralto)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Elizabeth Anker, Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part I: Chorale: Wie soll ich dich empfangen

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: Marsh Chapel Choir, The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part I: Recitative: Und sie gebar ihren ersten Sohn … (Evangelist)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Robert Pitcher, Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part I: Chorale and Recitative: Er ist auf Erden kommen arm, Wer will die Liebe recht erhohn … (Soprano, Bass)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: Marsh Chapel Choir, The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Anne Harley, Max van Egmond, Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part I: Aria: Grosser Herr, o starker Konig … (Bass)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Max van Egmond, Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part I: Chorale: Ach, mein herzliebes Jesulein …

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: Marsh Chapel Choir, The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part II: Sinfonia

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part II: Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegend … (Evangelist)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Robert Pitcher, Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part II: Chorale: Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht …

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: Marsh Chapel Choir, The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part II: Und der Engel sprach zu ihnen, Furchtet euch nicht … (Evangelist, Soprano)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Robert Pitcher, Anne Harley, Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part II: Recitative: Was Gott dem Abraham verheissen … (Bass)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Max van Egmond, Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part II: Aria: Frohe Hirten, eilt, ach eilet … (Tenor)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Thomas Gregg, Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part II: Und das habt zum Zeichen … (Soprano)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Anne Harley, Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part II: Chorale: Schaut hin, dort liegt im finstern Stall …

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: Marsh Chapel Choir, The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part II: Recitative: So geht denn hin, ihr Hirten, geht … (Bass)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Max van Egmond, Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part II: Aria: Schlafe, mein Liebster, geniesse der Ruh … (Contralto)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Elizabeth Anker, Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part II: Und alsobald war da bei dem Engel … (Evangelist)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Robert Pitcher, Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part II: Ehre sei Gott in der Hohe … (Chorus)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: Marsh Chapel Choir, The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part II: Recitative: So recht, ihr Engel, jauchzt und singet … (Bass)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Max van Egmond, Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part II: Chorale: Wir singen dir in deinem Heer …

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: Marsh Chapel Choir, The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part III: Herrscher des Himmels, erhore das Lallen … (Chorus)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: Marsh Chapel Choir, The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part III: Und da die Engel von ihnen gen Himmel führen … (Evangelist)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Robert Pitcher, Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part III: Lasset uns nun gehen gen Bethlehem … (Chorus)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: Marsh Chapel Choir, The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part III: Recitative: Er hat sein Volk getrost … (Bass)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Max van Egmond, Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part III: Chorale: Dies hat er alles uns getan …

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: Marsh Chapel Choir, The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part III: Aria (Duet): Herr, dein Mitleid, dein Erbarmen … (Soprano, Bass)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Anne Harley, Max van Egmond, Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part III: Und sie kamen eilend … (Evangelist)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Robert Pitcher, Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part III: Aria: Schliesse, mein Herze, dies selige Wunder … (Contalto)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Elizabeth Anker, Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part III: Recitative: Ja, ja, mein Herz soll es bewahren … (Contalto)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Elizabeth Anker, Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part III: Chorale: Ich will dich mit Fleiss bewahren …

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: Marsh Chapel Choir, The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part III: Und die Hirten kehrten wieder um … (Evangelist)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Robert Pitcher, Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part III: Chorale: Seid froh dieweil, dass euer Heil …

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: Marsh Chapel Choir, The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part III: Chorus: Herrscher des Himmels, erhore das Lallen

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: Marsh Chapel Choir, The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part IV: Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben … (Chorus)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: Marsh Chapel Choir, The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part IV: Und da acht Tage um waren … (Evangelist)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Robert Pitcher, Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part IV: Recitative with Chorale: Immanuel, o susses Wort (Bass, Soprano)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: Marsh Chapel Choir, The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Max van Egmond, Anne Harley, Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part IV: Aria: Flosst, mein Heiland, flosst dein Namen … (Soprano)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Anne Harley, Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part IV: Recitative with Chorale: Wohlan, dein Name soll allein (Bass, Soprano)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: Marsh Chapel Choir, The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Max van Egmond, Anne Harley, Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part IV: Aria: Ich will nur dir zu Ehren leben … (Tenor)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Thomas Gregg, Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part IV: Chorale: Jesus richte mein Beginnen …

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: Marsh Chapel Choir, The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part V: Ehre sei dir, Gott gesungen … (Chorus)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: Marsh Chapel Choir, The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part V: Recitative: Da Jesus geboren war zu Bethlehem … (Evangelist)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Robert Pitcher, Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part V: Chorus and Recitative: Wo ist der neugeborne Konig der Juden? … (Contralto)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: Marsh Chapel Choir, The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Elizabeth Anker, Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part V: Chorale: Dein Glanz all Finsternis verzehrt …

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: Marsh Chapel Choir, The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part V: Aria: Erleucht auch meine finstre Sinnen … (Bass)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Max van Egmond, Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part V: Recitative: Da das der Konig Herodes horte … (Evangelist)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Robert Pitcher, Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part V: Recitative: Warum wollt ihr erschrecken?… (Contralto)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Elizabeth Anker, Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part V: Recitative: Und liess versammlen alle Hohepriester… (Evangelist)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Robert Pitcher, Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part V: Aria (Trio): Ach, wenn wird die Zeit erscheinen … (Soprano, Contralto, Tenor)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Anne Harley, Elizabeth Anker, Thomas Gregg, Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part V: Recitative: Mein Liebster herrschet schon … (Contralto)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Elizabeth Anker, Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part V: Chorale: Zwar ist solche Herzensstube …

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: Marsh Chapel Choir, The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part VI: Chorus: Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben …

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: Marsh Chapel Choir, The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part VI: Recitative: Da berief Herodes die Weisen heimlich … (Evangelist, Bass)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Robert Pitcher, Max van Egmond, Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part VI: Recitative: Du Falscher, suche nur den Herrn zu fallen … (Soprano)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Anne Harley, Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part VI: Aria: Nur ein Wink von seinen Handen … (Soprano)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Anne Harley, Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part VI: Recitative: Als sie nun den Konig gehoret hatten … (Evangelist)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Robert Pitcher, Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part VI: Chorale: Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier …

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: Marsh Chapel Choir, The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part VI: Recitative: Und Gott befahl ihnen im Traum … (Evangelist)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Robert Pitcher, Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part VI: Recitative: So geht! Genug, mein Schatz geht nicht von hier … (Tenor)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Thomas Gregg, Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part VI: Aria: Nun mogt ihr stolzen Feinde schrecken … (Tenor)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Thomas Gregg, Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part VI: Recitative (Quartet): Was will der Holle Schrekken nun … (Soprano, Contralto, Tenor, Bass)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Anne Harley, Elizabeth Anker, Thomas Gregg, Max van Egmond, Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner

Part VI: Chorale: Nun seid ihr wohl gerochen …

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Ensemble: Marsh Chapel Choir, The Boston Bach Ensemble

Performer: Peter Watchorn

Conductor: Julian Wachner