Christmas Oratorios & Concertos - Bach & Beyond

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October 7, 2022
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    Featuring
    • COMPOSER
      Johann Nikolaus Bach, Johann Sebastian Bach, Arnold Matthias Brunckhorst, Jeremiah Clarke, Arcangelo
    • PERFORMER
      Ha, Hans-Joachim, Bergmann, Anonymous, Aurelius Sängerknaben Calw, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, Bartsch
    Product Details
    • RELEASE DATE
      October 07, 2022
    • UPC
      881488220346
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      HC22034
    • LABEL
      Haenssler Classic
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      6
    • GENRE
    Works
    1. Part I, Die Verheissung (The Promise): Prelude - Dies ist der Tag, den Gott gemacht (Chorus)

      Composer: Heinrich von Herzogenberg

      Ensemble: Chamber Chorus of the Berlin Hochschule der Kunste, Berlin State and Cathedral Choir, Oriol Ensemble

      Performer: Rudolf Heinemann, Michael Robbelen

      Conductor: Christian Grube

    2. Part I, Die Verheissung (The Promise): Ich harre des Herrn (Tenor 1, Tenor 2, Bass 2, Bass 2, Chorus)

      Composer: Heinrich von Herzogenberg

      Ensemble: Chamber Chorus of the Berlin Hochschule der Kunste, Berlin State and Cathedral Choir, Oriol Ensemble

      Performer: Peter Maus, Ernst-Gerold Schramm

      Conductor: Christian Grube

    3. Part I, Die Verheissung (The Promise): So sprach der Herr zur Schlange (Bass 2, Chorus)

      Composer: Heinrich von Herzogenberg

      Ensemble: Chamber Chorus of the Berlin Hochschule der Kunste, Berlin State and Cathedral Choir, Oriol Ensemble

      Performer: Ernst-Gerold Schramm

      Conductor: Christian Grube

    4. Part I, Die Verheissung (The Promise): So saget der Hörer göttlicher Rede (Bass 1, Chorus)

      Composer: Heinrich von Herzogenberg

      Ensemble: Chamber Chorus of the Berlin Hochschule der Kunste, Berlin State and Cathedral Choir, Oriol Ensemble

      Performer: Ernst-Gerold Schramm

      Conductor: Christian Grube

    5. Part I, Die Verheissung (The Promise): So sprach der Knecht des Herrn (Tenor 2, Chorus)

      Composer: Heinrich von Herzogenberg

      Ensemble: Chamber Chorus of the Berlin Hochschule der Kunste, Berlin State and Cathedral Choir, Oriol Ensemble

      Performer: Peter Maus

      Conductor: Christian Grube

    6. Part I, Die Verheissung (The Promise): Solches verheisst der Eifer (Tenor 1, Tenor 2, Bass 1, Bass 2)

      Composer: Heinrich von Herzogenberg

      Ensemble: Oriol Ensemble

      Performer: Peter Maus, Ernst-Gerold Schramm

      Conductor: Christian Grube

    7. Part I, Die Verheissung (The Promise): Kommst du, kommst du, Licht der Heiden? (Chorus)

      Composer: Heinrich von Herzogenberg

      Ensemble: Chamber Chorus of the Berlin Hochschule der Kunste, Berlin State and Cathedral Choir, Oriol Ensemble

      Conductor: Christian Grube

    8. Part I, Die Verheissung (The Promise): Chorale: Ich lag in schweren Banden (Chorus)

      Composer: Heinrich von Herzogenberg

      Ensemble: Chamber Chorus of the Berlin Hochschule der Kunste, Berlin State and Cathedral Choir, Oriol Ensemble

      Conductor: Christian Grube

    9. Part II, Die Erfullung (The Fulfillment): Recitative: Der Engel Gabriel ward gesandt (Soprano, Alto, Tenor 2)

      Composer: Heinrich von Herzogenberg

      Ensemble: Oriol Ensemble

      Performer: Regina Schudel, Anke Eggers, Peter Maus

      Conductor: Christian Grube

    10. Part II, Die Erfullung (The Fulfillment): Jesus ist ein susser Nam' (Chorus)

      Composer: Heinrich von Herzogenberg

      Ensemble: Chamber Chorus of the Berlin Hochschule der Kunste, Berlin State and Cathedral Choir, Oriol Ensemble

      Conductor: Christian Grube

    11. Part II, Die Erfullung (The Fulfillment): Recitative: Der wird gross sein (Alto)

      Composer: Heinrich von Herzogenberg

      Ensemble: Oriol Ensemble

      Performer: Anke Eggers

      Conductor: Christian Grube

    12. Part II, Die Erfullung (The Fulfillment): Sei gesegnet, teures Reich (Chorus)

      Composer: Heinrich von Herzogenberg

      Ensemble: Chamber Chorus of the Berlin Hochschule der Kunste, Berlin State and Cathedral Choir, Oriol Ensemble

      Conductor: Christian Grube

    13. Part II, Die Erfullung (The Fulfillment): Recitative: Maria aber sprach (Soprano, Tenor 2)

      Composer: Heinrich von Herzogenberg

      Ensemble: Oriol Ensemble

      Performer: Regina Schudel, Peter Maus

      Conductor: Christian Grube

    14. Part II, Die Erfullung (The Fulfillment): Erklinge, Lied, und werde Schall (Soprano, Alto, Tenor 2, Bass 2, Chorus)

      Composer: Heinrich von Herzogenberg

      Ensemble: Chamber Chorus of the Berlin Hochschule der Kunste, Berlin State and Cathedral Choir, Oriol Ensemble

      Performer: Regina Schudel, Anke Eggers, Peter Maus, Ernst-Gerold Schramm

      Conductor: Christian Grube

    15. Part II, Die Erfullung (The Fulfillment): Recitative: Es begab sich aber zu der Zeit (Tenor 1)

      Composer: Heinrich von Herzogenberg

      Ensemble: Oriol Ensemble

      Performer: Peter Maus

      Conductor: Christian Grube

    16. Part II, Die Erfullung (The Fulfillment): Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen (Chorus)

      Composer: Heinrich von Herzogenberg

      Ensemble: Chamber Chorus of the Berlin Hochschule der Kunste, Berlin State and Cathedral Choir, Oriol Ensemble

      Conductor: Christian Grube

    17. Part II, Die Erfullung (The Fulfillment): Zwischenspiel

      Composer: Heinrich von Herzogenberg

      Ensemble: Oriol Ensemble

      Conductor: Christian Grube

    18. Part II, Die Erfullung (The Fulfillment): Duet: Joseph, lieber Joseph mein (Soprano, Bass 1)

      Composer: Heinrich von Herzogenberg

      Ensemble: Oriol Ensemble

      Performer: Regina Schudel, Ernst-Gerold Schramm

      Conductor: Christian Grube

    19. Part II, Die Erfullung (The Fulfillment): O heiliges Kind, wir grussen dich (Chorus)

      Composer: Heinrich von Herzogenberg

      Ensemble: Chamber Chorus of the Berlin Hochschule der Kunste, Berlin State and Cathedral Choir, Oriol Ensemble

      Conductor: Christian Grube

    20. Part II, Die Erfullung (The Fulfillment): Recitative: Und es waren Hirten in der selbigen Gegend (Alto, Tenor 1)

      Composer: Heinrich von Herzogenberg

      Ensemble: Oriol Ensemble

      Performer: Anke Eggers, Peter Maus

      Conductor: Christian Grube

    21. Part II, Die Erfullung (The Fulfillment): Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe und Friede auf Erden (Chorus)

      Composer: Heinrich von Herzogenberg

      Ensemble: Chamber Chorus of the Berlin Hochschule der Kunste, Berlin State and Cathedral Choir, Oriol Ensemble

      Conductor: Christian Grube

    22. Part II, Die Erfullung (The Fulfillment): Prelude - Chorale: Allein Gott in der Höh' sei Ehr (Chorus)

      Composer: Heinrich von Herzogenberg

      Ensemble: Chamber Chorus of the Berlin Hochschule der Kunste, Berlin State and Cathedral Choir, Oriol Ensemble

      Conductor: Christian Grube

    23. Part III, Die Anbetung (The Adoration): Hirtenmusik

      Composer: Heinrich von Herzogenberg

      Ensemble: Oriol Ensemble

      Conductor: Christian Grube

    24. Part III, Die Anbetung (The Adoration): Kommt und lasst uns Christum ehren (Chorus)

      Composer: Heinrich von Herzogenberg

      Ensemble: Chamber Chorus of the Berlin Hochschule der Kunste, Berlin State and Cathedral Choir, Oriol Ensemble

      Conductor: Christian Grube

    25. Part III, Die Anbetung (The Adoration): Recitative: Und da die Engel von Ihnen (Tenor 1, Chorus)

      Composer: Heinrich von Herzogenberg

      Ensemble: Chamber Chorus of the Berlin Hochschule der Kunste, Berlin State and Cathedral Choir, Oriol Ensemble

      Performer: Peter Maus

      Conductor: Christian Grube

    26. Part III, Die Anbetung (The Adoration): Kommet, ihr Hirten, ihr Männer und Frau'n (Chorus)

      Composer: Heinrich von Herzogenberg

      Ensemble: Chamber Chorus of the Berlin Hochschule der Kunste, Berlin State and Cathedral Choir, Oriol Ensemble

      Conductor: Christian Grube

    27. Part III, Die Anbetung (The Adoration): Recitative: Und sie kamen eilend und fanden beide, Mariam und Joseph (Tenor 1)

      Composer: Heinrich von Herzogenberg

      Ensemble: Oriol Ensemble

      Performer: Peter Maus

      Conductor: Christian Grube

    28. Part III, Die Anbetung (The Adoration): Nun singet und seid froh (Soprano, Alto, Tenor 2, Bass 2, Chorus)

      Composer: Heinrich von Herzogenberg

      Ensemble: Chamber Chorus of the Berlin Hochschule der Kunste, Berlin State and Cathedral Choir, Oriol Ensemble

      Performer: Regina Schudel, Anke Eggers, Peter Maus, Ernst-Gerold Schramm

      Conductor: Christian Grube

    29. Part III, Die Anbetung (The Adoration): Recitative: Da sie es aber gesehen hatten, breiteten sie das Wort aus (Tenor 1)

      Composer: Heinrich von Herzogenberg

      Ensemble: Oriol Ensemble

      Performer: Peter Maus

      Conductor: Christian Grube

    30. Part III, Die Anbetung (The Adoration): Als ich bei meinen Schafen wacht' (Tenor 2, Chorus)

      Composer: Heinrich von Herzogenberg

      Ensemble: Chamber Chorus of the Berlin Hochschule der Kunste, Berlin State and Cathedral Choir, Oriol Ensemble

      Performer: Peter Maus

      Conductor: Christian Grube

    31. Part III, Die Anbetung (The Adoration): Recitative: Maria aber behielt alle diese Worte und bewegete sie in ihrem Herzen (Tenor 1)

      Composer: Heinrich von Herzogenberg

      Ensemble: Oriol Ensemble

      Performer: Peter Maus

      Conductor: Christian Grube

    32. Part III, Die Anbetung (The Adoration): Gelobet sei der Herr, der Gott Israels (Tenor 1, Tenor 2, Bass 1, Bass 2, Chorus)

      Composer: Heinrich von Herzogenberg

      Ensemble: Chamber Chorus of the Berlin Hochschule der Kunste, Berlin State and Cathedral Choir, Oriol Ensemble

      Performer: Peter Maus, Ernst-Gerold Schramm

      Conductor: Christian Grube

    33. Part III, Die Anbetung (The Adoration): Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt (Chorus)

      Composer: Heinrich von Herzogenberg

      Ensemble: Chamber Chorus of the Berlin Hochschule der Kunste, Berlin State and Cathedral Choir, Oriol Ensemble

      Conductor: Christian Grube

    34. Part III, Die Anbetung (The Adoration): Sei willekomm, du edler Gast (Chorus)

      Composer: Heinrich von Herzogenberg

      Ensemble: Chamber Chorus of the Berlin Hochschule der Kunste, Berlin State and Cathedral Choir, Oriol Ensemble

      Conductor: Christian Grube

    35. Sinfonia

      Composer: Arnold Matthias Brunckhorst

      Ensemble: Freiburg Musica Poetica Ensemble

      Conductor: Hans Bergmann

    36. Recitative: Es begab sich aber zu der Zeit (Tenor)

      Composer: Arnold Matthias Brunckhorst

      Ensemble: Freiburg Musica Poetica Ensemble

      Conductor: Hans Bergmann

    37. Nun zeiget der Himmel die Schonsten Gebarden (Chorus)

      Composer: Arnold Matthias Brunckhorst

      Ensemble: Freiburg Musica Poetica Ensemble

      Conductor: Hans Bergmann

    38. Recitative: Da machte sich auch auf Joseph aus Galilaa (Tenor)

      Composer: Arnold Matthias Brunckhorst

      Ensemble: Freiburg Musica Poetica Ensemble

      Conductor: Hans Bergmann

    39. Aria: Schonster Schatz, wer mag dich schatzen (Soprano)

      Composer: Arnold Matthias Brunckhorst

      Ensemble: Freiburg Musica Poetica Ensemble

      Conductor: Hans Bergmann

    40. Recitative: Und als sie daselbst waren kam die Zeit (Tenor)

      Composer: Arnold Matthias Brunckhorst

      Ensemble: Freiburg Musica Poetica Ensemble

      Conductor: Hans Bergmann

    41. Aria: Mein Jesu, ist denn kaum (Alto)

      Composer: Arnold Matthias Brunckhorst

      Ensemble: Freiburg Musica Poetica Ensemble

      Conductor: Hans Bergmann

    42. Recitative: Und es waren Hirten in der selbigen Gegend (Tenor)

      Composer: Arnold Matthias Brunckhorst

      Ensemble: Freiburg Musica Poetica Ensemble

      Conductor: Hans Bergmann

    43. Aria: Furchtet euch nicht, siehe ich verkundige euch (Bass)

      Composer: Arnold Matthias Brunckhorst

      Ensemble: Freiburg Musica Poetica Ensemble

      Conductor: Hans Bergmann

    44. Furchtet euch nicht (Chorus)

      Composer: Arnold Matthias Brunckhorst

      Ensemble: Freiburg Musica Poetica Ensemble

      Conductor: Hans Bergmann

    45. Aria: Ach der sussen Friedensstimm (Tenor)

      Composer: Arnold Matthias Brunckhorst

      Ensemble: Freiburg Musica Poetica Ensemble

      Conductor: Hans Bergmann

    46. Sollten wir uns heut nicht freuen (Chorus)

      Composer: Arnold Matthias Brunckhorst

      Ensemble: Freiburg Musica Poetica Ensemble

      Conductor: Hans Bergmann

    47. Aria: Freude, Freud ohn Furcht und Leid (Bass)

      Composer: Arnold Matthias Brunckhorst

      Ensemble: Freiburg Musica Poetica Ensemble

      Conductor: Hans Bergmann

    48. Recitative: Und alsbald war da bei dem Engel (Tenor)

      Composer: Arnold Matthias Brunckhorst

      Ensemble: Freiburg Musica Poetica Ensemble

      Conductor: Hans Bergmann

    49. Ehre sei Gott in der Hohe, Friede auf Erden (Chorus)

      Composer: Arnold Matthias Brunckhorst

      Ensemble: Freiburg Musica Poetica Ensemble

      Conductor: Hans Bergmann

    50. Before the Sermon: I. Heilig, heilig, heilig ist Gott

      Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann

      Ensemble: Siegen Collegium Vocale, Friedemann Immer Trumpet Consort, Hannoversche Hofkapelle

      Conductor: Ulrich Stötzel

    51. Before the Sermon: II. Recitative: Herr, dessen unumschrankte Macht

      Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann

      Ensemble: Siegen Collegium Vocale, Friedemann Immer Trumpet Consort, Hannoversche Hofkapelle

      Conductor: Ulrich Stötzel

    52. Before the Sermon: III. Aria: Es strahlt die Pracht der gottlichen Starke

      Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann

      Ensemble: Siegen Collegium Vocale, Friedemann Immer Trumpet Consort, Hannoversche Hofkapelle

      Conductor: Ulrich Stötzel

    53. Before the Sermon: IV: Herr, was ist der Mensch

      Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann

      Ensemble: Siegen Collegium Vocale, Friedemann Immer Trumpet Consort, Hannoversche Hofkapelle

      Conductor: Ulrich Stötzel

    54. Before the Sermon: V. Recitative: So uberfallt uns Angst

      Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann

      Ensemble: Siegen Collegium Vocale, Friedemann Immer Trumpet Consort, Hannoversche Hofkapelle

      Conductor: Ulrich Stötzel

    55. Before the Sermon: VI. Aria: Herr, wenn wir zitternd vor dich treten

      Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann

      Ensemble: Siegen Collegium Vocale, Friedemann Immer Trumpet Consort, Hannoversche Hofkapelle

      Conductor: Ulrich Stötzel

    56. Before the Sermon: VII. Recitative: So fallt vor dir, Herr, unsre Andacht nieder

      Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann

      Ensemble: Siegen Collegium Vocale, Friedemann Immer Trumpet Consort, Hannoversche Hofkapelle

      Conductor: Ulrich Stötzel

    57. Before the Sermon: VIII. Aria: Schau mit gnadenvollem Blicke

      Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann

      Ensemble: Siegen Collegium Vocale, Friedemann Immer Trumpet Consort, Hannoversche Hofkapelle

      Conductor: Ulrich Stötzel

    58. Before the Sermon: IX. Chorale: Sei Lob und Preis mit Ehren

      Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann

      Ensemble: Siegen Collegium Vocale, Friedemann Immer Trumpet Consort, Hannoversche Hofkapelle

      Conductor: Ulrich Stötzel

    59. After the Sermon: X. Machet die Tore weit

      Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann

      Ensemble: Siegen Collegium Vocale, Friedemann Immer Trumpet Consort, Hannoversche Hofkapelle

      Conductor: Ulrich Stötzel

    60. After the Sermon: XI. Recitative: Der Gott, der Heiland, der die Welt besucht

      Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann

      Ensemble: Siegen Collegium Vocale, Friedemann Immer Trumpet Consort, Hannoversche Hofkapelle

      Conductor: Ulrich Stötzel

    61. After the Sermon: XII. Aria: Auf! sucht in vereingten Choren

      Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann

      Ensemble: Siegen Collegium Vocale, Friedemann Immer Trumpet Consort, Hannoversche Hofkapelle

      Conductor: Ulrich Stötzel

    62. After the Sermon: XIII. Singet frohlich Gott

      Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann

      Ensemble: Siegen Collegium Vocale, Friedemann Immer Trumpet Consort, Hannoversche Hofkapelle

      Conductor: Ulrich Stötzel

    63. After the Sermon: XIV. Recitative: Doch unsern Gott

      Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann

      Ensemble: Siegen Collegium Vocale, Friedemann Immer Trumpet Consort, Hannoversche Hofkapelle

      Conductor: Ulrich Stötzel

    64. After the Sermon: XV. Aria: Der Glaude, der in Liebe gluhet

      Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann

      Ensemble: Siegen Collegium Vocale, Friedemann Immer Trumpet Consort, Hannoversche Hofkapelle

      Conductor: Ulrich Stötzel

    65. After the Sermon: XVI. Chorale: Herr Gott, Vater, mein starker Held

      Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann

      Ensemble: Siegen Collegium Vocale, Friedemann Immer Trumpet Consort, Hannoversche Hofkapelle

      Conductor: Ulrich Stötzel

    66. After the Sermon: XVII. Recitative: Allein, was sind wir ohne dich?

      Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann

      Ensemble: Siegen Collegium Vocale, Friedemann Immer Trumpet Consort, Hannoversche Hofkapelle

      Conductor: Ulrich Stötzel

    67. After the Sermon: XVIII. Aria: Unverletzlich ewge Klarheit

      Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann

      Ensemble: Siegen Collegium Vocale, Friedemann Immer Trumpet Consort, Hannoversche Hofkapelle

      Conductor: Ulrich Stötzel

    68. After the Sermon: XIX. Chorale: Du heiliges Licht, edler Hort

      Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann

      Ensemble: Siegen Collegium Vocale, Friedemann Immer Trumpet Consort, Hannoversche Hofkapelle

      Conductor: Ulrich Stötzel

    69. After the Sermon: XX. Recitative: Herr, unser Glaube stammt von dir

      Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann

      Ensemble: Siegen Collegium Vocale, Friedemann Immer Trumpet Consort, Hannoversche Hofkapelle

      Conductor: Ulrich Stötzel

    70. After the Sermon: XXI. Aria: Herr! starke die befohlnen Triebe

      Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann

      Ensemble: Siegen Collegium Vocale, Friedemann Immer Trumpet Consort, Hannoversche Hofkapelle

      Conductor: Ulrich Stötzel

    71. After the Sermon: XXII. Chorale: Du susse Liebe, schenk uns deine Gunst

      Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann

      Ensemble: Siegen Collegium Vocale, Friedemann Immer Trumpet Consort, Hannoversche Hofkapelle

      Conductor: Ulrich Stötzel

    72. After the Sermon: XXIII. Recitative: Du ewger Vater, deine Gute

      Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann

      Ensemble: Siegen Collegium Vocale, Friedemann Immer Trumpet Consort, Hannoversche Hofkapelle

      Conductor: Ulrich Stötzel

    73. After the Sermon: XXIV. Chorale: Gott Vater, dir sei Preis

      Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann

      Ensemble: Siegen Collegium Vocale, Friedemann Immer Trumpet Consort, Hannoversche Hofkapelle

      Conductor: Ulrich Stötzel

    74. After the Sermon: XXV. Aria: Herr! Deine Treue kennt kein Wanken

      Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann

      Ensemble: Siegen Collegium Vocale, Friedemann Immer Trumpet Consort, Hannoversche Hofkapelle

      Conductor: Ulrich Stötzel

    75. After the Sermon: XXVI. Chorale: Es danke Gott und lobe dich

      Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann

      Ensemble: Siegen Collegium Vocale, Friedemann Immer Trumpet Consort, Hannoversche Hofkapelle

      Conductor: Ulrich Stötzel

    76. Weihnachts-Ouverture uber Vom Himmel hoch

      Composer: Otto Nicolai

      Ensemble: Aurelius Sängerknaben Calw, Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen

      Conductor: Ola Rudner

    77. Introduction: Die Geburt unsers Herren Jesu Christi (Chorus)

      Composer: Heinrich Schütz

      Ensemble: Heinrich Schutz Male Choir, Monteverdi Orchestra

      Conductor: Wolfgang Kelber

    78. Intermedium I: Der Engel (The Angel)

      Composer: Heinrich Schütz

      Ensemble: Monteverdi Orchestra

      Performer: Mona Spägele

      Conductor: Wolfgang Kelber

    79. Intermedium II: Die Menge (The Multitude)

      Composer: Heinrich Schütz

      Ensemble: Monteverdi Orchestra

      Conductor: Wolfgang Kelber

    80. Intermedium III: Die Hirten (The Shepherds)

      Composer: Heinrich Schütz

      Ensemble: Monteverdi Orchestra

      Conductor: Wolfgang Kelber

    81. Intermedium IV: Die Weisen (The Wise Men)

      Composer: Heinrich Schütz

      Ensemble: Monteverdi Orchestra

      Performer: Rainer Seifert, Klaus Eibensteiner, Michael Mantaj

      Conductor: Wolfgang Kelber

    82. Intermedium V: Hohepriester (Hight Priest)

      Composer: Heinrich Schütz

      Ensemble: Monteverdi Orchestra

      Performer: Michael Mantaj, Matthias Ettmayr, Anton Mäschl

      Conductor: Wolfgang Kelber

    83. Intermedium VI: Herodes (Herod)

      Composer: Heinrich Schütz

      Ensemble: Monteverdi Orchestra

      Performer: Michael Schopper

      Conductor: Wolfgang Kelber

    84. Intermedium VII: Der Engel (The Angel)

      Composer: Heinrich Schütz

      Ensemble: Monteverdi Orchestra

      Performer: Mona Spägele

      Conductor: Wolfgang Kelber

    85. Intermedium VIII: Der Engel (The Angel)

      Composer: Heinrich Schütz

      Ensemble: Monteverdi Orchestra

      Performer: Mona Spägele

      Conductor: Wolfgang Kelber

    86. Evangelist

      Composer: Heinrich Schütz

      Ensemble: Monteverdi Orchestra

      Conductor: Wolfgang Kelber

    87. Beschluss (Conclusion): Chorus

      Composer: Heinrich Schütz

      Ensemble: Heinrich Schutz Male Choir, Monteverdi Orchestra

      Conductor: Wolfgang Kelber

    88. Prelude (In the Style of J.S. Bach)

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Ensemble: Bachchor Mainz, Bachorchester Mainz

      Performer: Verena Schweizer, Edith Wiens, Helena Jungwirth, Friedreich Melzer, Kurt Widmer, Barbara Biermann, Hans-Joachim Bartsch

      Conductor: Diethard Hellmann

    89. Recitative and Chorus: Et Pastores erant - Gloria (Chorus)

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Ensemble: Bachchor Mainz, Bachorchester Mainz

      Conductor: Diethard Hellmann

    90. Air: Expectants expectavi Dominum (Soprano)

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Ensemble: Bachorchester Mainz

      Performer: Edith Wiens

      Conductor: Diethard Hellmann

    91. Air: Domine, ego credidi (Tenor, Chorus)

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Ensemble: Bachchor Mainz, Bachorchester Mainz

      Performer: Friedreich Melzer

      Conductor: Diethard Hellmann

    92. Duet: Benedictus qui venit (Soprano, Bass)

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Ensemble: Bachorchester Mainz

      Performer: Verena Schweizer, Edith Wiens, Kurt Widmer

      Conductor: Diethard Hellmann

    93. Quare fremuerunt gentes (Chorus)

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Ensemble: Bachchor Mainz, Bachorchester Mainz

      Conductor: Diethard Hellmann

    94. Trio: Tecum principium (Soprano, Tenor, Bass)

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Ensemble: Bachorchester Mainz

      Performer: Verena Schweizer, Edith Wiens, Friedreich Melzer, Kurt Widmer

      Conductor: Diethard Hellmann

    95. Quartet: Alleluja (Soprano, Soprano, Alto, Bass)

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Ensemble: Bachorchester Mainz

      Performer: Verena Schweizer, Edith Wiens, Helena Jungwirth, Kurt Widmer

      Conductor: Diethard Hellmann

    96. Quintet and Chorus: Consurge, Filia Sion (Soprano, Soprano, Alto, Bass, Chorus)

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Ensemble: Bachchor Mainz, Bachorchester Mainz

      Performer: Verena Schweizer, Edith Wiens, Helena Jungwirth, Kurt Widmer, Barbara Biermann, Hans-Joachim Bartsch

      Conductor: Diethard Hellmann

    97. Tollite hostias (Chorus)

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Ensemble: Bachchor Mainz, Bachorchester Mainz

      Conductor: Diethard Hellmann

    98. Chorale: Auf, Christen, lasst uns unsern Gott (Arise, Christians, Lift Up Our God) (Chorus)

      Composer: Johann Christian Heinrich Rinck

      Ensemble: Bach-Chor Siegen

      Performer: Peter Scholl

      Conductor: Ulrich Stötzel

    99. Ehre sei Gott in der Hohe (Glory to God in the Highest) (Chorus)

      Composer: Johann Christian Heinrich Rinck

      Ensemble: Bach-Chor Siegen

      Performer: Peter Scholl

      Conductor: Ulrich Stötzel

    100. Nach seinem gnadenvollen Rat (Upon His Merciful Counsel) (Chorus)

      Composer: Johann Christian Heinrich Rinck

      Ensemble: Bach-Chor Siegen

      Performer: Peter Scholl

      Conductor: Ulrich Stötzel

    101. Recitative: Shatten und Dunkel bedeckte den Erdkreis (Shadows and Darkness Covered the Earth) (Bass, Chorus)

      Composer: Johann Christian Heinrich Rinck

      Ensemble: Bach-Chor Siegen

      Performer: Peter Scholl

      Conductor: Ulrich Stötzel

    102. Ehre sei Gott in der Hohe (Glory to God in the Highest) (Chorus)

      Composer: Johann Christian Heinrich Rinck

      Ensemble: Bach-Chor Siegen

      Performer: Peter Scholl

      Conductor: Ulrich Stötzel

    103. Menschen, berufen, durch Liebe die Gottheit zu ehren (People Were Called by Love to the Glory of God) (Tenor, Chorus)

      Composer: Johann Christian Heinrich Rinck

      Ensemble: Bach-Chor Siegen

      Performer: Peter Scholl

      Conductor: Ulrich Stötzel

    104. Chorale: Ehre sei Gott in her Hohe (Glory to God in the Highest) (Chorus)

      Composer: Johann Christian Heinrich Rinck

      Ensemble: Bach-Chor Siegen

      Performer: Peter Scholl

      Conductor: Ulrich Stötzel

    105. Duet: Unschuld und Tugend (Innocence and Virtue) (Soprano, Alto)

      Composer: Johann Christian Heinrich Rinck

      Ensemble: Bach-Chor Siegen

      Performer: Peter Scholl

      Conductor: Ulrich Stötzel

    106. Selige Hoffnung (Holy Hope) (Soprano, Tenor, Bass)

      Composer: Johann Christian Heinrich Rinck

      Ensemble: Bach-Chor Siegen

      Performer: Peter Scholl

      Conductor: Ulrich Stötzel

    107. Ehre sei Gott in der Hohe (Glory to God in the Highest) (Chorus)

      Composer: Johann Christian Heinrich Rinck

      Ensemble: Bach-Chor Siegen

      Performer: Peter Scholl

      Conductor: Ulrich Stötzel

    108. Missa brevis, "Allein Gott in der Hoh sei Ehr"

      Composer: Johann Ludwig Bach

      Ensemble: Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

      Conductor: Helmuth Rilling

    109. I. (Allegro)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra

      Conductor: Helmuth Rilling

    110. II. Andante

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra

      Conductor: Helmuth Rilling

    111. III. Allegro assai

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra

      Conductor: Helmuth Rilling

    112. I. Vivace - Grave

      Composer: Arcangelo Corelli

      Performer: Iona Brown, Jonathan Rees, Lionel Handy, John Constable, Ian Watson

    113. II. Allegro

      Composer: Arcangelo Corelli

      Performer: Iona Brown, Jonathan Rees, Lionel Handy, John Constable, Ian Watson

    114. III. Adagio - Allegro - Adagio

      Composer: Arcangelo Corelli

      Performer: Iona Brown, Jonathan Rees, Lionel Handy, John Constable, Ian Watson

    115. IV. Vivace

      Composer: Arcangelo Corelli

      Performer: Iona Brown, Jonathan Rees, Lionel Handy, John Constable, Ian Watson

    116. V. Allegro

      Composer: Arcangelo Corelli

      Performer: Iona Brown, Jonathan Rees, Lionel Handy, John Constable, Ian Watson

    117. VI. Pastorale ad libitum: Largo

      Composer: Arcangelo Corelli

      Performer: Iona Brown, Jonathan Rees, Lionel Handy, John Constable, Ian Watson

    118. I. Adagio

      Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann

      Performer: Gerd Zapf, Franz Muhr

    119. II. Allegro

      Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann

      Performer: Gerd Zapf, Franz Muhr

    120. III. Grave

      Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann

      Performer: Gerd Zapf, Franz Muhr

    121. IV. Allegro

      Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann

      Performer: Gerd Zapf, Franz Muhr

    122. I. Prelude

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Joachim Held

    123. II. Loure

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Joachim Held

    124. III. Gavotte en Rondeau

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Joachim Held

    125. IV. Menuet I

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Joachim Held

    126. V. Menuet II

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Joachim Held

    127. VI. Bourrée

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Joachim Held

    128. VII. Gigue

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Joachim Held

    129. I. Prelude, "Duke of Gloster's March"

      Composer: Jeremiah Clarke

      Performer: Gerd Zapf, Franz Muhr

    130. II. Minuet I-II

      Composer: Jeremiah Clarke

      Performer: Gerd Zapf, Franz Muhr

    131. III. Serenade

      Composer: Jeremiah Clarke

      Performer: Gerd Zapf, Franz Muhr

    132. IV. Rondo: The Prince of Denmark's March, "Trumpet Voluntary"

      Composer: Jeremiah Clarke

      Performer: Gerd Zapf, Franz Muhr

    133. V. Hornpipe

      Composer: Jeremiah Clarke

      Performer: Gerd Zapf, Franz Muhr

    134. VI. Gigue

      Composer: Jeremiah Clarke

      Performer: Gerd Zapf, Franz Muhr


The importance of Christmas inspired many composers to write music for the occasion, some designed to be performed in church services, others for concert or secular celebration. This 6 album set combines oratorios and concertos by Schütz, Telemann, Bach, Corelli, Rinck, Saint-Saëns, Herzogenberg, Clarke, Nicolai. Some of the finest artists and ensembles in the Hanssler catalog are showcased on these recordings, including Iona Brown, Joachim Held, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Collegium vocale Siegen, Monteverdi-Orchester Munchen, Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra, and many more.

REVIEWS:

Christmas has inspired many composers to compose magnificent music, on the one hand for church services and on the other hand for festive concerts outside the church. This masterful box with 6 CDs contains oratorios and concertos by Schütz, Telemann, Bach, Corelli, Rinck, Saint-Saëns, Herzogenberg and Clarke, performed by some of the best artists and ensembles in the Hänssler catalogue, including Iona Brown, Joachim Held, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Collegium vocale Siegen, Monteverdi-Orchester Munchen, and the Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra.

-- Stretto

As Christmas approaches, an avalanche of familiar Christmas tunes rumbles in the distance. Even in the case of large-scale Christmas compositions, the same works seem to be repeated too often, but Hänssler's six-disc box set reminds us that the repertoire is much wider.

The greatest work is Heinrich von Herzogenberg's (1842–1900) idyllic oratorio "The Birth of Christ" (1894), which spreads the event into a spectacle borrowing familiar and lesser-known Christmas carols based on the Old Testament and the Gospel of Luke. Herzogenberg, who was one of Brahms's supporters, represents full Romanticism at its tenderest, sometimes generously sweet. Schütz's "A Christmas Story" is more familiar and would work better as a period-style performance. Arnold Bruckhorst's (c. 1675–c. 1725) twenty-minute "Christmas History" is, on the other hand, a new acquaintance, as is Christian Heinrich Rinck's (1770–1846) even shorter classic Romantic Christmas Cantata. All performances are homely and competent, without causing great artistic tremors. Saint-Saëns' Christmas Oratorio can be found in more sophisticated recordings, but why, for example, Otto Nicolai's charming Christmas Overture is never heard in concerts?

Telemann's big and handsome oratorio Heilig, heilig, Heilig ist Gott (1747) is useless to look for elsewhere. The documentation only includes lists of works and performance information.

-- Rondo Classic