Bach: Christmas Oratorio BWV 248, part 1/2

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  • From the Herderkirche in Weimar, Germany
    Watch the second part: • Bach: Christmas Orator...
    John Eliot Gardiner - conductor
    Monteverdi Choir
    English Baroque Soloists
    Claron McFadden - soprano
    Christoph Genz - tenor
    Bernarda Fink - alto
    Dietrich Henschel - bass
    Katharine Fuge
    0:00 I. Jauchzet, frohlocket!
    0:58 Chorus: Jauchzet, frohlocket! auf, preiset die Tage
    8:35 Evangelist: Es begab sich aber zu der Zeit
    9:53 Recitative (alto): Nun wird mein liebster Bräutigam
    10:39 Aria (alto): Bereite dich, Zion, mit zärtlichen Trieben
    15:39 Chorale: Wie soll ich dich empfangen
    16:45 Evangelist: Und sie gebar ihren ersten Sohn
    17:13 Chorale (sopranos): Er ist auf Erden kommen arm / Recitative (bass): Wer will die Liebe recht erhöhn
    19:53 Aria (bass): Großer Herr, o starker König
    24:14 Chorale: Ach mein herzliebes Jesulein
    26:00 II. Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegend
    26:13 Sinfonia
    31:08 Evangelist: Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegend
    31:45 Chorale: Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht
    32:51 Evangelist: Und der Engel sprach zu ihnen / Recitative (soprano): Fürchtet euch nicht
    33:31 Recitative (bass): Was Gott dem Abraham verheißen
    34:12 Aria (tenor): Frohe Hirten, eilt, ach eilet
    37:25 Evangelist: Und das habt zum Zeichen
    37:48 Chorale: Schaut hin, dort liegt im finstern Stall
    38:32 Recitative (bass): So geht denn hin, ihr Hirten
    39:19 Aria (alto): Schlafe, mein Liebster, genieße der Ruh
    48:02 Evangelist: Und alsobald war da bei dem Engel
    48:13 Chorus: Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe
    50:26 Recitative (bass): So recht, ihr Engel, jauchzt und singet
    50:48 Chorale: Wir singen dir in deinem Heer
    52:25 III. Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen
    52:46 Chorus: Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen
    54:27 Evangelist: Und da die Engel von ihnen gen Himmel fuhren
    54:34 Chorus: Lasset uns nun gehen gen Bethlehem
    55:14 Recitative (bass): Er hat sein Volk getröst’
    55:45 Chorale: Dies hat er alles uns getan
    56:33 Duet (soprano, bass): Herr, dein Mitleid, dein Erbarmen
    1:03:05 Evangelist: Und sie kamen eilend und funden beide
    1:04:20 Aria (alto): Schließe, mein Herze, dies selige Wunder
    1:09:22 Recitative (alto): Ja, ja, mein Herz soll es bewahren
    1:09:48 Chorale: Ich will dich mit Fleiß bewahren
    1:10:42 Evangelist: Und die Hirten kehrten wieder um
    1:11:05 Chorale: Seid froh dieweil
    1:11:54 Chorus: Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen
    Go to part 2: • Bach: Christmas Orator...
    Watch also the documentary "J.S. Bach: Jachzet, frohlocket! - An introduction to the Bach Christmas Oratorio": • Jauchzet, Frohlocket! ...
    Watch also the documentary "Bach revisited - John Eliot Gardiner in Saxony and Thuringia": • Bach revisited - John ...
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  • @Ruminator
    @Ruminator Před 6 měsíci +6

    I start my Advent season every year with this performance.

  • @simonhattrell5321
    @simonhattrell5321 Před 4 lety +38

    Bernarda Fink has the most beautifully rich voice.

  • @MichaelFitch
    @MichaelFitch Před 4 lety +41

    The amazing Niklas Eklund on trumpet...bravo!

  • @pedroluzdivina2355
    @pedroluzdivina2355 Před 3 lety +12

    Bach, always ancient, always modern, always timeless...

  • @j.r.6664
    @j.r.6664 Před 4 lety +29

    I can't imagine Christmas without Bach

    • @jurgensteiniger3908
      @jurgensteiniger3908 Před 4 lety +3

      I agree, but do you know die Weihnachtshistorie by Heinrich Schütz? He wrote it about 100 years earlier whilst we had in Germany the so called 30jährigen Krieg, 30 years war. I love both compositions very much. At Christmas Eve we prefer Schütz, on the other days Bach of course, Thomanerchor conducted by Christoph Biller.

    • @marguerite8447
      @marguerite8447 Před 4 lety +3

      Oui,Fritz,je partage votre point de vue,JS Bach nous à fait le suprême cadeau de Noël, douceur,vive,subtilites,fine joie,plénitude en la béatitude 🎶💙🦉Sagesse😊 Très bon et joyeux Noë dans la paix du Cœur l !

    • @yp3424
      @yp3424 Před 3 lety

      @@jurgensteiniger3908 That's 110% right. One of the standard staples of Christmas music philology.

  • @priyadarshiniprasad5747
    @priyadarshiniprasad5747 Před 3 lety +9

    Can I just say how very grateful I am for this? How grateful I am to Bach. To CZcams and to the person who posted this. Humble thanks from India. 🙏🏾

  • @tatalito
    @tatalito Před 5 lety +90

    the GREATEST Conductor on EARTH playing the GREATEST composer on earth and UNIVERSE , Bach. !

    • @VernonVince
      @VernonVince Před 5 lety +10

      Bach is the greatest composer of all times - there is no doubt about it. Gardiner is a good conductor, but the greatest merit of his very beautiful performances belongs to the mastery of his players and singers. He has no exceptional merit in it.

    • @sergiobernardo1280
      @sergiobernardo1280 Před 5 lety +10

      @@VernonVince Yes, but he, although isn't more important than the players and singers, is the responsible for the music and text analysis, and the main responsible for the interpretation.

    • @william-michaelcostello7776
      @william-michaelcostello7776 Před 4 lety +1

      Für Bach ist er doch erstklassig, aber Hände weg von der deutschen Romantik!

    • @mckavitt13
      @mckavitt13 Před 4 lety +2

      Twinsunian T And I would say Bach & Mozart or even just Mozart.

    • @poloconchuir5173
      @poloconchuir5173 Před 4 lety +6

      I've noticed in the last few years the majority of people I ask who their favourite composer is, they reply Bach. Before you'd get more Mozart or Beethoven. But for me, Bach is the greatest by some distance. I've heard people say he's proof that God exists!

  • @HelenaWilliams8696
    @HelenaWilliams8696 Před 4 lety +90

    The Christmas Oratorio is the nourishment to the soul to feed faith, optimism, energy and hope for a good NEW YEAR. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND CHEERS FOR A GOOD 2020!

    • @HelenaWilliams8696
      @HelenaWilliams8696 Před 4 lety +3

      I frequently listen to Bach's Oratorio, it revitalises hopes and internal peace, yet, the year 2020 has become globally, a living hell, due to COVID-19. The old saying is worth to print out here, hope dies with Man. Let us not give up, unite and follow the strict advice from WHO and the CDC.

    • @Telecaster2212
      @Telecaster2212 Před 4 lety +22

      Well, this comment hasn't aged well.

    • @yogatonga7529
      @yogatonga7529 Před 3 lety

      Lulz

    • @maxsteinhoff
      @maxsteinhoff Před 3 lety +3

      Let's Try That Again!

    • @user-lt6yl1tm3h
      @user-lt6yl1tm3h Před 2 lety

      A good 2020, eh? ... Oof.

  • @a.hellarahnenfuhrer6705
    @a.hellarahnenfuhrer6705 Před 3 lety +33

    Das ist das best inszenierte Weihnachtsoratorium. Kraftvoll vitale Sänger, spannend in Erzählform, Orchester wunderbar. Höre hin und wieder andere, aber ich komme immer wieder auf dieses zurück und das schon jahrelang. Vielen Dank.

  • @bernardosastreherrera4696
    @bernardosastreherrera4696 Před 6 měsíci +3

    Mit Schaudern und Tränen, höre ich diese Interpretation, nur diese und sonst keine andere von den meisten ausdruckslosen Aufnahmen, was es gibt!
    ¡Gracias Maestro Gardiner, coro, orquesta y solistas!

  • @junglemonkey2310
    @junglemonkey2310 Před 4 lety +31

    I dislike it that, whenever there's a grand piece of music being played, there's so much criticism and comparison with other famous artist, or the Grand Masters. Bach is not Mozart or Beethoven or
    anyone else. This should not be compared. Each is his own great God given talent. Shortshightedness and short of hearing is the culprit. Let's all appreciate what we hear, it is beyond beauty.

    • @mathildewesendonck7225
      @mathildewesendonck7225 Před 4 lety +8

      junglemonkey my favourite quote is from some well- known music pundit (unfortunately I don’t remember who it was). He said „Bach composed for God. Mozart for the world. And Beethoven for freedom.“ I think there’s some truth in it

    • @alanwhitham6429
      @alanwhitham6429 Před 4 lety +4

      @@mathildewesendonck7225 Or did God compose through all of them ?

    • @freakshow1997
      @freakshow1997 Před 4 lety +1

      there is no God. Wake up.

    • @RockStarOscarStern634
      @RockStarOscarStern634 Před 4 lety +1

      Mathilde Wesendonck My favorite part is the 3 trumpets.

    • @RockStarOscarStern634
      @RockStarOscarStern634 Před 4 lety

      alan whitham Those trumpets couldn't play the tune the whole time because in these old days they didn't have valves.

  • @sandyrussell2403
    @sandyrussell2403 Před 3 lety +40

    Happy Christmas to everyone listening to this and enjoying some real Christmas spirit. Be nourished by such beautiful music.

  • @BarryWaterlow
    @BarryWaterlow Před 2 lety +5

    The opening chorus dances without stomping! Very musical and elegant!

  • @rogerroth9536
    @rogerroth9536 Před 2 lety +49

    I've listened to many performances of the Christmas Oratorio. This is my favorite. There's nothing about it that doesn't thrill me. Great musicians, singers and conductor. In tune. Accurate ensemble. Excellent balance. I like the tempi. Thank you for this. Almost makes me into one of the faithful.

    • @thesaucegroup1877
      @thesaucegroup1877 Před 2 lety

      Ew cringe athiest comment

    • @an0ldt666
      @an0ldt666 Před rokem +4

      I also think that this is the actually intended tempo for the entire oratio. This feels a lot more alive.

    • @karenswaine1077
      @karenswaine1077 Před rokem +3

      Me too, when i'm listening to Bach. This is a glorious performance.

    • @stephenbutterfield5986
      @stephenbutterfield5986 Před rokem

      It's just Divine

    • @danielandmariewalter
      @danielandmariewalter Před rokem +1

      On the music I agree. As far as almost, what’s holding you back?

  • @jimbo2629
    @jimbo2629 Před 5 lety +14

    “Grosser Herr”. My favourite of all time. I try to sing along with it.
    My favourite recording of this oratorio. All Bach is great,but this is one of his greatest. He gave his uneducated audience a chance with all those repeats. I am grateful for that.

  • @daucuscarota6602
    @daucuscarota6602 Před 6 měsíci +2

    Eine wirklich herausragende Aufführung! Chor und Orchester wirken mit größter Präzision und zugleich größtem musikalischem Ausdruck zusammen. Die wohl beste Aufnahme des Weihnachtsoratoriums, die ich bisher auf CZcams gefunden habe!

  • @jaikee9477
    @jaikee9477 Před 5 lety +102

    The original Christmas soundtrack, and still the best centuries later.

  • @yousoupof
    @yousoupof Před 6 měsíci +3

    Люблю слыщать Бах

  • @starnafin
    @starnafin Před 6 měsíci +2

    The choir and band are great and the direction is wonderful. The tempo in the first chorus is slower than a a lot of performances and is perfect and the whole thing makes me come back to it many times.

  • @friendlybanjoatheist5464
    @friendlybanjoatheist5464 Před 6 lety +106

    One of my very favorite CZcams videos. I watch it every year just before Christmas. Both parts. It nourishes my soul, moves me deeply, and I feel gratitude towards every person in this video, and all the people behind the scenes who worked so hard to make it. Oh, and to that J.S. guy. He had a hand in it also, after all.
    OK, now on to part 2.

    • @sibilletreffkorn3147
      @sibilletreffkorn3147 Před 6 lety +8

      I agree! I used to listen to in in my home town of Hamburg in the main church, St. Michaelis, and this makes me feel at home again. I start listening in November and can't stop until January.

    • @squibblish
      @squibblish Před 5 lety +4

      I totally relate to the part about soul nourishment!

    • @jayess6715
      @jayess6715 Před 4 lety +1

      FriendlyBanjoAtheist Same here. :-) Merry Christmas!

    • @zenbanjo2533
      @zenbanjo2533 Před 3 lety +2

      Leonardo gonçalves Ah, yes. Many atheists love religious music. I actually have published a book of my gospel guitar arrangements. I love the music.

  • @costasseveris9547
    @costasseveris9547 Před 3 lety +5

    There is no better music for Christmas. Glorious!

  • @staffanolofsson8201
    @staffanolofsson8201 Před 3 lety +54

    Happy Christmas from northern Sweden! Bach´s Christmas Oratorio is the ultimate in christmas music, here in a beautiful performance.

    • @macmax8452
      @macmax8452 Před 3 lety +1

      Vara Tack!

    • @christophvonimhoff9639
      @christophvonimhoff9639 Před 3 lety +2

      tres belle performane. Danke ubd gute Festtage und 2021

    • @staffanolofsson8201
      @staffanolofsson8201 Před 3 lety

      @@macmax8452 Tack själv!

    • @Euroarts
      @Euroarts  Před 3 lety

      @Mo Elm You can find the second part here: czcams.com/video/1NafQeEWNks/video.html :)

    • @giselabarall2216
      @giselabarall2216 Před 2 lety

      Hohe Praezision, groesste Konzentration mit Freude eine WUNDERSCHOENE Wiedergabe von allen Beteiligten besonders von dem Grossen Dirigenten. Herzlichen Dank. Gisela

  • @normanwandsworth
    @normanwandsworth Před rokem +6

    I hear so many new things when I listen to this version. It's so rich. Gorgeous.

  • @antonellacarletto1110
    @antonellacarletto1110 Před 3 lety +2

    È bellissimo questo oratorio Bach un ruscello in piena.SOLI DEO GLORIA. Amen alleluia!!!!!

  • @mariavanhoof7961
    @mariavanhoof7961 Před 3 lety +5

    Prachtig,..... ik heb genoten van de muziek, solisten Monteverdi-koor, en speciaal van de expressiviteit in het dirigeren van Maestro John Eliot Gardiner, in een woord SUBLIEM ♥️

  • @hlukhi
    @hlukhi Před 6 lety +19

    Очень красивое произведение! Бас и альт понравились особо, а вообще супер всё и дирижёр отличный! Бах писал очень богодухновенно! Упокой, Господи, его душу.

  • @MiaFeigelsonGallery
    @MiaFeigelsonGallery Před 5 lety +4

    I can't stop listening to the Aria (A) for Alto from Part I, Bernarda Fink's voice is absolutely amazing and she's from my country.
    'Bereite dich, Zion, mit zärtlichen Trieben,
    Den Schönsten, den Liebsten bald bei dir zu sehn!
    Deine Wangen
    Müssen heut viel schöner prangen,
    Eile, den Bräutigam sehnlichst zu lieben!'
    Thanks for this Christmas gift, thanks to all involved in this magnificent performance and to J.S. Bach, the one and only !

  • @philippemelchior9383
    @philippemelchior9383 Před 3 lety +13

    Прекрасна музика за душата! Господи благословен да си!

  • @belindapalmer5045
    @belindapalmer5045 Před 4 lety +36

    What glorious music and voices... Merry Christmas to all who are listening!

    • @marguerite8447
      @marguerite8447 Před 4 lety +1

      Enthousiasme,vitalité ,joie,profondeur,constance en l amitié du Christ vivant👌😊💙🎶✌🦉

    • @jayess6715
      @jayess6715 Před 4 lety +1

      Belinda Palmer Merry Christmas! ❤️🎄

    • @cinimod621
      @cinimod621 Před 4 lety +1

      Yes, Merry Christmas everybody!

    • @joeleslie3455
      @joeleslie3455 Před 3 lety

      Sorry but but next year sucks

  • @pierrettebecker4461
    @pierrettebecker4461 Před 6 měsíci +2

    Merci pour ce magnifique oratorio !! très vivant et naturel ,bien en harmonie !

  • @jackarcher7495
    @jackarcher7495 Před 4 lety +19

    Am attending a performance of this music this week by Cleveland's Baroque Orchestra, Apollo's Fire. Listening to the this is a great preparation.
    The soprano is wonderful. Perfect for Bach.

    • @jayess6715
      @jayess6715 Před 4 lety +2

      Jack Archer We attended one on Friday, at the Historical Museum of Speyer (C: Leo Kraemer). Amazingly enough, it came quite close to Gardiner's version. Such glorious joy!
      Merry Christmas to you!

  • @mensabs
    @mensabs Před 5 lety +34

    What an excellent idea to have the narrative sung from the pulpit! And such a beautiful tenor voice.

  • @hudsonbailey674
    @hudsonbailey674 Před 6 lety +28

    This masterful piece is its own Gospel of the Nativity. Maestro Gardiner is exquisite.

  • @alejandroherreradelaparra3977

    Health and blessings to all...

  • @ikechukwuamaku4472
    @ikechukwuamaku4472 Před 4 lety +8

    Wonderful display of Christmas Carol. I feel the glory of God in me

    • @freakshow1997
      @freakshow1997 Před 4 lety

      There is no God. Wake up.

    • @JochenArweiler
      @JochenArweiler Před 4 lety +1

      @@freakshow1997 I pity you.

    • @JochenArweiler
      @JochenArweiler Před 4 lety +1

      You're right, I felt it also. Praise be to God!

    • @marichristian1072
      @marichristian1072 Před 4 lety +1

      Believe or not, listen to what belief has wrought. The highest and most moving of human artifacts.

  • @shalomeloheiummanapara4192
    @shalomeloheiummanapara4192 Před 7 lety +18

    La Navidad se vive en familia, se canta en conjunto y se celebra con todos.

  • @NYCBG
    @NYCBG Před 6 lety +8

    Goosebumps. The best "cold turkey" ever!

  • @Luboman411
    @Luboman411 Před 6 lety +27

    Felt like listening to this on Christmas Eve 2017. This is the closest I get to the Christian traditions I grew up having. (Though now I'm agnostic/atheist--can't really trust organized religion anymore.) I've returned to my childhood home, joined by parents and siblings, just enjoying a peaceful and nice Christmas. And now I top this off with Bach's great Weihnachtsoratorium! Happy holidays everyone!

    • @kylej.whitehead-music309
      @kylej.whitehead-music309 Před 5 lety +4

      I can't really say whether God is real or not but priests are certainly not the barometer. The fact that God isn't with any current church shouldn't convince you he's nowhere to be found.

  • @yousoupof
    @yousoupof Před 6 měsíci +1

    Je souhaite une sainte fête de Noël à tous ceux qui voient en cette fête, l'appel d'un regard nouveau sur les événements et les êtres sui nous entourent. Spécialement les enfants qui ont un regard merveilleux sur la crèche et l'enfant qui s'y trouve. Père Philippe.

  • @odettefrancois6566
    @odettefrancois6566 Před 4 lety +26

    Bach es el padre de la musica, sus obras sublimes llegan al alma, saludos desde Chile😀

  • @franciscoespinoza5060
    @franciscoespinoza5060 Před 5 lety +8

    Es grandioso, tenía que ser obra de un genio como J.S. Bach, esta obra es ejemplar.

  • @simontaylor2319
    @simontaylor2319 Před 6 měsíci +1

    The Maestro Sir John conducts...perfect

  • @claudiolehmann775
    @claudiolehmann775 Před rokem +2

    Bach at his Best in this wonderful performance By JE Gardiner conducting the Monteverdi Choir performing the Christmas Oratorio

  • @IntelBlackJet
    @IntelBlackJet Před 2 lety +2

    Merry Christmas to all of you out there!!! 🎊🎉🎁🙏🏽❤️🎄🎶

  • @lubieczytac1
    @lubieczytac1 Před 4 lety +5

    To moja ulubiona wersja Oratorium - nastrój, tempo, wspaniałe interpretacje poszczególnych arii, wreszcie orkiestra i wspaniały chór...

  • @mereyeslacalle
    @mereyeslacalle Před 3 lety +9

    Superb !! Thanks God because we are still alive and healthy . From Chile in South America I wish Merry Christmas 2020 EuroArtsChannel !

    • @Euroarts
      @Euroarts  Před 3 lety +2

      Feliz navidad María! Si ya entraste en el espíritu navideño, te recomendamos esta playlist: goo.gl/bqPdgH Disfruta mucho de estas fiestas, y si te gusta la playlist, no olvides suscribirte! ;)

    • @macmax8452
      @macmax8452 Před 3 lety +1

      ­¡Por Supuesto!

  • @claudethompson354
    @claudethompson354 Před 2 lety +3

    Un pûre émerveillement. Réentendre et revoir ce chef-d'oeuvre absolu interprété sur des instruments d'époque; des musiciens, des solistes et des choeurs d'une telle hauteur; m'a ravi en extaze...

  • @stoichkovivan
    @stoichkovivan Před 3 lety +17

    Felicidades, excelente interpretación, el coro, la dirección, la orquesta y los solistas fabulosos, simplemente perfecto!!!!!!

  • @staffanolofsson8201
    @staffanolofsson8201 Před 3 lety +5

    1:04:20 is a special moment with the alto Bernarda Fink, her voice is so wonderful!

  • @Fernando8861
    @Fernando8861 Před 7 lety +15

    Belo oratório de Natal. Bach e também nós estamos felizes en ouví-lo!!!!

  • @Arjeva
    @Arjeva Před 4 lety +7

    Awesome to listen to at this season and always...

  • @slasaus1
    @slasaus1 Před 3 lety +10

    Tears in my eyes... this is so beautiful. JS Bach rulez! Merry xmas everyone and be kind to eachother xx

  • @horaciogilardi9776
    @horaciogilardi9776 Před 4 lety +18

    Una versión "insuperable" Gardiner en Bach !!!

    • @yp3424
      @yp3424 Před 3 lety

      Por supuesto! Los más ancianos pueden también apreciar a la maravillosa grabación de Karl Richter.

  • @hatsandboots
    @hatsandboots Před 7 lety +49

    Charmed by, particularly, the German pronunciation and the thorough attention given the conductor by the singers (for some of them, the music folders are just for show). The brisk pace brings a liveliness to the music. All the musicians seem totally in control of their material.
    The cameras work themselves deeply into the players. We get many fine details: Fingerwork, facial expressions, light gleaming on the instruments.
    A very pleasing experience watching this video. Thank you!

    • @sibilletreffkorn3147
      @sibilletreffkorn3147 Před 6 lety +4

      It is a German production - they can't help pronouncing it correctly. :-) But I agree, it's beautiful!

    • @RockStarOscarStern634
      @RockStarOscarStern634 Před 4 lety +1

      @@sibilletreffkorn3147 Keep in mind in the Aria Schlafe, mein Liebster, genieße der Ruh the 1'st Flute is playing the Alto Melody an Octave Higher.

    • @JochenArweiler
      @JochenArweiler Před 4 lety +1

      Yes, and the reason for it: The German language is a very beautiful one. May be you never heard that or considered it to be so. By the way, even your name is a German one. We have a town named Stromberg in the Southern parts of our country.😊😃

    • @JochenArweiler
      @JochenArweiler Před 4 lety

      @@sibilletreffkorn3147 Danke dir, Sibille.

    • @gauriblomeyer1835
      @gauriblomeyer1835 Před rokem

      As to the German language it is certainly a must to all singers of The Lieder by Schubert and Mahler and others and almost impossible to master by Anglo/Americans, except Thomas Hampson trained by Elisabeth Schwarzkopf. The unique aria g flat by Pamina in the Magic Flute, why did Mozart compose it so difficult in German that rarely the best of best German singers can master it while the Italian version does not have these language problems. Anyhow as Hampson once remarked the best language for singing is the Russian language because it reflects wonderfully the emotions. Listen to late Dmitri Hvorostovsky: „the cranes“.

  • @jedavilav1
    @jedavilav1 Před 5 lety +5

    Incomparablemente hermoso!

  • @oldram11
    @oldram11 Před 7 lety +4

    Beautiful presentation

  • @johannesbrahms4237
    @johannesbrahms4237 Před 6 lety +6

    Love this group! And Bernarda Fink is simply the best.

  • @Owuoraj1
    @Owuoraj1 Před 6 lety +4

    A great, precisely well rehearsed, and well enjoyed performance!! Oh, how sweet !!

  • @ottomol5647
    @ottomol5647 Před 5 lety +10

    THEY PLAY AND SING WITH PASSION. BACH WOUD BE PROUD!!!!!!

  • @fritzwert6649
    @fritzwert6649 Před 5 lety +10

    I believe in Bach. So does God.

    • @freakshow1997
      @freakshow1997 Před 4 lety

      there is no God.

    • @JochenArweiler
      @JochenArweiler Před 4 lety

      Bach believed strongly in God. That's correct.

    • @antegovorcin2421
      @antegovorcin2421 Před 4 lety

      ​@@JochenArweilerYes, Bach was a Lutheran. Weimar Herder Church (where this is being played) is Lutheran Church north of Germany. Protestants in the country mostly reside in the North while Catholics mostly reside in the South. (Where Pope Benedict XVI is from, a city in Bavaria). This contains paintings by Lucas Cranach, a friend of Martin Luther in 1521 during the Protestant Reformation.

  • @mathildewesendonck7225
    @mathildewesendonck7225 Před 4 lety +19

    Christmas time is not Christmas time 🎄 for me if I haven‘t been to the christmas oratorio at least once

    • @arnabpaul6400
      @arnabpaul6400 Před 4 lety +2

      Absolutely. I make it. point to listen every Sunday starting month of December

    • @jayess6715
      @jayess6715 Před 4 lety +1

      Mathilde Wesendonck Same here. Merry Christmas! 🎄❤️

    • @mathildewesendonck7225
      @mathildewesendonck7225 Před 4 lety

      Jay Ess Thank you!! 🙏🎄

  • @wardear
    @wardear Před 2 lety +1

    AND, the quality of the audio is absolutely topnotch, spacious, transparent, free of any distortion, a spectacular treat for the ears!!

  • @mrstinkabell123
    @mrstinkabell123 Před 5 lety +4

    Enjoyed this performance. I listened to a couple of others and this one seems the best. Bravo!

  • @colemiller771
    @colemiller771 Před 3 lety +14

    Times:
    Ⅰ. Jauchzet, frohlocket!
    0:00:58 Chorus: Jauchzet, frohlocket! auf, preiset die Tage
    0:08:35 Evangelist: Es begab sich aber zu der Zeit
    0:09:53 Recitative (alto): Nun wird mein liebster Bräutigam
    0:10:39 Aria (alto): Bereite dich, Zion, mit zärtlichen Trieben
    0:15:39 Chorale: Wie soll ich dich empfangen
    0:16:45 Evangelist: Und sie gebar ihren ersten Sohn
    0:17:13 Chorale (sopranos): Er ist auf Erden kommen arm / Recitative (bass): Wer will die Liebe recht erhöhn
    0:19:53 Aria (bass): Großer Herr, o starker König
    0:24:14 Chorale: Ach mein herzliebes Jesulein
    Ⅱ. Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegend
    0:26:13 Sinfonia
    0:31:08 Evangelist: Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegend
    0:31:45 Chorale: Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht
    0:32:51 Evangelist: Und der Engel sprach zu ihnen / Recitative (soprano): Fürchtet euch nicht
    0:33:31 Recitative (bass): Was Gott dem Abraham verheißen
    0:34:12 Aria (tenor): Frohe Hirten, eilt, ach eilet
    0:37:25 Evangelist: Und das habt zum Zeichen
    0:37:48 Chorale: Schaut hin, dort liegt im finstern Stall
    0:38:32 Recitative (bass): So geht denn hin, ihr Hirten
    0:39:19 Aria (alto): Schlafe, mein Liebster, genieße der Ruh
    0:48:02 Evangelist: Und alsobald war da bei dem Engel
    0:48:13 Chorus: Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe
    0:50:26 Recitative (bass): So recht, ihr Engel, jauchzt und singet
    0:50:48 Chorale: Wir singen dir in deinem Heer
    Ⅲ. Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen
    0:52:46 Chorus: Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen
    0:54:27 Evangelist: Und da die Engel von ihnen gen Himmel fuhren
    0:54:34 Chorus: Lasset uns nun gehen gen Bethlehem
    0:55:14 Recitative (bass): Er hat sein Volk getröst’
    0:55:45 Chorale: Dies hat er alles uns getan
    0:56:33 Duet (soprano, bass): Herr, dein Mitleid, dein Erbarmen
    1:03:05 Evangelist: Und sie kamen eilend und funden beide
    1:04:20 Aria (alto): Schließe, mein Herze, dies selige Wunder
    1:09:22 Recitative (alto): Ja, ja, mein Herz soll es bewahren
    1:09:48 Chorale: Ich will dich mit Fleiß bewahren
    1:10:42 Evangelist: Und die Hirten kehrten wieder um
    1:11:05 Chorale: Seid froh dieweil
    1:11:54 Chorus: Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen

    • @colemiller771
      @colemiller771 Před 3 lety +3

      Dietrich Henschel is my favorite in this, especially "Großer Herr". Christoph Genz is a fine Evangelist but he can't quite handle the fast bits in "Frohe Hirten" :(

    • @Euroarts
      @Euroarts  Před 3 lety +5

      Thank you a lot for your contribution, we included it in the description :) and thank u as well for your feedback!

  • @johnwade7430
    @johnwade7430 Před 3 lety +1

    An amazing Performance - thank you to everyone involved.

  • @paulsomers6048
    @paulsomers6048 Před 4 lety +6

    I agree with all those who praise Bernarda Fink. But I also am fond of Dietrich Hebschel's strong voice. And he sang from memory, thus with great excessive freedom.

  • @mwewering
    @mwewering Před 4 lety +5

    Vielen vielen Dank. So wundervoll, so heilsam.

  • @junglemonkey2310
    @junglemonkey2310 Před 4 lety +5

    Such beauty, it engulfs me with warmth and love and I want to give thanks for that.

  • @gracebotelho1532
    @gracebotelho1532 Před 6 lety +3

    A very energetic and briskly interpretation. Great sense of metric and and very rhythmic giving a dance like style type of feeling. Very nice!

  • @cronospedia
    @cronospedia Před rokem +1

    Regocijaos, alegraos! ¡Celebrad estos días!
    ¡Exaltad lo que ha hecho hoy el Altísimo!
    ¡Dejad el temor, alejad los lamentos!
    ¡Cantad, llenos de júbilo y alegría!
    ¡Servid al Altísimo con magníficos coros!
    ¡Adoremos el nombre de nuestro soberano!

  • @baraocopias1440
    @baraocopias1440 Před 4 lety +10

    Bravo!, Bravo!, Bravo!!! Maravilhosa apresentação de perfeitos cantores e músicos com grande regência. Encantamentos para os olhos e para os ouvidos!

    • @jayess6715
      @jayess6715 Před 4 lety +2

      Barão Cópias Feliz natal!

  • @LeonardoGarcia-op6ox
    @LeonardoGarcia-op6ox Před 4 lety +2

    John Eliot is Class, Style and Perfection !

  • @gabistan2007
    @gabistan2007 Před 3 lety

    Am proud to hear it from my hometown weimar and from that wonderful church

  • @ottomol5647
    @ottomol5647 Před 5 lety +2

    ELES TOCAM E CANTAM COM PAIXÃO. BACH FICARIA ORGULHOSO

  • @bruin4Christ
    @bruin4Christ Před rokem +3

    My three year old loves this! He dances like the conductor and bangs on imaginary timpani 😁

  • @AlexJannis-si6tb
    @AlexJannis-si6tb Před 7 měsíci

    Ένα συγκλονιστικό έργο πού τό έκανε αριστούργημα ό χαρισματικός μαέστρος Όσο υπάρχουν αυτής της εμβέλειας μουσικοί αυτή ή μουσική δεν θά σβήσει ποτέ Από Ελλάδα

  • @julianquirk8597
    @julianquirk8597 Před 6 lety +15

    Excellent performances all round but the real genius of course is Bach. How does one imagine so many harmonious parts overlapping like this. Incredible.

    • @sirknight4981
      @sirknight4981 Před 5 lety +2

      It is heavenly music produced by a divine mind, this what defines almost all of Bach's works.

    • @JochenArweiler
      @JochenArweiler Před 4 lety

      @@sirknight4981 Yes, sir.

  • @motinbar5
    @motinbar5 Před 6 lety +2

    Bernarda you have an excellent voice !!

  • @mox9076
    @mox9076 Před 2 lety +1

    Bach's counterpoint is a majestic wonder. One can only imagine what was going on in his brain.

    • @mox9076
      @mox9076 Před rokem

      ​@@jochenarweiler9909 good point. And just think I first heard this is Germany as a teenager. Brought tears to my eyes!!

  • @vidabreve
    @vidabreve Před 3 lety +1

    THAT'S how you welcome a king. So powerful music and interpretation

  • @user-xe6us2po1k
    @user-xe6us2po1k Před 5 lety +4

    素晴らしい演奏と音声 待降節シーズン 最高の贈り物です。

  • @L.Frank2000
    @L.Frank2000 Před rokem +2

    Thank you so much! Happy Xmas.

  • @elletuppen4844
    @elletuppen4844 Před 3 lety +2

    Heavenly! Maestro Gardiner is a wizard with that alchemic wand. Thank you to all the musicians and singers for such an uplifting and sublime interpretation.❤️🙏🏽🎉🎄✨🌈🇿🇦

  • @michaelbecker580
    @michaelbecker580 Před rokem

    Wird nie langweilig einfach wunderbar

  • @prof.cayetanobuendia8289
    @prof.cayetanobuendia8289 Před 4 lety +4

    Alegria Celestial! Bendiciones para tod@s los participantes. Feliz Navidad para ti!

  • @tyrsgeist6474
    @tyrsgeist6474 Před 4 lety +16

    Frohe Weihnachten allen🎅🎅❤❤😊

    • @mckavitt13
      @mckavitt13 Před 4 lety

      Thank you. Auch so & guten Rutsch😊👼👏🎄🎁🎀🎉

  • @TeleBachHand
    @TeleBachHand Před 4 lety +2

    It's just AWESOME!. jn

  • @FRO-to1dd
    @FRO-to1dd Před 6 měsíci +1

    Очень красиво, божественные звуки!

  • @Kuehdorf
    @Kuehdorf Před 3 lety +3

    Best recording. Most organic phrasing❤️❤️❤️

  • @alejandroherreradelaparra3977

    Superb composer, superb work, superb version. Thumbs up. Hats off...

  • @danielsilvanormal30
    @danielsilvanormal30 Před 3 lety +1

    Lindo!!!!!
    Maravilhoso!!!

  • @malte2467
    @malte2467 Před 4 lety +9

    Eine wahrhaftig musikalische Meisterleistung! Toll gemacht! :)

    • @adrianroters5304
      @adrianroters5304 Před 3 lety

      pov: du wirst von deinem musikleherer gezwungen das zu höhren

  • @sharonstone8245
    @sharonstone8245 Před rokem +2

    Heavenly. Thank you ♥️🙏

  • @AlexschnuckY
    @AlexschnuckY Před 2 lety +1

    Immer wieder wunderschön, ich liebe es.☺☺☺

  • @monamizumi4990
    @monamizumi4990 Před 6 měsíci

    best christmas piece everrrrr!!!!

  • @patriciocristobalgallardoz341

    A marvellous performance. One of the greatest in the last time. Very similar to the recorder version ¡Wonderful!

  • @robertcatalano3878
    @robertcatalano3878 Před rokem

    Beautiful..tempo is magnificent.. soloist video closeup's actually makes them look alive !!

  • @SergeSmirnoff
    @SergeSmirnoff Před 5 lety +22

    09:54 Cant.1 Mvt.4: Aria (Bernarda Fink, alto): Bereite dich...
    40:11 Cant.2 Mvt.10: Aria (Bernarda Fink, alto): Schlafe, mein Liebster...
    1:04:21 Cant.3 Mvt.8: Aria (Bernarda Fink, alto): Schließe, mein Herze...

    • @lamarsantos2966
      @lamarsantos2966 Před 4 lety +3

      That's what I was thinking I needed... Thanks. The best (and useful) comments should be at the top.

  • @weejim48
    @weejim48 Před 3 lety

    A very beautiful piece brilliantly performed. 👍👍

  • @tyrsgeist6474
    @tyrsgeist6474 Před 6 lety +5

    Best Version ever monteverdi choir Best Gardener Best