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No.1 Chorus: "Jauchzet, frohlocket" [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part One - For the first Day of Christmas]
08:13
Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
Choir: Lübecker Kantorei - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach - Producer: Ray Minshull - Engineer: Martin Fouqué
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No.2 Evangelist: "Es begab sich aber zu der Zeit" [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part One - For the first Day of Christmas]
02:40
Helen Watts, Peter Pears, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
Contralto: Helen Watts - Producer: Ray Minshull - Tenor: Peter Pears - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach - Engineer: Martin Fouqué
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No.4 Aria (Alto): " Bereite dich, Zion" [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part One - For the first Day of Christmas]
05:56
Helen Watts, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
Contralto: Helen Watts - Producer: Ray Minshull - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach - Engineer: Martin Fouqué
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No.5 Choral: "Wie soll ich dich empfangen" [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part One - For the first Day of Christmas]
01:12
Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
Choir: Lübecker Kantorei - Producer: Ray Minshull - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach - Engineer: Martin Fouqué
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No.6 Evangelist: "Und sie gebar ihren ersten Sohn" [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part One - For the first Day of Christmas]
04:02
Peter Pears, Tom Krause, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
Tenor: Peter Pears - Producer: Ray Minshull - Baritone: Tom Krause - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach - Engineer: Martin Fouqué
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No.8 Aria (Baß): "Großer Herr, o starker König" [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part One - For the first Day of Christmas]
05:27
Tom Krause, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
Producer: Ray Minshull - Baritone: Tom Krause - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach - Engineer: Martin Fouqué
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No.9 Choral: "Ach mein herzliebes Jesulein" [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part One - For the first Day of Christmas]
01:20
Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
Choir: Lübecker Kantorei - Producer: Ray Minshull - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach - Engineer: Martin Fouqué
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No.10 Sinfonia
06:35
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
Producer: Ray Minshull - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Engineer: Martin Fouqué - Recording Producer: Michael Bremner - Recording Engineer: Karl Brugger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
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No.11 Evangelist: "Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegend" [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Two - For the second Day of Christmas]
00:48
Peter Pears, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
Tenor: Peter Pears - Producer: Ray Minshull - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach - Engineer: Martin Fouqué
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No.12 Chorale: "Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht" [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Two - For the second Day of Christmas]
01:05
Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
Choir: Lübecker Kantorei - Producer: Ray Minshull - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach - Engineer: Martin Fouqué
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No.13 Evangelist, Engel: "Und der Engel sprach zu Ihnen" [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Two - For the second Day of Christmas]
00:50
Peter Pears, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
Tenor: Peter Pears - Producer: Ray Minshull - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach - Engineer: Martin Fouqué
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No.14 Rezitativ (Baß): "Was Gott dem Abraham Verheißen" [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Two - For the second Day of Christmas]
00:56
Tom Krause, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
Producer: Ray Minshull - Baritone: Tom Krause - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach - Engineer: Martin Fouqué
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No.15 Aria (Tenor): "Frohe Hirten, eilt, ach eilet" [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Two - For the second Day of Christmas]
03:56
Peter Pears, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
Tenor: Peter Pears - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach - Producer: Ray Minshull - Engineer: Martin Fouqué
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No.16 Evangelist: "Und das habt zum Zeichen" [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Two - For the second Day of Christmas]
01:00
Elly Ameling, Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
Soprano: Elly Ameling - Producer: Ray Minshull - Choir: Lübecker Kantorei - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach - Engineer: Martin Fouqué
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No.18 Rezitativ (Baß): "So geht denn hin, ihr Hirten, geht" [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Two - For the second Day of Christmas]
01:01
Tom Krause, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
Producer: Ray Minshull - Baritone: Tom Krause - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach - Engineer: Martin Fouqué
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No.19 Aria (Alto): "Schlafe, mein Liebster, geniesse der Ruh" [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Two - For the second Day of Christmas]
10:52
Helen Watts, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
Contralto: Helen Watts - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach - Producer: Ray Minshull - Engineer: Martin Fouqué
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No.20 Evangelist: "Und alsbald war da bei dem Engel" [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Two - For the second Day of Christmas]
03:06
Peter Pears, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
Tenor: Peter Pears - Producer: Ray Minshull - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach - Engineer: Martin Fouqué
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No.22 Rezitativ (Baß): "So recht, ihr Engel, jauchzt und singet" [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Two - For the second Day of Christmas]
01:43
Tom Krause, Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
Producer: Ray Minshull - Baritone: Tom Krause - Choir: Lübecker Kantorei - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach - Engineer: Martin Fouqué
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No.24 Chor: "Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen" [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Three - For the third Day of Christmas]
02:06
Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
Choir: Lübecker Kantorei - Producer: Ray Minshull - Recording Engineer: Martin Fouque - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
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No.25 Evangelist: "Und da die Engel von ihnen gen Himmel fuhren" [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Three - For the third Day of Christmas]
02:23
Peter Pears, Tom Krause, Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
Tenor: Peter Pears - Producer: Ray Minshull - Baritone: Tom Krause - Choir: Lübecker Kantorei - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach - Engineer: Martin Fouqué
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No.29 Duett (Sopran, Baß): "Herr, dein Mitleid, dein Erbarmen" [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Three - For the third Day of Christmas]
07:47
Elly Ameling, Tom Krause, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
Soprano: Elly Ameling - Producer: Ray Minshull - Baritone: Tom Krause - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach - Engineer: Martin Fouqué
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No.30 Evangelist: "Und sie kamen eilend" [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Three - For the third Day of Christmas]
01:18
Peter Pears, Helen Watts, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
Tenor: Peter Pears - Producer: Ray Minshull - Contralto: Helen Watts - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach - Engineer: Martin Fouqué
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No.31 Aria (Alt): "Schließe, mein Herze, dies selige Wunder" [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Three - For the third Day of Christmas]
05:37
Helen Watts, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
Contralto: Helen Watts - Producer: Ray Minshull - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach - Engineer: Martin Fouqué
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No.32 Recitativ (Alt): "Ja, ja, mein Herz soll es bewahren" [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Three - For the third Day of Christmas]
01:24
Helen Watts, Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
Contralto: Helen Watts - Producer: Ray Minshull - Choir: Lübecker Kantorei - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach - Engineer: Martin Fouqué
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No.34 Evangelist: "Und die Hirten kehrten wieder um" [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Three - For the third Day of Christmas]
01:08
Peter Pears, Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
Tenor: Peter Pears - Producer: Ray Minshull - Choir: Lübecker Kantorei - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach - Engineer: Martin Fouqué
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No.35 Choral: "Seid froh dieweil" [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Three - For the third Day of Christmas]
02:12
Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
Choir: Lübecker Kantorei - Producer: Ray Minshull - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach - Engineer: Martin Fouqué
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No.36 Chor: "Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben" [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Four - For the third Day of Christmas]
05:30
Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
Choir: Lübecker Kantorei - Producer: Ray Minshull - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach - Engineer: Martin Fouqué
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No.37 Evangelist: "Und da acht Tage um waren" [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Four - For the third Day of Christmas]
03:37
Peter Pears, Tom Krause, Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
Tenor: Peter Pears - Producer: Ray Minshull - Baritone: Tom Krause - Choir: Lübecker Kantorei - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach - Engineer: Martin Fouqué
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No.39 Aria (Soprano, Echo-soprano): "Flösst, mein Heiland, flösst dein Namen"
06:17
Elly Ameling, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
Soprano: Elly Ameling - Producer: Ray Minshull - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach - Engineer: Martin Fouqué
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No.40 Rezitativ (Baß): "Wohlan, dein Name soll allein" Arioso (Chor-Sopran): "Jesu mein Freud und Wonne" [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 - Part Four - For New Year's Day]
01:48
Tom Krause, Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
Producer: Ray Minshull - Baritone: Tom Krause - Choir: Lübecker Kantorei - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach - Engineer: Martin Fouqué
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No.41 Aria: "Ich will nur dir zu Ehren leben" [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Four - For New Year's Day]
05:11
Peter Pears, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
Tenor: Peter Pears - Producer: Ray Minshull - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach - Engineer: Martin Fouqué
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No.42 Choral: "Jesus richte mein Beginnen" [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 - Part Four - For New Year's Day]
02:39
Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
Choir: Lübecker Kantorei - Producer: Ray Minshull - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach - Engineer: Martin Fouqué
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No.43 Chor: "Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen" [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 - Part Five - For the 1st Sunday in the New Year]
07:09
Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
Choir: Lübecker Kantorei - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach - Producer: Ray Minshull - Engineer: Martin Fouqué
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No.44 Evangelist: "Da Jesu geboren war zu Bethlehem" [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Five - For the 1st Sunday in the New Year]
02:37
Peter Pears, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
Tenor: Peter Pears - Producer: Ray Minshull - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach - Engineer: Martin Fouqué
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No.46 Choral: "Dein Glanz all Finsternis verzehrt" [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 - Part Five - For the 1st Sunday in the New Year]
00:44
Helen Watts, Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
Contralto: Helen Watts - Producer: Ray Minshull - Choir: Lübecker Kantorei - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach - Engineer: Martin Fouqué
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No.47 Aria (Bass): "Erleucht auch meine finstre Sinnen" [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Five - For the 1st Sunday in the New Year]
04:26
Tom Krause, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
Producer: Ray Minshull - Baritone: Tom Krause - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach - Engineer: Martin Fouqué
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No.48 Evangelist: "Da das der König Herodes hörte" [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 - Part Five - For the 1st Sunday in the New Year]
02:10
Peter Pears, Helen Watts, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
Tenor: Peter Pears - Producer: Ray Minshull - Contralto: Helen Watts - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach - Engineer: Martin Fouqué
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No.51 Terzett: Ach, wann wird die Zeit erscheinen? [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 - Part Five - For the 1st Sunday in the New Year]
05:40
Elly Ameling, Peter Pears, Tom Krause, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
Soprano: Elly Ameling - Producer: Ray Minshull - Tenor: Peter Pears - Baritone: Tom Krause - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach - Engineer: Martin Fouqué
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No.52 Rezitativ: "Mein liebster herrschet schon" - Choral: "Zwar ist solche Herzensstube" [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 - Part Five - For the 1st Sunday in the New Year]
01:22
Elly Ameling, Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
Soprano: Elly Ameling - Producer: Ray Minshull - Choir: Lübecker Kantorei - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach - Engineer: Martin Fouqué
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No.54 Chor: "Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben" [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Six - For the Feast of Epiphany]
04:38
Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
Choir: Lübecker Kantorei - Producer: Ray Minshull - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach - Engineer: Martin Fouqué
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No.55 Evangelist: "Da berief Herodes die Weisen heimlich" - Herodes: "Ziehet hin und forschet fleißig" [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Six - For the Feast of Epiphany]
00:51
Peter Pears, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
Tenor: Peter Pears - Producer: Ray Minshull - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach - Engineer: Martin Fouqué
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No.56 Rezitativ (Sopran): "Du Falscher, suche nur den Herrn zu fällen" [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 - Part Six - For the Feast of Epiphany]
04:59
Elly Ameling, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
Soprano: Elly Ameling - Producer: Ray Minshull - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach - Engineer: Martin Fouqué
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No.58 Evangelist: "Als sie nun den König gehöret hatten" [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Six - For the Feast of Epiphany]
01:25
Peter Pears, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
Tenor: Peter Pears - Producer: Ray Minshull - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach - Engineer: Martin Fouqué
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No.59 Chorale: "Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier" [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 - Part Six - For the Feast of Epiphany]
01:07
Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
Choir: Lübecker Kantorei - Producer: Ray Minshull - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach - Engineer: Martin Fouqué
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No.60 Evangelist: "Und Gott befahl ihnen im Traum" [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Six - For the Feast of Epiphany]
02:42
Peter Pears, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
Tenor: Peter Pears - Producer: Ray Minshull - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach - Engineer: Martin Fouqué
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No.62 Aria (Tenor): "Nun mögt ihr stolzen Feinde schrecken" [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Six - For the Feast of Epiphany]
05:24
Peter Pears, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
Tenor: Peter Pears - Producer: Ray Minshull - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach - Engineer: Martin Fouqué
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No.63 Rezitativ (Sopran, Alt, Tenor, Baß): "Was will der Hölle Schrecken nun?" [Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 - Part Six - For the Feast of Epiphany]
04:14
Elly Ameling, Helen Watts, Peter Pears, Tom Krause, Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgarter Philharmoniker, Karl Münchinger
Soprano: Elly Ameling - Producer: Ray Minshull - Contralto: Helen Watts - Tenor: Peter Pears - Baritone: Tom Krause - Choir: Lübecker Kantorei - Orchestra: Stuttgarter Philharmoniker - Conductor: Karl Münchinger - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach - Engineer: Martin Fouqué
