Enjoy this performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's "Christmas Oratorio," BWV 248, by Nikolaus Harnoncourt and the Concentus and "Musicus Wien," with Peter Schreier, Tenor, Robert Holl, Bass, Soloists of the Tolzer Knabenchor (Chorusmaster: Gerhard Schmidt).
The Christmas Oratorio (Weihnachtsoratorium), BWV 248, is an oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach intended for performance in church during the Christmas season.
The first part (for Christmas Day) describes the Birth of Jesus, the second (for 26 December) the annunciation to the shepherds, the third (for 27 December) the adoration of the shepherds, the fourth (for New Year's Day) the circumcision and naming of Jesus, the fifth (for the first Sunday after New Year) the journey of the Magi, and the sixth (for Epiphany) the adoration of the Magi.
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