In two installments of Missa etcetera, we are featuring a newly released Christmas CD: ‘O Jesulein… A German Baroque Christmas Oratorio’ by the ensemble Clematis conducted by Stéphanie de Failly. Part 2.
This hour concludes with a Christmas cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach, which he wrote in Weimar in 1715.
Christmas Oratorio “O Jesulein…” part 2:
Thomas Selle (1599-1663)
1. Angelus ad Josephum
Dieterich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
2. Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern (vs. I)
Andreas Hammerschmidt (1611/1612-1675)
3. Wie bin ich doch so herzlich froh
4. Wo ist der neugeborne König?
Johann Rudolf Ahle (1625-1673)
5. Herr, nun lässest du deiner Diener
Samuel Capricornus (1628-1665)
6. Sonata ab 8 Instrument (part 1)
Andreas Hammerschmidt
7. Mein Sohn, warum hast du uns getan?
David Pohle (1624-1695)
8. Nascitur Immanuel
Johann Christoph Bach (1642-1703)
9. O Freudenzeit, o Wundernacht
Performers: Vocalists and instrumentalists of ensemble Clematis conducted by Stéphanie de Failly, violin, and Brice Sailly, organ
(CD label: Ricercar no. RIC 444, 2022)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
10. Cantata “Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn,” BWV 132
Performers: Ingrid Schmithüsen, soprano. Yoshikazu Mera, countertenor. Makoto Sakurada, tenor. Peter Kooij, bass. Bach Collegium Japan conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
(CD label: BIS no. CD 881)
Supplement:
Georg Friedrich Kauffmann (1679-1735)
11. “Nun freut euch, lieben Christen G’ein”
Performer: Maurizio Croci, organ
(CD label: Stradivarius no. STR 33704)
