Bach: Christmas Music

Siegfried Lorenz (Performer), Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Max Pommer (Conductor), Ludwig Güttler (Conductor), Hartwig Eschenburg (Conductor), Hans-Joachim Rotzsch (Conductor), Helmut Winschermann (Conductor), New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig (Performer), New Leipzig Bach Collegium Musicum (Performer), Virtuosi Saxoniae (Performer), Capella Fidicinia Leipzig (Performer), German Bach Soloists (Performer), Walter Heinz Bernstein (Performer), Matthias Eisenberg (Performer), Gisela Burkhardt (Performer), Edita Gruberová (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Siegfried Lorenz, New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig, New Leipzig Bach Collegium Musicum, Virtuosi Saxoniae, Capella Fidicinia Leipzig, et al.
• Conductor: Max Pommer, Ludwig Güttler, Hartwig Eschenburg, Hans-Joachim Rotzsch, Helmut Winschermann
• Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
• Audio CD (October 11, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Delta
• ASIN: B000001VMV
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #257,446 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

1.Tönet, ihr Pauken 2.Sinfonia 3.In dulci jubilo, chorale setting for 4 voices, BWV 368 (BC F110) 4.Großer Herr, o starker König 5.Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her, for chorus 6.Hallelujah 7.Jesu, meines Herzens Freud', chorale setting for 4 voices, BWV 361 (BC 8.Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend, chorale prelude 9.Gloria in excelsis deo, for chorus 10.Wie wohl ist mir, O Freund der Seelen, aria for voice & continuo (AMN I 11.Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, motet for chorus & organ, BWV 230 (BC C6) 12.Prelude and Fugue, for organ in G major, BWV 541 (BC J22) 13.Du Friedefürst, Herr Jesu Christ 14.Air 15.Sei Lob und Preis mit Ehren 16.Freut euch und jubilieret, for chorus

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Deal, January 27, 2005

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Nathan Cooper "njcooper5" (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bach: Christmas Music (Audio CD)

I highly recommend this reasonably priced Bach Christmas CD.

It has a nice mix of Bach's choral, instrumental, and organ music which is organized in a nice way. The choir does a remarkable job on track 11, a most difficult piece to perform I'm sure; they sound absolutely beautiful. It could bring tears to your eyes as it has with me.

This disc has inspired me to pick up some more Bach CD's on the Naxos label.

For the price of this disc, you can't go wrong. And the music is great for year-round listening.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Bach Christmas sampler, March 11, 2011

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Amateur Stargazer - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bach: Christmas Music (Audio CD)

If you are new to Bach's music or would like a collection of some of the composer's best loved holiday selections this CD is for you. There is much choral music performed beautifully represented from great recordings with fine orchestration and well-known organ works. I think many people have been drawn to Bach with his Christmas Oratorio and cantatas, and this album with its carefully chosen works is a great introduction to this composer. You might be tempted to explore the full length recordings of the selections in this CD since its contents will whet your appetite for more of a Bach Christmas experience!