J. S. Bach, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Gustav Leonhardt, Paul Esswood, Kurt Equiluz, Max van Egmond, Concentus Musicus Wien, Leonhardt-Consort - Weihnachtskantaten • Christmas Cantatas • Cantates de Noël: BWV 57, 63, 110, 133; TELDEC Special Edition 1985: 300 FLAC download

Tracklist

Kantate 110 "Unser Mund Sei Voll Lachens" BWV 110	(24:48)
A1	1. Chorus (Solo: Soprano, Alto, Tenore,Basso) "Unser Mund Sei Voll Lachens"	7:25
A2	2. Aria (Tenore) "Ihr Gedanken Und Ihr Sinnen"	4:25
A3	3. Recitative (Basso) "Dir, Herr, Ist Niemand Gleich"	0:30
A4	4. Aria (Alto) "Ach Herr! Was Ist Ein Menschenkind"	3:40
A5	5. Duetto (Soprano, Tenore) "Ehre Sei Gott In Der Höhe"	3:55
A6	6. Aria (Basso) "Wacht Auf, Ihr Adern Und Ihr Glieder"	3:55
A7	7. Choral "Alleluja! Gelobt Sei Gott"	0:50
Kantate 63 "Christien, Ätzet Diesen TagI" BWV 63	(28:46)
B1	1. Coro "Christen, Atzet Diesen Tag"	5:15
B2	2. Recitative (Alto) "O Selger Tag! O Ungemeines Heute"	3:28
B3	3. Aria (Duetto) (Soprano, Basso) "Gott, Du Hast Es Wohl Gefüget"	6:22
B4	4. Recitative (Tenore) "So Kehret Sich Nun Heut Das Bange Leid"	0:52
B5	5. Aria (Duetto) (Alto, Tenore) "Ruft Und Fleht Den Himmel An"	4:21
B6	6. Recitative (Basso) "Verdoppelt Euch Demnach"	1:04
B7	7. Coro "Höchster, Schau In Gnaden An"	7:14
Kantate 57 " Selig Ist Der Mann" (Dialogus) BWV 57	(22:23)
C1	1. Aria (Basso) "Selig Ist Der Mann"	3:08
C2	2. Recitativo (Soprano) "Ach! Dieser SüBe Trost"	1:09
C3	3. Aria (Soprano) "Ich Wünschte Mir Den Tod"	5:56
C4	4. Recitativo (Soprano, Basso) "Ich Reiche Dir Die Hand"	0:25
C5	5. Aria (Basso) "Ja Ja, Ich Kann Die Feinde Schlagen"	5:12
C6	6. Recitativo (Soprano, Basso) "In Meiner Schoss Liegt Ruh Und Leben"	1:17
C7	7. Aria (Soprano) "Ich Ende Behende Mein Irdisches Leben"	4:13
C8	8. Choral "Richte Dich, Liebste, Nach Meinem Gefallen"	0:45
Kantate 133 "Ich Freue Mich In Dir" BWV 133	(20:49)
D18	1. Choralchorsatz "Ich Freue Mich In Dir"	4:12
D21	2. Aria (Tenore) "Getrost! Es FaBt Ein Heilger Leib"	5:28
D3	3. Recitative (Tenore) "Ein Adam Mag Sich Voller Schrecken"	0:57
D4	4. Aria (Soprano) "Wie Lieblich Klingt Es In Den Ohren"	8:13
D5	5. Recitative (Basso) "Wohlan, Des Todes Furcht Und Schmerz"	0:54
D6	6. Choral "Wohlan! So Will Ich Mich An Dich"	0:54

Companies, etc.

• Mastered At – TELDEC
• Manufactured By – TELDEC Schallplatten GmbH

Credits

• Alto Vocals – Paul Esswood, René Jacobs (tracks: D1 to D6)
• Bass Vocals – Max Van Egmond, Ruud Van Der Meer, Siegfried Lorenz (tracks: A1)
• Choir – Collegium Vocale (tracks: D1 to D6), Knabenchor Hannover (tracks: D1 to D6), Solist des Tölzer Knabenchor* (tracks: A1 to A7, B1 to B7, C1 to C8)
• Chorus Master [Collegium Vocale] – Philippe Herreweghe (tracks: D1 to D6)
• Chorus Master [Knabenchor Hannover] – Heinz Hennig (tracks: D1 to D6)
• Chorus Master [Tölzer Knabenchor] – Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden (tracks: A1 to A7, B1 to B7, C1 to C8)
• Composed By – Johann Sebastian Bach
• Conductor [Concentus Musicus Wien] – Nikolaus Harnoncourt (tracks: A1 to A7, B1 to B7, C1 to C8)
• Conductor [Leonhardt-Consort] – Gustav Leonhardt (tracks: D1 to D6)
• Liner Notes – Gerhard Schumacher
• Liner Notes [English Translation] – Clive Williams
• Liner Notes [French Translation] – Serge Etringer
• Orchestra – Concentus Musicus Wien (tracks: A1 to A7, B1 to B7, C1 to C8), Leonhardt-Consort (tracks: D1 to D6)
• Soprano Vocals – Wiener Sängerknabe Peter Jelosits* (tracks: B1 to B7, C1 to C8), Sebastian Hennig, Solist des Knabenchores Hannover* (tracks: D1 to D6)
• Tenor Vocals – Kurt Equiluz, Wilhelm Wiedl (tracks: A5)
• Vocals – Michael Stumpf Solist des Tölzer Knabenchores*, Stefan Frangoulis (tracks: A1)

Notes

On spine:
6.48234 (2 LPs) J. S. Bach: Weihnachtskantaten • Harnoncourt / Leonhardt

On front cover: 300 JAHRE • YEARS - J. S. Bach - TELDEC SPECIAL EDITION 1985
Printed white round "sticker" with Teldec Technology DMM logo
4 (vol.)

On Inner sleeve:
Left page: Notes
Right page: 6 Photos taken during the recording sessions.

On rear cover
Kantate 110 (P) 1980
Kantate 63 (P) 1976
Kantate 57 (P) 1976
Kantate 133 (P) 1984
Concentus musicus Wien with original instruments.
Leonhardt-Consort with original instruments.
"This record, manufactured with Teldec's DMM Technology (Direct Metal Mastering), sets new standards for a sound of superior purity, transparency and dynamics. No annoying echoes and surface noise disturb the listening pleasure" (also written in German, French and Italian)
Cover: Autograph - Partita für Violine Solo - d-moll/Chaconne
Made in Germany . TELDEC Schallplatten GmbH., Heussweg 25, 2000 Hamburg 20 (Western Germany). (C) 1984
Teldec Technology DMM logo
LC 3706

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