Bach: Christmas Oratorio - Weihnachtsoratorium

English Baroque Soloists, Johann Sebastian Bach & John Eliot Gardiner

65 SONGS • 2 HOURS AND 19 MINUTES • SEP 14 1987

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part One - For The First Day Of Christmas - No. 1 Chorus: "Jauchzet, frohlocket"

The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

07:41

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part One - For The First Day Of Christmas - No. 2 Evangelist: "Es begab sich aber zu der Zeit"

Anthony Rolfe Johnson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

01:11

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part One - For The First Day Of Christmas - No. 3 Rezitativ: "Nun wird mein liebster Bräutigam"

Anne Sofie von Otter, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

00:51

4

J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part One - For The First Day Of Christmas - No. 4 Aria: " Bereite dich, Zion"

Anne Sofie von Otter, Anthony Robson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

05:02

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part One - For The First Day Of Christmas - No. 5 Choral: "Wie soll ich dich empfangen"

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir & Johann Sebastian Bach

01:04

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part One - For The First Day Of Christmas - No. 6 Evangelist: "Und sie gebar ihren ersten Sohn"

Anthony Rolfe Johnson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

00:21

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part One - For The First Day Of Christmas - No. 7 Chorale: "Er ist auf Erden kommen arm", Recitativ (Bass): Wer will die Liebe recht erhöhn"

Olaf Bär, The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

02:57

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part One - For The First Day Of Christmas - No. 8 Aria: "Großer Herr, o starker König"

Olaf Bär, Crispian Steele-Perkins, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

04:22

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part One - For The First Day Of Christmas - No. 9 Choral: "Ach mein herzliebes Jesulein"

The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

01:13

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Two - For The Second Day Of Christmas - No. 10 Sinfonia

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

05:17

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Two - For The Second Day Of Christmas - No. 11 Evangelist: "Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegend"

Anthony Rolfe Johnson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

00:34

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Two - For The Second Day Of Christmas - No. 12 Chorale: "Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht"

The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

01:01

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Two - For The Second Day Of Christmas - No. 13 Evangelist, Engel: "Und der Engel sprach zu Ihnen"

Ruth Holton, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

00:38

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Two - For The Second Day Of Christmas - No. 14 Rezitativ: "Was Gott dem Abraham Verheißen"

Olaf Bär, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

00:41

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Two - For The Second Day Of Christmas - No. 15 Aria: "Frohe Hirten, eilt, ach eilet"

Hans Peter Blochwitz, Lisa Beznosiuk, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

03:18

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Two - For The Second Day Of Christmas - No. 16 Evangelist: "Und das habt zum Zeichen"

Anthony Rolfe Johnson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

00:22

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Two - For The Second Day Of Christmas - No. 17 Chorale: "Schaut hin, dort liegt im finstern Stall"

The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

00:39

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Two - For The Second Day Of Christmas - No. 18 Rezitativ: "So geht denn hin, ihr Hirten, geht"

Olaf Bär, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

00:49

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Two - For The Second Day Of Christmas - No. 19 Aria: "Schlafe, mein Liebster, geniesse der Ruh"

Anne Sofie von Otter, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

09:21

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Two - For The Second Day Of Christmas - No. 20 Evangelist: "Und alsbald war da bei dem Engel"

Anthony Rolfe Johnson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

00:15

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Two - For The Second Day Of Christmas - No. 21 Chor: "Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe"

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir & Johann Sebastian Bach

02:27

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Two - For The Second Day Of Christmas - No. 22 Rezitativ: "So recht, ihr Engel, jauchzt und singet"

Olaf Bär, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

00:23

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Two - For The Second Day Of Christmas - No. 23 Chorale: "Wir singen dir in deinem Heer"

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir & Johann Sebastian Bach

01:09

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Three - For The Third Day Of Christmas - No. 24 Chor: "Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen" (I)

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir & Johann Sebastian Bach

01:51

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Three - For The Third Day Of Christmas - No. 25 Evangelist: "Und da die Engel von ihnen gen Himmel fuhren"

Anthony Rolfe Johnson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

00:09

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Three - For The Third Day Of Christmas - No. 26 Chor: "Lasset uns nun gehen gen Bethlehem"

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir & Johann Sebastian Bach

00:39

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Three - For The Third Day Of Christmas - No. 27 Rezitativ: "Er hat sein Volk getröst"

Olaf Bär, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

00:36

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Three - For The Third Day Of Christmas - No. 28 Choral: "Dies hat er alles uns getan"

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir & Johann Sebastian Bach

00:42

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Three - For The Third Day Of Christmas - No. 29 Duett: "Herr, dein Mitleid, dein Erbarmen"

Nancy Argenta, Olaf Bär, Anthony Robson, Valerie Darke, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

06:49

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Three - For The Third Day Of Christmas - No. 30 Evangelist: "Und sie kamen eilend"

Anthony Rolfe Johnson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

01:08

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Three - For The Third Day Of Christmas - No. 31 Aria: "Schließe, mein Herze, dies selige Wunder"

Anne Sofie von Otter, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

04:59

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Three - For The Third Day Of Christmas - No. 32 Recitativ: "Ja, ja, mein Herz soll es bewahren"

Anne Sofie von Otter, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

00:21

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Three - For The Third Day Of Christmas - No. 33 Choral: "Ich will dich mit Fleiß bewahren"

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir & Johann Sebastian Bach

00:50

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Three - For The Third Day Of Christmas - No. 34 Evangelist: "Und die Hirten kehrten wieder um"

Anthony Rolfe Johnson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

00:23

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Three - For The Third Day Of Christmas - No. 35 Choral: "Seid froh dieweil"

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir & Johann Sebastian Bach

00:43

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Three - For The Third Day Of Christmas - No. 24 Chor: "Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen" (II)

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir & Johann Sebastian Bach

01:56

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Four - For New Year's Day - No. 36 Chor: "Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben"

The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

05:31

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Four - For New Year's Day - No. 37 Evangelist: "Und da acht Tage um waren"

Anthony Rolfe Johnson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

00:32

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Four - For New Year's Day - No. 38 Rezitativ: "Immanuel, o süßes Wort" Arioso (Chor-Sopran, Baß): "Jesu, du mein liebstes Leben"-"Komm ich will dich mit Lust umfassen"

Nancy Argenta, Olaf Bär, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

02:16

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Four - For New Year's Day - No. 39 Aria: "Flösst, mein Heiland, flösst dein Namen"

Nancy Argenta, Katie Pringle, Anthony Robson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

05:40

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Four - For New Year's Day - No. 40 Rezitativ: "Wohlan, dein Name soll allein" Arioso (Chor-Sopran): "Jesu mein Freud und Wonne"

Nancy Argenta, Olaf Bär, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

01:21

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Four - For New Year's Day - No. 41 Aria: "Ich will nur dir zu Ehren leben"

Hans Peter Blochwitz, Alison Bury, Maya Homburger, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

04:23

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Four - For New Year's Day - No. 42 Choral: "Jesus richte mein Beginnen"

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir & Johann Sebastian Bach

01:58

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Five - For The 1st Sunday In The New Year - No. 43 Chor: "Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen"

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir & Johann Sebastian Bach

05:56

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Five - For The 1st Sunday In The New Year - No. 44 Evangelist: "Da Jesu geboren war zu Bethlehem"

Anthony Rolfe Johnson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

00:23

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Five - For The 1st Sunday In The New Year - No. 45 Chor: "Wo ist der neugeborne König der Juden?" - Rezitativ (Alt): "Sucht ihn in meiner Brust"

Anne Sofie von Otter, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir & Johann Sebastian Bach

01:40

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Five - For The 1st Sunday In The New Year - No. 46 Choral: "Dein Glanz all Finsternis verzehrt"

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir & Johann Sebastian Bach

00:45

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Five - For The 1st Sunday In The New Year - No. 47 Aria: "Erleucht auch meine finstre Sinnen"

Olaf Bär, Anthony Robson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

03:59

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Five - For The 1st Sunday In The New Year - No. 48 Evangelist: "Da das der König Herodes hörte"

Anthony Rolfe Johnson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

00:12

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Five - For The 1st Sunday In The New Year - No. 49 Rezitativ: "Warum wollt ihr erschrecken?"

Anne Sofie von Otter, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

00:30

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Five - For The 1st Sunday In The New Year - No. 50 Evangelist: "Und ließ versammeln alle Hohepriester"

Anthony Rolfe Johnson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

01:24

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Five - For The 1st Sunday In The New Year - No. 51 Terzetto: "Ach, wann wird die Zeit erscheinen?"

Nancy Argenta, Anne Sofie von Otter, Hans Peter Blochwitz, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

05:34

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Five - For The 1st Sunday In The New Year - No. 52 Rezitativ: "Mein Liebster herrschet schon"

Anne Sofie von Otter, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

00:25

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Five - For The 1st Sunday In The New Year - No. 53 Choral: "Zwar ist solche Herzensstube"

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir & Johann Sebastian Bach

00:47

55

J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Six - For The Feast Of Epiphany - No. 54 Chor: "Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben"

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir & Johann Sebastian Bach

04:58

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Six - For The Feast Of Epiphany - No. 55 Evangelist: "Da berief Herodes die Weisen heimlich" - Herodes: "Ziehet hin und forschet fleißig"

Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Olaf Bär, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

00:42

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Six - For The Feast Of Epiphany - No. 56 Rezitativ: "Du Falscher, suche nur den Herrn zu fällen"

Nancy Argenta, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

00:56

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Six - For The Feast Of Epiphany - No. 57 Aria: "Nur ein Wink von seinen Händen"

Nancy Argenta, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

04:23

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Six - For The Feast Of Epiphany - No. 58 Evangelist: "Als sie nun den König gehöret hatten"

Anthony Rolfe Johnson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

01:02

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Six - For The Feast Of Epiphany - No. 59 Chorale: "Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier"

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir & Johann Sebastian Bach

01:02

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Six - For The Feast Of Epiphany - No. 60 Evangelist: "Und Gott befahl ihnen im Traum"

Anthony Rolfe Johnson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

00:23

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Six - For The Feast Of Epiphany - No. 61 Rezitativ: "So geht! Genug, mein Schatz geht nicht von hier"

Hans Peter Blochwitz, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

01:52

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Six - For The Feast Of Epiphany - No. 62 Aria: "Nun mögt ihr stolzen Feinde schrecken"

Hans Peter Blochwitz, Anthony Robson, Valerie Darke, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

04:00

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Six - For The Feast Of Epiphany - No. 63 Rezitativ: "Was will der Hölle Schrecken nun?"

Nancy Argenta, Anne Sofie von Otter, Hans Peter Blochwitz, Olaf Bär, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

00:37

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Six - For The Feast Of Epiphany - No. 64 Choral: "Nun seid ihr wohl gerochen"

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir & Johann Sebastian Bach

03:26

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