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Jos van Veldhoven, The Netherlands Bach Society - Bach: Christmas Oratorio (2003/2009) [Official Digital Download 24b/192kHz]

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Jos van Veldhoven, The Netherlands Bach Society - Bach: Christmas Oratorio (2003/2009) [Official Digital Download 24b/192kHz]

Jos van Veldhoven, The Netherlands Bach Society - J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 (2003)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time - 145:07 minutes | 4,62 GB
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time - 145:07 minutes | 2,69 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet

This is one of those occasions where beauty and artistry are reflected not only on the surface but right through to the core. This is a marvelous performance of Bach's six-cantata cycle that offers ravishing choral singing, sharply detailed orchestral playing, and superior contributions from the four solo vocalists, all presented in state-of-the-art sound.

Bachs Christmas Oratorio Johann Sebastian Bachs Oratorium Tempore Nativitatis Christi, a cycle of six cantatas for the Christmas season, had its collective premiere from Christmas Day 1734 through Epiphany Sunday 1735 in Leipzig. One of Bachs reasons for these performances was his search for a more permanent home for the music of three large-scale occasional works. The music involved was that of the three cantatas (Drammae per Musica) for members of the princely house of Saxony: Hercules auf der Scheidewege BWV 213 (September 1733) (Hercules at the Crossroads), written for the eleventh birthday of Prince Friedrich Christian of Saxony; Tnet, ihr Pauken! Erschallet, Trompeten! BWV 214 (December 1733) (Sound, ye drums! Burst forth, ye trumpets!), written for the birthday of Maria Josepha, Crown Princess of Saxony and Queen of Poland, and mother of Friedrich Christian; and Preise dein Glcke, gesegnetes Sachsen BWV 215 (October 1734) (Praise thy good fortune, o blessed Saxony), written for the first anniversary of the accession of Augustus II, Crown Prince of Saxony and King of Poland. These cantatas provide the lions share of the arias and choruses for the first four cantatas of the Christmas Oratorio. The fifth cantata, in contrast, is almost completely composed of original material, and the sixth is based as a whole on a single church cantata, which has not survived in its original form. The choice may well have been due to the fact that BWV 213-215, in a sense, comprised a sort of cyclic whole, making use of similar styles of text and music. But the most important reason for this large-scale parody composition was, of course, the musical quality and festive atmosphere of the three Saxon cantatas, which could easily be translated to the Christmas story. Bach commissioned his (unknown) librettist to rewrite the chorus and aria texts in such a way that this music could essentially be re-used unaltered, but as might be expected, he could not resist the temptation to introduce numerous improvements to the original compositions as he rewrote them. Bachs surviving clean final copy of the 1734 full score provides fascinating documentation for this process. He also had a handsome libretto printed separately, above all to make it clear to his fellow citizens of Leipzig and the audience that this was a major Oratorio, in spite of its performance being spread out over the course of six Sundays and two weeks. In later years, some have been uncomfortable with the secular origins of the Christmas Oratorio: the concept that music from a group of princely birthday cantatas could also serve to celebrate the birth of Christ was difficult to accept. But in the period before the Enlightenment, reigning heads of state were seen in a theological context: their office was conferred by God and was seen as completely separate from their physical bodies and good (or bad) deeds. For this reason, music written for these Kings was by its very definition highly suitable for the birthday of that other King, Christ, and most fit to sing the praises of the Ruler of the Heavens.

Tracklist:

CD1 #01 - I. Cantata for Christmas Day - Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset
CD1 #02 - I. Cantata for Christmas Day - Es begab sich aber zu der
CD1 #03 - I. Cantata for Christmas Day - Nun wird mein liebster
CD1 #04 - I. Cantata for Christmas Day - Bereite dich, Zion
CD1 #05 - I. Cantata for Christmas Day - Wie soll ich dich empfangen
CD1 #06 - I. Cantata for Christmas Day - Und sie gebar ihren ersten
CD1 #07 - I. Cantata for Christmas Day - Er ist auf Erden kommen arm
CD1 #08 - I. Cantata for Christmas Day - Großer Herr, o starker
CD1 #09 - I. Cantata for Christmas Day - Ach, mein herzliebes
CD1 #10 - II. Cantata for the Second Day of Christmas - Sinfonia
CD1 #11 - II. Cantata for the Second Day of Christmas - Und es waren Hirten in
CD1 #12 - II. Cantata for the Second Day of Christmas - Brich an, du schönes
CD1 #13 - II. Cantata for the Second Day of Christmas - Und der Engel sprach zu
CD1 #14 - II. Cantata for the Second Day of Christmas - Was Gott dem Abraham
CD1 #15 - II. Cantata for the Second Day of Christmas - Frohe Hirten, eilt, ach eilet
CD1 #16 - II. Cantata for the Second Day of Christmas - Und das habt zum Zeichen
CD1 #17 - II. Cantata for the Second Day of Christmas - Schaut hin! dort liegt im
CD1 #18 - II. Cantata for the Second Day of Christmas - So geht denn hin, ihr Hirten,
CD1 #19 - II. Cantata for the Second Day of Christmas - Schlafe, mein Liebster, genieße
CD1 #20 - II. Cantata for the Second Day of Christmas - Und alsobald war da bei dem
CD1 #21 - II. Cantata for the Second Day of Christmas - Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe
CD1 #22 - II. Cantata for the Second Day of Christmas - So recht, ihr Engel, jauchzt und
CD1 #23 - II. Cantata for the Second Day of Christmas - Wir singen dir in deinem
CD1 #24 - III. Cantata for the Third Day of Christmas - Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre
CD1 #25 - III. Cantata for the Third Day of Christmas - Und da die Engel von ihnen
CD1 #26 - III. Cantata for the Third Day of Christmas - Lasset uns nun gehen gen
CD1 #27 - III. Cantata for the Third Day of Christmas - Er hat sein Volk getröst’
CD1 #28 - III. Cantata for the Third Day of Christmas - Dies hat er alles uns getan
CD1 #29 - III. Cantata for the Third Day of Christmas - Herr, dein Mitleid, dein
CD1 #30 - III. Cantata for the Third Day of Christmas - Und sie kamen eilend
CD1 #31 - III. Cantata for the Third Day of Christmas - Schließe, mein Herze, dies
CD1 #32 - III. Cantata for the Third Day of Christmas - Ja, ja! mein Herz soll es
CD1 #33 - III. Cantata for the Third Day of Christmas - Ich will dich mit Fleiss
CD1 #34 - III. Cantata for the Third Day of Christmas - Und die Hirten kehrten
CD1 #35 - III. Cantata for the Third Day of Christmas - Seid froh dieweil; [24 da capo - Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen

CD2 #01 - IV. Cantata for New Year's Day - Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben
CD2 #02 - IV. Cantata for New Year's Day - Und da acht Tage um waren
CD2 #03 - IV. Cantata for New Year's Day - Immanuel, o süßes Wort!
CD2 #04 - IV. Cantata for New Year's Day - Flößt, mein Heiland, flößt dein Namen
CD2 #05 - IV. Cantata for New Year's Day - Wohlan! dein Name soll allein
CD2 #06 - IV. Cantata for New Year's Day - Ich will nur dir zu Ehren leben
CD2 #07 - IV. Cantata for New Year's Day - Jesus richte mein Beginnen
CD2 #08 - V. Cantata for the Sunday after New Year's Day - Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen
CD2 #09 - V. Cantata for the Sunday after New Year's Day - Da Jesus geboren war zu Bethlehem
CD2 #10 - V. Cantata for the Sunday after New Year's Day - Wo ist der neugeborne König der Jüden?
CD2 #11 - V. Cantata for the Sunday after New Year's Day - Dein Glanz all Finsternis verzehrt
CD2 #12 - V. Cantata for the Sunday after New Year's Day - Erleucht auch meine finstre Sinnen
CD2 #13 - V. Cantata for the Sunday after New Year's Day - Da das der König Herodes hörte
CD2 #14 - V. Cantata for the Sunday after New Year's Day - Warum wollt ihr erschrecken?
CD2 #15 - V. Cantata for the Sunday after New Year's Day - Und ließ versammlen alle Hohepriester
CD2 #16 - V. Cantata for the Sunday after New Year's Day - Ach, wenn wird die Zeit erscheinen?
CD2 #17 - V. Cantata for the Sunday after New Year's Day - Mein liebster herrschet schon
CD2 #18 - V. Cantata for the Sunday after New Year's Day - Zwar ist solche Herzensstube
CD2 #19 - VI. Cantata for Epiphany - Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben
CD2 #20 - VI. Cantata for Epiphany - Da berief Herodes die Weisen heimlich
CD2 #21 - VI. Cantata for Epiphany - Du Falscher, suche nur den Herrn zu fällen
CD2 #22 - VI. Cantata for Epiphany - Nur ein Wink von seinen Händen
CD2 #23 - VI. Cantata for Epiphany - Als sie nun den König gehöret hatten
CD2 #24 - VI. Cantata for Epiphany - Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier
CD2 #25 - VI. Cantata for Epiphany - Und Gott befahl ihnen im Traum
CD2 #26 - VI. Cantata for Epiphany - So geht! genug, mein Schatz geht nicht von hier
CD2 #27 - VI. Cantata for Epiphany - Nun mögt ihr stolzen Feinde schrecken
CD2 #28 - VI. Cantata for Epiphany - Was will der Höllen Schrecken nun
CD2 #29 - VI. Cantata for Epiphany - Nun seid ihr wohl gerochen

Produced by Jared Sacks. Recording Engineer & Mastering by Jared Sacks.
Recorded at Muziekcentrum Frits Philips, Eindhoven, Netherlands, in December 2002.

Musicians:
Johannette Zomer - soprano
Annette Markert - alto
Gerd Türk - tenor
Peter Harvey - bass
The Netherlands Bach Society - Conducted by Jos van Veldhoven.

Analyzed: The Netherlands Bach Society, Jos Van Veldhoven, Johannette Zomer, Annette Markert, Gerd Türk, Peter Harvey / J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio (Weihnachtsoratorium), in six parts, BWV 248 (BC D7)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -0.01 dB -16.52 dB 7:31 01-I. Cantata for Christmas Day - Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset
DR14 -9.47 dB -28.62 dB 1:16 02-I. Cantata for Christmas Day - Es begab sich aber zu der
DR11 -5.38 dB -21.90 dB 0:57 03-I. Cantata for Christmas Day - Nun wird mein liebster
DR13 -4.28 dB -22.56 dB 5:24 04-I. Cantata for Christmas Day - Bereite dich, Zion
DR11 -3.44 dB -18.22 dB 1:15 05-I. Cantata for Christmas Day - Wie soll ich dich empfangen
DR11 -8.93 dB -27.86 dB 0:23 06-I. Cantata for Christmas Day - Und sie gebar ihren ersten
DR13 -6.23 dB -25.16 dB 3:05 07-I. Cantata for Christmas Day - Er ist auf Erden kommen arm
DR13 -4.56 dB -21.62 dB 4:36 08-I. Cantata for Christmas Day - Großer Herr, o starker
DR11 -2.30 dB -18.60 dB 1:22 09-I. Cantata for Christmas Day - Ach, mein herzliebes
DR12 -7.63 dB -23.25 dB 5:12 10-II. Cantata for the Second Day of Christmas - Sinfonia
DR13 -2.89 dB -25.94 dB 0:47 11-II. Cantata for the Second Day of Christmas - Und es waren Hirten in
DR11 -2.25 dB -18.48 dB 1:01 12-II. Cantata for the Second Day of Christmas - Brich an, du schönes
DR12 -2.77 dB -20.52 dB 0:40 13-II. Cantata for the Second Day of Christmas - Und der Engel sprach zu
DR12 -7.31 dB -24.05 dB 0:44 14-II. Cantata for the Second Day of Christmas - Was Gott dem Abraham
DR15 -7.71 dB -25.81 dB 3:44 15-II. Cantata for the Second Day of Christmas - Frohe Hirten, eilt, ach eilet
DR13 -1.86 dB -23.36 dB 0:27 16-II. Cantata for the Second Day of Christmas - Und das habt zum Zeichen
DR11 -4.84 dB -20.37 dB 0:43 17-II. Cantata for the Second Day of Christmas - Schaut hin! dort liegt im
DR12 -8.55 dB -24.45 dB 0:50 18-II. Cantata for the Second Day of Christmas - So geht denn hin, ihr Hirten,
DR14 -2.83 dB -23.01 dB 8:32 19-II. Cantata for the Second Day of Christmas - Schlafe, mein Liebster, genieße
DR11 -7.27 dB -24.85 dB 0:13 20-II. Cantata for the Second Day of Christmas - Und alsobald war da bei dem
DR13 -1.48 dB -17.99 dB 2:17 21-II. Cantata for the Second Day of Christmas - Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe
DR12 -8.74 dB -25.33 dB 0:25 22-II. Cantata for the Second Day of Christmas - So recht, ihr Engel, jauchzt und
DR12 -1.77 dB -19.94 dB 1:19 23-II. Cantata for the Second Day of Christmas - Wir singen dir in deinem
DR13 -1.02 dB -18.19 dB 1:56 24-III. Cantata for the Third Day of Christmas - Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre
DR11 -13.96 dB -27.94 dB 0:10 25-III. Cantata for the Third Day of Christmas - Und da die Engel von ihnen
DR11 -3.38 dB -17.67 dB 0:47 26-III. Cantata for the Third Day of Christmas - Lasset uns nun gehen gen
DR11 -6.65 dB -23.13 dB 0:42 27-III. Cantata for the Third Day of Christmas - Er hat sein Volk getröst’
DR11 -3.13 dB -18.97 dB 0:44 28-III. Cantata for the Third Day of Christmas - Dies hat er alles uns getan
DR14 -1.39 dB -22.28 dB 7:45 29-III. Cantata for the Third Day of Christmas - Herr, dein Mitleid, dein
DR13 -9.14 dB -29.81 dB 1:15 30-III. Cantata for the Third Day of Christmas - Und sie kamen eilend
DR13 -7.16 dB -25.87 dB 4:49 31-III. Cantata for the Third Day of Christmas - Schließe, mein Herze, dies
DR12 -4.80 dB -23.13 dB 0:26 32-III. Cantata for the Third Day of Christmas - Ja, ja! mein Herz soll es
DR12 -2.96 dB -18.61 dB 0:53 33-III. Cantata for the Third Day of Christmas - Ich will dich mit Fleiss
DR13 -10.45 dB -26.65 dB 0:27 34-III. Cantata for the Third Day of Christmas - Und die Hirten kehrten
DR12 -1.52 dB -17.88 dB 2:40 35-III. Cantata for the Third Day of Christmas - Seid froh dieweil; [24 da capo] Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen
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Number of tracks: 35
Official DR value: DR12

Samplerate: 192000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 4510 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Analyzed: The Netherlands Bach Society, Jos Van Veldhoven, Johannette Zomer, Annette Markert, Gerd Türk, Peter Harvey / J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio (Weihnachtsoratorium), in six parts, BWV 248 (BC D7)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -0.73 dB -17.17 dB 5:46 01-IV. Cantata for New Year's Day - Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben
DR13 -7.12 dB -26.77 dB 0:33 02-IV. Cantata for New Year's Day - Und da acht Tage um waren
DR12 -5.40 dB -22.36 dB 2:29 03-IV. Cantata for New Year's Day - Immanuel, o süßes Wort!
DR14 -0.78 dB -20.49 dB 5:37 04-IV. Cantata for New Year's Day - Flößt, mein Heiland, flößt dein Namen
DR12 -2.72 dB -21.59 dB 1:32 05-IV. Cantata for New Year's Day - Wohlan! dein Name soll allein
DR15 -6.40 dB -25.76 dB 4:27 06-IV. Cantata for New Year's Day - Ich will nur dir zu Ehren leben
DR12 -3.20 dB -18.73 dB 2:01 07-IV. Cantata for New Year's Day - Jesus richte mein Beginnen
DR14 -1.09 dB -19.42 dB 6:22 08-V. Cantata for the Sunday after New Year's Day - Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen
DR13 -11.77 dB -29.33 dB 0:23 09-V. Cantata for the Sunday after New Year's Day - Da Jesus geboren war zu Bethlehem
DR13 -0.96 dB -20.07 dB 1:47 10-V. Cantata for the Sunday after New Year's Day - Wo ist der neugeborne König der Jüden?
DR12 -1.12 dB -18.07 dB 0:51 11-V. Cantata for the Sunday after New Year's Day - Dein Glanz all Finsternis verzehrt
DR14 -7.57 dB -25.77 dB 4:42 12-V. Cantata for the Sunday after New Year's Day - Erleucht auch meine finstre Sinnen
DR10 -6.69 dB -22.76 dB 0:12 13-V. Cantata for the Sunday after New Year's Day - Da das der König Herodes hörte
DR12 -5.63 dB -21.48 dB 0:31 14-V. Cantata for the Sunday after New Year's Day - Warum wollt ihr erschrecken?
DR13 -10.28 dB -26.90 dB 1:25 15-V. Cantata for the Sunday after New Year's Day - Und ließ versammlen alle Hohepriester
DR14 -2.50 dB -22.09 dB 5:54 16-V. Cantata for the Sunday after New Year's Day - Ach, wenn wird die Zeit erscheinen?
DR11 -7.23 dB -23.36 dB 0:29 17-V. Cantata for the Sunday after New Year's Day - Mein liebster herrschet schon
DR12 -4.38 dB -20.00 dB 0:58 18-V. Cantata for the Sunday after New Year's Day - Zwar ist solche Herzensstube
DR13 -0.36 dB -17.25 dB 4:57 19-VI. Cantata for Epiphany - Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben
DR13 -10.11 dB -27.41 dB 0:47 20-VI. Cantata for Epiphany - Da berief Herodes die Weisen heimlich
DR14 -2.83 dB -21.66 dB 0:49 21-VI. Cantata for Epiphany - Du Falscher, suche nur den Herrn zu fällen
DR15 -2.63 dB -22.19 dB 4:21 22-VI. Cantata for Epiphany - Nur ein Wink von seinen Händen
DR14 -8.32 dB -28.83 dB 1:15 23-VI. Cantata for Epiphany - Als sie nun den König gehöret hatten
DR11 -6.96 dB -22.55 dB 1:08 24-VI. Cantata for Epiphany - Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier
DR10 -7.49 dB -28.92 dB 0:23 25-VI. Cantata for Epiphany - Und Gott befahl ihnen im Traum
DR14 -4.89 dB -24.20 dB 2:04 26-VI. Cantata for Epiphany - So geht! genug, mein Schatz geht nicht von hier
DR16 -2.15 dB -22.29 dB 4:03 27-VI. Cantata for Epiphany - Nun mögt ihr stolzen Feinde schrecken
DR11 -0.90 dB -17.63 dB 0:46 28-VI. Cantata for Epiphany - Was will der Höllen Schrecken nun
DR13 -0.01 dB -16.61 dB 3:19 29-VI. Cantata for Epiphany - Nun seid ihr wohl gerochen
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Number of tracks: 29
Official DR value: DR13

Samplerate: 192000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 4645 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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