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Title:
Magnificat [CD] ; Christmas cantata 63
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Publication Date:
2015
Publication Information:
Glasgow : Linn Records, [2015]
℗2015
Physical Description:
1 audio disc (78:08) ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Abstract:
Dunedin Consort recreates Bach's first Christmas at Leipzig, the recording opens with a Gabrieli motet and includes organ preludes and a seasonal congregational chorale. It has given listeners an interpretation that will provide a refreshing outlook on this masterpiece and will show the the album in a completely new light. Vocals sung in German and Latin.
General Note:
Title from disc label.
Super audio compact disc.
Program notes by John Butt and biographical notes in English, and sung texts with English translations (46 pages : color portraits) inserted in container.
Performers:
Julia Doyle, Joanne Lunn, sopranos ; Clare Wilkinson, mezzo-soprano ; Nicholas Mulroy, tenor ; Matthew Brook, bass-baritone ; Dunedin Consort ; John Butt, conductor.
Contents:
Motet: Hodie Christus natus est a8 / Giovanni Gabrieli (2:54) -- Organ prelude: Gott, durch deine Güte, BWV 600 (1:00) ; Cantata: Christen, ätzet diesen Tag, BWV 63 (28:12) ; Organ prelude: Vom Himmel hoch, BWV 606 (0:42) / Johann Sebastian Bach -- Congregational chorale: Vom Himmel hoch / from Gottfried Vopelius's Neu leipziger Gesangbuch (1682) (2:58) -- Magnificat in E-flat major, BWV 243a (34:20) ; Organ prelude: Puer natus in Bethlehem, BWV 603 (1:36) / Bach -- Congregational chorale: Puer natus in Bethlehem / from Gottfried Vopelius's Neu leipziger Gesangbuch (1682) (2:43).
Language:
German
Additional Language:
Sung in German or Latin.
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Added Uniform Title:
Kind gebor'n zu Bethlehem.
