Cantatas Christmas BWV63, BWV 64, BWV 121, BWV 133

Tracklist

"Christen, Ätzet Diesen Tag" (BWV 63), Cantata For The 1st Day Of Christmas
1	1. Chorus: Christen, Ätzet Diesen Tag In Metall Und Marmorsteine	4:55
2	2. Recitative (Contralto): O Selger Tag! O Ungemeines Heute	3:19
3	3. Duet (Soprano, Bass): Gott, Du Hast Es Wohl Gefüget	6:49
4	4. Recitative (Tenor): So Kehret Sich Nun Heut Das Bange Leid	0:44
5	5. Duet (Contralto, Tenor): Ruft Und Fleht Den Himmel An	3:19
6	6. Recitative (Bass): Verdoppelt Euch Demnach, Ihr Heißen Andachtsflammen	0:53
7	7. Chorus: Höchster, Schau In Gnaden An	6:35
"Sehet, Welch Eine Liebe Hat Uns Der Vater Erzeiget" (BWV 64), Cantata For The 3rd Day Of Christmas
8	1. Chorus: Sehet, Welch Eine Liebe Hat Uns Der Vater Erzeiget	2:33
9	2. Chorale: Das Hat Er Alles Uns Getan	0:43
10	3. Recitative (Contralto): Geh, Welt! Behalte Nur Das Deine	0:43
11	4. Chorale: Was Frag Ich Nach Der Welt	0:55
12	5. Aria (Soprano): Was Die Welt In Sich Hält	5:37
13	6. Recitative (Bass): Der Himmel Bleibet Mir Gewiss	0:59
14	7. Aria (Contralto): Von Der Welt Verlang Ich Nichts	5:34
15	8. Chorale: Gute Nacht, O Wesen	1:08
"Christum Wir Sollen Loben Schon" (BWV 121), Cantata For The 2nd Day Of Christmas
16	1. Chorale: Christum Wir Sollen Loben Schon	2:39
17	2. Aria (Tenor): O Du Von Gott Erhöhte Kreatur	4:39
18	3. Recitative (Contralto): Der Gnade Unermesslichs Wesen	1:03
19	4. Aria (Bass): Johannis Freudenvolles Springen	7:27
20	5. Recitative (Soprano): Doch Wie Erblickt Es Dich In Deiner Krippe?	0:49
21	6. Chorale: Lob, Ehr Und Dank Sei Dir Gesagt	1:01
"Ich Freue Mich In Dir" (BWV 133), Cantata For The 3rd Day Of Christmas
22	1. Chorale: Ich Freue Mich In Dir	4:11
23	2. Aria (Countertenor): Getrost, Es Fasst Ein Heilger Leib	4:07
24	3. Recitative (Tenor): Ein Adam Mag Sich Voller Schrecken	0:59
25	4. Aria (Soprano): Wie Lieblich Klingt Es In Den Ohren	7:25
26	5. Recitative (Bass): Wohlan Des Todes Furcht Und Schmerz	0:58
27	6. Chorale: Wohlan! So Will Ich Mich	1:05

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Deutsche Grammophon GmbH
• Copyright (c) – Deutsche Grammophon GmbH
• Printed By – Münstermann-Druck
• Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios
• Recorded At – St Giles' Cripplegate

Credits

• Alto Vocals [Choir] – Angus Davidson (tracks: 22 to 27), Charles Humphries (tracks: 22 to 27), David Clegg (tracks: 1 to 21), Derek Lee Ragin (tracks: 22 to 27), Elinor Carter (tracks: 1 to 21), Mark Chambers (tracks: 1 to 21), Richard Wyn Roberts* (tracks: 22 to 27), Sara Mingardo (tracks: 1 to 21), William Missin (tracks: 1 to 21)
• Art Direction – Hartmut Pfeiffer
• Bass Vocals [Choir] – Christopher Dixon (tracks: 1 to 21), Geoffrey Davidson (tracks: 1 to 21), Gotthold Schwarz (tracks: 22 to 27), Julian Clarkson (tracks: 22 to 27), Michael McCarthy (tracks: 1 to 21), Robert Macdonald (tracks: 22 to 27), Simon Oberst (tracks: 22 to 27), Stephan Loges (tracks: 1 to 21), Tom Guthrie* (tracks: 1 to 21)
• Bass Vocals [Soloist] – Gotthold Schwarz (tracks: 22 to 27), Stephan Loges (tracks: 1 to 21)
• Bassoon – Alastair Mitchell (tracks: 22 to 27), Philip Turbett (tracks: 1 to 21)
• Booklet Editor – Tobias Möller
• Cello – Catherine Rimer (tracks: 22 to 27), David Watkin (tracks: 1 to 21), Helen Verney (tracks: 1 to 21), Marilyn Sansom (tracks: 1 to 21), Ruth Alford (tracks: 22 to 27)
• Contralto Vocals [Soloist] – Sara Mingardo (tracks: 1 to 21)
• Cornett – Michael Harrison (tracks: 22 to 27)
• Countertenor Vocals [Soloist] – Derek Lee Ragin (tracks: 22 to 27)
• Double Bass – Judith Evans (tracks: 22 to 27), Valerie Botwright (tracks: 1 to 21)
• Edited By – Nicholas Parker (tracks: 1 to 21), Oliver Curdt (tracks: 22 to 27)
• Engineer [Balance] – Mike Hatch (tracks: 1 to 21), Rainer Maillard (tracks: 22 to 27)
• Engineer [Recording] – Jürgen Bulgrin (tracks: 22 to 27)
• Executive-Producer – David R. Murray
• Harpsichord – Gary Cooper (tracks: 22 to 27), Silas Standage (tracks: 1 to 21)
• Liner Notes – Ruth Tatlow
• Liner Notes [Translation Into French] – Dennis Collins
• Liner Notes [Translation Into German] – Reinhard Lüthje
• Liner Notes [Translation Of Sung Texts BWV 133 Into English] – Janet & Michael Berridge*
• Liner Notes [Translation Of Sung Texts BWV 133 Into French] – Hélène Ménissier*
• Liner Notes [Translation Of Sung Texts BWV 63, 64, 121 Into English] – Derek McCulloch
• Liner Notes [Translation Of Sung Texts BWV 63, 64, 121 Into French] – Jacques Fournier
• Oboe – Gail Hennessy (tracks: 1 to 21), James Eastaway (tracks: 1 to 27), Katharina Arfken (tracks: 22 to 27), Michael Niesemann (tracks: 1 to 27)
• Organ – Alastair Ross (tracks: 22 to 27), Ian Watson (tracks: 1 to 21)
• Painting – E G Haussmann*
• Photography By [Cover] – Marco Borggreve, Marco Borggreve
• Producer [Recording] – Hans Bernhard Bätzing (tracks: 22 to 27), Nicholas Parker (tracks: 1 to 21)
• Production Manager – Isabella de Sabata
• Sackbut – Adam Wolff* (tracks: 1 to 21), Stephen Saunders (tracks: 1 to 21), Susan Addison (tracks: 1 to 21)
• Soprano Vocals [Choir] – Angela Kazimierczuk (tracks: 1 to 21), Ann Monoyios (tracks: 1 to 21), Charlotte Mobbs (tracks: 1 to 21), Constanze Backes (tracks: 22 to 27), Donna Deam (tracks: 1 to 21), Emma Preston-Dunlop (tracks: 1 to 21), Gill Ross (tracks: 1 to 21), Katharine Fuge (tracks: 22 to 27), Katie Pringle (tracks: 1 to 21), Nicola Jenkin (tracks: 22 to 27), Susanne Flowers* (tracks: 22 to 27)
• Soprano Vocals [Soloist] – Ann Monoyios (tracks: 1 to 21), Katharine Fuge (tracks: 22 to 27)
• Tenor Vocals [Choir] – Gerard O'Beirne (tracks: 22 to 27), John Bowley (tracks: 1 to 21), Julian Podger (tracks: 22 to 27), Nicolas Robertson (tracks: 1 to 21), Paul Tindall (tracks: 22 to 27), Robert Burt (tracks: 1 to 21), Rory O'Connor (tracks: 1 to 21), Rufus Müller (tracks: 1 to 21), Simon Davies (tracks: 22 to 27)
• Tenor Vocals [Soloist] – Julian Podger (tracks: 22 to 27), Rufus Müller (tracks: 1 to 21)
• Timpani – John Chimes (tracks: 1 to 21)
• Trumpet – Mark Bennett (tracks: 1 to 21), Michael Harrison (tracks: 1 to 21), Paul Sharp (tracks: 1 to 21), Simon Gabriel (tracks: 1 to 21)
• Viola – Alan George (tracks: 1 to 21), Annette Isserlis (tracks: 1 to 21), Lisa Cochrane (tracks: 22 to 27), Peter Collyer (tracks: 1 to 21), Rosemary Nalden (tracks: 22 to 27)
• Violin [1st + Leader] – Alison Bury (tracks: 1 to 21)
• Violin [1st] – Anne Schumann (tracks: 22 to 27), Catherine Ford (tracks: 1 to 21), Ellen O'Dell (tracks: 1 to 21), Jane Gillie (tracks: 1 to 21), Pauline Nobes (tracks: 1 to 21), Peter Lissauer (tracks: 22 to 27), Sarah Bealby-Wright (tracks: 22 to 27)
• Violin [1st], Leader – Maya Homburger (tracks: 22 to 27)
• Violin [2nd] – Adrian Butterfield (tracks: 22 to 27), Desmond Heath (tracks: 1 to 21), Henrietta Wayne (tracks: 22 to 27), Hildburg Williams (tracks: 1 to 21), Kati Debretzeni (tracks: 22 to 27), Lucy Howard (tracks: 1 to 21), Roy Mowarr* (tracks: 1 to 21)

Notes

Cantatas BWV 63, 64 & 121 were recorded at Abbey Road Studios, Studio 1, 12/1998.
Cantata BWV 133 was performed Live at St. Giles Cripplegate, 12/1998.
Total Playing Time: 81' 17".

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 0 28946 35892 4
• Matrix / Runout: 00289 463 589-2 04 * 51056913
• Label Code: LC 0113
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Other (On CD): CC
• Other (Suffix catalog# - Boxed in): AH