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JS Bach - Christmas Oratorio (Vinyl LP) | Deutsche Grammophon 4839176

JS Bach - Christmas Oratorio (Vinyl LP)

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Label: Deutsche Grammophon

Cat No: 4839176

Barcode: 0028948391769

Format: LP

Number of Discs: 3

Genre: Christmas

Release Date: 16th October 2020

Contents

Artists

Gundula Janowitz (soprano)
Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
Fritz Wunderlich (tenor)
Franz Crass (bass)
Munchener Bach-Chor
Munchener Bach-Orchester

Conductor

Karl Richter

Works

Bach, Johann Sebastian

Christmas Oratorio (Weihnachts-Oratorium), BWV248

Artists

Gundula Janowitz (soprano)
Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
Fritz Wunderlich (tenor)
Franz Crass (bass)
Munchener Bach-Chor
Munchener Bach-Orchester

Conductor

Karl Richter

About

Karl Richter’s famous 1965 recording of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio with a quartet of stunning soloists

3-LP gatefold

Mastered from original tapes and pressed on 180g vinyl

Includes artist photos and liner notes in English and German

Among the many recordings of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, Karl Richter’s 1965 interpretation holds a special position. Richter was praised not only for his ensembles, the Münchener Bach-Chor and Münchener Bach-Orchester, but also for his fabulous soloists – both vocal and instrumental.

This recording also turned to be one of the last musical testimonials of tenor Fritz Wunderlich, who tragically died only a few months after, and whose 90th birthday would have been in September 2020.

This was Richter’s second recording of the work, markedly different from his first. In his 1965 recording, Richter’s Munich forces present a youthful vigour with a homogeneity and clarity not otherwise present in his earlier account, though most notable is his quartet of outstanding soloists. Wunderlich is joined by Gundula Janowitz, Christa Ludwig, and Franz Crass.

Gramophone described the recording thus: “Richter is the ultimate purposeful and charismatic director and presents a corporate muscularity juxtaposed with solo vocal warmth, especially from the luminous Janowitz and Wunderlich.”

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