i am recovering from peronitis at 85, and struggling to get back to life after the op ten days ago. This music sustains me, its beauty, serenity and sense of eternity holds me to life. Dear precious Bach ...
Indeed to say such is to implicitly understand Bach and his intention Bach went through a life of tremendous hardships . Bless you and may this be a lasting blessing to you Thank you for sharing your beautiful insight!
I am still blown away that with just a few clicks on RUclips, masterpieces like this are so readily available. I often wonder what my beloved grandfather, a professional singer over one hundred years ago would think.
I know, I'm not that old, but coming from a rural town in Argentina, the only music I've heard till my teenage years were from the radio, hardly anything good, the good ones I use to record in cassettes and listen to hundreds of times
@@ezequielstepanenko3229 As a child, I was part of a well-trained church choir in Britain. I have always been grateful for my early exposure to good music.
This special Bach Christmas composition is solemn and overwhelming to cheer the spirit. The Oratorio is long written in six parts. In this recording, we, the listeners enjoy the best three beautiful cantatas in part 1. A magnificent rendition is full of sensitivity and technique. It is sweet to watch the conductor sing along with the young soloist. Conductor Harnoncourt directs in a well-phrased tempo with pleasant fluency. An added unique element in this amazing work is the use of Baroque musical instruments reinforcing the beauty of the musical composition. The Oratorio introduction is dynamic, it is a call to impose peace among MAN, the drums, and wind instruments and later the orchestra send a positive message for MAN to stop wars, and be tolerant and humane. The Church in Vienna is beautiful with a marvellous acoustic. The chorus and soloists' voices are eliciting for the soul. The Christmas Oratorio gives strength to gain faith for Peace in Gaza & Ukraine, optimism, energy and hope for a better 2024 YEAR. SEASON GREETINGS!
Thankyou for this review and programme notes in one. 20:05 Am I right that yhis section of the singing is of a much weakermore powerless confronting a much larger blacker figure? I fantasize that Mary is confronted by Gabrielle And that extraordinary figure of the naked child in the prickly straw that the camera flashes onto with Mary the Mother just behind. 27:51 a relief to hear the final Choral.
@@marilynwoolford-chandler1161 I reviewed section 20.05 and can not see any dark figures. In section 27:51 the camera captures a complex altar, it is difficult to see the naked child Mary is holding because is shown in seconds. The Christmas Oratorio is a religious theme performed at a Catholic Church. The listener is entitled to imagine religious illusions, and the medium stimulates the mind to feel closer to GOD.
Robert Holl (bass) and Peter Schreier (tenor) are such committed singers! I especially would like to honour the memory of Schreier, who died in 2019. He was one of the most intelligent and sensible artists of his generation. His voice was unique. It never sounded like a tenor voice, never sought to produce effects on the listener, but was spoke directly to the soul. Schreier's style was graceful, sober and plain. The tenor had a passion for music as well as for the texts he performed; he made us always feel the words as if he was simply recitating a poem. May he rest in peace!
Casi la mayoría de los mejores cantantes líricos alemanes se han ido, incluso el directos Nikolaus Harnoncourt también se fue...pero nos dejaron esta joya, la cual pongo siempre en Navidad, mis sobrinos se deleitan escuchando sus voces, porque les encanta el arte lírico...soy afortunado de cantar como bajo ...en un coro de mi ciudad...bendiciones a todos
It's been a tough year for us all with Covid. May the light of Christ and the music of Bach soothe and heal your soul this season of Advent. God bless our Earth! Bring us your light and have mercy on us Lord!
Quello che stupisce più d'ogni cosa é riuscire a capire grazie anche a Bach, quanto fosse bella, profonda, musicale la musica del 1700. Assolutamente irraggiungibile per noi "poveri" posteri ma non così progrediti che viviamo nel XXI sec Avremmo (forse se ne fossimo stati capaci...!)) dovuto cercare d'implementarla nella nostra età più "evoluta".. La "quadratura delle note, e la piacevolezza sonora della sua struttura musicale" ricordano in qualche misura la stessa tecnica usata nella matematica da Fibonacci dove ogni numero é il risultante della somma dei 2 numeri precedenti. Così appaiono le fughe del compositore in cui ogni nota si "accasella" nella stessa sua precedente successione . "Una meraviglia nella meraviglia...! "
Lucky you, to be able to understand the language by listening to it being sung. I was born with a perfect musical pitch and I am also an amateur musician, but unfortunately, I cannot understand any of the German language.
@@williamfulgham2010 Dear William, Bach is Bach, and no one like him has ever been able to create such a sublime set of notes...........................................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Baroque music, to me, is like the amazing craftsmanship of that era in many spheres-architecture, fine furniture, paintings, even clothing-maybe a little too elaborate in the women’s fashion!
What a joy releasing your spirit and let it take off with you to another unknown dimension so pleasant to experience the beauty of great classic music of many centuries ago. I took great pleasure in listenig.
And I belive this awesome beautiful work will still be performed, herd and revered in three thau. years time. Beauty's timeless. HAPPY CHRISTMAS to you all.
I am an agnostic but not when I listen to the Christmas Oratorio. I suspend my disbelief as soon as the opening chorus begins. There is no doubt possible
You all have enjoyed these wonderful Christmas music by knowing the language and understanding the verses and story. But I could enjoy it perfectly as well without knowing a single word of German and the verses! That is the beauty and sweetness of Bach's music. Marvelous to enjoy Christmas two weeks early in a more sweeter way, thanks to my favourite composer. Merry Christmas and thanks.
Many of us here in Europe don't understand German either. But you're right, Bach's music transcedes languages and cultures. We're all blessed to enjoy his music!
Who doesn't love Bach? Happy holidays to everyone. It's absolutely beautiful by all with this remarkable experience of music and choral singing.. 🙏❤️🌍🌿🕊🎶🎵🎶
I listen to the Christmas Oratorio on the set days, beginning with Christmas Day, every year. This is a glorious recording. God bless all involved, not least the RUclipsr.
My wife with the classical piano training taught me to appreciate this Christmas Oratorio - I taught her about James Brown's Funky Christmas music...38 years together if we can make it another week or so...
Ein Gesamtkunstwerk: Bach in dieser Kirche, vor diesem überwältigenden Altar, festlich geschmückt, einen Hanoncourt mit glühenden Augen und wundervolle Sänger und Musikanten. Besonderen Dank an den Kinderchor und an den kleinen Solisten. Meine kleine Enkelin hat wohl eben Bach entdeckt - auch dank ihm, der sie mit seiner schönen Stimme fasziniert hat ("können Buben so schön singen"?). Er muss ja nun schon schon erwachsen sein. Was wohl aus ihm geworden ist?
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This rendition of the Christmas oratorio is incredibly beautiful. The master conductor keeps everything in tempo and all the musicians play like heaven. But I have to give a big thumbs up to the young singer. He sang a heavy repertoire of songs in a pure boyish voice. Congratulations to everyone! 🎄❄🎄❄🎄
Why all Baroque composers? The whole point is that JS Bach transcended his age and any notion of stylistic period. The Baroque era is replete with mediocre composers.
THANK YOU FOR THIS GLORIOUS MUSIC. THIS ENSEMBLE WAS BRILLIANT AND THE CONDUCTOR OUTSTANDING. BACH HAS SO MANY VOICES AND WAS INDEED A MUSICIAN FOR ALL THE SEASONS OF MANKIND. WONDERFUL. IT IS A FACT THAT HUMAN HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF. BACH'S VOICE IS SO NEEDED IN THE PRESENT TIME OF HATRED, EXTREMISM AND CONFLICT THAT IS IMPACTING THE WORLD, SOME OF IT CURRENTLY BETWEEN LONG TIME FOES EMERGING FROM THE APPARENT BIRTHPLACE OF CHRISTIANITY. BOTH PARTIES INVOLVED NEED TO REMEMBER THEIR SACRED LAW: THOU SHALT NOT KILL, WHICH APPLIES TO ALL MANKIND, NOT JUST A POWERFUL AND SELF SERVING FEW. I PREDICT THIS NOTE WILL BE REMOVED SHORTLY, BUT HOPEFULLY SOME WILL HEAR IT.
RIP Nicolaus Harnoncourt & Peter Schreier. You were together with the Tölz Boys Choristers and Concentus Musicus the best Bach interpreters of the western world.
Ja! Es ist immerwieder ein erhebendes Gefühl! Unvergleichliche Interpreten und Instrumentalisten unter Nicolaus Harnancourt! Und natürlich Peter Schreier! Den wunderbaren Baß Robert Holl hab ich noch nicht gehört!
This is the first time I've realized what gentle, consoling, comforting music Bach's Christmas Oratorio is! Thank you! The spirit of Christmas lives on!
Eine wunderbare Aufführung die auch noch nach vielen Jahren ihrer Erstaufführung ein Hörgenuss ist. Der Komponist hätte seine grosse Freude daran. Vielen Dank für das grossartige Weihnachtsgeschenk.
@@dh-qp5it Empfinde ich genauso, Freue mich jedes Jahr das Stück ab ca Oktober als Einstimmung zu Weihnachtszeit zu hören, besonders in dieser ausergewöhnlich schweren Zeit . Soll es uns Kraft und Frieden geben
If everyone in the world were to sit and allow this music to heal them, there would be no more war, violence or hatred. In Praise of Bach. This is such a spirited performance. Thanks for posting Thanasis Baltas!
Je suis mécréant, mais seule la religion peut produire de tels chefs-d'oeuvre. Quant à l'interprétation, le cadre, tout est sublime. Bach über alles ! Harnoncourt et le Knabenchor, c'est beau, émouvant à en verser de chaudes larmes. Ici wäre so gern dabei gewesen.
BRAVO I bet BACH would give his approval to all of the musicians and singers. Can you imagine 65 million unborn babies killed globally, how many of those babies would have been Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Great Phyisicans, Pax+
Christmas Ontario, one of Bach's favorite places! All foolishness aside, I found tears in my eyes, listening to and looking at this glorious production.
It's not' 'getting thru the day' it's rejoicing in the nativity and enjoying all the new opportunities we have! But Bach is the only choice! Lasset das Zagen, verbannet die Klage, Abandon hesitation, banish lamentation, Stimmet voll Jauchzen und Fröhlichkeit an!
Hallo aus Japan. Auch dieses Jahr ist bald die Weihnachtszeit. Ich bin sehr dankbar, eine so tolle Aufführung zu hören. Bachs Musik ist ein Teil des Lebens und eine Oase der Seele.
В первый день января 2023 года я слушаю эту божественную ораторию! Прекрасное исполнение, наслаждение для души!! Великий Бах, твою музыку продолжают слушать потомки 21 века! Браво!!! 👏👏👏💖💖💖
Alles, was genial ist, klingt einfach und ist unheimlich kompliziert. Harnoncourts Dirigieren wirkt hektisch und erzeugt aber so viel Ruhe, wie sie Bach nur ausstrahlen kann. Ein Dank dem Meister für seine konzentrierte und kompetente Arbeit, wo alles perfekt ist: Stimmung, Stimmen, Phrasierung, jedes Detail. R.I.P.
Three main ingredients that pull this masterpiece off! a) Conductor, who understands tempo and dynamics b) Orchestra of fine musicians c) enthusiastic Choristers
I miss listing to this with my father the Day before Christmas.This already the 6 year ago he passed away.I miss sharing our love for classical music and especially Bach
Bach conosceva bene lo spirito umano per scrivere opere di tale bellezza. Apparteneva ad un altro mondo. E che bello rivedere, dopo molti anni, produzioni così preziose con i mitici Tolzer KnabenChor!
@@Mozartiano42 , an agnostic is a person, willingly ignorant ('without knowledge') about the absolute necessity of a Divine CREATOR GOD ! Please, stop 'sitting on the fence' !
I just can’t stop viewing this video. I love to listen and watch Baroque music in the way it was meant to be performed. This work in special, I love the joyful way in which the children’s choir interpret. Thank you for uploading it to RUclips. This is a real treat for those who love J.S. Bach’s music.
la beauté à l'état pur !! Nikolaus Harnoncourt à qui l'on doit le renouveau de la musique baroque est irremplaçable !! cet orchestre est une merveille,instrumentistes et chanteurs !! orchestration parfaite,quel équilibre,et couleur d'orchestre !! merci !!!
Merci monsieur @Alain Biron vous exprimez exactement ce que je ressens. À l'écoute je sens mes pensées s'élever haut, très haut vers le Ciel vers le Seigneur et Roi des Mondes ! ❤ 🌹
An enduring work of art by J.S. Bach. What would Christmas be like without this great piece of music. I would rather not think. We are indeed grateful to J.S. Bach for this spirited masterpiece. Beautifully performed!!!
idem, depuis 1981, et probablement même plusieurs fois certaines années. cette interprétation sublime me procure toujours le même moment d'extase qui semble inépuisable !
The greatest work ever composed for Christmas, in a classic performance. Everyone should be familiar with this. Thanks for making it available! Soli Deo Gloria
@@Andy_Pandy2000 I refer to works written specifically for Christmas, which Messiah wasn't. Now if I were to rate Messiah against all Bach's output on Christ's life--oratorios and passions--it would probably be a neck and neck race
Bach est et sera éternel. Un seul pouvait produire une telle beauté musicale. Interprétation superbe des enfants. Un oratorio dirigé par harnoncourt toujours aussi maîtrisé.
Heinrich Schutz wrote more difficult and more beautiful music! Bach is good, ``classical'', with extremely balanced forms, but the period of the Higher Renaissance rocks! There is an element of surprise, for example in Hammerschmidt or even Buxtehude, that is missing in Bach and beyond...
I love being drawn into the full performance in every aspect - the orchestra, conductor, soloists, choir robes AND the beautiful church! Thanks for making this available!
Harnoncourt, John Elliott Gardiner and Carl Richter in the past are THE master Bach interpreters. Wonderful choir and setting...Germany's totally amazing musical tradition (and preservation thereof) at their best
You are right my friend and, of course, the master "Helmut Rilling". I saw him live in Stuttgard perform Bach's Masse in G minor at the Stiftkirsche church. And my heart stopped like now
I just love Harnoncourt's spirited interaction with the soloist in "Schlafe, mein Liebster" from 42:08 on. So tender and majestic at the same time. The camera work is fantastic as well. Always brings me to tears. Merry Christmas everyone.
Recuerdo cuando lo conseguí en cassettes(3), fue una felicidad, un auto-regalo maravilloso...cuantas veces lo escuche, solo lo escuchaba, pero cuando aparecio el RUclips, fue una emoción ver las interpretaciones, la dirección genial de Nikolaus Harnoncourt, el bajo, el tenor, los niños soprano y contralto, y el Coro tan sincronizado, y la ambientación seria y solemne, y sin olvidar el bello sonido de esos instrumentos originales....Una Obra monumental del Gran genio Johan Sebastian Bach...el que conoce esto lo oíra, el que no conoce lo ignorará...pero, es innegable que esta música es una elevación del espiritu humano, y aún mas,, la escucha tiene el elemento que produce paz y tranquilidad.
Great to rediscover this visionary version (1981!) There is a before and a after Harnoncourt (without forgetting G. Leonhardt's contribution). Thank you for uploading this
Que hermosa obra del gran J S Bach!..y que ejecución tan llena de sensibilidad y técnica. Mis reconocimientos especiales a los solistas infantiles, sopranos y contratos...La he escuchado unas 4 veces y aún cuando no entiendo el alemán, mi alma entiende y se regocija con el lenguaje musical!!... Gracias y que Dios los bendiga. Efraín Dávila R.
A modern miracle. I just can't imagine the turmoil going on in the brain of Bach. So filled with music and so little time to get it all written down. Can you imagine, how to decide what to write first. I sit at my computer and through RUclips I am transported to the beauty of this wonderful music. Can you just imagine being part of this . A lifetime of memories. SInce it is inspired from God himself are we in for a treat if we make it to His presence.
Ironically, the Christmas Oratorio, like most of his religious music written after 1728, is made up of recycled secular music. The three secular cantatas that were used for most of the music are: 1. "Hercules at the Crossroads" written for the 11th birthday of the Crown Prince of Saxony in 1733; 2. "Toenet, ihr Pauken! Erschallet, Trompeten" written in 1733 for the birthday of the Electress of Saxony; 3: "Preise dein Gluecke, gesegnetes Sachsen" written for the coronation of the Elector of Saxony as King of Poland in 1734. Bach, of course, had an honorary appointment as a composer to the Saxon royal court.
It also helped that Picander, the pen name of Christian Friedrich Heinrici, wrote the librettos for both sets of cantatas. Some commentators will point out that the music seems to suit the religious themes better than the secular ones, perhaps meaning that Picander wrote the secular and religious words at the same time so Bach had an idea of where to go with both of them, since Bach regularly recycled his secular cantatas in the 1730's. Bach also recycled secular cantatas in Leipzig that he wrote for the Prince of Anhalt-Koethen; in my opinion, the music for those seems less inspiring because at the time he wrote them he had no real expection of re-using the music since the Prince was a Calvinist and didn't perform fancy music in his chapel.
AML2000 There's no such 'thing' as secular music by Bach.It is circumstancial music(he had to earn his living !),but never secular.Bach's signature on music is and always will be "Soli Deo Gloria" !
Yes -- I guess we could consider music he wrote for his rulers "religious" in the sense that they believed they got their power directly from God himself! In the last aria of the "Hunt" cantata (often called "Sheep May Safely Graze" in English), Duke Christian of Saxe-Weissenburg is compared favorably to Jesus, and in the first cantata for the town council inauguration in Leipzig, we are reminded that opposing the city council is the same as opposing God. In the sense I (and many others) use secular simply means written for a non-religious occasion and not for a worship service. That Bach was very religious is a given of course.
Ditto that, Frank's School. This piece has a way of striking every chord in the heart, simultaneously! The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra performed this piece for the second time in 30+ years just this past Friday evening and it brought me to tears with the first pounding of the tympani. I have loved this and been addicted to it for many years. This particular performance is just way over the top! I think as perfect a musical moment as any human being can expect; as close to heaven on earth as possible. Thank you so much for this!
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i am recovering from peronitis at 85, and struggling to get back to life after the op ten days ago. This music sustains me, its beauty, serenity and sense of eternity holds me to life. Dear precious Bach ...
i pray so you'll be better soon))
You will recover, little by little - keep your chin up! And Merry Christmas to you x
thsnk you so much gppd frirmd@@tinedevroye9634
All the best!
Indeed to say such is to implicitly understand Bach and his intention
Bach went through a life of tremendous hardships .
Bless you and may this be a lasting blessing to you
Thank you for sharing your beautiful insight!
To get me through the day during this terrible time, I make it a point to listen to Bach every day.
Good choice but better to get us through the whole life than just this terrible time.
Life without Bach , even at its best , is empty
I do the same my friend ❤️🙏✝️
Kontrapunkt: law & order
Yes ! Yes ! Bach is divine !
I am still blown away that with just a few clicks on RUclips, masterpieces like this are so readily available. I often wonder what my beloved grandfather, a professional singer over one hundred years ago would think.
I know, I'm not that old, but coming from a rural town in Argentina, the only music I've heard till my teenage years were from the radio, hardly anything good, the good ones I use to record in cassettes and listen to hundreds of times
@@ezequielstepanenko3229 As a child, I was part of a well-trained church choir in Britain. I have always been grateful for my early exposure to good music.
Einen schönen 3. Advent, frohe Festtage und Frieden für uns alle...
This special Bach Christmas composition is solemn and overwhelming to cheer the spirit. The Oratorio is long written in six parts. In this recording, we, the listeners enjoy the best three beautiful cantatas in part 1. A magnificent rendition is full of sensitivity and technique. It is sweet to watch the conductor sing along with the young soloist.
Conductor Harnoncourt directs in a well-phrased tempo with pleasant fluency. An added unique element in this amazing work is the use of Baroque musical instruments reinforcing the beauty of the musical composition.
The Oratorio introduction is dynamic, it is a call to impose peace among MAN, the drums, and wind instruments and later the orchestra send a positive message for MAN to stop wars, and be tolerant and humane.
The Church in Vienna is beautiful with a marvellous acoustic. The chorus and soloists' voices are eliciting for the soul.
The Christmas Oratorio gives strength to gain faith for Peace in Gaza & Ukraine, optimism, energy and hope for a better 2024 YEAR. SEASON GREETINGS!
Thankyou for this review and programme notes in one. 20:05 Am I right that yhis section of the singing is of a much weakermore powerless confronting a much larger blacker figure? I fantasize that Mary is confronted by Gabrielle And that extraordinary figure of the naked child in the prickly straw that the camera flashes onto with Mary the Mother just behind.
27:51 a relief to hear the final Choral.
@@marilynwoolford-chandler1161 I reviewed section 20.05 and can not see any dark figures. In section 27:51 the camera captures a complex altar, it is difficult to see the naked child Mary is holding because is shown in seconds. The Christmas Oratorio is a religious theme performed at a Catholic Church. The listener is entitled to imagine religious illusions, and the medium stimulates the mind to feel closer to GOD.
Robert Holl (bass) and Peter Schreier (tenor) are such committed singers! I especially would like to honour the memory of Schreier, who died in 2019. He was one of the most intelligent and sensible artists of his generation. His voice was unique. It never sounded like a tenor voice, never sought to produce effects on the listener, but was spoke directly to the soul. Schreier's style was graceful, sober and plain. The tenor had a passion for music as well as for the texts he performed; he made us always feel the words as if he was simply recitating a poem. May he rest in peace!
Schreier was 1 of the very "few singers from the German Democratic Republic to perform internationally " in the West (USA, AT)
Casi la mayoría de los mejores cantantes líricos alemanes se han ido, incluso el directos Nikolaus Harnoncourt también se fue...pero nos dejaron esta joya, la cual pongo siempre en Navidad, mis sobrinos se deleitan escuchando sus voces, porque les encanta el arte lírico...soy afortunado de cantar como bajo ...en un coro de mi ciudad...bendiciones a todos
It's been a tough year for us all with Covid. May the light of Christ and the music of Bach soothe and heal your soul this season of Advent. God bless our Earth! Bring us your light and have mercy on us Lord!
let us change our sick hearts to those pleasing to the Lord
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Thank you ,and may the light of Christ be on you , too , Have a peaceful Xmas
If anyone owes everything to J.S. Bach it’s God ...
@amore I do Agree
Quello che stupisce più d'ogni cosa é riuscire a capire grazie anche a Bach, quanto fosse bella, profonda, musicale la musica del 1700.
Assolutamente irraggiungibile per noi "poveri" posteri ma non così progrediti che viviamo nel XXI sec
Avremmo (forse se ne fossimo stati capaci...!)) dovuto cercare d'implementarla nella nostra età più "evoluta"..
La "quadratura delle note, e la piacevolezza sonora della sua struttura musicale" ricordano in qualche misura la stessa tecnica usata nella matematica da Fibonacci dove ogni numero é il risultante della somma dei 2 numeri precedenti. Così appaiono le fughe del compositore in cui ogni nota si "accasella" nella stessa sua precedente successione .
"Una meraviglia nella meraviglia...! "
Lucky you, to be able to understand the language by listening to it being sung. I was born with a perfect musical pitch and I am also an amateur musician, but unfortunately, I cannot understand any of the German language.
@@williamfulgham2010 Dear William,
Bach is Bach, and no one like him has ever been able to create such a sublime set of notes...........................................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@francoebasta5714 I have always loved music by Bach, but I cannot understand the German language. I can only speak English.
@@williamfulgham2010 Dear William : Like me, you can using Google traslator for every form & every music by him played.
Good year
Baroque music, to me, is like the amazing craftsmanship of that era in many spheres-architecture, fine furniture, paintings, even clothing-maybe a little too elaborate in the women’s fashion!
This was first performed almost 300 years ago and still has the power to move us to tears. Happy Christmas all!
+ghostwriter11 Yes, but it's also cheerful and also funny in parts.
Theodore Shulman tears can also be shed for being overwhelmed by beauty.
Time will not diminish it.
What a joy releasing your spirit and let it take off with you to another unknown dimension so pleasant to experience the beauty of great classic music of many centuries ago. I took great pleasure in listenig.
And I belive this awesome beautiful work will still be performed, herd and revered in three thau. years time. Beauty's timeless. HAPPY CHRISTMAS to you all.
I am an agnostic but not when I listen to the Christmas Oratorio. I suspend my disbelief as soon as the opening chorus begins. There is no doubt possible
You all have enjoyed these wonderful Christmas music by knowing the language and understanding the verses and story. But I could enjoy it perfectly as well without knowing a single word of German and the verses! That is the beauty and sweetness of Bach's music. Marvelous to enjoy Christmas two weeks early in a more sweeter way, thanks to my favourite composer. Merry Christmas and thanks.
FROHE WEIHNACHTEN 🎄🌟❤
Harnancort a eu la magnifiqùe idée de faire chanter la par alto ça ùn garçon d environ onze ans qùi chante très bien voir la vérsion a înternet
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Many of us here in Europe don't understand German either. But you're right, Bach's music transcedes languages and cultures. We're all blessed to enjoy his music!
Learn Italian from 350 years ago. This music is essentially the Black American jazz of Italian concerts 50 years later.
Who doesn't love Bach? Happy holidays to everyone.
It's absolutely beautiful by all with this remarkable experience of music and choral singing..
🙏❤️🌍🌿🕊🎶🎵🎶
I listen to the Christmas Oratorio on the set days, beginning with Christmas Day, every year. This is a glorious recording. God bless all involved, not least the RUclipsr.
Oh, I'm a daily too early.
Also for me it has been turned into a tradition to listen to this work every Christmas.
I've had this wonderful performance on DVD for many years and play it every Christmas. It's one of the best.
My wife with the classical piano training taught me to appreciate this Christmas Oratorio - I taught her about James Brown's Funky Christmas music...38 years together if we can make it another week or so...
Heeeey America! It's Christmas time!
So now it will be 40 years together?
Ein Gesamtkunstwerk: Bach in dieser Kirche, vor diesem überwältigenden Altar, festlich geschmückt, einen Hanoncourt mit glühenden Augen und wundervolle Sänger und Musikanten. Besonderen Dank an den Kinderchor und an den kleinen Solisten. Meine kleine Enkelin hat wohl eben Bach entdeckt - auch dank ihm, der sie mit seiner schönen Stimme fasziniert hat ("können Buben so schön singen"?). Er muss ja nun schon schon erwachsen sein. Was wohl aus ihm geworden ist?
This rendition of the Christmas oratorio is incredibly beautiful. The master conductor keeps everything in tempo and all the musicians play like heaven. But I have to give a big thumbs up to the young singer. He sang a heavy repertoire of songs in a pure boyish voice. Congratulations to everyone! 🎄❄🎄❄🎄
Maravilloso 👏 👏 ❤😊🎉😂😊😊
Graciassss por buestro trabajo!! nos hace mucho bien!!
Baroque music has always been medicine to many of us and yet many will still be healed through it. Thanks to all baroque composers.
Why all Baroque composers? The whole point is that JS Bach transcended his age and any notion of stylistic period. The Baroque era is replete with mediocre composers.
It's just Jesus pal
❤
I feel also. Good for our heart
I agree totally.
Thank you so much for posting this. It is Awesome! Thanks be to God for giving J.S.Bach to us.
If anyone owes everything to J.S. Bach it’s God !
Nothing less true Adrienne ! J.S.Bach has been a true gift of God for us all... Best Xmas wishing and enjoy listening to Bach music.
THANK YOU FOR THIS GLORIOUS MUSIC. THIS ENSEMBLE WAS BRILLIANT AND THE CONDUCTOR OUTSTANDING. BACH HAS SO MANY VOICES AND WAS INDEED A MUSICIAN FOR ALL THE SEASONS OF MANKIND. WONDERFUL. IT IS A FACT THAT HUMAN HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF. BACH'S VOICE IS SO NEEDED IN THE PRESENT TIME OF HATRED, EXTREMISM AND CONFLICT THAT IS IMPACTING THE WORLD, SOME OF IT CURRENTLY BETWEEN LONG TIME FOES EMERGING FROM THE APPARENT BIRTHPLACE OF CHRISTIANITY. BOTH PARTIES INVOLVED NEED TO REMEMBER THEIR SACRED LAW: THOU SHALT NOT KILL, WHICH APPLIES TO ALL MANKIND, NOT JUST A POWERFUL AND SELF SERVING FEW. I PREDICT THIS NOTE WILL BE REMOVED SHORTLY, BUT HOPEFULLY SOME WILL HEAR IT.
RIP Nicolaus Harnoncourt & Peter Schreier. You were together with the Tölz Boys Choristers and Concentus Musicus the best Bach interpreters of the western world.
Ja! Es ist immerwieder ein erhebendes Gefühl! Unvergleichliche Interpreten und Instrumentalisten unter Nicolaus Harnancourt! Und natürlich Peter Schreier!
Den wunderbaren Baß Robert Holl hab ich noch nicht gehört!
This is the first time I've realized what gentle, consoling, comforting music Bach's Christmas Oratorio is! Thank you! The spirit of Christmas lives on!
Was für ein Genuss!! Peter Schreier einer der besten Tenöre weltweit. RIP Peter Schreier
Deutsche Kultur in der höchsten Vollendung! Traumhaft schön!!!
Eine wunderbare Aufführung die auch noch nach vielen Jahren ihrer Erstaufführung ein Hörgenuss ist. Der Komponist hätte seine grosse Freude daran. Vielen Dank für das grossartige Weihnachtsgeschenk.
Bestimmt!
Sie haben recht mein Freund.
Die energische und gleichsam heitere Führung Harnoncourts macht es in meinen Augen zu der besten existenten Aufnahme.
@@dh-qp5it Empfinde ich genauso, Freue mich jedes Jahr das Stück ab ca Oktober als Einstimmung zu Weihnachtszeit zu hören, besonders in dieser ausergewöhnlich schweren Zeit . Soll es uns Kraft und Frieden geben
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If everyone in the world were to sit and allow this music to heal them, there would be no more war, violence or hatred. In Praise of Bach. This is such a spirited performance. Thanks for posting Thanasis Baltas!
+Fliss Cook precisely
+Fliss Cook in praise of god not bach
I bet that more than half of the people wouln't manage to get trough the first 5 minutes. :/
Tomas Valentinas haha yup i repeat it again and again😂😂😂 aint it cool?
Die beide!
The chorus-master is the hero. He held together a multitude of young voices without fail. Wonderful work.
he better be...he founded the choir ;-)
Bach is comforting when you're spending Christmas Eve alone in hotel quarantine.
This is so wonderful. Our family watches this every Christmas. Thank you kindly for posting
Do you guys still watch it?
Ein Gesamtkunstwerk!
Vielen Dank an den unvergessenen Nikolaus Harnoncourt! R.I.P
Und dem Tenor Peter Schreier!
Still the best performing of Bach's Christmas Oratorio.
Je suis mécréant, mais seule la religion peut produire de tels chefs-d'oeuvre. Quant à l'interprétation, le cadre, tout est sublime. Bach über alles ! Harnoncourt et le Knabenchor, c'est beau, émouvant à en verser de chaudes larmes. Ici wäre so gern dabei gewesen.
One from the best and supreme marvels of Christian European culture
I do agree with you Boryslav. And I would add Messiah by G.F.Haendel among to top too.
Wishing you all some nice days of Christmas celebrations !
@@robertopicker4156 Thank you very much! Have a lot of spiritual joy!
What would Christmas be like without this beautiful music? Less joyous!!!
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BRAVO
I bet BACH would give his approval to all of the musicians and singers.
Can you imagine 65 million unborn babies killed globally, how many of those babies would have been Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Great Phyisicans,
Pax+
Merci grand Bach et merci Monsieur Harnoncourt pour cette interprétation géniale de l'Oratorio de Noël, j'adore l'écouter toute l'année...😘
Christmas Ontario, one of Bach's favorite places! All foolishness aside, I found tears in my eyes, listening to and looking at this glorious production.
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It's not' 'getting thru the day' it's rejoicing in the nativity and enjoying all the new opportunities we have! But Bach is the only choice!
Lasset das Zagen, verbannet die Klage,
Abandon hesitation, banish lamentation,
Stimmet voll Jauchzen und Fröhlichkeit an!
new opportunities? not in U.S.
Such a work of genius ... just love the conductor singing along with the boy soloist early in the Oratorio. So reassuring for a pressure solo.
Hallo aus Japan. Auch dieses Jahr ist bald die Weihnachtszeit.
Ich bin sehr dankbar, eine so tolle Aufführung zu hören.
Bachs Musik ist ein Teil des Lebens und eine Oase der Seele.
Frohe und gesegnete Weihnachten allerseits! ❤
В первый день января 2023 года я слушаю эту божественную ораторию! Прекрасное исполнение, наслаждение для души!! Великий Бах, твою музыку продолжают слушать потомки 21 века! Браво!!! 👏👏👏💖💖💖
Вот что надо показывать на 1 канале вместо голубого огонька!
Если бы все так воспринимали музыку! У Вас прекрасная душа...
Harncourt's genius gives such wonderful insight into Bach's genius. Thank you and, Nikolaus, R.I.P.
Alles, was genial ist, klingt einfach und ist unheimlich kompliziert. Harnoncourts Dirigieren wirkt hektisch und erzeugt aber so viel Ruhe, wie sie Bach nur ausstrahlen kann. Ein Dank dem Meister für seine konzentrierte und kompetente Arbeit, wo alles perfekt ist: Stimmung, Stimmen, Phrasierung, jedes Detail. R.I.P.
Three main ingredients that pull this masterpiece off! a) Conductor, who understands tempo and dynamics b) Orchestra of fine musicians c) enthusiastic Choristers
I miss listing to this with my father the Day before Christmas.This already the 6 year ago he passed away.I miss sharing our love for classical music and especially Bach
I'm sorry for your loss. This truly is beautiful art and brings tears to my eyes.
May he rest in peace!
The majestic choice of tempi is the icing on the cake. Sola Dei Gloria
Bach conosceva bene lo spirito umano per scrivere opere di tale bellezza. Apparteneva ad un altro mondo. E che bello rivedere, dopo molti anni, produzioni così preziose con i mitici Tolzer KnabenChor!
Anche se sono agnostico, l'ispirazione divina si sente.
@@Mozartiano42 menurut anda agnostik itu seperti apa?
@@Mozartiano42 ,
an agnostic is a person, willingly ignorant ('without knowledge') about the absolute necessity of a Divine CREATOR GOD !
Please, stop 'sitting on the fence' !
I just can’t stop viewing this video. I love to listen and watch Baroque music in the way it was meant to be performed. This work in special, I love the joyful way in which the children’s choir interpret. Thank you for uploading it to RUclips. This is a real treat for those who love J.S. Bach’s music.
Majestic music: wonderful chorus and awesome orchestra led by a great conductor, all produce an amazing sound in German. LONG LIVE BACH
The opening number is one of the greatest choral ensembles ever written. CHRIST IS BORN!!!!
la beauté à l'état pur !! Nikolaus Harnoncourt à qui l'on doit le renouveau de la musique baroque est irremplaçable !! cet orchestre est une merveille,instrumentistes et chanteurs !! orchestration parfaite,quel équilibre,et couleur d'orchestre !! merci !!!
Harnoncourt n'a jamais été égale dans la compréhension de la musique de Bach. Il figure parmi les les plus grands chefs de notre temps.
Que cette musique si pure avec, en particulier ces voix d'enfants, m'amène à plus de spiritualité dans un dialogue intérieur avec notre Seigneur.
Ce bon la vie
Merci monsieur @Alain Biron vous exprimez exactement ce que je ressens. À l'écoute je sens mes pensées s'élever haut, très haut vers le Ciel vers le Seigneur et Roi des Mondes ! ❤ 🌹
I had the pleasure to be part of a choir and sing this piece multiple times, great memories :)
So had I...
And where are you and where was it?
May God bless You
Mee too.Great times.
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Bach. Eine beispiellose Gefasstheit. Eine Ausgeglichenheit die ihresgleichen sucht.
An enduring work of art by J.S. Bach. What would Christmas be like without this great piece of music. I would rather not think. We are indeed grateful to J.S. Bach for this spirited masterpiece. Beautifully performed!!!
The greatness of Bach is off the charts ,and far superior splendor.
This Christmas Oratorio is full of ｍy unfathomable emotion.
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Tokyo of Japan
Das ist die beste Version, die ich je gehört habe. Einfach traumhaft.
Bach’s music is timeless!❤
I listen to the whole Oratorium every Christmas. It is such a delight.
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So do I!
Yes, I listen to this every year, as well. I love it!
Me too.
Me too
Chaque année j'écoute cet Oratorio de Noël dirigé par Harnoncourt si extraordinairement interprété. Une perfection rigoureuse et si émotive...
Moi aussi. C´superbe.
idem, depuis 1981, et probablement même plusieurs fois certaines années. cette interprétation sublime me procure toujours le même moment d'extase qui semble inépuisable !
Merry Christmas to everyone!!! All the love and the light in the universe!
The greatest work ever composed for Christmas, in a classic performance. Everyone should be familiar with this. Thanks for making it available! Soli Deo Gloria
Bach wrote many other cantatas for various days of the Christmas season. No need to stop with just the Christmas Oratorio!
Yes, and AMEN. Soli Deo Gloria, indeed!❤️
Topping the Messiah???
@@Andy_Pandy2000 I refer to works written specifically for Christmas, which Messiah wasn't. Now if I were to rate Messiah against all Bach's output on Christ's life--oratorios and passions--it would probably be a neck and neck race
Dobry, stary Bach. Wspaniała muzyka. Wspaniałe wrażenia - o wykonaniu nawet nie wspomnę.
Only participants get most of the joy!
This music sways eternity;; the stars blink, and we see.
💜 jedes Jahr auf's Neue überwältigend schön!
Bach est et sera éternel. Un seul pouvait produire une telle beauté musicale. Interprétation superbe des enfants. Un oratorio dirigé par harnoncourt toujours aussi maîtrisé.
Bach, the greatest composer that ever lived
Gruss Gott aus Engeland und danke...
true ; ever livin ever fearful ; no competition ; but still the one of(f) be(a)st
"Bach is the father and we are his children." -Mozart
Ich love people who try to speak German
"If Beethoven is a prodigy among men, Bach is a miracle of God" - Rossini.
Heinrich Schutz wrote more difficult and more beautiful music! Bach is good, ``classical'', with extremely balanced forms, but the period of the Higher Renaissance rocks! There is an element of surprise, for example in Hammerschmidt or even Buxtehude, that is missing in Bach and beyond...
This is the way to celebrate Christmas. Fabulous!
Agreed in all meanings
I agree.
Handel is better 🎄
For me Christmas is very day. Don't need a special day to listen to BACH.
810 "thumbs down" by "haters" and djihadists or for the added advertisement ?
Ich kann gar nicht beschreiben, wie diese Musik mich erhebt, mit den Atem freimacht, Schwung gibt. ....
Wunderschön. Ein Lichtblick in dieser unruhigen Zeit.
Enig Jeg danser til den.
My favourite set of cantatas by the old master. Absolutely fabulous!
I love being drawn into the full performance in every aspect - the orchestra, conductor, soloists, choir robes AND the beautiful church! Thanks for making this available!
A masterpiece performed in the Waldhausen Abbey Church, Waldhausen im Strudengau, Oberösterreich, Österreich.
Unfortunately I can’t understand the words but I always feel uplifted when I hear the beginning of it. They do say music speaks all languages.
" Shout! and be Joyful! "
Harnoncourt, John Elliott Gardiner and Carl Richter in the past are THE master Bach interpreters. Wonderful choir and setting...Germany's totally amazing musical tradition (and preservation thereof) at their best
You are right my friend and, of course, the master "Helmut Rilling". I saw him live in Stuttgard perform Bach's Masse in G minor at the Stiftkirsche church. And my heart stopped like now
add herreweghe
Всех с рождеством христовым!
This is simply masterful. A true privilege and a deep joy to share this exultant Bach performance by such a gifted director and performers.
Music for eternity,
from eternity!
My favorite Christmas song.
Minha também! Desde que a conheci, há 30 anos!!!
Harnoncourt...what a genius, brillant sound, perfect articulations.
May he rest in peace.
СпасиБО за чудесную музыку и исполнение! Храни Вас Господь и Матерь Божия!
God bless you all in Jesus' Name. Amen. WONDERFULLY
Beautiful music, powerful performance in a beautiful church. Enjoyed very much!. Thank you!
Hearing this beautiful music at christmastime is simply a foretaste of heaven.
Áldott Karácsonyt kívánok Mindenkinek 🙏🙏🙏♥️♥️♥️🙏🙏☺️☺️
I just love Harnoncourt's spirited interaction with the soloist in "Schlafe, mein Liebster" from 42:08 on. So tender and majestic at the same time. The camera work is fantastic as well. Always brings me to tears. Merry Christmas everyone.
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Allen Zuschauern einen gesegneten 1. Advent.
Une cure de jouvence, de beauté, de Foi ! Merci cher Nicolaus H. Vous nous manquez tant !
Gracias Johan Sebastian Bach por este regalo que has dejado!!!!
I felt perfection in this presentation. Brazil, Christmas,2023!
Though for Christmas, we waken ourselves to this beautiful and "striking" piece every year on Advent Sunday.
Recuerdo cuando lo conseguí en cassettes(3), fue una felicidad, un auto-regalo maravilloso...cuantas veces lo escuche, solo lo escuchaba, pero cuando aparecio el RUclips, fue una emoción ver las interpretaciones, la dirección genial de Nikolaus Harnoncourt, el bajo, el tenor, los niños soprano y contralto, y el Coro tan sincronizado, y la ambientación seria y solemne, y sin olvidar el bello sonido de esos instrumentos originales....Una Obra monumental del Gran genio Johan Sebastian Bach...el que conoce esto lo oíra, el que no conoce lo ignorará...pero, es innegable que esta música es una elevación del espiritu humano, y aún mas,, la escucha tiene el elemento que produce paz y tranquilidad.
Igualmente yo...
Cuanta Musica buena nos trajo el youtube verdad?
Great to rediscover this visionary version (1981!)
There is a before and a after Harnoncourt (without forgetting G. Leonhardt's contribution).
Thank you for uploading this
Que hermosa obra del gran J S Bach!..y que ejecución tan llena de sensibilidad y técnica. Mis reconocimientos especiales a los solistas infantiles, sopranos y contratos...La he escuchado unas 4 veces y aún cuando no entiendo el alemán, mi alma entiende y se regocija con el lenguaje musical!!... Gracias y que Dios los bendiga. Efraín Dávila R.
Sublime. We need far MORE music of this standard (both composition and performance) and far LESS pop-trash.
I love the children's voices. They are so perfect.
This is timeless. This will be a beautiful memory...no one can take my joy away.
So lovely!
A modern miracle. I just can't imagine the turmoil going on in the brain of Bach. So filled with music and so little time to get it all written down. Can you imagine, how to decide what to write first. I sit at my computer and through RUclips I am transported to the beauty of this wonderful music. Can you just imagine being part of this . A lifetime of memories. SInce it is inspired from God himself are we in for a treat if we make it to His presence.
Ironically, the Christmas Oratorio, like most of his religious music written after 1728, is made up of recycled secular music. The three secular cantatas that were used for most of the music are: 1. "Hercules at the Crossroads" written for the 11th birthday of the Crown Prince of Saxony in 1733; 2. "Toenet, ihr Pauken! Erschallet, Trompeten" written in 1733 for the birthday of the Electress of Saxony; 3: "Preise dein Gluecke, gesegnetes Sachsen" written for the coronation of the Elector of Saxony as King of Poland in 1734. Bach, of course, had an honorary appointment as a composer to the Saxon royal court.
AML2000 The Lord moves in mysterious ways.
It also helped that Picander, the pen name of Christian Friedrich Heinrici, wrote the librettos for both sets of cantatas. Some commentators will point out that the music seems to suit the religious themes better than the secular ones, perhaps meaning that Picander wrote the secular and religious words at the same time so Bach had an idea of where to go with both of them, since Bach regularly recycled his secular cantatas in the 1730's. Bach also recycled secular cantatas in Leipzig that he wrote for the Prince of Anhalt-Koethen; in my opinion, the music for those seems less inspiring because at the time he wrote them he had no real expection of re-using the music since the Prince was a Calvinist and didn't perform fancy music in his chapel.
AML2000 There's no such 'thing' as secular music by Bach.It is circumstancial music(he had to earn his living !),but never secular.Bach's signature on music is and always will be "Soli Deo Gloria" !
Yes -- I guess we could consider music he wrote for his rulers "religious" in the sense that they believed they got their power directly from God himself! In the last aria of the "Hunt" cantata (often called "Sheep May Safely Graze" in English), Duke Christian of Saxe-Weissenburg is compared favorably to Jesus, and in the first cantata for the town council inauguration in Leipzig, we are reminded that opposing the city council is the same as opposing God. In the sense I (and many others) use secular simply means written for a non-religious occasion and not for a worship service. That Bach was very religious is a given of course.
Ditto that, Frank's School. This piece has a way of striking every chord in the heart, simultaneously! The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra performed this piece for the second time in 30+ years just this past Friday evening and it brought me to tears with the first pounding of the tympani. I have loved this and been addicted to it for many years. This particular performance is just way over the top! I think as perfect a musical moment as any human being can expect; as close to heaven on earth as possible. Thank you so much for this!