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Tracklist:

1. Christmas oratorio BWV248 Jauchzet Frohlocket (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
2. Christmas oratorio BWV248 But It Happened at the Time (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
3. Christmas oratorio BWV248 Now My Dearest Groom (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
4. Christmas oratorio BWV248 Prepare Yourself Zion (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
5. Christmas oratorio BWV248 How Should I Receive You (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
6. Christmas oratorio BWV248 And She Gave Birth to Her First Son (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
7. Christmas oratorio BWV248 He Is Poor On Earth Come (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
8. Christmas oratorio BWV248 Great Lord O Strong King (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
9. Christmas oratorio BWV248 Oh My Dear Little Jesus (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
10. Christmas oratorio BWV248 Sinfonia (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
11. Christmas oratorio BWV248 And There Were Shepherds in the Same Area… (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
12. Christmas oratorio BWV248 Break In O Beautiful Morning Light (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
13. Christmas oratorio BWV248 And the Angel Spoke to You (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
14. Christmas oratorio BWV248 What God Promises to Abraham (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
15. Christmas oratorio BWV248 Happy Shepherds Hurry Oh Hurry (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
16. Christmas oratorio BWV248 And That Has a Sign (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
17. Christmas oratorio BWV248 Look There Is in the Dark Stable (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
18. Christmas oratorio BWV248 So Go There Shepherds Go (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
19. Christmas oratorio BWV248 Sleep My Love Enjoy the Rest (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
20. Christmas oratorio BWV248 And Immediately There Was With the Angel (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
21. Christmas oratorio BWV248 Glory to God in the Highest (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
22. Christmas oratorio BWV248 So Right You Angels Shout and Sing (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
23. Christmas oratorio BWV248 We Sing to You in Your Army (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
24. Christmas oratorio BWV248 Lord of Heaven Hear the Roar (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
25. Christmas oratorio BWV248 And Since the Angels Went from Them To… (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
26. Christmas oratorio BWV248 Now Let s Go to Bethlehem (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
27. Christmas oratorio BWV248 He Comforted His People (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
28. Christmas oratorio BWV248 He Did All This to Us (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
29. Christmas oratorio BWV248 Lord Your Pity Your Mercy (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
30. Christmas oratorio BWV248 And They Came in a Hurry (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
31. Christmas oratorio BWV248 Close My Heart This Blessed Miracle (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
32. Christmas oratorio BWV248 Yes Yes My Heart Should Keep It (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
33. Christmas oratorio BWV248 I Want to Keep You Diligent (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
34. Christmas oratorio BWV248 And the Shepherds Returned (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
35. Christmas oratorio BWV248 Be Happy Meanwhile (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
36. Christmas oratorio BWV248 Lord of Heaven Hear the Roar (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
37. Christmas oratorio BWV248 Fall With Thanks Fall With Praise (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
38. Christmas oratorio BWV248 And Since Eight Days Were Up (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
39. Christmas oratorio BWV248 Immanuel O Sweet Word… (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
40. Christmas oratorio BWV248 Flow My Savior Flow… (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
41. Christmas oratorio BWV248 Well Your Name Should Be Alone… (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
42. Christmas oratorio BWV248 I Only Want to Live in Honor of You (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
43. Christmas oratorio BWV248 Jesus Judge My Beginning (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
44. Christmas oratorio BWV248 Glory to You God Sung (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
45. Christmas oratorio BWV248 Since Jesus Was Born in Bethlehem (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
46. Christmas oratorio BWV248 Where Is the Newborn King of the Jews? -… (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
47. Christmas oratorio BWV248 Your Shine Consumes All Darkness (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
48. Christmas oratorio BWV248 Illuminate My Dark Senses Too (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
49. Christmas oratorio BWV248 When King Herod Heard That (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
50. Christmas oratorio BWV248 Why Do You Want to Scare? (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
51. Christmas oratorio BWV248 And Let Gather All the High Priests (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
52. Christmas oratorio BWV248 Oh When Will The… (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
53. Christmas oratorio BWV248 My Dearest Already Rules (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
54. Christmas oratorio BWV248 Although Such a Heart Is (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
55. Christmas oratorio BWV248 Lord When the Proud Enemies Snort (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
56. Christmas oratorio BWV248 Herod Secretly Called the Wise -… (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
57. Christmas oratorio BWV248 Wrong One Just Try to Cut Down… (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
58. Christmas oratorio BWV248 Just a Wink from His Hands (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
59. Christmas oratorio BWV248 When They Had Heard the King (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
60. Christmas oratorio BWV248 I m at Your Cribs Here (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
61. Christmas oratorio BWV248 And God Commanded Them in a Dream (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
62. Christmas oratorio BWV248 So It Goes! Enough My Darling… (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
63. Christmas oratorio BWV248 Now You May Scare Proud Enemies (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
64. Christmas oratorio BWV248 What The… (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers
65. Christmas oratorio BWV248 Now You Smelled Good (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Various Performers

Karl Richter’s famous 1965 recording of Bach’s ‘Christmas Oratorio’ with a quartet of stunning soloists. 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. This was Richter’s second recording of the work, markedly different to 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.