Romano Antoniazzo, Nativity, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome, 1480-85
Christen, ätzet diesen Tag
Christians, engrave this day
Cantata 63
BWV 63
Event: Cantata for Christmas Day
1st Performance: December 25, 1714, Weimar
Readings: Epistle: Titus 2: 11-14 / Isaiah 9: 2-7; Gospel: Luke 2: 1-14
Text: Johann Michael Heineccius ?
Readings: Epistle: Titus 2: 11-14 / Isaiah 9: 2-7; Gospel: Luke 2: 1-14
Text: Johann Michael Heineccius ?
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Performance of Soprano: Ann Monoyios; Contralto: Sara Mingardo; Tenor: Rufus Müller; Bass: Stephan Loges; Monteverdi Choir / English
Baroque Soloists; John Eliot
Gardiner conducting. Recorded
at Abbey Road Studios, London, England. 1st recording of Cantata BWV 63 by J.E. Gardiner.
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Performance of Boy Soprano: Peter Jelosits (Soloist of the Wiener Sängerknaben), Alto: Paul Esswood, Tenor: Kurt Equiluz, Bass: Ruud van der Meer; Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien; Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting.
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Performance of Soprano: Marjon Strijk; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar; Holland Boys
Choir / Netherlands
Bach Collegium; Pieter Jan
Leusink conducting. Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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Performance of Raquel Alao, soprano; Romino Basso, mezzo-soprano; Marco Alves dos Santos, tenor; Hugo Oliveira, Basse; Grupo Vocal Officium (Pedro Teixeira); Enrico
Onofri conducting.
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Performance of Soprano: Catherine Bott; Counter-tenor: Christopher Robson; Tenor: Paul
Agnew; Bass: Michael George; New
London Consort; Philip Pickett
conducting. Recorded at Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London,
England.
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Performance of Soprano: Edith Mathis; Alto: Anna Reynolds; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester; Karl Richter conducting. Recorded at Herkulessaall, München, Germany.
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