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In this first cantata of the Christmas Oratorio – recorded here for All of Bach under direction of Shunske Sato – Bach attains a perfect balance between the jubilant celebration of the birth of Jesus and the serious, sad undertone that points to his fate on the cross. From the orchestral firework show of the opening chorus, via the sensual aria ‘Bereite dich Sion’, to the simple prayer of the final choral, surrounded by the royal sound of the timpani and trumpets. For more information on BWV 248 and credits of this production go to For the documentary on Bach's Christmas Oratorio go to Recorded for the project All of Bach on January 3rd 2023 at Muziekcentrum voor de Omroep, Hilversum. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel and consider donating All of Bach is a project of the Netherlands Bach Society, with the aim to perform and record all of Bach's works and share them online with the world for free. Visit our online treasury for more videos and background material on For concert dates and tickets go to Netherlands Bach Society Shunske Sato, violin and direction Viola Blache, soprano Ulrike Malotta, alto Daniel Johannsen, tenor Matthias Helm, bass 0:00 Jauchzet, frohlocket (Chor) 7:38 Es begab sich aber zu der Zeit (Rezitativ) 8:58 Nun wird mein liebster Bräutigam (Rezitativ) 9:51 Bereite dich, Zion (Arie) 14:51 Wie soll ich dich empfangen (Choral) 16:00 Und sie gebar ihren ersten Sohn (Rezitativ) 16:23 Er ist auf Erden kommen arm (Rezitativ) 19:35 Großer Herr, o starker König (Arie) 24:20 Ach mein herzliebes Jesulein (Choral)
