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Bach - Christmas Oratori w/Monteverdi Choir | ebs

“the evening was pure joy“ - Telegraph

John Eliot Gardiner - Monteverdi Choir | English Baroque Soloists

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Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio

“The Range of his art, his imagination, and his creative response to different stimuli, is apparently endless. Although nearly 300 years have now passed since it was first heard, Bach’s work remains irresistible in its energy and inspiration.”

Over 35 years after his legendary first recording of Johann Sebastian Bach’s famous ChristmasOratorio - which is divided into six cantatas, each based on a different biblical scene - for ARCHIV Production in 1987, Sir John Eliot Gardiner performed this piece, first heard at church services in Leipzig between Christmas Day 1734 and Epiphany 1735, live with his ensembles Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists at the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields in London on 2 evenings in December 2022 called by The Times: “a festive triumph”