Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach – Die Kindheit Jesu (The Infancy of Jesus) & Motet

UPC/Catalog Number: 845221051048 | Capriccio C5104

Product Features

• Format: 1 × CD, Album (Digital Stereo, DDD)
• Series: WDR The Cologne Broadcasts
• Released: 2011 (recorded 1989)
• Genre: Classical (Oratorio & Motet)
• Label: Capriccio (2) – C5104
• Co-production: Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln & Capriccio

Overview

Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach’s (1732–1795) oratorio Die Kindheit Jesu (“The Infancy of Jesus”) sets Johann Gottfried Herder’s poetic biblical text in an expressive, Classical-era framework for soloists, choir, and orchestra. This Capriccio/WDR Cologne Broadcasts release pairs it with Bach’s elegant motet Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (c. 1780). Under Hermann Max, the Rheinische Kantorei and Das Kleine Konzert realize the composer’s clear textures and devotional warmth.

Track Listing

• 1–12. Die Kindheit Jesu (1773) – Oratorio for solo voices, four-part chorus & orchestra (Herder text)
• 13–15. Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (c. 1780) – Motet for four-part chorus & basso continuo (Philipp Nicolai text)

Publishers & Artists

• Composer: Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach
• Text (Oratorio): Johann Gottfried Herder
• Text (Motet): Philipp Nicolai
• Conductor: Hermann Max
• Choir: Rheinische Kantorei
• Orchestra: Das Kleine Konzert
• Soprano: Barbara Schlick
• Alto: Hilke Helling
• Tenor: Hein Meens
• Baritone: Harry van der Kamp
• Additional Voices: Martina Lins, Almuth Kirchner
• Cover Photo: CraterValley/fotolia.com
• Artwork: Huber Kommunikation

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