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Baroque Christmas Cantatas
Program: Biscuits & Bach
Aired: Sunday, December 9, 2018 @ 7:00 am
Hosted by Rachel Stewart
This week we listen to an album called Baroque Christmas Cantatas from Central Germany which contains music from the late 17th century. All of the composers represented on the recording date from the generation right before JS Bach and hailed from the same region. While they were well-known in their day, they fell into immediate obscurity upon their deaths.
And Rachel talks with Celtic fiddler Jamie Laval about Celtic Christmas music as well his upcoming Christmas performances in the region.
Listen to Jamie Laval on Celtic Christmas
Purchase Featured CD: Baroque Christmas Cantatas
Playlist
7 am | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · "O Little One Sweet" Quink Vocal Ensemble Telarc 80202 "Carols Around the World" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · "My heart ever faithful" from Cantata BWV 68 Newman ensemble Kathleen Battle, soprano Sony Classical 62035 "Grace" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · "Come now, Saviour of the gentiles", from Cantata BWV 62 The Monteverdi Choir; The English Baroque Soloists Archiv Produktion 000527 102 "The Baroque Christmas Album" | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Violin Concerto in E, TWV 51:E3 Berlin Baroque Soloists Rainer Kussmaul, violin Deutsche Grammophon 000576 102 "Telemann: Sinfonia Melodica" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Overture in the French Style, BWV 831 Jean Louis Steuerman, piano Philips 416410 "Bach: Italian Concerto, French Overture, 4 Duets." | |
| Pavel Josef Vejvanovsky · Sonata Natalis (Christmas Sonata) Virtuosi Saxoniae Ludwig Guttler, trumpet Berlin Classics 1059 "Christmas Concertos" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Let the Merry Bells Ring Round The Canadian Brass RCA Victor 62683 "Canadian Brass - Noel" | |
8 am | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Keyboard Concerto in f, BWV 1056 The English Concert Trevor Pinnock, harpsichord Archiv Produktion 413634 "Johann Sebastian Bach: Concertos" | |
| Philipp Heinrich Erlebach · "Fuerchtet euch nicht" (Do not fear) (Christmas Cantata) Saxon Vocal Ensemble; Batzdorf Court Ensemble CPO 777332 "Baroque Christmas Cantatas from Central Germany" | |
| Giovanni Battista Sammartini · Organ Concerto in G, Op. 9, No. 3 German Baroque Soloists Rudolf Ewerhart, organ in the Catholic Parish Church in Altenberg, Westphalia Pantheon 7191 "Baroque Organ Works from Italy" | |
| Traditional Medley · Hark! the herald angels sing; Il est ne, le Divin Enfant!; Gavotte Peter Blanchette, archguitar Archguitar Music n/a "Archguitar Christmas" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Recorder Concerto in G, from Arias from Cantatas BWV 215 & 32 Ensemble Cordevento Erik Bosgraaf, recorder Brilliant Classics 94296 "Bach: Concertos for Recorder" | |
9 am | |
| Michael Praetorius · Dances from Terpsichore La Fenice Ricecar 205 "Praetorius: Terpsichore Musarum" | |
| Johann Schelle · "Machet die Tore weit" (Open wide the gates...) (Christmas Cantata) Saxon Vocal Ensemble; Batzdorf Court Ensemble CPO 777332 "Baroque Christmas Cantatas from Central Germany" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Sleepers Awake (from Cantata BWV 140) Paillard Chamber Orchestra RCA Victor Red Seal 65468 "The Pachelbel Canon - Albinoni Adagio..." | |
| Traditional · "I Saw Three Ships" Jamie Laval, fiddle; Megan McConnell, vocals; Live in Asheville, NC Jamie Laval | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Oboe Concerto in Eb, BWV 1053 ensemble led by John Abberger John Abberger, oboe Analekta 9910 "Four Centuries of Bach - Concertos for Oboe" | |
10 am | |
| Michel Corrette · Christmas Symphony No. 5 in a Arion Early-Music.com 7768 "Corrette: Symphonies des Noels" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Contrapuncti Nos. 3 & 4 from "The Art of the Fugue" BWV 1080 Academy for Ancient Music, Berlin Harmonia Mundi 902064 "J. S. Bach: The Art of the Fugue" | |
| Christian Liebe · "O Heiland aller Welt" (O Savior of all the world) (Christmas Cantata) Saxon Vocal Ensemble; Batzdorf Court Ensemble CPO 777332 "Baroque Christmas Cantatas from Central Germany" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F, BWV 1046 Concerto Italiano Naive 30412 "Bach: Brandenburg Concertos" | |
| Juan Garcia de Zespedes · "Convidando esta la niche" (Night-time was an invitation) The Rose Ensemble The Rose Ensemble 6 "Celebremos El Nino - Christmas Delights from the Mexican B | |