Johann Sebastian Bach - Christmas Oratorio, Parts I–VI - Freiburg Bach Choir and Freiburg Bach Orchestra

Johann Sebastian Bach, Christmas Oratorio I–VI

Performers:

Soloists

Freiburg Bach Choir
Freiburg Bach Orchestra

Conductor: Frank Markowitsch

Pre-concert talk: 5:00 p.m. (Prof. Dr. Meinrad Walter)

Since its founding in 1944, the Freiburg Bach Choir has been deeply rooted in the Freiburg
community, has firmly established itself in the city’s musical life, and has thereby gained a
reputation that extends far beyond the city’s borders.
Johann Sebastian Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, arguably the master’s most popular vocal work
, will be performed. The individual movements of the piece were first performed during
six church services between Christmas Day 1734 and
Epiphany 1735 at St. Nicholas Church and St. Thomas Church in Leipzig. Today
they are performed together in the festive atmosphere of the Freiburg Konzerthaus (concert hall).