The Christmas Oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach captures the musical essence of the festive
season. The most important Christmas setting by Leipzig’s famed grandmaster is heard in concerts
all across the world every year. This reference recording of all six cantatas is resplendent and
features a dream group of Bach specialists as soloists. The festive grandeur of the sections with
full orchestra and the intimacy of arias with vocal and instrumental soloists in virtuoso dialogue
have been combined by Ton Koopman into a convincing and timeless overall concept