Bach christmas oratorio nikolaus harnoncourt biography
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The Austrian cellist, viol player, and conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt was born in Berlin, grew up in Graz (Austria) and studied the cello in Vienna, where from to he was a cellist with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra.Bach christmas oratorio imslp Around 25 years after Bach wrote that Prelude and Fugue he fashioned his Christmas Oratorio, telling the story of Christ’s birth in six chapters, meant to be performed on six specific days of the Christmas season.
Bach composed the six-part “Christmas Bach composed the six-part “Christmas Oratorio” (“Weihnachts Oratorium”) in for two Leipzig churches, St. Thomas and St. Nicholas, for which he served as music director. Each part is a cantata for 1 of 6 feast days within the 12 days of the Christmas season.
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, who has died On the Bach Hour, angels bring shepherds through the night to a scene of peaceful warmth in the second of Bach's six-part narrative for the season, in a concert performance led by Nikolaus Harnoncourt.