Bach's Christmas Oratorio | Europian Christmas
Ilze Grēvele-Skaraine, soprano
Dorothee Bienert, mezzo-soprano
Mārtiņš Klišāns, tenor
Rihards Millers, baritone
Latvian Radio Choir
Sinfonietta Rīga
Conductor Kaspars Putniņš
Johann Sebastian Bach Christmas Oratorio, Parts 1, 5 and 6
Traditionally, the European Christmas festival concludes with the "Christmas Oratorio" by the baroque master Johann Sebastian Bach - a beautiful and extensive message about the time of Jesus' birth and the events related to it. A message of joy has been received, and the soul rejoices! The oratorio consists of six parts - six cantatas, and this time the conductor Kaspars Putniņš, playing together with an excellent ensemble of soloists, the Latvian Radio choir and the Sinfonietta Rīga orchestra, invites you to listen to the masterpiece's part 1., 5. and 6.