Montiverdi Choir:Gardner - Bach: Christmas Oratorio

In the historic Weimar Herder Church Sir John Eliot Gardiner finds the perfect setting for his recording of the Bach Christmas Oratorio.Against the backdrop of the dramatic altar and Lucas Granach paintings, the Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists perform Gardiner's new interpretation of this classic piece. With this interpretation of the Christmas Oratorio, Gardiner shows himself once again to be an incontestible specialist of Bach's music. Picture Format: NTSC 16:9 Sound Format: PCM Stereo Dolby Digital 5.1 Region Code: 0 Duration: 191 minutes Recorded: live from the Herderkirche Weimar 23 & 27 December 1999 Subtitles: English German French Korean Japanese