Br:Dijkstra:Wieland Schmid - Bach: Christmas Oratorio

Rachel Harnisch - sopranoAnke Vondung - mezzo sopranoMaximilian Schmitt - tenorChristian Immler - bassChor des Bayerischen RundfunksAkademie f�r Alte Musik BerlinPeter Dijkstra - conductor After the success of his introduction to the St. Matthew Passion, author Wieland Schmid now takes us on a journey through the Christmas Oratorio with thrilling insights into Bach's creative process and background information on the composition. Outstanding narrators and the complete recording of the 2010 performance of the Christmas Oratorio with the Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks and the Akademie f�r alte Musik Berlin under the direction of Peter Dijkstra make this 4-CD set the ideal Christmas gift. Narrated by Christian Br�cknder, Germany's dubbing voice for Robert de Niro, and TV top cop Udo Wachtveitl. Introduction and concert on 4 CD's, available at a special price.