Bach at Christmas

Programme 4

Thursday 28 December 2006 17:00-18:30 (Radio 3)

John Eliot Gardiner introduces his own recordings of Bach's choral music for Christmas with the Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists.

Duration:

1 hour 30 minutes

Bach Cantatas - videos from Cadogan Hall

See videos of John Eliot Gardiner's recent concert at Cadogan Hall.

Playlist:

Mass in Bm, BWV232 (Sanctus)
Magnificat in E flat, BWV243a
Julia Doyle, Elin Manahan Thomas and Charlotte Mobbs (sopranos)
Clare Wilkinson (mezzo)
Michael Bundy and Matthew Brook (basses)
Mark Wilde and Jeremy Butt (tenors)
William Towers (countertenor)

Gloria, BWV 191
Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben (Christmas Oratorio, Part 4)

Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Evangelist)
Nancy Argenta (soprano)
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo)
Hans-Peter Blochwitz (tenor)
Olaf Bar (bass)

Bach at Christmas

Episode and Playlist Information

• 29 Dec 06 5/5
• 28 Dec 06 4/5
• 27 Dec 06 3/5
• 26 Dec 06 2/5
• 25 Dec 06 Programme One