Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: 2. Teil - Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht

~ Recording by Virtuosi Saxoniae, Ludwig Güttler

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Official
1.6Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: 2. Teil - Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht1:12Johann Sebastian BachWeihnachtsoratorium BMV 248: Arien & Chöre (Christmas Oratorio (highlights))Johann Sebastian BachAlbum
  • DE1996-08-15
Berlin Classics0011032BC

Relationships

choir vocals:Concentus Vocalis (Vienna)
orchestra:Virtuosi Saxoniae
conductor:Ludwig Güttler (trumpet player)
recorded at:Lukaskirche (Lutheran church in Dresden, used since sometime after WWII as a recording studio) in Dresden (in 1995-01)
recording of:Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil II, XII. Choral „Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht“ (in 1995-01)

Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil II, XII. Choral „Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht“

premiered in:Leipzig (on 1734-12-26)
composed in:Leipzig (from 1734 until 1735)
composer:Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
librettist:Johann von Rist (in 1641)
later translated versions:Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: “Break forth, O beauteous, heavenly light”
part of:Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248 (Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, "Christmas Oratorio") (order: 12)
is based on:Geistliches Lied, BWV 454: „Ermuntre dich, mein schwacher Geist“
is the basis for:Morgenstern und Morgenlicht