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Gardiner conducts Bach: Christmas Oratorio

Gardiner conducts Bach: Christmas Oratorio

Concert

Monteverdi Choir

Production Date: 13/12/2022
174 Min
Available in Dolby AtmosAvailable in 4K

John Eliot Gardiner once said of Johann Sebastian Bach that "The range of his art, his imagination, and his creative response to different stimuli, is apparently endless." The works of this seminal figure of the Baroque are at the heart of the conductor's stylistically extremely diverse repertoire and in these live performances – filmed at two concerts in December 2022 – Gardiner performs the Christmas Oratorio with the ensembles he founded and spearheaded the modern revolution in Bach performance: the Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists. Although nearly 300 years have now passed since it was first heard, Bach's work remains irresistible in its energy and inspiration.

Soloists
Jonathan Hanley (Tenor), Nick Pritchard (Tenor), Hilary Cronin (Soprano), Hugh Cutting (Countertenor), Frederick Long (Bass), Dingle Yandell (Bass)
Ensembles
English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Conductor
John Eliot Gardiner