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'Christmas Oratorio BWV 248', by JS Bach

The concert of the Fundació Studium Aureum in Manacor is dedicated to two cantatas from Weihnachts-oratorium BWV 248 (Christmas Oratorio), by Johann Sebastian Bach. It is directed by Carles Ponseti and will be interpreted with period instruments.

Weihnachts-oratorium BWV 248 is a sacred work written by Johann Sebastian Bach for Christmas 1734, although it was not reinterpreted until December 17, 1857. The author of the text is unknown, it is only known that intervened the German poet and librettist known by the pseudonym of Picander or Picandro.

The work lasts almost three hours, and in this concert they perform Cantata No. 4 and Cantata No. 5, both for soloists, choir and orchestra. Half an hour before, the composer Mercè Pons will offer an introductory talk about the work.

Inervening:

Soloists:
Armelle Morvan (soprano)
Waltraud Mucher (mezzo-soprano)
Antonio Aragón (tenor)
Pau Bordas (bass)

Orchestra:
Concertino: Ramon Andreu
Violins: Alfredo Ardanaz, Kepa Arteche, Elisabet Bataller, Ricardo Duato, Margalida Gual, Enrique Pastor, Xavier Pericàs
Violas: M José Gómez de la Vega, Lourdes Pons
Violoncello: Miquel A. Aguiló, Marc Alomar
Double Basses: Francesc Aguiló
Oboes: Rodrigo Paz, María del Valle González
Bassoon: Pere Casselles
Tubes: Ovidi Calpe, Jairo Pablo Gimeno
Organ: Bartomeu Mut

Chorus:
Sopranos: M José Campaner, Bàrbara Femeníes, María Mulet, Do-in Peleteiro, Raquel Ribas, María Rosselló, Francesca M Salas, Sandra Solascasas
Contraltos: Amelia Forteza, Joana M Furió, Petra Genestra, Ció Gener, Rose-Marie Iglesias, Montserrat Sobrevias
Tenors: Sergi Gil, Detlef Reshoft, Joan Serra, Quico Ribas, Santiago Torresquesana
Low: Guillem Cortés, Pere Mateu, Jaume Llull, Llorenç Melià, José Gabriel Serrano, Joan Carles Simó