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Johann Sebastian Bachs Christmas Oratorio played as an urban chamber music: christmas with friends, wreath and new colours in basso continuo.

Hanna Herfurtner, Soprano

Ida Aldrian, Mezzo-soprano 
Mirko Ludwig, Tenor
Simon Schnorr, Bass

Johannes Öllinger, Electric guitar 
Michael Petermann, Vintage keyboards 
Markus Schwind, Trumpet
Ensemble Resonanz

Duration: 80 min

There are many ways of celebrating Christmas.

Ensemble Resonanz comes up with a musical ceremony based on a chamber version of the most popular work of the Advent season, Bachs Christmas Oratorio. The score remains untouched, regarding the instrumentation there are new aspects: an electric guitar or a hammond organ as continuo instruments, just one trumpet doing the job of three and the whole ensemble singing the chorals.

»Not high gloss with 80 choristers and full orchestra, not meticulously rehearsed old-music authenticity. But the attempt to get as close as possible to the spiritual soul of Bach's music, to feel warmth and intimacy and the longing for the Christmas of childhood.«
kultur-port.de

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»The Hamburg Chamber Orchestra troupe lovingly brushed the work against the grain and turned the musical ceremony into an irritating meditation. (...) Every irritation quickly turns into a joyful perception in the listener, who likes to follow the new paths of sensation. (...) The Ensemble Resonanz remains true to its reputation as the Ambassador of the Unheard.«
Spiegel Online