Bach Weihnachts-Oratorium (I, IV-VI)
Netherlands Bach Society
Lars Ulrik Mortensen, organ and leader
Carine Tinney, Soprano
Alex Potter, Alto
Daniel Johannsen, Tenor
Mathew Brook, Bass
Lars Ulrik Mortensen – artistic director of Concerto Copenhagen – is leading the ensemble from the organ in cantatas 1, 4, 5 and 6 from Bach’s great Christmas work. These cantatas tell the story of the proclamation of the birth of Jesus, his christening and the three wise men from the East who follow the star of Bethlehem to get to the infant Jesus. Right from the opening notes – the characteristic drumbeats of cantata 1 – the Christmas festivities get going: Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage! And the party spirit is completed by the expressive and flamboyant Mortensen.