Oratorio de Noël (Weihnachtsoratorium), op. 12 (Score) Rossini unschuldig BWV 656

unschuldig BWV 656

The frequent performances given by Handel himself resulted in a particularly large number of reworkings

Julian Fontana

the work was an occasional piece

currently professor at Harvard and world-famous for his many Bach discoveries and insights

Oratorio de Noël (Weihnachtsoratorium), op. 12 (Score) Rossini unschuldig BWV 656In 1860 Camille Saint Sans composed his Oratorio de Nol for five vocal soloists, mixed choir, strings, organ and harp. The work, sung in Latin, is based on texts from the Old and New Testaments, the Psalms and Gospels, as well as the Catholic Christmas liturgy. A distinctive chamber music like instrumentation, with lyrical soloistic parts and a modest choral part combine to create a basic pastoral mood which has led this Christmas Oratorio to become