Schutz composed The Christmas Story towards the end of a long and full life. It was probably first performed on Christmas Day 1660. Scored for soprano, tenor, and bass soloists, choir and orchestra....
Bach's Magnificat In D was originally composed in 1723 for the Christmas Vespers in Leipzig, with Christmas specific texts that would be later removed to make the work suitable for year-round performa...
The original version of the popular J. S. Bach Magnificat in D, up a semitone. The same work with some slight differences in the familiar choral sections but more importantly, the addition of four Chr...