Johann Sebastian Bach: WeihnachtsoratoriumJohann Sebastian Bach12 Album Box SetDescription: Karl Richter's famous 1965 recording of Bach's 'Christmas Oratorio' with a quartet of stunning soloists. Among the many recordings of Bach's 'Christmas Oratorio' Karl Richter's 1965 interpretation holds a special position. Richter was praised not only for his ensembles the Münchener Bach-Chor and Münchener Bach-Orchester but also for his fabulous soloists both vocal and instrumental. This recording also turned to be one of the last musical testimonials of tenor Fritz Wunderlich who tragically died only a few months after. This was Richter's second recording of the work markedly different to his first. In his 1965 recording Richter's Munich forces present a youthful vigour with a homogeneity and clarity not otherwise present in his earlier account though most notable is his quartet of outstanding soloists: Wunderlich is joined by Gundula Janowitz Christa Ludwig and Franz Crass.
