29 December 2009

Christmas Oratorio

What a great piece of music to listen to during these Christmas days. Every time I listen, I must confess my favorite is the duet:

Herr, dein Mittleid, dein Erbarmen,
tröste uns und macht uns frei!

How utterly true. AND listening to it through my new speakers (thanks, Gleasons!) is all the more wonderful.

2 comments:

Tapani Simojoki said...

And don't you think the opening chorus of the first cantata is the most perfect description of joy in all music?

William Weedon said...

Indeed it is!