Weihnachtsoratorium (Weihnachts-Oratorium), Teile I-III, BWV 248（ヴォーカル・スコア、拡大文字版） Concert overtures Bach’s aim was evidently to

Bach’s aim was evidently to demonstrate a particularly wide range of musical forms in both the arias and the recitatives in this cantata

In the surviving sources

Authentic performances of the work are therefore possible with and without trumpets

arranged as a rhymed libretto with various roles by Franz Bonn (1830-1854)

the tenor part of which is entirely missing

Weihnachtsoratorium (Weihnachts-Oratorium), Teile I-III, BWV 248（ヴォーカル・スコア、拡大文字版） Concert overtures Bach’s aim was evidently toWith the edition of the Christmas Oratorio within the framework of the Stuttgart Bach Editions, Carus presents a scholarly edition for practical performance. The basis for this publication are Bachs autograph score and the original parts. The conducting score contains an appendix with a concise Critical Report which provides information about the sources and their readings, when necessary, the latter are discussed in more detail, especially with