Oratorio de Noël (Weihnachtsoratorium), op. 12 (Score) Rossini The duet cantata Auf Gott

The duet cantata Auf Gott will ich mich stets verlassen is a type of "sacred chamber music" in whose four movements Telemann knows to use the small but colorful ensemble of soprano

four with accompaniment by a small instrumental ensemble and nine with organ

For the Carus edition Schubert’s own autograph manuscript of his Magnificat was consulted again for the first time since 1888

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

A special charm of the mass is the fact that it dispenses with soloists

Oratorio de Noël (Weihnachtsoratorium), op. 12 (Score) Rossini The duet cantata Auf GottIn 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