Bach's timeless masterpiece as a reference recording: The Christmas Oratorio conducted by TonKoopman Johann Sebastian Bach's Christmas Oratorio captures the musical essence of the Christmas season. The most important Christmas setting by the famous Leipzig grand master can be heard in concerts all over the world every year. This reference recording of all six cantatas shines with a dream line-up of Bach specialists as soloists. The festive grandeur of the sections with full orchestra and the intimacy of the arias with vocal and instrumental soloists in virtuoso dialog have been combined by Ton Koopman into a convincing and timeless overall concept.