聖誕節的問候(最新改編版) 鈴木雅明 指揮/管風琴 日本巴哈合奏團 Masaaki & Masato Sukizi / Verbum caro factum est – A Christmas Greeting

Bach Collegium Japanand Masaaki Suzukihave sung of the wonders of Christmas a number of times, in Bach's cantatas and Christmas Oratorio as well as in Handel's Messiah. Here, instead, we hear the choir a cappella in a selection of classic Christmas carols. Masato Suzuki, son of the ensemble's founder and director, has selected some of the best-loved songs of Christmas, such as Adestefidelesand Silent Night, as well as less familiar hymns, arranging them especially for these singers. A consummate organist, he also performs a number of Louis-Claude Daquin'snoëlsvaries–keyboard variations on Christmassongswhichbecamea highlypopulargenre in 18th-century France.