Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.8Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht1:26Dresdner Kreuzchor, Dresdner Philharmonie, Martin FlämigO du fröhlicheVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE1996-08-15
ART (DE, classical, budget)0029932ART
1.15Weihnachts‐Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil II, XII. Choral “Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht”1:22Johann Sebastian BachA Choral Christmas ConcertVarious ArtistsAlbum
Classic FM (UK radio and label)PREM CD31
1.12Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 2: III. Chorale. Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht (Chorus)1:21Johann Sebastian BachBach Edition, Volume 17: Vocal Works / Vokalwerke Vol.IIJohann Sebastian BachAlbum
Brilliant Classics99376
1.12Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248: Teil II, XII. Choral "Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht"1:22Johann Sebastian BachWeihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248Johann Sebastian BachAlbum
  • DE2004-10-01
Berlin Classics0183892BC
117.12Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248: Teil II, XII. Choral "Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht"1:22Johann Sebastian BachComplete EditionJohann Sebastian BachAlbum + Compilation
Brilliant Classics94940
1.12Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 2: III. Chorale. Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht (Chorus)1:21Johann Sebastian BachJ.S. Bach: Christmas OratorioJohann Sebastian BachAlbum
Brilliant Classics95019
1.12Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Part II: III. Chorale. "Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht"1:21Johann Sebastian BachWeihnachts Oratorium, Christmas Oratorio BWV 248Johann Sebastian Bach; Martin Flämig, Dresdner Philharmonie, Dresdner Kreuzchor, Arleen Augér, Annelies Burmeister, Peter Schreier & Theo AdamAlbum
  • -2019-11-15
Berlin Classics0301389BC
1.14Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil II, XII. Choral "Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht"1:22Johann Sebastian BachStille Nacht, heilige Nacht: Ein klassisches WeihnachtskonzertVarious ArtistsAlbum + CompilationBerlin Classics0021922BC
Pseudo-Release
26.12Weihnachtsoratorium II BWV 248 - III Choral1:21Johann Sebastian BachBach Edition, V: Vocal WorksJohann Sebastian BachAlbum + Compilation
Brilliant Classics99697

Relationships

choir vocals:Dresdner Kreuzchor
orchestra:Dresdner Philharmonie (Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:Martin Flämig
recorded at:Lukaskirche (Lutheran church in Dresden, used since sometime after WWII as a recording studio) in Dresden, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (in 1974-02)
recording of:Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil II, XII. Choral „Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht“ (in 1974-02)

Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil II, XII. Choral „Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht“

premiered in:Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1734-12-26)
composed in:Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1734 until 1735)
composer:Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
librettist:Johann von Rist (in 1641)
later translated versions:Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: “Break forth, O beauteous, heavenly light”
part of:Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248 (Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, "Christmas Oratorio") (order: 12)
is based on:Geistliches Lied, BWV 454: „Ermuntre dich, mein schwacher Geist“
is the basis for:Morgenstern und Morgenlicht