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Oratorio genre — history, bands and artists

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Geography of Oratorio

Where the artists of the genre come from and where it is on the radio

Landmark albums of Oratorio

Studio albums that listeners most often call this genre

1988
Johannes-PassionJ.S. Bach; H. Crook, P. Lika, B. Schlick, C. Patriasz, W. Kendall, P. Kooy, Collegium Vocale, La Chapelle Royale, Philippe Herreweghe
Weihnachts-Oratorium1989
Weihnachts-OratoriumJ S Bach; Collegium Vocale Gent, Philippe Herreweghe
Messiah (The Complete Oratorio)1984
Messiah (The Complete Oratorio)Handel; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chamber Chorus, Robert Shaw
1993
MessiahGeorg Friedrich Händel; London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Sir Colin Davis
Christus am Ölberge1987
Christus am ÖlbergeLudwig van Beethoven; Monica Pick-Hieronimi, James Anderson, Victor von Halem, Choeurs et Orchestre National de Lyon, Serge Baudo
2013
Christus am Ölberge (Le Christ au Mont des Oliviers)Ludwig van Beethoven; Placido Domingo, Luba Orgonasova, Andreas Schmidt, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Deutsches Symphonie‐Orchester Berlin, Kent Nagano
Lazarus2014
LazarusFranz Schubert,Sarah Wegener,Johanna Winkel,Sophie Harmsen,Andreas Weller,Tilman Lichdi,Tobias Berndt,Kammerchor Stuttgart, Hofkapelle Stuttgart, Frieder Bernius
Elijah (Oratorio), op. 701989
Elijah (Oratorio), op. 70Felix Mendelssohn; London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Richard Hickox
Elijah1995
ElijahFelix Mendelssohn; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Robert Shaw
Die Schöpfung2021
Die SchöpfungJoseph Haydn; Yeree Suh, Tilman Lichdi, Matthias Winckhler, La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall
The Creation2008
The CreationJoseph Haydn; Gabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh

New in Oratorio

Albums and singles of the genre released in the last four months

Johannes-Passion BWV 245 (1724)2026
Johannes-Passion BWV 245 (1724)Johann Sebastian Bach; Jordi Savall, La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Le Concert des Nations

Oratorio by year

How many studio albums of the genre came out each year

Peak — the 1980s10 albums in all

Artists of Oratorio

The most listened artists of the genre and its subgenres: the bigger the name, the more listeners

Overview

Genre relations

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Subgenres

Subgenres or what Oratorio is divided into

Origins

Genres from which Oratorio originated

Parent genre

Oratorio is a subgenre, i.e. a narrower direction of these styles

Derived genres

Genres that evolved from Oratorio

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