Puer Natus in Bethlehem
Ein Kind geborn zu Bethlehem (Samuel Scheidt, Halle, 1635)
O Maria, gebenedeiet bist du unter den Weibern (Leipzig, 1626)
Nun komm der Heiden Heiland (Leipzig, 1618 und 1627)
O Jesulein, mein Jesulein - prima parte
Ich bring dir mit - seconda parte (Leipzig, 1626)
Uns ist ein Kind geboren (Leipzig, 1626)
Lobt Gott ihr Christen, allzugleich (Leipzig, 1626 und 1627)
Quem vidistis pastores (Leipzig, 1615)
Maria, gegrüsset seist du, Holdselige (Leipzig, 1626)
Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her (Leipzig, 1618 und 1627)
Magnificat anima mea Dominum (Leipzig, 1626)

The Thomaskantor and poet Johann Hermann Schein (1586-1630), celebrated by his contemporaries even during his lifetime, applied the solo vocal concerto, which originated in Italy, to the German chorale tradition in a particularly imaginative way. The results are enchanting, intimate compositions. On the COVIELLO CD Ein Kind geborn zu Bethlehem (A Child Born in Bethlehem) by the Capricornus Ensemble Stuttgart under the direction of Henning Wiegräbe, such Christmas concertos with cantorial movements and artfully contrapuntal stanzas are assembled into a varied Christmas program.