Bach: Cantatas - Aus Der Tiefen, Himmelskonig Sei Willkommen / Gropper, Jurda, Kiener, Schlecht
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Bach: Cantatas - Aus Der Tiefen, Himmelskonig Sei Willkommen / Gropper, Jurda, Kiener, Schlecht

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Details

Composer
BACH, J.S.
Artist
Arcis Vocalisten, Gropper
Format
CD
Label
Oehms Classics
Released
Feb 22, 2011
Catalog #
OC783
UPC
4260034867833

About



BACH Cantatas: No. 131 2,3; No. 182 1-3 • Thomas Gropper (cond); 1 Regine Jurda (alt); 2 Maximiian Kiener (ten); 3 Franz Schlecht (bs); Arsis Vocalists Munich; L’Arpa Festante; (period instruments) • OEHMS OC 783 (47:23 Text, no Translations)


Bach’s Cantata 131 may have been his first ever, composed at Mühlhausen in 1707 or 1708. We can hear in it the youthful composer remaining true to his German roots, but stretching his wings, experimenting with an episodic, through-composed structure, and succeeding brilliantly. The experiment, however, was short-lived. By the time Bach moved to Weimar in 1714, he was settling on a new format, which he would refine and perfect in later years: a succession of individual movements, usually including an elaborate choral number, a group of solo pieces, and an unadorned setting of the relevant chorale. A heightened awareness of international trends surfaced in French overtures and Italianate recitatives and da capo arias. Cantata 182 was Bach’s first for Weimar.


Both of these early cantatas on this disc are likely candidates for chamber-sized performances, but they are sung here by a chorus of about 50 singers. Thomas Gropper’s temperate direction serves the music well. The choral singing is nicely burnished and admirably precise. The first chorus of No. 182 seemed to lose a bit of its forward momentum, but order is quickly restored and the cantata (and the disc) ends well. The soloists are similarly effective. One can get a vague sense of meandering in the bass aria of BWV 182, but the overall impression is positive. The featured (but unnamed) wind soloists—the oboe in No. 131 and the recorder in No. 182—are especially fine, more reasons to give the disc your consideration. In all, an excellent 131; a good 182.


FANFARE: George Chien

Tracklist 13 tracks

  1. 1 Sinfonia - Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir (Chorus) 04:13
    Track
    1
    Title
    Sinfonia - Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir (Chorus)
    Duration
    04:13
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Arcis-Vocalisten Munich, L' Arpa festante
    Conductor
    Thomas Gropper
  2. 2 Arioso: So du willst, Herr, Sunde zurechnen (Bass) - Chorale: Erbarm dich mein in solcher Last (Chorus Sopranos) 04:14
    Track
    2
    Title
    Arioso: So du willst, Herr, Sunde zurechnen (Bass) - Chorale: Erbarm dich mein in solcher Last (Chorus Sopranos)
    Duration
    04:14
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Franz Schlecht
    Ensemble
    Arcis-Vocalisten Munich, L' Arpa festante
    Conductor
    Thomas Gropper
  3. 3 Ich harre des Herrn (Chorus) 02:58
    Track
    3
    Title
    Ich harre des Herrn (Chorus)
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Arcis-Vocalisten Munich, L' Arpa festante
    Conductor
    Thomas Gropper
  4. 4 Aria: Meine Seele wartet auf den Herrn (Tenor) - Chorale: Und weil ich denn in meinem Sinn (Chorus Altos) 04:37
    Track
    4
    Title
    Aria: Meine Seele wartet auf den Herrn (Tenor) - Chorale: Und weil ich denn in meinem Sinn (Chorus Altos)
    Duration
    04:37
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Maximilian Kiener
    Ensemble
    Arcis-Vocalisten Munich, L' Arpa festante
    Conductor
    Thomas Gropper
  5. 5 Israel, hoffe auf den Herrn (Chorus) 03:55
    Track
    5
    Title
    Israel, hoffe auf den Herrn (Chorus)
    Duration
    03:55
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Arcis-Vocalisten Munich, L' Arpa festante
    Conductor
    Thomas Gropper
  6. 6 Sonata 01:56
    Track
    6
    Title
    Sonata
    Duration
    01:56
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    L' Arpa festante
    Conductor
    Thomas Gropper
  7. 7 Himmelskonig, sei willkommen (Chorus) 03:25
    Track
    7
    Title
    Himmelskonig, sei willkommen (Chorus)
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Arcis-Vocalisten Munich, L' Arpa festante
    Conductor
    Thomas Gropper
  8. 8 Recitative: Siehe, ich komme (Bass) 00:34
    Track
    8
    Title
    Recitative: Siehe, ich komme (Bass)
    Duration
    00:34
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Franz Schlecht
    Ensemble
    L' Arpa festante
    Conductor
    Thomas Gropper
  9. 9 Aria: Starkes Lieben (Bass) 02:30
    Track
    9
    Title
    Aria: Starkes Lieben (Bass)
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Franz Schlecht
    Ensemble
    L' Arpa festante
    Conductor
    Thomas Gropper
  10. 10 Aria: Leget euch dem Heiland unter (Alto) 07:40
    Track
    10
    Title
    Aria: Leget euch dem Heiland unter (Alto)
    Duration
    07:40
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Regine Jurda
    Ensemble
    L' Arpa festante
    Conductor
    Thomas Gropper
  11. 11 Aria: Jesu, lass durch Wohl und Weh (Tenor) 03:42
    Track
    11
    Title
    Aria: Jesu, lass durch Wohl und Weh (Tenor)
    Duration
    03:42
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Maximilian Kiener
    Ensemble
    L' Arpa festante
    Conductor
    Thomas Gropper
  12. 12 Chorale: Jesu, deine Passion (Chorus) 02:55
    Track
    12
    Title
    Chorale: Jesu, deine Passion (Chorus)
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Arcis-Vocalisten Munich, L' Arpa festante
    Conductor
    Thomas Gropper
  13. 13 So lasset uns gehen in Salem der Freuden (Chorus) 04:31
    Track
    13
    Title
    So lasset uns gehen in Salem der Freuden (Chorus)
    Duration
    04:31
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Arcis-Vocalisten Munich, L' Arpa festante
    Conductor
    Thomas Gropper