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Bach: Cantatas Vol 10 / Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists
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Details
- Composer
- BACH, J.S.
- Artist
- English Baroque Soloists, Gardiner
- Format
- CD
- Label
- SDG
- Released
- Jun 24, 2005
- Catalog #
- SDG 110
- UPC
- 843183011025
About
Volume 10 of the Cantata Pilgrimage series features the programs given in Potsdam and Wittenberg on the 29th and 31st of October, respectively. The first disc is devoted to three cantatas for the 19th Sunday after Trinity with BWV 90 (for Trinity 25) tossed in for good measure, while the second appropriately contains Bach’s two great Reformation Day cantatas (Nos. 79 and 80), separated by the brief, lively, and possibly incomplete No. 192. The three Trinity 19 cantatas are altogether more solemn, or at least begin that way. Coming a third of the year after the last major festival, these cantatas are concerned more with reassurance than exultation, and each concludes with a positive affirmation, and in the case of BWV 5, a triumphant one. Best known of the three, by far, is Cantata 56, for bass. Here divorced from its customarily joined-at-the-hip partner, BWV 82, it confirms its status as one of the elite cantatas. The inclusion of No. 92 is a happy solution to a number of dilemmas. The year of the Pilgrimage did not have enough Sundays after Trinity to accommodate it; it fills out what might otherwise have been a short program, and it is a vigorous and effective foil for its more introspective discmates.
Again, the performances are superb. Personnel for the two concerts are consistent, apart from the addition of flutes, horns, timpani, and a bass sackbut for the second evening. The choir is made up of seven (count them) sopranos, one female and three male altos, four tenors, and three basses, without detectable loss of responsiveness and flexibility, and the solo quartet acquits itself admirably. Harvey’s BWV 56 is outstanding. Lunn and Towers, incidentally, pull double duty, singing in the choir as well as offering their solos.
As expected, Gardiner uses the original scoring––without Wilhelm Friedemann’s high trumpets––in Ein feste Burg (Cantata 80). Obviously it’s an (perhaps the) appropriate choice, but it set me to wondering about what seems to be an obsession among the period-practice set with composers’ first thoughts––their need to find the earliest version of any score, as if the original inspiration is automatically diminished by any subsequent modifications. We know that Bach’s music was nearly always created under the most intense pressure, and that he was constantly tinkering with it, usually out of necessity, but, who knows, perhaps out of conviction. I know that I, operating at a much lower level of inspiration, am continually tweaking whatever I happen to be working on. Recording artists, especially in the classical field, if they are successful enough, revisit music that they have already committed to disc. First thoughts are not invariably best. That’s why there are erasers on pencils and an Undo button on the Word toolbar. We’ll never know, of course, but isn’t it possible that Bach might have mentioned casually to his son that he wished he’d put some trumpets in that music he wrote for Reformation Sunday? Well, no matter. In fact, Gardiner does have a sonic surprise for us in Cantata 80, an unexpectedly prominent bass sackbut. And why not? The production is, as anticipated, exemplary. Most enthusiastically recommended.
FANFARE: George Chien
Again, the performances are superb. Personnel for the two concerts are consistent, apart from the addition of flutes, horns, timpani, and a bass sackbut for the second evening. The choir is made up of seven (count them) sopranos, one female and three male altos, four tenors, and three basses, without detectable loss of responsiveness and flexibility, and the solo quartet acquits itself admirably. Harvey’s BWV 56 is outstanding. Lunn and Towers, incidentally, pull double duty, singing in the choir as well as offering their solos.
As expected, Gardiner uses the original scoring––without Wilhelm Friedemann’s high trumpets––in Ein feste Burg (Cantata 80). Obviously it’s an (perhaps the) appropriate choice, but it set me to wondering about what seems to be an obsession among the period-practice set with composers’ first thoughts––their need to find the earliest version of any score, as if the original inspiration is automatically diminished by any subsequent modifications. We know that Bach’s music was nearly always created under the most intense pressure, and that he was constantly tinkering with it, usually out of necessity, but, who knows, perhaps out of conviction. I know that I, operating at a much lower level of inspiration, am continually tweaking whatever I happen to be working on. Recording artists, especially in the classical field, if they are successful enough, revisit music that they have already committed to disc. First thoughts are not invariably best. That’s why there are erasers on pencils and an Undo button on the Word toolbar. We’ll never know, of course, but isn’t it possible that Bach might have mentioned casually to his son that he wished he’d put some trumpets in that music he wrote for Reformation Sunday? Well, no matter. In fact, Gardiner does have a sonic surprise for us in Cantata 80, an unexpectedly prominent bass sackbut. And why not? The production is, as anticipated, exemplary. Most enthusiastically recommended.
FANFARE: George Chien
Tracklist 41 tracks
- Disc 1
-
1 Ich elender Mensch, wer wird mich erlosen (Chorus) 06:09
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Ich elender Mensch, wer wird mich erlosen (Chorus)
- Duration
- 06:09
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Ensemble
- Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
2 Recitative: O Schmerz, o Elend, so mich trifft (Alto) 01:22
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Recitative: O Schmerz, o Elend, so mich trifft (Alto)
- Duration
- 01:22
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Performer
- William Towers
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
3 Chorale: Solls ja so sein 00:48
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Chorale: Solls ja so sein
- Duration
- 00:48
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Ensemble
- Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
4 Aria: Ach lege das Sodom der sundlichen Glieder (Alto) 02:42
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Aria: Ach lege das Sodom der sundlichen Glieder (Alto)
- Duration
- 02:42
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Performer
- William Towers
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
5 Recitative: Hier aber tut des Heilands Hand (Tenor) 00:41
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Recitative: Hier aber tut des Heilands Hand (Tenor)
- Duration
- 00:41
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Performer
- James Gilchrist
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
6 Aria: Vergibt mir Jesus meine Sunden (Tenor) 03:08
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Aria: Vergibt mir Jesus meine Sunden (Tenor)
- Duration
- 03:08
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Performer
- James Gilchrist
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
7 Chorale: Herr Jesu Christ, einiger Trost 01:02
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Chorale: Herr Jesu Christ, einiger Trost
- Duration
- 01:02
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Ensemble
- Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
8 Wo soll ich fliehen hin (Chorus) 04:08
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Wo soll ich fliehen hin (Chorus)
- Duration
- 04:08
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Ensemble
- Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
9 Recitative: Der Sunden Wust hat mich nicht nur befleckt (Bass) 01:05
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Recitative: Der Sunden Wust hat mich nicht nur befleckt (Bass)
- Duration
- 01:05
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Performer
- Peter Harvey
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
10 Aria: Ergiesse dich reichlich, du gottliche Quelle (Tenor) 06:56
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Aria: Ergiesse dich reichlich, du gottliche Quelle (Tenor)
- Duration
- 06:56
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Performer
- James Gilchrist
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
11 Recitative: Mein treuer Heiland trostet mich (Alto) 01:16
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Recitative: Mein treuer Heiland trostet mich (Alto)
- Duration
- 01:16
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Performer
- William Towers
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
12 Aria: Verstumme, Hollenheer (Bass) 06:23
- Track
- 12
- Title
- Aria: Verstumme, Hollenheer (Bass)
- Duration
- 06:23
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Performer
- Peter Harvey
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
13 Recitative: Ich bin ja nur das kleinste Teil der Welt (Soprano) 00:57
- Track
- 13
- Title
- Recitative: Ich bin ja nur das kleinste Teil der Welt (Soprano)
- Duration
- 00:57
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Performer
- Joanne Lunn
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
14 Chorale: Fuhr auch mein Herz und Sinn 00:51
- Track
- 14
- Title
- Chorale: Fuhr auch mein Herz und Sinn
- Duration
- 00:51
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Ensemble
- Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
15 Aria: Es reisset euch ein schrecklich Ende (Tenor) 06:06
- Track
- 15
- Title
- Aria: Es reisset euch ein schrecklich Ende (Tenor)
- Duration
- 06:06
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Performer
- James Gilchrist
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
16 Recitative: Des Hochsten Gute wird von Tag (Alto) 01:24
- Track
- 16
- Title
- Recitative: Des Hochsten Gute wird von Tag (Alto)
- Duration
- 01:24
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Performer
- William Towers
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
17 Aria: So loschet im Eifer der rächende Richter (Bass) 03:22
- Track
- 17
- Title
- Aria: So loschet im Eifer der rächende Richter (Bass)
- Duration
- 03:22
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Performer
- Peter Harvey
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
18 Recitative: Doch Gottes Auge sieht auf (Tenor) 00:48
- Track
- 18
- Title
- Recitative: Doch Gottes Auge sieht auf (Tenor)
- Duration
- 00:48
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Performer
- James Gilchrist
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
19 Chorale: Leit uns mit deiner rechten Hand 01:01
- Track
- 19
- Title
- Chorale: Leit uns mit deiner rechten Hand
- Duration
- 01:01
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Ensemble
- Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
20 Aria: Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen (Bass) 07:35
- Track
- 20
- Title
- Aria: Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen (Bass)
- Duration
- 07:35
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Performer
- Peter Harvey
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
21 Recitative: Mein Wandel auf der Welt (Bass) 02:05
- Track
- 21
- Title
- Recitative: Mein Wandel auf der Welt (Bass)
- Duration
- 02:05
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Performer
- Peter Harvey
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
22 Aria: Endlich, endlich wird mein Joch (Bass) 06:44
- Track
- 22
- Title
- Aria: Endlich, endlich wird mein Joch (Bass)
- Duration
- 06:44
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Performer
- Peter Harvey
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
23 Recitative and Aria: Ich stehe fertig und bereit (Bass) 01:44
- Track
- 23
- Title
- Recitative and Aria: Ich stehe fertig und bereit (Bass)
- Duration
- 01:44
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Performer
- Peter Harvey
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
24 Chorale: Komm, o Tod, du Schlafes Bruder 01:55
- Track
- 24
- Title
- Chorale: Komm, o Tod, du Schlafes Bruder
- Duration
- 01:55
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Ensemble
- Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
- Disc 2
-
1 Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild (Chorus) 05:00
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild (Chorus)
- Duration
- 05:00
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Ensemble
- Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
2 Aria: Gott ist unsre Sonn und Schild! (Alto) 03:18
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Aria: Gott ist unsre Sonn und Schild! (Alto)
- Duration
- 03:18
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Performer
- William Towers
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
3 Chorale: Nun danket allet Gott 02:02
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Chorale: Nun danket allet Gott
- Duration
- 02:02
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Ensemble
- Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
4 Recitative: Gottlob, wir wissen (Bass) 00:56
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Recitative: Gottlob, wir wissen (Bass)
- Duration
- 00:56
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Performer
- Peter Harvey
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
5 Aria Duet: Gott, ach Gott, verlass die Deinen nimmermehr! (Soprano, Bass) 02:56
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Aria Duet: Gott, ach Gott, verlass die Deinen nimmermehr! (Soprano, Bass)
- Duration
- 02:56
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Performer
- Joanne Lunn, Peter Harvey
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
6 Chorale: Erhalt uns in der Wahrheit 00:53
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Chorale: Erhalt uns in der Wahrheit
- Duration
- 00:53
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Ensemble
- Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
7 Nun danket alle Gott (Chorus) 05:25
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Nun danket alle Gott (Chorus)
- Duration
- 05:25
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Ensemble
- Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
8 Aria Duet: Der ewig reiche Gott (Soprano, Bass) 02:40
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Aria Duet: Der ewig reiche Gott (Soprano, Bass)
- Duration
- 02:40
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Performer
- Joanne Lunn, Peter Harvey
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
9 Lob, Ehr und Preis sei Gott (Chorus) 02:34
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Lob, Ehr und Preis sei Gott (Chorus)
- Duration
- 02:34
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Ensemble
- Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
10 Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (Chorus) 05:11
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (Chorus)
- Duration
- 05:11
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Ensemble
- Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
11 Aria and Chorale: Alles, was von Gott geboren (Bass, Soprano) 03:19
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Aria and Chorale: Alles, was von Gott geboren (Bass, Soprano)
- Duration
- 03:19
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Performer
- Peter Harvey, Joanne Lunn
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
12 Recitative and Aria: Erwage doch, Kind Gottes, die so grosse Liebe (Bass) 02:11
- Track
- 12
- Title
- Recitative and Aria: Erwage doch, Kind Gottes, die so grosse Liebe (Bass)
- Duration
- 02:11
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Performer
- Peter Harvey
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
13 Aria: Komm in mein Herzenshaus (Soprano) 04:00
- Track
- 13
- Title
- Aria: Komm in mein Herzenshaus (Soprano)
- Duration
- 04:00
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Performer
- Joanne Lunn
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
14 Chorale: Und wenn die Welt voll Teufel war 03:29
- Track
- 14
- Title
- Chorale: Und wenn die Welt voll Teufel war
- Duration
- 03:29
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Ensemble
- Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
15 Recitative: So stehe dann bei Christi blutgefarbten Fahne (Tenor) 01:33
- Track
- 15
- Title
- Recitative: So stehe dann bei Christi blutgefarbten Fahne (Tenor)
- Duration
- 01:33
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Performer
- James Gilchrist
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
16 Aria Duet: Wie selig sind doch die, die Gott im Munde tragen (Alto, Tenor) 04:01
- Track
- 16
- Title
- Aria Duet: Wie selig sind doch die, die Gott im Munde tragen (Alto, Tenor)
- Duration
- 04:01
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Performer
- William Towers, James Gilchrist
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
17 Chorale: Das Wort sie sollen lassen stahn 01:21
- Track
- 17
- Title
- Chorale: Das Wort sie sollen lassen stahn
- Duration
- 01:21
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Ensemble
- Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner