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Bach: Cantatas Vol 22 / Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

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Composer
BACH, J.S.
Artist
English Baroque Soloists, Gardiner
Format
CD
Label
SDG
Released
Jan 02, 2007
Catalog #
SDG 128
UPC
843183012824

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BACH Cantatas: No. 4; 1,3,4,5 No. 31; 1,4,5 No. 66; 3,4,5 No. 6; 2,3,4,5 No. 134; 3,4 No. 145 2,4,5 • John Eliot Gardiner, cond; Gillian Keith (sop); 1 Angharad Gruffydd Jones (sop); 2 Daniel Taylor (ct); 3 James Gilchrist (ten); 4 Stephen Varcoe (bs); 5 Monteverdi Ch; English Baroque Soloists (period instruments) • SOLI DEO GLORIA 128 (2 CDs: 120:39 Text and Translation)


This new installment, Volume 22, from Gardiner’s Bach Cantata Pilgrimage is devoted to the music of Easter Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. Only two cantatas (plus the Easter Oratorio ) for each of these important festivals are extant. Surprisingly, only one of these six cantatas (No. 6) was conceived and composed in Leipzig. Three (Nos. 66, 134, and 145) were derived from secular cantatas written in Cöthen. No. 31 was brought to Leipzig from Weimar, and No. 4 from Mühlhausen.


From the first, Cantata No. 4, Christ lag in Todesbanden , effectively a set of chorale variations on Luther’s hymn, has been considered a special work, and, truth to tell, it is, if not my absolute favorite among the cantatas, certainly one of my top handful. Apparently it has a similar hold on Gardiner, who reckons that over his career he has performed it more often than any of the other cantatas. Gardiner assigns all of the vocal parts to the chorus, common practice a generation (or so) ago, but contrary to the current understanding that at least the duets and arias (verses 2, 3, 5, and 6) were intended for soloists. LPs by Shaw (RCA) and Prohaska (Bach Guild) were recorded without soloists, as was Gardiner’s first recording of this cantata (for Erato), now 25 years old. Richter (Archiv) modified that pattern by having Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau sing the bass aria. Chorus and soloists are combined in the integral sets by Harnoncourt, Rilling, Koopman, and Suzuki. One-to-a-part advocates Parrott (EMI) and the Purcell Quartet (Chandos) do away with the chorus altogether. Less controversially, Gardiner eschews the brass quartet that Bach added for the Leipzig revival of Christ lag. His highly charged performance is marked by extreme contrasts, both in tempos and in dynamics. Listeners accustomed to Apollonian restraint in this music may regard Gardiner’s dramatic interpretation as something approaching irrational exuberance. A measure of that enthusiasm is carried into Cantata 31, and the conductor’s characteristic energy, somewhat tempered, informs the balance of the program. Singers and players are, as we have come to expect, excellent.


Overall, the current offering is a worthy continuation of Gardiner’s project, but if Cantata No. 4 is your principal concern, I find either Suzuki or Koopman from their respective series more to my liking. (Incidentally, the Easter cantatas were recorded in St. George’s Church in Eisenach, where Bach was baptized.)


FANFARE: George Chien

Tracklist 40 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Sinfonia 01:25
    Track
    1
    Title
    Sinfonia
    Duration
    01:25
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    English Baroque Soloists
    Conductor
    John Eliot Gardiner
  3. 2 Versus I: Christ lag in Todesbanden (Chorus) 03:59
    Track
    2
    Title
    Versus I: Christ lag in Todesbanden (Chorus)
    Duration
    03:59
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists
    Conductor
    John Eliot Gardiner
  4. 3 Versus II: Den Tod niemand zwingen kunnt (Soprano Chorus, Alto Chorus) 05:33
    Track
    3
    Title
    Versus II: Den Tod niemand zwingen kunnt (Soprano Chorus, Alto Chorus)
    Duration
    05:33
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists
    Conductor
    John Eliot Gardiner
  5. 4 Versus III: Jesus Christus, Gottes Sohn (Tenor Chorus) 01:45
    Track
    4
    Title
    Versus III: Jesus Christus, Gottes Sohn (Tenor Chorus)
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists
    Conductor
    John Eliot Gardiner
  6. 5 Versus IV: Es war ein wunderlicher Krieg (Chorus) 01:48
    Track
    5
    Title
    Versus IV: Es war ein wunderlicher Krieg (Chorus)
    Duration
    01:48
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists
    Conductor
    John Eliot Gardiner
  7. 6 Versus V: Hier ist das rechte Osterlamm (Bass Chorus) 04:23
    Track
    6
    Title
    Versus V: Hier ist das rechte Osterlamm (Bass Chorus)
    Duration
    04:23
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists
    Conductor
    John Eliot Gardiner
  8. 7 Versus VI: So feiern wir das hohe Fest (Soprano Chorus, Tenor Chorus) 01:38
    Track
    7
    Title
    Versus VI: So feiern wir das hohe Fest (Soprano Chorus, Tenor Chorus)
    Duration
    01:38
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists
    Conductor
    John Eliot Gardiner
  9. 8 Versus VII: Chorale - Wir essen und leben wohl 01:14
    Track
    8
    Title
    Versus VII: Chorale - Wir essen und leben wohl
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists
    Conductor
    John Eliot Gardiner
  10. 9 Sonata 02:23
    Track
    9
    Title
    Sonata
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    English Baroque Soloists
    Conductor
    John Eliot Gardiner
  11. 10 Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret (Chorus) 03:23
    Track
    10
    Title
    Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret (Chorus)
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists
    Conductor
    John Eliot Gardiner
  12. 11 Recitative: Erwunschter Tag! Sei, Seele, wieder froh! (Bass) 01:52
    Track
    11
    Title
    Recitative: Erwunschter Tag! Sei, Seele, wieder froh! (Bass)
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Stephen Varcoe
    Ensemble
    English Baroque Soloists
    Conductor
    John Eliot Gardiner
  13. 12 Aria: Furst des Lebens, starker Streiter (Bass) 02:20
    Track
    12
    Title
    Aria: Furst des Lebens, starker Streiter (Bass)
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Stephen Varcoe
    Ensemble
    English Baroque Soloists
    Conductor
    John Eliot Gardiner
  14. 13 Recitative: So stehe dann, du gottergebne Seele (Tenor) 01:10
    Track
    13
    Title
    Recitative: So stehe dann, du gottergebne Seele (Tenor)
    Duration
    01:10
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    James Gilchrist
    Ensemble
    English Baroque Soloists
    Conductor
    John Eliot Gardiner
  15. 14 Aria: Adam muss in uns verwesen (Tenor) 01:45
    Track
    14
    Title
    Aria: Adam muss in uns verwesen (Tenor)
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    James Gilchrist
    Ensemble
    English Baroque Soloists
    Conductor
    John Eliot Gardiner
  16. 15 Recitative: Weil dann das Haupt sein Glied (Soprano) 00:44
    Track
    15
    Title
    Recitative: Weil dann das Haupt sein Glied (Soprano)
    Duration
    00:44
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Gillian Keith
    Ensemble
    English Baroque Soloists
    Conductor
    John Eliot Gardiner
  17. 16 Aria and Chorale: Letzte Stunde, brich herein (Soprano, Chorus) 03:51
    Track
    16
    Title
    Aria and Chorale: Letzte Stunde, brich herein (Soprano, Chorus)
    Duration
    03:51
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Gillian Keith
    Ensemble
    Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists
    Conductor
    John Eliot Gardiner
  18. 17 Chorale: So fahr ich hin zu Jesu Christ (Chorus) 00:58
    Track
    17
    Title
    Chorale: So fahr ich hin zu Jesu Christ (Chorus)
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists
    Conductor
    John Eliot Gardiner
  19. 18 Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen (Chorus) 08:54
    Track
    18
    Title
    Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen (Chorus)
    Duration
    08:54
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists
    Conductor
    John Eliot Gardiner
  20. 19 Recitative: Es bricht das Grab und damit unsre Not (Bass) 00:31
    Track
    19
    Title
    Recitative: Es bricht das Grab und damit unsre Not (Bass)
    Duration
    00:31
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Stephen Varcoe
    Ensemble
    English Baroque Soloists
    Conductor
    John Eliot Gardiner
  21. 20 Aria: Lasset dem Hochsten ein Danklied erschallen (Bass) 06:02
    Track
    20
    Title
    Aria: Lasset dem Hochsten ein Danklied erschallen (Bass)
    Duration
    06:02
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Stephen Varcoe
    Ensemble
    English Baroque Soloists
    Conductor
    John Eliot Gardiner
  22. 21 Recitative and Aria: Bei Jesu Leben freudig sein (Tenor, Alto) 04:06
    Track
    21
    Title
    Recitative and Aria: Bei Jesu Leben freudig sein (Tenor, Alto)
    Duration
    04:06
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    James Gilchrist, Daniel Taylor
    Ensemble
    English Baroque Soloists
    Conductor
    John Eliot Gardiner
  23. 22 Aria: Ich furchte zwar des Grabes Finsternissen (Alto, Tenor) 07:46
    Track
    22
    Title
    Aria: Ich furchte zwar des Grabes Finsternissen (Alto, Tenor)
    Duration
    07:46
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    James Gilchrist, Daniel Taylor
    Ensemble
    English Baroque Soloists
    Conductor
    John Eliot Gardiner
  24. 23 Chorale: Halleluja! Halleluja! Halleluja! (Chorus) 00:45
    Track
    23
    Title
    Chorale: Halleluja! Halleluja! Halleluja! (Chorus)
    Duration
    00:45
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists
    Conductor
    John Eliot Gardiner
  25. Disc 2
  26. 1 Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden (Chorus) 05:55
    Track
    1
    Title
    Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden (Chorus)
    Duration
    05:55
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists
    Conductor
    John Eliot Gardiner
  27. 2 Aria: Hochgelobter Gottessohn (Alto) 03:44
    Track
    2
    Title
    Aria: Hochgelobter Gottessohn (Alto)
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Daniel Taylor
    Ensemble
    English Baroque Soloists
    Conductor
    John Eliot Gardiner
  28. 3 Chorale: Ach bleib bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ (Chorus) 03:55
    Track
    3
    Title
    Chorale: Ach bleib bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ (Chorus)
    Duration
    03:55
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists
    Conductor
    John Eliot Gardiner
  29. 4 Recitative: Es hat die Dunkelheit (Bass) 00:43
    Track
    4
    Title
    Recitative: Es hat die Dunkelheit (Bass)
    Duration
    00:43
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Stephen Varcoe
    Ensemble
    English Baroque Soloists
    Conductor
    John Eliot Gardiner
  30. 5 Aria: Jesu, lass uns auf dich sehen (Tenor) 04:20
    Track
    5
    Title
    Aria: Jesu, lass uns auf dich sehen (Tenor)
    Duration
    04:20
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    James Gilchrist
    Ensemble
    English Baroque Soloists
    Conductor
    John Eliot Gardiner
  31. 6 Chorale: Beweis dein Macht, Herr Jesu Christ (Chorus) 00:39
    Track
    6
    Title
    Chorale: Beweis dein Macht, Herr Jesu Christ (Chorus)
    Duration
    00:39
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists
    Conductor
    John Eliot Gardiner
  32. 7 Recitative: Ein Herz, das seinen Jesum lebend weiss (Tenor, Alto) 00:34
    Track
    7
    Title
    Recitative: Ein Herz, das seinen Jesum lebend weiss (Tenor, Alto)
    Duration
    00:34
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    James Gilchrist, Daniel Taylor
    Ensemble
    English Baroque Soloists
    Conductor
    John Eliot Gardiner
  33. 8 Aria: Auf, glaubige, singet die lieblich Lieder (Tenor) 05:25
    Track
    8
    Title
    Aria: Auf, glaubige, singet die lieblich Lieder (Tenor)
    Duration
    05:25
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    James Gilchrist
    Ensemble
    English Baroque Soloists
    Conductor
    John Eliot Gardiner
  34. 9 Recitative: Wohl dir, Gott hat an dich gedacht (Tenor, Alto) 02:19
    Track
    9
    Title
    Recitative: Wohl dir, Gott hat an dich gedacht (Tenor, Alto)
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    James Gilchrist, Daniel Taylor
    Ensemble
    English Baroque Soloists
    Conductor
    John Eliot Gardiner
  35. 10 Aria: Wir danken und preisen dein brunstiges Lieben (Alto, Tenor) 07:06
    Track
    10
    Title
    Aria: Wir danken und preisen dein brunstiges Lieben (Alto, Tenor)
    Duration
    07:06
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Daniel Taylor, James Gilchrist
    Ensemble
    English Baroque Soloists
    Conductor
    John Eliot Gardiner
  36. 11 Recitative: Doch wurke selbst den Dank in unserm Munde (Tenor, Alto) 01:48
    Track
    11
    Title
    Recitative: Doch wurke selbst den Dank in unserm Munde (Tenor, Alto)
    Duration
    01:48
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    James Gilchrist, Daniel Taylor
    Ensemble
    English Baroque Soloists
    Conductor
    John Eliot Gardiner
  37. 12 Erschallet, ihr Himmel, erfreue dich, Erch (Chorus) 06:43
    Track
    12
    Title
    Erschallet, ihr Himmel, erfreue dich, Erch (Chorus)
    Duration
    06:43
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists
    Conductor
    John Eliot Gardiner
  38. 13 Aria: Ich lebe, mein Herze, zu deinem Ergotzen (Tenor, Soprano) 03:31
    Track
    13
    Title
    Aria: Ich lebe, mein Herze, zu deinem Ergotzen (Tenor, Soprano)
    Duration
    03:31
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    James Gilchrist, Angharad Gruffydd Jones
    Ensemble
    English Baroque Soloists
    Conductor
    John Eliot Gardiner
  39. 14 Recitative: Nun fordre, Moses, wie du willt (Tenor) 00:59
    Track
    14
    Title
    Recitative: Nun fordre, Moses, wie du willt (Tenor)
    Duration
    00:59
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    James Gilchrist
    Ensemble
    English Baroque Soloists
    Conductor
    John Eliot Gardiner
  40. 15 Aria: Merke, mein Herze, bestandig nur dies (Bass) 03:05
    Track
    15
    Title
    Aria: Merke, mein Herze, bestandig nur dies (Bass)
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Stephen Varcoe
    Ensemble
    English Baroque Soloists
    Conductor
    John Eliot Gardiner
  41. 16 Recitative: Mein Jesu lebt (Soprano) 00:44
    Track
    16
    Title
    Recitative: Mein Jesu lebt (Soprano)
    Duration
    00:44
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Angharad Gruffydd Jones
    Ensemble
    English Baroque Soloists
    Conductor
    John Eliot Gardiner
  42. 17 ChoraleL Drum wir auch billig frohlich sein (Chorus) 00:39
    Track
    17
    Title
    ChoraleL Drum wir auch billig frohlich sein (Chorus)
    Duration
    00:39
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists
    Conductor
    John Eliot Gardiner