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Bach: Cantatas Vol 27 / Suzuki, Rydén, Bertin, Kooij, Türk

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Details

Composer
BACH, J.S.
Artist
Susanne, Suz, Peter, Ryden, Pascal, Kooij, Bach Collegium Japan, Bertin
Format
CD
Label
BIS
Released
Mar 01, 2005
Catalog #
BIS-CD-1421
UPC
7318590014219

About

There’s a bit of a problem with the inclusion of the lead item on this disc. BWV 80, Ein feste Burg ist under Gott, is the quintessential chorale cantata, but it wasn’t a part of the second Leipzig cycle (1724–25). The most conclusive evidence indicates that in its present form it was first performed later––perhaps as late as 1731––but that it was derived from a much earlier effort, BWV 80a, composed, perhaps, in 1715. What’s more, most current listeners got to know it in an even later version. Bach’s oldest son, Wilhelm Friedemann, added high trumpet and timpani parts when he used the cantata in Halle, where he served from 1746 to 1764. His additions were so skillfully integrated that they were considered authentic and printed in the first Bach edition. Only recently has Bach’s original version come into fashion. Meanwhile, what took Bach so long to settle on his own version of the score? Consider that he was the most Lutheran of all composers, while Ein feste Burg was Martin Luther’s most characteristic hymn. Perhaps, Bach simply felt obliged to get it right, no matter when. The present release confirms that the elder Bach’s solution, without drums and trumpets, is more than adequately stirring––but one secretly hopes that the weight of scholarship will not cause the younger Bach’s version to disappear completely.

Cantatas 5 and 115 are correctly placed in historical context, having been composed for October and November 1724, respectively. Both exemplify Bach’s chorale cantata concept and demonstrate his endless ingenuity. Cantata 5, retelling the story of Jesus healing a crippled man, traces the path from supplication in the tenor aria (with water from the divine spring bubbling in the background) to triumph in the aria for bass with obbligato slide trumpet (tromba da tiarsi). BWV 115, based on the parable of the unforgiving servant, has a pair of remarkable arias, too––one, for alto, depicting sleep; the other, for soprano, representing prayer.

Maestro Suzuki has added two fine new soloists to his roster, the Swedish soprano, Susanne Rydén and the French countertenor Pascal Bertin. The lower parts are handled by series veterans Gerd Türk and Peter Kooij. As always, the performances, the recording, and the presentation are splendid.

George Chien, FANFARE

Tracklist 21 tracks

  1. 1 Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (Chorus) 05:32
    Track
    1
    Title
    Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (Chorus)
    Duration
    05:32
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Gerd Türk
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  2. 2 Aria and Chorale: Alles, was von Gott geboren (Bass, Soprano) 03:41
    Track
    2
    Title
    Aria and Chorale: Alles, was von Gott geboren (Bass, Soprano)
    Duration
    03:41
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Susanne Rydén
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  3. 3 Recitative: Erwage doch, Kind Gottes, die so grosse Liebe (Bass) 01:53
    Track
    3
    Title
    Recitative: Erwage doch, Kind Gottes, die so grosse Liebe (Bass)
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Gerd Türk
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  4. 4 Aria: Komm in mein Herzenshaus (Soprano) 03:00
    Track
    4
    Title
    Aria: Komm in mein Herzenshaus (Soprano)
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Gerd Türk
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  5. 5 Chorale: Und wenn die Welt voll Teufel war 03:03
    Track
    5
    Title
    Chorale: Und wenn die Welt voll Teufel war
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  6. 6 Recitative: So stehe dann bei Christi blutgefarbten Fahne (Tenor) 01:16
    Track
    6
    Title
    Recitative: So stehe dann bei Christi blutgefarbten Fahne (Tenor)
    Duration
    01:16
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan Chorus, Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  7. 7 Aria: Wie selig sind doch die, die Gott im Munde tragen (Alto, Tenor) 04:01
    Track
    7
    Title
    Aria: Wie selig sind doch die, die Gott im Munde tragen (Alto, Tenor)
    Duration
    04:01
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Gerd Türk
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  8. 8 Chorale: Das Wort sie sollen lassen stahn 00:55
    Track
    8
    Title
    Chorale: Das Wort sie sollen lassen stahn
    Duration
    00:55
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Gerd Türk
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  9. 9 Wo soll ich fliehen hin (Chorus) 03:37
    Track
    9
    Title
    Wo soll ich fliehen hin (Chorus)
    Duration
    03:37
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  10. 10 Recitative: Der Sunden Wust hat mich nicht nur befleckt (Bass) 01:06
    Track
    10
    Title
    Recitative: Der Sunden Wust hat mich nicht nur befleckt (Bass)
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Peter Kooij, Susanne Rydén
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  11. 11 Aria: Ergiesse dich reichlich, du gottliche Quelle (Tenor) 06:25
    Track
    11
    Title
    Aria: Ergiesse dich reichlich, du gottliche Quelle (Tenor)
    Duration
    06:25
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Susanne Rydén, Gerd Türk
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  12. 12 Accompanied Recitative: Mein treuer Heiland trostet mich (Alto) 01:29
    Track
    12
    Title
    Accompanied Recitative: Mein treuer Heiland trostet mich (Alto)
    Duration
    01:29
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan Chorus, Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  13. 13 Aria: Verstumme, Hollenheer (Bass) 06:30
    Track
    13
    Title
    Aria: Verstumme, Hollenheer (Bass)
    Duration
    06:30
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Susanne Rydén, Peter Kooij
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  14. 14 Recitative: Ich bin ja nur das kleinste Teil der Welt (Soprano) 00:51
    Track
    14
    Title
    Recitative: Ich bin ja nur das kleinste Teil der Welt (Soprano)
    Duration
    00:51
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Susanne Rydén
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  15. 15 Chorale: Fuhr auch mein Herz und Sinn 00:44
    Track
    15
    Title
    Chorale: Fuhr auch mein Herz und Sinn
    Duration
    00:44
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  16. 16 Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit (Chorus) 03:52
    Track
    16
    Title
    Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit (Chorus)
    Duration
    03:52
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Peter Kooij
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  17. 17 Aria: Ach schlafrige Seele, wie? ruhest du noch? (Alto) 08:33
    Track
    17
    Title
    Aria: Ach schlafrige Seele, wie? ruhest du noch? (Alto)
    Duration
    08:33
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  18. 18 Recitative: Gott, so vor deine Seele wacht (Bass) 01:15
    Track
    18
    Title
    Recitative: Gott, so vor deine Seele wacht (Bass)
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Gerd Türk, Peter Kooij
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  19. 19 Aria: Bete aber auch dabei (Soprano) 07:08
    Track
    19
    Title
    Aria: Bete aber auch dabei (Soprano)
    Duration
    07:08
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan Chorus, Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  20. 20 Recitative: Er sehnet sich nach unserm Schreien (Tenor) 00:50
    Track
    20
    Title
    Recitative: Er sehnet sich nach unserm Schreien (Tenor)
    Duration
    00:50
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  21. 21 Chorale: Drum so lasst uns immerdar 00:49
    Track
    21
    Title
    Chorale: Drum so lasst uns immerdar
    Duration
    00:49
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Gerd Türk
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki