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

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Release Date
March 1, 2005
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      BACH, J.S.
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Bach Collegium Japan Chorus
    • PERFORMER
      Susanne, Suz, Peter, Ryden, Pascal, Kooij, Bach Collegium Japan, Bertin
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      March 01, 2005
    • UPC
      7318590014219
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      BIS-CD-1421
    • LABEL
      BIS
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Choral - Sacred
    Works ⌄

    1. Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (Chorus)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Performer: Gerd Türk

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    2. Aria and Chorale: Alles, was von Gott geboren (Bass, Soprano)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Performer: Susanne Rydén

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    3. Recitative: Erwage doch, Kind Gottes, die so grosse Liebe (Bass)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Performer: Gerd Türk

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    4. Aria: Komm in mein Herzenshaus (Soprano)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Performer: Gerd Türk

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    5. Chorale: Und wenn die Welt voll Teufel war

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    6. Recitative: So stehe dann bei Christi blutgefarbten Fahne (Tenor)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan Chorus, Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    7. Aria: Wie selig sind doch die, die Gott im Munde tragen (Alto, Tenor)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Performer: Gerd Türk

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    8. Chorale: Das Wort sie sollen lassen stahn

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Performer: Gerd Türk

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    9. Wo soll ich fliehen hin (Chorus)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    10. Recitative: Der Sunden Wust hat mich nicht nur befleckt (Bass)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Performer: Peter Kooij, Susanne Rydén

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    11. Aria: Ergiesse dich reichlich, du gottliche Quelle (Tenor)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Performer: Susanne Rydén, Gerd Türk

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    12. Accompanied Recitative: Mein treuer Heiland trostet mich (Alto)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan Chorus, Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    13. Aria: Verstumme, Hollenheer (Bass)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Performer: Susanne Rydén, Peter Kooij

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    14. Recitative: Ich bin ja nur das kleinste Teil der Welt (Soprano)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Performer: Susanne Rydén

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    15. Chorale: Fuhr auch mein Herz und Sinn

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    16. Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit (Chorus)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Performer: Peter Kooij

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    17. Aria: Ach schlafrige Seele, wie? ruhest du noch? (Alto)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    18. Recitative: Gott, so vor deine Seele wacht (Bass)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Performer: Gerd Türk, Peter Kooij

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    19. Aria: Bete aber auch dabei (Soprano)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan Chorus, Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    20. Recitative: Er sehnet sich nach unserm Schreien (Tenor)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    21. Chorale: Drum so lasst uns immerdar

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Performer: Gerd Türk

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki


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