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Bach: Cantatas Vol 34 / Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan

$21.99

Details

Composer
BACH, J.S.
Artist
Carolyn, Suz, Peter, Sampson, Robin, Kooij, Bach Collegium Japan, Blaze
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
Jan 01, 2007
Catalog #
BIS-SACD-1551
UPC
7318599915517

About

The three cantatas on Volume 34 were first performed in February and March 1725, in the Thomaskirche in Leipzig, where Bach was employed. The first one, Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, was composed for the Feast of the Annunciation, and celebrates the joyous news brought to Mary of the coming birth of Christ in a suitably jubilant manner. A particular feature is the unusual scoring - as well as a string orchestra there are two horns, two oboi da caccia (ie. alto oboes) and two solo violins. BWV126 (Erhalt uns, herr, bei deinem Wort) is in a rather more dramatic vein, with its exhortation to God to support mankind against the enemies of the faith. the recitative 'Der Menschen Gunst und Macht' for alto and tenor is particularly noteworthy: Bach has cast the entire movement in the form of a dialogue, creating a fusion of recitative, arioso and chorale that is without equal in its era. The disc ends on a more resigned note with BWV127, based on a hymn which is in fact a song of death, ending with a plea for the forgiveness of sins. The soprano aria 'The soul will rest in Jesus' hands' combines a certainty of belief and a longing for death are combined in one of Bach's most beautiful and individual cantata movements, and the simple four-part final chorale concludes with an exquisite sequence of harmonies that lends a dreamlike quality to the words 'until we slumber blessedly'.

Tracklist 17 tracks

  1. 1 Wie schon leuchtet der Morgenstern (Chorus) 08:19
    Track
    1
    Title
    Wie schon leuchtet der Morgenstern (Chorus)
    Duration
    08:19
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  2. 2 Recitative: Du wahrer Gottes und Marien Sohn (Tenor) 00:58
    Track
    2
    Title
    Recitative: Du wahrer Gottes und Marien Sohn (Tenor)
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Gerd Türk
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  3. 3 Aria: Erfullet, ihr himmlischen gottlichen Flammen (Soprano) 04:14
    Track
    3
    Title
    Aria: Erfullet, ihr himmlischen gottlichen Flammen (Soprano)
    Duration
    04:14
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Carolyn Sampson
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  4. 4 Recitative: Ein ird'scher Glanz, ein leiblich Licht (Bass) 00:56
    Track
    4
    Title
    Recitative: Ein ird'scher Glanz, ein leiblich Licht (Bass)
    Duration
    00:56
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Peter Kooij
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  5. 5 Aria: Unser Mund und Ton der Saiten (Tenor) 06:24
    Track
    5
    Title
    Aria: Unser Mund und Ton der Saiten (Tenor)
    Duration
    06:24
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Gerd Türk
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  6. 6 Choral: Wie bin ich doch so herzlich froh (Chorus) 01:18
    Track
    6
    Title
    Choral: Wie bin ich doch so herzlich froh (Chorus)
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  7. 7 Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort (Chorus) 02:44
    Track
    7
    Title
    Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort (Chorus)
    Duration
    02:44
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  8. 8 Aria: Sende deine Macht von oben (Tenor) 04:44
    Track
    8
    Title
    Aria: Sende deine Macht von oben (Tenor)
    Duration
    04:44
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Gerd Türk
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  9. 9 Recitative: Der Menschen Gunst (Alto, Tenor, Chorus) 01:56
    Track
    9
    Title
    Recitative: Der Menschen Gunst (Alto, Tenor, Chorus)
    Duration
    01:56
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Robin Blaze, Gerd Türk
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  10. 10 Aria: Sturze zu Boden, schwulstige Stolze! (Bass) 04:50
    Track
    10
    Title
    Aria: Sturze zu Boden, schwulstige Stolze! (Bass)
    Duration
    04:50
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Peter Kooij
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  11. 11 Recitative: So wird dein Wort und Wahrheit offenbar (Tenor) 00:52
    Track
    11
    Title
    Recitative: So wird dein Wort und Wahrheit offenbar (Tenor)
    Duration
    00:52
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Gerd Türk
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  12. 12 Choral: Verleih uns Frieden gnadiglich (Chorus) 01:45
    Track
    12
    Title
    Choral: Verleih uns Frieden gnadiglich (Chorus)
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  13. 13 Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott (Chorus) 05:20
    Track
    13
    Title
    Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott (Chorus)
    Duration
    05:20
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  14. 14 Recitative: Wenn alles sich zur letzten Zeit entsetzet (Tenor) 01:18
    Track
    14
    Title
    Recitative: Wenn alles sich zur letzten Zeit entsetzet (Tenor)
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Gerd Türk
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  15. 15 Aria: Die Seele ruht in Jesu Handen (Soprano) 07:48
    Track
    15
    Title
    Aria: Die Seele ruht in Jesu Handen (Soprano)
    Duration
    07:48
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Carolyn Sampson
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  16. 16 Recitative: Wenn einstens die Posaunen schallen (Bass) 03:51
    Track
    16
    Title
    Recitative: Wenn einstens die Posaunen schallen (Bass)
    Duration
    03:51
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Peter Kooij
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  17. 17 Choral: Ach, Herr, vergib all unsre Schuld (Chorus) 00:48
    Track
    17
    Title
    Choral: Ach, Herr, vergib all unsre Schuld (Chorus)
    Duration
    00:48
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki