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Bach: Cantatas, Vol. 52 / Suzuki, Kooij, Turk, Blaze, Blažikova, Bach Collegium Japan

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Details

Composer
BACH, J.S.
Artist
Masaaki, T, Peter, Suzuki, Hana, Kooij, Bach Collegium Japan, Blazikova
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
Nov 01, 2012
Catalog #
BIS-1981
UPC
7318599919812

About

On the 52nd disc in his monumental undertaking of recording all the sacred cantatas by J.S. Bach, Masaaki Suzuki includes one of the best-loved cantatas of all, Wachet auf ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140. With the famous chorale as the unifying element, Bach creates a majestic first movement which is followed by a couple of the most beautiful love duets in the history of music, between the Soul and Jesus, here interpreted by the soprano Hana Blažíková and Peter Kooij, bass. Following BWV 140 on the disc is Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt (‘the Lord is my faithful shepherd’), in which an adaptation from 1531 of the famous Psalm 23 provides the text for all five movements. It is thus a late addition, composed in 1731, to the so-called chorale cantatas that Bach composed a number of in 1724-25. The final cantata in this volume was composed for a church service celebrating the inauguration of a new city council, a ‘Ratswahl cantata’. For this unusually festive occasion Bach clearly wished to demonstrate to the Leipzig notables how sacred music was flourishing under his direction and to present himself as a composer. As a result, the opening sinfonia is a brilliant organ concerto movement, while the first chorus is a reworking of material which Bach would return to in the Dona nobis pacem of his Mass in B minor. The ending of the cantata is suitably splendid and festive, with trumpets and timpani joining in the praise ‘unto God the Father, Son and Holy Ghost’ expressed in the closing chorale. As this recording project is nearing completion – three more volumes remain to be released – reviewers worldwide are commending it for its consistently high standards, with the German web site Klassik Heute remarking that Suzuki ‘not even towards the end of his marathon is showing any lack of freshness or breath – one can only wait impatiently for the final discs of this series’.

Tracklist 20 tracks

  1. 1 Chorale: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Chorus) 01:29
    Track
    1
    Title
    Chorale: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Chorus)
    Duration
    01:29
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan Chorus, Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  2. 2 Recitative: Er kommt, er kommt (Tenor) 01:03
    Track
    2
    Title
    Recitative: Er kommt, er kommt (Tenor)
    Duration
    01:03
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Gerd Türk
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  3. 3 Aria Duet: Wenn kommst du, mein Heil (Soprano, Bass) 05:57
    Track
    3
    Title
    Aria Duet: Wenn kommst du, mein Heil (Soprano, Bass)
    Duration
    05:57
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Hana Blažíková, Peter Kooij
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  4. 4 Chorale: Zion hort die Wachter singen (Chorus) 03:53
    Track
    4
    Title
    Chorale: Zion hort die Wachter singen (Chorus)
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan Chorus, Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  5. 5 Recitative: So geh herein zu mir (Bass) 01:23
    Track
    5
    Title
    Recitative: So geh herein zu mir (Bass)
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Peter Kooij
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  6. 6 Aria Duet: Mein Freund ist mein (Soprano, Bass) 05:23
    Track
    6
    Title
    Aria Duet: Mein Freund ist mein (Soprano, Bass)
    Duration
    05:23
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Hana Blažíková, Peter Kooij
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  7. 7 Chorale: Gloria sei dir gesungen (Chorus) 01:29
    Track
    7
    Title
    Chorale: Gloria sei dir gesungen (Chorus)
    Duration
    01:29
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan Chorus, Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  8. 8 Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt (Chorus) 02:35
    Track
    8
    Title
    Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt (Chorus)
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan Chorus, Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  9. 9 Aria: Zum reinen Wasser er mich weist (Alto) 05:57
    Track
    9
    Title
    Aria: Zum reinen Wasser er mich weist (Alto)
    Duration
    05:57
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Robin Blaze
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  10. 10 Recitative: Und ob ich wandert im finstern Tal (Bass) 01:37
    Track
    10
    Title
    Recitative: Und ob ich wandert im finstern Tal (Bass)
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Peter Kooij
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  11. 11 Duet: Du bereitest fur mir einen Tisch (Soprano, Tenor) 03:45
    Track
    11
    Title
    Duet: Du bereitest fur mir einen Tisch (Soprano, Tenor)
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Hana Blažíková, Gerd Türk
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  12. 12 Chorale: Gutes und die Barmherzigkeit (Chorus) 00:59
    Track
    12
    Title
    Chorale: Gutes und die Barmherzigkeit (Chorus)
    Duration
    00:59
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan Chorus, Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  13. 13 Sinfonia 03:37
    Track
    13
    Title
    Sinfonia
    Duration
    03:37
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  14. 14 Chorale: Wir danken dir, Gott (Chorus) 03:11
    Track
    14
    Title
    Chorale: Wir danken dir, Gott (Chorus)
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan Chorus, Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  15. 15 Aria: Halleluja, Stark und Macht (Tenor) 05:38
    Track
    15
    Title
    Aria: Halleluja, Stark und Macht (Tenor)
    Duration
    05:38
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Gerd Türk
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  16. 16 Recitative: Gottlob! es geht uns wohl! (Bass) 00:58
    Track
    16
    Title
    Recitative: Gottlob! es geht uns wohl! (Bass)
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Peter Kooij
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  17. 17 Aria: Gedenk an uns mit deiner Liebe (Soprano) 05:49
    Track
    17
    Title
    Aria: Gedenk an uns mit deiner Liebe (Soprano)
    Duration
    05:49
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Hana Blažíková
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  18. 18 Recitative: Vergiss es ferner nicht, mit deiner Hand (Alto) 00:29
    Track
    18
    Title
    Recitative: Vergiss es ferner nicht, mit deiner Hand (Alto)
    Duration
    00:29
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Robin Blaze
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  19. 19 Aria: Halleluja, Stark und Macht (Alto) 01:49
    Track
    19
    Title
    Aria: Halleluja, Stark und Macht (Alto)
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Robin Blaze
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  20. 20 Chorale: Sei Lob und Preis mit Ehren (Chorus) 01:47
    Track
    20
    Title
    Chorale: Sei Lob und Preis mit Ehren (Chorus)
    Duration
    01:47
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan Chorus, Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki