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

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Label
BIS
Release Date
November 1, 2012
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      BACH, J.S.
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Bach Collegium Japan Chorus
    • PERFORMER
      Masaaki, T, Peter, Suzuki, Hana, Kooij, Bach Collegium Japan, Blazikova
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      November 01, 2012
    • UPC
      7318599919812
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      BIS-1981
    • LABEL
      BIS
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Choral - Sacred
    Works ⌄

    1. Chorale: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Chorus)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan Chorus, Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    2. Recitative: Er kommt, er kommt (Tenor)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Performer: Gerd Türk

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    3. Aria Duet: Wenn kommst du, mein Heil (Soprano, Bass)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Performer: Hana Blažíková, Peter Kooij

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    4. Chorale: Zion hort die Wachter singen (Chorus)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan Chorus, Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    5. Recitative: So geh herein zu mir (Bass)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Performer: Peter Kooij

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    6. Aria Duet: Mein Freund ist mein (Soprano, Bass)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Performer: Hana Blažíková, Peter Kooij

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    7. Chorale: Gloria sei dir gesungen (Chorus)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan Chorus, Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    8. Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt (Chorus)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan Chorus, Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    9. Aria: Zum reinen Wasser er mich weist (Alto)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Performer: Robin Blaze

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    10. Recitative: Und ob ich wandert im finstern Tal (Bass)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Performer: Peter Kooij

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    11. Duet: Du bereitest fur mir einen Tisch (Soprano, Tenor)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Performer: Hana Blažíková, Gerd Türk

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    12. Chorale: Gutes und die Barmherzigkeit (Chorus)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan Chorus, Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    13. Sinfonia

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    14. Chorale: Wir danken dir, Gott (Chorus)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan Chorus, Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    15. Aria: Halleluja, Stark und Macht (Tenor)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Performer: Gerd Türk

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    16. Recitative: Gottlob! es geht uns wohl! (Bass)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Performer: Peter Kooij

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    17. Aria: Gedenk an uns mit deiner Liebe (Soprano)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Performer: Hana Blažíková

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    18. Recitative: Vergiss es ferner nicht, mit deiner Hand (Alto)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Performer: Robin Blaze

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    19. Aria: Halleluja, Stark und Macht (Alto)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Performer: Robin Blaze

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    20. Chorale: Sei Lob und Preis mit Ehren (Chorus)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan Chorus, Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki


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’.