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Bach: Mein Geist

Baroque Spiritual Virtuosic Uplifting Dramatic
$20.99

Details

Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist
Le Banquet Celeste
Format
CD
Label
Alpha
Released
Apr 10, 2026
Catalog #
ALPHA1190
UPC
3701624511909

About

Following the departure (of his own accord) of it's founder Damien Guillon, Le Banquet Céleste has reinvented itself as a collective of musicians and singers, all committed to continuing to explore the Baroque repertoire with the stylistic rigour that has established the ensemble's reputation. For this first recording by the "new" Banquet, Bach is in the spotlight, with Cantatas BWV 85 and 115 featuring violoncello piccolo obbligato: "Smaller in size, the violoncello piccolo has a truly special timbre that can be grave and passionate, but also wiry and sensitive. In the arias where it engages in concertante dialogue with the vocal soloist, it most often embodies the voice of tenderness and consolation, and the confident promise of the hereafter," writes musicologist Corinne Schneider. The Sixth Suite for Cello, BWV 1012, completes the programme: "Radiant and joyful, it sounds like a deliverance, in perfect accord with the themes developed in these two cantatas," she concludes. Céline Scheen, Alexander Chance, Thomas Hobbs and Benoît Arnould are the vocal soloists, and Julien Barre plays the piccolo cello.

Tracklist 18 tracks

  1. 1 Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit 03:58
    Track
    1
    Title
    Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit
    Duration
    03:58
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Le Banquet Céleste
  2. 2 Aria: Ach schlafrige Seele 08:36
    Track
    2
    Title
    Aria: Ach schlafrige Seele
    Duration
    08:36
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alexander Chance
    Ensemble
    Le Banquet Céleste
  3. 3 Recitative: Gott, so vor deine Seele wacht 01:20
    Track
    3
    Title
    Recitative: Gott, so vor deine Seele wacht
    Duration
    01:20
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Benoît Arnould
    Ensemble
    Le Banquet Céleste
  4. 4 Aria: Bete aber auch dabei 06:34
    Track
    4
    Title
    Aria: Bete aber auch dabei
    Duration
    06:34
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Scheen
    Ensemble
    Le Banquet Céleste
  5. 5 Recitative: Er sehnet sich nach unserm Schreien 00:57
    Track
    5
    Title
    Recitative: Er sehnet sich nach unserm Schreien
    Duration
    00:57
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Thomas Hobbs
    Ensemble
    Le Banquet Céleste
  6. 6 Chorale: Drum so lasst uns immerdar 00:58
    Track
    6
    Title
    Chorale: Drum so lasst uns immerdar
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Le Banquet Céleste
  7. 7 I. Prelude 04:59
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Prelude
    Duration
    04:59
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Julien Barre
  8. 8 IV. Sarabande 08:18
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    08:18
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Julien Barre
  9. 9 II. Allemande 03:45
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Julien Barre
  10. 10 III. Courante 05:14
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    05:14
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Julien Barre
  11. 11 V. Gavotte I-II 04:33
    Track
    11
    Title
    V. Gavotte I-II
    Duration
    04:33
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Julien Barre
  12. 12 VI. Gigue 04:19
    Track
    12
    Title
    VI. Gigue
    Duration
    04:19
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Julien Barre
  13. 13 Aria: Ich bin ein guter Hirt 03:07
    Track
    13
    Title
    Aria: Ich bin ein guter Hirt
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Benoît Arnould
    Ensemble
    Le Banquet Céleste
  14. 14 Aria: Jesus ist ein guter Hirt 03:02
    Track
    14
    Title
    Aria: Jesus ist ein guter Hirt
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alexander Chance
    Ensemble
    Le Banquet Céleste
  15. 15 Chorale: Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt 05:28
    Track
    15
    Title
    Chorale: Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt
    Duration
    05:28
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Scheen
    Ensemble
    Le Banquet Céleste
  16. 16 Recitative: Wenn die Mietlinge schlafen 01:07
    Track
    16
    Title
    Recitative: Wenn die Mietlinge schlafen
    Duration
    01:07
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Thomas Hobbs
    Ensemble
    Le Banquet Céleste
  17. 17 Aria: Seht, was die Liebe tut 02:56
    Track
    17
    Title
    Aria: Seht, was die Liebe tut
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Thomas Hobbs
    Ensemble
    Le Banquet Céleste
  18. 18 Chorale: Ist Gott mein Schutz und treuer Hirt 01:11
    Track
    18
    Title
    Chorale: Ist Gott mein Schutz und treuer Hirt
    Duration
    01:11
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Le Banquet Céleste