Bach: Mein Geist

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Label
Alpha
Release Date
April 10, 2026
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Johann Sebastian Bach
    • PERFORMER
      Le Banquet Celeste
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      April 10, 2026
    • UPC
      3701624511909
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      ALPHA1190
    • LABEL
      Alpha
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Le Banquet Céleste

    2. Aria: Ach schlafrige Seele

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Le Banquet Céleste

      Performer: Alexander Chance

    3. Recitative: Gott, so vor deine Seele wacht

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Le Banquet Céleste

      Performer: Benoît Arnould

    4. Aria: Bete aber auch dabei

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Le Banquet Céleste

      Performer: Céline Scheen

    5. Recitative: Er sehnet sich nach unserm Schreien

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Le Banquet Céleste

      Performer: Thomas Hobbs

    6. Chorale: Drum so lasst uns immerdar

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Le Banquet Céleste

    7. I. Prelude

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Julien Barre

    8. IV. Sarabande

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Julien Barre

    9. II. Allemande

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Julien Barre

    10. III. Courante

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Julien Barre

    11. V. Gavotte I-II

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Julien Barre

    12. VI. Gigue

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Julien Barre

    13. Aria: Ich bin ein guter Hirt

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Le Banquet Céleste

      Performer: Benoît Arnould

    14. Aria: Jesus ist ein guter Hirt

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Le Banquet Céleste

      Performer: Alexander Chance

    15. Chorale: Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Le Banquet Céleste

      Performer: Céline Scheen

    16. Recitative: Wenn die Mietlinge schlafen

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Le Banquet Céleste

      Performer: Thomas Hobbs

    17. Aria: Seht, was die Liebe tut

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Le Banquet Céleste

      Performer: Thomas Hobbs

    18. Chorale: Ist Gott mein Schutz und treuer Hirt

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Le Banquet Céleste


Following the departure (of his own accord) of it's founder Damien Guillon, Le Banquet C�leste 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. C�line Scheen, Alexander Chance, Thomas Hobbs and Beno�t Arnould are the vocal soloists, and Julien Barre plays the piccolo cello.