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Bach: Secular Cantatas Vol 3 / Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan
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Bach: Secular Cantatas Vol 3 / Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan

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Composer
BACH, J.S.
Artist
Bach Collegium Japan, Suzuki, Lunn, Aoki, Sakurada, Williams
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
Jul 30, 2013
Catalog #
BIS-2041
UPC
7318599920412

About

Although two of the works on this disc were composed for weddings, they are completely different in character. Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten is a charming and gracious garland of recitatives and arias for soprano solo in which Spring, Flora, Apollo and Amor are all invoked in a blessing of the newly wedded couple and their union. The Quodlibet (Latin for ‘what pleases’) on the other hand, is an altogether unceremonious composition which was probably intended for a private function in Bach’s own circle or family. All we have is a fragment of the work – in Bach’s own hand – and the beginning and ending of the piece, including the title page, are missing. It is therefore not even certain that it is Bach’s own work, but may have been a collaboration between several of the wedding guests. Compositions of this kind belong to a tradition which combines quotations from songs, toasts, market traders’ calls, proverbs and puns, and were especially popular at weddings – where they frequently got out of hand! The third disc in Bach Collegium Japan’s series of secular cantatas also includes a birthday cantata composed in the honour of Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Köthen, Bach’s employer during years 1717–23. Durchlauchtster Leopold (‘Most illustrious Leopold’) celebrates the ‘propitious day’ while extolling the ruler’s ‘excellent attributes’ and ‘princely renown’. Two duets in minuet form lend the work the character of a courtly serenade, which didn’t stop Bach from reusing it, with a new text, as a church cantata a few years later. The name of the recipient of Schwingt freudig euch empor , another congratulatory cantata, is no longer known, but the text tells us that he was a teacher of high standing and of an advanced age. Once again Bach, who must have been attached to the work, reused it as a church cantata, but also, with the new title Steigt freudig in die Luft , as a birthday tribute to Charlotte Friederike of Anhalt-Köthen, the wife of Prince Leopold.

Tracklist 27 tracks

  1. 1 Recitative: Durchlauchtster Leopold (Soprano) 00:40
    Track
    1
    Title
    Recitative: Durchlauchtster Leopold (Soprano)
    Duration
    00:40
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Joanne Lunn
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  2. 2 Aria: Guldner Sonnen frohe Stunden (Soprano) 03:35
    Track
    2
    Title
    Aria: Guldner Sonnen frohe Stunden (Soprano)
    Duration
    03:35
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Joanne Lunn
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  3. 3 Leopolds Vortrefflichkeiten (Bass) 01:47
    Track
    3
    Title
    Leopolds Vortrefflichkeiten (Bass)
    Duration
    01:47
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Roderick Williams
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  4. 4 Aria: Unter seinem Purpursaum (Soprano, Bass) 03:45
    Track
    4
    Title
    Aria: Unter seinem Purpursaum (Soprano, Bass)
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Joanne Lunn, Roderick Williams
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  5. 5 Recitative: Durchlauchtigster, den Anhalt Vater nennt (Soprano, Bass) 01:14
    Track
    5
    Title
    Recitative: Durchlauchtigster, den Anhalt Vater nennt (Soprano, Bass)
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Joanne Lunn, Roderick Williams
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  6. 6 Aria: So schau dies holden Tages Licht (Soprano) 03:19
    Track
    6
    Title
    Aria: So schau dies holden Tages Licht (Soprano)
    Duration
    03:19
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Joanne Lunn
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  7. 7 Aria: Dein Name gleich der Sonnen geh (Bass) 02:04
    Track
    7
    Title
    Aria: Dein Name gleich der Sonnen geh (Bass)
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Roderick Williams
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  8. 8 Chorus: Nimm auch, grosser Furst, uns auf (Soprano, Bass) 02:01
    Track
    8
    Title
    Chorus: Nimm auch, grosser Furst, uns auf (Soprano, Bass)
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Joanne Lunn, Roderick Williams
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  9. 9 Aria: Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten 06:03
    Track
    9
    Title
    Aria: Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten
    Duration
    06:03
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Joanne Lunn
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  10. 10 Recitative: Die Welt wird wieder neu 00:28
    Track
    10
    Title
    Recitative: Die Welt wird wieder neu
    Duration
    00:28
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Joanne Lunn
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  11. 11 Aria: Phoebus eilt mit schnellen Pferden 03:05
    Track
    11
    Title
    Aria: Phoebus eilt mit schnellen Pferden
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Joanne Lunn
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  12. 12 Recitative: Drum sucht auch Amor sein Vergnügen 00:41
    Track
    12
    Title
    Recitative: Drum sucht auch Amor sein Vergnügen
    Duration
    00:41
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Joanne Lunn
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  13. 13 Aria: Wenn die Frühlingslüfte streichen 02:45
    Track
    13
    Title
    Aria: Wenn die Frühlingslüfte streichen
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Joanne Lunn
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  14. 14 Recitative: Und dieses ist das Glücke 00:42
    Track
    14
    Title
    Recitative: Und dieses ist das Glücke
    Duration
    00:42
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Joanne Lunn
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  15. 15 Aria: Sich üben im Lieben 03:56
    Track
    15
    Title
    Aria: Sich üben im Lieben
    Duration
    03:56
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Joanne Lunn
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  16. 16 Recitative: So sei das Band der keuschen Liebe 00:27
    Track
    16
    Title
    Recitative: So sei das Band der keuschen Liebe
    Duration
    00:27
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Joanne Lunn
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  17. 17 Gavotte: Sehet in Zufriedenheit 01:23
    Track
    17
    Title
    Gavotte: Sehet in Zufriedenheit
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Joanne Lunn
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  18. 18 Schwingt freudig euch empor (Chorus) 04:02
    Track
    18
    Title
    Schwingt freudig euch empor (Chorus)
    Duration
    04:02
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan Chorus, Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  19. 19 Recitative: Ein Herz, in zartlichem Empfinden (Tenor) 00:58
    Track
    19
    Title
    Recitative: Ein Herz, in zartlichem Empfinden (Tenor)
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Makoto Sakurada
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  20. 20 Aria: Die Liebe fuhrt mit sanften Schritten (Tenor) 05:49
    Track
    20
    Title
    Aria: Die Liebe fuhrt mit sanften Schritten (Tenor)
    Duration
    05:49
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Makoto Sakurada
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  21. 21 Recitative: Du bist es ja, o hochverdienter Mann (Bass) 00:48
    Track
    21
    Title
    Recitative: Du bist es ja, o hochverdienter Mann (Bass)
    Duration
    00:48
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Roderick Williams
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  22. 22 Aria: Der Tag, der dich vordem gebar (Bass) 02:46
    Track
    22
    Title
    Aria: Der Tag, der dich vordem gebar (Bass)
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Roderick Williams
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  23. 23 Recitative: Nur dieses Einzge sorgen wir (Soprano) 00:38
    Track
    23
    Title
    Recitative: Nur dieses Einzge sorgen wir (Soprano)
    Duration
    00:38
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Joanne Lunn
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  24. 24 Aria: Auch mit gedampften, schwachen Stimmen (Soprano) 08:51
    Track
    24
    Title
    Aria: Auch mit gedampften, schwachen Stimmen (Soprano)
    Duration
    08:51
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Joanne Lunn
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  25. 25 Recitative: Bei solchen freudenvollen Stunden (Tenor) 00:22
    Track
    25
    Title
    Recitative: Bei solchen freudenvollen Stunden (Tenor)
    Duration
    00:22
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Makoto Sakurada
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  26. 26 Chorus and Recitative: Wie die Jahre sich verneuen (Tenor, Bass, Soprano) 03:18
    Track
    26
    Title
    Chorus and Recitative: Wie die Jahre sich verneuen (Tenor, Bass, Soprano)
    Duration
    03:18
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Joanne Lunn, Makoto Sakurada, Roderick Williams
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  27. 27 Quodlibet, BWV 524 10:46
    Track
    27
    Title
    Quodlibet, BWV 524
    Duration
    10:46
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Joanne Lunn, Hiroya Aoki, Makoto Sakurada, Roderick Williams
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki