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Salvation - Bach & Shostakovich: Vocal & Instrumental Music / Mields, G.A.P. Ensemble
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Salvation - Bach & Shostakovich: Vocal & Instrumental Music / Mields, G.A.P. Ensemble

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Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Dmitri Shostakovich
Artist
Dorothee Mields
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Mar 15, 2024
Catalog #
BRI97280
UPC
5028421972800

About

‘I play Bach every day,’ said Shostakovich in 1950, at an event to mark the bicentenary of Bach’s death. ‘For us, Bach's legacy is an embodiment of flaming emotion, soulful humanity and true humanism, which stands in contrast to the dark world of raw evil and contempt for humanity.’

Taking their inspiration from these words, and from the palpable influence of Bach on the solid forms and fluent counterpoint of Shostakovich’s own music, this quartet of musicians presents an entirely original pairing of the two composers, in which cantata arias and a major song-cycle are linked and interspersed by instrumental interludes.

The German soprano Dorothee Mields is renowned for her piercing musicianship and luminous tone in the music of Bach, working with such illustrious conductors as Rene Jacobs and Philippe Herreweghe. Her contributions to recent recordings in this field have been called ‘sensational’ and ‘ravishing’ by Gramophone.

Here she sings recitatives and arias from seven cantatas, including the meditative opening movement of ‘Ich bin in mir vergnügt BWV204’. The trio-sonata accompaniment brings her expressive handling of the text to the fore, and prefaces the arias with the G major Sonata BWV1021 for violin and continuo, while Luca Quintavalle contributes the sixth Prelude and Fugue from Book 2 of ‘The Well-Tempered Clavier’. Switching to piano for Shostakovich, Quintavalle plays the D major Prelude and Fugue from the Russian composer’s counterpart to the WTC. The early Piano Trio No.1 makes a Romantically yearning preface to the late settings of Alexander Blok which Shostakovich composed alongside the song-cycle Fourteenth Symphony. These songs find the composer at his most introspective, unsparing and yet rewarding of the subtlety which Mields brings to them. The idioms of Bach and Shostakovich complement as much as they contrast, and they are drawn together here by performances of powerful eloquence.

Tracklist 24 tracks

  1. 1 I. Adagio 04:14
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Adagio
    Duration
    04:14
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    G.A.P. Ensemble
  2. 2 II. Vivace 00:59
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Vivace
    Duration
    00:59
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    G.A.P. Ensemble
  3. 3 III. Largo 02:35
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Largo
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    G.A.P. Ensemble
  4. 4 IV. Presto 01:27
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Presto
    Duration
    01:27
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    G.A.P. Ensemble
  5. 5 Ich bin in mir vergnügt, BWV 204: Recitative: Ich bin in mir vergnügt 01:28
    Track
    5
    Title
    Ich bin in mir vergnügt, BWV 204: Recitative: Ich bin in mir vergnügt
    Duration
    01:28
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Dorothee Mields
    Ensemble
    G.A.P. Ensemble
  6. 6 Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid, BWV 58: Aria: Ich bin vergnugt in meinem Leiden 04:06
    Track
    6
    Title
    Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid, BWV 58: Aria: Ich bin vergnugt in meinem Leiden
    Duration
    04:06
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Dorothee Mields
    Ensemble
    G.A.P. Ensemble
  7. 7 Prelude No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 875 01:33
    Track
    7
    Title
    Prelude No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 875
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Luca Quintavalle
  8. 8 Fugue No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 875 01:43
    Track
    8
    Title
    Fugue No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 875
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Luca Quintavalle
  9. 9 Komm, du susse Todesstunde, BWV 161: Recitative: Welt! deine Lust ist Last 01:57
    Track
    9
    Title
    Komm, du susse Todesstunde, BWV 161: Recitative: Welt! deine Lust ist Last
    Duration
    01:57
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Dorothee Mields
    Ensemble
    G.A.P. Ensemble
  10. 10 Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 80: Aria: Komm in mein Herzenshaus 03:23
    Track
    10
    Title
    Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 80: Aria: Komm in mein Herzenshaus
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Dorothee Mields
    Ensemble
    G.A.P. Ensemble
  11. 11 Du Süßer Jesus-Name Du 01:03
    Track
    11
    Title
    Du Süßer Jesus-Name Du
    Duration
    01:03
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Dorothee Mields
    Ensemble
    G.A.P. Ensemble
  12. 12 Aria: Jesus soll mein erstes Wort 04:36
    Track
    12
    Title
    Aria: Jesus soll mein erstes Wort
    Duration
    04:36
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Dorothee Mields
    Ensemble
    G.A.P. Ensemble
  13. 13 O holder Tag, erwünschte Zeit, BWV 210, "Wedding Cantata": Recitative: So glaubt man denn, dass die Musik verführe 01:34
    Track
    13
    Title
    O holder Tag, erwünschte Zeit, BWV 210, "Wedding Cantata": Recitative: So glaubt man denn, dass die Musik verführe
    Duration
    01:34
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Dorothee Mields
    Ensemble
    G.A.P. Ensemble
  14. 14 Herr Gott, Beherrscher aller Dinge, BWV 120a: Aria: Leit, o Gott, durch deine Liebe 05:56
    Track
    14
    Title
    Herr Gott, Beherrscher aller Dinge, BWV 120a: Aria: Leit, o Gott, durch deine Liebe
    Duration
    05:56
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Dorothee Mields
    Ensemble
    G.A.P. Ensemble
  15. 15 Piano Trio No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 8 14:07
    Track
    15
    Title
    Piano Trio No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 8
    Duration
    14:07
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    G.A.P. Ensemble
  16. 16 Prelude No. 5 in D Major 01:33
    Track
    16
    Title
    Prelude No. 5 in D Major
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Luca Quintavalle
  17. 17 Fugue No. 5 in D Major 01:42
    Track
    17
    Title
    Fugue No. 5 in D Major
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Luca Quintavalle
  18. 18 No. 1. Ophelia's Song 02:34
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 1. Ophelia's Song
    Duration
    02:34
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Dorothee Mields
    Ensemble
    G.A.P. Ensemble
  19. 19 No. 2. Gamayun, Bird of Prophecy 03:34
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 2. Gamayun, Bird of Prophecy
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Dorothee Mields
    Ensemble
    G.A.P. Ensemble
  20. 20 No. 3. We were Together 02:51
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 3. We were Together
    Duration
    02:51
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Dorothee Mields
    Ensemble
    G.A.P. Ensemble
  21. 21 No. 4. The Town Sleeps 03:11
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 4. The Town Sleeps
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Dorothee Mields
    Ensemble
    G.A.P. Ensemble
  22. 22 No. 5. The Storm 02:01
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 5. The Storm
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Dorothee Mields
    Ensemble
    G.A.P. Ensemble
  23. 23 No. 6. Secret Signs 04:41
    Track
    23
    Title
    No. 6. Secret Signs
    Duration
    04:41
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Dorothee Mields
    Ensemble
    G.A.P. Ensemble
  24. 24 No. 7. Music 06:21
    Track
    24
    Title
    No. 7. Music
    Duration
    06:21
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Dorothee Mields
    Ensemble
    G.A.P. Ensemble