For the third time on the Phi label, Philippe Herreweghe gives us the opportunity to (re)discover three cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach – Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott, BWV 101, Ihr werdet weinen und heulen, BWV 103 and Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit, BWV 115. After two albums of cantatas written during the composer’s first year in Leipzig (LPH006 and LPH012), the Belgian conductor and his Collegium Vocale Gent, orchestra and choir, will be performing three cantatas he composed during his second year as Kantor at St Thomas’s. The choir and vocal soloists are once again challenged to produce performances of subtlety and refined virtuosity, and the instrumentarium is as rich and colourful as those heard previously in this series. This album, a genuine delight for aficionados and novices alike, precedes a further disc of cantatas which will be released in spring 2018.
Lob, Ehr und Preis sei Gott - The Loveliest German Hymns / Vocal Concert Dresden
Berlin Classics
CD
$20.99Oct 11, 2013
Track List: 1 Nun lasst uns Gott, dem Herren 2 Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme 3 Befiehl du deine Wege 4 Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott 5 Du meine Seele, singe 6 Gott des Himmels und der Erden 7 O Gott, du frommer Gott 8 O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde groß 9 Christ ist erstanden 10 Nun bitten wir den Heiligen Geist 11 Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten 12 Großer Gott, wir loben dich 13 Jesus, meine Zuversicht 14 Schönster Herr Jesu 15 O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden 16 Auf, auf, mein Herz, mit Freuden 17 In dir ist Freude 18 O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf 19 Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her 20 Herr Christ, der einig Gotts Sohn 21 Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern 22 Nun danket alle Gott 23 Wie lieblich ist der Maien 24 Geh aus, mein Herz, und suche Freud 25 Der Mond ist aufgegangen
Phenomenal... no superlative is wasted in praise of this choir, wrote DIE ZEIT about the Kammerchor Stuttgart and it's director, Frieder Bernius. Now the ensemble presents a new a cappella CD with psalm settings by Otto Nicolai (1810-1849). Some of these settings are conceived for double choir and were composed by Nicolai for the choir of the Berlin Cathedral - where Nicolai had succeeded Felix Mendelssohn.
‘Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her’ is a new CD featuring organ music with which to celebrate the Christmas season. + Works by Bach, Brahms and Barber stand alongside lesser-known works by composers including Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1911), Otto Malling (1848-1915) and Flor Peeters (1903-86), making for an interesting and diverse holiday listening experience. + Michael Hartmann (b. 1955), organist, lecturer and artistic director, is the featured performer on the Oehms Classics release.
