J S Bach - Cantatas Vol.6
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Label: SDG
Cat No: SDG134
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 2
Genre: Vocal/Choral
Release Date: 1st October 2007
Contents
Works
Cantata BWV33 'Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ'Cantata BWV35 'Geist und Seele wird verwirret'
Cantata BWV69a 'Lobe den Herrn meine Seele'
Cantata BWV77 'Du sollt Gott, deinen Herren, lieben'
Cantata BWV137 'Lobe den Herrn, den machtigen Konig der Ehren'
Cantata BWV164 'Ihr, die ihr euch von christo nennet'
Artists
Katharine FugeRobin Tyson
Peter Harvey
Gillian Keith
Nathalie Stutzmann
Christoph Genz
Jonathan Brown
The Monteverdi Choir
The English Baroque Soloists
Conductor
John Eliot GardinerWorks
Cantata BWV33 'Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ'Cantata BWV35 'Geist und Seele wird verwirret'
Cantata BWV69a 'Lobe den Herrn meine Seele'
Cantata BWV77 'Du sollt Gott, deinen Herren, lieben'
Cantata BWV137 'Lobe den Herrn, den machtigen Konig der Ehren'
Cantata BWV164 'Ihr, die ihr euch von christo nennet'
Artists
Katharine FugeRobin Tyson
Peter Harvey
Gillian Keith
Nathalie Stutzmann
Christoph Genz
Jonathan Brown
The Monteverdi Choir
The English Baroque Soloists
Conductor
John Eliot GardinerAbout
Bach arrived in Köthen as ‘Kapellmeister and director of our chamber music’ in 1717. Köthen provides one of the most cheerful programmes of the whole Trinity season. After so many consecutive weeks of fire and brimstone comes the huge relief of three genial, celebratory pieces. The opening chorus of BWV 69a Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele is freely composed and on the grandest scale. Bach is exultant, profiting from the colour contrasts available from the three groupings of his orchestra (brass, woodwind and strings).
In 1725 Bach came up with another winner, BWV 137 Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren. It is a comparative rarity, his first cantata to have been constructed as a series of chorale variations in over twenty years. The highlight of the Frankfurt programme arguably is BWV 77 Du sollt Gott, deinen Herren lieben. Once again Bach does not disappoint. Here is one of those breathtaking, monumental opening choruses that defy rational explanation.
Cantatas for the Twelfth Sunday Trinity
- Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele BWV 69a
Soloists: Katharine Fuge, Robin Tyson, Christoph Genz, Peter Harvey
Recorded: Jakobskirche, Köthen
Cantata for the Thirteenth Sunday Trinity
- Du sollt Gott, deinen Herren, lieben BWV 77
Recorded: Dreikönigskirche, Frankfurt
“What makes Gardiner worth following is his understanding of the music. From his notes it’s clear that he sees these cantatas not just as musical marvels but as deeply felt religious allegories, which is likely how Bach himself saw them. And what emanates from this dual understanding is a wealth of imaginative detail…I impatiently await the next installment.” (Andrew Farach-Colton, Gramophone)
“Once again, Gardiner’s Monteverdi Choir is the jewel in the crown of each cantata performance. Add to that Gardiner’s dramatic, electric response to music he clearly loves and you have a set that rivals his Gramophone Record of the Year Award winning disc that launched this incredible series.” (James Jolly, Editor’s Choice, Gramophone)
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