Ton Koopman / The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Famous Cantatas Vol. 1
- Type CD
- Label Challenge Classics
- UPC 0608917289725
- Catalog number CC 72897
- Release date 08 October 2021
About the album
Bach's sacred music written before he went to Leipzig, including all the works from the Weimar period, are often lumped together as "early" cantatas. This is misleading and ultimately inaccurate, since Bach was already 38 years old when he moved from his post as Kapellmeister at Köthen in 1723 to take up his duties as Kantor at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig. In fact most of Bach's church cantatas date from the Leipzig years, as does the consolidation of the stylistic, structural and technical features of his vocal works, but even the repertoire composed before 1714 can hardly be termed "early". The works composed at Mühlhausen, demonstrating a striking sureness of touch in their conception, placed the 22-year-old among the finest contemporary cantata composers. Bach's earliest church cantatas are still clearly marked by 17th-century traditions. As well as the influences of older members of the Bach family, those of Buxtehude and Pachelbel the Elder, and Italian and French masters are evident, technically, structurally and stylistically. A particularly characteristic feature of the pre-Leipzig cantatas is Bach's exceptional delight in experimental and complex handling of an extremely wide range of instruments, with refined sound effects (such as the use of the bassoon) and poly- and homophonic settings and forms.
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11Christ lag in Todesbanden BWV 4 Sinfonia
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12Christ lag in Todesbanden BWV 4 Versus I - Chorus: Christ lag in Todesbanden
03:42 -
13Christ lag in Todesbanden BWV 4 Versus II - Duet: Den Tod niemand zwingen kunnt
03:45 -
14Christ lag in Todesbanden BWV 4 Versus III - Jesus Christus, Gottes Sohn (tenor)
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15Christ lag in Todesbanden BWV 4 Versus IV - Chorus: Es war ein wunderlicher Krieg
02:08 -
16Christ lag in Todesbanden BWV 4 Versus V - Hier ist das rechte Osterlamm (bass)
02:55 -
17Christ lag in Todesbanden BWV 4 Versus VI - Duet: So feiern wir das hohe Fest
01:57 -
18Christ lag in Todesbanden BWV 4 Versus VII Choral: Wir essen und leben wohl (chorus)
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19Gott ist mein König BWV 71 Gott ist mein konig (Chorus)
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110Gott ist mein König BWV 71 Chorale Aria: Ich bin nun achzig Jahr (Tenor, Soprano)
03:29 -
111Gott ist mein König BWV 71 Dein Alter sei wie deine Jugend (Chorus)
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112Gott ist mein König BWV 71 Arioso: Tag und Nacht ist dein (Bass)
02:52 -
113Gott ist mein König BWV 71 Aria: Durch machtige Kraft (Alto)
01:11 -
114Gott ist mein König BWV 71 Du wollest dem Feinde nicht geben (Chorus)
03:51 -
115Gott ist mein König BWV 71 Das neue Regiment (Chorus)
03:43 -
116Aus der Tiefe rufe ich, Herr, zu dir BWV 131 Sinfonia: Aus der Tiefe rufe ich
04:18 -
117Aus der Tiefe rufe ich, Herr, zu dir BWV 131 Aria: So du willst (Bass, Soprano)
04:20 -
118Aus der Tiefe rufe ich, Herr, zu dir BWV 131 Ich harre des Herrn (Chorus)
03:35 -
119Aus der Tiefe rufe ich, Herr, zu dir BWV 131 Aria: Meine Seele wartet auf den Derrn (Tenor, Alto)
06:05 -
120Aus der Tiefe rufe ich, Herr, zu dir BWV 131 Israel, hoffe auf den Herrn (Chorus)
04:07 -
121Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit (Actus tragicus) BWV 106 Sonatina
02:36 -
122Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit (Actus tragicus) BWV 106 a. Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit (Chorus) b. Arioso: Ach, Herr, lehre uns bedenken (Tenor) c. Arioso: Bestelle dein Haus (Bass)
08:24 -
123Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit (Actus tragicus) BWV 106 a. Aria: In deine Hande befehle ich meinen Geist (Alto) b. Chorale: Heute wirst du mit mir (Alto, Bass)
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124Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit (Actus tragicus) BWV 106 Glorie, Lob, Ehr und Herrlichkeit (Chorus)
03:04
Ton Koopman and his alternative Weihnachtsoratorium in Christmas Cantatas!
22-12-2016
Sunday next op NPO 2 on TV: Podium Witteman with only Christmas music! Ton Koopman and his Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir will be there and they give us an alternative Weihnachtsoratorium of Bach extracted from the Cantatas. What better way to enjoy a Christmas Sunday!