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Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750 Cantatas Vol 19: Greenwich/Romsey SDG115 COVER SDG115 CD 1 59:28 For the Second Sunday after Epiphany Mein Gott, wie lang, ach lange? BWV 155 Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid I BWV 3 Meine Seufzer, meine Tränen BWV 13 Joanne Lunn soprano, Richard Wyn Roberts alto Julian Podger tenor, Gerald Finley bass CD 2 68:05 For the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig BWV 26 C (For the Twenty-fourth Sunday after Trinity) M Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen? BWV 81 Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit BWV 14 Y Motet: Jesu, meine Freude BWV 227 K Joanne Lunn, Katharine Fuge sopranos, William Towers alto, Paul Agnew tenor, Peter Harvey bass The Monteverdi Choir The English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage Old Royal Naval College Chapel, Greenwich, 16 & 17 January 2000 Romsey Abbey, Hampshire, 30 January 2000 Soli Deo Gloria Volume 19 SDG 115 P 2006 Monteverdi Productions Ltd C 2006 Monteverdi Productions Ltd www.solideogloria.co.uk Edition by Reinhold Kubik, Breitkopf & Härtel Manufactured in Italy LC13772 8 43183 01152 0 19 SDG 115 Bach Cantatas Gardiner Bach Cantatas Gardiner CD 1 59:28 For the Second Sunday after Epiphany The Monteverdi Choir Basses Double Bass 1-5 11:38 Mein Gott, wie lang, ach lange? BWV 155 Jonathan Brown Judith Evans Sopranos Christopher Dixon 6-11 22:52 Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid I BWV 3 Lucinda Houghton Recorders Simon Oberst Joanne Lunn Catherine Latham 12-17 24:35 Meine Seufzer, meine Tränen BWV 13 Lawrence Wallington Charlotte Mobbs Marion Scott Elisabeth Priday The English Oboes Joanne Lunn soprano, Richard Wyn Roberts alto Gill Ross Baroque Soloists Xenia Löffler Rachel Wheatley Julian Podger tenor, Gerald Finley bass James Eastaway Katharine Fuge First Violins Elin Manahan Thomas Maya Homburger Bassoon Nicolette Moonen Philip Turbett The Monteverdi Choir Altos Lucy Howard Alastair Mitchell James Burton The English Baroque Soloists Sarah Bealby-Wright Mark Chambers Bass sackbut John Eliot Gardiner William Towers Second Violins Stephen Saunders Richard Wyn Roberts Adrian Butterfield Organ Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage Roy Mowatt Tenors Alastair Ross Emelia Benjamin Old Royal Naval College Chapel, Greenwich, 16 & 17 January 2000 John Bowley Harpsichord Robert Murray Violas Silas John Standage Julian Podger Jane Rogers Christopher Watson Katherine McGillivray Iain Rhodes Cellos David Watkin Ruth Alford SDG115 FRONT WALLET C M Y K The Bach Cantata Pilgrimage On Christmas Day 1999 a unique celebration of the new Millennium began in the Herderkirche in Weimar, Germany: the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists under the direction of Sir John Eliot Gardiner set out to perform all Johann Sebastian Bach’s surviving church cantatas in the course of the year 2000, the 250th anniversary of Bach’s death. The cantatas were performed on the liturgical feasts for which they were composed, in a year- long musical pilgrimage encompassing some of the most beautiful churches throughout Europe (including many where Bach himself performed) and culminating in three concerts in New York over the Christmas festivities at the end of the millennial year. These recordings were made during the course of the Pilgrimage. SDG115 FRONT WALLET C M Y K CD 2 68:05 For the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany The Monteverdi Choir Basses Cellos Simon Oberst Melanie Beck 1-6 15:26 Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig BWV 26 Sopranos Jonathan Brown Ruth Alford Lucinda Houghton (For the Twenty-fourth Sunday after Trinity) Christopher Dixon Rachel Wheatley Double Bass Paul im Thurn 7-13 16:14 Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen? BWV 81 Joanne Lunn Cecelia Bruggemeyer Charlotte Mobbs 14-18 14:35 Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit BWV 14 The English Flute Gill Ross Baroque Soloists Stephen Preston 19-29 21:03 Motet: Jesu, meine Freude BWV 227 Elisabeth Priday Elin Manahan Thomas First Violins Recorders Katharine Fuge Maya Homburger Marion Scott Joanne Lunn, Katharine Fuge sopranos, Foskien Kooistra Philip Thorby Altos William Towers alto, Paul Agnew tenor, Peter Harvey bass Brian Brookes Mark Chambers Oboes Emelia Benjamin James Burton Michael Niesemann Roy Mowatt William Towers James Eastaway The Monteverdi Choir Charles Humphries Second Violins Mark Radcliffe The English Baroque Soloists Adrian Butterfield Tenors Bassoon Peter Lissauer John Eliot Gardiner Julian Podger Philip Turbett Alison Townley Robert Murray Hildburg Williams High horn Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage Christopher Watson Gabriele Cassone John Bowley Violas Romsey Abbey, Hampshire, 30 January 2000 Annette Isserlis Organ Rosemary Nalden Howard Moody Colin Kitching Harpsichord Silas John Standage SDG115 BACK WALLET C M Y K The Bach Cantata Pilgrimage The harpsichord used for the Cantata BWV 3 was endowed Recorded live at the Old Royal project, made by Andrew by Ms Juliet Gibbs. Naval College Chapel, Greenwich, Patron Wooderson, and the organ, made Cantata BWV 13 was endowed on 16 & 17 January 2000 (CD1; His Royal Highness, by Robin Jennings, were bought by Mr and Mrs David Quarmby. CD2, 19-29) and Romsey Abbey, The Prince of Wales and generously made available Hampshire, on 30 January 2000 to the Monteverdi by Sir David The Greenwich concert was (CD2, 1-18), as part of the Principal Donors and Lady Walker (harpsichord) sponsored by The Monteverdi Bach Cantata Pilgrimage The Dunard Fund and Lord and Lady Burns (organ). Society. Mr and Mrs Donald Kahn The Romsey concert was Producer: Isabella de Sabata The Kohn Foundation Our thanks go to the Bach sponsored by The Foundation Balance engineer: Jean-Marie Mr Alberto Vilar Cantata Pilgrimage committee, for Sport and the Arts. Geijsen (Polyhymnia) who worked tirelessly to raise Recording engineers: Everett Donors enough money to allow us to Porter (Polyhymnia), Tiemen Mrs Chapell complete the project, to the Boelens (Eurosound) (CD1); Mr and Mrs Richard Davey Monteverdi staff, Polyhymnia’s Roger de Schot (Polyhymnia), Mrs Fairbairn staff and, above all, to all the Taco van der Werf (Eurosound) Ms Juliet Gibbs singers and players who took (CD2) Tape editors: Sebastian Mr and Mrs Edward Gottesman part in the project. Stein, Ientje Mooij (CD2) Sir Edwin and Lady Nixon Edition by Reinhold Kubik Mr and Mrs David Quarmby The Recordings published by Breitkopf & Härtel Sir Ian and Lady Vallance The release of the Bach Cantata BWV 227: Edition by Bärenreiter Mr and Mrs Andrew Wong Pilgrimage recordings has been Series executive producer: made possible by financial and Isabella de Sabata Corporate Sponsors other support from His Royal Gothaer Versicherungen Highness the Prince of Wales, Cover: Amdo, Tibet, 2000 Bank of Scotland Countess Yoko Ceschina, © Steve McCurry/ Huth Dietrich Hahn Mr Kevin Lavery, The Nagaunee Magnum Photos Rechtsanwaelte Foundation and many others Series design: Untitled PGGM Pensoenfonds who answered our appeal. We Booklet photos: Steve Forrest Data Connection cannot name them all, but we (p.6); James Brittain (p.8); Jaffe Associates are enormously grateful to them. Keith Curtis LMPA (p.12) Singer and Friedlander For the help and advice in setting Übersetzung: Gudrun Meier up Monteverdi Productions, our Charitable Foundations thanks to: Lord Burns, Richard P 2006 The copyright in this and Public Funds Elliston, Neil Radford and Fiona sound recording is owned by The European Commission Kinsella at Freshfields Bruckhaus Monteverdi Productions Ltd The Esmée Fairbairn Trust Deringer, Thomas Hoerner, C 2006 Monteverdi The David Cohen Family Chaz Jenkins, John Kennedy, Productions Ltd Charitable Trust Stephen Revell, and Richard 4th Floor, 11 Westferry Circus The Foundation for Sport Schlagman and Amanda London E14 4HE and the Arts Renshaw of Phaidon Press. The Arts Council of England www.solideogloria.co.uk The Garfield Weston Foundation Lauchentilly Foundation The Woodcock Foundation The Monteverdi Society The Warden of the Goldsmiths’ Company Soli Deo Gloria SDG115 BACK WALLET C M Y K SDG115_booklet 25/11/05 8:28 am Page 1 Bach Cantatas Gardiner SDG115_booklet 25/11/05 8:28 am Page 3 Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750 Cantatas Vol 19: Greenwich/Romsey CD 1 59:28 For the Second Sunday after Epiphany 11:38 Mein Gott, wie lang, ach lange? BWV 155 1 (1:55) 1. Recitativo: Sopran Mein Gott, wie lang, ach lange? 2 (4:33) 2. Aria (Duetto): Alt, Tenor Du musst glauben, du musst hoffen 3 (2:10) 3. Recitativo: Bass So sei, o Seele, sei zufrieden! 4 (2:06) 4. Aria: Sopran Wirf, mein Herze, wirf dich noch 5 (0:53) 5. Choral Ob sich’s anließ, als wollt er nicht 22:52 Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid I BWV 3 6 (5:58) 1. Coro (Choral) Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid 7 (2:10) 2. Recitativo e Choral Wie schwerlich lässt sich Fleisch und Blut 8 (6:06) 3. Aria: Bass Empfind ich Höllenangst und Pein 9 (0:58) 4. Recitativo: Tenor Es mag mir Leib und Geist verschmachten 10 (7:01) 5. Aria (Duetto): Sopran, Alt Wenn Sorgen auf mich dringen 11 (0:36) 6. Choral Erhalt mein Herz im Glauben rein 24:35 Meine Seufzer, meine Tränen BWV 13 12 (8:07) 1. Aria: Tenor Meine Seufzer, meine Tränen 13 (0:58) 2. Recitativo: Alt Mein liebster Gott lässt mich annoch 14 (2:50) 3. Choral: Alt Der Gott, der mir hat versprochen 15 (1:07) 4. Recitativo: Sopran Mein Kummer nimmet zu 16 (10:38) 5. Aria: Bass Ächzen und erbärmlich Weinen 17 (0:52) 6. Choral So sei nun, Seele 3 SDG115_booklet 25/11/05 8:28 am Page 4 CD 2 68:05 For the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany 15:26 Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig BWV 26 (For the Twenty-fourth Sunday after Trinity) 1 (2:31) 1. Coro Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig 2 (7:16) 2.