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Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750 Cantatas Vol 13: Köln/Lüneburg SDG162 COVER SDG162 CD 1 65:19 For the First Sunday in Advent Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland I BWV 61 Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland II BWV 62 Schwingt freudig euch empor BWV 36 Joanne Lunn soprano, William Towers alto Jan Kobow tenor, Dietrich Henschel bass CD 2 69:03 For the Fourth Sunday in Advent Wachet! betet! betet! wachet! BWV 70 C Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn! BWV 132 M Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben BWV 147 Y Brigitte Geller soprano, Michael Chance alto K Jan Kobow tenor, Dietrich Henschel bass The Monteverdi Choir The English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage St. Maria im Kapitol, Köln, 3 December 2000 Michaeliskirche, Lüneburg, 10 December 2000 Soli Deo Gloria Volume 13 SDG 162 P 2009 Monteverdi Productions Ltd C 2009 Monteverdi Productions Ltd www.solideogloria.co.uk Edition by Reinhold Kubik, Breitkopf & Härtel Manufactured in Italy LC13772 8 43183 01622 8 13 SDG 162 Bach Cantatas Gardiner Bach Cantatas Gardiner CD 1 65:19 For the First Sunday in Advent The Monteverdi Choir The English Double Bass 1-6 15:06 Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland I BWV 61 Baroque Soloists Barry Guy Sopranos 7-12 19:33 Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland II BWV 62 Suzanne Flowers Violins I Oboes 13-20 30:26 Schwingt freudig euch empor BWV 36 Lucinda Houghton Maya Homburger Michael Niesemann Nicola Jenkin Nicolette Moonen Catherine Latham Gillian Keith Anne Schumann Bassoon Joanne Lunn soprano, William Towers alto Joanne Lunn Sarah Bealby-Wright Alastair Mitchell Jan Kobow tenor, Dietrich Henschel bass Emma Preston-Dunlop Roy Mowatt Cornetto Altos Violins II Michael Harrison Simon Baker Peter Lissauer The Monteverdi Choir Elinor Carter Jane Gillie Harpsichord The English Baroque Soloists William Missin Silvia Schweinberger Rob Howarth William Towers Penelope Spencer John Eliot Gardiner Organ Tenors Violas Andrew Arthur Simon Davies Mari Giske Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage Rory O’Connor Colin Kitching Nicolas Robertson Penny Veryard St. Maria im Kapitol, Köln, 3 December 2000 Paul Tindall Nicolette Moonen Basses Cellos Stephen Charlesworth Richte Van der Meer Charles Pott Lynden Cranham Richard Savage Lawrence Wallington SDG162 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. SDG162 FRONT WALLET C M Y K CD 2 69:03 For the Fourth Sunday in Advent The Monteverdi Choir The English Oboes Baroque Soloists Michael Niesemann 1-11 22:59 Wachet! betet! betet! wachet! BWV 70 Sopranos Eduard Wesly Suzanne Flowers Violins I (For the Twenty-sixth Sunday after Trinity) Nicola Jenkin Maya Homburger Bassoon 12-17 17:40 Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn! BWV 132 Gillian Keith Nicolette Moonen Alastair Mitchell Charlotte Mobbs Anne Schumann 18-27 28:07 Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben BWV 147 Trumpet Emma Preston-Dunlop Sarah Bealby-Wright Gabriele Cassone (For the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary) Belinda Yates Roy Mowatt Harpsichord Altos Violins II Rob Howarth Brigitte Geller soprano, Michael Chance alto Frances Bourne Peter Lissauer James Burton Jane Gillie Organ Jan Kobow tenor, Dietrich Henschel bass William Towers Catherine Martin Silas John Standage Richard Wyn Roberts Hildburg Williams The Monteverdi Choir Tenors Violas Vernon Kirk Emma Alter The English Baroque Soloists Gerard O’Beirne Judith Busbridge John Eliot Gardiner Nicolas Robertson Lisa Cochrane Christopher Watson Mari Giske Basses Cellos Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage Malcolm Arthur Richte Van der Meer Michaeliskirche, Lüneburg, 10 December 2000 Stephen Charlesworth Lynden Cranham Charles Pott Double Bass Richard Savage Valerie Botwright SDG162 BACK WALLET C M Y K The Bach Cantata Pilgrimage The harpsichord used for the Recorded live in St. Maria im project, made by Andrew Kapitol, Köln, on 3 December Patron Wooderson, and the organ, made 2000, and the Michaeliskirche, His Royal Highness, by Robin Jennings, were bought Lüneburg, on 10 December 2000, The Prince of Wales and generously made available as part of the Bach Cantata to the Monteverdi by Sir David Pilgrimage Principal Donors and Lady Walker (harpsichord) The Dunard Fund and Lord and Lady Burns (organ). Producer: Isabella de Sabata Mr and Mrs Donald Kahn Balance engineer: The Kohn Foundation Our thanks go to the Bach Jean-Marie Geijsen Mr Alberto Vilar Cantata Pilgrimage committee, (Polyhymnia International BV) who worked tirelessly to raise Recording engineers: Donors enough money to allow us to Matthijs Ruijter (Polyhymnia), Mrs Chappell complete the project, to the Peter Thissen (Eurosound) Mr and Mrs Richard Davey Monteverdi staff, Polyhymnia’s (CD1), Roger de Schot, Mrs Fairbairn staff and, above all, to all the Carl Schuurbiers (Polyhymnia), Ms Juliet Gibbs singers and players who took Jan de Groot (Eurosound) (CD2) Mr and Mrs Edward Gottesman part in the project. Tape editors: Roger de Schot, Sir Edwin and Lady Nixon Ientje Mooij (Polyhymnia) Mr and Mrs David Quarmby The Recordings Edition by Reinhold Kubik Sir Ian and Lady Vallance The release of the Bach Cantata published by Breitkopf & Härtel 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: Xigaze, Tibet, 2001 Bank of Scotland Countess Yoko Ceschina, C Steve McCurry/Magnum Photos Huth Dietrich Hahn Mr Kevin Lavery, The Nagaunee Series design: Untitled Rechtsanwaelte Foundation and many others Booklet photos: Steve Forrest PGGM Pensoenfonds who answered our appeal. We (p.6); akg-images/Bildarchiv Data Connection cannot name them all, but we Monheim (p.8); © 2008 Jaffe Associates are enormously grateful to them. www.manfred-hartmann.eu (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 2009 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 2009 Monteverdi The David Cohen Family Chaz Jenkins, John Kennedy, Productions Ltd Charitable Trust Stephen Revell, and Richard Level 9, 25 Cabot Square The Foundation for Sport Schlagman and Amanda Canary Wharf, London E14 4QA 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 SDG162 BACK WALLET C M Y K SDG162_booklet_AW_jh:SDG118_booklet_dh3 17/9/0915:09Page1 Bach Cantatas Gardiner SDG162_booklet_AW_jh:SDG118_booklet_dh3 17/9/09 15:09 Page 2 Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750 Cantatas Vol 13: Köln/Lüneburg CD 1 65:19 For the First Sunday in Advent 15:06 Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland I BWV 61 1 (3:07) 1. Coro (Ouverture) Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland 2 (1:25) 2. Recitativo: Tenor Der Heiland ist gekommen 3 (4:47) 3. Aria: Tenor Komm, Jesu, komm zu deiner Kirche 4 (1:10) 4. Recitativo: Bass Siehe, ich stehe vor der Tür und klopfe an 5 (3:49) 5. Aria: Sopran Öffne dich, mein ganzes Herze 6 (0:47) 6. Choral Amen, Amen! 19:33 Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland II BWV 62 7 (4:42) 1. Coro Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland 8 (6:46) 2. Aria: Tenor Bewundert, o Menschen, dies große Geheimnis 9 (0:46) 3. Recitativo: Bass So geht aus Gottes Herrlichkeit und Thron 10 (5:39) 4. Aria: Bass Streite, siege, starker Held! 11 (0:58) 5. Recitativo (Duetto): Sopran, Alt Wir ehren diese Herrlichkeit 12 (0:40) 6. Choral (Duetto) Lob sei Gott, dem Vater, g’ton 2 SDG162_booklet_AW_jh:SDG118_booklet_dh3 17/9/09 15:09 Page 3 30:26 Schwingt freudig euch empor BWV 36 Part I 13 (4:10) 1. Coro Schwingt freudig euch empor 14 (3:35) 2. Choral: Sopran, Alt Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland 15 (5:45) 3. Aria: Tenor Die Liebe zieht mit sanften Schritten 16 (1:20) 4. Choral Zwingt die Saiten in Cythara Part II 17 (3:31) 5. Aria: Bass Willkommen, werter Schatz! 18 (1:51) 6. Choral: Tenor Der du bist dem Vater gleich 19 (9:31) 7. Aria: Sopran Auch mit gedämpften, schwachen Stimmen 20 (0:41) 8. Choral Lob sei Gott, dem Vater, g’ton 3 SDG162_booklet_AW_jh:SDG118_booklet_dh3 17/9/09 15:09 Page 4 CD 2 69:03 For the Fourth Sunday in Advent 22:59 Wachet! betet! betet! wachet! BWV 70 (For the Twenty-sixth Sunday after Trinity) Part I 1 (3:33) 1. Coro Wachet! betet! betet! wachet! 2 (1:18) 2. Recitativo: Bass Erschrecket, ihr verstockten Sünder! 3 (4:46) 3. Aria: Alt Wenn kömmt der Tag 4 (0:40) 4. Recitativo: Tenor Auch bei dem himmlischen Verlangen 5 (2:38) 5. Aria: Sopran Lasst der Spötter Zungen schmähen 6 (0:36) 6. Recitativo: Tenor Jedoch bei dem unartigen Geschlechte 7 (1:08) 7.