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Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750 Cantatas Vol 4: Ansbach/Haddington SDG156 COVER SDG156 CD 1 53:48 For the Sixth Sunday after Trinity Es ist das Heil uns kommen her BWV 9 Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust BWV 170 Kuhnau/Bach (attrib.): Der Gerechte kommt um Joanne Lunn soprano, Michael Chance alto James Gilchrist tenor, Stephen Varcoe bass CD 2 66:52 For the Seventh Sunday after Trinity Ärgre dich, o Seele, nicht BWV 186 C Was willst du dich betrüben BWV 107 M Es wartet alles auf dich BWV 187 Y Katharine Fuge soprano, Richard Wyn Roberts alto K Kobie van Rensburg tenor, Stephan Loges bass The Monteverdi Choir The English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage St Gumbertus, Ansbach, 30 July 2000 St Mary’s, Haddington, 5 & 6 August 2000 Soli Deo Gloria Volume 4 SDG 156 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 01562 7 SDG 156 Bach Cantatas Gardiner 4 Bach Cantatas Gardiner CD 1 53:48 For the Sixth Sunday after Trinity The Monteverdi Choir The English Flute 1-7 22:40 Es ist das Heil uns kommen her BWV 9 Baroque Soloists Rachel Brown Sopranos 8-12 23:08 Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust BWV 170 Suzanne Flowers First Violins Oboes 13 7:47 Kuhnau/Bach (attrib.): Der Gerechte kommt um Emma Preston-Dunlop Maya Homburger Susanne Regel Charlotte Mobbs Penelope Spencer Wolfgang Dye Belinda Yates Matthew Truscott Bassoon Joanne Lunn soprano, Michael Chance alto Rachel Wheatley Deirdre Ward Sally Jackson James Gilchrist tenor, Stephen Varcoe bass Katie Pringle Henrietta Wayne Organs Altos Second Violins Ian Watson Frances Jellard Adrian Butterfield Malcolm Proud The Monteverdi Choir William Missin Alison Townley The English Baroque Soloists William Towers Hildburg Williams Harpsichord John Eliot Gardiner Angus Davidson Jayne Spencer Malcolm Proud Tenors Violas Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage John Bowley Jane Rogers Rory O’Connor Katherine McGillivray St Gumbertus, Ansbach, 30 July 2000 Nicolas Robertson Emma Alter Andrew Carwood Pamela Cresswell Basses Cellos Christopher Foster David Watkin Charles Pott Catherine Rimer Daniel Jordan Double Bass Alex Ashworth Judith Evans SDG156 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. SDG156 FRONT WALLET C M Y K CD 2 66:52 For the Seventh Sunday after Trinity The Monteverdi Choir The English Flutes Baroque Soloists Neil McLaren 1-11 27:41 Ärgre dich, o Seele, nicht BWV 186 Sopranos Brinley Yare Katharine Fuge First Violins 12-18 16:43 Was willst du dich betrüben BWV 107 Susan Hamilton Maya Homburger Oboes 19-25 22:12 Es wartet alles auf dich BWV 187 Lucinda Houghton Nicolette Moonen Katherina Arfken Angela Kazimierczuk Peter Lissauer James Eastaway Charlotte Mobbs Rebecca Livermore Catherine Latham Katharine Fuge soprano, Richard Wyn Roberts alto Gill Ross Henrietta Wayne Bassoon Kobie van Rensburg tenor, Stephan Loges bass Suzanne Flowers Second Violins Alastair Mitchell Altos Roy Mowatt Corno da tirarsi James Burton Sarah Bealby-Wright The Monteverdi Choir Neil Brough Carol Hall Matthew Truscott The English Baroque Soloists William Missin Ellen O’Dell Organ Richard Wyn Roberts Ian Watson John Eliot Gardiner Violas Tenors Katherine McGillivray Harpsichord Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage John Bowley Jane Rogers Malcolm Proud Andrew Carwood Lisa Cochrane St Mary’s, Haddington, 5 & 6 August 2000 Robert Murray Cellos Iain Rhodes David Watkin Basses Lynden Cranham Geoffrey Davidson Double Bass Robert Macdonald Barry Guy Simon Oberst John Smyth SDG156 BACK WALLET C M Y K The Bach Cantata Pilgrimage The harpsichord used for the Recorded live in St Gumbertus, project, made by Andrew Ansbach, on 30 July 2000, Patron Wooderson, and the organ, made and St Mary’s, Haddington, on His Royal Highness, by Robin Jennings, were bought 5 and 6 August 2000, as part of The Prince of Wales and generously made available the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage to the Monteverdi by Sir David Principal Donors and Lady Walker (harpsichord) Producer: Isabella de Sabata The Dunard Fund and Lord and Lady Burns (organ). Balance engineers: Everett Porter Mr and Mrs Donald Kahn (CD1), Jean-Marie Geijsen (CD2), The Kohn Foundation Our thanks go to the Bach Erdo Groot (Polyhymnia Mr Alberto Vilar Cantata Pilgrimage committee, International BV) who worked tirelessly to raise Recording engineers: Donors enough money to allow us to Carl Schuurbiers (Polyhymnia), Mrs Chappell complete the project, to the Rob Aarden (Eurosound) (CD1); Mr and Mrs Richard Davey Monteverdi staff, Polyhymnia’s Thijs Hoekstra (Polyhymnia), Mrs Fairbairn staff and, above all, to all the Mario Nozza (Eurosound) (CD2) Ms Juliet Gibbs singers and players who took Tape editor: Roger de Schot Mr and Mrs Edward Gottesman part in the project. Edition by Reinhold Kubik Sir Edwin and Lady Nixon published by Breitkopf & Härtel Mr and Mrs David Quarmby The Recordings Series executive producer: Sir Ian and Lady Vallance The release of the Bach Cantata Isabella de Sabata Mr and Mrs Andrew Wong Pilgrimage recordings has been made possible by financial and Cover: Lhasa, Tibet, 1999 Corporate Sponsors other support from His Royal Woman in the Barkhor quarter Gothaer Versicherungen Highness the Prince of Wales, C Steve McCurry/Magnum Photos Bank of Scotland Countess Yoko Ceschina, Series design: Untitled Huth Dietrich Hahn Mr Kevin Lavery, The Nagaunee Booklet photos: Steve Forrest Rechtsanwaelte Foundation and many others (p.6); Catherine Rimer (p.8); PGGM Pensoenfonds who answered our appeal. We St Mary’s Parish Church, Data Connection cannot name them all, but we Haddington (p.13) Jaffe Associates are enormously grateful to them. Übersetzung: Gudrun Meier Singer and Friedlander For the help and advice in setting up Monteverdi Productions, our P 2009 The copyright in this Charitable Foundations thanks to: Lord Burns, Richard sound recording is owned by and Public Funds Elliston, Neil Radford and Fiona Monteverdi Productions Ltd The European Commission Kinsella at Freshfields Bruckhaus C 2009 Monteverdi The Esmée Fairbairn Trust Deringer, Thomas Hoerner, Productions Ltd The David Cohen Family Chaz Jenkins, John Kennedy, Level 4 Charitable Trust Stephen Revell, and Richard 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 SDG156 BACK WALLET C M Y K SDG156_book_AW_DG:SDG118_booklet_dh3 13/5/0908:48Page1 Bach Cantatas Gardiner SDG156_book_AW_DG:SDG118_booklet_dh3 13/5/09 08:48 Page 2 Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750 Cantatas Vol 4: Ansbach/Haddington CD 1 53:48 For the Sixth Sunday after Trinity 22:40 Es ist das Heil uns kommen her BWV 9 1 (4:48) 1. Coro (Choral) Es ist das Heil uns kommen her 2 (1:05) 2. Recitativo: Bass Gott gab uns ein Gesetz 3 (7:56) 3. Aria: Tenor Wir waren schon zu tief gesunken 4 (1:14) 4. Recitativo: Bass Doch musste das Gesetz erfüllet werden 5 (5:20) 5. Aria (Duetto): Sopran, Alt Herr, du siehst statt guter Werke 6 (1:17) 6. Recitativo: Bass Wenn wir die Sünd aus dem Gesetz erkennen 7 (0:58) 7. Choral Ob sich’s anließ, als wollt er nicht 23:08 Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust BWV 170 8 (6:50) 1. Aria: Alt Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust 9 (1:28) 2. Recitativo: Alt Die Welt, das Sündenhaus 10 (7:49) 3. Aria: Alt Wie jammern mich doch die verkehrten Herzen 11 (1:12) 4. Recitativo: Alt Wer sollte sich demnach 12 (5:47) 5. Aria: Alt Mir ekelt mehr zu leben 7:47 Kuhnau/Bach (attrib.): Der Gerechte kommt um 13 (7:47) Der Gerechte kommt um 2 SDG156_book_AW_DG:SDG118_booklet_dh3 13/5/09 08:48 Page 4 CD 2 66:52 For the Seventh Sunday after Trinity 27:41 Ärgre dich, o Seele, nicht BWV 186 Part I 1 (3:41) 1. Coro Ärgre dich, o Seele, nicht 2 (1:32) 2. Recitativo: Bass Die Knechtsgestalt, die Not, der Mangel 3 (2:48) 3. Aria: Bass Bist du, der mir helfen soll 4 (2:18) 4. Recitativo: Tenor Ach, dass ein Christ so sehr 5 (2:48) 5. Aria: Tenor Mein Heiland lässt sich merken 6 (2:29) 6. Choral Ob sich’s anließ, als wollt er nicht Part II 7 (1:25) 7. Recitativo: Bass Es ist die Welt die große Wüstenei 8 (3:19) 8. Aria: Sopran Die Armen will der Herr umarmen 9 (1:30) 9. Recitativo: Alt Nun mag die Welt mit ihrer Lust vergehen 10 (3:24) 10. Aria (Duetto): Sopran, Alt Laß, Seele, kein Leiden 11 (2:24) 11. Choral Die Hoffnung wart’ der rechten Zeit 16:43 Was willst du dich betrüben BWV 107 12 (3:31) 1. Versus I: Choral Was willst du dich betrüben 13 (0:56) 2. Versus II: Bass Denn Gott verlässet keinen 14 (2:42) 3.
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    G EOR G F RIEDRICH H ÄNDEL ~ S AUL uthentic Classical Concerts zu veröffentlichen, heisst für uns, herausragende Aufführungen und Konzerte für die Die vorliegende Konzertaufnahme ist Teil eines Zyklus von Oratorien und Messen, die Jürgen Budday im Rahmen der ANachwelt festzuhalten und zu vermitteln. Denn Künstler, Publikum, Werk und Raum treten in einen intimen Dialog, Klosterkonzerte Maulbronn über mehrere Jahre hinweg aufführt. Die Reihe verbindet Musik in historischer Auffüh- der in Form und Ausdruck - in seiner Atmosphäre - einmalig und unwiederbringlich ist. Diese Symbiose, die Spannung rungspraxis mit dem akustisch und atmosphärisch optimal geeigneten Raum der einzigartigen Klosterkirche des Welt- der Aufführung dem Hörer in all ihren Facetten möglichst intensiv erlebbar zu machen, indem wir die Konzerte direkt kulturerbes. Dieser Idealort verlangt geradezu nach der Durchsichtigkeit des Musizierens und der interpretatorischen in Stereo-Digital aufzeichnen, sehen wir als Ziel, als Philosophie unseres Hauses. Das Ergebnis sind einzigartige Inter- Freilegung der rhetorischen Gestik der Komposition, wie sie durch die historische Aufführungspraxis in besonderer pretationen von musikalischen und literarischen Werken, schlichtweg - audiophile Momentaufnahmen von bleibendem Weise gewährleistet ist. So wird ausschließlich mit rekonstruierten historischen Instrumenten musiziert, die in den zu Wert. Blühende Kultur, dem Publikum vor Ort und nicht zuletzt auch Ihnen zur Freude, sind somit jene Werte, welche Lebzeiten der Komponisten üblichen Tonhöhen gestimmt sind (in dieser Aufführung a‘ = 415 Hz). wir in unseren Editionen und Reihen dokumentieren. „An Oratorio or Sacred Drama“ ist die Bezeichnung im Originaltextbuch (1738). Es wurde erstmals am 16. Januar 1739 Publishing Authentic Classical Concerts entails for us capturing and recording for posterity outstanding perfor- unter Händels Leitung im königlichen Theater am Hay-Market in London aufgeführt.
  • B Ach Cantatas Gardiner 2

    B Ach Cantatas Gardiner 2

    2 Bach Cantatas Gardiner Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750 Cantatas Vol 2: Paris/Zürich CD 1 73:11 For the Second Sunday after Trinity 16:17 Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein BWV 2 1 (3:53) 1. Coro (Choral) Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein 2 (1:06) 2. Recitativo: Tenor Sie lehren eitel falsche List 3 (3:24) 3. Aria: Alt Tilg, o Gott, die Lehren 4 (1:46) 4. Recitativo: Bass Die Armen sind verstört 5 (5:05) 5. Aria: Tenor Durchs Feuer wird das Silber rein 6 (1:01) 6. Choral Das wollst du, Gott, bewahren rein 18:22 Meine Seel erhebt den Herren BWV 10 (For the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary) 7 (3:24) 1. Coro (Choral) Meine Seel erhebt den Herren 8 (5:40) 2. Aria: Sopran Herr, der du stark und mächtig bist 9 (1:10) 3. Recitativo: Tenor Des Höchsten Güt und Treu 10 (2:18) 4. Aria: Bass Gewaltige stößt Gott vom Stuhl 11 (2:24) 5. Duetto con Choral: Alt, Tenor Er denket der Barmherzigkeit 12 (2:23) 6. Recitativo: Tenor Was Gott den Vätern alter Zeiten 13 (1:00) 7. Choral Lob und Preis sei Gott dem Vater und dem Sohn Heinrich Schütz 1585-1672 4:19 Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes SWV 386 14 (4:19) Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes 2 33:55 Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes BWV 76 I. Teil 15 (3:49) 1. Coro Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes 16 (1:37) 2. Recitativo: Tenor So lässt sich Gott nicht unbezeuget! 17 (5:47) 3.