Joy to the World Angels We Have Heard on High. I have been going through all of Bach’s Cantatas, and I am enjoying them IMMENSELY! The Bach Cantata Choir's mission is to sing the entire set of cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach over a period of 30 years (view cantatas performed to date).We are a choir of about 50 members plus an orchestra of between 8 to 15 members depending upon the concert. Buy download online. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Yes, the soprano and the tenor have been gently criticized for their performances here (e.g, read the editorial review above, which basically repeats what was said earlier by Gramophone), but my unschooled ears fail to notice the alleged awkwardness in their sound. The alto aria from this cantata "Ach Herr, was ist ein Menschenkind" is also excellent, and well sung by Sarah Connolly. Away in a Manger. Bach provided no tempo indication, it's true, but this movement has close relatives in his output, and one almost identical twin: the second Sinfonia from BWV 35, which is marked "presto" by the composer. Bach spent most of his life working as a church composer, so it's no surprise that some of his most enduring and inspiring music celebrates the Christmas season. Filed under: Bach Cantatas,General,Music — Patterico @ 9:34 am Tweet. Filed under: Bach Cantatas,General,Music — Patterico @ 11:08 am Tweet. Bach composed the six-part “Christmas Oratorio” (“Weihnachts Oratorium”) in 1734 for two Leipzig churches, St. Thomas and St. Nicholas, for which he served as music director. Bach: Christmas Cantatas - Weihnachtskantate Amsterdam Baroque Choir, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Ton Koopman Classical • 2004 Está en perfectas condiciones y sé que es un disco muy antiguo porque lo tuve y de me estropeó de oírlo tanto. The last cantata is structurally the most interesting of the three: it is set out in the form of a dialogue between Jesus and the soul (SB). That goes, for instance, for Georg Philipp Telemann and Christoph Graupner: the largest part of their cantata output still waits to be discovered, performed and recorded. Enjoy Some Bach: Cantata BWV 121. Bach: Gott, wie dein Name, so ist auch dein Ruhm, Cantata BWV 171 - 1. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. And, it also helps to have someone like Herreweghe to select the musicians and get things put together. es fasst ein heil'ger Leib, Recitativo: Ein Adam mag sich voller Schrecken, Aria: Wie lieblich klingt es in den Ohren, Recitativo: Wohlan, des Todes Furcht und Schmerz, Motet: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 225. The Harmonia Mundi recordings are stellar. With this box, you get a much abridged version, and you miss a good deal of the immediacy of the performances, which is their main virtue: for contrapuntal clarity, vocal spectacle, historical erudition, and so forth, there are other places to go. Halleluja! The visual wizards at Fly On The Wall have been capturing outstanding musical performances, and this one is no exception. Feliz Navidad. Recitativo: Doch wie erblickt es dich in deiner Krippe? It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Each part is a cantata for 1 of 6 feast days within the 12 days of the Christmas season: The story begins with the birth of Jesus (for Christmas Day). These three cantatas are not particularly well known, but are of high quality. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. But with coronavirus infections surging, and … To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Each release in the cycle featured an extensive exegesis from Gardiner himself, setting the meaning of the cantatas performed against the experience of the musicians in performing them. Some of it, in fact, is miraculous. Cantata BWV 248/1 Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage (Weihnachts-Oratorium I) English Translation in Interlinear Format Cantata BWV 248/1 - Shout for joy, exult, rise up, glorify the day Christmas Oratorio I: Event: Cantata for Christmas Day Readings: Epistle: Titus 2: 11-14 / Isaiah 9: 2-7; Gospel: Luke 2: 1-14 I must single out Pete Kooy who is one of the best basses around, and certainly a fantastic interpreter of Bach. I personally like the approach that Herreweghe uses when performing Bach. Challenge Classics: CC72230. This disc, presenting three cantatas from Bach's early Leipzig period, is no exception. J S Bach - Christmas Cantatas. The result of this epic endeavor was a series of recordings on the Archiv label called the "Bach Cantata Pilgrimage." The Christmas story, telling of music of the angels and suggesting music of the shepherds and cradle song, invited musical treatment. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 25, 2009. I certainly do when I play it! A cantata is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment, typically in several movements, often involving a choir. J.S. The quality of the soloists is always matched by the quality of the chorus and the instrumental playing. This turned out to be sound advice. No matter how hard I try to be tough, and not let my chin tremble, I can't listen to it without bawling. Hallelujah . nun geht das Jahr zu Ende, BWV 28, Recitativo ed Arioso: So spricht der Herr, Aria: Gott hat uns im heurigen Jahre gesegnet, Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied!, BWV 190, Choral e Recitativo: Herr Gott, dich loben wir, Recitativo: Wohl dem, des Hülfe der Gott Jakob ist, Aria con Choral: Jesu, Retter deiner Herde, Aria: Lass uns, o höchster Gott, das Jahr vollbringen, Recitativo: Ach! Historical Context The next performance was not until 17 December 1857 by the Sing-Akademie zu … Bach’s six Christmas cantatas are often performed but rarely as he originally envisaged, one cantata on each of the six most important feast days of Christmas. I find the soloists to be very fine, and don't really notice any awkwardness with the soprano as some reviews have stated. gkolomietz@yahoo.com, Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2006. Please try again. Bach: Magnificat & Christmas Cantata Dunedin Consort & John Butt Classical • 2015 Play Shuffle. deine Hand, dein Segen muss allein, Recitativo: Doch weil der Feind bei Tag und Nacht, Aria: Lasst uns jauchzen, lasst uns freuen, Gott, wie dein Name, so ist auch dein Ruhm, BWV 171, Coro: Gott, wie dein Name, so ist auch dein Ruhm, Schau, lieber Gott, wie meine Feind, BWV 153, Choral: Schau, lieber Gott, wie meine Feind, Recitativo: Mein liebster Gott, ach lass dich's doch erbarmen, Arioso: Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin mit dir, Recitativo: Du sprichst zwar, lieber Gott, zu meiner Seelen Ruh, Aria: Stürmt nur, stürmt, ihr Trübsalswetter, Choral: Drum will ich, weil ich lebe noch, Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid II, BWV 58, Recitativo: Verfolgt dich gleich die arge Welt, Recitativo: Kann es die Welt nicht lassen, Recitativo: Was dort Jesaias vorhergesehn, Choral: Ei nun, mein Gott, so fall ich dir, Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen, BWV 123, Coro: Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen, Recitativo: Die Himmelssüßigkeit, der Auserwählten Lust, Recitativo: Kein Höllenfeind kann mich verschlingen. Another magnificient interpretation of some of Bach's Christmas cantatas by Herreweghe. Review by: David Vernier. Ha cumplido mis expectativas. We Wish You a Merry Christmas . White Christmas. Please try again. It was written for the Christmas season of 1734 and incorporates music from earlier compositions, including three secular cantatas written during 1733 and 1734 and a largely lost church cantata, BWV 248a. The group toured churches in Europe (ending up in America), performing all of Bach's cantatas on liturgically appropriate days. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. Countertenor Tim Mead takes centre stage in this glorious reading of the first movement of Bach's cantata 'Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust'. This box set, released in 2012, is a compilation of recordings pertaining to the Christmas season from the BachCantata Pilgrimage undertaken at the turn of the millennium by conductor John Eliot Gardiner, the Monteverdi Choir, and the authentic-instrument English Baroque Soloists. Silver Bells . Bach Christmas Cantatas 1-3, over an hour of beautiful music. Bach: Leipzig Christmas Cantatas; Magnificat. The overall tone of this cantata is grave, but its underlying motive - the hope of salvation - is uplifting (a typical Lutheran treatment of the theme of death). This box set, released in 2012, is a compilation of recordings pertaining to the Christmas season from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage undertaken at the turn of the millennium by conductor John Eliot Gardiner, the Monteverdi Choir, and the authentic-instrument English Baroque Soloists. Artistic Quality: 10 Sound Quality: 9. Johann Sebastian Bach / Cantata music. Unable to add item to List. Typically for a Bach cantata, the opening chorus has the lower three voices singing dense counterpoint while the sopranos sing the titular chorale melody; less characteristically, Bach uses a similar technique in a subsequent trio, with the alto singing the chorale while soprano and … The result is often nothing short of magic. behalte nur das Deine, Recitativo: Der Himmel bleibet mir gewiss, Choral: Heut schleußt er wieder auf die Tür, Aria: Getrost! The importance of the feast inspired many composers to write cantatas for the occasion, some designed to be performed in church services, others for concert or secular celebration. On the plus side, the music hangs together simply because it is thematically related, and you get a good taste of what Gardiner's set is all about. O Tannenbaum . Vasiljka Jezovsek, Sarah Connolly, Mark Padmore & Peter Kooy Collegium Vocale Gent & Collegium Vocale Orchestra, Philippe Herreweghe The date is confirmed in Bach's autograph manuscript. It's a beautiful piece in both versions, but the cello continuo definitely seems to have a life of its own, leaving the piece sounding a little disjointed. The Christmas Oratorio (German: Weihnachts-Oratorium), BWV 248, is an oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach intended for performance in church during the Christmas season. Bach: Christmas Cantatas. Take, for instance, that black pearl, "Ich wuenschte mir den Tod," the soprano aria from Selig ist der Mann. Anyway, in this recording that particular movement was a major disappointment for me. A Christmas cantata or Nativity cantata is a cantata, music for voice or voices in several movements, for Christmas. J.S. Conducted by Pilippe Herreweghe and performed by The Collegium Vocale Gent, this performance of four Christmas cantatas, written before Bach’s Christmas Oratorio in 1734, is sure to put you in the holiday spirit this season. If money is no object, try out some individual releases in the cycle; for a strong budget choice in the most human and humane of the major Bach cantata cycles, this is fine. ), and even though the movement is in a minor key (it has to be because of the mode of the chorale tune) a quick tempo gives it an affect of manic joyfulness. The only piece on this disc that may be termed slightly awkward is the ST duet (Ehre sei Gott in der Hohe), but I attribute that awkwardness not so much to the singing as to the presence of the difficult to follow cello continuo. Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2000, What always strikes me about Herreweghe's recordings of Bach is how balanced and refined they are. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! There's a problem loading this menu right now. Buy 3 CDs or download online. But let's rise above the trees and look at the forest. Essential Bach cantata recording. Cantata BWV 248/1 Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage (Weihnachts-Oratorium I) English Translation in Parallel Format Cantata BWV 248/1 - Shout for joy, exult, rise up, glorify the day Christmas Oratorio I: Event: Cantata for Christmas Day Readings: Epistle: Titus 2: 11-14 / Isaiah 9: 2-7; Gospel: Luke 2: 1-14 :-) Silent Night One of my German friends, a trumpet player, visited and told me that my CD collection could be enhanced by some Bach directed by the Belgium, Philippe Herreweghe. Cantatas for use in the liturgy of church services are called church cantata or sometimes sacred cantata, others sometimes secular cantata. "Gott, wie dein Name, so ist auch dein Ruhm" by Münchener Bach-Chor & Münchener Bach-Orchester & Karl Richter Ahora lo vuelvo a tener y estoy muy contenta. It is the first Sunday after Christmas. Johann Sebastian Bach. This is one of the best arias ever, and sung beautifully by Mark Padmore. Let It Snow. Christmas Message O Holy Night. He has three arias on this disc, each of which is a delight. Jingle Bells. Each of the cantatas on this disc has a different mood, expertly captured by Herreweghe. This cantata features one of my favorite Bach arias Ihr Gedanken und ihr Sinnen. “The Bach Choir of Bethlehem sang a Brahms motet (“Lass Dich Nur Nichts”) with all the polish and fervor it brought to cantatas by its namesake.” —New York Times, September 2011 “..inspired program of hope, optimism and comfort …disarmingly powerful…overflows with jubilation” Although that statement could be made for almost every Bach cantata we have extant. Dazu ist ershienen der Sohn Gottes, BWV 40, Coro: Dazu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes, Recitativo: Das Wort ward Fleisch und wohnet in der Welt, Aria: Ja, ja, ich kann die Feinde schlagen, Recitativo: In meiner Schoß liegt Ruh und Leben, Aria: Ich ende behende mein irdisches Leben, Choral: Richte dich, Liebste, nach meinem Gefallen, Sehet, welch eine Liebe hat uns der Vater erzeiget, BWV 64, Recitativo: Geh, Welt! There is a slight feeling of understatement, but also great depth. At Christmastime we get an adorable baby Jesus - and a new year to boot! Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. The other highlight for me is the tenor aria "Ihr Gedanken und ihr Sinnen" from BWV110. The opening cantata, Das neugeborne Kindelein, based on the melody by Melchior Vulpius, is somber and chromatic, with motet-like movements in the lower voices. Recitativo e Choral: Der Glanz der höchsten Herrlichkeit, Recitativo: Dir, Herr, ist niemand gleich, Aria: Wacht auf, ihr Adern und ihr Glieder, Choral: Halleluja! Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2014. this is an excellent recording all around, and maybe my opinion won't be shared by anyone else on the planet, but i do have to say i think Mr. Herreweghe, usually so unerring in the tempo department, misses the boat entirely in the opening movement of Das neugeborne Kindlein. The series features three renowned cantatas, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140, Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir, BWV 131, and Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 61, followed by all six parts of Bach’s beloved Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248. Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for Bach: Christmas Cantatas - Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir on AllMusic - 2004 Of course, it really helps to have a group of wonderful musicians to make the noise. The highlight for me was the SAT trio Ist Gott versohnt. Bach’s six Christmas cantatas are often performed but rarely as he originally envisaged, one cantata on each of the six most important feast days of Christmas. In years past, the Dallas Bach Society’s December concert of German baroque Advent and Christmas cantatas has been a seasonal ritual. Sheet Music. Cantata; Title Instruments Period Ratings; Cantata ''Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben'', BWV 147: Choir and Orchestra: Baroque: Cantata ''Jesu, der du meine Seele'', BWV 78: Choir and Orchestra: Baroque: A heart that knows its Jesus is living, BWV 134: But, you also need superb recording humans as well. The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Ton Koopman. A very lively tempo makes perfect sense here: the text is happy (to paraphrase: aren't we Christians blessed? Gardiner's cantata cycle, underwritten by none other than the Prince of Wales, is noteworthy for its warm sound, its fervor, and its engagement with the texts of the cantatas. This recording presents four of Bach's cantatas for Christmas. Bach Christmas Cantatas 1-3 You Tube ^ | 12/21/20 Posted on 12/21/2020 8:31:38 AM PST by left that other site. The Little Drummer Boy. Harmonia Mundi: HMC901594. Merry Christmas! Duetto: Wie soll ich dich, Liebster der Seelen, umfassen? Several cantatas were, and still are, written for special occasions, such as Christmas cantatas. Here is some Bach to help you enjoy the day: “Christum wir sollen loben schon” (We should praise Christ highly): Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. Gelobt sei Gott, Recitativo: Der Gnade unermesslich's Wesen. Each release back then, for no very good reason, featured a Third World child on the cover, similar to the one shown in the graphics for this release. So, this CD has everything done rather close to perfection. I can't imagine how he justifies such a lethargic choice of tempo. Philippe Herreweghe conducts Bach's Christmas Cantatas Collegium Vocale Gent About Get in the Christmas spirit with Philippe Herreweghe, the Collegium Vocale Gent, and its period-instrument orchestra in a concert filmed on December 23, 2015 at Paris’s beautiful Église Saint-Roch! It's just way too slow and sad-sounding. The meaning of the term changed over time, from the simple single voice madrigal of the early seventeenth century, to the multi-voice “cantata da camera” and the “cantata da chiesa” of the later part of that century, from the more substantial dramatic forms of the eighteenth century to the usually sacred-texted ninete… Putting that aside, the performers here are great, and the music is too. Sun, Dec 20, 2020, 10:00 AM: Join us to enjoy four cantatas that convey perfectly the blend of simple jubilation and quiet reflection that is so unique to Christmas… The opening cantata, Das neugeborne Kindelein, based on the melody by Melchior Vulpius, is somber and chromatic, with motet-like movements in the lower voices. Merry Christmas! Aria: O Menschen, die ihr täglich sündigt, Terzetto con Chroal: Ist Gott versöhnt und unser Freund, Gottlob! … SONG TIME Hodie Christus natus est (Motet à 8) By Giovanni Gabrieli. Bach reworked this piece from his 1723 Magnificat in E flat, and, as sung by Bott and George on Pickett's recording of Magnificat, it sounds just as "awkward." I suspect Bach would have really smiled. Christmas is a good time to start, though Advent would have been more official, and in 1723 Bach launched into the first of his three great cantata cycles for Leipzig after Trinity. 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