Search - Koopman: cnd/Amsterdam Baroq :: J.S. Bach: Cantatas, Vol. 11

Koopman: cnd/Amsterdam Baroq
J.S. Bach: Cantatas, Vol. 11
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (20) - Disc #1
1. Chorus: 'Herr Jesu Christ, Wahr' mensch Und Gott'
2. Recitative (Tenor): 'Wenn Alles Sich Zur Letzten Zeit Entsetzet'
3. Aria (Soprano): 'Die Seele Ruht In Jesu Handen'
4. Recitative And Aria (Bass): 'Wenn Einstens Die Posaunen Schallen'
5. Chorale: 'Ach Herr, Vergib All Unsre Schuld'
6. Chorus: 'Wo Soll Ich Fliehen Hin'
7. Recitative (Bass): 'Der Sunden Wust Hat Mich Nicht Nur Befleckt'
8. Aria (Tenor): 'Ergiesse Dich Reichlich'
9. Recitative With Chorale (Alto): 'Mein Treuer Heiland Trostet Mich'
10. Aria (Bass): 'Verstumme, Hollenheer'
11. Recitative (Soprano): 'Ich Bin Ja Nur Das Kleinste Teil Der Welt'
12. Chorale: 'Fuhr Auch Mein Herz Und Sinn'
13. Chorus: 'Was Frag Ich Nach Der Welt'
14. Aria (Bass): 'Die Welt Ist Wie Ein Rauch Und Schatten'
15. Chorale And Recitative (Tenor): 'Die Welt Sucht Ehr Und Ruhm'
16. Aria (Alto): 'Betorte Welt, Betorte Welt!'
17. Chorale And Recitative (Bass): 'Die Welt Bekummert Sich'
18. Aria (Tenor): 'Die Welt Kann Ihre Lust Und Freud'
19. Aria (Soprano): 'Es Halt Es Mit Der Blinden Welt'
20. Chorale: 'Was Frag Ich Nach Der Welt!'
Track Listings (19) - Disc #2
1. Chorus: 'Jesu, Nun Sei Gepreiset'
2. Aria (Soprano): 'Lass Uns, O Hochster Gott'
3. Recitative (Alto): 'Ach! Deine Hand, Dein Segen Muss Allein'
4. Aria (Tenor): 'Woferne Du Den Edlen Frieden'
5. Recitative (Bass): 'Doch Weil Der Feind Bei Tag Und Nacht'
6. Chorale: 'Dein Ist Allein Die Ehre'
7. Chorus: 'Christ Unser Herr Zum Jordan Kam'
8. Aria (Bass): 'Merkt Und Hort, Ihr Menschenkinder'
9. Recitative (Tenor): 'Dies Hat Gott Klar'
10. Aria (Tenor): 'Des Vaters Stimme Liess Sich Horen'
11. Recitative (Bass): 'Als Jesus Dort Nach Seinen Leiden'
12. Aria (Alto): 'Menschen, Glaubt Doch Dieser Gnade'
13. Chorale: 'Das Aug Allein Das Wasser Sieht'
14. Chorus: 'Wohl Dem, Der Sich Auf Seinen Gott'
15. Aria (Tenor): 'Gott Ist Mein Freund'
16. Recitative (Alto): 'Der Heiland Sendet Ja Die Seinen'
17. Aria (Bass): 'Das Ungluck Schlagt Auf Allen Seiten'
18. Recitative (Soprano): 'Ja Trag Ich Gleich Den Grossten Feind In Mir'
19. Chorale: 'Dahero Trotz Der Hollen Heer!'
Track Listings (21) - Disc #3
1. Chorus: 'Mache Dich, Mein Geist, Bereit'
2. Aria (Alto): 'Ach, Schlafrige Seele, Wie?'
3. Recitative (Bass): 'Gott, So Fur Deine Seele Wacht'
4. Aria (Soprano): 'Bete Aber Auch Dabei'
5. Recitative (Tenor): 'Er Sehnet Sich Nach Unserm Schreien'
6. Chorale: 'Drum So Lasst Uns Immerdar'
7. Chorus: 'Herr Jesu Christ, Du Hochstes Gut'
8. Chorale (Alto): 'Erbarm Dich Mein In Solcher Last'
9. Aria (Bass): 'Furwahr, Wenn Mir Das Kommet Ein'
10. Chorale And Recitative (Bass): 'Jedoch Dein Heilsam Wort'
11. Aria (Tenor): 'Jesus Nimmt Die Sunder An'
12. Recitative (Tenor): 'Der Heiland Nimmt Die Sunder An'
13. Aria (Soprano, Alto): 'Ach Herr Mein Gott, Vergib Mirs Doch'
14. Chorale: 'Stark Mich Mit Deinem Freudengeist'
15. Chorus: 'Meine Seel Erhebt Den Herren'
16. Aria (Soprano): 'Herr, Der Du Stark Und Machtig Bist'
17. Recitative (Tenor): 'Des Hochsten Gut Und Treu'
18. Aria (Bass): 'Gewaltige Stosst Gott Vom Stuhl'
19. Duet (Alto, Tenor) And Chorale: 'Er Denket Der Barmherzigkeit'
20. Recitative (Tenor): 'Was Gott Den Vatern Alter Zeiten'
21. Chorale: 'Lob Und Preis Sei Gott'

CD Details

All Artists: Koopman: cnd/Amsterdam Baroq
Title: J.S. Bach: Cantatas, Vol. 11
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Challenge Classics
Original Release Date: 1/1/2006
Re-Release Date: 5/9/2006
Album Type: Import
Genre: Classical
Styles: Opera & Classical Vocal, Historical Periods, Baroque (c.1600-1750)
Number of Discs: 3
SwapaCD Credits: 3
UPC: 608917221121

Synopsis

Album Description

The latest volume in the acclaimed re-packaging of the complete Bach Cantata series on Challenge Classics. Ton Koopman and his choir and orchestra continue to uphold a standard of tremendous vividness and joy in their immaculate performances of Bach?s most impressive opus. The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, founded in 1979 by Ton Koopman, are a group of musicians from all over the world with a particular passion for the Baroque. Their recordings have won numerous awards. The Amsterdam Baroque Choir, founded in 1992, consists mainly of young Dutch professional singers. Ton Koopman?s extensive activities as a soloist and conductor have been recorded on a large number of LPs and CDs for labels including Erato, Teldec, Philips and Deutsche Grammophon. Begun in 1994, this series was called "the recording project of the nineties" by The Guardian and was awarded the Deutsche Schallplattenpreis "Echo Klassik" in 1997. The series will continue to feature the scholarly contributions of Professor Christoph Wolff, one of the world?s leading experts on the music of Bach. Each set includes a thick, informative booklet.

CD Reviews

At Full Command of His Powers

K. Bowersock | Lubbock, TX | 06/05/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"All the cantatas from volume 11 of Ton Koopman's complete survey come from Bach's second year as cantor at St. Thomas Church. This is a Bach well-settled with his duties as cantor, and the music on this record show him at full command of his powers. Every cantata on volume 11 is of high quality, making it a very strong set in all; however, a few of these here are what I would call "top-shelf" cantatas, music of the highest order.

BWV 10 is one of these cantatas. It was written for the Feast of Visitation, and premiered at St. Thomas in early July, 1724. It opens with one of my favorite instrumentals, a very dark and arresting theme, one of those opening themes from the cantatas you can't miss. It also has one of the more beautiful soprano arias from the 2nd Leipzig cycle. BWV 10 was actually one of the very first cantatas I ever heard, many years ago on a dusty old LP with Karl Richter and his Munich forces (which I still love and listen to often from Richter's set of 75 on Archiv). This is a cantata that has certainly remained on my short list.

A few other top-shelfers on this set would be BWV 5, 115 and 139. All three have outstanding opening choruses, and BWV 5 has one of the very greatest bass arias he ever wrote. The remaining cantatas on these three discs are also first-rate, especially BWV 94, which contains an exceptional tenor aria.

Ton Koopman and his Amsterdam crew are at the top of the list in this music. I also have Gardiner in many of these cantatas, and although his recordings are wonderful as well, Koopman wins (this pretty much sums up my feelings in general for their sets - Gardiner's cycle is usually great, Koopman's is outstanding.) The success here stems in no small part from his wonderful vocalists. Sibylla Rubens has a lovely voice, ideally suited for this music. Rubens and our bass here, Klaus Mertens, both bring very imposing voices to the recording, which works great with Koopman's lighter-toned Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra.

Koopman's Bach is more intimate than Gardiner's, and I believe this to be one of the greatest benefits of the cycle. Clarity is praised above all here, and it's a wonderful way to hear the cantatas. Volume 11 in particular is wonderful, it was the first purchase in my collecting of this entire cycle (which I am still working on), and I really think it got me off to the right start.

The detailed and informative liner notes are written by probably the world's greatest living Bach authority, Christoph Wolff - hey, it's like getting a recommendation for the cycle by the expert himself! Taped in an Amsterdam cathedral in the fall of 1999, the recorded sound is perfect, and the set's updated artwork is beautiful. The cantatas contain some of Bach's greatest music, and I certainly look forward to my continued collecting of this stunning cycle.

"