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Bach: Cantatas, Vol.31: BWV91, 101, 121, 133Bach Collegium Japan Orchestra Ensemble
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Compared with the other ongoing series of Bach's cantatas, those of conductor Masaaki Suzuki and his historical-instrument Bach Collegium Japan are quite restrained in their basic outlook. There are warmer, more humanistic readings (such as those by John Eliot Gardiner), and there are northern European performances that make greater use of the edge Baroque-era instruments can bring. Suzuki's virtues are extreme clarity and an attention to detail that can often coalesce into moments of jewel-like beauty. If you've been thinking of giving Suzuki's rather pricey Bach discs a try, this group of Leipzig cantatas from 1724 shows off his methods to good advantage. The opening chorales in these cantatas are unusually complex, and a couple of them are weighty enough that they feel like the centerpieces of the cantatas in which they appear. The choral parts are balanced by dense orchestral writing that in two cases includes cornets and trombones. Suzuki chisels out sonic space for this bottom-heavy writing in works whose point would be lost in a big, modern chorally centered reading. He is quite attuned to Bach's way of developing a really radically deep conception from everyday materials, as in the opening chorus of Nimm von uns Herr, du treuer Gott, BWV 101, track 7. In the opening Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ, BWV 91, Suzuki's approach seems unorthodox: this is a splendid score with horns and timpani, and listeners who like a triumphalist mood in such works will find the reading here too laid-back. But again Suzuki brings out passing dissonances and other details that most conductors miss. The four soloists (only soprano Yukari Nonoshita is Japanese) mold their voices perfectly to Suzuki's aims; most impressive, perhaps, is countertenor Robin Blaze, who manages a precise, quiet tone with an intimacy that's rare in the annals of this generally flamboyant voice type. Likewise supporting Suzuki expertly are the sound engineers at Sweden's BIS label, whose SACD recording has both transparency and depth. This is a fine set of fairly obscure Bach cantatas, recommended as both a single-disc purchase and for those following the series. © James Manheim, All Music Guide
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15:23
Gerd Turk Tenor,
Bach Collegium Japan Orchestra Ensemble,
Yukari Nonoshita Soprano,
Concerto Palatino Early Music Ensemble,
Peter Kooij Bass,
Robin Blaze Countertenor
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| 1 | 1.Chorus: Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ | 2:36 |
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| 2 | 2.Recitative (Soprano): Der Glanz der höchsten Herrlichkeit | 1:37 |
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| 3 | 3.Aria (Tenor): Gott, dem der Erdenkreis zu klein | 2:31 |
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| 4 | 4.Recitative (Bass): O Christenheit! Wohlan, so mache dich bereit | 1:17 |
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| 5 | 5.Duet (Soprano, Alto): Die Armut, so Gott auf sich nimmt | 6:42 |
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| 6 | 6.Choral: Das hat alles uns getan | 0:40 |
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Johann Sebastian Bach ComposerCantata No.101: Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott (10th Sunday after Trinity), BWV101 Work
26:02
Gerd Turk Tenor,
Bach Collegium Japan Orchestra Ensemble,
Yukari Nonoshita Soprano,
Concerto Palatino Early Music Ensemble,
Peter Kooij Bass,
Robin Blaze Countertenor
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| 7 | 1.Chorus: Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott | 7:42 |
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| 8 | 2.Aria (Tenor): Handle nicht nach deinen Rechten | 3:08 |
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| 9 | 3.Chorale and Recitativo (Soprano): Ach! Herr Gott, durch die Treue dein | 2:05 |
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| 10 | 4.Aria (Bass): Warum willst du so zornig sein | 4:14 |
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| 11 | 5.Chorale and Recitativo (Tenor): Die Sünd hat uns verderbet sehr | 1:58 |
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| 12 | 6.Duet (Soprano, Alto): Gedenk an Jesubittern Tod | 6:10 |
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| 13 | 7.Chorale: Leit uns mit deiner rechten Hand | 0:45 |
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Johann Sebastian Bach ComposerCantata No.121: Christum, wir sollen loben schon (2nd Day of Christmas), BWV121 Work
16:33
Gerd Turk Tenor,
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Yukari Nonoshita Soprano,
Concerto Palatino Early Music Ensemble,
Peter Kooij Bass,
Robin Blaze Countertenor
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| 14 | 1.Chorus: Christum wir sollen loben schon | 2:50 |
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| 15 | 2.Aria (Tenor): O du von Gott erhöhte Kreatur | 4:17 |
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| 16 | 3.Recitative (Alto): Der Gnade unermeßlichs Wesen | 1:08 |
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| 17 | 4.Aria (Bass): Johannis freudenvolles Springen | 6:25 |
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| 18 | 5.Recitative (Soprano): Doch wie erblickt es dich in deiner Krippen | 0:53 |
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| 19 | 6.Chorale: Lob, Ehr und Dank sei dir gesagt (Christum wir sollen loben schon) | 1:00 |
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Johann Sebastian Bach ComposerCantata No.133: Ich freue mich an dir (3rd Day of Christmas), BWV133 Work
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Gerd Turk Tenor,
Bach Collegium Japan Orchestra Ensemble,
Yukari Nonoshita Soprano,
Concerto Palatino Early Music Ensemble,
Peter Kooij Bass,
Robin Blaze Countertenor
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| 20 | 1.Chorale: Ich freue mich in dir | 3:49 |
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| 21 | 2.Aria (Alto): Getrost! es faßt ein heilger Leib | 3:57 |
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| 22 | 3.Recitativo (Tenor): Ein Adam mag sich voller Schrecken | 1:02 |
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| 23 | 4.Aria (Soprano): Wie lieblich klingt es in den Ohren | 6:39 |
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| 24 | 5.Recitative (Bass): Wohlan, des Todes Furcht und Schmerz | 1:00 |
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| 25 | 6.Chorale: Wohlan, so will ich mich | 0:58 |
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