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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Johann Christoph Bach: Welt, gute Nacht
This album was recorded live at Cadogan Hall in 2009. It features internationally acclaimed singers, including Matthew Brook, Peter Harvey and Katharine Fuge. It is packaged in a hard back book similar to our other releases. It contains a 48 pages booklet with original notes by Richard Campbell (to whose memory the recording is dedicated), and texts in German, English and French. The live concert was billed “Six funerals and a wedding”: the pieces evoke the dark theme of grief, as was fashionable in 17th century Lutheran Germany; though the last track “Meine Freundin” is a lighter amorous dialogue The music on this album is in turn dark, poignant, humane and witty It features choral music (motets) as well as solo arias and laments, and two dialogues Johann Christoph Bach (1642-1703) - not to be confused with Johann Christian Bach, was Johann Sebastian Bach’s older cousin. A respected composer in his lifetime, he greatly influenced JS Bach’s music making. “It's as elegantly poised as you'd expect from Gardiner, with the eight singers accompanied in sombre period arrangements by the English Baroque Soloists, in which the violas da gamba seem to weep.” The Independent, 9th September 2011 *** “His music has a less complex surface than the more familiar oeuvre of Johann Sebastian: it invites contemplation...With soloists of the calibre of Katherine Fuge and Peter Harvey, John Eliot Gardiner and his ensemble have uncovered a treasure trove. Their performances communicate not just skill, but delight in the world behind the music.” Financial Times, 17th September 2011 **** “This older Bach’s spare textures and bold chromatic effects make him a highly individual voice in this penitential but deeply moving music. Peter Harvey’s bass and Claire Wilkinson’s mezzo shine out from this “choir” of soloists, but Gardiner is the driving force.” Sunday Times, 25th September 2011 “This fascinating collection, based on a concert that John Eliot Gardiner conducted at Cadogan Hall, London, in 2009, covers a good range of Johann Christoph's surviving output. The two five-part motets are intense, slightly dour affairs...the two arias are also haunted by death, though, like most of the works here, the harmonic richness of the music makes them seem anything but lugubrious.” The Guardian, 22nd September 2011 *** “CPE Bach called Christoph "the great and expressive composer", and here the marvellous Lament (the excellent Matthew Brook) and quirky Dialogue (with its endlessly varied Chaconne) amply bear this out in superb performances by Gardiner's consort. Christian's unusual Requiem is no less striking in its force, but more conventional in its language.” The Observer, 9th October 2011 “Vocal soloists and instrumentalists alike bring JC Bach's intense Lutheran feeling to life, each piece taking the lsitener on an emotional and musical journey. Vocal lines are beautifully and cleanly phrased, with a lovely overall balance of voices...Gardiner's interpretations are as beautifully researched, judged and executed as always.” Classic FM Magazine, December 2011 **** “Bach of any generation from Gardiner's eminently engaged and engaging forces is self-recommending; yet for its rarity value alone Welt, gute Nacht is as important a release as that of a B minor Mass or St Matthew Passion.” BBC Music Magazine, December 2011 **** “Nearly every piece has a singular gesture or feature that captures the imagination...The vocal soloists acquit themselves well in music that demands utter commitment, although just occasionally the very last degree of refinement and control eludes them...In a cappella formation, however, they offer some of the disc's most memorable moments” Gramophone Magazine, December 2011 “There's not a single weak link here: even the simplest choral harmonizations are loving crafted and the long 25-minute wedding dialogue never flags for a second. Gardiner and his team sound as though they love this music, delivering dramatically inflected performances, which, partly becuase they are live, have that extra edge of emotional and rhetorical reach. The recording is one of the best I've heard on the Soli Deo Gloria label.” International Record Review, November 2011 | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Tolzer Knabenchor, Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden It is well known that Bach’s family was a large and very musical one, but many of the musicians have been forgotten today. This CD demonstrates that the spectrum of the oeuvre of Johann Sebastian’s relatives ranges from plain religious hymns to elaborate motets. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Bach Cantatas Volume 25Cantatas for the Fifth Sunday after Easter & Cantatas for the Sunday after Ascension Day
Bach, J C'ph: | Fürchte dich nicht | Bach, J S: | Cantata BWV86 'Wahrlich, wahrlich, ich sage euch' Recorded: Dresden Katharine Fuge, Robin Tyson, Steve Davislim & Stephan Loges Cantata BWV87 'Bisher habt ihr nichts gebeten in meinem Namen' Recorded: Dresden Katharine Fuge, Robin Tyson, Steve Davislim & Stephan Loges Cantata BWV97 'In allen meinen Taten' Recorded: Dresden Katharine Fuge, Robin Tyson, Steve Davislim & Stephan Loges Cantata BWV44 'Sie werden euch in den Bann tun' Recorded: Sherborne Joanne Lunn, Daniel Taylor, Paul Agnew & Panajotis Iconomou Cantata BWV150 'Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich' Recorded: Sherborne Joanne Lunn, Daniel Taylor, Paul Agnew & Panajotis Iconomou Cantata BWV183 'Sie werden euch in den Bann tun' Recorded: Sherborne Joanne Lunn, Daniel Taylor, Paul Agnew & Panajotis Iconomou |
“This is Bach at a very high level - a match for anything else that is currently available on disc.” BBC Music Magazine, August 2008 ***** “Once again, Gardiner’s Monteverdi Choir is the jewel in the crown of each cantata performance. Add to that Gardiner’s dramatic, electric response to music he clearly loves and you have a set that rivals his Gramophone Record of the Year Award-winning disc that launched this amazing series.” Gramophone Magazine “The second Sie werden (BWV183) is the pick of the crop… From the most theatrical of openings, the committed Paul Agnew navigates his way expertly through one of Bach's most extended and contemplative testaments of faith, "Ich fürchte nicht".” Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2008 “This latest volume from Gardiner's 2000 Bach Pilgrimage exudes the now-familiar sense of urgent, excited discovery. None of these cantatas is well known. Yet the power and fertility of Bach's invention are spellbinding...
As ever, Gardiner and his crack forces combine dramatic flair (the turba chorus in No 44 has a shocking ferocity), rhetorical subtlety and a profound feeling for Bach's unique vein of morbid inwardness.” The Telegraph, 9th August 2008 “There is a genuine pilgrim’s humility about this recording that contrasts tellingly with the magnificence of the achievement. Gardiner has made history.” The Times “Another treasure chest of refreshment and musical surprises...Highlights include the exploratory BWV 150, the jazzy duet from BWV 97, Paul Agnew and David Watkins’s tenor aria with cello accompaniment (BWV 183), and the final Johann Christoph Bach motet – to die for.” The Times, 4th July 2008 **** | | | (also available to download from $21.00) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Motets of the Bach FamilySelected motets by JC Bach, J Bach, JM Bach and JL Bach
The Bach family is a legendary one; for more than 150 years they had an impressive musical reputation, notably thanks to the genius of J.S. Bach. Yet, behind the towering figure of Johann Sebastian were his many relatives who were also prolific musicians. Johann Bach, Sebastian’s great-uncle, was a revered musician who often wrote in the Italian polychoral style. In his Unser Leben, two choirs sing different texts which are designed to compliment each other, as in the Lutheran tradition. Sebastian greatly admired his second cousin, Johann Christoph, whose climactic Lieber Herr Gott and Ich lasse dich nicht (which makes full use of the Venetian double-choir tradition) feature on the disc, along with Der Gerechte, which is a testament to his bold harmonization and use of the augmented sixth. Three pieces by Johann Michael Bach are also part of the collection: the madrigal-like Sei lieber which grows to a full choral texture, Tag, Nun hab’ ich überwunden and Herr du lässest mich erfahen. The final member of the family to be represented is the court musician Johann Ludwig, much revered by Sebastian, with the energetic Das ist meine Freude and the Italianate Unsere Trübsal. The motets are sung by the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, one of the UK’s most internationally celebrated choirs, conducted by Timothy Brown. The disc also features theorbist Liz Kenny, who has since gone on to become a member of Les Arts Florissants, Helen Gough on the bass violin and organist Keri Dexter. | 
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Bach, J C'ph: | Fürchte dich nicht Motet 'Der Gerechte, ob er gleich zu zeitlich stirbt'' Ich lasse dich nicht | Bach, J M I: | Halt, was du hast Fürchtet euch nicht | Knüpfer: | Ach Herr, strafe mich nicht Es haben mir die Hoffärtigen | Kuhnau: | Gott, sei mir gnädig nach deiner Güte O heilige Zeit | Lasso: | Prophetiae Sybillarum O foible esprit La nuit froide et sombre Amour, donne moy payx ou treve La terre les eaux va beuvant Rendez-moy mon coeur J'ay de vous voir Comme un qui prend une couppe Bon jour mon coeur J'espère et crain Standomi un giorno I'vo piangendo Mia benigna fortuna Crudele, acerba La vita fugge Soleasi nei mio cor | Lechner: | Deutsche Sprüche von Leben und Tod Come nave ch'in mezzo all'onde sia Ach herzigs Hertz Wie war mir nur in jungen Tagen Nackend bin ich aus meiner Mutter Leib kommen Das erst und ander Kapitel des Hohenliedes Salomonis Gott b'hüte dich, desgleichen mich Freu dich heut und allezeit Zart edles Gmüt Hört, was sich hat zutragen Ein Musicus wollt fröhlich sein Ach, wer wird mir mein' Geist mit Frieden stillen Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir Nach meiner Lieb viel hundert Knaben trachten Wohl dem, der den Herren fürchtet Ich ging einmal spazieren Frau, ich bin euch von Herzen hold O Tod, du bist ein bittre Gallen Ach Lieb, ich muß dich lassen Ganz sehr betrübt Der Mai viel schöner Blümlein bringt | Monteverdi: | Sestina - Lagrimae d'Amante al sepolero dell'amata Ninfa che scalza il piede (Book 8) O come sei gentile Lamento della Ninfa (Book 8) Tu dormi? Ah crudo core S'el vostro cor, Madonna (Book 7) Ohimè, dov'è il mio ben (Book 7) Alle danze Ohimè il bel viso (Book 6) Zefiro torna Non e di gentil core Qui rise tirse O mio bene Soave libertate (Book 7) Vespro della beata Vergine (1610) | Pachelbel: | Jauchzet dem Herrn Nun danket alle Gott Exsurgat Deus Tröste uns Gott Magnificat Der Herr ist König Gott ist unzer Zuversicht Paratum cor meum Deus Singet dem Herrn Jauchzet Gott all Lande | Rosenmüller: | Beatus vir Magnificat Benedicam Dominum De profundis Confitebor Gloria | Schelle, J: | Das ist mir lieb Ach, mein herzliebes Jesulein Barmherzig und gnädig ist der Herr Aus der Tiefen | Schütz: | Auf dich, Herr, traue ich, SWV 462 Herr, wer wird wohnen in deiner Hütten, SWV 466 Veni Sancte Spiritus SWV 475 Herr, unser Herrscher, SWV 449 Wo der Herr das Haus nicht bauet, SWV473 Herr, höre mein Wort, SWV Anh. 7 Surrexit pastor bonus, SWV469 An den Wassern zu Babel, SWV 500 Da Pacem Domine, SWV465 Es erhub sich ein Streit im Himmel, SWV Anh. 11 Freue dich des Weibes deiner Jugend, SWV 453 Syncharma Musicum SWV 49 Wohl dem der ein tugendsam Weib hat, SWV 20 Psalm 24: Domini est terra, SWV 476 Haus und Güter erbet man von Eltern, SWV 21 Herr, der du bist vormals gnädig gewest deinem Lande, SWV 461 |
CD 1: Rosenmüller - Sacri Concerti, Psalms, Magnificat CD 2: Thomaskantoren before Bach - Knüpfer, Schelle, Kuhnau CD 3: Monteverdi: Madgrigali amorosi CD 4: Pachelbel, J C & J M Bach: Motets CD 5 & 6: Monteverdi: Vespro della beata Vergine CD 7: Lasso: Prophetiae Sibyllarum, Italian Madrigals, French Chansons CD 8 & 9: Schütz: Psalms, Motets & Concertos CD 10: Lechner: Sprüche von Leben und Tod and other Lieder | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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