JS Bach: Cantatas

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Schäfer gives an athletic account of its dance-like arias, though I find her vibrato a little intrusive...Notwithstanding Schäfer's vibrato, here is an otherwise enjoyable disc with fine woodwind... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 21st Oct 2013
Catalogue No: 88765444782
Label: Sony
Length: 69 minutes

Bach, J S: Cantata BWV82 'Ich habe genug'

Work length21:04

$6.50

$8.50

Christine Schäfer (soprano), Berlin Barock Solisten

I. Aria: Ich habe genug, ich habe den Heiland

Track length6:42

$1.30

$1.70

II. Recitativo: Ich habe genug! Mein Trost ist nur allein

Track length1:11

$1.30

$1.70

III. Aria: Schlummert ein, ihr matten Augen

Track length8:37

$1.30

$1.70

IV. Recitativo: Mein Gott! Wann kommt das schöne Nun!

Track length0:47

$1.30

$1.70

V. Aria: Ich freue mich auf meinen Tod

Track length3:47

$1.30

$1.70

Bach, J S: Fuge Dorisch für Streicher und Basso continuo, nach BWV 538

Work length5:59

$1.30

$1.70

Berlin Barock Solisten

Bach, J S: Cantata BWV199 'Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut'

Work length21:50

$10.40

$13.60

Christine Schäfer (soprano), Berlin Barock Solisten, RIAS Kammerchor

I. Recitativo: Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut

Track length1:59

$1.30

$1.70

II. Aria: Stumme Seufzer, stille Klagen

Track length6:51

$1.30

$1.70

III. Recitativo: Doch Gott muss mir gnädig sein

Track length1:01

$1.30

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IV. Aria: Tief gebückt und voller Reue

Track length7:02

$1.30

$1.70

V. Recitativo: Auf diese Schmerzensreu

Track length0:13

$1.30

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VI. Choral: Ich, dein betrübtes Kind

Track length1:44

$1.30

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VII. Recitativo: Ich lege mich in diese Wunden

Track length0:45

$1.30

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VIII. Aria: Wie freudig ist mein Herz

Track length2:15

$1.30

$1.70

Bach, J S: Musical Offering, BWV1079: Ricercar a 6

Work length6:46

$1.30

$1.70

Berlin Barock Solisten

Bach, J S: Cantata BWV84 'Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke'

Work length13:55

$6.50

$8.50

Christine Schäfer (soprano), Berlin Barock Solisten
RIAS Kammerchor

I. Aria: Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke

Track length5:52

$1.30

$1.70

II. Recitativo: Gott ist mir ja nichts schuldig

Track length1:23

$1.30

$1.70

III. Aria: Ich esse mit Freuden mein weniges Brot

Track length4:48

$1.30

$1.70

IV. Recitativo: Im Schweiße meines Angesichts

Track length0:53

$1.30

$1.70

V. Choral: Ich leb indes in dir vergnüget

Track length0:59

$1.30

$1.70

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Following the album Arias, her much-acclaimed debut album on Sony Classical, the German soprano returns to Bach with three famous cantatas she has never recorded before. Regardless of their extraordinary musical beauty all of these cantatas are concerned with religious considerations of grief, guilt and farewell. Based on the Italian model of solo cantata which reached its peak in the extensive output of Alessandro Scarlatti, these melodious and touching pieces highlight Schäfer´s outstanding vocal abilities and musical taste. The arias offer most delightful duets with various instrumental solo parts such as flute, oboe and violin. Christine Schäfer is accompanied by the Berliner Barocksolisten, a first-class ensemble of players from the Berlin Philharmonic who perform on modern instruments in historically informed style.

Christine Schäfer studied at the Berlin Conservatory with Professor Ingrid Figur, the late Arleen Augér, Aribert Reimann, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Sena Jurinac and has gone on to enjoy one of the most successful international opera, concert, recital and recording careers of her generation.

Her lyric voice has graced the world’s leading opera houses and concert halls. Her repertoire encompasses opera and Lieder, Baroque and contemporary music. She is a regular performer at the Salzburg Festival and is well known to audiences from Covent Garden to the New York Met and the Opéra National de Paris. Concert appearances with renowned conductors and recitals complement her performances on the opera stage. In 2007 the magazine Opernwelt voted her “Female Singer of the Year”. She holds Germany’s prestigious Bundesverdienstkreuz and was made a member of the Berlin Academy of Arts in 2009.

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February 2014

Schäfer gives an athletic account of its dance-like arias, though I find her vibrato a little intrusive...Notwithstanding Schäfer's vibrato, here is an otherwise enjoyable disc with fine woodwind contributions.

February 2014

The present-day pitch favoured by the Berlin ensemble assists Christine Schäfer in conveying much of [Mein Herz schwimmt]...with a near-manic desperation...The Dorian Fugue and the six-part Ricercar are beautifully played.

JS Bach: Cantatas

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