Cantatas 50,34 & ,147
On this CD:
1. Cantata No. 50, "Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft," BWV 50 Excerpt
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Robin Barda, Simon Birchall, Peter Burrows, Fiona Clarke, Roger Cleverdon, Philip Daggett, Ruth Dean, Sally Dunkley, Gillian Fisher, Patricia Forbes, Michael George, David James
Conducted by Harry Christophers
2. Chorale prelude for organ ("Vater unser im Himmelreich"), BWV 682
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Robin Barda, Simon Birchall, Peter Burrows, Fiona Clarke, Roger Cleverdon, Philip Daggett, Ruth Dean, Sally Dunkley, Gillian Fisher, Patricia Forbes, Michael George, David James
Conducted by Harry Christophers
3. Cantata No. 34, "O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe," BWV 34
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Robin Barda, Simon Birchall, Peter Burrows, Fiona Clarke, Roger Cleverdon, Philip Daggett, Ruth Dean, Sally Dunkley, Gillian Fisher, Patricia Forbes, Michael George, David James
Conducted by Harry Christophers
4. Chorale prelude for organ ("Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr"), BWV 675
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Robin Barda, Simon Birchall, Peter Burrows, Fiona Clarke, Roger Cleverdon, Philip Daggett, Ruth Dean, Sally Dunkley, Gillian Fisher, Patricia Forbes, Michael George, David James
Conducted by Harry Christophers
5. Cantata No. 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Robin Barda, Simon Birchall, Peter Burrows, Fiona Clarke, Roger Cleverdon, Philip Daggett, Ruth Dean, Sally Dunkley, Gillian Fisher, Patricia Forbes, Michael George, David James
Conducted by Harry Christophers
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Harry Christophers and the Sixteen give Bach's robust three-minute cantata no. 50, Nun ist das Heil, its best performance on disc--the double chorus, trumpets, winds, and strings balance clarity and an almost military power. The Pentecost Cantata 34, O ewiges feuer, has a beautiful opening chorus with voices, trumpets, and violins dancing about like the Holy Spirit's tongues of fire; there's an exultant final chorus and only one aria, a lullaby-like tune for alto, flutes, and strings (given a pinched performance by David James). The popular Cantata no. 147, Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, is famous mostly for the original setting of the famous chorale prelude Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring but has an exhilarating opening chorus and fine arias as well. With the one exception noted above, the performances are excellent. --Matthew Westphal
Cantatas 50,34 & ,147, Music, Bach, Fisher, Christopher, Classical, Classical Music
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