Michi Gaigg, L'Orfeo Barockorchester - Johann Christian Bach: Salve Regina, Laudate pueri Dominum, Si nocte tenebrosa (2001)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 293 Mb | Total time: 61:05 | Scans included
Classical | Label: CPO | # 999 718-2 | Recorded: 1999
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 293 Mb | Total time: 61:05 | Scans included
Classical | Label: CPO | # 999 718-2 | Recorded: 1999
Called 'Salve regina', this revealing new disc takes us back to Christian's early Italian period (1754-62). All three pieces are recorded here for the first time and testify to the composer's pragmatic conversion to the Catholic faith and his ability to transfer the extravagant vocal style of the opera house (where he was principally engaged) to the church. What would his father have said? The vocal duties here are fairly evenly shared between Emma Kirkby, who sings the Salve regina, and tenor Markus Schäfer, who takes the exuberant motet Si nocte tenebrosa; they share the limelight in the almost frivolous setting of Psalm 113, Laudate pueri Dominum. Kirkby is supremely secure in the high-wire acrobatics required in the Salve regina: there's a superbly controlled 11-second messa di voce at the very outset and she manages to make real music out of the outrageous vocal contortions demanded by the aria 'Ad te clamamus'. If she exudes exemplary clarity and purity, Schäfer, with more rawness of tone and pitch, excels in precisely the kind of on-the-edge excitement which makes the fast and furious virtuoso showcase Si nocte tenebrosa the highlight of the disc. The only minor drawback is the rather characterless recording acoustic where everyone is quite closely miked in what sounds like a small studio. Even so, the music's effervescent early-Classical charm remains sharp. Johann Christian Bach's sacred vocal music has up to now been pretty much a closed book – if we are to judge from this disc, it looks as if the pickings will be rich indeed.–Simon Heighes
Performer:
Emma Kirkby, soprano
Markus Schäfer, tenor
L'Orfeo Barockorchester
Michi Gaigg, conductor
Track List:
Salve Regina (Antiphon)
01. Salve Regina, Mater misericordiae: Largo ma non troppo
02. Ad te clamamus: Allegro maestoso
03. Ad te suspiramus: Andante
04. Eja ergo, advocata nostra: Allegretto
05. Et Jesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui: Largo
06. O clemens, o pia: Larghetto a mezza voce
Laudate pueri Dominum (Psalm 113)
07. Laudate pueri Dominum: Allegro
08. A solis ortu usque ad occasum: Andante - Allegro assai
09. Quis sicut Dominus Deus noster: Larghetto - Allegro
10. Gloria Patri: Andante
11. Sicut erat in principio: Allegro
Si nocte tenebrosa (Motette)
12. Arie: Si nocte tenebrosa
13. Rezitativ: Nostra crudelis vita
14. Arie: Tu mea secura stella
15. Rezitativ: Sic ego in dubia via
16. Arie: Alleluja, Alleluja!
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Emma Kirkby, Markus Schafer; L'Orfeo Barockorchester, Michi Gaigg / Johann Christian Bach - Salve Regina
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