The Purcell Quartet - Johann Sebastian Bach: Early Cantatas, Vol. 1 (2005)

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Date: 12 Jan 2020 07:50:03

Lean and austere, yet deeply felt and profoundly spiritual, the first volume in Chandos' series of recordings of Bach's early Cantatas is a complete success. With one player and one singer per part, these are chamber music-scaled performances: it is quite lean and very austere. But that's fine: the musicians are all superb and the music benefits from their individual attention. Indeed, it gains immensely in intensity when a single musician is responsible for each part. Better yet, the music gains enormously in lyricism when those musicians are of the caliber performing here. The Purcell Quartet is arguably the best Baroque chamber ensemble in England and it is augmented here with equally fine additional players. The singers are all among the best in early music in England and soprano Emma Kirkby has long been among the finest in the world. Together, the singers and players create performances that are not only supremely musical but deeply felt and profoundly spiritual. The sheer terror of Christ lag in Todes Banden is unrelenting and the clear consolation of "Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit" is all-suffusing. Chandos' sound is righteous and immediate.
–James Leonard

Performer:
Emma Kirkby, soprano
Michael Chance, counter-tenor
Charles Daniels, tenor
Peter Harvey, bass
The Purcell Quartet

Track List:
Cantata No. 4, "Christ lag in Todes Banden," BWV 4 (BCA 54)
01. 1. Sinfonia
02. 2. Versus 1. Christ lag in Todes Banden. Allegro - Alla breve
03. 3. Versus 2. Den Tod niemand zwingen kunnt
04. 4. Versus 3. Jesus Christus, Gottes Sohn. [Allegro] - Adagio - Allegro
05. 5. Versus 4. Es war ein wunderlicher Krieg
06. 6. Versus 5. Hie ist das rechte Osterlamm
07. 7. Versus 6. So feiren wir das hohe Fest
08. 8. Versus 7. Chorale. Wir essen und leben wohl
Cantata No. 131, "Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir," BWV 131 (BC B25)
09. 1. Sinfonia. Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir. Lente (Adagio) -
10. Herr, höre meine Stimme. Vivace
11. 2. So du willt, Herr, Sünde zurechnen. Andante
12. 3. Ich harre des Herrn. Adagio - Largo - Adagio
13. 4. Meine Seele wartet auf den Herrn
14. 5. Israel, hoffe auf den Herrn. Adagio - Un poc'allegro - Adagio - Allegro - Adagio
Cantata No. 106, "Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit," ("Actus Tragicus"), BWV 106 (BC B18)
15. 1. Sonatina. Molto adagio
16. 2a. Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit. [] - Allegro - Adagio assai -
17. 2b. Ach, Herr, lehre uns bedenken. Lento -
18. 2c. Bestelle dein Haus. Vivace -
19. 2d. Es ist der alte Bund. Andante
20. 3a. In deine Hände befehl ich meinen Geist -
21. 3b. Heute wirst du mit mir im Paradies sein
22. 4. Glorie, Lob, Ehr und Herrlichkeit. [] - Allegro
Cantata No. 196, "Der Herr denket an uns," BWV 196 (BC B11)
23. 1. Sinfonia
24. 2. Der Herr denket an uns und segnet uns
25. 3. Er segnet, die den Herrn fürchten
26. 4. Der Herr segne euch je mehr und mehr
27. 5. Chorus. Ihr seid die Gesegneten des Herrn

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