Lobe den Herren

On this CD:

1. Cantata No. 57, "Selig ist der Mann," BWV 57 No.8, Lobe den Herren
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

2. Chorale for 4 voices ("Nun danket alle Gott"), BWV 252
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

3. Cantata No. 144, "Nimm, was dein ist, und gehe hin," BWV 144 No.3, Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

4. Cantata No. 130, "Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir," BWV 130 No.6, Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

5. Cantata No. 88, "Siehe, ich will viel Fischer aussenden," BWV 88 No.7, Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

6. Chorale for 4 voices ("Befiehl du deine Wege"), BWV 272
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

7. Cantata No. 76, "Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes," BWV 76 No.7, Es woll uns Gott genädig sein
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

8. Cantata No. 79, "Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild," BWV 79 No.6, Nun laßt uns Gott dem Herren
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

9. Matthäuspassion (St. Matthew Passion), BWV 244 No.44, Nun ruhen alle Wälder
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

10. Chorale for 4 voices ("Die Nacht ist kommen"), BWV 296
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

11. Cantata No. 36, "Schwingt freudig euch empor," BWV 36 No.4, Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

12. Chorale for 4 voices ("Gottes Sohn ist kommen"), BWV 318
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

13. Cantata No. 64, "Sehet, welch eine Liebe," BWV 64 No.2, Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

14. Matthäuspassion (St. Matthew Passion), BWV 244 No.3, Herzliebster Jesu
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

15. Matthäuspassion (St. Matthew Passion), BWV 244 No.72, O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

16. Cantata No. 4, "Christ lag in Todesbanden," BWV 4 No.1, Christ lag in Todesbanden
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

17. Chorale for 4 voices ("Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr"), BWV 260
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

18. Cantata No. 80, "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott," BWV 80 No.8, Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

19. Cantata No. 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140 No.7, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

Conducted by Helmuth Rilling

20. Chorale prelude for organ ("Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend"), BWV 632
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

Conducted by Helmuth Rilling

21. Chorale for 4 voices ("Von Gott will ich nicht lassen"), BWV 418
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

Conducted by Helmuth Rilling

22. Cantata No. 177, "Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ," BWV 177 No.5, Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

Conducted by Helmuth Rilling

23. Chorale for 4 voices ("Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein"), BWV 431
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

Conducted by Helmuth Rilling

24. Cantata No. 9, "Es ist das Heil uns kommen her," BWV 9 No.7, Es ist das Heil uns kommen her
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

Conducted by Helmuth Rilling

25. Jesu, meine Freude, motet for chorus & continuo, BWV 227 No.11, Jesu, meine Freude
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

Conducted by Helmuth Rilling

Tracks:

Bach: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan, BWV 75
Aria from "Goldberg Variations," BWV 988
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BMV 645
Wer nur den lieben Gott laft walten, BMV 647
Die Hoffnung wart' der rechten Zeit, BMV 186
Meine Seele erhebet der Herren, BMV 648
Schafe konnen sicher weiden, BMV 208
Es danke, Gott und lobe dich das Volk in guten Taten, BMV 76
Ach bleib bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ, BMV 649
Boccherini: Concerto in B-flat Major, G. 482
Concerto in D Major, G. 476
Concerto in B Flat Major, G. 482: Rondo - Allegro
Concerto in D Major, G. 476: Allegro
Concerto in D Major, G. 476: Largo
Concerto in D Major, G. 476: Allegro piacere

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This is the sequel to Yo-Yo Ma's wildly successful Simply Baroque, released last year. Again joined by the excellent Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, with Ton Koopman conducting from the harpsichord, he plays with a baroque bow on his 1712 Stradivarius cello "reconfigured" as a baroque instrument with gut strings and no endpin and tuned a half-tone lower. This gives it a mellower, more subdued sound, though his tone, despite very sparing vibrato, retains its unique expressive warmth and purity. (In concert, he currently performs on his Montagnana cello and one made recently by the well-known American luthiers Moes & Moes.) The program again features two Boccherini concertos and a group of Bach transcriptions for cello and orchestra by Koopman, including the Aria from the Goldberg Variations. These are only intermittently successful and make great demands on the soloist. Ma, of course, meets the demands handily, soaring to stratospheric heights, blending into the orchestra, and weaving figurations around it. The Boccherini concertos are the core of the record, notably the famous B-flat, for which Ma and Koopman went back to the originals in search of a more authentic version than the familiar one (which was actually conflated later from several others by Grützmacher, a cellist and editor). Here, Ma has ample opportunity to display his virtuosity, his charm, and his pleasure in intimate give-and-take with the orchestra; one can almost see him smile. The result is pure delight. --Edith Eisler

Customer Reviews:

It's Yo-Yo Ma.......2007-06-11

If you enjoy cello music and classical music, this is a great CD with one of the best cellist's out there. I bought it to hear how these period pieces should sound. I'll be happy if I can even get to half the quality of performance Ya exhibits. If you enjoy classical works and may not have any cello music in particular, this album is a good, enjoyable selection for any collection.

Makes you sleepy.......2007-02-21

This CD offers music from two composers, J. S. Bach and L. Boccherini. Several famous pieces from each composer are included here as performed by Yo Yo Ma. Having heard all the pieces before on other CD's, I did not like the instrumentation offered here. Many of the pieces were quite subtle and played with too little life. The instrumentation was too little as most of these pieces sound better with a whole symphony playing it, where here it was only a couple of instruments. Overall, not that great a CD.

Concerts in a sailboat's cockpit.......2005-10-20

I discovered the first CD of these two when sailing in British Columbia this summer and played it over and over again when sipping wine under fine sunsets in the San Juan and Gulf Islands. There can be no better accompainment to the soft rocking of the boat and a fine wine. This second CD is as wonderful as the first. Pure lisening pleasure.

no that hot.......2001-03-04

I usually love Ma, but I don't know why I am not so hot on both of the new super discks. Perhaps it is the miking. I'm surprised noone mentioned it. My CD player is a Meridian. I would be interested in hearing how this effects the pleasure of listening to CDs.

Yo Yo Ma provides inspirational classical music........2001-02-04

Although I am not a musician or music expert, I can listen to this music many times and not get tired of it. It has the qualities embedded in it which I look for to keep me interested in its passages. Classical music such as this style should be mandatory listening in our school systems which are looking for things worth teaching. The pre-teens minds are being diluted with the current pop music. Our youth have little appreciation for the great things in life.

Praise to the Lord - Hymns From St. Paul's Cathedral

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Hymns for every one
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Praise to the Lord - Hymns From St. Paul's Cathedral

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a voice teacher and early music fan.......2007-02-09

'The HYMN-a word derived from the Greek 'hymnos'-has been defined as 'a term of unknown origin applied from ancient times to a wide variety of songs in honor of gods, heroes or notable men.'
The founder of English hymnody is Isaac Watts (1674-1748), whose work in reforming congregational song texts culminated in the publication of his 'Hymns and Spiritual Songs' in 1707. Watts' collection was as complete and comprehensive a set of hymns as had ever been proposed for English worship and it raised the profile of the hymn sufficiently to overcome the prevailing psalmody. The great flowering period of English hymnody began with the work of the Methodist hymn-writers John Wesley (1703-1791) and his brother Charles (1707-1788). The Wesleys gave great prominence to hymns within their Methodist worship and published many books.
The modern hymn book is a collection of hymns drawn from various times and places. This most accomplished recording by St. Paul's Cathedral Choir presents 16 well-loved hymns from 'The New English Hymnal'. A great number of the hymns, which originate from many different eras and traditions, are given an extra musical dimension by John Scott's original descants and thrilling brass arrangements.
Over the years, I have found myself purchasing mostly the recordings of English choirs. They seem to have incredible vocal skills, perfectly executed phrases, flawless diction and some unidentifiable ingredient that makes them very appealing to hear. Of course, I personally enjoy the all male choirs sound; boy sopranos and male altos make the difference. This is a very appealing group of hymns!!!!!

Hymns for every one.......2002-12-01

As I have said already..I am from espiscopal church..these my songs are well know by me...these songs give encouragement when it seems that all hope is lost..these are tunes that are well received....they are also very simple for the every day person to gain strength from day to day..they will become your daily prayer.....

Super Praise!.......2000-06-10

Praise The Lord offers the listener traditional hymns in the English/British tradition. the clarity of the voices make it possible for the listener to follow the words distinctly. The organ soars as accompaniment. the CD provides organ and choral quality for the novice and the experienced musician.

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Inspirational!
hymns we sang in church

Abide With Me

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Praise, My Soul, The King of Heaven - Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury
Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation - Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury
All Glory, Laud and Honour - Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross - Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury
Day of Resurrection - Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury
O God, Our Help in Ages Past - Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury
Dear Lord and Father of Mankind - Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury
Praise to the Holiest in the Height - Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury
Praise to the Lord - Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury
Church's One Foundation - Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury
Crown Him With Many Crowns - Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling - Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury
Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty - Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury
Now Thank We All Our God - Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury
Abide with Me - Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury
O Praise Ye the Lord - Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury
Drop, Drop, Slow Tears - Choir of King's College, Sir David Willcocks
Glory Be to Jesus - Choir of King's College, Sir David Willcocks
There Is a Green Hill Far Away - Choir of King's College, Sir David Willcocks
According to Thy Gracious Word - Choir of King's College, Sir David Willcocks
Holy Father, Cheer Our Way - Choir of King's College, Sir David Willcocks
Glory to Thee, My God, This Night - Choir of King's College, Sir David Willcocks
Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended - Choir of King's College, Sir David Willcocks
Hark! A Thrilling Voice Is Sounding - Choir of King's College, Sir David Willcocks
On Jordan's Bank the Baptist's Cry - Choir of King's College, Sir David Willcocks

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Onward, Christian Soldiers - Huddersfield Choral Society, Wyn Morris
Lord's My Shepherd - Huddersfield Choral Society, Wyn Morris
Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah - Huddersfield Choral Society, Wyn Morris
All People That on Earth Do Dwell - U.S.A.F. Protestant Chapel Choir, West Ruislap, England,
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel - U.S.A.F. Protestant Chapel Choir, West Ruislap, England,
Forty Days and Forty Nights - U.S.A.F. Protestant Chapel Choir, West Ruislap, England,
O Sacred Head, Now Wounded - U.S.A.F. Protestant Chapel Choir, West Ruislap, England,
Christ the Lord Is Risen Today - U.S.A.F. Protestant Chapel Choir, West Ruislap, England,
Head That Once Was Crown'd With Thorns - U.S.A.F. Protestant Chapel Choir, West Ruislap, England,
Rock of Ages - Choir of King's College, Maurice Vinden
Eternal Father, Strong to Save - Choir of King's College, Maurice Vinden
All Things Bright and Beautiful - Choir of Paisley Abbey, George McPhee
Be Thou My Vision - Choir of Paisley Abbey, George McPhee
Be Still, My Soul - Choir of Paisley Abbey, George McPhee
King of Love My Shepherd Is - Choir of Paisley Abbey, George McPhee
Let Us With a Gladsome Mind - Choir of Paisley Abbey, George McPhee
For All the Saints - Choir of Paisley Abbey, George McPhee
O Worship the King - Choir of Paisley Abbey, George McPhee
Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus - Choir of King's College, George Guest
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence - Choir of King's College, George Guest
Spirit of Mercy, Truth, And Love - Choir of King's College, George Guest
Lead Us, Heavenly Father, Lead Us - Choir of King's College, George Guest
Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise - Choir of King's College, George Guest
Jesu, Lover of My Soul - Choir of King's College, George Guest
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Compiled Here Are Fifty of the Most Beloved Hymns Performed by Three of England's Most Distinguished Choirs. Every Selection Here is Sung in an Appropriately Dignified Manner and If You're Up for Over Two Hours of Consistently Well-rendered Quintessentially English Treatments of These Vernacular Favorites it Simply Doesn't Get Any Better Than This.

Customer Reviews:

Inspirational!.......2004-10-08

Majestic hymns sung with British accents. A great combination! I haven't noticed any objectionable sounds on my copy.

hymns we sang in church.......2003-02-16

i grew up in a traditional presbyterian church that had a pipe organ. i wanted a cd of many of the hymns that we sang in church sung by a choir and accompanied by a pipe organ. this cd fulfilled my wishes perfectly. the hymns are performed in a very straight-forward fashion with no show-boating or excess flourishes which is exactly what i wanted. this is not gospel music but what i refer to as liturgical music to indicate that it is religious music but not gospel music. i would give it 5 stars but there is a slight hiss. other than that the recording quality is very good.

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All People That On Earth Do Dwell
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King Of Glory, King Of Peace
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All My Hope On God Is Founded
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Tell Out, My Soul
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Come Down, O Love Divine
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And Did Those Feet In Ancient Time (Jerusalem)
Abide With Me
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My Song Is Love Unknown
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Thine Is The Glory
Be Still, My Soul
O Sacred Head Now Wounded
Shall We Gather At The River?
O For A Thousand Tongues
Lord, Speak To Me
Praise To The Lord, The Almighty
Glorious Things Of Thee Are Spoken
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee

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Rich sounds and glorious music
For now, a very worthy effort
Another good Bach predecessor

Sacred Music by Johann Schelle

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Kuhnau: Sacred Music

ASIN: B00005COXO
Release Date: 2001-06-12

Customer Reviews:

Rich sounds and glorious music.......2003-08-03

I would like to second the comments made by Mr. Michael Holmes. This is a very worthy recording of some fabulous music. Undoubtedly this music would benefit from the use of Chor-ton (Kornett-ton) i.e. a' = 466 Hz, but this doesn't bother me in this case and the use of modern concert pitch a' = 440 Hz seems to be a good compromise to me.
I the combination of Baroque violins (with their sharp, incisive timbre), cornetti (with their characteristic silvery transparent sound) and the edgy sound of natural trumpets - all playing together in the same range - is a sound that is very beguiling.

Roland Wilson's Musica Fiata Köln recorded some of these works for Deutsche Harmonia Mundi around thirteen years ago and if Mr. Robert King's disc has fired your interest in Johann Schelle's music then Wilson's earlier recording is well worth having, too!

Listen to the King's Consort recording of the large scaled cantata 'Lobe dem Herrn' (track 1) - this is a fine example of Schelle's power as a composer.

For now, a very worthy effort.......2003-06-22

While one of the other reviewers has brought up some valid criticisms, I'd like to point out that these are minor issues that in my opinion warrant a higher-than-four-star rating. From a historical point of view, one could even claim that King's decision to record the works of Johann Schelle at A=440 pitch instead of the more appropriate A=466 is cause for a reduction in its validity. However, I shall take a view from a period performer's perspective. The choice to perform or record at A=466 is a very [costly] one. For example, some of the wind players would need to buy entirely new instruments, because the pitch adjustment of transposing up a half tone is far too awkward and unnatural for the lower-pitched instruments. Also, making copies of old instruments at A=440 is really a modern compormise. Roland Wilson's ensemble "Musica Fiata" from Köln, Germany actually required their sackbut (trombone) players to transpose the music up one half-tone in their recent Schelle recording. This transposition makes the fundamental pitch of the trombone A instead of B-flat. However, their cornetto players performed on instruments actually made for high pitch.

Perhaps the King's Consort is not yet ready for a change to high pitch. I am certain that they have seriously considered this as well as the considerable timbral differences that this makes. For the Brits, this is a practical compromise, and I'm sure that very soon, the late seventeenth-century repertoire will soon be played in the UK at the right pitch.

All things considered, I'm basing my five-star rating mainly on the performance and the general production. I know the Hyperion label very well, and I admire the great things they are doing for music listeners of refined tastes. King meets the incredible challenge of this rare music with great flair. When compared to the "Musica Fiata" recording of Schelle's cantatas and sacred concertos on the CPO label, I would probably rate MF a bit higher. However, if one is interested in exploring the unique wealth of Schelle's sound world, one should probably own both of these CD's, which offer mostly different works. In common with both recordings is the concerto "Lobe dem Herrn, meine Seele."

The execution of the sophisticated and highly difficult trumpet parts on Wilson's recording is by far superior to King's result. However, this doesn't mean that King's recoding is negative.

Of special note in the present recording is the ravishingly beautiful (in a Lutheran pietist sense) performance of the concerto "Christus, der ist mein Leben" which is scored for four separate violins, four gambas, soloists, choir and continuo. Also, the cantata "Von Himmel kam der Engel Schar" is likely to surprise anyone who is skeptical about late seventeenth-century German church music as being "inferior" to "J.S. Bach the pinnacle of the baroque age." Just by listening to the opening of this cantata, one can hear very clearly that Bach developed from a steadily evolving cultural tradition and that he did not emerge suddenly from a vacuum.

One wonderful instrument that was curiously falling out of use in Bach's day was the cornetto, a highly agile chromatic instrument with a history of its own, separate from the trumpet. In Schelle, we can hear the mixture of trumpets, cornettos and trombones. This creates a splendid texture, which in many ways allows the music even more fluidness and expressivity that much eighteenth-century music lacks.

I salute Robert King for helping to finally uncover the still under-recorded (and under-published) riches from the era between Schütz and J.S. Bach. Recommended are the other two Hyperion CDs in this series: church concertos and cantatas by Knüpfer and Kuhnau, two masters in the long line of great cantors of the Thomaskirche in Leipzig.

Another good Bach predecessor.......2001-10-17

It's been enjoyable to follow the revelation by the King's Consort of just how good Bach's predecessors were (and how good the Consort, too). Schelle was the last but one kantor before the accession of J. S. Bach at the Thomaskirche, Leipzig. Bach is known to have borrowed text and melodies from Schelle, and here you can hear why. Schelle is a very good composer once famed for "divine simplicity and sweetness," according to the disc notes. The grand opening and closing pieces are festive in their pomp and verve, featuring magnificently played high cornetts and trumpets. The two funeral motets of mourning are still quietly effective. In the cantata, "Lord, teach us to remember," Schelle cleverly includes four other chorale tunes as if in fact to test the congregation's memory for them! The final Christmas cantata ends with a surprising but ineffable fade out into eternity that is not an engineering trick. The pieces well express the moods of the varied texts, and occasionally exhibit acutely expresssed word painting. They do not have as strong a musical contour as the most memorable of J.S. Bach's works. Rather than intricate counterpoint Schelle usually employs an alternation of lighter solo voices and small choral tutti, often in parallel motion with simple sweet harmony from strings and continuo.

Tracks:

Psalmen Davids: An den Wassern zu Babel: Der 137. Psalm (SWV 37)
Psalmen Davids: Ach Herr, straf mich nicht mit deinem Zorn: Der 6. Psalm (SWV 24)
Psalmen Davids: Erhore mich, wenn ich rufe (SWV 289)
Psalmen Davids: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied: Der 98. Psalm (SWV 35)
Psalmen Davids: Wohl dem, der nicht wandelt im Rat der Gottlosen: Der 1. Psalm (SWV 28)
Psalmen Davids: Ich liege und schlafe (SWV 310)
Psalmen Davids: Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen: Der 84. Psalm (SWV29)
Psalmen Davids: Lobe den Herren, meine Seele: Der 103. Psalm, Konzert (SWV 39)
Pavan: Suite XII
Psalmen Davids: Das ist je gewisslich wahr (SWV 277)
Pavan: Suite XVII
Psalmen Davids: Meine Seele erhebt den Herren: Deutsches Magnificat (SWV 494)

Customer Reviews:

Good introduction to Schuetz.......2004-06-03

This recording is a good introduction to the work of Heinrich Schuetz. The excerpts from Psalmen Davids are well-chosen examples of his work. Summerly and his group perform the works gracefully and intimately. The inclusion of Schein's organ pieces is a plus since it cuts the monotony of motet after motet. If you have never heard Schuetz's lovely music, this is a good place to start. My favorite piece on the disc is "Erhoere mich", a duet for two sopranos and continuo. The sopranos, Carys Anne Lane and Rebecca Outram have remarkably clear and vibratoless voices. They blend very well together and with the organ continuo. I also enjoy listening to "Singet dem Herr ein neues Lied." This recording made me want to listen to more Schuetz. At this price, you don't want to pass up this recording.

why?.......2003-04-07

Why didn't Summerly record all 26 psalms? the work is far from being satisfied!!!

Schutz as He Never Intended.......2000-03-18

From a strictly vocal perspective, this recording is perfectly fine. I bought it with the sumptuous sonorities of Venice in mind, however, which is what Schutz had in mind when he wrote the Psalmen Davids. What Summerly delivers is a minimalist version where the instrumental accompaniment is limited to a continuo organ which cannot possibly supply the added dimensions Schutz intended to incorporate through the use of instrumental parts. For those who want to hear the legacy of Schutz' experience in Venice with Gabrieli in these wonderful works, they would do well to look to another recording, perhaps the version done by Musica Fiata.

One of the best Schutz anthologies on disc........1998-09-16

Apart from being well performed this is also a well thought out selection. Half the tracks on this CD, 6 out of 12, are taken from Schutz' 1619 Opus "Psalms of David", large-scale polychoral settings following his teacher Gabrieli's model. They are performed sensitively here and counterposed with lighter works (such as the soprano duet "Erhore mich wenn ich rufe" and the bass solo "Ich liege und schlafe", both taken from the Kleine Geistliche Konzerte II of 1639). The program concludes with Schutz' graveside memorial motet to his friend Schein framed with a couple of Schein's pavans on either side, and then the final Magnificat from his own swansong opus. 64'08" playing time, full texts and translations. And all this at a sub-budget price.

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Ave Maria

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ASIN: B000025QSX
Release Date: 2005-11-08

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Ave Maria - Daniel Perret
Ave Maria - Leitung: Alphons Von Aarburg
Panis Angelicus - Frieder Lang
Laudi Alla Vergine Maria - Leitung: Alphons Von Aarburg
Mariae Wiegenlied - Daniel Perret/Roy Egger
Virga Jesse - Leitung: Alphons Von Aarburg
Ave Maria - Frieder Lang
Ave Maria - Frieder Lang
Lobe Den Herren Meine Seele - Frieder Lang/Alain Clement/Daniel Perret/Adrian Hohn/Roy Egger
Ave Maria - Frieder Lang
Ave Verum Corpus, KV.618 - Leitung: Alphons Von Aarburg
Ave Maria - Frieder Lang
Ave Maria - Daniel Perret
Jesus Bleibet Meine Freude - Leitung: Alphons Von Aarburg

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J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 18
Zomer , Piau , Rubens , Bartosz , and Koopman
Manufacturer: Challenge Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0009PLPKK
Release Date: 2005-09-13

Tracks:

Aria: 'Ich Armer Mensch, Ich Sundenknecht'
Recitative: 'Ich Habe Wider Gott Gehandelt'
Aria: 'Erbarme Dich! Lab Die Tranen Dich Erweichen'
Recitative: 'Erbarme Dich! Jedoch Nun Trost Ich Mich'
Chorale: 'Bin Ich Gleich Von Dir Gewichen'
Chorus: 'Wer Sich Selbst Erhohet'
Aria: 'Wer Ein Wahrer Christ Will Heiben'
Recitative: 'Der Mensch Ist Kot, Staub, Asch, Und Erde'
Aria: 'Jesu, Beuge Doch Meiin Herze'
Chorale: 'Der Zeitlichen Ehrn Will Ich Gern Entbehrn'
Aria: 'Ich Lasse Dicht Nicht'
Aria: 'Ich Halte Meinen Jesum Feste'
Recitative: 'Mein Lieber Jesu Du'
Aria And Recitative: 'Ja, Ja, Ich Halte Jesum Feste'
Chorale: 'Meinen Jesum Lab Ich Nicht'
Chorus: 'Es Ist Dir Gesagt, Mensch, Was Gut Ist'
Recitative: 'Der Hochste Labt Mich Seinen Willen Wissen'
Aria: 'Weib Ich Gottes Rechte'
Arioso: 'Es Werden Viele Zu Mir Sagen'
Aria: 'Wer Gott Bekennt Aus Wahrem Herzensgrund'
Recitative: 'So Wird Denn Herz Und Mund'
Chorale: 'Gib, Dab Ich Tu Mit Fleib'
Aria: 'Wer Ein Wahrer Christ Will Heiben'

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Sinfonia
Recitiatiave: 'Falsche Welt, Dir Trau Ich Nicht'
Aria: 'Immerhin, Wenn Ich Gleich Verstoben Bin'
Recitative: 'Gott Ist Getreu!'
Aria: 'Ich Halt Es Mit Dem Lieben Gott'
Chorale: 'In Dich Hab Ich Gehoffet, Herr'
Chorus: 'Es Wartet Alles Auf Dich'
Recitative: 'Was Kreaturen Halt Das Grobe Rund Der Welt!'
Aria: 'Du Herr, Du Kronst Allein Das Jahr Mit Deinem Gut'
Aria: 'Darum Sollt Iht Nicht Sorgen'
Aria: 'Gott Versorget Alles Leben'
Recitative: 'Halt Ich Nur Fest An Ihm'
Chorale: 'Gott Hat Die Erde Zugericht'
Aria: 'Suber Trost, Mein Jesus Kommt'
Recitative: 'Erfreue Dich, Mein Herz'
Aria: 'In Jesu Demut Kann Ich Trost'
Recitative: 'Du Teurer Gottessohn'
Chorale: 'Heut' Schleubt Er Wieder Auf Die Tur'
Chorus: 'Was Gott Tut, Das Ist Wohlgetan'
Recitative: 'Ach Gott! Wenn Wirst Du Mich Einmal'
Aria: 'Hort, Ihr Augen, Auf Zu Weinen'
Recitative: 'Gott Hat Ein Herz, Das Des Erbarmens Uberflub'
Aria: 'Meinen Jesum Lab Ich Nicht'

Tracks:

Chorus: 'Lobe Den Herren, Den Machtigen Konig Der Ehren'
Aria: 'Lobe Den Herren, Der Alles So Herrlich Regieret'
Aria: 'Lobe Den Herren, Der Kunstlich Und Fein'
Aria: 'Lobe Den Herren, Der Deinen Stand Sichtbar Gesegnet'
Chorale: 'Lobe Den Herren, Was In Mir Ist, Lobe Den Namen'
Aria: 'Ihr, Die Ihir Euch Von Christo Nennet'
Recitative: 'Wir Horen Zwar, Was Selbst Die Liebe Spricht'
Aria: 'Nur Durch Lieb Und Durch Erbarmen'
Recitative: 'Ach, Schmelze Doch Durch Deinen Liebesstrahl'
Aria: 'Handen, Die Sich Nicht Verschlieben'
Chorale: 'Ertot Uns Durch Dein Gute'
Chorus: 'Schwingt Freudig Euch Empor'
Chorale: 'Nun Komm, Der Heiden Heiland'
Aria: 'Die Liebe Zieht Mit Sanften Schritten'
Chorale: 'Zwingt Die Saiten In Cythara'
Aria: 'Wilkommen Werter Schatz'
Chorale: 'Der Du Bist Dem Vater Gleich'
Aria: 'Auch Mit Gedampften, Schwachen Stimmen'
Chorale: 'Lob Sei Gott Dem Vater, Ton'

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The latest volume in the acclaimed re-packaging of the complete Bach Cantata series on Challenge Classics, which has now reached Vol. 18! Ton Koopman and his choir and orchestra continue to uphold a standard of tremendous vividness and joy in their immaculate performances of Bach's most impressive opus. The acclaimed series of complete Bach cantatas with The Amsterdam Baroque conducted by Ton Koopman, originally begun on the now-defunct Erato label, has been revived by Challenge Classics. Born in Zwolle, Holland, in 1944, Ton Koopman decided very early in his musical studies to specialize in the 17th and 18th centuries, using authentic instruments combined with a performing style based on sound scholarship. Koopman's extensive activities as a soloist and conductor have been recorded on a large number of LPs and CDs for labels including Erato, Teldec, Philips and Deutsche Grammophon. The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, founded in 1979 by Ton Koopman, are a group of musicians from all over the world with a particular passion for the Baroque. Their recordings have won numerous awards. Founded in 1992, the Amsterdam Baroque Choir consists mainly of young Dutch professional singers. Begun in 1994, this series was called "the recording project of the nineties" by The Guardian, and was awarded the 1997 Deutsche Schallplattenpreis "Echo Klassik" in Germany. The series will continue to feature the scholarly contributions of Professor Christoph Wolff, one of the world's leading experts on the music of Bach.

Bach: Cantatas Volumes 1-5 (75 Cantatas for Sundays and Feast Days of the Church Year)

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Bach in the Bach Tradition
A Time Capsule of Sheer Delight

Bach: Cantatas Volumes 1-5 (75 Cantatas for Sundays and Feast Days of the Church Year)
Johann Sebastian Bach , Karl Richter , and Münchener Bach-Orchester (Munich Bach Orchestra)
Manufacturer: Polygram Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001303
Release Date: 1993-10-01

Tracks:

Advent And Christmas Bwv 61 Bwv 132 Bwv 63
Advent And Christmas Bwv 121 Bwv 64 Bwv 171
Advent And Christmas Bwv 58 Bwv 124 Bwv 13
Advent And Christmas Bwv 111 Bwv 81 Bwv 82
Easter Bwv 92 Bwv 126 Bwv 23
Easter Bwv 1 Bwv 182
Easter Bwv 4 Bwv 6 Bwv 67
Easter Bwv 104 Bwv 12
Easter Bwv 108 Bwv 87
Ascension Day Bwv 11 Bwv 44 Bwv 34
Ascension Day Bwv 68 Bwv 175 Bwv 129
Ascension Day Bwv 39 Bwv 76 Bwv 135
Ascension Day Bwv 21 Bwv 24
Ascension Day Bwv 30 Bwv 93
Ascension Day Bwv 147 Bwv 10
Sundays After Trinity I Bwv 9 Bwv 187 Bwv 178
Sundays After Trinity I Bwv 45 Bwv 105 Bwv 102
Sundays After Trinity I Bwv 199 Bwv 179 Bwv 137
Sundays After Trinity I Bwv 33 Bwv 78 Bwv 17
Sundays After Trinity I Bwv 51 Bwv 100 Bwv 27
Sundays After Trinity I Bwv 8 Bwv 148
Sundays After Trinity Ii Bwv 96 Bwv 5 Bwv 56
Sundays After Trinity Ii Bwv 180 Bwv 38 Bwv 55
Sundays After Trinity Ii Bwv 115 Bwv 139 Bwv 60 Bwv 26
Sundays After Trinity Ii Bwv 116 Bwv 70 Bwv 140
Sundays After Trinity Ii Bwv 130 Bwv 80 Bwv 106

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As One of the Most Legendary Champions of Bach Karl Richter's Many (And in Some Instances Multiple) Recordings of the Composers Cantata's Arguably is his Greatest Achievement. Richter Enlisted Many of the Finest Vocalists in their Prime During the 1950's Through the Early 70's for These Recordings Elevating the Neglected Form at the Time to the Level of Grand Opera. His Conducting, Especially for his Day as Well Remains Remarkably Animated and Fluent Yet Always Respectful of Bach's Underlying Powerful Architectural Components. These Recordings Set the Standard and for Many Today Remain the Benchmark Performances by which all New Ones Continue to Be Judged.

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Bach in the Bach Tradition.......2006-12-16

I believe I owe it to the period performance movement for making me feel like I am committing a sin when I don't listen to Gardiner's or Hogwood's Bach (or Handel, or any Baroque composer for that matter). If, say, I put in Shaw's recording of the B minor mass, or most certainly Klemperer's recording of the St. Mathew passion, I feel that I should somehow be ashamed for what I am doing. There may be some type of Freudian truth buried deep within my being ashamed; however, there has always been an exception to my modern instrument guilts. This is, of course, the Bach recordings of Karl Richter; and more specifically, Richter's immortal survey of the sacred cantatas (well, 75 of them anyway). I received this set as a gift when I graduated from college, and I have been constantly listening since. The music of Bach has meant more to me than any other composer, and the Richter recordings show Bach's true genius at full speed ahead.

Don't get me wrong, I love Gardiner's recordings of the B-minor mass and the St. Matthew Passion; and I do believe that period performance practice reveals a totally new dimension of Bach which can sometimes be overlooked (or, "glossed-over" as the case may be with Klepmerer and others of the like). However, any academic arguments favoring Gardiner over Richter are simply meaningless to me. As Glenn Gould said, its not the type of instruments used that count, but rather, a deep respect for the innate structures of the music; this is what's important,and to accomplish this he believed that we must get rid of the incorrect and outdated notion that by "glossing over" these structures, it somehow improves upon them. I think Gould is absolutely correct in saying its respect for the musical structures that counts most; this is the only duty incumbent upon interpreters of Baroque music (and especially Bach). With this in mind, how can Richter not be the supreme interpreter? Richter gives us Bach in the Bach tradition, and I believe that this is in no small part due to his deep understanding of the same Lutheranism which was in the mind of Bach when he wrote this glorious music. To quote yet another Bach authority, Albert Schweitzer once said "Only he who sinks himself into Bach's emotional world, who lives and thinks with him, [...] can rightly bring Bach's music to the listener". I can think of no one who fits the description quite like Karl Richter.

Well, all arguments aside, the music on these 26 [!] discs are absolutely unsurpassed. I was a bit worried before I received this set, as I knew that in Richter's latter years, he did seem to take various liberties with the scores (more specifically, a slowing of the tempi to the point that it takes us out of the Bach tradition). However, I can safely say that these rumored liberties are nowhere to be found in this set, just pure Bach. I wont dare try to single out notable performances of this massive set (I would be here all night, and I am sure you are becoming tired of reading this anyway). However, one cantata specifically stood out for me during my first few hours with the set (and has since stuck with me); this being BWV 132 (4th Sunday in Advent cantata). This specific cantata, can speak for the entire set in terms of the soloist supremacy above all other Bach cantata recordings (how can you go wrong with Edith Mathis, Anna Reynolds, Peter Schreier, and Theo Adam - with Ursula Buckel and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau elsewhere on the set).

So, finally, this set has exactly what I want in a survey of the cantatas - that is, the genius of J.S. Bach is in the driver's seat, not the conductors. While Gardiner has his moments (and when he does, they are fantastic), and Klemperer did at least get everyone talking about Bach again, I believe Richter's interpretations are the standard by which this music should be played and heard. This set is a landmark in the history of Bach recordings, and although quite expensive, it really should be in the collections of all lovers of music.

- By the way, the set comes in a large slipcover (as shown above by Amazon), with the five original fold-open cases inside; each made of an extremely sturdy, glossy-coated cardboard (as shown above by me [hopefully]). Each disc is in a paper sleeve.

A Time Capsule of Sheer Delight.......2006-12-15

I treasured these recordings as a music student in high school and college in the '70's. Although newer, 'historically correct' recordings were emerging, Richter's musicality, if one will, still attracted me to these Archive recordings. This set is a bargin considering all the music there is to digest. DG's remastering is excellent-the warm analog sound does not suffer what can sometimes be a strident digitized reincarnation. DG's engineers and hardware were always on the cutting edge and these recordings speak to that fact. Say what one will about the oddities of interpertation, there is music in evey bar. Before I began listening, I though that I should prepare myself to forgive Richer for his position in history and look the other way when so called historically inaccurate idioms presented themselves. Yes, they are there, but, the younger listener will be quite astonished to find amazing vitality and sweep of phrase and articulation. Richter's tempi are often suprisingly brisk. The roster of soloists speaks for itself. If you are a musician interested in the genesis of Bach interpertation, this set is a must-have. It is often said that many Bach conductors after Richter took up where he left off. This group of recordings is a testament to his influence. Bravo DG !

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