Sings Bach & Handel

On this CD:

1. Johannespassion (St. John Passion), BWV 245 Aria "Est ist vollbracht"
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Maureen Forrester, I Musici di Zagreb, Herbert Tachezi, Herbert Tachezi
Conducted by Antonio Janigro

2. Matthäuspassion (St. Matthew Passion), BWV 244 Recitative "Du lieber Heiland"
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Maureen Forrester, I Musici di Zagreb, Herbert Tachezi, Herbert Tachezi
Conducted by Antonio Janigro

3. Matthäuspassion (St. Matthew Passion), BWV 244 Aria "Buss' und Reu"
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Maureen Forrester, I Musici di Zagreb, Herbert Tachezi, Herbert Tachezi
Conducted by Antonio Janigro

4. Matthäuspassion (St. Matthew Passion), BWV 244 Aria "Erbarme dich"
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Maureen Forrester, I Musici di Zagreb, Herbert Tachezi, Herbert Tachezi
Conducted by Antonio Janigro

5. Samson, oratorio, HWV 57 Aria "Return O God of Hosts"
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Maureen Forrester, I Musici di Zagreb, Herbert Tachezi, Herbert Tachezi
Conducted by Antonio Janigro

6. Samson, oratorio, HWV 57 Aria "Scenes of Horror"
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Maureen Forrester, I Musici di Zagreb, Herbert Tachezi, Herbert Tachezi
Conducted by Antonio Janigro

7. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56 Aria "He was despised"
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Maureen Forrester, I Musici di Zagreb, Herbert Tachezi, Herbert Tachezi
Conducted by Antonio Janigro

8. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56 Aria "O thou that tellest good tidings"
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Maureen Forrester, I Musici di Zagreb, Herbert Tachezi, Herbert Tachezi
Conducted by Antonio Janigro

9. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 Aria "Bereite dich, Zion"
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Maureen Forrester, I Musici di Zagreb, Herbert Tachezi, Herbert Tachezi
Conducted by Antonio Janigro

10. Cantata No. 53, "Schlage doch, gewünschte Stunde," (spurious, by G. M. Hoffmann), BWV 53 Aria "Schlage doch, gewünschte Stunde"
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Anton Heiller, Anton Heiller, Maureen Forrester, I Musici di Zagreb, Erna Heiller
Conducted by Antonio Janigro

11. Cantata No. 54, "Widerstehe doch der Sünde," BWV 54 Aria "Widerstehe doch der Sünd"
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Anton Heiller, Anton Heiller, Maureen Forrester, I Musici di Zagreb, Erna Heiller
Conducted by Antonio Janigro

12. Cantata No. 54, "Widerstehe doch der Sünde," BWV 54 Recitative "Die Art verruchter Sünden"
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Anton Heiller, Anton Heiller, Maureen Forrester, I Musici di Zagreb, Erna Heiller
Conducted by Antonio Janigro

13. Cantata No. 54, "Widerstehe doch der Sünde," BWV 54 Aria "Wer Sünde tut"
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Anton Heiller, Anton Heiller, Maureen Forrester, I Musici di Zagreb, Erna Heiller
Conducted by Antonio Janigro

14. Cantata No. 169, "Gott soll allein mein Herze haben," BWV 169 Sinfonia
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Anton Heiller, Anton Heiller, I Musici di Zagreb, Erna Heiller
Conducted by Antonio Janigro

15. Cantata No. 169, "Gott soll allein mein Herze haben," BWV 169 Arioso "Gott soll allein mein Herze haben"
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Anton Heiller, Anton Heiller, Maureen Forrester, I Musici di Zagreb, Erna Heiller
Conducted by Antonio Janigro

16. Cantata No. 169, "Gott soll allein mein Herze haben," BWV 169 Aria "Gott soll allein"
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Anton Heiller, Anton Heiller, Maureen Forrester, I Musici di Zagreb, Erna Heiller
Conducted by Antonio Janigro

17. Cantata No. 169, "Gott soll allein mein Herze haben," BWV 169 Recitative "Was ist die liebe Gottes?"
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Anton Heiller, Anton Heiller, Maureen Forrester, I Musici di Zagreb, Erna Heiller
Conducted by Antonio Janigro

18. Cantata No. 169, "Gott soll allein mein Herze haben," BWV 169 Aria "Stirb in mir"
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Anton Heiller, Anton Heiller, Maureen Forrester, I Musici di Zagreb, Erna Heiller
Conducted by Antonio Janigro

19. Cantata No. 169, "Gott soll allein mein Herze haben," BWV 169 Recitative "Doch meint es auch"
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Anton Heiller, Anton Heiller, Maureen Forrester, I Musici di Zagreb, Erna Heiller
Conducted by Antonio Janigro

20. Cantata No. 169, "Gott soll allein mein Herze haben," BWV 169 Chorale "Du süsse Liebe"
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Anton Heiller, Anton Heiller, Maureen Forrester, I Musici di Zagreb, Erna Heiller
Conducted by Antonio Janigro

Tracks:

Music For A While - Dawn Upshaw/Myron Lutzke/Arthur Haas
I Attempt From Love's Sickness To Fly - Dawn Upshaw/Myron Lutzke/Arthur Haas
Ah! How Sweet It Is To Love - Dawn Upshaw/Myron Lutzke/Arthur Haas
Lord, What Is Man - Dawn Upshaw/Myron Lutzke/Arthur Haas
Hark! How All Things - Dawn Upshaw/Myron Lutzke/Arthur Haas
Cantata BWV 199: Mein Herze Schwimmt Im Blut: Recitativo - Dawn Upshaw/Krista Bennion Feeney/Linda Quan/Lois Martin/Myron Lutzke/John Feeney/Peggy Pearson...
Cantata BWV 199: Mein Herze Schwimmt Im Blut: Aria - Dawn Upshaw/Krista Bennion Feeney/Linda Quan/Lois Martin/Myron Lutzke/John Feeney/Peggy Pearson...
Cantata BWV 199: Mein Herze Schwimmt Im Blut: Recitativo - Dawn Upshaw/Krista Bennion Feeney/Linda Quan/Lois Martin/Myron Lutzke/John Feeney/Peggy Pearson...
Cantata BWV 199: Mein Herze Schwimmt Im Blut: Aria - Dawn Upshaw/Krista Bennion Feeney/Linda Quan/Lois Martin/Myron Lutzke/John Feeney/Peggy Pearson...
Cantata BWV 199: Mein Herze Schwimmt Im Blut: Recitativo - Dawn Upshaw/Krista Bennion Feeney/Linda Quan/Lois Martin/Myron Lutzke/John Feeney/Peggy Pearson...
Cantata BWV 199: Mein Herze Schwimmt Im Blut: Chorale - Dawn Upshaw/Krista Bennion Feeney/Linda Quan/Lois Martin/Myron Lutzke/John Feeney/Peggy Pearson...
Cantata BWV 199: Mein Herze Schwimmt Im Blut: Recitativo - Dawn Upshaw/Krista Bennion Feeney/Linda Quan/Lois Martin/Myron Lutzke/John Feeney/Peggy Pearson...
Cantata BWV 199: Mein Herze Schwimmt Im Blut: Aria - Dawn Upshaw/Krista Bennion Feeney/Linda Quan/Lois Martin/Myron Lutzke/John Feeney/Peggy Pearson...
If Music Be The Food Of Love - Dawn Upshaw/Myron Lutzke/Arthur Haas
The Blessed Virgin's Expostulation - Dawn Upshaw/Myron Lutzke/Arthur Haas
An Evening Hymn - Dawn Upshaw/Myron Lutzke/Arthur Haas

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Soprano Dawn Upshaw's programs are always interesting, and this one's a beauty: one of Bach's most heartfelt cantatas flanked by songs and arias of Purcell. For the most part, she's in excellent voice, but with the tics that make some demur from enthusiasm: occasional swooping, thinning of the voice in the upper regions, lapses into a "Broadway" type of vocalism, and diction problems. The latter, oddly enough, are as present in Purcell's English as in Bach's German, as in the way Upshaw lands heavily on the r with a broad American accent rather than the lightly rolled r we're used to in performances of period English music. There's also some broad word-painting in the Bach, whose text, charting the soul's journey from sin to redemption, really needs no extra emoting. That said, Upshaw's fans will love this disc, and even those who prefer a different approach will enjoy it. Accompaniments are excellent: a continuo team in the Purcell, a small chamber group in the Bach. Outstanding sonics, too. --Dan Davis

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Beautiful, fervent Bach, but the Purcell songs are a bit prettified.......2006-08-24

Amazon's reviewer seems to have zoned out on how Dawn Upshaw pronounces words, missing most of the musical value here. Her singing of the Bach cantata, 'Mein Herze schwimmt in Blut,' is very moving. She is deeply involved, and her voice extracts the deep reverence and religious passion that makes this music so great. I'm not as convinced by the Purcell songs, however. Upshaw has chosen some of the most famous, and set against great singers like Battle, Baker, and Ferrier, her rendiitons seem a little shallow and prettified. She's considerably more tuned in to Bach, which is good enough to make this a memorable CD, if not her very best. Things would be much improved if the conducting by the (totally uncredited) conductor weren't so limp.

Now that the Sun hath veil'd his light............2001-08-04

Some say angels are God's messangers. When angels communicate, surely they sound like Dawn Upshaw. Upshaw's beautiful soprano voice rises to the stars and floats back again as she sings the beautiful collection of arias and cantatas by Purcell and Bach contained in ANGELS HIDE THEIR FACES.

Shaw's interpretation of Purcell's 'How sweet it is to love' reminds me of the elation I first felt on realizing love exists. 'Lord what is a man' brings one back to earth with a lamentation about human frailty and the finiteness of human existence. "Rejoice, rejoice" sings the angel in 'Hark! How all things' with lyrics from 'The Fairy Queen' -- a text by E. Settle after Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.'

Bach's cantatas fill the air as Upshaw sings arias in German (interpretations are provided in the text accompanying the CD). J.S. Bach's songs are clearly and beautifully articulated by Upshaw while in the backgound various wind and string instruments accompany her vocalizations. Many of Upshaw's vocalizations by Bach in German as well as the instrumentation (including viol consort) remind me of the arias from 'The Messiah' -- majestic albeit on a very human scale. For example, Aria #9 by Bach is comparable to "He shall lead his flock.." (although the latter was written for an alto voice).

The music in English by Purcell is a bit lighter. My favorite piece is 'An evening hymn' by Purcell which I would expect to hear near dusk in an English chapel. However, ANGELS HIDE THEIR FACES contains music you can play year round at any time of day.

Picky reviewers.......2001-05-31

I've got a degree in musicology ( and am fluent in German as well), and for a while after total immersion in graduate school, found my listening enjoyment frustrated by the same pickiness that hampers your reviewer. Fortunately, that passed, and I'm now able to simply appreciate Dawn Upshaw's performance of the music we hear all too seldom. I hope that others will be able to participate in Upshaw's interpretation of the poetry behind the music, to think about the theological role of angels (not just pretty faces and feathery wings), to love this wonderful recording. We are indeed blessed that technology allows us to experience such music, such an artist.

hark ! how well the lady sings.......2001-05-31

This is one of those little gems that becomes more appealing with each hearing. The Purcell pieces are sweet and lovely, but the Bach ! This Cantata is the glory of this CD. It's verses are of the deepest sorrow and repentance, woeful utterances for God's forgiveness, until the final aria, "How joyful is my heart since God is appeased". Dawn Upshaw's interpretation is beautiful. She captures the emotion, the longing, the spirituality and heart of the piece.

Tracks:

O Du Frohliche, O Du Selige, Gnadenbringende Weihnachtszeit
Maria Durch Ein' Dornwald Ging
Es Ist Ein Ros' Entsprungen
Vom Himmel Hoch, Da Komm' Ich Her
Kommet, Ihr Hirten
O Jesulein Zart
Schlaf Wohl, Du Himmelsknabe Du
Joseph, Lieber Joseph, Mein
In Dulci Jubilo
Herbei, O Ihr Glaubigen
Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht
Leise Rieselt Der Schnee
O Tannenbaum, Du Tragst Ein' Grunen Zweig
Susser Die Glocken Nie Klingen
Auf Dem Berge, Da Wehet Der Wind
Lieb' Nachtigall, Wach Auf
Kindelein Zart
Still, Still, Still
Nun Sei Willkommen, Herre Christ
Vom Himmel Hoch, O Englein Kommt

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Vintage Fischer-Dieskau in Marvelously Redone Sound.......2005-12-05

These performances would be self-recommending, even if they hadn't been re-engineered using modern technology. The two Bach cantatas ('Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen' BWV 56 and 'Ich habe genug' BWV 82) were recorded in 1951 in the the Jesus-Christus-Kirche in the American sector of post-war Berlin, with Karl Ristenpart conducting the RIAS Kammerorchester. This was part of Ristenpart's pioneering effort to record all the cantatas, and although they are not informed by modern performance practice knowledge, they also do not use the bloated full-orchestra sound that we have gotten away from. As for Fischer-Dieskau's contribution, one can only say that this was the young -- in his mid-twenties -- FiDi in glorious voice. 'Schlummert ein' from the latter cantata is sung in a soft, perfectly controlled, almost crooning tone that, although it does not quite equal the very recent extraordinary recording by Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, deserves to be heard and treasured. The two Bach works are for solo voice (except for the final Chorale,'Komm, o Tod, du Schlafes Bruder' in BWV 56, sung wonderfully by the Berliner Motettenchor) and thus are almost entirely FiDi's show.

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Arleen Auger revives the Bach cantatas.......2003-01-06

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