Bach - Cantatas Volume 44
Rachel Nicholls (soprano), Robin Blaze (counter-tenor), Gerd Türk (tenor) & Peter Kooij (bass)
Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki
Among the several on-going or completed Bach cantata series, Masaaki Suzuki's is among the more contemplative. …his approach is unmatched in moments such as the plaintive soprano aria in BWV146....
Bach - Cantatas Volume 44
Rachel Nicholls (soprano), Robin Blaze (counter-tenor), Gerd Türk (tenor) & Peter Kooij (bass)
Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki
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Among the several on-going or completed Bach cantata series, Masaaki Suzuki's is among the more contemplative. …his approach is unmatched in moments such as the plaintive soprano aria in BWV146....
About
The two cantatas BWV 146 and 43 were composed for Jubilate Sunday and for Ascension Day respectively, both of them joyous occasions celebrating Christ’s resurrection and subsequent ascension into heaven.
Contents and tracklist
Work length37:48
- Rachel Nicholls, Robin Blaze, Gerd Türk, Peter Kooij
- Bach Collegium Japan Chorus, Bach Collegium Japan
- Masaaki Suzuki
- Recorded: August 2007
- Recording Venue: Osteraker Church, Sweden
Sinfonia
Track length7:14
Wir mussen durch viel Trubsal (Chorus)
Track length5:58
Aria. Ich will nach dem Himmel zu (Alto)
Track length7:30
Recitative. Ach! Wer doch schon im Himmel war (Soprano)
Track length1:51
Aria. Ich sae meine Zahren (Soprano)
Track length6:56
Recitative. Ich bin bereit (Tenor)
Track length1:21
Aria. Wie will ich mich freuen (Tenor, Bass)
Track length5:47
Chorale. Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele (Chorus)
Track length1:11
Work length17:32
- Peter Kooij, Rachel Nicholls, Robin Blaze, Gerd Türk
- Bach Collegium Japan Chorus, Bach Collegium Japan
- Masaaki Suzuki
- Recorded: August 2007
- Recording Venue: Osteraker Church, Sweden
Pt. I: Aria. Siehe, ich will viel Fischer aussenden (Bass)
Track length5:53
Pt. I: Recitative. Wie leichtlich konnte doch der Hochste uns entbehren (Tenor)
Track length0:52
Pt. I: Aria, Ritornello: Nein, nein! Gott ist alle Zeit geflissen (Tenor)
Track length3:16
Pt. II: Recitative and Arioso. Jesus sprach zu Simon (Tenor, Bass)
Track length0:16
Pt. II: Arioso. Furchte dich nicht (Bass)
Track length1:33
Pt. II: Aria Duet. Beruft Gott selbst, so muss der Segen (Soprano, Alto)
Track length3:17
Pt. II: Recitative. Was kann dich denn in deinem Wandel schrecken (Soprano)
Track length1:25
Pt. II: Chorale. Sing, bet und geh auf Gottes Wegen (Chorus)
Track length1:00
Work length20:15
- Rachel Nicholls, Robin Blaze, Gerd Türk, Peter Kooij
- Bach Collegium Japan Chorus, Bach Collegium Japan
- Masaaki Suzuki
- Recorded: August 2007
- Recording Venue: Osteraker Church, Sweden
Pt. I: Gott fahret auf mit Jauchzen (Chorus)
Track length3:33
Pt. I: Recitative. Es will der Hochste sich ein Siegsgeprang bereiten (Tenor)
Track length0:43
Pt. I: Aria. Ja tausend mal tausend begleiten den Wagen (Tenor)
Track length2:20
Pt. I: Recitative. Und der Herr, nachdem er mit ihnen geredet hatte (Soprano)
Track length0:23
Pt. I: Aria. Mein Jesus hat nunmehr (Soprano)
Track length2:24
Pt. II: Recitative. Es kommt der Helden Held (Bass)
Track length0:47
Pt. II: Aria. Er ists, der ganz allein die Kelter hat getreten (Bass)
Track length3:08
Pt. II: Recitative. Der Vater hat ihm ja ein ewig Reich bestimmet (Alto)
Track length0:36
Pt. II: Aria. Ich sehe schon im Geist (Alto)
Track length3:15
Pt. II: Recitative. Er will mir neben sich die Wohnung zubereiten (Soprano)
Track length0:42
Pt. II: Chorale. Du Lebensfurst, Herr Jesu Christ (Chorus)
Track length2:24
Awards and reviews
October 2009
Among the several on-going or completed Bach cantata series, Masaaki Suzuki's is among the more contemplative. …his approach is unmatched in moments such as the plaintive soprano aria in BWV146. Its text, of 'tears sown with anxious heart', is accompanied by the haunting mix of flute and two oboes d'amore. Rachel Nicholls sings the aria with sublime simplicity...
November 2009
Peter Kooij is at his very best in the deceptively hard and highly melismatic opening aria of No 88. This requires exceptional stamina, as the bass graphically tells of the miracle of the fisherman Simon, in a performance of commanding presence. It is matched also in the exquisitely refined chamber-like exchanges of the soprano and alto duo of Rachel Nicholls and Robin Blaze...
