Bach - Violin & Voice
Arias and Duets for soprano and bass with Violino Obligato
Hilary Hahn (violin), Christine Schäfer (soprano) & Matthias Goerne (baritone), Flute: Henrik Wiese
Münchener Kammerorchester, Alexander Liebreich
Awards:
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Presto Recording of the Week, 11th January 2010
…there's plenty to admire in Hahn's warm, expressive if occasionally over-mannered playing… Schäfer and Matthias Goerne, a few discomforts aside, yield nothing to Hahn in beauty of tone…
Bach - Violin & Voice
Arias and Duets for soprano and bass with Violino Obligato
Hilary Hahn (violin), Christine Schäfer (soprano) & Matthias Goerne (baritone), Flute: Henrik Wiese
Münchener Kammerorchester, Alexander Liebreich
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Awards:
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Presto Recording of the Week, 11th January 2010
…there's plenty to admire in Hahn's warm, expressive if occasionally over-mannered playing… Schäfer and Matthias Goerne, a few discomforts aside, yield nothing to Hahn in beauty of tone…
About
To the vocal lines of arias and duets, Bach composed gorgeous violin obbligati. In this novel album, Hilary Hahn records these obbligati exclusively – an act of devotion no other virtuoso violinist has ever committed to disc
Sharing this album with Hahn are soprano Christine Schäfer and baritone Matthias Goerne, both also renowned Bach exponents
Numbers from such masterpieces as the St. Matthew Passion and the Mass in B minor are rendered with an unearthly beauty and a reverence that add to this recording’s historical significance
In truth, this album features not two but three singers – Hahn elicits from her Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume tone as sung by a golden voice
Contents and tracklist
- Matthias Goerne (bass), Naoki Kitaya (organ & harpsichord), Rosario Conte (theorbo), Kristin von der Goltz (cello), Hilary Hahn (violin)
- Munich Chamber Orchestra
- Alexander Liebreich
- Recorded: 2009-04-18
- Recording Venue: Himmelfahrtskirche Sendling, München
- Christine Schäfer (soprano), Kristin von der Goltz (cello), Naoki Kitaya (organ & harpsichord), Rosario Conte (theorbo), Matthias Goerne (bass), Hilary Hahn (violin)
- Munich Chamber Orchestra
- Alexander Liebreich
- Recorded: 2008-12-15
- Recording Venue: Himmelfahrtskirche Sendling, München
- Christine Schäfer (soprano), Naoki Kitaya (organ & harpsichord), Rosario Conte (theorbo), Kristin von der Goltz (cello), Hilary Hahn (violin)
- Munich Chamber Orchestra
- Alexander Liebreich
- Recorded: 2008-12-15
- Recording Venue: Himmelfahrtskirche Sendling, München
- Matthias Goerne (bass), Naoki Kitaya (organ & harpsichord), Rosario Conte (theorbo), Kristin von der Goltz (cello), Hilary Hahn (violin)
- Munich Chamber Orchestra
- Alexander Liebreich
- Recorded: 2009-04-18
- Recording Venue: Himmelfahrtskirche Sendling, München
- Christine Schäfer (soprano), Naoki Kitaya (organ & harpsichord), Rosario Conte (theorbo), Kristin von der Goltz (cello), Hilary Hahn (violin)
- Munich Chamber Orchestra
- Alexander Liebreich
- Recorded: 2008-12-15
- Recording Venue: Himmelfahrtskirche Sendling, München
- Christine Schäfer (soprano), Naoki Kitaya (organ & harpsichord), Rosario Conte (theorbo), Kristin von der Goltz (cello), Hilary Hahn (violin)
- Munich Chamber Orchestra
- Alexander Liebreich
- Recorded: 2008-12-15
- Recording Venue: Himmelfahrtskirche Sendling, München
- Matthias Goerne (bass), Kristin von der Goltz (cello), Naoki Kitaya (organ & harpsichord), Rosario Conte (theorbo), Hilary Hahn (violin), Henrik Wiese (flute)
- Munich Chamber Orchestra
- Alexander Liebreich
- Recorded: 2009-04-18
- Recording Venue: Himmelfahrtskirche Sendling, München
- Matthias Goerne (bass), Naoki Kitaya (organ & harpsichord), Rosario Conte (theorbo), Kristin von der Goltz (cello), Hilary Hahn (violin)
- Munich Chamber Orchestra
- Alexander Liebreich
- Recorded: 2008-12-15
- Recording Venue: Himmelfahrtskirche Sendling, München
- Christine Schäfer (soprano), Naoki Kitaya (organ & harpsichord), Rosario Conte (theorbo), Kristin von der Goltz (cello), Hilary Hahn (violin)
- Munich Chamber Orchestra
- Alexander Liebreich
- Recorded: 2008-12-15
- Recording Venue: Himmelfahrtskirche Sendling, München
- Matthias Goerne (bass), Naoki Kitaya (organ & harpsichord), Rosario Conte (theorbo), Kristin von der Goltz (cello), Hilary Hahn (violin)
- Munich Chamber Orchestra
- Alexander Liebreich
- Recorded: 2008-12-15
- Recording Venue: Himmelfahrtskirche Sendling, München
- Christine Schäfer (soprano), Kristin von der Goltz (cello), Naoki Kitaya (organ & harpsichord), Rosario Conte (theorbo), Matthias Goerne (bass), Hilary Hahn (violin)
- Munich Chamber Orchestra
- Alexander Liebreich
- Recorded: 2008-12-15
- Recording Venue: Himmelfahrtskirche Sendling, München
- Christine Schäfer (soprano), Naoki Kitaya (organ & harpsichord), Rosario Conte (theorbo), Kristin von der Goltz (cello), Hilary Hahn (violin)
- Munich Chamber Orchestra
- Alexander Liebreich
- Recorded: 2008-12-15
- Recording Venue: Himmelfahrtskirche Sendling, München
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Bach for Violin and Voice
11th Jan 2010
Hilary Hahn, Christine Schäfer and Matthias Goerne join forces with the Münchener Kammerorchester for arias from works including the St Matthew Passion, the Mass in B minor and numerous cantatas.
Awards and reviews
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Presto Recording of the Week11th January 2010
February 2010
…there's plenty to admire in Hahn's warm, expressive if occasionally over-mannered playing… Schäfer and Matthias Goerne, a few discomforts aside, yield nothing to Hahn in beauty of tone…
8th January 2010
Hilary Hahn...reveals herself as a Bach interpreter of surprising substance.
8th January 2010
An album of intriguing novelty, grace and subtlety.
3rd January 2010
There is something touchingly old-fashioned about this attractive collection of Bach arias that feature the violin, and it has clearly been a labour of love for young violinist Hilary Hahn to draw together friends and colleagues for the project.
5th February 2010
The result is a delight. Whether the violin plays a simple accompanying role or interweaves with the vocal line on equal terms, Hahn is wonderfully lithe and responsive, and the singers unaffectedly direct.
15th January 2010
[Hahn's] prancing rhythmic inflections, golden yellow tones and avoidance of the fussily decorative bring delight in every one of the 12 tracks.
