Bach wrote the piece for bass, which makes sense when you consider the episode it. Cantatas for alto solo cd or download presto classical. In addition, the religious or literary theme of each text is summarized within the specific context of the cantata as a whole. Now the leading countertenor of our time returns to his musical roots with his own selection of arias from bach s cantatas including one of the bestloved of all bach s vocal works, ich habe genug. Scholls latest disc of bach cantatas opens with the famous ich habe genug. Original texts german cantatas sorted by bwv number sorted thematically other vocal works sorted by bwv number sorted thematically all vocal works sorted by title. Ein gelungener start des countertenors ins jahr 2012. The handbook to bach s sacred cantata texts identifies scriptural references for the wording, imagery, and themes that bach s listeners would have known. Sort this list by work type, instrumentation, composer, and more. He is invited to teach a mastercourse on bach cantatas at the britten.
Andreas scholl returns to decca with a recording of vocal jewels by the great baroque composer henry purcell, including when i am laid in earth from dido and aeneas. This album by german counter tenor andreas scholl includes two complete bach cantatas and movements of several others. Bach s cantatas and his other vocal works and many of his instrumental works. On this websize, you can find the texts and instrumentations of j. Bach s almost 200 extant cantatas are among his important vocal compositions the list includes both extant cantatas and, as far as known, lost cantatas.
This is andreas scholls first ever recording of the music of purcell and his uniquely beautiful voice is perfectly suited to the english composers plangent melodies. Andreas scholl has confirmed that a recording of the bartolisalzburg 2012 production of giulio cesare in egitto will be released in 20. Andreas scholl has confirmed that a recording of the bartolisalzburg 2012. Andreas scholl has recorded several bach cantatas including all those written for the solo alto voice, the cd of which remains his most popular, as well as the b minor mass, the st john and st matthew passions philippe herreweghe and the weinachtsoratorium rene jacobs. Main page cantatas bwv 150 cantatas bwv 51100 cantatas bwv 101150 cantatas bwv 151200 cantatas bwv 201224 other vocal bwv 225249 chorales bwv 250438 geistliche lieder bwv 439507 amn bwv 508524 other vocal bwv 10811127, bwv anh instrumental chorale melodies sources. Create and share your own ringtones and cell phone wallpapers with your friends. Performers of bach s works, including their biographies, bach. He was born in herschdorf, in presentday thuringia. Cantatas bwv 150 cantatas bwv 51100 cantatas bwv 101150 cantatas bwv 151200 cantatas bwv 201224 scores of other vocal works. Bwv bach cantatas sorted thematically university of alberta. Bach kantaten andreas scholl 1 cd download jetzt kaufen. As with the other cantatas recorded for bis in the cycle since 1995, there is a calm, a sense of measured peace in the bach collegium japans playing style. Analyzing bach cantatas offers valuable information on the theological relevance of the structure of the liturgical year for the design and content of these works, as well as a survey of the theories of modality that inform bach s compositional style. Cantatas for solo alto bwv 170, 54, 35 orchestre du collegium vocale, philippe herreweghe.
There is also bwv169, with its famous sinfonia, plus other arias from various bach cantatas, plus bwv53, which was once attributed to bach, but which is now known to. It is sortable by the cantata number which equals the number in the bach werkeverzeichnis bwv, by title, by occasion during the liturgical year, the. Andreas scholl alto, orchestre du collegium vocale, philippe. Andreas scholl has a sublime voice and suberb technique. But suzukis music making is at no times either pedestrian or mundane. Cantatas for alto bwv 170, 54, 35 scholl collegium vocale herreweghe by johann sebastian bach, philippe herreweghe, collegium vocale gent, andreas scholl from amazons classical music. In this book, noted bach expert eric chafe combines theological, historical, analytical, and interpretive approaches to the cantatas to offer readers and listeners alike the richest possible experience of these works. The singing tune associated with that version of the magnificat, a german variant of the tonus peregrinus, appears in bach s composition. In his zur geschichte des orgelspiels 1884, august gottfried ritter gives 30, oct. Check out andreas scholl bach cantatas by andreas scholl and. The bach cantatas website bcw is a comprehensive site covering all aspects of j. Jesu joy of mans desire principal composer bach, johann sebastian sheet music 12 days of christmas principal composer traditional sheet music christmas carols from europe for 2 flutes, oboe and piano principal composer anonymous sheet music.
In 1950 the bach werkeverzeichnis was published, allocating a unique number to every known composition by bach. Sir john eliot gardiners landmark recording of the st matthew passion with his monteverdi choir and english baroque soloists in the late 1980s is still widely regarded as one of the most revelatory accounts of the work on disc for its tautness, dramatic energy and innate underlying understanding of the works imposing architecture. Js bach cantata bwv 82, ich habe genug andreas scholl. Wolfgang schmieder, the editor of that catalogue, grouped the compositions by genre, largely following the 19thcentury bach gesellschaft bg edition for the collation e. Johann sebastian bach was born into a musical family. Andreas scholl, bach cantatas, decca the independent. Bach s earliest cantatas are church cantatas, although his early wedding quodlibet is sometimes grouped with the secular cantatas. Andreas scholl bach cantatas by andreas scholl and. Performers of bach s works, including their biographies, bach discographies. Andreas scholls deep love of bach informs this spellbinding set of cantatas, writes fiona maddocks.
The ut chamber singers are the resident chorus, and graduate choral conducting majors prepare, rehearse, and conduct these programs that feature ut students, faculty and guest artists. Andreas scholl heroes by andreas scholl on spotify. Andreas scholl heroes, an album by andreas scholl, orchestra of the age of enlightenment, sir roger norrington on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Handbook to bachs sacred cantata texts by melvin p. Andreas scholl, countertenor collegium vocale gent, conducted by philippe herreweghe harmonia mundi in part from wikipedia, the free. These include both original works and arrangements that specifically include one or more solo parts for the male bass voice. The bach cantata project is a venture of the ut choral program to present the extraordinary body of sacred and secular cantatas of j. The oldest extant secular cantata is from his weimar period where he composed the hunting cantata bwv 208, first version for the birthday of christian, duke of saxeweissenfels on 23 february 17.
Andreas scholl bach cantatas, an album by johann sebastian bach, andreas scholl, kammerorchester basel, julia schroder on spotify. Andreas scholl bach cantatas by johann sebastian bach on spotify. Bach s vocal works, that is, of his cantatas, motets, masses, passions, oratorios, and chorales. Bach s cantatas are among the highest achievements of western musical art, yet studies of the individual cantatas that are both illuminating and detailed are few. Its text is based on luthers german translation of the magnificat.
Mpc music director kim rankin discusses bach s cantata no. Chafe demonstrates that, while bach certainly employed pictorialism and wordpainting in his. Sir john eliot gardiner revisits the st matthew passion. Cantatas for alto bwv 170, 54, 35 scholl collegium vocale. Autorip is available only for eligible cds and vinyl sold by amazon eu sarl but does not apply to gift orders or. Bach 333 is released worldwide on october 26th in two language versions english and german. With interlinear translations and a full complement of indexes. Orphaned before he turned 10 years old, he was looked after by his eldest brother, an organist who gave him his first keyboard lessons.
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