Ricercar / Easter Cantata

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If you liked Morimur, the intellectual examination of the so-called "hidden" chorales in Bach's Chaconne, then you'll buy the premise behind this CD as well. It purports to examine "connections and musical/spiritual affinities between Bach and Anton Webern," but it's probably a good idea to forget that, since it's close to incomprehensible, and the performances here are stunning enough not to be affected by a gimmick. Indeed, the Hilliard's one-voice-to-a-part reading of Bach's Cantata No. 4 is about as gorgeous, moving, and transparent a performance as you'll ever hear. Webern's arrangement of the fugue for six voices from Bach's Musical Offering (recorded at the start and end of the CD) is also beautifully played, this time by the Münchener Kammerorchester, and it is, indeed, a wonderful, rich arrangement. Two early works by Webern serve as part of the contents of the sandwich whose bread is the Musical Offering: the 1905 String Quartet, here orchestrated by Poppen, and Five Movements for String Quartet, Op. 5, which Webern himself orchestrated in 1930. The booklet explains something about life and death and the relationship between the key-structures of all the works here; if there had been no notes at all this would still be a beautiful CD. Music this well-played needs no excuse or relationship to anything, and the notes--and premise--are little more than frustrating. --Robert Levine

Ricercar / Easter Cantata, Music, Gordon Jones, Johann Sebastian Bach, Anton Webern, Christoph Poppen, David James, Kammerorchester München, Monika Mauch, Rogers Covey-Crump, 20th/21st Century Orchestral Music, Cantata, Chamber, Chamber Music, Chamber Music & Recitals, Choral, Classical, Classical Composers, Classical Music, Orchestral, Quartet for Four String Instruments
Ricercar / Easter Cantata
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    Manufacturer: Ecm Records
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    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00008HCEY
    Release Date: 2003-04-01

    Tracks:

    1. Fuga (Ricercata) A 6 Voci
    2. String Quartet
    3. Sinfonia - Versus I: Coro
    4. Versus II: Duetto (Sporano, Alto)
    5. Versus III: Aria (Tenore)
    6. Versus IV: Coro
    7. Versus V: Aria (Basso)
    8. Versus VI: Duetto (Soprano, Tenore) - Versus VII: Choral
    9. I Heftig Bewegt
    10. II Sehr Langsam
    11. III Sehr Lebhaft
    12. IV Sehr Langsam
    13. V In Zarter Bewegung
    14. Fuga (Ricercata) A 6 Voci

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    If you liked Morimur, the intellectual examination of the so-called "hidden" chorales in Bach's Chaconne, then you'll buy the premise behind this CD as well. It purports to examine "connections and musical/spiritual affinities between Bach and Anton Webern," but it's probably a good idea to forget that, since it's close to incomprehensible, and the performances here are stunning enough not to be affected by a gimmick. Indeed, the Hilliard's one-voice-to-a-part reading of Bach's Cantata No. 4 is about as gorgeous, moving, and transparent a performance as you'll ever hear. Webern's arrangement of the fugue for six voices from Bach's Musical Offering (recorded at the start and end of the CD) is also beautifully played, this time by the Münchener Kammerorchester, and it is, indeed, a wonderful, rich arrangement. Two early works by Webern serve as part of the contents of the sandwich whose bread is the Musical Offering: the 1905 String Quartet, here orchestrated by Poppen, and Five Movements for String Quartet, Op. 5, which Webern himself orchestrated in 1930. The booklet explains something about life and death and the relationship between the key-structures of all the works here; if there had been no notes at all this would still be a beautiful CD. Music this well-played needs no excuse or relationship to anything, and the notes--and premise--are little more than frustrating. --Robert Levine
    The Harmonia Mundi Bach Edition (Sampler)/ Herreweghe, Jacobs, et al.
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • An intriguing hint
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    		 The Harmonia Mundi Bach Edition (Sampler)/ Herreweghe, Jacobs, et al.
    Rene Jacobs , Akademie Fur Alte Musik Berlin , RIAS - Kammerchor , Jaap ter Linden , Paolo Pandolfo , Kenneth Gilbert , and Moroney, Davitt
    Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi
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    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00001NTI2
    Release Date: 1999-09-07

    Tracks:

    1. Brandenburgisches Konzert: Concerto Brandebourgeois No.5 BWV 1050 - I.Allegro
    2. Matthaus-Passion: Passion selon saint Matthieu BWV 244 - No.66 & 67
    3. Matthaus-Passion: No.68 Coro - Choeur final 'Wir setzen uns mit Tranen nieder'
    4. Cello-Suite: Suite pour violoncelle seul No.5 BWV 1011: 1-Prde
    5. Das Wohltemperierte Clavier: Le clavier bien temp BWV 846-869 Praeludium I & Fuga I BWV in C-dur
    6. Toccata et fugue en rineur BWV 565: Toccata & fugue en rineur BWV 565
    7. 'Vergnugte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust': Cantate pour alto solo BWV 170. I. Aria
    8. Oster-Oratorium: Oratorio de Pes BWV 249 - Chorus 'Preis und Dank'
    9. Fuga sopra il Magnificat BWV 733
    10. 'Zerreisset, zersprenget, Zertrummert die Gruft': Cantate profane BWV 205: I.Chor
    11. Die Kunst Der Fuge: L'Art de la Fugue : contrapunctus 1 voix : th rectus
    12. Sonate pour flviolon et basse continue e Sol majeur BWV 1038: Sonate pour flviolon et basse continue e Sol majeur BWV 1038 - I. Largo
    13. 'Das neugeborne Kindelein': Cantate de NoBWV 122.4. Aria 'Ist Gott versohnt'
    14. 'Icht hatte viel Bekummernis': Cantate BWV 21. Chorus
    15. Ouverturen: Suites pour orchestre en Rajeur BWV 1068: Air
    16. En si mineur, B Minor BWV 1067: Menuet & Badinerie
    17. En si mineur, B Minor BWV 1067: Menuet & Badinerie

    Tracks:

    1. Johannes-Passion: Passion selon Saint Jean BWV 245 - 1. Chorus: 'Herr, unser Herrscher'
    2. Sonate pour viole de gambe et clavecin en sol mineur: 1. Vivace
    3. Goldberg Variationen: Variations Goldberg BWV 988 - Aria & Variation 16
    4. Goldberg Variationen: Variations Goldberg BWV 988 - Aria & Variation 16
    5. 'Der Friede sei mit dir': Cantate pour basse BWV 158 Aria con Chorale 'Welt, ade'
    6. Magnificat en Re majeur BWV 243: Coro 'Magnificat anima mea Dominum'
    7. Magnificat en Re majeur BWV 243: Aria + Coro 'Omnes generationes'
    8. Musikalisches Opfer: L'offrande musicale BWV 1079 - Regis Iussus Cantio Et Reliqua Canonica Arte Resoluta : Ricercar
    9. Sonate en trio pour orgue No.4 en ut mineur BWV 528: Un poco allegro
    10. Weihnachts-Oratorium: Oratorio de NoBWV 248 - Am ersten Weihnachstag : 1. Coro 'Jauchzet, frohlocket'
    11. Motet 'Komm, Jesu, komm': Motette BWV 229
    12. 'Nun danket alle Gott': Chorale - Choral BWV 657
    13. H-moll Messe: Messe en si mineur BWV 245 - Sanctus

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars An intriguing hint.......2003-02-14

    Harmonia Mundi has long been recognized as a leader in Baroque-era recordings, and this sampler, from the music recorded for the Harmonia Mundi Bach Edition affirms that stature. Teldec and Hanssler, among others, also offered complete recordings of Bach's music, but in many respects Harmonia Mundi's two dozen or so discs of selected music surpasses those complete works. HM has taken the familiar "historically accurate" approach to performance, and the results are lovely.
    There are arguments over how to divide Bach's music, but for the purposes of argument let's say the music can be categorized as: Sacred and Secular Vocal (cantatas and Masses); Keyboard (including the organ); Chamber; and Orchestral music. Any attempt to present a well-tempered sampler of Bach's work will have to be judged according to it's skill with each area. HM is matchless in it's presentation of the Cantatas; the work of Rene Jacobs and his RIAS Kammerchor is mellifluous and dramatic, while Philippe Herrewheghe's Passions are extraordinary. Lionel Rogg presents what are, arguably, some of the finest interpretations of Bach's Organ Music, and Davitt Moroney--a keyboardist with wide experience with and knowlege of the Baroque era--performs flawlessly on the harpsichord. Other highlights: Jaap ter Linden's work is impeccable, and the incomparable Andrew Manze shines. After listening to this selection, the trick will be to find the CD's from which this sampler was drawn--not an easy task, believe me.

    5 out of 5 stars Eterno Bach.......2000-09-02

    Los dos discos que Harmonia Mundi ofrecen como muestrario de su edicion 2000 poseen la variedad justa para todo amante de Bach. El comienzo alegre de concierto Nro. 5 se contrasta inmediatamente con la Pasion segun San Mateo para luego escuchar la version para violin de la Toccata e fugue en D menor, con la elegancia que solamente Andrew Manze piede darle. La intensidad que le brinda la Pasion segun San Juan al inicio del disco 2 predispone a seguir escuchando detenidamente este disco, con las ultimas 3 pistas brillantemente elegidas, el motete 229, en donde se nota el estilo de Rene Jacobs, el coral 657 inerpretado en forma magistral por Lionel Rogg y el final con el Sanctus de la misa en B menor, en el cual Herreweghe hace lucir a su Collegium Vocale. Un consejo, prueben escucharlo en Shuffle, sigue siendo puro Bach en su maxima expresion, no importa el orden. Simplemente Bach.

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