Bach: Peasant Cantata/Coffee Cantata

1. Cantata No. 212, "Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet," ("Peasant Cantata"), BWV 212
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Stephen Alder , Lynne Dawson , Nicolas Robertson

2. Cantata No. 211, "Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht," ("Coffee Cantata"), BWV 211
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Stephen Alder , Lynne Dawson , Nicolas Robertson

Bach: Peasant Cantata/Coffee Cantata,Stephen Alder,Johann Sebastian Bach,Lynne Dawson,Nicolas Robertson,Meridian,Cantata,Choral,Classical,Classical Music

Average customer rating: Excellent Quality! A remarkable CD

Thomas Quasthoff: Basso Handel , Bach , Quasthoff , and Rilling Manufacturer: Hanssler Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Schubert: Goethe Lieder Consider, My Soul: Sacred Arias Schwanengesang; Vier Ernste Gesange The Voice A Romantic Songbook ASIN: B000068UKO Release Date: 2002-06-15

Tracks:

1. For Behold, Darekness Shall Cover the Earth
2. The People That Walked in Darkness
3. Why Do the Nations So Furiously Rage
4. Behold, I Tell You a Mystery
5. The Trumpet Shall Sound
6. Mass in A Major Domine Deus
7. Magnificat Quia fecit mihi magna
8. Mass in g minor Gratias agimus tibi
9. So lieb ich denn mein Auge sehnlich auf BWV 1088
10. Peasant Cantata: excerpts
11. Coffee Cantata: excerpts
12. Der Heiland ft vor seinem Vater nieder
13. Gerne will ich mich bequemen
14. Gebt mir meinem Jesum wieder
15. Ja freilich will in uns das Fleisch und Blut
16. Komm, sreuz
17. Am Abend, das es kar
18. Mache dich, mein Herze sein

Album Description

German bass-baritone Thomas Quasthoff is recognized as one of the most remarkable singers of his generation. Since making his US debut at the Oregon Bach Festival with Helmut Rilling, Quasthoff has set the musical world on fire, with his velvety, expressive voice and phenomenal range - both in terms of voice and emotion! Hänssler Classic is pride to announce the release of this disc, dedicated to the artistry of Thomas Quasthoff.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent Quality!.......2003-05-05

I'll be honest with you, I listen to opera about twice a month, but when I do- it's usually this one.
Thomas Quasthoff has excellent range and injects a truckload of emotion into his singing. The arrangements are beautiful, the recording quality is excellent as well. If you're like me and are not an expert on opera, but just want to listen to something enjoyable, then I reccomend this one to you, my friend.

A remarkable CD.......2002-12-20

This is possibly the best and most listened to CD that I own. Quasthoff's artistry is unmatched by any performer I have yet to hear, and his technique is wonderful. I have seen him in concert, and I can say that this recording does do him justice. I especially like his recordings of the arias from Handle's 'Messiah' and the last track from Bach's 'St. Matthew Passion.'

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Bach: Coffee Cantata, BWV 211; Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Bach: The Coffee Cantata Mozart: Don Giovanni A State of Wonder: The Complete Goldberg Variations (1955 & 1981) ASIN: B0000013VG Release Date: 1994-02-15

Tracks:

1. Coffee Cantanta, BWV 211 (Schweigt Stille, Plaudert Nicht)
2. Coffee Cantanta, BWV 211 (Schweigt Stille, Plaudert Nicht)
3. Coffee Cantanta, BWV 211 (Schweigt Stille, Plaudert Nicht)
4. Coffee Cantanta, BWV 211 (Schweigt Stille, Plaudert Nicht)
5. Coffee Cantanta, BWV 211 (Schweigt Stille, Plaudert Nicht)
6. Coffee Cantanta, BWV 211 (Schweigt Stille, Plaudert Nicht)
7. Coffee Cantanta, BWV 211 (Schweigt Stille, Plaudert Nicht)
8. Coffee Cantanta, BWV 211 (Schweigt Stille, Plaudert Nicht)
9. Coffee Cantanta, BWV 211 (Schweigt Stille, Plaudert Nicht)
10. Coffee Cantanta, BWV 211 (Schweigt Stille, Plaudert Nicht)
11. Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 (Mer Hahn En Neue Oberkeet)
12. Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 (Mer Hahn En Neue Oberkeet)
13. Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 (Mer Hahn En Neue Oberkeet)
14. Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 (Mer Hahn En Neue Oberkeet)
15. Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 (Mer Hahn En Neue Oberkeet)
16. Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 (Mer Hahn En Neue Oberkeet)
17. Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 (Mer Hahn En Neue Oberkeet)
18. Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 (Mer Hahn En Neue Oberkeet)
19. Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 (Mer Hahn En Neue Oberkeet)
20. Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 (Mer Hahn En Neue Oberkeet)
21. Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 (Mer Hahn En Neue Oberkeet)
22. Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 (Mer Hahn En Neue Oberkeet)
23. Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 (Mer Hahn En Neue Oberkeet)
24. Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 (Mer Hahn En Neue Oberkeet)
25. Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 (Mer Hahn En Neue Oberkeet)
26. Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 (Mer Hahn En Neue Oberkeet)
27. Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 (Mer Hahn En Neue Oberkeet)
28. Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 (Mer Hahn En Neue Oberkeet)
29. Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 (Mer Hahn En Neue Oberkeet)
30. Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 (Mer Hahn En Neue Oberkeet)
31. Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 (Mer Hahn En Neue Oberkeet)
32. Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 (Mer Hahn En Neue Oberkeet)
33. Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 (Mer Hahn En Neue Oberkeet)
34. Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 (Mer Hahn En Neue Oberkeet)

Average customer rating: Well done and interesting Wonderful biography, needs more proportion in the music

Life & Works of Bach Bach , Siepmann , and Shrapnel Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Instructional | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Life and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven Life & Works The Life and Works of Frédéric Chopin The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn Brahms: Life & Works ASIN: B0000666A8 Release Date: 2002-07-16

Tracks:

1. Family Background And Early Years
2. Music: Capriccio On The Departure Of His Beloved Brother
3. Bach And The Organ
4. Music Toccata And Fugue In D Minow, BWV 565
5. Bach In Trouble
6. Music: Trio Sonata In E Flat, BWV 525
7. Bach The Husband And Father
8. Music: Vivaldi/Bach: Concerto In A Minor For Four Harpsichords
9. Bach The Younger Composer
10. Music: Prelude And Fugue In A Minor, BWV 543
11. Bach In Weimar (And In Jail)
12. Music: Prelude In E Flat Minor (The Well Tempered Clavier, Book 1)
13. Bach Leaves Weimar
14. Music: Violin Concerto In E Major (Finale)

Tracks:

1. Bach At Cothen
2. Music: Concerto For Two Violins (Largo Ma Non Tanto)
3. Bach And The Brandenburgs
4. Music: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 In D (First Movement)
5. From Grief To Joy Through Faith
6. Music: 'Et Resurrexit' (B Minor Mass)
7. New Beginnings: Bach Remarries And His Family Grows
8. Music: Aria In G
9. Goldberg Variations And Anna Magdalena's Notebook
10. Music: Stolzel: Bist Du Bei Mir
11. Domestic Happiness And The Move To Leipzig
12. Music: Magnificat
13. Bach's Duties At Lepzig
14. Music: Cantata No. 80 (Duetto)
15. Bach The Teacher
16. Music: Sinfonia (Three-Part Invention) In E Flat
17. The Great Keyboard Works On Educational Agenda
18. Music: Italien Concerto
19. A Letter To The King
20. Music: Cantata No. 147 (Opening Chorus)

Tracks:

1. Bach Takes Up The Poet's Pen
2. Music: Partita No. 1 In B Flat BWV 825 (Courante)
3. Bach's Frustration At Leipzig
4. Music: Singet Dem Herrn, BWV 225
5. Frustrations Intensify
6. Music: St John Passion (Opening Chorus)
7. Bach's Efforts To Leave Leipzig
8. Music: Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 (First Movement)
9. The King Of Poland's Jubilee
10. Music: Suite No. 3 In D, BWV 1068
11. The Ernesti Affair
12. Music: Prelude In D Major, BWV 532
13. Adolf Scheibe's Scathing Views On Bach
14. Music: Concerto In C For Three Harpsichords (Finale)

Tracks:

1. Bach And Opera
2. 'Coffee' Cantata (Excerpts)
3. 'Peasant' Cantata (Excerpts)
4. The Twilight Years
5. Music: The Art Of Fugue
6. Bach's Visit To Frederick The Great
7. Music: The Musical Offering
8. Decline And Death
9. Music: Mass In B Minor

Customer Reviews:

Well done and interesting.......2005-02-22

This recording alternates extended selections of Bach's music (complete pieces or movements) with a narrated and sometimes dramatized biography of Bach. The music selections are excellent and the biography itself is well done and interesting. The lengthy accompanying booklet is also very nice.

My only reservation comes from a feeling that the music and the narration are not as well integrated as they could be. The narrator identifies the musical selections and may give a sentence or two of background for the selection but never really discusses it. Instead, the narration is focused almost entirely on the events of Bach's life. I would have preferred more of a "music appreciation" approach that discussed the music, and had trouble getting used to the bifurcated nature of production. The extended free-standing music selections do mean that the four discs are a sort of "best of Bach" anthology and you can re-listen to just the music by skipping every other track.

Naxos also produces a 2-disc set called An Introduction to Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 (ASIN: B0000666A9), also by Mr. Seipmann, which closely analyzes the actual music of these two concertos. I found that the two sets are complementary with no overlap, except for part of the booklets, and I would recommend getting both if you have an interest in Bach and are also interested in understanding what to listen for in his music. In addition (or as an alternative), I would also recommend the lectures by Robert Greenberg on "Bach and the High Baroque" produced by the Teaching Company, which are much longer, more detailed, and more focused on the "music appreciation" aspect. They are also much more expensive.

Overall, this item is very worthwhile and a good value, like most of Naxos's products.

Wonderful biography, needs more proportion in the music.......2002-08-21

Naxos continues to do a wonderful job with its "Life and Works" series. Quite some time ago, we had a Life/Works of Mozart, one of Chopin and then two more, Liszt and Beethoven. he latter are even better packaged than are the earlier sets, with a thick booklet that offers us essays on the historical background, the position of the composer in his time, a look at the major works, a listening plan, recommended readings, personalities, a calendar of the artist's life, a glossary, and a discography. This booklet is worth the price of the set alone.

Now we have two more entries in this amazing series, again written and narrated by Jeremy Siepmann: "Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky" (8.558036-39) with a playing time of 4 hrs. 5 min. and "Johann Sebastian Bach" (8.558051-54) with a playing time of 4 hrs. 34 minutes. (Please see my comments for the Tchaikovsky on that webpage.)

In direct contrast to the tortured personality of Tchaikovsky, we have the life-loving J.S. Bach, he who lost his temper only when he ran up against ineptitude. Again, the biographical details are fascinating. But also again, the musical examples are far too few--especially for this prolific composer--and some are simply far too long. We do not really need a complete rendition of the famous "Toccata and Fugue" and certainly not of the "Prelude and Fugue in A minor" to which is devoted a 13 minute track.

Here the voice of Bach is supplied by actor John Shrapnel, with Trevor Nichols, Ruth Sillers and David Timson in supporting roles. So 5 stars for the biography, somewhat less for musical examples.

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Bach: Coffee Cantata; Peasant Cantata [Australia] Varady , Fischer-Dieskau , Marriner , and Academy of St Martin in the Fields Manufacturer: Philips ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0007MR1SU Release Date: 2005-05-24

Tracks:

1. Schweigt Stille Plaudert Nicht - Coffee Cantata Bwv 211
2. Mer Hahn En Neue Oberkeet - Cantata Burlesque - Peasant Cantata Bwv 212

Album Description

Philips Classics. 2004.

Average customer rating:

Encore! Les Violons du Roy Manufacturer: Dorian Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Carl Philipp Emman. Bach | Bach, Carl Philipp Emman. | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Bach, J. C. F. | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Bach, Johann Christian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Pergolesi | Pergolesi, Gio Battista | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Purcell, Henry | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Vivaldi | Vivaldi, Antonio | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Concerto Grossi | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Purcell, Henry | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000DMV3 Release Date: 1998-11-17

Tracks:

1. Chacony in g, Z.730
2. Con, Op.8 No.6: Grave-Vivace
3. Con, Op.8 No.6: Largo
4. Con, Op.8 No.6: Vivace
5. Con Pastorale in F: Passacaglia
6. Stabat Mater: Quis Est Homo - Dorothea Roschmann/Catherine Robbin
7. Stabat Mater: Vidit Suum Dulcem Natum - Dorothea Roschmann/Catherine Robbin
8. Stabat Mater: Inflammatus - Dorothea Roschmann/Catherine Robbin
9. Stabat Mater: Eja Mater - Dorothea Roschmann/Catherine Robbin
10. Con Ripieno in g, RV 182: Allegro
11. Con in a, Op.3 No.8: Allegro - Nicole Trotier/Julie Triquet
12. Coffee Cant, BWV 211. Aria: Heute Noch, Lieber Vater, Tut Es Doch - Dorothea Roschmann/Kevin McMillan
13. Peasant Cant, BWV 212: Sinf
14. Wedding Cant 'Weichet Nur, Betrubte Schatten,' BWV 202. Aria: 'Sich Uben Im Lieben' - Dorothea Roschmann/Philippe Magnan
15. 'O Holder Tag, Erwunschte Zeit,' BWV 210. Aria: 'Seid Begluckt, Edle Beide' - Dorothea Roschmann
16. Sym in g, Op.6 No.6: Allegro
17. Sinf in d: Andante Amoroso
18. Sym in E flat, Wq179: Presto
19. Orchestral Ste No.3 in D, BWV 1069: Air ('Air On The G String')

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John Sebastian Bach: Four Secular Cantatas Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music ASIN: B000001TX7 Release Date: 1993-04-29

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For Coffee Lovers Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Trios | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Vivaldi | Vivaldi, Antonio | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Concertinos | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Concerto Grossi | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Trio Sonatas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Academy of Ancient Music | ( A ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Opera & Vocal | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: For After Hours For April Showers For the Hopeless Romantic For the Wine Connoisseur For Whatever ASIN: B0002IQAH2 Release Date: 2004-07-13

Tracks:

1. Air On A G String - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
2. Ei! Wie Schmeckt Der Coffee Susse (Mmm, How Sweet The Coffee Tastes) - David Thomas
3. Trio Sonata For Recorders And Continuo In F Major, HWV 405: Allegro - Michala Petri
4. Trio Sonata For Recorders And Continuo In F Major, HWV 405: Grave - Michala Petri
5. Trio Sonata For Recorders And Continuo In F Major, HWV 405: Allegro - Michala Petri
6. Concerto For 2 Cellos, Strings And Continuo In G Minor, RV 531: Allegro - The Academy Of Ancient Music
7. Concerto For 2 Cellos, Strings And Continuo In G Minor, RV 531: Largo - The Academy Of Ancient Music
8. Concerto For 2 Cellos, Strings And Continuo In G Minor, RV 531: Allegro - The Academy Of Ancient Music
9. Trio Sonata For Flute, Violin And Continuo In B Minor, Op. 2 No. 1, HWV 386B: Andante - Adagio - George Malcolm
10. Trio Sonata For Flute, Violin And Continuo In B Minor, Op. 2 No. 1, HWV 386B: Allegro Ma Non Troppo - George Malcolm
11. Trio Sonata For Flute, Violin And Continuo In B Minor, Op. 2 No. 1, HWV 386B: Largo - George Malcolm
12. Trio Sonata For Flute, Violin And Continuo In B Minor, Op. 2 No. 1, HWV 386B: Allegro - George Malcolm
13. German Dance - Trio I - Trio II In C Major - The Chamber Orchestra Of Europe
14. Concerto Grosso In G Major, Op. 6 No. 1: A Tempo Giusto - Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
15. Concerto Grosso In G Major, Op. 6 No. 1: Allegro - Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
16. Concerto Grosso In G Major, Op. 6 No. 1: Adagio - Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
17. Concerto Grosso In G Major, Op. 6 No. 1: Allegro - Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
18. Concerto Grosso In G Major, Op. 6 No. 1: Allegro - Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
19. Concerto No. 1 In C Major, RV 181A: Allegro - I Musici
20. Concerto No. 1 In C Major, RV 181A: Largo - I Musici
21. Concerto No. 1 In C Major, RV 181A: Allegro - I Musici
22. Overture - Christopher Hogwood

Average customer rating: Bach is priceless Buy the works you like.... Poor Bach A Treasure Trove 147 out of 153 ain't bad!

Bach 2000: The Complete Bach Edition (Includes Commemorative Book) (Box Set) Nikolaus Harnoncourt , Robin Gritton , Giovanni Antonini , Gustav Leonhardt , Ton Koopman , Alice Harnoncourt , and Zehetmair, Thomas Manufacturer: Teldec ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Allemandes | Baroque Dance Suites | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Minuets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Trios | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Carl Philipp Emman. Bach | Bach, Carl Philipp Emman. | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Heinichen | Heinichen, Johann David | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Canons | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Concertinos | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Concerto Grossi | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Fugues | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Inventions | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Canzones | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Trio Sonatas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sinfonia | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Toccatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Passacaglias | Variations | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Scherzo | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Variations | Forms & Genres | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Organ | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Flute | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Oboe | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Cello | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Lute | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Academy of Ancient Music | ( A ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Caprices | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Magnificats | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Masses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Passions | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Box Sets | Stores | Music ASIN: B00001IV8B Release Date: 1999-09-14

Tracks:

1. Wie schon leuchtet der Morgenstern
2. Du Wahrer Gottes und Marien Sohn
3. Erfuellet, ihr himmlischen goettlichen Flammen
4. Ein irdscher Glanz, wein leiblich Licht
5. Unser Mund und Ton der Saiten
6. Wie Schon Leuchtet Der Morgenstern, BWV 1: Chor: 'Wie Bin Ich Doch So Herzlich Froh' - Wiener Sangerknaben/Chor Viennensis/Hans Gillesberger
7. Ach Gott, Vom Himmel Sieh Darein, BWV 2: Chor: 'Ach Gott, Vom Himmel Sieh Darein' - Wiener Sangerknaben/Chor Viennensis/Hans Gillesberger
8. Ach Gott, Vom Himmel Sieh Darein, BWV 2: Recitativo: 'Sie Lehren Eitel Falsche List' - Kurt Equiluz
9. Ach Gott, Vom Himmel Sieh Darein, BWV 2: Aria: 'Tilg, O Gott, Die Lehren' - Paul Esswood
10. Ach Gott, Vom Himmel Sieh Darein, BWV 2: Recitativo: 'Die Armen Sind Verstort' - Max Van Egmond
11. Ach Gott, Vom Himmel Sieh Darein, BWV 2: Aria: 'Durchs Feuer Wird Das Silber Rein' - Kurt Equiluz
12. Ach Gott, Vom Himmel Sieh Darein, BWV 2: Chor: 'Das Wollst Du, Gott, Bewahren Rein' - Wiener Sangerknaben/Chor Viennensis/Hans Gillesberger
13. Ach Gott, Wie Manches Herzeleid, BWV 3: Chor: 'Ach Gott, Wie Manches Herzeleid' - Wiener Sangerknaben/Chor Viennensis/Hans Gillesberger
14. Ach Gott, Wie Manches Herzeleid, BWV 3: Choral Recitativo: 'Wie Schwerlich Lasst Sich Fleisch Und... - Wiener Sangerknaben/Hans Gillesberger/Paul Esswood/Kurt Equiluz/Max Van Egmond...
15. Ach Gott, Wie Manches Herzeleid, BWV 3: Aria: 'Empfind Ich Hollenangst Und Pein' - Max Van Egmond
16. Ach Gott, Wie Manches Herzeleid, BWV 3: Recitativo: 'Es Mag Mir Leib Und Geist Verschmachten' - Kurt Equiluz
17. Ach Gott, Wie Manches Herzeleid, BWV 3: Aria: 'Wenn Sorgen Auf Mich Dringen' - Wiener Sangerknaben/Hans Gillesberger/Paul Esswood
18. Ach Gott, Wie Manches Herzeleid, BWV 3: Chor: 'Erhalt Mein Herz Im Glauben Rein' - Wiener Sangerknaben/Chor Viennensis/Hans Gillesberger

Tracks:

1. Ich elender Mensch, wer wird mich erloesen
2. O Schmerz, o Elend, so mich trifft
3. Solls ja so sein
4. Ach lege das Sodom der suendlichen Glieder
5. Hier aber tut des Heilands Hand
6. Ich Elender Mensch, Wer Wird Mich Erlosen, BWV 48: Aria: 'Vergibt Mir Jesus Meine Sunden' - Kurt Equiluz
7. Ich Elender Mensch, Wer Wird Mich Erlosen, BWV 48: Chor: 'Herr Jesu Christ, Einiger Trost' - Wiener Sangerknaben/Chor Viennensis/Hans Gillesberger
8. Ich Geh Und Suche Mit Verlangen, BWV 49: Sinf - Concentus Musicus Wien/Nikolaus Harnoncourt
9. Ich Geh Und Suche Mit Verlangen, BWV 49: Aria: 'Ich Geh Und Suche Mit Verlangen' - Ruud Van Der Meer
10. Ich Geh Und Suche Mit Verlangen, BWV 49: Recitativo Ed Arioso: 'Mein Mahl Ist Zubereit'' - Ruud Van Der Meer/Peter Jelosits
11. Ich Geh Und Suche Mit Verlangen, BWV 49: Aria: 'Ich Bin Herrlich, Ich Bin Schon' - Peter Jelosits
12. Ich Geh Und Suche Mit Verlangen, BWV 49: Recitativo: 'Mein Glaube Hat Mich Selbst So Angezogen' - Peter Jelosits/Ruud Van Der Meer
13. Ich Geh Und Suche Mit Verlangen, BWV 49: Aria (Duetto): 'Dich Hab Ich Je Und Je Geliebet' - Peter Jelosits/Ruud Van Der Meer
14. Nun Ist Das Heil Und Die Kraft, BWV 50: Chor: 'Nun Ist Das Heil Und Die Kraft' - Wiener Sangerknaben/Chor Viennensis/Hans Gillesberger
15. Jauchzet Gott In Allen Landen, BWV 51: Aria: 'Jauchzet Gott In Allen Landen!' - Marianne Kweksilber
16. Jauchzet Gott In Allen Landen, BWV 51: Recitativo: 'Wir Beten Zu Dem Tempel An' - Marianne Kweksilber
17. Jauchzet Gott In Allen Landen, BWV 51: Aria: 'Hochster, Mache Deine Gute' - Marianne Kweksilber
18. Jauchzet Gott In Allen Landen, BWV 51: Chor: 'Sei Lob Und Preis Mit Ehren' - Marianne Kweksilber
19. Jauchzet Gott In Allen Landen, BWV 51: Aria: 'Alleluja!' - Marianne Kweksilber

Tracks:

1. (Caro) Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan
2. (Alto, Tenore) Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan
3. (Soprano) Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan
4. (Basso) Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan
5. (Alto) Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan
6. Was Gott Tut, Das Ist Wohlgetan, BWV 100: Chor: 'Was Gott Tut, Das Ist Wohlgetan' - Knabenchor Hannover/Heinz Hennig/Collegium Vocale, Gent/Philippe Herreweghe
7. Nimm Von Uns, Herr, Du Treuer Gott, BWV 101: Chor: 'Nimm Von Uns, Herr, Du Treuer Gott' - Tolzer Knabenchor/Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden
8. Nimm Von Uns, Herr, Du Treuer Gott, BWV 101: Aria: 'Handle Nicht Nach Deinen Rechten' - Kurt Equiluz
9. Nimm Von Uns, Herr, Du Treuer Gott, BWV 101: Recitativo-Chor: 'Ach! Herr Gott, Durch Die Treue Dein' - Wilhelm Wiedl
10. Nimm Von Uns, Herr, Du Treuer Gott, BWV 101: Aria: 'Warum Willst Du So Zornig Sein?' - Philippe Huttenlocher
11. Nimm Von Uns, Herr, Du Treuer Gott, BWV 101: Recitativo-Chor: 'Die Sund Hat Uns Verderbet Sehr' - Kurt Equiluz
12. Nimm Von Uns, Herr, Du Treuer Gott, BWV 101: Aria (Duetto): 'Gedenk An Jesu Bittern Tod!' - Wilhelm Wiedl/Paul Esswood
13. Nimm Von Uns, Herr, Du Treuer Gott, BWV 101: Chor: 'Leit Uns Mit Deiner Rechten Hand' - Tolzer Knabenchor/Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden
14. Herr, Deine Augen Sehen Nach Dem Glauben, BWV 102, Prima Parte: Chor: 'Herr, Deine Augen Sehen... - Tolzer Knabenchor/Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden
15. Herr, Deine Augen Sehen Nach Dem Glauben, BWV 102, Prima Parte: Recitativo: 'Wo Ist Das Ebenbild' - Philippe Huttenlocher
16. Herr, Deine Augen Sehen Nach Dem Glauben, BWV 102, Prima Parte: Aria: 'Weh Der Seele' - Paul Esswood
17. Herr, Deine Augen Sehen Nach Dem Glauben, BWV 102, Prima Parte: Arioso: 'Verachtest Du Den... - Philippe Huttenlocher
18. Herr, Deine Augen Sehen Nach Dem Glauben, BWV 102, Seconda Parte: Aria: 'Erschrecke Doch, Du... - Kurt Equiluz
19. Herr, Deine Augen Sehen Nach Dem Glauben, BWV 102, Seconda Parte: Recitativo: 'Beim Warten Ist... - Paul Esswood
20. Herr, Deine Augen Sehen Nach Dem Glauben, BWV 102, Seconda Parte: Chor: Heut Lebst Du, Heut... - Tolzer Knabenchor/Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden

Tracks:

1. Sinfonia
2. Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich
3. Doch bin und bleibe ich vergnuegt
4. Leite mich in deiner Wahrheit
5. Zedern muessen von den Winden
6. Nach Dir, Herr, Verlanget Mich, BWV 150: Chor: 'Meine Augen Sehen Stets Zu Dem Herrn' - Knabenchor Hannover/Heinz Hennig/Collegium Vocale, Gent/Philippe Herreweghe
7. Nach Dir, Herr, Verlanget Mich, BWV 150: Chor: 'Meine Tage In Dem Leide' - Knabenchor Hannover/Heinz Hennig/Collegium Vocale, Gent/Philippe Herreweghe
8. Susser Trost, Mein Jesus Kommt, BWV 151: Aria: 'Susser Trost, Mein Jesus Kommt' - Sebastian Hennig
9. Susser Trost, Mein Jesus Kommt, BWV 151: Recitativo: 'Erfreue Dich, Mein Herz' - Max Van Egmond
10. Susser Trost, Mein Jesus Kommt, BWV 151: Aria: 'In Jesu Demut Kann Ich Trost' - Paul Esswood
11. Susser Trost, Mein Jesus Kommt, BWV 151: Recitativo: 'Du Teurer Gottessohn' - Kurt Equiluz
12. Susser Trost, Mein Jesus Kommt, BWV 151: Chor: 'Heut Schleusst Er Wieder Auf Die Tur' - Knabenchor Hannover/Heinz Hennig/Collegium Vocale, Gent/Philippe Herreweghe
13. Tritt Auf Die Glaubensbahn, BWV 152: Con - Concentus Musicus Wien/Nikolaus Harnoncourt
14. Tritt Auf Die Glaubensbahn, BWV 152: Aria: 'Tritt Auf Die Glaubensbahn' - Thomas Hampson
15. Tritt Auf Die Glaubensbahn, BWV 152: Recitativo: 'Der Heiland Ist Gesetzt' - Thomas Hampson
16. Tritt Auf Die Glaubensbahn, BWV 152: Aria: 'Stein, Der Uber Alle Schatze' - Christoph Wegmann
17. Tritt Auf Die Glaubensbahn, BWV 152: Recitativo: 'Es Argre Sich Die Kluge Welt' - Thomas Hampson
18. Tritt Auf Die Glaubensbahn, BWV 152: Duetto: 'Wie Soll Ich Dich, Liebster Der Seelen, Umfassen?' - Christoph Wegmann/Thomas Hampson
19. Schau, Lieber Gott, Wie Meine Feind, BWV 153: Chor: 'Schau, Lieber Gott, Wie Meine Feind' - Tolzer Knabenchor//Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden
20. Schau, Lieber Gott, Wie Meine Feind, BWV 153: Recitativo: 'Mein Liebster Gott' - Stefan Rampf
21. Schau, Lieber Gott, Wie Meine Feind, BWV 153: Aria: 'Furchte Dich Nicht, Ich Bin Mit Dir' - Thomas Hampson
22. Schau, Lieber Gott, Wie Meine Feind, BWV 153: Recitativo: 'Du Sprichst Zwar, Lieber Gott' - Kurt Equiluz
23. Schau, Lieber Gott, Wie Meine Feind, BWV 153: Chor: 'Und Ob Gleich Alle Teufel - Tolzer Knabenchor//Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden
24. Schau, Lieber Gott, Wie Meine Feind, BWV 153: Aria: 'Sturmt Nur, Sturmt, Ihr Trubsalswetter' - Kurt Equiluz
25. Schau, Lieber Gott, Wie Meine Feind, BWV 153: Recitativo: 'Getrost! Mein Herz, Erdulde Deinen... - Thomas Hampson
26. Schau, Lieber Gott, Wie Meine Feind, BWV 153: Aria: 'Soll Ich Meinen Lebeslauf' - Stefan Rampf
27. Schau, Lieber Gott, Wie Meine Feind, BWV 153: Chor: 'Drum Will Ich, Weil Ich Lebe Noch' - Tolzer Knabenchor//Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden

Tracks:

1. Die Zeit, die Tag und Jahre macht
2. Auf, Sterbliche, lasset ein Jauchzen ertoenen
3. So bald, als dir die Sternen hold
4. Es streiten, es siegen die kuenftigen Zeiten
5. Bedenke nur, begluecktes Land
6. Die Zeit, Die Tag Und Jahre Macht, BWV 134A: Aria: 'Der Zeiten Herr Hat Viel Vergnugte Stunden' - Michael Chance
7. Die Zeit, Die Tag Und Jahre Macht, BWV 134A: Recitativo: 'Hilf, Hochster, Hilf' - Michael Chance/Paul Agnew
8. Die Zeit, Die Tag Und Jahre Macht, BWV 134A: Chor: 'Ergetzet Auf Erden' - The Amsterdam Baroque Chor/Ton Koopman
9. Durchlauchtster Leopold, BWV 173A: Recitativo: 'Durchlauchtster Leopold' - Lisa Larsson
10. Durchlauchtster Leopold, BWV 173A: Aria: 'Guldner Sonnen Frohe Stunden' - Lisa Larsson
11. Durchlauchtster Leopold, BWV 173A: Aria: 'Leopolds Vortrefflichkeiten' - Klaus Mertens
12. Durchlauchtster Leopold, BWV 173A: Aria: 'Unter Seinem Purpursaum' - Lisa Larsson/Klaus Mertens
13. Durchlauchtster Leopold, BWV 173A: Recitativo: 'Durchlauchtigster, Den Anhalt Vater Nennt' - Lisa Larsson/Klaus Mertens
14. Durchlauchtster Leopold, BWV 173A: Aria: 'So Schau Des Holden Tages Licht' - Lisa Larsson
15. Durchlauchtster Leopold, BWV 173A: Aria: 'Dein Name Gleich Der Sonnen Geh' - Klaus Mertens
16. Durchlauchtster Leopold, BWV 173A: Chor: 'Nimm Auch, Grosser Furst, Uns Auf' - Lisa Larsson/Klaus Mertens

Tracks:

1. Kyrie eleison
2. Christe eleison
3. Kyrie eleison
4. Gloria in excelsis Deo
5. Laudamus te
6. Mass in b, BWV 232: I. Missa: Gloria: Gratias Agimus Tibi - Arnold Schoenberg Chor/Erwin Ortner
7. Mass in b, BWV 232: I. Missa: Gloria: Domine Deus - Angela Maria Blasi/Kurt Equiluz
8. Mass in b, BWV 232: I. Missa: Gloria: Qui Tollis - Arnold Schoenberg Chor/Erwin Ortner
9. Mass in b, BWV 232: I. Missa: Gloria: Qui Sedes - Jadwiga Rappe
10. Mass in b, BWV 232: I. Missa: Gloria: Quoniam To Solus - Arnold Schoenberg Chor/Erwin Ortner
11. Mass in b, BWV 232: I. Missa: Gloria: Cum Sancto Spiritu - Arnold Schoenberg Chor/Erwin Ortner

Tracks:

1. Singet dem Herrn ein neres Lied
2. Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf
3. Komm, Jesu, komm
4. Jesu, meine Freude
5. Fuerchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir
6. Lobet Den Herrn, Alle Heiden, BWV 230 - Stockholm Bach Chor/Anders Ohrwall

Tracks:

1. Fantasia et Fuga in g BWV 542
2. Fuga in g BWV 578
3. Canzona in d BWV 588
4. Praeludium et Fuga in h BWV 544
5. Praeludium et Fuga in a BWV 543
6. Fant in c, BWV 562 - Ton Koopman
7. Prld Et Fuga in C, BWV 531 - Ton Koopman
8. Fant in G, BWV 572 - Ton Koopman
9. Fant in C, BWV 570 - Ton Koopman
10. Passacaglia in c, BWV 582 - Ton Koopman

Tracks:

1. Inventio 1 BWV 772
2. Inventio 2 BWV 773
3. Inventio 3 BWV 774
4. Inventio 4 BWV 775
5. Inventio 5 BWV 776
6. Inventio 6 in E, BWV 777 - Zuzana Ruzickova
7. Inventio 7 in e, BWV 778 - Zuzana Ruzickova
8. Inventio 8 in F, BWV 779 - Zuzana Ruzickova
9. Inventio 9 in f, BWV 780 - Zuzana Ruzickova
10. Inventio 10 in G, BWV 781 - Zuzana Ruzickova
11. Inventio 11 in g, BWV 782 - Zuzana Ruzickova
12. Inventio 12 in A, BWV 783 - Zuzana Ruzickova
13. Inventio 13 in a, BWV 784 - Zuzana Ruzickova
14. Inventio 14 in B flat, BWV 785 - Zuzana Ruzickova
15. Inventio 15 in b, BWV 786 - Zuzana Ruzickova
16. Sinf 1 in C, BWV 787 - Zuzana Ruzickova
17. Sinf 2 in c, BWV 788 - Zuzana Ruzickova
18. Sinf 3 in D, BWV 789 - Zuzana Ruzickova
19. Sinf 4 in d, BWV 790 - Zuzana Ruzickova
20. Sinf 5 in E flat, BWV 791 - Zuzana Ruzickova
21. Sinf 6 in E, BWV 792 - Zuzana Ruzickova
22. Sinf 7 in e, BWV 793 - Zuzana Ruzickova
23. Sinf 8 in F, BWV 794 - Zuzana Ruzickova
24. Sinf 9 in f, BWV 795 - Zuzana Ruzickova
25. Sinf 10 in G, BWV 796 - Zuzana Ruzickova
26. Sinf 11 in g, BWV 797 - Zuzana Ruzickova
27. Sinf 12 in A, BWV 798 - Zuzana Ruzickova
28. Sinf 13 in a, BWV 799 - Zuzana Ruzickova
29. Sinf 14 in B flat, BWV 800 - Zuzana Ruzickova
30. Sinf 15 in b, BWV 801 - Zuzana Ruzickova

Tracks:

1. Prelude and Fugue in A minor: Praeludium
2. Prelude and Fugue in A minor: Fuga
3. Prelude and Fughetta in E minor: Praeludium
4. Prelude and Fughetta in E minor: Fuga
5. Prelude in G major BWV 902a
6. Fant And Fugue in a, BWV 904: Fant - Zuzana Ruzickova
7. Fant And Fugue in a, BWV 904: Fuga - Zuzana Ruzickova
8. Clavier-Buchlein Vor W.F. Bach: Prld in C, BWV 924 - Zuzana Ruzickova
9. Clavier-Buchlein Vor W.F. Bach: Prld in D, BWV 925 - Zuzana Ruzickova
10. Clavier-Buchlein Vor W.F. Bach: Prld in d, BWV 926 - Zuzana Ruzickova
11. Clavier-Buchlein Vor W.F. Bach: Prld in F, BWV 927 - Zuzana Ruzickova
12. Clavier-Buchlein Vor W.F. Bach: Prld in F, BWV 928 - Zuzana Ruzickova
13. Clavier-Buchlein Vor W.F. Bach: Prld in g, BWV 930 - Zuzana Ruzickova
14. Clavier-Buchlein Vor W.F. Bach: Prld in a, BWV 931 - Zuzana Ruzickova
15. Prld in E, BWV 937 - Zuzana Ruzickova
16. Prld in C, BWV 939 - Zuzana Ruzickova
17. Prld in d, BWV 940 - Zuzana Ruzickova
18. Applicatio in C, BWV 994 - Zuzana Ruzickova

Tracks:

1. Suite in G minor BWV 995: Prelude
2. Suite in G minor BWV 995: Allemande
3. Suite in G minor BWV 995: Courante
4. Suite in G minor BWV 995: Sarabande
5. Suite in G minor BWV 995: Gavotte I - Gavotte II en Rondeau
6. Ste in g, BWV 995: Gigue - Luca Pianca
7. Ste in e, BWV 996: Prld (Passagio-Presto) - Michele Barchi
8. Ste in e, BWV 996: Allemande - Michele Barchi
9. Ste in e, BWV 996: Courante - Michele Barchi
10. Ste in e, BWV 996: Sarabande - Michele Barchi
11. Ste in e, BWV 996: Bourree - Michele Barchi
12. Ste in e, BWV 996: Gigue - Michele Barchi
13. Ste in c, BWV 997: Prld - Michele Barchi/Luca Pianca
14. Ste in c, BWV 997: Fuga - Michele Barchi/Luca Pianca
15. Ste in c, BWV 997: Sarabande - Michele Barchi/Luca Pianca
16. Ste in c, BWV 997: Gigue-Double - Michele Barchi/Luca Pianca

Tracks:

1. Concerto for two violins BWV 1043: Vivace
2. Concerto for two violins BWV 1043: Largo, ma non tanto
3. Concerto for two violins BWV 1043: Allegro
4. Concerto BWV 1042: Allegro
5. Concerto BWV 1042: Adagio
6. Con in E, BWV 1042: Allegro Assai - Alice Harnoncourt
7. Con in a, BWV 1041: Allegro - Alice Harnoncourt
8. Con in a, BWV 1041: Andante - Alice Harnoncourt
9. Con in a, BWV 1041: Allegro Assai - Alice Harnoncourt
10. Con in g, BWV 1056R: (Allegro) - Alice Harnoncourt
11. Con in g, BWV 1056R: Largo - Alice Harnoncourt
12. Con in g, BWV 1056R: Presto - Alice Harnoncourt
13. Con in g, BWV 1060R: Allegro - Jurg Schaeftlein/Alice Harnoncourt
14. Con in g, BWV 1060R: Adagio - Jurg Schaeftlein/Alice Harnoncourt
15. Con in g, BWV 1060R: Allegro - Jurg Schaeftlein/Alice Harnoncourt

Amazon.com

The Bach renaissance--which began in earnest in the early 19th century thanks to the efforts of Felix Mendelssohn and others--inspired an endeavor of far-reaching significance. It led to the founding of the Bach Society in 1850, with the goal of gathering and publishing the composer's complete works, and thus set into motion one of the great projects of musical scholarship. That effort has continued and been refined throughout the 20th century, ultimately influencing not only our perception of how to perform early music but fundamental ideas of musical history, evolution, and reception as well.

Teldec's mammoth Bach 2000 box set represents a kind of culmination of that original attempt to come to terms with Johann Sebastian Bach's unparalleled legacy. This set brings together performances recorded over the last several decades--a small percentage of the recordings are previously unreleased--of all the extant works determined by modern scholarship to be authentic. There are also some pieces the authorship of which is still in question and a few now deemed "inauthentic" but familiarly associated with the composer. Bach was a prodigious reviser of his compositions, and alternate versions of a particular work have been included "where the changes seemed sufficiently important," such as the glorious Magnificat. No doubt manuscripts will continue to be unearthed here and there in various archives (Bach 2000 contains, for example, the "Neumeister chorales," which were rediscovered in 1984), but the set does not represent the many fragments of music that consist of just a few bars; however, there are some reconstructions of lost concertos (such as one for three violins reconstructed by Christopher Hogwood from an extant concerto for harpsichords).

Of course a truly comprehensive recorded edition of every note Bach wrote remains a utopian impossibility--about one-third of his cantatas, for example, have not survived. Even so, the dimensions of Bach 2000 are staggering. With its 12 boxes comprising 153 CDs, the set can be compressed into fewer boxes to save shelf space yet is still about ten times as long as the Ring cycle. (It should be noted that the packaging--using thin cardboard sleeves for the CDs--is distinctively unattractive.) That adds up to just under 160 hours of music--but a lifetime of discovery. Each box (grouped according to genre) contains a booklet with excellent notes on individual works and--for all the choral works--texts and translations. Tracking indexes are useful and thorough. Also included is a profusely illustrated hardbound volume of 24 Inventions, in which journalist Wolfgang Sandberger uses the composer's biography as a peg for some enigmatic and fascinating musings on the meaning of Bach today.

The presiding philosophy behind this project and its approach to musical interpretation can be largely ascribed to Nikolaus Harnoncourt, a true musical pioneer and galvanizing force of the "period performance" movement. Harnoncourt's epoch-making recordings of the sacred cantatas (using, for instance, boy sopranos and choristers according to the practice in Bach's time) with the Concentus musicus Wien and colleague Gustav Leonhardt comprise the first four volumes here (those who already own them can turn to the Bach 2000 Light edition, which contains everything sans the cantatas). These recordings--which were not remastered for this set--have long been controversial and are notably uneven, embracing some magnificent accounts as well as others that lack fire and seem clearly underrehearsed. But Harnoncourt is one of the most fascinating conductors of our era, and his interpretations amply bear out his assertion: "I have never felt that Bach worked in a routine manner, that he repeated himself in his works." Harnoncourt--who has articulated many of his ideas in his book The Musical Dialogue--displays his gifts as a cellist in a remarkably probing performance of the Cello Suites (originally recorded in 1965) and in his concertizing for a number of chamber works. For the St. Matthew Passion, you get Harnoncourt's groundbreaking earlier account from 1970, while his 1986 recording of the sublime B Minor Mass is also represented here (the St. John Passion included is Harnoncourt's 1995 acount).

Other artists included are colleague Gustav Leonhardt, whose thoughtful if occasionally dry harpsichord artistry is heard in the Goldberg Variations as well as in the concertos and chamber music. The harpsichord is in fact used throughout in preference to piano for the keyboard works. Ton Koopman (himself the conductor of an ongoing complete cantata series and of the Easter Oratorio included here) performs the organ works, including some newly recorded offerings, while Il Giardino Armonico's well-known high-energy account represents the Brandenburg Concertos. Violinist Thomas Zehetmair is exceptionally compelling in the unaccompanied sonatas and partitas, and the Concentus musicus Wien--again under Harnoncourt--perform a superb Musical Offering that richly repays frequent listening.

The result of Bach 2000 as a whole is an aptly encyclopedic grappling with the infinite legacy of this most compendious of composers, whose works are on one level a summation of all the styles available to him. Bach was once thought to represent a "terminal point" (to use Albert Schweitzer's famous formulation), the end of an era; today he is at least equally recognized as a fertile source of inspiration for composers since. To be sure, individual recordings of particular works will be found to be preferable, and it would be misguided to consider Bach 2000 any kind of "final" or "definitive" word. Instead, it's an indispensable starting point that represents a monumental achievement for our own contemporary understanding of Bach. --Thomas May

Album Description

Volume 1, 15 Discs
Sacred Cantatas Nos. 1-14, 16-47; 15 CDs; Harnoncourt/Leonhardt

Volume 2, 15 Discs
Sacred Cantatas Nos. 48-52, 54-69, 69A, 70-99; 15 CDs; Harnoncourt/Leonhardt

Volume 3, 15 Discs
Sacred Cantatas Nos. 100-117, 119-140,143-149; 15 CDs; Harnoncourt/Leonhardt

Volume 4, 15 Discs
Sacred Cantatas BWV 150-159, 161-188, 192, 194-199; 15 CDs; Harnoncourt/Leonhardt

Volume 5, 11 Discs
Secular Cantatas App. Sacred Cantatas; 11 CDs; Koopman, Harnoncourt, Koopman, Goebel and others

Volume 6, 14 Discs
The Sacred Vocal Works Masses,Magnificat, Passions, Oratorios; 14 CDs; Harnoncourt, Koopman, Corboz and others

Volume 7
, 7 Discs
The Motets, Chorales & Songs Kirnberger Chorales,Schemelli Songs, Quodlibet

Volume 8, 16 Discs
The Organ Works; 16 CDs; Ton Koopman

Volume 9, 11 Discs
The Keyboard Works (I) The Well-Tempered Clavier, English & French Suites, Partitas etc; 11 CDs; Curtis, Ross, Wilson, Ruzickova

Volume 10, 11 Discs
The Keyboard Works (II) Goldberg Variations, Toccatas, Fugues, Italian Concerto, etc; 11 CDs; Staier, Barchi, Leonhardt, von Asperen, Baumont, and others

Volume 11, 13 Discs
The Chamber Music Violin Sonatas & Partitas, Flute Sonatas, Works for Lute, Art of Fugue, Musical Offering, etc; 13 CDs; Harnoncourt, Pianca, Tachezi, Brggen, Zehetmair, and others

Volume 12, 10 Discs
The Orchestral Works The Concertos & Orchestral Suite; 10 CDs; Il Giardino Armonico, Harnoncourt, Leonhardt

Customer Reviews:

Bach is priceless.......2006-11-10

I believe, as another reviewer has stated, Bach's music may be the best ever written. Also, I think the cantatas are not where Bach placed his heart and soul. He was, after all, employed as a canter and in a position he did not wish for, but was forced to take to feed his large family. (I recommend "Bach and the High Baroque" lecture series by TTC.) What really stands out on this collection are all works in volumes 8 and above. Some of these works are hard to find and having them all in this collection and preformed on original instruments is great. Bach is priceless and so then is this collection.

Buy the works you like...........2006-01-11

If you love Bach, which you must if you are looking at this particular item, you probably own a couple of his works already. Perhaps some of them are on the Teldec label. There is nothing wrong with Teldec if you are just getting into "classical" music. You will probably enjoy the music thoroughly. I know I did, as one of the first "classical" releases I bought was on Teldec, and it was Bach. I was amazed how great Bach was. Then my brother showed me the same recording, performed by another group, on another label. It had a lot more passion, and the instrumentalists were obviously of a higher level. Pardon my rambling, but what I'm trying to say is, the recordings found in this boxset are not the "cream of the crop." They are perfectly acceptable, easily listenable renditions of what many consider the greatest music...EVER. Take it from me, someone who has leapt into boxset land one too many times: Save your money, buy the individual albums. Take your time, talk to record store clerks (read Amazon reviews), do your research. If you are lucky enough to have a decent record store around, listen to multiple versions of the same work. No one said you had to buy it all at once. It can take a lifetime to fully realize the potency of this music, so enjoy the discovery as long as possible.

Poor Bach.......2005-11-26

In Antony & Cleopatra, Shakespeare wrote: "I shall see some squeaking Cleopatra boy my greatness...."

I am 99% in favor of original instrument performances, but there are limits. Just imagine if we had the same sort of thing going on with Shakespeare's plays -- men and boys playing all of the women's parts. And if we *really* wanted to be original, they would be squeaking boys "I' th' posture of a whore" (Shakespeare's words). Such performances would knock Monty Python
right out of business.

The Cantatas, which are the lion's share of this collection, are sung by boys, boys, boys. If you want to ruin boy choirs for yourself, then go for it. It might still be a novelty by the fifth CD but by the fiftieth, you will want to throw your &*%$ wig at the squeaking speakers, just as the exasperated Bach famously did with his own wig and his own boy choir. (For which he was reprimanded.)

Does Harnoncourt really, honestly think that Bach would have picked a boy choir if he could have had women? Does anyone seriously believe that Shakespeare would have preferred his parts played by boys instead of women?

If you buy this set, don't buy it for the Cantatas, unless (unlike Bach) you can tolerate immature voices with "wig-tossingly" inconsistent intonation. Hold out for Suzuki or Koopman. Stay away from the Rifkin perfomances, mostly because the recording quality is second and third rate by today's standards. Not that historical performances should be shunned, but you might want to think twice about 60 odd CDs worth of second rate sound.

A Treasure Trove.......2004-03-07

This set is the culmination of several decades of work on the part of the West German record label Teldec (formerly known as Telefunken-Decca). With their early-music subdivision Das Alte Werk (similar to DG's Archiv or Decca's L'Oiseau-Lyre), Teldec have been in the forefront of exploring the world of period instruments and authentic performance practice, with special emphasis on the works of J.S.Bach. The lion's share of recordings here was originally made for Das Alte Werk, with the odd exception here and there licensed from other labels in order to fill in the gaps. The centerpiece of the set is the famous recording of the 199 church cantatas by Nikolaus Harnoncourt and Gustav Leonhardt. If you're not familiar with the cantatas, there's a whole world of drama, color and expression right here waiting for you. You'll also be surprised to learn how many of the "tunes" you know from popular arrangements, like "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" and "Sleepers Awake" are actually movements from cantatas. The names of Harnoncourt and Leonhardt pop up again and again; they were both mainstays of the Teldec roster. Leonhardt gives us his 1965 Goldberg Variations on a Dulcken harpsichord whose every tone is like a bell, and Harnoncourt's "home" recording of the Cello Suites (never intended for general release) shows the ferment of a great musical mind. Ton Koopman gives us his provocative and controversial re-thinkings of the organ works, and Thomas Zehetmair's performances of the unaccompanied violin sonatas and partitas are like dramatic scenes spoken by a solo violin. Here are the uniquely bizarre Brandenburg Concertos by Il Giardino Armonico; the rhetorical and transparent performance of the motets conducted by Harnoncourt (perhaps his best-ever recording); Leonhardt's relaxed and smiling versions of the harpsichord concertos; Alice Harnoncourt's tawny, leonine performances of the sonatas for violin and harpsichord; Harnoncourt's chiaroscuro-filled performance of the Christmas Oratorio, and so on. This set is one of the most worthwhile CD buys you could make. You will never be bored with this to dip into over the years.

147 out of 153 ain't bad!.......2001-04-29

Having listened to the complete set, I can confidently recommend it, if you would use a complete set of Bach's works.

If you really like Bach, it is well worth getting. You will read disparaging reviews which will tell you that there are better performances of individual works. But this is a great opportunity for a Bach lover to get very good versions of his entire oeuvre.

In the set of 60 CDs of sacred cantatas, there are about 6 duds, which feature out of tune boy sopranos! If you are not crazy about sacred cantatas, you can buy a set which omits them, which may be advised!

I love the version of the Mass in B minor, though it is very different from our set by Munchinger [which we really enjoy].

The Brandenburgs are great. THe first movement of the first concerto is a knock out! Very brassy and bombastic: quite different from the 3 or 4 other versions I have previously enjoyed.

We are a piano family and have many CDs of Bach keyboard works played on piano [though we also have the Well Tempered Clavier on harpsichord and clavichord] The keyboard performances in the set are all on harpsichord and are lively and very enjoyable.

It takes some getting used to the authentic Baroque flute performances: especially occasional out-of-tuneness. But these are also interesting and musically played.

If you would use a set of all of Bach's extant works, it is a great choice. It is competitively priced and I love the packaging.

Average customer rating:

Cantatas: Coffee Cantata/Peasant Cantata Bach , Lamont , and Tafelmusik Manufacturer: Analekta ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00004Z3J8 Release Date: 2007-04-06

Tracks:

1. Schweigt Stille, Plaudert Nicht (Coffee Cantata/ Cantate Du Cafe) Bwv 211
2. Mer Hahn En Neue Oberkeet (Peasant Cantata/ Cantate Des Paysans) Bwv 212

Average customer rating:

Bach: Coffee Cantata, BWV 211; Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00002605J Release Date: 1992-01-01

Tracks:

1. Coffee Cantata, BWV 211 (Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht)
2. Coffee Cantata, BWV 211 (Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht)
3. Coffee Cantata, BWV 211 (Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht)
4. Coffee Cantata, BWV 211 (Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht)
5. Coffee Cantata, BWV 211 (Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht)
6. Coffee Cantata, BWV 211 (Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht)
7. Coffee Cantata, BWV 211 (Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht)
8. Coffee Cantata, BWV 211 (Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht)
9. Coffee Cantata, BWV 211 (Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht)
10. Coffee Cantata, BWV 211 (Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht)
11. Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 (Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet)
12. Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 (Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet)
13. Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 (Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet)
14. Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 (Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet)
15. Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 (Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet)
16. Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 (Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet)
17. Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 (Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet)
18. Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 (Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet)
19. Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 (Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet)
20. Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 (Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet)
21. Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 (Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet)
22. Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 (Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet)
23. Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 (Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet)
24. Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 (Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet)
25. Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 (Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet)
26. Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 (Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet)
27. Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 (Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet)
28. Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 (Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet)
29. Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 (Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet)
30. Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 (Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet)
31. Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 (Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet)
32. Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 (Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet)
33. Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 (Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet)
34. Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 (Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet)

Track Listings:

1. Baroque Guitar Music
2. Baroque Organ: Settings of the Magnificat Plainsong
3. Bolero
4. Brahms: Piano Trios And Horn Trio
5. Bridge: Quartets 2 & 3
6. Buxtehude: Jubilate Domino; Jesu, Meine Freud und Lust
7. Carl Maria von Weber: Music For Flute, Piano, Clarinet & Cello
8. Chamber Music 2
9. Choral Music
10. Ciolin Concerto / Symphony 2

Track Listings

track listings

Track Listings

Yankees [Import]

Clair de Lune: French Piano Music

Blues & Ragtime

Time After Time [Import]

Best of [Import]

Charmbracelet

Care Bears: Sing Like a Star

Bye-Bye Bayreuth

Can You Hear Me When I Talk to You/I'm the Girl [CD-single]

Bringing It Together

Bloodflowers [Import] [Original recording remastered]

Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Carre [Import]

And So It Goes

Be Still My Soul