The list includes both extant cantatas and, as far as known, lost cantatas. Cantatas bwv 150 cantatas bwv 51100 cantatas 101150 cantatas 151200. Bach famous cantatas vol 2 herreweghe collegium vocale gent cd3 of 3 flac today. Nicholas mcgegan alessandro scarlatti cantatas volume iii 2000 22 feb. Dec 08, 2018 sign in to like videos, comment, and subscribe. Download the harmonia mundi bach edition herreweghe, jacobs torrent for free, downloads via magnet link or free movies online to watch in hash. The fortieth cantata of the cycle for the annunciation of the blessed mary. The best relaxing classical music ever by bach relaxation. Famous cantatas bwv 140, 56, 51, 147, 4, 202 karl richter by richter audio cd. Find philippe herreweghe discography, albums and singles on allmusic. There is a certain intensity and seriousness to the performance, that takes away a smidgen of the joiedevivre and natural instinct for the music that is always present in cantatas.
He composed the chorale cantata in leipzig for the 14th sunday after trinity and first performed it on 10 september 1724. You can help us by sharing the link with friends, in social networks, message boards and other mass media. This is my first contribution to this list, so a small introduction would seem appropriate. Chorusfantasiarecit tenoraria soprecit bassaria tenorchorale. Bach collegium japans deservedly acclaimed project to record all of bach s cantatas has reached volume 51, which turns out to be an especially vibrant and generously filled collection of sacred.
The 50 greatest js bach recordings 2019 update gramophone. Bach s vocal works, that is, of his cantatas, motets, masses, passions, oratorios, and chorales. Famous cantatas vol 2 herreweghe, collegium vocale gent bach chapelle royale herreweghe release date. This new disc from harmonia mundi contains three profoundly expressive examples of bachs craft in the composition of sacred cantatas. Bach composed a number of rather complicated and attractive cantatas for the final sunday quinquagesima prior to the start of lenten fasting. The bach cantatas, beethovens string quartets, chopins nocturnes, francks piano trios, bruckners symphonies, and brahms concertos to name but a few collections are what makes my life that little bit more emotional and enjoyable. For his latest bach cantata release on harmonia mundi, herreweghe has selected four sacred scores all penned during his time at leipzig, germany 172330. Bachs vocal works, that is, of his cantatas, motets, masses, passions, oratorios, and chorales. As for the e major and a major concertos, elegance is more of the essence than. Bach, philippe herreweghe from amazons classical music store. Order from your preferred classical music cd store. House of grudge horror per ios e android broken this page provides information about house of grudge horror per ios e android on broken bach famous cantatas vol 1 cd1 of 3 herreweghe. There are over known compositions by johann sebastian bach, which are listed here in the order of their numbers in the most recent bwv catalogue, including the spurious. It includes all the cantata libretti in germanenglish parallel text.
Bwv 80 sleepers awake features the original version of bachs famous organ chorale prelude. Classical, vocal the harmonia mundi bach edition collegium. This is a sortable list of the bach cantatas, the cantatas of johann sebastian bach. A workbywork commentary on the bach cantatas by one of the worlds most famous bach scholars, now available in english and in paperback for the first time. It even includes the cantata nach dir, herr, verlanget mich bwv 150, which is assumed to be the oldest bach cantata in existence, written before 1707, i. Sky torrents philippe herreweghe bach edition 27cds. Emmanuel music continues to perform cycles of largescale and chamber works by bach, handel, mozart, schubert, brahms, debussy, haydn, schoenberg, weill, wolf, medelssohn, and schumann under artistic director ryan turner. In general, i find the disc well recorded and well sung and it has been an enjoyable if somewhat short set of cantatas. Emmanuel music is a bostonbased ensemble of singers and instrumentalists founded in 1970 by craig smith to perform the complete sacred cantatas of j. Release blitz gypsy sons of sangue, book 3 by grayson gypsy gabor loves the ladies.
The composition of cantatas for the schlosskirche court chapel on a regular monthly basis started with his promotion to konzertmeister in march 1714. Again the chorus is radiant and herreweghe shows great care with balances chorale melody against orchestra in the fifth movement, for example and keeps the pacing lively and internal lines clean. The cantatas for christmas day bwv 63 and 191 were recorded live in weimar dec. In kothen, corresponding to bachs official responsibilities, only secular cantatas were composed, mostly for new year celebrations.
An indispensable reference book for anyone listening to, performing, or studying any of the bach cantatas. The four cantatas on this disc were all first performed in leipzig in 1725, during the month of may. Bwv 140 is based on a famous hymn by luther a mighty fortress, and includes a gorgeously balanced quartet for alto, tenor, violin, and oboe. Bach composed the cantata in his first year in leipzig for the fourth sunday after easter, called cantate. Emmanuel music continues to perform cycles of largescale and chamber works by bach, handel, mozart, schubert, brahms, debussy, haydn, schoenberg, weill, wolf, medelssohn, and schumann under artistic director. The prescribed readings for the sunday were from the epistle of james, every good gift comes from the father of lights james 1. Bachs almost 200 extant cantatas are among his important vocal compositions the list includes both extant cantatas and, as far as known, lost cantatas. This 5cd set collects some of the best recordings of bach cantatas available on disc. Celebrating the fortieth anniversary the collegium vocale gent. If the early critical rhetoric of vol 1 cantatas nos 4, 150 and 196 696. Aug 19, 2017 the bach cantatas, beethovens string quartets, chopins nocturnes, francks piano trios, bruckners symphonies, and brahms concertos to name but a few collections are what makes my life that little bit more emotional and enjoyable.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. J s bach the purcell quartet early cantatas volume 1 2005 2496 7 mar. Magnificat bwv 243a, cantata bwv 63, cantata bwv 91, cantata bwv 121, cantata bwv 3 collegium vocale gent philippe herreweghe conductor. Any rating of 1 or 2 is a positive rating, 3 being reserved for those cantatas which i have found uninteresting. The cantata bwv 80 ein feste burg ist unser gott, surely one of the most famous of the choralebased works, also receives a strong performance. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. Download torrent herreweghe bach fast and easy torrent. Claron mcfadden, bernarda fink, christoph genz and. Peter kooy, ingeborg danz, deborah york, mark padmore. Thats a bit of a deceptive question, because most of the wellknown cantatas are actually fairly obscure. The harmonia mundi bach edition herreweghe, jacobs. Les plus belles cantates the famous beautiful cantatas.
Choir and soloists, collegium vocale gent herreweghe. J s bach the purcell quartet early cantatas volume 2 2007 2496 8 mar. His goal was to compose a complete set of cantatas for the liturgical year within four years. Chapter 41 bwv 1 the cantatas of johan sebastian bach. The fate of our site directly depends on its relevance. Masaaki suzuki bach secular cantatas, vol 9 2018 2496 today. The book tries to list cd releases available at the time it was written. On this websize, you can find the texts and instrumentations of j.
It is sortable by the cantata number which equals the number in the bach werkeverzeichnis bwv, by title. You could go by number of recordings made of each cantata, but that only tells you which complete cantatas are the most popular, not which movements have gained independent popularity. 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. O ewigkeit, du donnerwort o eternity, you word of thunder, bwv 60, is a church cantata for the 24th sunday after trinity composed by johann sebastian bach. Just a few weeks earlier, for reasons unknown, bach had been forced to abandon his projected chorale cantata cycle, in which each cantata for an entire church year was to focus on the text of a wellknown hymn, rather than the gospel reading for the relevant day.
The dutch bass, peter kooy, is a fine bach singer and philippe herreweghe has been wise in engaging him for so many of his bach recordings. Bwv 80 sleepers awake features the original version of bach s famous organ chorale prelude. I believe this book can serve as a good starting point for new comer to classical music, while long time classic music lovers can get exposed to more music and performers. The lesson and gospel passage for this day are closely related. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Bach s almost 200 extant cantatas are among his important vocal compositions. I doubt that many people have heard all five of the cantatas that im going to list, or that anyone else will list. All three are leipzig works belonging to the 1720s and 1730s. It was first performed in leipzig on 7 november 1723, and is part of bach s first cantata cycle. It is sortable by the cantata number which equals the number in the bachwerkeverzeichnis bwv, by title, by occasion during the liturgical year, the. Muziek van philippe herreweghe koop je eenvoudig online bij. The title the most beautiful cantatas is undoubtedly subjective other people might come up with a different list of the most beautiful cantatas, but the name behind this.