Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot – J.S. Bach: In tempore Nativitatis – Christmas Cantatas BWV 110, 151, 63 (2013) [Official Digital Download 24bit/88,2kHz]

Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot – J.S. Bach: In tempore Nativitatis – Christmas Cantatas BWV 110, 151, 63 (2013)
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As every year, the Lutherans celebrate Christmas with splendor as well as the two days that follow. After the “Magnificat” composed for these same circumstances, the Ricercar Consort presents three festive works by JS Bach. The whole work is an admirable achievement, right from the mosaic of highly contrasted vocal and instrumental episodes that structures the opening chorus, in which three groups are combined or set against each other: the trumpets and drums, the three oboes, and the strings, always with the support of the continuo. The first duetto sounds like a duet from a Passion, while the second, in complementary fashion, brings the comfort that will culminate in the exultation of the final chorus.

Tracklist:

01. Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot and Julian Prégardien – Unser Mund sei voll Lachens, BWV 110 – I. Coro ; Unser Mund sei voll Lachens (06:14)
02. Ricercar Consort, Stephan MacLeod and Philippe Pierlot – Unser Mund sei voll Lachens, BWV 110 – II. Aria 1 à 2 Travers “Ihr Gedanken und ihr Sinnen” (04:49)
03. Ricercar Consort, Carlos Mena and Philippe Pierlot – Unser Mund sei voll Lachens, BWV 110 – III. Recit “Dir, Herr, ist niemand gleich” (00:30)
04. Ricercar Consort, Maria Keohane, Julian Prégardien and Philippe – Unser Mund sei voll Lachens, BWV 110 – IV. Aria 2 Hautb solo “Ach Herr, was ist ein Menschenkind” (04:10)
05. Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot and Stephan MacLeod – Unser Mund sei voll Lachens, BWV 110 – V. Duetto à Soprano è Tenore “Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe” (03:19)
06. Ricercar Consort, Julian Prégardien, Philippe Pierlot, Stephan MacLeod, Maria Keohane and Carlos Mena – Unser Mund sei voll Lachens, BWV 110 – VI. Aria “Wacht auf, ihr Adern und ihr Glieder” (03:56)
07. Ricercar Consort, Maria Keohane and Philippe Pierlot – Unser Mund sei voll Lachens, BWV 110 – VII. Choral “Alleluia ! Gelobt sei Gott” (00:47)
08. Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot and Stephan MacLeod – Süßer Trost, mein Jesus kömmt, BWV 151 – I. Aria “Süßer Trost, mein Jesus kömmt” (09:02)
09. Ricercar Consort, Carlos Mena and Philippe Pierlot – Süßer Trost, mein Jesus kömmt, BWV 151 – II. Recit Basso “Erfreue dich, mein Herz” (01:08)
10. Ricercar Consort, Julian Prégardien and Philippe Pierlot – Süßer Trost, mein Jesus kömmt, BWV 151 – III. Aria “In Jesu Demut kann ich Trost” (05:27)
11. Ricercar Consort, Julian Prégardien and Philippe Pierlot – Süßer Trost, mein Jesus kömmt, BWV 151 – IV. Recit “Du teurer Gottessohn” (00:50)
12. Ricercar Consort, Maria Keohane, Carlos Mena, Julian Prégardien, Stephan MacLeod and Philippe Pierlot – Süßer Trost, mein Jesus kömmt, BWV 151 – V. Choral “Heut schleußt er wieder auf die Tür” (00:42)
13. Ricercar Consort, Maria Keohane, Philippe Pierlot, Stephan MacLeod, Carlos Mena and Julian Prégardien – Christen, ätzet diesen Tag, BWV 63 – I. Chorus “Christen, ätzet diesen Tag” (05:11)
14. Ricercar Consort, Carlos Mena and Philippe Pierlot – Christen, ätzet diesen Tag, BWV 63 – II. Recit “O selger Tag ! o ungemeines Heute” (02:44)
15. Ricercar Consort, Julian Prégardien and Philippe Pierlot – Christen, ätzet diesen Tag, BWV 63 – III. Aria duetto “Gott, du hast es wohl gefüget” (07:25)
16. Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot, Carlos Mena and Julian Prégardien – Christen, ätzet diesen Tag, BWV 63 – IV. Recit “So kehret sich nun heut das bange Leid” (00:51)
17. Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot and Stephan MacLeod – Christen, ätzet diesen Tag, BWV 63 – V. Aria duetto “Ruft und fleht den Himmel an” (03:32)
18. Ricercar Consort, Stephan MacLeod, Maria Keohane, Julian Prégardien, Philippe Pierlot and Carlos Mena – Christen, ätzet diesen Tag, BWV 63 – VI. Recit “Verdoppelt euch demnach, ihr heißen Andachtsflammen” (01:02)
19. Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot, Maria Keohane, Carlos Mena, Julian Prégardien and Stephan MacLeod – Christen, ätzet diesen Tag, BWV 63 – VII. Chorus “Höchster, schau in Gnaden an” (06:05)

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