Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot – J.S. Bach: Consolatio (2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot – J.S. Bach: Consolatio (2018)
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The cantata Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe (Jesus gathered the twelve to Himself) BWV 22, holds a historic place in Bach’s work. Indeed he composed it while still in Köthen, as an audition piece for the position of Thomaskantor in Leipzig, and then conducted it on February 7th, 1723, maybe even singing the bass part himself. Famously the city council, unable to convince its preferred composers – Telemann, Graupner and two others –, decided to settle with “mediocre” Bach… The gospel of the day first announces his death and his resurrection by Christ and his disciplines. A modest orchestra: voices, strings, one oboe and continuo, but the musical content is – like in almost all of Bach’s cantatas – amongst the best he’s ever written.

For the same celebration, Bach composed a new cantata the following year, Herr Jesu Christ, wahr’ Mensch und Gott (Lord Jesus Christ, true Man and God) BWV 127. But it has almost nothing in common with the previous piece: here Bach offers a very impressive reflection on physical death. Throughout his cantatas he called for a blessed death to free himself from the vicissitudes of life on Earth, but this now reveals how much he may have feared physical death itself. The aria ”Die Seele ruht”is one of these sublime moments suspended in time, an ineffable tintinnabulum, in which the soprano and the oboe dialogue on a harrowing theme while the flutes and string pizzicatos symbolise the passing of time with incredible beauty.

Finally it’s with Die Elenden sollen essen (The miserable shall eat) BWV 75 that Bach started off his work in Leipzig, in St. Nicholas Church this time, as the cantatas were alternately performed in both churches. Probably because he wanted to start with a bang, he designed this cantata on a huge scale: fourteen numbers, divided in two parts. Of course Bach would have never been able to produce such vast and powerful partitions on a weekly basis, but there is a real substance to this Passion… and it’s with great passion that Philippe Pierlot, his Ricercar Consort and the soloists perform these masterpieces.

Tracklist:
01. Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot, Hannah Morrison, Carlos Mena, Hans-Jorg Mammel and Mathias Vieweg – Cantata, BWV 75 “Die Elenden sollen essen”, Prima parte: I. Chorus. Die Elenden sollen essen (04:33)
02. Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot and Mathias Vieweg – Cantata, BWV 75 “Die Elenden sollen essen”, Prima parte: II. Recitativo. Was hilft des Purpurs Majestät (Bass) (00:58)
03. Ricercar Consort and Philippe Pierlot – Cantata, BWV 75 “Die Elenden sollen essen”, Prima parte: III. Aria. Mein Jesus soll mein alles sein (Tenor) (04:59)
04. Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot and Mathias Vieweg – IV. Recitativo. Gott stürzet und erhöhet (Tenor) (00:33)
05. Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot and Hannah Morrison – Cantata, BWV 75 “Die Elenden sollen essen”, Prima parte: V. Aria. Ich nehme mein Leiden mit Freuden auf mich (Soprano) (04:49)
06. Ricercar Consort and Philippe Pierlot – Cantata, BWV 75 “Die Elenden sollen essen”, Prima parte: VI. Recitativo. Indes schenkt Gott ein gut Gewissen (00:32)
07. Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot, Hannah Morrison, Carlos Mena, Hans-Jorg Mammel and Mathias Vieweg – Cantata, BWV 75 “Die Elenden sollen essen”, Prima parte: VII. Chorale. Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan (01:43)
08. Ricercar Consort and Philippe Pierlot – Cantata, Bwv 75 “Die Elenden Sollen Essen”, Seconda Parte: VIII. Sinfonia (02:18)
09. Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot and Carlos Mena – Cantata, BWV 75 “Die Elenden sollen essen”, Seconda parte: IX. Recitativo. Nur eines kränkt ein christliches Gemüte (Alto) (00:46)
10. Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot and Carlos Mena – Cantata, BWV 75 “Die Elenden sollen essen”, Seconda parte: X. Aria. Jesus macht mich geistlich reich (Alto) (02:22)
11. Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot and Mathias Vieweg – Cantata, BWV 75 “Die Elenden sollen essen”, Seconda parte: XI. Recitativo. Wer nur in Jesu bleibt (Bass) (00:27)
12. Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot and Mathias Vieweg – Cantata, BWV 75 “Die Elenden sollen essen”, Seconda parte: XII. Aria. Mein Herze glaubt und liebt (Tenor) (03:50)
13. Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot and Hans-Jorg Mammel – Cantata, Bwv 75 “Die Elenden Sollen Essen”, Seconda Parte: XIII. Recitativo. O Armut, Der Kein Reichtum Gleicht (00:33)
14. Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot, Hannah Morrison, Carlos Mena, Hans-Jorg Mammel and Mathias Vieweg – Cantata, BWV 75 “Die Elenden sollen essen”, Seconda parte: XIV. Chorale. Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan (01:51)
15. Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot, Hannah Morrison, Carlos Mena, Hans-Jorg Mammel and Mathias Vieweg – Cantata, BWV 22 “Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe”: I. Concerto. Jesu nahm zu sich die Zwölfe (Tenor, Bass) (04:37)
16. Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot and Carlos Mena – Cantata, BWV 22 “Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe”: II. Aria. Mein Jesu, ziehe mich nach dir (Alto) (04:42)
17. Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot and Mathias Vieweg – Cantata, BWV 22 “Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe”: III. Recitativo. Mein Jesu, ziehe mich, so werd ich laufen (Bass) (02:14)
18. Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot and Mathias Vieweg – Cantata, BWV 22 “Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe”: IV. Aria. Mein alles in allem, mein ewiges Gut (Tenor) (03:11)
19. Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot, Hannah Morrison, Carlos Mena, Hans-Jorg Mammel and Mathias Vieweg – Cantata, BWV 22 “Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe”: V. Chorale. Ertöt uns durch dein Güte (02:05)
20. Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot, Hannah Morrison, Carlos Mena, Hans-Jorg Mammel and Mathias Vieweg – Cantata, BWV 127 “Herr Jesu Christ, wahr’ Mensch und Gott”: I. Chorus. Herr Jesu Christ, wahr’ Mensch und Gott (05:16)
21. Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot and Mathias Vieweg – Cantata, BWV 127 “Herr Jesu Christ, wahr’ Mensch und Gott”: II. Recitativo. Wenn alles sich zur letzten Zeit entsetzet (Tenor) (01:14)
22. Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot and Hannah Morrison – Cantata, BWV 127 “Herr Jesu Christ, wahr’ Mensch und Gott”: III. Aria. Die Seele ruht in Jesu Händen (Soprano) (07:40)
23. Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot and Mathias Vieweg – Cantata, BWV 127 “Herr Jesu Christ, wahr’ Mensch und Gott”: IV. Recitativo. Wenn einstens die Posaunen schallen (Bass) (03:57)
24. Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot, Hannah Morrison, Carlos Mena, Hans-Jorg Mammel and Mathias Vieweg – Cantata, BWV 127 “Herr Jesu Christ, wahr’ Mensch und Gott”: V. Chorale. Ach Herr, vergib all unsre Schuld (00:53)

Personnel:
Hannah Morrison, soprano
Carlos Mena, alto
Hans-Jorg Mammel, tenor
Mathias Vieweg, bass
Ricercar Consort
Philippe Pierlot, direction

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