Collegium Vocale Gent & Philippe Herreweghe – J.S. Bach: Secular Cantatas (Remastered) (2004/2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Collegium Vocale Gent & Philippe Herreweghe – J.S. Bach: Secular Cantatas (Remastered) (2004/2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 56:08 minutes | 992 MB | Genre: Classical
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“Sound, ye drums! Ring out, ye trumpets!” In his Leipzig years, Bach liked to remind people that he was not only Kantor of St Thomas’s, but also the city’s director of music. It was in this capacity that he wrote these sumptuous secular cantatas, in honour respectively of the university professor Kortte (BWV 207, 1726) and of Queen Maria Josepha (BWV 214, 1733). Allegorical figures such as Industry, Fortune, Honour and Gratitude take it in turns to sing of the learning and the merits of the recipients, borrowing material from one of the Brandenburg Concertos or ‘quoting’ some of the finest music from the Christmas Oratorio, not yet composed…

“…fine contributions from Carolyn Sampson, Peter Kooy – their duet in BWV 207 comes over with light-footed charm – and Mark Padmore whose declamation of recitative is outstanding. Instrumental playing is mainly excellent…” (BBC Music Magazine)

“In recasting the third movement of the third Brandenburg Concerto for No 207, the tone is set for something compelling and moving. Philippe Herreweghe is equal to both with a performance of elegance and due restraint. Tönwt is the original source for movements which Bach was to recondition for the Christmas Oratorio. …Herreweghe pitches the work just right, with consummate performances from the radiant Sampson (probably her best Bach work to date) and the soft-grained focus of contralto Ingeborg Danz.” (Gramophone Magazine)

Tracklist:
01. Philippe Herreweghe – I. Chorus “Vereinigte Zwietracht der wechselnden Saiten” (04:32)
02. Collegium Vocale Gent – II. Recitativo “Wen treibt ein edler Trieb” (01:42)
03. Collegium Vocale Gent – III. Aria “Zieht euren Fuß nur nicht zurücke” (03:50)
04. Philippe Herreweghe – IV. Recitativo “Dem nur allein” (02:01)
05. Philippe Herreweghe – V. Aria Duetto e Ritornello “Den soll mein Lorbeer schützend decken” (05:44)
06. Collegium Vocale Gent – VI. Recitativo “Es ist kein leeres Wort” (01:49)
07. Ingeborg Danz – VII. Aria “Ätzet dieses Angedenken” (04:57)
08. Carolyn Sampson – VIII. Recitativo “Ihr Schläfrigen, herbei!” (02:57)
09. Ingeborg Danz – IX. Chorus “Kortte lebe, Kortte blühe!” (03:36)
10. Collegium Vocale Gent – I. Chorus “Tönet, ihr Pauken! Erschallet, Trompeten!” (07:38)
11. Collegium Vocale Gent – II. Recitativo “Heut ist der Tag” (00:56)
12. Collegium Vocale Gent – III. Aria “Blast die wohlgegriffnen Flöten” (03:18)
13. Collegium Vocale Gent – IV. Recitativo “Mein knallendes Metall” (00:49)
14. Philippe Herreweghe – V. Aria “Fromme Musen! Meine Glieder!” (03:22)
15. Ingeborg Danz – VI. Recitativo “Unsre Königin im Lande” (00:57)
16. Collegium Vocale Gent – VII. Aria “Kron und Preis gekrönter Damen” (04:28)
17. Philippe Herreweghe – VIII. Recitativo “So dringe in das weite Erdenrund” (01:06)
18. Ingeborg Danz – IX. Chorus “Blühet, ihr Linden in Sachsen, wie Zedern!” (02:16)

Personnel:
Carolyn Sampson, soprano
Ingeborg Danz, alto
Mark Padmore, tenor
Piet Kooy, bass
Collegium Vocale Gent
Philippe Herreweghe, conductor

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