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Bach - Cantatas Volume 54

Hana Blažíková (soprano), Damien Guillon (counter-tenor), Gerd Türk (tenor) & Peter Kooij (bass)

Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki

Bach - Cantatas Volume 54

Awards:

Suzuki balances detail sensitively, helped by the SACD sound...Hana Blažíková duets exuberantly with trumpet in her aria...this is a superb disc, Suzuki at one with Bach - and both at their...

BBC Music Magazine, November 20135 out of 5 stars

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Bach - Cantatas Volume 54

Hana Blažíková (soprano), Damien Guillon (counter-tenor), Gerd Türk (tenor) & Peter Kooij (bass)

Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki

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Suzuki balances detail sensitively, helped by the SACD sound...Hana Blažíková duets exuberantly with trumpet in her aria...this is a superb disc, Suzuki at one with Bach - and both at their...

BBC Music Magazine, November 20135 out of 5 stars

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As the penultimate volume in this acclaimed cycle it is a sobering thought that as many as a hundred of Bach's church cantatas may have been lost if it were not for the efforts of artists such as the BCJ and Masaaki Suzuki.

The fragment Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe, was apparently intended for Christmas Day of 1728. Bach reused parts of the work in the large-scale wedding cantata Gott ist unsre Zuversicht. This has made it possible to reconstruct the missing parts and allows for interesting comparisons between the two versions.

The other two works were both composed around 1735, and give rich evidence of Bach's versatility in terms of style.

Contents and tracklist

Bach, J S: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan (Chorus)
Work length4:29
Bach, J S: Cantata BWV100 'Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan'
Work length13:50
Duet. Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan
Track length2:55
Aria. Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan (Soprano)
Track length4:46
Aria. Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan (Bass)
Track length3:20
Aria. Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan (Alto)
Track length2:49
Bach, J S: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan (Choral)
Work length1:56
Bach, J S: Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit
Work length5:02
Bach, J S: Cantata BWV14 'Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit'
Work length9:43
Aria. Unsre Stärke heißt zu schwach
Track length4:11
Recitative. Ja, hätt es Gott nur zugegeben
Track length0:44
Aria. Gott, bei deinem starken Schützen
Track length3:47
Choral. Gott Lob und Dank
Track length1:01
Bach, J S: Gott ist unsre Zuversicht
Work length5:58
Bach, J S: Cantata BWV197 'Gott ist unsre Zuversicht'
Work length22:44
Recitative. Gott ist und bleibt der beste Sorger
Track length1:12
Aria. Schläfert allen Sorgenkummer
Track length7:08
Recitative. Drum folget Gott und seinem Triebe
Track length0:44
Du süße Lieb, schenk uns deine Gunst
Track length0:58
Aria. O du angenehmes Paar
Track length5:23
Recitative. So wie es Gott mit dir
Track length1:27
Aria. Vergnügen und Lust
Track length4:02
Recitative. Und dieser frohe Lebenslauf
Track length0:48
So wandelt froh auf Gottes Wegen
Track length1:02
Bach, J S: Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe, BWV 197a
Work length11:49
Aria. O! du angenehmer Schatz
Track length5:19
Recitative. Das Kind ist mein
Track length1:22
Aria. Ich lasse dich nicht
Track length3:52
Wohlan! so will ich mich
Track length1:16

Awards and reviews

  • BBC Music Magazine
    November 2013
    Choral & Song Choice

November 2013

Suzuki balances detail sensitively, helped by the SACD sound...Hana Blažíková duets exuberantly with trumpet in her aria...this is a superb disc, Suzuki at one with Bach - and both at their best.
5 out of 5 stars

October 2013

Suzuki and Bach Collegium Japan stamp their unmistakable trademark of concentrated corporate luminosity here...This is another strong release as we approach the finishing line.
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