Motets of the Bach Family

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Andreas Küppers directs with stylish engagement, supplying appropriate and attractive ornamentation where required...Ensemble Polyharmonique provides firm vocal lines without being hard edged.... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2023, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 2nd Dec 2022
Catalogue No: 555418-2
Label: CPO
Length: 59 minutes

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Bach, H: Kyrie

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Ensemble Polyharmonique
Andreas Küppers

Bach, J C'ph: Der Gerechte, ob er gleich

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Ensemble Polyharmonique
Andreas Küppers

Bach, J M I: Unser Leben währet siebenzig Jahr

Work length3:38

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Ensemble Polyharmonique
Andreas Küppers

Excerpt, Bach, J S: Cantata BWV56 'Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen'

Work length3:48

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Ensemble Polyharmonique, Teatro del Mondo
Andreas Küppers

No. 5, Komm, o Tod, du Schlafes Bruder

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Bach, J C'ph: Der Mensch, vom Weibe geboren

Work length2:55

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Ensemble Polyharmonique, Teatro del Mondo
Andreas Küppers

Bach, J Ludwig: Unsere Trübsal die zeitlich und leicht ist, JLB 33

Work length4:29

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Ensemble Polyharmonique
Andreas Küppers

Bach, C P E: Bitten, Wq. 208 / 3

Work length4:47

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Andreas Küppers

Bach, J C'ph: Es ist nun aus mit meinem Leben

Work length5:16

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Ensemble Polyharmonique
Andreas Küppers

Bach, J E: Aus der Tieffen

Work length5:28

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Ensemble Polyharmonique
Andreas Küppers

Bach, J: Weint nicht um meinem Tod

Work length4:14

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Andreas Küppers (organ)
Ensemble Polyharmonique, Teatro del Mondo

Drese: Nun ist alles überwunden

Work length4:02

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Ensemble Polyharmonique
Andreas Küppers

Bach, J M I: Sei, lieber Tag, willkommen

Work length3:57

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Andreas Küppers (organ)
Ensemble Polyharmonique

Bach, J M I: Herr, wenn ich nur dich habe

Work length3:25

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Ensemble Polyharmonique
Andreas Küppers

Bach, J S: Kyrie in F Major, BWV 233a

Work length4:30

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Ensemble Polyharmonique, Teatro del Mondo
Andreas Küppers

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The close-knit nature of the Bach musical family is documented in many sources. They met regularly for family celebrations, exchanged experiences and, of course, always had an eye on where there was a vacant position. In baroque Central Germany, the name "Bach" was practically synonymous with the job title "musician". For the Ensemble Polyharmonique and Teatro del Mondo with its director Andreas Küppers, too, the "Old Bach Archive" is the most important starting point for the musical representation of Bach's "Family Affairs". Six compositions from this valuable collection were selected for the present recording. These pieces are complemented by further works from various Bach generations up to the late 18th century. A clearly audible connection is revealed not only by the consistent instrumentation of four to six vocal parts and basso continuo, but also by a kind of "family sound". Even when Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach composes a motet in the style of Empfindsamkeit, it may be assumed that he also had the works of his ancestors in mind, which were composed more than 100 years earlier. The "Family Affairs" with 15 works from four generations thus provide an impressive testimony to this unique musical dynasty.

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February 2023

Andreas Küppers directs with stylish engagement, supplying appropriate and attractive ornamentation where required...Ensemble Polyharmonique provides firm vocal lines without being hard edged. In some cases, the diction could be clearer, but the singers are certainly alive to the abundant expressive opportunities offered by this repertoire.

Sep/Oct 2023

The Ensemble Polyharmonique produces a bright and clear sound, with every word distinct. The blend of its members is almost angelic, and the occasions where the few instruments (mainly organ) accompany them, it is done discreetly and without calling attention. In short, this is a wonderful and quite ethereal disc.

April 2023

the crystalline musicianship and imaginative programming deliver rewarding insights for even the most intrepid explorers of the Bach dynasty.

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