Special offer. J. S. Bach: A Life in Music Vol. 1
Arnstadt & Mühlhausen (1703-1708), Early Cantatas
Paul Agnew, Les Arts Florissants, Benjamin Alard
With just one or two to a part, each musician is a leader here. The purity of the singers’ straight tones and the immediacy and depth of their individual reactions to lexical meaning are bracing,... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week5th April 2024
Contents
Bach, J S: Cantata BWV4 'Christ lag in Todesbanden' (Easter Cantata)
- Paul Agnew, Les Arts Florissants, Miriam Allan, Thomas Hobbs, Edward Grint, Maarten Engeltjes
I. Sinfonia
II. Coro "Christ lag in Todes Banden"
III. Duetto "Den Tod niemand zwingen kunnt"
Bach, J S: Choral ‟Christ lag in Todesbanden", BWV 718
- Benjamin Alard
Kuhnau: Christ lag in Todes Banden
- Paul Agnew, Les Arts Florissants, Miriam Allan, Thomas Hobbs, Edward Grint
I. Sonata
II. Choral "Christ lag in Todesbanden"
III. Coro "Alleluja es ist Victoria"
Bach, J S: Choral ‟Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder", BWV 742
- Benjamin Alard
Bach, J S: Cantata BWV150 'Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich'
- Paul Agnew, Les Arts Florissants, Miriam Allan, Maarten Engeltjes, Thomas Hobbs, Edward Grint
I. Sinfonia
II. Coro "Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich"
III. Aria "Doch bin und bleibe ich vergnügt"
Bach, J S: Choral ‟Jesu, meines Lebens Leben", BWV 1107
- Benjamin Alard
Bach, J S: Cantata BWV106 'Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit' (Actus tragicus)
- Paul Agnew, Les Arts Florissants, Thomas Hobbs, Edward Grint, Nicolas Kuntzelmann
I. Sonatina
IIa. Coro "Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste"
IIb. Arioso "Ach, Herr, lehre uns bedenken"