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Special offer. Bach & Telemann: Himmelfahrt

Freiburger Barockorchester, Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier

Bach & Telemann: Himmelfahrt
The typical Vox Luminis sound is by nature soft-edged and resonant, yet while Lionel Meunier’s choir of 15 voices may not have the attack and presence of some in this repertoire, their approach...

Special offer. Bach & Telemann: Himmelfahrt

Freiburger Barockorchester, Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier

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The typical Vox Luminis sound is by nature soft-edged and resonant, yet while Lionel Meunier’s choir of 15 voices may not have the attack and presence of some in this repertoire, their approach...

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Vox Luminis has teamed up with the Freiburger Barockorchester again, and together they celebrate music for Ascension Day. This topic inspired great composers such as Johann Sebastian Bach, four of whose Ascension cantatas have been preserved. The festive and colourful Cantata BWV 128 was composed towards the end of Bach's second year in Leipzig. The Ascension Oratorio BWV 11 was written for larger forces and ends with a triumphant chorus. In the case of Georg Philipp Telemann, more than thirty cantatas for Ascension Day alone have survived. The cantata Ich fahre auf zu meinem Vater (I ascend unto my Father) was composed in 1721. Lionel Meunier's ensemble and the FBO give a fervent rendering of this captivating music with its texts focusing on the afterlife.

Contents and tracklist

I. Chorus "Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen"
Track length4:30
II. Recitative "Der Herr Jesus hub seine Hände auf"
Track length0:37
III. Recitative "Ach, Jesu, ist dein Abschied schon so nah?"
Track length1:03
IV. Aria "Ach, bleibe doch, mein liebstes Leben"
Track length8:32
V. Recitative "Und ward aufgehoben zusehends"
Track length0:30
VI. Chorale "Nun lieget alles unter dir"
Track length1:27
I. Recitative “Und da sie ihm nachsahen gen Himmel fahren”
Track length2:14
II. Aria "Jesu, deine Gnadenblicke"
Track length6:08
III. Chorale "Wenn soll es doch geschehen"
Track length3:41
I. Chorus "Ich fahre auf zu meinem Vater"
Track length3:54
II. Recitative "Was sollt ich dieses nicht im Glauben hoffen"
Track length1:09
III. Aria "Ich kann getrost im Tode sein"
Track length2:37
IV. Recitative "Denn eben darum setzte sich mein Jesu"
Track length1:18
V. Aria "Mein Schifflein treibet auf den Wellen"
Track length3:38
VI. Recitative "Ja doch getrost, mein Herz!"
Track length0:57
VII. Aria "Ich will alle Stunden zählen"
Track length5:35
VIII. Choral "Amen, komm du schöne Freudenkrone"
Track length0:49
I. Chorus "Auf Christi Himmelfahrt allein"
Track length4:18
II. Recitative "Ich bin bereit, komm, hole mich!"
Track length0:45
III. Aria & Recitative "Auf, auf, mit hellem Schall"
Track length3:34
IV. Duetto "Sein Allmacht zu ergründen"
Track length6:18
V. Chorus "Alsdenn so wirst du mich"
Track length1:14

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June 2024

The typical Vox Luminis sound is by nature soft-edged and resonant, yet while Lionel Meunier’s choir of 15 voices may not have the attack and presence of some in this repertoire, their approach is a satisfying alternative, deepening the texture and binding together the wider tonal picture.
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