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Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki - Bach: Motets (2009) [SACD]

Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki - Bach: Motets (2009) [SACD]
  • Title: Bach: Motets
  • Year Of Release: 2009
  • Label: BIS
  • Genre: Classical
  • Quality: DST64 image (*.iso) 2.0 / 5.0
  • Total Time: 01:15:28
  • Total Size: 3.56 GB (booklet)
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Tracklist:

Singet Dem Herrn Ein Neues Lied; BWV 225
01. 1.[Chorus] Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied [4:28]
02. 2.[Choral/Aria] Wie sich ein Vater erbaarment [4:01]
03. 3.[Chorus] Lobet den Herrn in seinen Taten [3:24]

Komm, Jesu, Komm; BWV 229
04. 1.[Chorus] Komm, Jesu, komm [6:58]
05. 2.[Aria] Drum schlie? ich mich in deine Hande [1:17]

Jesu, Meine Freude; BWV 227
06. 1. Choral Vers 1: Jesu, meine Freude [1:07]
07. 2. [Chorus] Es ist nun nichts Verdammliches an denen [2:29]
08. 3. Choral Vers 2: Unter deinen Schirmen [1:02]
09. 4. [Trio] Denn das Gesetz des Geistes [0:56]
10. 5. Choral Vers 3: Trotz dem alten Drachen [2:09]
11. 6. [Fugue]: Ihr aber seid nicht fleischlich [3:17]
12. 7. Choral Vers 4: Weg mit allen Schutzen [0:57]
13. 8. Andante [Trio]: So aber Christus in euch ist [1:49]
14. 9. Choral Vers 5: Gute Nacht, o Wesen [3:37]
15. 10. [Chorus]: So nun der Geist [1:17]
16. 11. Choral Vers 6: Weicht, ihr Trauergeister [1:07]
17. 12. Lobet Den Herrn, Alle Heiden; BWV 230 (Text: Psalm 117:1-2) [5:55]
18. 13. Furchte Dich Nicht, Ich Bin Bei Dir; BWV 228 (Text: Jesaia 41:10, 43:1, Paul Gerhardt 1653) [7:18]
19. 14. Ich Lasse Dicht Nicht, Du Segnest Mich Denn; BWV Anh. 159 (Text: Nach Genesir 32:27, Erasmus Alber 1557) [4:01]

Der Geist Hilft Unser Schwachheit Auf; BWV 226
20. 1. [Chorus] Der Geist Hilft User Schwachheit Auf [3:30]
21. 2. [Alle Breve] Der Aber Die Herzen Forschet [2:11]
22. 3. [Choral] Du Heilige Brunst, Susser Trost [1:22]
23. 4. O Jesu Christ, Meins Lebens Licht; BWV 118 (Zweite Fassung) [9:19]


Bach's motets have been very lucky on disc. This latest version from Masaaki Suzuki and the Bach Collegium Japan is as good as it gets. In addition to the canonic six pieces, BWV 225-230, we also get the much more rarely heard Ich lasse dich nicht BWV Anh. 159, and O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht BWV 118. This brings the playing time of the disc up to more than 75 minutes, and may well prove important to Bach collectors. The singing is uniformly excellent, the small choir and soloists seemingly perfectly scaled to give the more complex pieces, Jesu, meine Freude in particular, plenty of contrast without any cost of contrapuntal clarity.

In the works with double choir, Suzuki has decided to double the first choir with strings, the second with winds, an excellent choice. In the other works he mixes winds and strings, always with an ear to giving each voice its own vivid identity. He doesn't dispute the authenticity of the brief BWV 230 (Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden), and the performance has great spirit and rhythmic verve. Several of these works (Fürchte dich nicht BWV 228, for example) were written for funerals, but however solemn the occasion or the mood, the music always soars. BIS's SACD sonics are typically marvelous. Just great! -- David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com

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