Description: On Christmas Day 1999 a unique celebration of the new Millennium began in the Herderkiche in Weimar, Germany: the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists under the direction of Sir John Eliot Gardiner set out to perform all of Johann Sebastian Bach’s surviving church cantatas in the course of the year 2000, the 250th anniversary of Bach’s death. The cantatas were performed on the liturgical feasts for which they were composed, in a year-long musical pilgrimage encompassing some of the most beautiful churches throughout Europe (including many where Bach himself performed) and culminating in three concerts in New York over the Christmas festivities at the end of the millennial year. It was a remarkable and rewarding experience for all who took part, as well as for the audiences who came to hear us in thirteen European countries and in New York. As both musical and spiritual pilgrims we became participants in a living process, a journey of discovery both physically and emotionally. Most of the concerts were recorded by the ensemble’s record label, Soli Deo Gloria, which was specifically created for that purpose and later released 27 volumes of live recordings from that year. BACH CANTATA PILGRIMAGEMonteverdi ChoirEnglish Baroque SoloistsJohn Eliot Gardiner, conductorVolume 14 This special single-cd release contains four glorious Christmas cantatas, and includes the festive and brilliant BWV 110 Unser Mund sei voll Lachens, which has irresistible swagger, innate elegance and lightness of touch. Its opening movement is identical to Bach’s fourth Orchestral Suite, BWV 1069, but the piece sounds new-minted, alive with unexpected sonorities and a marvellous rendition of laughter-in-music. Bach’s overall design for BWV 121 Christum wir sollen loben is to mirror the change from darkness to light and to show how the moment when Christians celebrate the coming of God’s light into the world coincides with the turning of the sun at the winter solstice. And BWV 91 Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ glows with that special sense of expectation that is the hallmark of Bach in Christmas mode. Recorded in St. Bartholomew's, New York 25 December 2000Katharine Fuge, Joanne Lunn sopranosRobin Tyson, William Towers altosJames Gilchrist tenor, Peter Harvey, bass For Christmas Day1. Cantata “Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ” BWV 91 1. Coro (Choral) - Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ 2:46 2. Recitativo e Choral (Soprano) - Der Glanz der höchsten Herrlichkeit 1:54 3. Aria (Tenor) - Gott, dem der Erden Kreis zu klein 2:26 4. Recitativo (Bass) - O Christenheit! 1:16 5. Aria (Duetto) (Soprano, Alto) - Die Armut, so Gott auf sich nimmt 6:50 6. Choral – Das hat er alles uns getan 0:48 2. Cantata “Christum wir sollen loben schon” BWV 121 7. Coro (Choral) - Christum wir sollen loben schon 2:37 8. Aria (Tenor) - O du von Gott erhöhte Kreatur 4:36 9. Recitativo (Alto) - Der Gnade unermesslich’s Wesen 1:11 10. Aria (Bass) - Johannis freudenvolles Springen 7:37 11. Recitativo (Soprano) Doch wie erblickt es dich in deiner Krippe? 0:55 12. Choral – Lob, Ehr und Dank sei dir gesagt 1:05 For the Second Day of Christmas3. Cantata “Dazu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes” BWV 40 13. Coro – Dazu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes 3:59 14. Recitativo (Tenor) - Das Wort ward Fleisch und wohnet in der Welt 1:21 15. Choral – Die sünd macht Leid 0:47 16. Aria (Bass) - Höllische Schlange 1:54 17. Recitativo (Alto) - Die Schlange, so im Paradies 1:09 18. Choral – Schüttle deinen Kopf und sprich 0:48 19. Aria (Tenor) - Christenkinder, freuet euch! 3:26 20. Choral – Jesu, nimm dich deiner Glieder 1:03 4. Cantata “Unser Mund sei voll Lachens” BWV 110 21. Coro – Unser Mund sei voll Lachens 6:10 22. Aria (Tenor) - Ihr Gedanken und Ihr Sinnen 3:59 23. Recitativo (Bass) - Dir, Herr, ist niemand gleichc 0:31 24. Aria (Alto) - Ach Herr, was ist ein Menschenkind 3.21 25. Aria (Duetto) (Soprano, Tenor) - Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe 3:43 26. Aria (Bass) - Wacht auf, ihr Adern und ihr Glieder 3:34 27. Choral – Halleluja! Halleluja! Gelobt sei Gott 0:55 Includes text with facing English translation
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Artist: Bach
Type: Album
Features: Pilgrimage
Record Label: Soli Deo Gloria
Release Year: 2005
Style: Cantata
Duration: 71min.
Genre: Cantata, Classical
