Bach: Easter and Ascension Oratorios

Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Helmuth Rilling (Conductor), Stuttgart Bach Collegium Orchestra (Performer), Wurttemberg Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra), Arleen Augér (Performer), Costanza Cuccaro (Performer), Adalbert Kraus (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Stuttgart Bach Collegium Orchestra, Arleen Augér, Costanza Cuccaro, Adalbert Kraus
• Orchestra: Wurttemberg Chamber Orchestra
• Conductor: Helmuth Rilling
• Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
• Audio CD (June 27, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Hanssler Classics
• ASIN: B00004TKE8
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #125,759 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Easter Oratorio (Oster-Oratorium: 'Kommt, eilet und laufet'), BWV 249 (BC D8): Sinfonia

2. Easter Oratorio (Oster-Oratorium: 'Kommt, eilet und laufet'), BWV 249 (BC D8): Adagio

3. Easter Oratorio (Oster-Oratorium: 'Kommt, eilet und laufet'), BWV 249 (BC D8): Coro: Kommt, Eilet Und Laufet

4. Easter Oratorio (Oster-Oratorium: 'Kommt, eilet und laufet'), BWV 249 (BC D8): Recitativo (S,A,T,B): O Kalter Männer Sinn

5. Easter Oratorio (Oster-Oratorium: 'Kommt, eilet und laufet'), BWV 249 (BC D8): Aria (S): Seele, Deine Spezereien

6. Easter Oratorio (Oster-Oratorium: 'Kommt, eilet und laufet'), BWV 249 (BC D8): Recitativo (A,T,B): Hier Ist Die Gruft

7. Easter Oratorio (Oster-Oratorium: 'Kommt, eilet und laufet'), BWV 249 (BC D8): Aria (T): Sanfte Soll Mein Todsekummer

8. Easter Oratorio (Oster-Oratorium: 'Kommt, eilet und laufet'), BWV 249 (BC D8): Recitativo (S,A,): Indessen Seufzen Wir

9. Easter Oratorio (Oster-Oratorium: 'Kommt, eilet und laufet'), BWV 249 (BC D8): Aria (A): Saget, Saget Mit Geschwinde

10. Easter Oratorio (Oster-Oratorium: 'Kommt, eilet und laufet'), BWV 249 (BC D8): Recitativo (B): Wir Sind Erfreut

11. Easter Oratorio (Oster-Oratorium: 'Kommt, eilet und laufet'), BWV 249 (BC D8): Coro: Preis Und Dank

12. Himmelfahrts-Oratorium, 'Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen,' (Ascension Oratorio), BWV 11 (BC D9): Coro: Lobet Gott In Seinen Reichen

13. Himmelfahrts-Oratorium, 'Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen,' (Ascension Oratorio), BWV 11 (BC D9): Evangelista (T): Der Herr Jesus Seine H

14. Himmelfahrts-Oratorium, 'Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen,' (Ascension Oratorio), BWV 11 (BC D9): Recitativo (B): Ach, Jesu, Ist Dein Abs

15. Himmelfahrts-Oratorium, 'Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen,' (Ascension Oratorio), BWV 11 (BC D9): Aria (A): Ach Bleibe Doch, Mein Liebste

16. Himmelfahrts-Oratorium, 'Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen,' (Ascension Oratorio), BWV 11 (BC D9): Evangelista (T): Und Ward Aufgehaben Zu

17. Himmelfahrts-Oratorium, 'Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen,' (Ascension Oratorio), BWV 11 (BC D9): Choral: Nun Lieget Alles Unter Dir

18. Himmelfahrts-Oratorium, 'Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen,' (Ascension Oratorio), BWV 11 (BC D9): Evangelista (T)/Recitativo (A): Und Da

19. Himmelfahrts-Oratorium, 'Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen,' (Ascension Oratorio), BWV 11 (BC D9): Aria (S): Jesu, Deine Gnadenblicke

20. Himmelfahrts-Oratorium, 'Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen,' (Ascension Oratorio), BWV 11 (BC D9): Choral: Wenn Soll Es Doch Geschen

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

These two cantatas form part of the Hänssler Edition Bachakademie, the complete recording of the works of J.S. Bach. They were originally recorded in the early 1980s as part of Helmuth Rilling's complete recording of the cantatas, a cycle that, with excellent reason, has been included wholesale within the Hänssler Edition. The playing owes nothing to period practice, and is performed on modern instruments at modern concert pitch with a full-sized choir. What brings the music to life is Rilling's obvious passion for Bach's profoundly beautiful melodies and grand choral effects. He encourages the singers to think structurally, in terms of both whole movements and the direction of each phrase, and the interplay with obbligato instruments is delightful. The singing is exquisite, especially from the lusciously juicy Arleen Auger and the brighter-voiced Costanza Cuccaro. If the meaty approach of the choir is occasionally a trifle stolid, the whole is still eminently listenable. --Warwick Thompson

Customer Reviews

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Almost perfect, August 29, 2005

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This review is from: Bach: Easter and Ascension Oratorios (Audio CD)

Brilliant, this was done beautifully and with the utmost care. But, rather romantically, I wish the tempo for the soprano aria had been a bit slower, and that not so much use of the non legato articulation in the tenor aria had been made.