Bach: Voices Of Angels

Johann Sebastian Bach (Orchestra), Gustav Leonhardt (Orchestra), Nikolaus Harnoncourt (Orchestra), Cambridge Choir of King's College (Orchestra), Collegium Vocale (Orchestra), Concentus Musicus Wien (Orchestra), Leonhardt Consort (Orchestra), Leonhardt-Consort (Orchestra), Regensburger Domchor (Performer), Tölzner Knabenchor (Performer), Viennensis Chorus (Artist), Wiener Sängerknaben (Artist), Roger Cerecius (Artist), Peter Jelosits (Artist), Vienna Boys' Choir (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Regensburger Domchor, Tölzner Knabenchor
• Orchestra: Johann Sebastian Bach, Gustav Leonhardt, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Cambridge Choir of King's College, Collegium Vocale, et al.
• Audio CD (February 8, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Teldec
• ASIN: B000000SMI
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #213,920 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Weihnachtsoratorium (Christmas Oratorio), in six parts, BWV 248 (BC D7): Coro: Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen

2. Cantata No. 68, 'Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt,' BWV 68 (BC A86): Aria: Mein gläubiges Herze

3. Cantata No. 147, 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben,' BWV 147 (BC A174): Choral: Jesus bleibet meine Freude

4. Cantata No. 31, 'Der Himmel lacht! die Erde jubilieret,' BWV 31 (BC A55): Aria: Letzte Stunde, brich herein

5. Cantata No. 147, 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben,' BWV 147 (BC A174): Coro: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben

6. St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b): Aria: Blute nur, du liebes H

7. Cantata No. 172, 'Erschallet, ihr Lieder,' BWV 172 (BC A81): Coro: Erschallet, ihr Lieder

8. Cantata No. 143, 'Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele' (doubtful), BWV 143 (BC T99): Du Friedefürst, Herr Jesu Christ

9. Cantata No. 8 'Liebster Gott, wann werd ich sterben' (first version), BWV 8 (BC A137a): Coro: Liebster Gott, wann werd' ich sterben

10. St. John Passion (Johannespassion), BWV 245 (BC D2): Aria: Ich folge die gleichfalls mit freudigen Schritten

11. Cantata No. 143, 'Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele' (doubtful), BWV 143 (BC T99): Coro: Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele

12. St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b): Aria: Aus Liebe will mein He

13. Cantata No. 140, 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme,' BWV 140 (BC A166): Coro: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme

14. Weihnachtsoratorium (Christmas Oratorio), in six parts, BWV 248 (BC D7): Aria: Flößt mein Heiland

15. Cantata No. 31, 'Der Himmel lacht! die Erde jubilieret,' BWV 31 (BC A55): Coro: Der Himmel lacht, die Erde jubilieret

16. Cantata No. 1, 'Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern,' BWV 1 (BC A173): Aria: Erfüllet, ihr himmelsichen göttlichen Flammen

17. St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b): Choral: O Haupt voll Blut un

Customer Reviews

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, if you don't already have these!, February 16, 2001

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Archimedes "archimedesz" (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bach: Voices Of Angels (Audio CD)

The quality of these pieces and performances is exceptional (assuming you like the 1970s-style attempts at authentic performance). This disk was the first of my Harnoncourt / Leonhardt purchases; unfortunately, every single one of these is now also sitting in my rack inside the (complete) cantata from whence it was taken. All sung in German, of course, except for the B minor mass, which is sung in Latin.

But everyone must start somewhere, and this is a fantastic place to start. Among other things, it contains (numbers from):

* The Matthew Passion

* The Christmas Oratorio

* Cantata 147, which contains "Jesu Joy of man's desiring"

* The B minor Mass

* My Heart ever Faithful (Mein glaubiges Herze) - lovely.

It's a great gift idea for the subversion of friends and family who seem on the brink of becoming Bach afficionados, especially if they like choral/vocal music.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely, December 3, 2000

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Gracejoy "gracejoy7" (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bach: Voices Of Angels (Audio CD)

If you enjoy the music of Bach and/or the sound of boy sopranos then you will enjoy this CD. It presents some of Bach's best and best loved songs, sung with expert precision by some very fine boy sopranos--a few of them have truly beautiful voices, and all of them are good. There is a good balance of solo pieces and chorales sung by men and boys together. One word, though: if you are accustomed to British or American boy singers then you will find these continental European ones something quite different--the boys are trained in a style more similar to opera singers and their voices are have more vibrato than their English counterparts--the sound is perhaps less "angelic", but fuller and richer. This is a worthy purchase for any true Bach fan or someone who really appreciates the beauty of an unchanged male voice. Top-rate quality of singing throughout.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Can't go wrong with this singing, November 29, 2002

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scott hickel - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bach: Voices Of Angels (Audio CD)

These are undoubtedly beautiful perfomrance, notably on the choral works. The tempo isn't too fast nor too slow, and the balance between "authentic" and modern use of intrumentation is nearly ideal.
However:
Shopper, you may not be aware of this but Harnaocourt/leonhart (the conductors of this album) have produced a nearly comprehensive 60 CD bach cantata set. So why did they choose these oft heard cantatas when there are several performances in their collection surperior to these. I highly recommend listening to their cantata no.80 (not found on this CD).
All in all this is a great CD.