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Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), countertenor David James (Performer), violin Christoph Poppen (Performer), soprano Monika Mauch (Performer), tenor John Potter (Performer), Hilliard Ensemble (Performer), baritone Gordon Jones (Performer)
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1. Auf meinen lieben Gott
2. Den Tod...
3. Allemanda
4. Christ lag in Tobesbanden
5. Corrente
6. Den Tod niemand zwingen kunnt
7. Sarabanda
8. Wo soll ich fliehen hin
9. Den Tod...
10. Ciaccona
11. Christ lag in Tobesbanden
12. Dein Will gescheh'
13. Befiehl Du Deine Wege
14. Jesu meine Freude
15. Auf meinen lieben Gott
16. Jesu Deine Passion
17. In meines Herzens Grunde
18. Nun lob', mein Seel', den Herren
19. Den Tod...
20. Ciaccona fur Violine solo und vier Stimmen nach einer Analyse von Helga Thoene
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On this CD:
  1. Cantata No. 136, "Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz," BWV 136 (BC A111) Chorale for 4 voices "Auf meinen lieben Gott"
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with Hilliard Ensemble, Christoph Poppen

  2. Christ lag in Todes Banden (II), chorale setting for 4 voices, BWV 278 (BC F26.2) Den Tod..., single voice excerpt
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with David James

  3. Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 Allemanda
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with Christoph Poppen

  4. Christ lag in Todes Banden (I), chorale setting for 4 voices, BWV 277 (BC F26.1)
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with Hilliard Ensemble

  5. Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 Corrente
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with Christoph Poppen

  6. Christ lag in Todes Banden (II), chorale setting for 4 voices, BWV 278 (BC F26.2)
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with Hilliard Ensemble

  7. Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 Sarabanda
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with Christoph Poppen

  8. Cantata No. 188, "Ich habe meine Zuversicht," BWV 188 (BC A154) Chorale for 4 voices Text: "Wo soll ich fliehen hin"
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with Hilliard Ensemble

  9. Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 Giga
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with Christoph Poppen

  10. Christ lag in Todes Banden (II), chorale setting for 4 voices, BWV 278 (BC F26.2) Den Tod..., single voice excerpt
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with David James

  11. Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 Ciaccona
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

  12. Christ lag in Todes Banden (I), chorale setting for 4 voices, BWV 277 (BC F26.1)
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with Hilliard Ensemble

  13. St. John Passion (Johannespassion), BWV 245 (BC D2) Chorale for 4 voices "Dein Will gescheh'"
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with Hilliard Ensemble

  14. Befiehl du deine Wege (I), chorale setting for 4 voices, BWV 270 (BC 92.1)
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with Hilliard Ensemble

  15. Jesu, meine Freude, chorale setting for 4 voices, BWV 358 (BC F116)
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with Hilliard Ensemble

  16. Cantata No. 188, "Ich habe meine Zuversicht," BWV 188 (BC A154) Chorale for 4 voices "Auf meinen lieben Gott"
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with Hilliard Ensemble

  17. Cantata No. 5 "Wo soll ich fliehen hin," BWV 5 (BC A145) Chorale for 4 voices "Jesu Deine Passion"
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with Hilliard Ensemble

  18. St. John Passion (Johannespassion), BWV 245 (BC D2) Chorale for 4 voices "In meines Herzens Grunde"
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with Hilliard Ensemble

  19. Nun lob, mein Seel, den Herren (I), chorale setting for 4 voices, BWV 389 (BC F153.1)
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with Hilliard Ensemble

  20. Christ lag in Todes Banden (II), chorale setting for 4 voices, BWV 278 (BC F26.2) Den Tod..., single voice excerpt
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with David James

  21. Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 Ciaccona, accompanied by chorale fragments
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with Hilliard Ensemble, Christoph Poppen

  22. Christ lag in Todes Banden (II), chorale setting for 4 voices, BWV 278 (BC F26.2) Den Tod..., single voice excerpt
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with David James


Editorial Reviews

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In 1994, explains the booklet that accompanies Morimur, Professor Helga Thoene made the surprising discovery that the monumental "Ciaccona" from Bach's Partita in D minor for solo violin was built around various chorale themes hidden in the music. From the texts of these "secret" chorales and other symbolic musical devices, she deduced that the "Ciaccona" was an epitaph for Bach's wife, Maria Barbara. The revelation might have remained an intriguing (and touching) footnote to Bach scholarship if baroque violinist Christoph Poppen hadn't had the bright idea of taking Professor Thoene's discovery off the library shelves and placing it triumphantly in the concert hall. On this disc, his performance of all five movements of the whole Partita (BWV 1004) is interspersed with the various chorales hidden inside the "Ciaccona," sung with breathtaking precision by the Hilliard Ensemble. The double whammy comes at the end when the "Ciaccona" is performed again, this time with the singers bringing out the secret melodies. Poppen's playing is excellent, both sweet-toned and vibrant, while the Hilliards have never sounded better: the combination of the two is spine-tingling. It is as if Maria Barbara's proper epitaph has finally been realized, and a moving and wonderfully stimulating recording created in the process. --Warwick Thompson

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59 of 62 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Baroque Mysticism, October 23, 2001
By Joanne Fisher (Harrison Township, MI USA) - See all my reviews
This album attempts (and largely succeeds, in my opinion) to make clear to the listener what musicologists are exploring theoretically: that J.S. Bach used concepts of numerology to write a subtext within his Six Sonatas and Partitas for Violin.

The Six Sonatas and Partitas have long been a favorite of mine. Vocalists hold the vocal line of several familiar Chorales against the solo violin part, and demonstrate that Bach used the Chorales as an unheard cantus firmus for the solo violin part.

I enjoy this recording not only for the musicological exercise but because the end result is richly satisfying simply to the casual listener. It brings a whole new dimension to the Partita.
Often music theorists expound ideas which are visible only on the printed page, not audible to listeners, or at least not audible to other than highly specialized listeners. In this album, for once we get a chance to actually hear the results.

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars musicology meets musicality, February 11, 2002
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this is about as good as it gets and those who have criticized the violin playing ("shallow tone" etc.) probably just don't happen to like the sound of the baroque violin and the style in which it invites one to play it. the instruments played by your veghs, menuhins, heifetzes etc. have without exception been extensively tampered with since they left their makers' workbenches in order to produce the bigger but blander sound more suited to more recent music and preferred by many modern ears. a modern g, and i think, d string notwithstanding (see telltale photo), poppen is playing an instrument that more closely resembles what bach and near contemporaries such as antonio stradivari and guarneri del gesu would have recognised as a violin. a correspondingly "modern" approach to the singing would probably have disfigured bach's harmonies (exquisitely tuned by the hilliards) with pitch-altering vibrato - ugh!
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Divine, January 10, 2002
By nathaniel cabot (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
The Austrian Monastary where this recording was made must have inspired the artists to achieve the results that are evident on this album. Pitch perfect four part vocals combine with Baroque violin to transport the listener to a spiritual place Bach surely intended. And I am not even particularly religious. Let it suffice to say, for anyone with a modicum of appreciation for harmony and melody, this music will provide much enjoyment.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent recording!
A very high quality, informed production of Bach's Partita D Minor BWV 1004 for solo violin with a set of Bach chorales. Read more
Published 3 months ago by B. Alle

5.0 out of 5 stars The Secret Language of Strings
There are two ways you can listen to this recording: first, as an elegantly elegiac performance of Bach's Partita in D minor for solo violin, played by Christoph Poppen,... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Giordano Bruno

5.0 out of 5 stars Heartfelt Bach
Beautiful performances, convincing thesis that Bach wrote the Chaconne in tribute to his recently deceased wife. Read more
Published on July 9, 2005 by Tanya L. Carey

5.0 out of 5 stars A Very Unique Experience
"Morimur," as you can read (ad nauseum) on the rest of the page, is the product of an astonishing amount of Bach scholarship on the part of Professor Helga Thoene, a noted Bach... Read more
Published on September 12, 2004 by kelsie

5.0 out of 5 stars This recording saved my life
The poetry of Christ lag in Todesbanden speaks for itself. If Bach's transmission through pure music does not reach you through this recording, then you are either tone-deaf or... Read more
Published on August 18, 2004 by B. Considine

5.0 out of 5 stars opened the door....
What is extraordinary on this CD is Christoph Poppen's exposition of Bach. Profoundly "beautiful" yes, but more than that, it opened the door for me to Bach. Read more
Published on July 14, 2004 by John

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful
I find the interplay of the voices and violin on this recording to be stunningly beautiful and strongly recommend it. Read more
Published on April 10, 2004

2.0 out of 5 stars So, what?
It still is just an hypothesis, not a proven theory. The idea is interesting, but it does not add anything to the current body of knowledge on Bach's music. Read more
Published on May 19, 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars Mori-MORE!
All I want is MORE, MORE, MORE! This CD is sheer Heaven. The Ciaccona (Track 21) leaves you feeling like the world could just end right there. Read more
Published on April 24, 2003 by Felix Jacomino

5.0 out of 5 stars The Mystery, Mastery and Majesty of Bach
This is a fascinating and deeply satisfying release which is based around Bach's Dm Partita for solo violin. Read more
Published on April 24, 2003 by zimri-lim

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