tracks

Himmelskönig, sei willkommen: Cantata for Palm Sunday, BWV 182
1. Sonata
2. Chorus: Himmelskönig, sei willkommen
3. Recitativo: Siehe, ich komme
4. Aria: Starkes Lieben
5. Aria: Leget euch dem Heiland unter
6. Aria: Jesu, laß durch Wohl and Weh
7. Chorale: Jesu, deine Passion
8. Chorus: So lasset uns gehen in Salem der Freuden
Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen: Cantata for the Third Sunday after Easter (Jubilate), BWV 12
1. Sinfonia
2. Chorus: Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen
3. Recitativo: Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal
4. Aria: Kreuz und Kronen sind verbunden
5. Aria: Ich folge Christo nach
6. Aria: Sei getreu
7. Choral: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan
Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten: Cantata for Pentecost, BWV 172
1. Chorus: Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten
2. Recitativo: Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten
3. Aria: Heiligste Dreieinigkeit
4. Aria: O Seelenparadies
5. Aria: Komm, laß mich nicht länger warten
6. Chorale: Von Gott kömmt mir ein Freudenschein
7. Chorus: Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten

notes

Recorded in the one voice per part style characteristic of Joshua Rifkin.

Recorded July 31, and August 6-8, 1995 & August 4, 1996.

"The recording of Bach's cantatas BWV 182, 12, and 172 took place as part of the Academy for Early Music held at Brixen/Bressanone by The Bach Ensemble in collaboration with the Brixner Initiative Musik und Kirche, which also provided crucial finanacial and organizational assistance in the realization of this project. Further support came from: Bayerisher Rundfunk, Muich; Radio Bremen; University Music, University of Aberdeen, in association with TotalFinaElf. Our thanks to all these institutions, and special thanks to the following individuals: Dr. Konrad Eichbichler, Brixen/Bressanone; Dr. Joseph Lanz, Bozen/Bolzano; Brigitte Essler, Munich; Prof. Roger Williams, Aberdeen; and Michel Romieu, Paris."

credits

Bass Vocals – Michael Schopper
Booklet Editor – Katherine A. Dory
Composed By – Johann Sebastian Bach
Countertenor Vocals – Steven Rickards
Directed By, Organ, Liner Notes – Joshua Rifkin
Dulcian – Christian Beuse
Engineer, Recorded By – Michael Seberich
Ensemble – The Bach Ensemble
Graphic Design – Kimberly Smith Company
Oboe – Stephen Hammer
Organ – John Finney
Recorder – Christopher Krueger
Soprano Vocals – Susanne Rydén
Tenor Vocals – John Elwes
Timpani – Karl Fischer
Trumpet – Andreas Lackner, Herbert Walser, Martin Rabl, Niklas Eklund (tracks: 14)
Viola – David Miller (15), Nancy Wilson (3)
Violin – Linda Quan, Stanley Ritchie
Violoncello – Myron Lutzke

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – The Bach Ensemble, Inc.
Copyright (c) – The Dorian Group, Ltd.
Recorded At – Kirche des Priesterseminars

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