: Orchestral Suite No. 2 In B Minor, BWV 1067 (20:20) : Orchestral Suite No. 3 In D Minor, BWV 1068 (20:50) : Cantata 130 ?Herr Gott, Dich Loben Wir? BWV 130 (17:28) : Cantata ?Halt im Gedächtnis Jesum Christ? BWV 67 (16:00) : Cantata 'Der Himmel Lacht, Die Erde Jubilieret', BWV 31 () : Cantata "Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Sagen", BWV 12 () : Cantata ?Herr, Gehe Nicht Ins Gericht? BWV 105 (26:33) : Cantata ?Es Ist Dir Gesagt, Mensch, Was Gut Ist? BWV 45 (21:44) : Cantata ?Nimm von Uns, Herr Du Treuer Gott? BWV 101: Excerpts (18:11)
Number of discs:
2
Extra-Infos:
.. Suites & Cantatas
Description:
Bach's music featured early in Ansermet's career and he conducted the fourth Orchestral Suite in his last concert. Playing Bach in the 1960s was not quite the affair it is today, but it would be false to assume that Ansermet's Bach is the bloated, romanticised affair that was current in the 1960s. While his readings have soul, Ansermet keeps his feet firmly planted in the Baroque period, eschewing beauty of sound for beauty's sake. Even with a larger ensemble than Bach would have known, Ansermet doesn't get bogged down; faster movements move along with grace, even if they do so without a typically Baroque lightness of texture. This 2 CD set represents Ansermet's complete Bach recordings for Decca, and collectively they are issued on CD for the first time.
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Technical specifications
Language
Features
Media type
CD
Distribution type
Physical media
Target audience
Adult
Number of optical discs
2 discs
Song titles
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
CD1
Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068
Cantata No. 130 ‘Herr Gott, dich loben wir’ BWV 130
Cantata No. 67 ‘Halt im Gedächtnis Jesum Christ’ BWV 67
CD2
Cantata No. 31 ‘Der Himmel lacht, die Erde jubilieret, BWV31 – Sinfonia
Cantata No. 12 ‘Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen’, BWV12 – Sinfonia
Cantata No. 105 ‘Herr, gehe nicht ins Gericht’ BWV 105
Cantata No. 45 ‘Es ist dir gesagt, Mensch, was gut ist’ BWV 45
Cantata No. 101 ‘Nimm von uns, Herr du treuer Gott’ BWV101 (excerpts)
Elly Ameling, Agnes Giebel, sopranos
Helen Watts, alto
Werner Krenn, Ian Partridge, tenors
Tom Krause, baritone
Choeur Pro Arte de Lausanne
Choeur de la Radio Suisse Romande
L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Ernest Ansermet
FIRST CD RELEASE OF ERNEST ANSERMET’S COMPLETE BACH RECORDINGS FOR DECCA