Heinrich, Johann Christoph, Johann Michael, Johann Sebastian Bach: Kantaten

 
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HEINRICH BACH / JOHANN CHRISTOPH BACH / JOHANN MICHAEL BACH / JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Heinrich, Johann Christoph, Johann Michael, Johann Sebastian Bach: Kantaten
Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier

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Release Date: Friday 14 June 2019

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Having recorded the complete motets composed by the ancestors of Johann Sebastian Bach (RIC 347), Vox Luminis now tackles their complete spiritual concerts and sacred cantatas, in which the instruments - particularly the strings - play a highly important role. In the cantata for the Feast of St Michael the Archangel by Johann Christoph Bach, trumpets and drums are enlisted to evoke the battle of the archangels in heaven. To round off this programme, Vox Luminis presents the cantata Christ lag in Todesbanden by Johann Sebastian Bach, in its original version dating from his Arnstadt period, containing copious elements linking it to the music of his forebears.

BBC Music Magazine Awards 2020 Finalist - Choral

"One of the key differences between Vox Luminis and many other such ensembles…is how homogeneity is challenged as the default priority…The strong identities within the ensemble allow for new lyrical dimensions to emerge…Throughout this beguiling programme, Vox Luminis inhabit a world from which you'll need to drag yourself away" Gramophone December 2019 Critics' Choice

"With its transparent, flexible, indeed luminous sound, it is rather different from English ensembles...From the old-style sonorities of Heinrich in the 17th century, through to the severely expressive drama of Johann Christoph in the next generation, one can hear vividly the roots from which the genius of JS Bach sprang. More please." The Observer

Tracks:

1 Ach bleib bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ - Johann Michael Bach
2 Die Furcht des Herren - Johann Christoph Bach
3 "Ich danke dir Gott " - Heinrich Bach
4 Herr, der König freuet sich - Johann Michael Bach
5 Herr, wende dich und sei mir gnädig - Johann Christoph Bach
6 Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4: I. Sinfonia - Johann Sebastian Bach
7 Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4: II. Christ lag in Todesbanden - Johann Sebastian Bach
8 Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4: III. Den Tod niemand zwingen kunnt - Johann Sebastian Bach
9 Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4: IV. Jesus Christus, Gottes Sohn - Johann Sebastian Bach
10 Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4: V. Es war ein wunderlicher Krieg - Johann Sebastian Bach
11 Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4: VI. Hie ist das rechte Osterlamm - Johann Sebastian Bach
12 Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4: VII. So feiern wir das hohe Fest - Johann Sebastian Bach
13 Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4: VIII. Wie essen und wir leben wohl - Johann Sebastian Bach
14 Es erhub sich ein Streit - Johann Christoph Bach