Pygmalion - Bach: Mass in B Minor, Bwv 232 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

In the autumn of 1726 Bach embarked on a series of solo and dialogue cantatas for the first time, in which the virtuoso skills of individual soloists were given pride of place rather than a choir. The poet of this impressive series of solo and dialogue cantatas has recently been identified as the Leipzig theology student Christoph Birkmann (1703-1771), later a pastor in Nuremberg. He reported that he Inchdiligently kept company with the great master, Herr Director Bach, and his choir, and also attended the Collegia Musica in the winterInch. Among the 'Ich' cantatas of late autumn and winter 1726/27 are the two works recorded here, which have been regarded ever since as pearls of Bach's oeuvre. - Twenty five years after harmonia mundi issued the solo cantatas for bass with Peter Kooj, Collegium Vocale and Philippe Herreweghe, Matthias Goerne, together with Freiburg Baroque, presents two cantatas intimately linked to the celebration of the Lutheran Reformation, as we celebrate it's 500th anniversary. The recording has had a long period of fruition, what with Schubert, Schumann, Mahler, and soon Wagner, but this new disc should make it's own mark on the discography, just as permanently as it's illustrious predecessor. Album Tracks 1. Sinfonia - Freiburger Barockorchester 2. Ich Will Den Kreuzstab Gerne Tragen 3. Mein Wandel Auf Der Welt 4. Endlich, Endlich Will Mein Joch 5. Ich Stehe Fertig 6. Komm, O Tod, Du Schlafes Bruder 7. I. Allegro - Katharina Arfken/Freiburger Barockorchester 8. II. Larghetto - Katharina Arfken/Freiburger Barockorchester 9. III. Allegro Ma Non Tanto - Katharina Arfken/Freiburger Barockorchester 10. Ich Habe Genug 11. Ich Habe Genug! 12. Schlummert Ein, Ihr Matten Augen 13. Mein Gott! Wenn KÖMMT Das Schöne Nun! 14. Ich Freue Mich Auf Meinen Tod

When Leopold of Anhalt-Cöthen died in 1728, his former Kapellmeister had not forgotten the five brilliant years he had spent in the prince's service. He dedicated to his memory a mourning cantata almost entirely based on the music of two major works of the mid-1720s, the Trauer-Ode and the St Matthew Passion. Although the score is lost, the wordbook and other sources of information have now made it possible to reconstruct the work. Raphaël Pichon's first recording for harmonia mundi was voted recording of the year at the 2015 Victoires de la Musique Classique awards. Album Tracks 1. Bach Köthener Trauermusik, BWV 244A (Reconstructed By Morgan Jourdain) No. 1, Chorus InchKlagt, Kinder, Klagt Es Aller WeltInch 2. Bach Köthener Trauermusik, BWV 244A (Reconstructed By Morgan Jourdain) No. 2, Recitativo InchO Land! Bestürztes Land!Inch 3. Bach Köthener Trauermusik, BWV 244A (Reconstructed By Morgan Jourdain) No. 3, Aria InchWeh Und AchInch 4. Bach Köthener Trauermusik, BWV 244A (Reconstructed By Morgan Jourdain) No. 4, Recitativo InchWie Wenn Der Blitze GrausamkeitInch 5. Bach Köthener Trauermusik, BWV 244A (Reconstructed By Morgan Jourdain) No. 5, Aria InchZage Nur, Du Treues LandInch 6. Bach Köthener Trauermusik, BWV 244A (Reconstructed By Morgan Jourdain) No. 6, Recitativo InchAh Ja! Wenn Tränen Oder BlutInch 7. Bach Köthener Trauermusik, BWV 244A (Reconstructed By Morgan Jourdain) No. 7, Chorus InchKomm Wieder, Teurer Fürsten-GeistInch 8. Bach Köthener Trauermusik, BWV 244A (Reconstructed By Morgan Jourdain) No. 8, Chorus InchWir Haben Einen Gott, Der Da HilftInch 9. Bach Köthener Trauermusik, BWV 244A (Reconstructed By Morgan Jourdain) No. 9, Recitativo InchBetrübter Anblick Voll ErschreckenInch 10. Bach Köthener Trauermusik, BWV 244A (Reconstructed By Morgan Jourdain) No. 10, Aria InchErhalte MichInch 11. Bach Köthener T

Album Tracks 1. Mass in B minor, BWV 232 Kyrie Chorus 2. Mass in B minor, BWV 232 Kyrie Duet 3. Mass in B minor, BWV 232 Kyrie Chorus 4. Mass in B minor, BWV 232 Gloria Gloria in Excelsis Deo 5. Mass in B minor, BWV 232 Gloria Et in Terra Pax 6. Mass in B minor, BWV 232 Gloria Laudamus Te 7. Mass in B minor, BWV 232 Gloria Gratias Agimus Tibi 8. Mass in B minor, BWV 232 Gloria Domine Deus 9. Mass in B minor, BWV 232 Gloria Qui Tollis Agimus Peccata Mundi 10. Mass in B minor, BWV 232 Gloria Qui Sedes Ad Dextram Patris 11. Mass in B minor, BWV 232 Gloria Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus 12. Mass in B minor, BWV 232 Gloria Cum Sancto Spiritu 1. Mass in B minor, BWV 232 Credo Credo in Unum Deum 2. Mass in B minor, BWV 232 Credo Patrem Omnipotentem 3. Mass in B minor, BWV 232 Credo Et in Unum Dominum 4. Mass in B minor, BWV 232 Credo Et Incarnatus Est 5. Mass in B minor, BWV 232 Credo Crucifixus 6. Mass in B minor, BWV 232 Credo Et Resurrexit 7. Mass in B minor, BWV 232 Credo Et in Spiritum Sanctum Dominum 8. Mass in B minor, BWV 232 Credo Confiteor Unum Baptisma 9. Mass in B minor, BWV 232 Credo Et Expecto Resurrectionem 10. Mass in B minor, BWV 232 Sanctus Sanctus 11. Mass in B minor, BWV 232 Sanctus Osanna in Excelsis 12. Mass in B minor, BWV 232 Sanctus Sanctus 13. Mass in B minor, BWV 232 Sanctus Osanna in Excelsis 14. Mass in B minor, BWV 232 Agnus Dei Agnus Dei 15. Mass in B minor, BWV 232 Agnus Dei Donna Nobis Pacem