Various - Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst 7 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

This is the seventh album in the first complete recording of the 72 cantatas from Georg Philipp Telemann's collection Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, published in Hamburg in 1726 - the first complete set of cantatas for the liturgical year to appear in print. The cantatas are designated for voice, an obbligato instrument (recorder, violin, transverse flute or oboe) and basso continuo, and generally take the form of two da capo arias with an intervening recitative. Although intended for worship, both public and private, Telemann's cantatas are a masterly blend of tunefulness with skilled counterpoint and vocal and instrumental virtuosity. Bergen Barokk was established by Frode Thorsen and Hans Knut Sveen in 1994 in connection with a concert series supported by the city arts department in Bergen and is today one of the leading early-music ensembles in Norway. The group has performed in concerts and radio broadcasts in Europe, Russia and the USA. It's recordings on Simax Classics, BIS, Bergen Digital Studio, LAWO and Toccata Classics include German, English, Italian and French repertoire. Album Tracks 1. Second Sunday of Advent Endlich Wird Die Stunde Schlagen, TVWV 1 440 2. Christmas Sunday Was Gleicht Dem Adel Wahrer Christen, TVWV 1 1511 3. Second Sunday After Christmas Schmeckt Und Sehet Unsers Gottes Freundlichkeit, TVWV 1 1252 4. Third Sunday of Epiphany Warum Verstellst Du Die Gebärden?, TVWV 1 1502 5. Septuagesima Ein Jeder Läuft, Der in Den Schranken Läuft, TVWV 1 425 6. Second Sunday in Lent Der Reichtum Macht Allein Beglückt, TVWV 1 313 7. Palm Sunday Schaut Die Demut Palmen Tragen, TVWV 1 1245