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Solo Cantatas/Vocal Wks

~ Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Raymond Leppard (Conductor), Bath Festival Orchestra (Orchestra), Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Orchestra), Dame Janet Baker (Performer), et al.
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Disc: 1
1. Cant No.82 'Ich Habe Genug': Aria: Ich Habe Genug
2. Cant No.82 'Ich Habe Genug': Recitative: Ich Habe Genug
3. Cant No.82 'Ich Habe Genug': Aria: Schlummert Ein
4. Cant No.82 'Ich Habe Genug': Recitative: Mein Gott! Wann Kommt Das Schone, Nun!
5. Cant No.82 'Ich Habe Genug': Aria: Ich Freue Mich Auf Meinen Tod
6. Cant No.169 'Gott Soll Alein Mein Herze Haben': Sinf - Bath Festival Orch/Yehudi Menuhin
7. Cant No.169 'Gott Soll Alein Mein Herze Haben': Arioso: Gott Soll Allein Mein Herze Haben
8. Cant No.169 'Gott Soll Alein Mein Herze Haben': Aria: Gott Soll Allein Mein Herze Haben
9. Cant No.169 'Gott Soll Alein Mein Herze Haben': Recitative: Was Ist Die Liebe Gottes?
10. Cant No.169 'Gott Soll Alein Mein Herze Haben': Aria: Stirb In Mir
See all 18 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. Bist Du Bei Mir
2. St. John Passion: Es Ist Vollbracht
3. Cant No.6: Hochgelobter Gottesohn
4. Cant No.161: Komm, Du Susse Todesstunde
5. Easter Orotorio: Saget, Saget Mir Geschwinde
6. Italian Cant No.1 'Ah! Crudel Nel Pianto Mio': Sinf - ASMF/Neville Marriner
7. Italian Cant No.1 'Ah! Crudel Nel Pianto Mio': Aria: Ah! Crudel Nel Pianto Mio
8. Italian Cant No.1 'Ah! Crudel Nel Pianto Mio': Recitative: Non Sdegnerai D'amor
9. Italian Cant No.1 'Ah! Crudel Nel Pianto Mio': Aria: Di Quel Bel Che Il Ciel Ti Diede
10. Italian Cant No.1 'Ah! Crudel Nel Pianto Mio': Recitative: Balena Il Cielo
See all 17 tracks on this disc
On this CD:
  1. Cantata No. 82, "Ich habe genug," BWV 82
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performed by Bath Festival Orchestra
    with Dame Janet Baker

  2. Cantata No. 169, "Gott soll allein mein Herze haben," BWV 169
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performed by Bath Festival Orchestra
    with Dame Janet Baker

  3. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 Bereite dich, Zion
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
    with Dame Janet Baker, Neil Black, Martin Gatt, John Gray, Kenneth Heath, Nicholas Kraemer

  4. Cantata No. 190, "Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied," BWV 190 Lobe, Zion, deinen Gott
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
    with Dame Janet Baker, Martin Gatt, John Gray, Kenneth Heath, Nicholas Kraemer

  5. Cantata No. 129, "Gelobet sei der Herr," BWV 129 Gelobet sei der Herr
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
    with Dame Janet Baker, Martin Gatt, John Gray, Kenneth Heath, Nicholas Kraemer, Celia Nicklin

  6. Cantata No. 34, "O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe," BWV 34 Wohl euch ihr auserwählten Seelen
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
    with Dame Janet Baker, Edward Beckett, Martin Gatt, John Gray, Kenneth Heath, Nicholas Kraemer, Peter Lloyd

  7. Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 Et exultavit
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
    with Dame Janet Baker, Martin Gatt, John Gray, Kenneth Heath, Nicholas Kraemer

  8. Cantata No. 11, "Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen," ("Ascension Oratorio"), BWV 11 Ach, bleibe doch
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
    with Dame Janet Baker, Martin Gatt, John Gray, Kenneth Heath, Nicholas Kraemer

  9. Bist du bei mir, aria for voice & continuo (spurious, by Stölzel), BWV 508
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
    with Dame Janet Baker, Martin Gatt, John Gray, Kenneth Heath, Nicholas Kraemer

  10. Johannespassion (St. John Passion), BWV 245 Es ist vollbracht
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
    with Dame Janet Baker, Martin Gatt, John Gray, Kenneth Heath, Nicholas Kraemer, Jane Ryan

  11. Cantata No. 6 "Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden," BWV 6 Hochgelobter Gottesohn
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
    with Dame Janet Baker, Martin Gatt, John Gray, Kenneth Heath, Nicholas Kraemer

  12. Cantata No. 161, "Komm, du süsse Todesstunde," BWV 161 Komm, du süsse Todesstunde
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
    with Dame Janet Baker, Jeanne Dolmetsch, Marguerite Dolmetsch, Martin Gatt, John Gray, Kenneth Heath, Nicholas Kraemer

  13. Easter Oratorio, "Kommt, eilet und laufet," BWV 249 Saget, saget mir geschwinde
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
    with Dame Janet Baker, Neil Black, Martin Gatt, John Gray, Kenneth Heath, Nicholas Kraemer

  14. Ah! crudel, nel pianto mio, cantata for soprano & ensemble, HWV 78
    Composed by George Frideric Handel
    Performed by English Chamber Orchestra
    with Dame Janet Baker
    Conducted by Raymond Leppard

  15. Armida Abbandonata (Dietro l'orme fugaci), cantata, HWV 105
    Composed by George Frideric Handel
    Performed by English Chamber Orchestra
    with Dame Janet Baker
    Conducted by Raymond Leppard

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Dame Janet Baker's fans will need no prompting. Others won't, either, after sampling one of the great mezzos of our time in classic recordings of great music to which she brought a voice of individuality and beauty, as well as peerless interpretive gifts. These selections are made the more moving by the tear in Baker's voice, her richly personal timbre, and her absolute mastery of music and texts. Everything on these ample discs dates from the late 1960s to the mid-1970s, when Baker was at her peak. The Bach cantatas are led by Yehudi Menuhin; the mezzo version of "Ich hab genug" is brighter in tone than the more familiar one for bass-baritone, but Baker's dignified reading fully captures the spirit of the piece. In the arias, her partner is Neville Marriner, and Handel's dramatic Italian Cantatas are firmly supported by their arranger, Raymond Leppard. Listeners used to male altos or period instruments will find their preferences challenged by the sheer artistry on display here. --Dan Davis

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5.0 out of 5 stars Profoundly moving. Unqualifiedly recommended., Jan 16 2003
By altoman "altoman" (Springfield, VA) - See all my reviews
The Bach cantatas on this disc are both unusual. "Ich habe genug" is usually sung by baritones, but Bach's intentions as shown in the autograph score are less than clear: the autograph begins for soprano, but the first movement is not completed; the second version of the first movement is for alto; but the final version is for bass. At any rate, it makes you listen to this magnificent music afresh to hear it sung by a different voice-type than usually heard. "Gott soll allein" is a wonderful cantata that features an organ obbligato part in several movements instead of a violin or wind instrument.

Then there is the collection of arias. Bach wrote some truly beautiful music for the alto voice, expressive and heartfelt. Although many of these arias tend to the reflective, there is no routine here. Particularly remarkable is the drama of "Es ist vollbracht" from the St. John Passion. Baker conveys the negative meaning of the words "it is finished" at the beginning, then rips through the section that foreshadows the Resurrection ("Der held von Juda"). But when she returns to the first phrase she conveys the alternate meaning of the words--"It is accomplished." Yes, it is sung softly and slowly, but there is a quality of the voice that is triumphant. Wow!

Dame Janet was also well known for her abilities in the music of Handel, and here she puts all her vocal acting ability at the complete service of the music.

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