Bach: Cantatas, Vol. 53 - BWV 9, 97 & 177 / Hana Blazikova, soprano, Robin Blaze, counter-tenor, Gerd Turk, tenor, Peter kooij, bass

Bach: Cantatas, Vol., 53 - BWV 9, 97, & 177 / Hana Blazikova

Label: BIS (Sweden)
Catalog No: BIS 1991
Format: Super Audio CD
Release Date: 2013-03-07
Number of Discs: 1
Running time: 1 hr. 7 min.
Mono/Stereo: Mixed
UPC Code: 675754044602

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Notes & Reviews:

The three cantatas on this recording come from the first half of the 1730's, by which time J.S. Bach was no longer writing a new cantata every week. In these later works, Bach's affinity for instrumental color is coming more clearly to the fore, as are elements of the new 'emfindersamer Stil' with its tendency towards expressive melodies rich syncopations and suspensions, and towards homophonic writing. The three cantatas are also linked in that they are all choral cantatas, harking back to Bach's second year in Leipzig (1724-25), when the cantatas that he wrote were each based in their entirety on a well-known hymn. The opening cantata, In allen meinen Taten BMV 97, is a setting of nine strophes from a poem by Paul Fleming, one of the great German baroque poets, and begins with a splendid French overture, in which the orchestra intones a solemn, slow introduction with the typical dotted rhythms, followed by a lively fugal section during which the choir makes its entry. This is followed by BWV 177, Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, which at its centre has the aria Verleih, dass ich aus Herzengrund... a heartfelt prayer from the soprano and oboe da caccia for the capacity to forgive one's enemies. The hymn Es ist das Heil uns kommen her, on which the closing BMV 9 is based, remains an important hymn in the German Evangelical Church. The text- and Bach's setting of it - eloquently conveys the message that it is through faith rather than deeds that mankind may achieve salvation.

Notes & Reviews:

Recording information: Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan (02/2012).



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>Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 97, "In allen meinen Taten" BWV 97
  • Performers: Peter Kooij (Bass); Yukiko Murakami (Bassoon); Gerd Türk (Tenor); Masamitsu San'nomiya (Oboe); Hana Blazikov (Gothic Harp); Natsumi Wakamatsu (Violin); Robin Blaze (Countertenor)
  • Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki
  • Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan
  • Running Time: 23 min. 17 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Form: Cantata/Oratorio
  • Written: 1734

>Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 177, "Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ" BWV 177
  • Performers: Gerd Türk (Tenor); Yukiko Murakami (Bassoon); Robin Blaze (Countertenor); Natsumi Wakamatsu (Violin); Peter Kooij (Bass); Hana Blazikov (Gothic Harp); Masamitsu San'nomiya (Oboe)
  • Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki
  • Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan
  • Running Time: 22 min. 34 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Form: Cantata/Oratorio
  • Written: 07/06/1732

>Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 9, "Es ist das Heil uns kommen her," BWV 9 (BC A107)
  • Performers: Masamitsu San'nomiya (Oboe); Robin Blaze (Countertenor); Natsumi Wakamatsu (Violin); Hana Blazikov (Gothic Harp); Yukiko Murakami (Bassoon); Gerd Türk (Tenor); Peter Kooij (Bass)
  • Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki
  • Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan
  • Running Time: 18 min. 17 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Form: Cantata/Oratorio
  • Written: 1732-1735