Cantata/Oratorio > Herreweghe, Philippe

A Year With Jesus / Gloria, Miserere, Stabat Mater, Magnificat, Requiem by Bach, Pergolesi, Mozart et al. / Véronique Gens, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Andrew Parrott, Riccardo Muti et al.

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria; Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen, cantata, BWV 123; Easter Oratorio, BWV 249; Magnificat, BWV 243; Herz und Mund und ...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Chance, Michael; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Gens, Veronique; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Lesne, Gerard; Neilz, Jacques; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Veyron-Lacroix, Robert
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew; Herreweghe, Philippe; Christophers, Harry; Hill, David; Cleobury, Stephen; Mandrin, Emmanuel; Lara, Francisco; ; Hillier, Paul; Plasson, Michel; Kuijken, Sigiswald; Willcocks, David;...
Ensemble: ; Brunel Ensemble; Ensemble Vocal et Instrumental de Lausanne; Il Seminario Musicale; La Petite Bande; Taverner Players; The Hilliard Ensemble; The Sixteen (Choir)

From Easter Sunday to All Saints' Day, A Year with Jesus is the ultimate collection of sacred music to help celebrate the Christian holidays. This...continue...

Bach: Ach Susser Trost! Leipzig Cantatas, BWV 25, 138, 105, 46 / Hana Blazikova, Damien Guillon, Thomas Hobbs, Peter Kooij. Herrewegghe

1 CD / PHi Records / 2012-10-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 25, "Es ist nichts Gesundes an meinem Leibe," BWV 25; Cantata no 138, "Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz?" BWV 138; Cantata no 105, "Herr, gehe nicht ins Gerich...
Performers: Hobbs, Thomas
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: Collegium Vocale Orchestra (Ghent)

The four cantatas selected by Philippe Herreweghe for this recording date from the first year of Bach's activity in Leipzig. Written at a tight pace...continue...
Recording information: Jesus-Christus-Kirche Dahlem, Berlin (01/27/2012-01/29/2012)....continue...

Noël - Christmas Edition Sampler

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-11-08

Works: Franz Gruber: Silent Night; Heinrich Schütz: Heute ist Christus der Herr geboren, SWV 439; Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Pastorale sur la naissance de N.S. Jesus-Christ, H. 483; Arcangelo Corelli: C...
Performers: Banchini, Chiara; Lawrence-King, Andrew; Mellon, Agnes [Soprano Vocal]; Roure, Yves; Saorgin, Rene
Conductors: Gronostay, Uwe; Jacobs, René; Christie, William; ; Herreweghe, Philippe; Hillier, Paul; Pérès, Marcel
Ensemble: ; Concerto Vocale; Ensemble 415; Ensemble Organum; La Chapelle Royale; Les Arts Florissants

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The Voice, Vol. 2 / Andreas Scholl: The Art of Folksong & Baroque Cantatas

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-08-09

Works: Oswald von Wolkenstein: Ach senliches leiden; Nu rue mit Sorgen; Kum, liebster Man; John Dowland: Third and Last Booke of Songes; First Book of Songs or Ayres; Second Book of Songs or Ayres; Can she...
Performers: Guilmette, Helene; Markl, Markus; Scholl, Andreas
Conductors: Young, Crawford; ; Dantone, Ottavio; Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: ; Accademia Bizantina; Concerto di Viole; Shield of Harmony

Jesu, deine Passion - Bach: Cantatas BWV 22, 23, 127 & 159 / Herreweghe, Mields, White, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-03-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 22, "Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe," BWV 22; Cantata no 23, "Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sohn," BWV 23; Cantata no 127, "Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott" ...
Performers: Kobow, Jan; Kooy, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Mields, Dorothee
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: Collegium Vocale (Ghent)

"Four sublime cantatas intended for the Sunday before Lent begins in February, an important part of the Easter calendar. Herreweghe's definitive recordings of Bach cantatas...continue...

Johann Sebastian Bach - The Essentials

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-02-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050; Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846 (The Well-...
Performers: Bostridge, Ian; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Egarr, Richard; Frisch, Celine; Gilbert, Kenneth; Henschel, Dietrich; Jezovsek, Vasiljka; Kooy, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Manze, Andrew; O...
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe; Müllejans, Petra; Junghanel, Konrad; Jacobs, René
Ensemble: ; Cantus Cölln ; Ghent Collegium Vocale; Ghent Collegium Vocale Orchestra; La Chapelle Royale Paris

How can one sum up on two CDs all that Johann Sebastian Bach contributed to music? The artists of harmonia mundi offer you this concise...continue...

Bach: Trauerode BWV 198, Cantate BWV 78 / Herreweghe et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-09-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Trauer-Ode; Cantata no 78 "Jesu, der du meine Seele" BWV 78
Performers: Crook, Howard [Tenor Vocals]; Kooy, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Schmithusen, Ingrid
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: La Chapelle Royale Paris

Weill: Berliner Requiem, Vom Tod im Wald, Violinkonzert

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2007-07-10

Works: Kurt Weill: Vom tod im Wald (Death in the Forest), ballad for bass & 10 wind instruments, Op. 23; Concerto for Violin & wind orchestra, Op. 12; Das Berliner Requiem, cantata for tenor, baritone, male...
Performers: Glab, Elisabeth; Kooy, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Laiter, Alexandre
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: Ensemble Musique Oblique

Best Baroque 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthems (4); Solomon, HWV 67; Messiah, HWV 56; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Dixit Dominus, HWV 232; Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Alcina, HWV 34; Jeremiah ...
Performers: André, Maurice [trumpet]; Andre, Maurice; Argenta, Nancy; Asperen, Bob van; Augér, Arleen; Auger, Arleen; Banchini, Chiara; Beckett, Rachel; Bennett, Mark; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Blyt...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Hickox, Richard; ; Parrott, Andrew; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Leonhardt, Gustav; Norrington, Roger; Nelson, John; Rooley, Anthony; Rees, Jonathan; McCreesh, Pau...
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Academy of London; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Boston Early Music Festival Choir; Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra; Capella Ag...

Bach: Magnificat, Cantata BWV 80 / Herreweghe, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2005-04-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Magnificat; Cantata no 80, "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott," BWV 80 (BC A183)
Performers: Crook, Howard [Tenor Vocals]; Kooy, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Mellon, Agnes [Soprano Vocal]; Schlick, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: Collegium Vocale; La Chapelle Royale Paris

The 'Magnificat' was the very first work Bach composed after his appointed as Cantor of St. Thomas in Leipzig in 1723. It was revised some...continue...

Bach: Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis, etc /Herreweghe, Collegium

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2002-06-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 21, "Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis BWV 21; Cantata no 34a, "O ewiges Feuer, O Ursprung der Liebe" (incomplete), BWV 34a
Performers: Crook, Howard [Tenor Vocals]; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Kooy, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Schlick, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: Collegium Vocale (Ghent); La Chapelle Royale

Superbly constructed, the cantata "Ich hatte viel Bekummernis" is incontestably one of Bach's finest works. The masterly arrangement of the material endows it with an...continue...

Bach: Cantatas for Solo Bass / Kooy, Herreweghe, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2001-07-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 82, "Ich habe genug" BWV 82; Cantata no 56, "Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen" BWV 56; Cantata no 158, "Der Friede sei mit dir" BWV 158
Performers: Kooy, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: La Chapelle Royale Chorus Paris; La Chapelle Royale Paris

These three cantatas for bass solo are based on episodes from the life of Christ (the healing of the lame man, the presentation in the...continue...

Bach: Cantates de Noël (Christmas Cantatas)

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 1996-10-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 122, "Das neugeborne Kindelein" BWV 122; Cantata no 110, "Unser Mund sei voll Lachens" BWV 110; Cantata no 57, "Selig ist der Mann" BWV 57
Performers: Bach, Johann Sebastian; Jezovsek, Vasiljka; Kooy, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: Collegium Vocale (Ghent)

Early Music Review
Philippe Herreweghe is possibly the very best Bach choral director.
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