Bach Cantatas Vol. 22: Eisenach John Eliot Gardiner

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  • Release Date: 04/10/2007
  • 2 Disc Set
  • Label: SOLI DEO GLORIA
  • UPC: 843183012824

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Bach Cantatas Vol. 22: Eisenach

Disc 1
1LISTENCantata No. 4, "Christ la
2LISTENCantata No. 4, "Christ la
3LISTENCantata No. 4, "Christ la
4LISTENCantata No. 4, "Christ la
5LISTENCantata No. 4, "Christ la
6LISTENCantata No. 4, "Christ la
7LISTENCantata No. 4, "Christ la
8LISTENCantata No. 4, "Christ la
9LISTENCantata No. 31, "Der Himm
10LISTENCantata No. 31, "Der Himm
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Disc 2
1LISTENCantata No. 6 "Bleib bei
2LISTENCantata No. 6 "Bleib bei
3LISTENCantata No. 6 "Bleib bei
4LISTENCantata No. 6 "Bleib bei
5LISTENCantata No. 6 "Bleib bei
6LISTENCantata No. 6 "Bleib bei
7LISTENCantata No. 134, "Ein Her
8LISTENCantata No. 134, "Ein Her
9LISTENCantata No. 134, "Ein Her
10LISTENCantata No. 134, "Ein Her
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In this volume recorded on April 23-25, 2000, in the Georgenkirche in Eisenach -- the town of Bach's birth and the church of his baptism -- John Eliot Gardiner has programmed two cantatas for Easter Sunday -- "Christ lag in Todesbandend" (Christ lies in the Bonds of Death) (BWV 4) and "Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret!" (The Heavens Laugh! The Earth Rejoices) (BWV 31) -- two cantatas for Easter Monday -- "Erfeut euch, ihr Herzen" (Rejoice, Heart) (BWV 66) and "Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden" (Remain with us, it is towards evening and the day is far spent) (BWV 6) -- and two cantatas for Easter Tuesday -- "Ein Herz, das seinen Jesum lebend weiss" (The heart that truly knows Jesus) (BWV 134) and "Ich lebe, mein Herze, zu deinem Ergotzen" (I live, my heart, for your salvation) (BWV 145). And every movement in every work is suffused with spirituality, from the dark night of the soul that is "Christ lag in Todesbandend" to the bright rejoicing of "Der Himmel lacht!" to the ethereal serenity of "Ich lebe, mein Herze." Although there have certainly been other musical, beautiful, and even spiritual recordings of Bach's cantatas in the past and will surely be other fine recordings of the same ilk in the future, these recordings are bound to be special for a long time. As always in this series, no matter what the venue, the recordings are vivid and immediate. James Leonard, All Music Guide

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