Bach: L'Extase Musicale

 
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Bach: L'Extase Musicale
Various Artists

[ Alpha Classics / 3 CD ]

Release Date: Friday 24 September 2021

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Johann Sebastian Bach? His very name arouses admiration, while his art generally provokes wonder, even ecstasy... To 'pay homage' to Bach is to acknowledge his special status - if not the God, at least the Pope of musicians: an unquestionable and unquestioned title. (...) Yet it cannot be denied that, at the end of the Age of Enlightenment, his works were largely unknown. It would take several decades after that for them to enter the repertory. Following four performances during Bach's lifetime, the St Matthew Passion, one of his greatest masterpieces, was not given again until 1829, under the direction of Mendelssohn. The Brandenburg Concertos were published only in 1850, after being rediscovered in the Berlin archives. And it was not until the early twentieth century that Pablo Casals revived the Cello Suites. (...) A second 'Bach Revival' took place in the early 1960s. Its origin? A revolution in performance practice, driven by the Baroque movement embodied by Alfred Deller, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Gustav Leonhardt and many other musicians. Their aim: to play Bach with the instruments of his time, in the style of his time, with the performing forces and instruments he had intended. (...) The artists assembled here have taken this philosophy on board in their interpretations. Whether playing early or modern instruments, they offer us a Bach for today and transport us, if not to ecstasy, at least to the best of all worlds.

Tracks:

Johannes-Passion, BWV 245, Pt. 1: I. Herr, unser Herrscher (Chorus)
Johannes-Passion, BWV 245, Pt. 1: IX. Ich folge dir gleichfalls (Aria)
Johannes-Passion, BWV 245, Pt. 1: VII. Von den Stricken meiner Sünden (Aria)
Johannes-Passion, BWV 245, Pt. 2: XXV. Ruht wohl, ihr heiligen Gebeine (Chorus)
Johannes-Passion, BWV 245, Pt. 2: XXVI. Ach Herr, lass dein lieb Engelein (Chorale)
Choral "Als Jesus Christus in der Nacht", BWV 265 (Transcription for String Orchestra)
Herr, wie du willt, so schick's mit mir, BWV 73: I. Coro e recitativo. Herr, wie du willt, so schick's mit mir (Tenor, alto & soprano)
Johannes-Passion, BWV 245: Choral "O große Lieb" (Transcription for String Orchestra)
Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4: III. Den Tod niemand zwingen kunnt
Johannes-Passion, BWV 245: Choral "Wer hat dich so geschlagen" (Transcription for String Orchestra)
Cantata in E Major "Es ist dir gesagt, Mensch, was gut ist", BWV 45: I. Coro "Es ist dir gesagt, Mensch, was gut ist"
Johannes-Passion, BWV 245: Choral "Ach großer König" (Transcription for String Orchestra)
Sie werden euch in den Bann tun, BWV 44: VI. Aria. Es ist und bleibt der Christen Trost (Soprano)
Johannes-Passion, BWV 245: Choral "Durch dein Gefängnis" (Transcription for String Orchestra)
Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild, BWV 79: I. Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild
Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht, BWV 55: III. Aria Erbarme dich!
St. Matthew Passion in E Minor, Pt. 2, BWV 244: 39. Erbarme dich (Transcription for Harpsichord and Piano by Edouard Ferlet)
Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 225: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied
Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243: Chorus "Magnificat anima mea"
Missa Brevis in B Minor, BWV 232, Gloria: I. Gloria in excelsis Deo
Missa Brevis in B Minor, BWV 232, Gloria: II. Et in terra pax
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048: I. Allegro - II. Adagio
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048: III. Allegro
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050: I. Allegro
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B Flat Major, BWV 1051: III. Allegro
Concerto pour deux violons & cordes in D Minor, BWV 1043: I. Vivace
Concerto pour deux violons & cordes in D Minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto
Concerto pour deux violons & cordes in D Minor, BWV 1043: III. Allegro
Concerto pour hautbois d'amour in D Major (Transcription du concerto pour clavecin in E Major, BWV 1053): I. -
Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air
Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067: VII. Badinerie
Concerto for Violin No. 1 in A Minor, BWV 1041: III. Allegro assai
Concerto for Violin No. 2 in E Major, BWV 1042: II. Adagio
Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 1052: I. Allegro
Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo
Concerto for Two Keyboards in C Major, BWV 1061: III. Fuga. Vivace
Concerto for Four Keyboards in A Minor BWV 1065 (Arranged for Three Pianos): III. Allegro
Musikalisches Opfer, BWV 1079: Ricercar a 6
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude I in C Major, BWV 846
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue I in C Major, BWV 846
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude II in C Minor, BWV 847
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue II in C Minor, BWV 847
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude V in D Major, BWV 850
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue V in D Major, BWV 850
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude VI in D Minor, BWV 851
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue VI in D Minor, BWV 851
Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude
Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: I. Prélude
Concerto in D Minor, BWV 974 (From Alessandro Marcello): I. Allegro
Concerto in D Minor, BWV 974 (From Alessandro Marcello): II. Adagio
Concerto in D Minor, BWV 974 (From Alessandro Marcello): III. Presto
Partita for Violin Solo No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: I. Preludio
Partita in A Minor, BWV 1013: IV. Bourrée anglaise
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria
Violin Sonata No. 4 in C Minor, BWV 1017: I. Largo
Sonata for Flute and Harpsichord in B Minor, BWV 1030: I. Andante
Flute Sonata in E Minor, BWV 1034: II. Allegro
6 Chorales Preludes No. 1 in E-Flat Major, BWV 645: "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme"
Fuge in G Moll, BWV 578
Toccata und Fuge in D Moll, BWV 565