Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki - Bach: Celebratory Cantatas (2017) [Hi-Res]

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01. Schleicht, spielende Wellen, BWV 206: No. 1, Schleicht, spielende Wellen!
02. Schleicht, spielende Wellen, BWV 206: No. 2, O glückliche Veränderung!
03. Schleicht, spielende Wellen, BWV 206: No. 3, Schleuß des Janustempels Türen
04. Schleicht, spielende Wellen, BWV 206: No. 4, So recht, beglückter Weichselstrom!
05. Schleicht, spielende Wellen, BWV 206: No. 5, Jede Woge meiner Wellen
06. Schleicht, spielende Wellen, BWV 206: No. 6, Ich nehm zugleich an deiner Freude teil
07. Schleicht, spielende Wellen, BWV 206: No. 7, Reis, von Habsburgs hohem Stamme
08. Schleicht, spielende Wellen, BWV 206: No. 8, Verzeiht, bemooste Häupter starker Ströme
09. Schleicht, spielende Wellen, BWV 206: No. 9, Hört doch der sanften Flöten Chor
10. Schleicht, spielende Wellen, BWV 206: No. 10, Ich muss, ich will gehorsam sein
11. Schleicht, spielende Wellen, BWV 206: No. 11, Die himmlische Vorsicht der ewigen Güte
12. Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen, BWV 215: No. 1, Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen
13. Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen, BWV 215: No. 2, Wie konnen wir, Grossmachtigster August
14. Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen, BWV 215: No. 3, Freilich trotzt Augustus' Name
15. Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen, BWV 215: No. 4, Was hast dich sonst, Sarmatien, bewogen
16. Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen, BWV 215: No. 5, Rase nur, verwegner Schwarm
17. Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen, BWV 215: No. 6, Ja, ja! Gott ist uns noch mit seiner Hülfe nah
18. Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen, BWV 215: No. 7, Durch die von Eifer entflammeten Waffen
19. Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen, BWV 215: No. 8, Lass doch, o teurer Landesvater, zu
20. Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen, BWV 215: No. 9, Stifter der Reiche, Beherrscher der Kronen

Besides the fact that they both celebrate Augustus III, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland, there is a close connection between the two works included on the eighth volume of Bach’s secular cantatas. On 2nd October 1734, the King and his family made a surprise visit to Leipzig, and in all haste a festive event was planned for three days later, in celebration of the anniversary of Augustus’s ascension to the Polish throne. Bach was asked to provide the musical entertainment, and consequently had to put aside the work he was busy composing… namely BWV 206 Schleicht, spielende Wellen, intended for a celebration of the King’s birthday on 7th October!

The new cantata, Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen, BWV 215, is a substantial work, and it is not surprising that Bach, with only a few days to produce it, had recourse to earlier compositions: the only parts that were written completely from scratch were the recitatives, the soprano aria (seventh movement) and the final chorus. In the meantime, BWV 206 – the birthday cantata that Bach had to put on hold – came to good use two years later, when the King’s birthday was celebrated with a concert at Zimmermann’s coffee house in Leipzig. Both works are richly scored with trumpets and timpani, and here receive suitably festive performances from Bach Collegium Japan and Masaaki Suzuki.

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