Sharon Baker, Jeffrey Gall, Dominique Labelle, David Ripley, Aston Magna & Daniel Stepner - JS Bach: Solo Cantatas (2004)

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Artist: Sharon Baker, Jeffrey Gall, Dominique Labelle, David Ripley, Aston Magna, Daniel Stepner, Stephen Hammer, Joshua Cohen
Title: JS Bach: Solo Cantatas
Year Of Release: 2004
Label: Centaur Records, Inc.
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 1:16:44
Total Size: 325 MB
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

1. Stephen Hammer, Sharon Baker, Daniel Stepner & Aston Magna – Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut, BWV 199: Recitative: Mein Herze Schwimmt im Blut (02:09)
2. Daniel Stepner, Stephen Hammer, Aston Magna & Sharon Baker – Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut, BWV 199: Aria: Stumme Seufzer, stille Klagen (07:28)
3. Sharon Baker, Daniel Stepner, Stephen Hammer & Aston Magna – Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut, BWV 199: Recitative: Doch Gott muss mir genadig sein (01:06)
4. Aston Magna, Stephen Hammer, Daniel Stepner & Sharon Baker – Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut, BWV 199: Aria: Tief gebuckt und voller Reue (07:29)
5. Stephen Hammer, Aston Magna, Daniel Stepner & Sharon Baker – Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut, BWV 199: Recitative: Auf diese Schmerzensreu (00:14)
6. Aston Magna, Daniel Stepner, Stephen Hammer & Sharon Baker – Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut, BWV 199: Chorale: Ich, dein betrubtes Kind (01:42)
7. Sharon Baker, Daniel Stepner, Aston Magna & Stephen Hammer – Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut, BWV 199: Recitative: Ich lege mich in diese Wunden (00:45)
8. Daniel Stepner, Sharon Baker, Stephen Hammer & Aston Magna – Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut, BWV 199: Aria: Wie freudig ist mein Herz (02:12)
9. Aston Magna, Jeffrey Gall & Daniel Stepner – Widerstehe doch der Sunde, BWV 54: Aria: Wiederstehe doch der Sunde (07:37)
10. Jeffrey Gall, Aston Magna & Daniel Stepner – Widerstehe doch der Sunde, BWV 54: Recitative: Die Art verruchter Sunden (01:07)
11. Jeffrey Gall, Daniel Stepner & Aston Magna – Widerstehe doch der Sunde, BWV 54: Aria: Wer Sunde tut, der ist vom Teufel (02:57)
12. Stephen Hammer, David Ripley, Daniel Stepner & Aston Magna – Ich habe genug, BWV 82: Aria: Ich habe genug (07:25)
13. Stephen Hammer, David Ripley, Aston Magna & Daniel Stepner – Ich habe genug, BWV 82: Recitative: Ich habe genug! Mein Trost ist nur allein (01:16)
14. Stephen Hammer, Daniel Stepner, Aston Magna & David Ripley – Ich habe genug, BWV 82: Aria: Schlummert ein, ihr matten Augen (11:22)
15. Aston Magna, Daniel Stepner, David Ripley & Stephen Hammer – Ich habe genug, BWV 82: Recitative: Mein Gott! Wenn kommt das schone (00:53)
16. Daniel Stepner, Aston Magna, David Ripley & Stephen Hammer – Ich habe genug, BWV 82: Aria: Ich freue mich auf meinen Tod (03:48)
17. Daniel Stepner, Joshua Cohen, Dominique Labelle & Aston Magna – Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen!, BWV 51: Aria: Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen! (03:59)
18. Dominique Labelle, Aston Magna, Joshua Cohen & Daniel Stepner – Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen!, BWV 51: Recitative: Wir beten zu dem Tempel an (02:28)
19. Daniel Stepner, Aston Magna, Joshua Cohen & Dominique Labelle – Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen!, BWV 51: Aria: Hochster, mache deine Gute (05:06)
20. Daniel Stepner, Aston Magna, Joshua Cohen & Dominique Labelle – Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen!, BWV 51: Chorale: Sei Lob und Preis mit Ehren (03:33)
21. Dominique Labelle, Aston Magna, Joshua Cohen & Daniel Stepner – Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen!, BWV 51: Finale: Alleluja! (01:58)

If just the idea of hearing Bach's Cantata "Mein Herz schwimmt im Blut" in the Leipzig version puts a smile on your face, if just the thought of hearing his Cantata "Ich habe genung" is enough to brighten your day, then this recording by the New England Bach band Aston Magna will put a smile on your face all the live-long day. While there have been better recordings of these cantatas back in the antediluvian pre-digital age -- one thinks of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf's "Mein Herz" or Hans Hotter's "Ich habe genug" -- that takes nothing away from these passionate performances by the cream of the New England Bach scene. And while one might note that not all the notes are hit and perhaps even complain that for all its passion, not all the words are comprehensible, that takes very little away from the intensity of the performances by the sons and daughters of the hard soil of New England. Because, for all that they are not German Lutherans whose weltanschauung was formed by a different zeitgeist, the Aston Magna musicians still sound like they understand the passionate pessimism and the joyous resignation of Bach's cantatas and they do their level best to make the listener feel the same way. Centaur's sound, always variable, is quite fine here with plenty of clarity and just enough warmth.

Sharon Baker, Jeffrey Gall, Dominique Labelle, David Ripley, Aston Magna & Daniel Stepner - JS Bach.rar - 325.1 MB