Le Banquet Céleste - J. S. Bach: Mein Geist (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Bach Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit, BWV 115 I. Coro. Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit
02. Bach Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit, BWV 115 II. Aria. Ach schlafrige Seele, wie
03. Bach Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit, BWV 115 III. Recitativo. Gott, so vor deine Seele wacht
04. Bach Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit, BWV 115 IV. Aria. Bete aber auch dabei
05. Bach Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit, BWV 115 V. Recitativo. Er sehnet sich nach unserm Schreien
06. Bach Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit, BWV 115 IV. Choral. Drum so lasst uns immerdar
07. Bach Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012 I. Prelude
08. Bach Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012 II. Allemande
09. Bach Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012 III. Courante
10. Bach Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012 IV. Sarabande
11. Bach Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012 V. Gavotte I & Gavotte II
12. Bach Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012 VI. Gigue
13. Bach Ich bin ein guter Hirt, BWV 85 I. Aria. Ich bin ein guter Hirt
14. Bach Ich bin ein guter Hirt, BWV 85 II. Aria. Jesus ist ein guter Hirt
15. Bach Ich bin ein guter Hirt, BWV 85 III. Coro. Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt
16. Bach Ich bin ein guter Hirt, BWV 85 IV. Recitativo. Wenn die Mietlinge schlafen
17. Bach Ich bin ein guter Hirt, BWV 85 V. Aria. Seht, was die Liebe tut
18. Bach Ich bin ein guter Hirt, BWV 85 VI. Coro. Ist Gott mein Schutz und treuer Hir



Since its founder Damien Guillon left in 2024 to pursue new adventures, Le Banquet Céleste has been led by a team of loyal musicians. Committed to continuing its exploration of the Baroque repertoire with the aesthetic rigour that earned the ensemble recognition over the past fifteen years, its first recording under collective leadership offers a programme that showcases cantatas by J. S. Bach with piccolo cello: 'Smaller in size, the violoncello piccolo has a truly special timbre that can be grave and passionate, but also wiry and sensitive. In the arias where it engages in concertante dialogue with the vocal soloist, it most often embodies the voice of tenderness and consolation, and the confident promise of the hereafter', writes musicologist Corinne Schneider. The Sixth Suite for Cello, BWV 1012, completes the programme: ‘Radiant and joyful, it sounds like a deliverance, in perfect accord with the themes developed in these two cantatas,’ she concludes. Céline Scheen, Alexander Chance, Thomas Hobbs and Benoît Arnould are the vocal soloists, and Julien Barre plays the piccolo cello.

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