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Bach Cantatas
Johann Sebastian Bach

Oxford Bach Soloists

Bach Cantatas

Price: € 19.95
Format: CD
Label: Signum Classics
UPC: 0635212086926
Catnr: SIGCD 869
Release date: 08 November 2024
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Label
Signum Classics
UPC
0635212086926
Catalogue number
SIGCD 869
Release date
08 November 2024
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About the album

Bach, in his time, could never have envisioned his music being recorded. When we first embarked on our journey with the Oxford Bach Soloists, our focus was not on recording. We were immersed in the live experience, discovering Bach’s vocal works chronologically, in real-time. It was about living the music as all those who performed and heard it did, tracing his steps through each note and phrase. Featuring two of our core Soloists, Nick Pritchard (tenor) and Yu-Wei Hu (flute), this album presents three of Bach’s Cantatas. These include possibly his earliest vocal work, Christ lag in Todesbanden (BWV 4), his only extant tenor cantata, Ich armer Mensch (BWV 55), and the much-beloved cantata, Ich habe genug, showcased here in its arrangement for high voice and flute (BWV 82.2). This recording is a celebration of our journey with Bach, and an invitation to experience his timeless music through our own journey of dedication and discovery.

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Oxford Bach Soloists

Bringing together performers and audiences in an immersive experience of the complete vocal works of Johann Sebastian Bach. The Oxford Bach Soloists (OBS) is a Baroque ensemble whose ambition is to perform, in sequence, the complete canon of J. S. Bach’s vocal works over 12 years. Founded by Tom Hammond-Davies (Artistic Director) in 2017, OBS offers a unique musical experience that converges composer, performer, and audience. Our mission is distinctive and pioneering: while there have been many recordings and performances of the complete vocal works of J. S. Bach, no ensemble has ever mounted a cycle of performances in chronological order, programmed in real-time, and in the context for which they were conceived. OBS has set out to perform Bach’s works as he himself would have realised them with performers, instruments, and venues that echo the university and churches...
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Bringing together performers and audiences in an immersive experience of the complete vocal works of Johann Sebastian Bach.
The Oxford Bach Soloists (OBS) is a Baroque ensemble whose ambition is to perform, in sequence, the complete canon of J. S. Bach’s vocal works over 12 years. Founded by Tom Hammond-Davies (Artistic Director) in 2017, OBS offers a unique musical experience that converges composer, performer, and audience.
Our mission is distinctive and pioneering: while there have been many recordings and performances of the complete vocal works of J. S.
Bach, no ensemble has ever mounted a cycle of performances in chronological order, programmed in real-time, and in the context for which they were conceived. OBS has set out to perform Bach’s works as he himself would have realised them with performers, instruments, and venues that echo the university and churches of Bach’s hometown of Leipzig.
Bach’s music is community music. He was famously networked amongst an extended family of musicians in northern Germany. Today, OBS champions our local students, scholars, players, soloists, and amateurs in performances that mirror the diversity of our community.
OBS is creating long-term sustainable relationships with state-supported schools to improve numeracy and literacy skills. With the help of our regular interventions, we empower educators to use music as a transformative teaching tool.
OBS provides the next generation of young aspiring singers with the opportunity to develop their solo singing within the musical programme of the Oxford Bach Soloists. Funded by the generosity of our donors and foundations, 10 competitively appointed Choral Scholars develop their skills by taking on step-out solos during our concerts, and receive professional German language coaching. They transfer their learning experience to the rest of the chorus by making up its core and contribution to its musical integrity.
As a laboratory for current research, OBS draws from a number of world experts in Oxford, including specialists from the Faculties of Music, Theology, History, and Modern Languages. Our historically informed musicianship allows for a lively interplay between committed performance and an immersive experience for the audience.

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Tom Hammond-Davies (conductor)

Composer(s)

Johann Sebastian Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. He enriched established German styles through his skill in counterpoint, harmonic and motivic organisation, and the adaptation of rhythms, forms, and textures from abroad, particularly from Italy and France. Bach's compositions include the Brandenburg Concertos, the Goldberg Variations, the Mass in B minor, two Passions, and hundreds of cantatas. His music is revered for its technical command, artistic beauty, and intellectual depth.  Bach's abilities as an organist were highly respected during his lifetime, although he was not widely recognised as a great composer until a revival of interest in and performances of his music in the first half of the 19th century. He is now generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time.  
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Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. He enriched established German styles through his skill in counterpoint, harmonic and motivic organisation, and the adaptation of rhythms, forms, and textures from abroad, particularly from Italy and France. Bach's compositions include the Brandenburg Concertos, the Goldberg Variations, the Mass in B minor, two Passions, and hundreds of cantatas. His music is revered for its technical command, artistic beauty, and intellectual depth.

Bach's abilities as an organist were highly respected during his lifetime, although he was not widely recognised as a great composer until a revival of interest in and performances of his music in the first half of the 19th century. He is now generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time.


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01.
Ich habe genug BWV 82.2: I. Aria: Tenor Ich habe genug
06:53
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Yu-Wei Hu, Nick Pritchard, Oxford Bach Soloists
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Ich habe genug BWV 82.2: II. Recitative: Tenor Ich habe genug! Mein Trost ist nur allein
01:01
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Nick Pritchard, Oxford Bach Soloists
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Ich habe genug BWV 82.2: III. Aria: Tenor Schlummert ein, ihr matten Augen
10:23
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Nick Pritchard, Yu-Wei Hu, Oxford Bach Soloists
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Ich habe genug BWV 82.2: IV. Recitative: Tenor Mein Gott! wenn kömmt das schöne Nun
00:53
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Nick Pritchard, Oxford Bach Soloists
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Ich habe genug BWV 82.2: V. Aria: Tenor Ich freue mich auf meinen Tod
03:24
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Nick Pritchard, Yu-Wei Hu, Oxford Bach Soloists
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Christ lag in Todesbanden BWV 4: I. Sinfonia
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(Johann Sebastian Bach) Oxford Bach Soloists
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Christ lag in Todesbanden BWV 4: II. Versus I: Coro Christ lag in Todesbanden
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(Johann Sebastian Bach) Oxford Bach Soloists
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Christ lag in Todesbanden BWV 4: III. Versus II: Sopran, Alt Den Tod niemand zwingen kunnt
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(Johann Sebastian Bach) Oxford Bach Soloists
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Christ lag in Todesbanden BWV 4: IV. Versus III: Tenor Jesus Christus, Gottes Sohn
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(Johann Sebastian Bach) Oxford Bach Soloists
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Christ lag in Todesbanden BWV 4: V. Versus IV: Coro Es war ein wunderlicher Krieg
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(Johann Sebastian Bach) Oxford Bach Soloists
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Christ lag in Todesbanden BWV 4: VI. Versus V: Bass Hier ist das rechte Osterlamm
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(Johann Sebastian Bach) Oxford Bach Soloists
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Christ lag in Todesbanden BWV 4: VII. Versus VI: Sopran, Tenor So feiern wir das hohe Fest
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(Johann Sebastian Bach) Oxford Bach Soloists
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Christ lag in Todesbanden BWV 4: VIII. Versus VII: Coro Wir essen und leben wohl
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(Johann Sebastian Bach) Oxford Bach Soloists
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Christ lag in Todesbanden BWV 4: I. Aria: Tenor Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht
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(Johann Sebastian Bach) Oxford Bach Soloists
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Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht BWV 55: II. Recitative: Tenor Ich habe wider Gott gehandelt
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(Johann Sebastian Bach) Nick Pritchard, Oxford Bach Soloists
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Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht BWV 55: III. Aria: Tenor Erbarme dich!
04:58
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Nick Pritchard, Yu-Wei Hu, Oxford Bach Soloists
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Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht BWV 55: IV. Recitative: Tenor Erbarme dich!
01:12
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Nick Pritchard, Oxford Bach Soloists
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Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht BWV 55: V. Choral: Bin ich gleich von dir gewichen
01:10
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Nick Pritchard, Yu-Wei Hu, Oxford Bach Soloists
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