Bach: Cantatas BWV 4 & 131

Bach: Cantatas BWV 4 & 131

Bach: Cantatas BWV 4 & 131
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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Performer: Stephen Varcoe
Performer: English Baroque Soloists
Performer: Monteverdi Choir
Performer: Sophia McKenna
Performer: William Kendall
Edition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 1993-05-11
Music Label: Erato
Soundtracks:
  1. Cantata BWV 4 -: Sinfonia
  2. Cantata BWV 4 - 'Christ Lay In Death's Dark Prison' (Easter): Versus I
  3. Cantata BWV 4 - 'Christ Lay In Death's Dark Prison' (Easter): Versus II
  4. Cantata BWV 4 - 'Christ Lay In Death's Dark Prison' (Easter): Versus III
  5. Cantata BWV 4 - 'Christ Lay In Death's Dark Prison' (Easter): Versus IV
  6. Cantata BWV 4 - 'Christ Lay In Death's Dark Prison' (Easter): Versus V
  7. Cantata BWV 4 - 'Christ Lay In Death's Dark Prison' (Easter): Versus VI
  8. Cantata BWV 4 - 'Christ Lay In Death's Dark Prison' (Easter): Versus VII
  9. Cantata BWV 131 - 'Out Of The Deep Have I Called Unto Thee, O Lord': Adagio - Vivace
  10. Cantata BWV 131 - 'Out Of The Deep Have I Called Unto Thee, O Lord': Duet
  11. Cantata BWV 131 - 'Out Of The Deep Have I Called Unto Thee, O Lord': Adagio - Largo - Adagio
  12. Cantata BWV 131 - 'Out Of The Deep Have I Called Unto Thee, O Lord': Duet
  13. Cantata BWV 131 - 'Out Of The Deep Have I Called Unto Thee, O Lord': Adagio - Un poc'allegro - Adagio - Allegro - Adagio

Music reviews of Bach: Cantatas BWV 4 & 131

Music Review: a voice teacher and early music fan
Rating: 5 Stars

CLEVER BACH MAKES USE OF LUTHER'S POWERFUL EASTER HYMN!
The cantata BWV 4, 'Christ lag in Tosdesbanden' (Christ lay in death's dark prison), is the strictest choral cantata Bach ever wrote: every one of the seven stanzas of Luther's powerful Easter Hymn(based on a twelfth century melody) is set, and each setting is a variation upon its tune of 1524. On stylistic grounds it has been assigned to Bach's tenure as organist at St. Blaise's, Muhlhausen(1707-08). It's not just the absence of recitative and da capo arias which mark this as an 'early work', but the symmetrical structure of the work, the display of contrupuntal virtuosity and the extreme emotional intensity.

'Aus der Tiefe'(Out of the deep) was written in 1707, at the request of the Archdeacon of the city, who also wrote the text combining Psalm 130 with two verses of a sixteenth century Latin hymn. The five movements are meant to follow on continuously; a very different scheme from the chain of recitatives and extended da-capo arias which characterise the later cantatas.

This recording by John Eliot Gardiner and his Monteverdi Choir was recorded in London in 1980, and is superbly performed. The singing is emotionally gripping, with clear precise diction and lovely tone quality. The English Baroque soloists are skilled and provide a sensitive and quality accompaniment.

The soloists in cantata 131 are :Wm. Kendall (tenor) and Stephen Varcoe (baritone) who do their usual admirable job! I really enjoy listening to this disc, but it's far too short to suit me (only about 45 minutes).

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