Bach Cantatas and Arias
A veteran singer in the service of Bach
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Composer or Director: Johann Sebastian Bach
Genre:
Vocal
Label: Raphael Music
Magazine Review Date: 12/2008
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 0
Mastering:
Stereo
Catalogue Number: RAPHCD006
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| Cantata No. 211, 'Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht' (Coffee Cantata), Movement: Aria: Hat man nicht mit seinen Kindern (B) |
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
English Chamber Orchestra Ian Watson, Conductor Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Ralph Kohn, Baritone |
| Cantata No. 82, 'Ich habe genug', Movement: Aria: Ich habe genug (B) |
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
English Chamber Orchestra Ian Watson, Conductor Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Ralph Kohn, Baritone |
| Cantata No. 82, 'Ich habe genug', Movement: Recit: Ich habe genug! (B) |
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
English Chamber Orchestra Ian Watson, Conductor Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Ralph Kohn, Baritone |
| Cantata No. 82, 'Ich habe genug', Movement: Aria: Schlummert ein (B) |
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
English Chamber Orchestra Ian Watson, Conductor Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Ralph Kohn, Baritone |
| Cantata No. 82, 'Ich habe genug', Movement: Recit: Mein Gott! wann kommt das schöne Nun! |
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
English Chamber Orchestra Ian Watson, Conductor Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Ralph Kohn, Baritone |
| Cantata No. 82, 'Ich habe genug', Movement: Aria: Ich freue mich auf meinen Tod (B) |
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
English Chamber Orchestra Ian Watson, Conductor Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Ralph Kohn, Baritone |
| Christmas Oratorio, Movement: Grosser Herr und starker König |
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
English Chamber Orchestra Ian Watson, Conductor Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Ralph Kohn, Baritone |
| Christmas Oratorio, Movement: Erleucht' auch meine finstre Sinnen |
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
English Chamber Orchestra Ian Watson, Conductor Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Ralph Kohn, Baritone |
| St Matthew Passion, Movement: Am Abend, da es kühle war |
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
English Chamber Orchestra Ian Watson, Conductor Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Ralph Kohn, Baritone |
| St Matthew Passion, Movement: Mache dich, mein Herze |
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
English Chamber Orchestra Ian Watson, Conductor Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Ralph Kohn, Baritone |
| Cantata No. 128, 'Auf Christi Himmelfahrt allein', Movement: Aria: Auf, mit hellem Schall (B) |
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
English Chamber Orchestra Ian Watson, Conductor Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Ralph Kohn, Baritone |
| Cantata No. 159, 'Sehet, wir gehn hinauf gen Jerus, Movement: Aria: Es ist vollbracht (B) |
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
English Chamber Orchestra Ian Watson, Conductor Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Ralph Kohn, Baritone |
| Cantata No. 158, '(Der) Friede sei mit dir', Movement: Recit: Der Friede sei mit dir (B) |
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
English Chamber Orchestra Ian Watson, Conductor Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Ralph Kohn, Baritone |
| Cantata No. 158, '(Der) Friede sei mit dir', Movement: Aria & Choral: Welt, ade! ich bin dein müde (S |
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
English Chamber Orchestra Ian Watson, Conductor Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Ralph Kohn, Baritone |
| Cantata No. 158, '(Der) Friede sei mit dir', Movement: Recit: Nun Herr, regiere meinen Sinn (B) |
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
English Chamber Orchestra Ian Watson, Conductor Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Ralph Kohn, Baritone |
| Cantata No. 158, '(Der) Friede sei mit dir', Movement: Choral: Hier ist das rechte Osterlamm (chor) |
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
English Chamber Orchestra Ian Watson, Conductor Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Ralph Kohn, Baritone |
Author: John Steane
Ralph Kohn has spent much of his life in the service of music. I don’t know precisely how old he is now but would guess he has a proverbial three-score and ten well in view. If so, it would not be his singing that told me; the voice is still clear, mostly steady, not rich but well focused, and the breath control is remarkable. These are arias which make formidable demands upon the technique. Bach’s writing does not lie comfortably on the voice as Handel’s does: he expects all parts of the compass to be in good working order, sending the singer up hill and down dale, leaping over gaps, running over long distances without stopping to draw breath. At an age when most have stopped for rather more than a breath, this veteran still runs the course like an athlete in training.
But a Bach aria is much more than its vocal line. The instruments, especially those with obbligato parts, play a full role. Splendid work by the ECO and vigorous, well judged direction by Ian Watson make a large contribution (and if there is one cause for regret it is that the soloists are not named and neither are the singers in the two chorales). The booklet has been particularly well prepared with some rare illustrations and, most notably, a reproduction of the autograph of the opening of the Ascension Cantata, BWV128.
Bach Cantatas and Arias
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