Bachs six motets without independent instrumental accompaniment. The monteverdi choir and english baroque soloists under the direction of sir john eliot gardiner set out to perform all johann sebastian bachs surviving church cantatas in the course of the year 2000, the 250th anniversary of bachs death. English baroque soloists period instruments soli deo gloria 185 77. Bachs cantata repertoire could find no more enthusiastic advocate than john eliot gardiner. Bach s six motets without independent instrumental accompaniment. Bachs six motets bwv 225230 have been wellserved on cd over the years and, being very fond of them, ive acquired several recordings. The six motets cdh55417 johann sebastian bach 1685. Bach easter oratorio monteverdi choir and orchestras. In 1993, gardiner and the monteverdi choir released bach s motets, bwv 225231 coupled with cantatas bwv 50 and 118, originally recorded in 1980. Not to proclaim that an authors first book will necessarily stand as his magnum opus, but it is hard to imagine what the english maestro john eliot gardiner, 70, might do to surpass bach. Jun 05, 2012 listen to your favorite songs from bach. Sep 24, 20 bach cantatas, gardiner welcome to talk classical a community covering every aspect of classical music.
He is on record as saying that the heart of bach s music lies in his church cantatas and that these cantatas form a corpus of work which counts as one of the great glories of european music. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. With thousands of bach music performances committed to recordings, its hard to know where to begin. John eliot gardiner music, videos, stats, and photos. Bach s cantata repertoire could find no more enthusiastic advocate than john eliot gardiner.
It is uncertain how many motets johann sebastian bach composed, because some have been lost, and there are some doubtful attributions among the surviving ones associated with him. Sdg716 by monteverdi choir, english baroque soloists, johann sebastian bach, john eliot gardiner, monteverdi choir, english baroque soloists, john eliot gardiner from amazons classical music store. Mass in b minor, bwv 232 by johann sebastian bach, john eliot gardiner, english baroque soloists, monteverdi choir from amazons classical music store. So, i was delighted when this latest release came along. He founded the monteverdi choir 1966, the english baroque soloists 1978 and the orchestre revolutionnaire et romantique 1990. Emmanuel music is a bostonbased ensemble of singers and instrumentalists founded in 1970 by craig smith to perform the complete sacred cantatas of j.
Bach cantatas, gardiner i just would like to let everyone know who interested, that the complete gardiner set of bachs cantatas finally will be available from october. Incidentally, three of the motets were included in various volumes of gardiners bach cantata pilgrimage bwv 225 in vol. In christianity, musical settings of the text became particularly popular in 16th and 17th centuries, when word expression and moving the listener became increasingly. Sep 25, 20 sir john eliot gardiner, 20 gramophone award winner of the baroque vocal category for his recording of bach motets with the monteverdi choir sdg, talks about the significance of the motets in. Komm, jesu, komm come, jesus, come, bwv 229, is a motet by johann sebastian bach, with. Sir john eliot gardiner cbe born april 20, 1943, fontmell magna, dorset, england is an english conductor.
I am also purchasing some cantatas recordings by herreweghe is among my favourite bach performers. Underpinning so much of sir john eliot gardiners approach to bach is identifying the provenance and essence of dramatic character, mutant opera as. Gardiner, the vital english maestro who has animated repertory from monteverdi to percy grainger, undertook the project of performing and recording all of. His interpretation of the bach cantatas is simply incredible.
The word motet, derived from the french mot, was coined in the thirteenth century to describe the pieces that resulted when words, usually secular in character, were added to the melismatic upper parts of passages of organumthe earliest type of polyphonic western music. James gilchrist, tenor, stephan loges, bass, monteverdi choirtrinity boys choirenglish baroque. Bach s motets are his only vocal works that kept repertoire without interruption between his death in 1750 and the 19thcentury bach revival. John eliot gardiner literally has a lifetime of intimate familiarity with j. In the early 19th century six motets bwv 225, 228, anh. Summarizing, at this moment i own koopman and gardiner complete box sets and suzuki up to volume 40, i ordered the last limited edition vol. The colourcoded layout of bach 333 presents the works chronologically within one of four genres vocal music, keyboard music, orchestral music and instrumental music. Bwv 229 komm, jesu, komm cantus colln konrad junghanel on youtube. Motets, bwv 225231 john eliot gardiner on allmusic 1993. Gramophone award winner sir john eliot gardiner chats with jamie crick about his awardwinning disc of bach motets. This monumental st matthew passion is hailed as the greatest setting of the passion story in western music, but surprisingly it was not until almost 100 years after its premiere that bachs music got the recognition it deserved. Emmanuel music continues to perform cycles of largescale and chamber works by bach, handel, mozart, schubert, brahms, debussy, haydn, schoenberg, weill, wolf, medelssohn, and schumann under artistic director ryan turner. Handel dixit dominus, hwv 232 this page lists all recordings of dixit dominus, hwv 232 by george frideric handel 16851759.
The recording of the motets took place in bach collegium japans usual venue, the kobe shoin chapel, and during it a short film was made. Biography, bach discography and photos of the artist. Music in the castle of heaven, which explores the life and musical genius of johann sebastian bach. One of the reasons ive collected various versions is to experience the variety of scale of forces used by different ensembles. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet.
On christmas day 1999 a unique celebration of the new millennium began in the herderkirche in weimar, germany. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Leonhardts sony, 1996, also included in the 2008 leonhardt jubilee edition box has much more interesting articulation and variation within phrases, and this makes the music seem. Composed in 1727, it is a setting of sections of st matthews gospel, designed as part of good friday vespers for. Considered to be one of europes top ensembles specializing in the sacred music of j. The easter oratorio was composed originally as a simple cantata, and was later revised into a more polished piece, with a meditative emphasis and underlying narrative flavour.
Most of bachs motets are difficult to date, and jesu, meine freude is no exception. The times thirty years on from their acclaimed recording for erato, sir john eliot gardiner and the monteverdi choir return to the bach motets in a new sdg recording, taken from a concert in london last year. Dixit dominus, hwv 232 page 1 of 4 presto classical. Following their acclaimed release of bachs ascension oratorio, the monteverdi choir and english baroque soloists have recorded the easter oratorio bwv 249, one of bachs lessperformed choral works. Bwv 230 is given a super performance, the singing lithe and joyful. Bach cantatas bwv 194, bwv 176, bwv 165, bwv 129 j.
The ancient song of songs originated as erotic love poetry around 2500 years ago. According to john eliot gardiner, he explores the responsorial possibilities of the two. Illness and death constantly disrupted the security of bachs childhood and adulthood. The motets can be seen as some of bach s most perfect and hypnotic compositions. It was interpreted by both judaism and christianity as an allegorical understanding of the believers relationship with god. John eliot gardiner, monteverdi choir, english baroque soloists. Cantatas vol 28 gardiner, english baroque soloists. This compilation is quite a bargain and will make a. That familiarity is evident in these exceptionally insightful and exceptionally wellsung performances with the monteverdi choir. Gardiners performance from the bach cantatas pilgrimage 2000 has a similarly longlined drive, but stronger dynamic and tempo contrasts than suzukis. Conductor john eliot gardiner is a leading figure in the historical performance movement, having founded the monteverdi choir for performances of baroque music, and the orchestre revolutionnaire et romantique, devoted to music of the 19th century. Conductors dont come much more legendary than sir john eliot gardiner, and when it comes to interpreting bach well, that legendary status is confirmed.
Sir john eliot gardiner on his stonking choir classic fm. Gardiner, the vital english maestro who has animated repertory from monteverdi to percy grainger, undertook the project of performing and recording all of bachs sacred cantatas a decade ago. Music in the castle of heaven by john eliot gardiner. A setting of an anonymous 4th century text the hymn for lauds on easter sunday lassuss motet begins by tenderly depicting the dawn of easter morning, but soon leads to a doublechoir celebration of the triumph of the resurrection, full of wordpainting, jubilation and a brief tripletime passage proclaiming the joy of easter day in hoc pascali gaudio. Jesu, meine freude jesus, my joy, bwv 227, is a motet for fivepart choir composed by. Sir john eliot gardiner, 20 gramophone award winner of the baroque vocal category for his recording of bach motets with the monteverdi choir sdg, talks about the significance of the motets in. He is especially noted for performances and recordings of bachs choral music. Ive purchased each of the volumes individually and have collected the complete set 28 volumes. Motets by john eliot gardiner on amazon music unlimited. Sir john eliot gardiner, 20 gramophone award winner of the baroque vocal category for his recording of bach motets with the monteverdi. John eliot gardiner telecharger et ecouter les albums.
He is on record as saying that the heart of bachs music lies in his church cantatas and that these cantatas form a corpus of work which counts as one of the great glories of european music. Included on the disc are the six motets bwv 225231, as well as bwv 118 o jesu christ, meins lebens licht and bwv anh. Music in the castle of heaven in its commitment, scope and comprehensivenessin his thoroughgoing discussions of bachs music, mr. John eliot gardiner noted that the firm stance against opposition could depict.
Ascension day is a happy time, of course, and these spirited performances make the best of it. In 1993, gardiner and the monteverdi choir released bachs motets, bwv 225231 coupled with cantatas bwv 50 and 118, originally recorded in 1980. Motets john eliot gardiner, monteverdi choir songs. The life of bach is further explored on dvd in sir john eliot gardiners 90minute bbc film bach. Motets and chorales for the feast of visitation of mary. Yet theres the same energy and precision in the new performances that we have always admired in gardiners bach except for the horns, who hit a couple of rough spots in cantata 128s opening chorus. Bach, j s motets, bwv225230 this page lists all recordings of motets, bwv225230 by johann sebastian bach 16851750. Katherine rose for the guardian this thought came to me at the start of our.
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