Bach: Violin And Voice
Hilary Hahn
Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductors: Alexander Liebreich
Orchestras: Münchener Kammerorchester
Performers: Christine Schäfer, Henrik Weise, Hilary Hahn, Kristin von der Goltz, Matthias Goerne, Münchener Kammerorchester, Naoki Kitaya, Rosario Conte
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Release Date: 1/12/2010
UPC: 028947780922
Album review:
This delightful disc joins Bach's arias and duets for voice and violin, and picking these particular three artists to perform them was brilliant. Each is a turn-of-the-century discovery -- Hilary Hahn, the hotshot Kentucky violinist, Christine Schäfer, the sultry Frankfurt soprano, and Matthias Goerne, the brawny Weimer baritone -- and each has earned a star's place on the world's stages and recording studios. Each also has an affinity for the inward and spiritual music of Bach, and this disc lets them tackle works they might otherwise have to pass by. The program begins and ends with arias from the St. Matthew Passion: Goerne's robust "Gebt mir meinen Jesum wieder," to start and Schäfer's soulful "Erbarme dich," to close. In between, the singers pair with Hahn in a sequence of excerpts from Bach's cantatas, and each artist gives their best, in performances full of characteristic touches -- Hahn's sweet but discreet vibrato, Schäfer's subtle but sensual glissando, Goerne's poetic but passionate phrasing. Accompanied with sensitivity by the Münchener Kammerorchester under Alexander Liebreich and recorded with clarity by Deutsche Grammophon, this recital deserves to be heard by anyone who enjoys the artists or, of course, the music.
Track details:
1 St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b) - (Aria: Gebt mir meinen Jesum wieder)
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Length: 2:58
Performers: Hilary Hahn (Violin), Kristin von der Goltz (Cello), Matthias Goerne (Baritone (Vocal)), Münchener Kammerorchester (Orchestra), Naoki Kitaya (Organ), Naoki Kitaya (Harpsichord), Rosario Conte (Theorbo)
Conductor: Alexander Liebreich
Orchestra/Ensemble: Münchener Kammerorchester
2 Cantata No. 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140 (BC A166) - (Duetto: Wann kommst du, mein Heil?)
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Length: 5:44
Performers: Christine Schäfer (Soprano (Vocal)), Hilary Hahn (Violin), Kristin von der Goltz (Cello), Matthias Goerne (Baritone (Vocal)), Münchener Kammerorchester (Orchestra), Naoki Kitaya (Organ), Naoki Kitaya (Harpsichord), Rosario Conte (Theorbo)
Conductor: Alexander Liebreich
Orchestra/Ensemble: Münchener Kammerorchester
3 Cantata No. 204, "Ich bin in mir vergnügt," BWV 204 (BC G45) - (Aria: Die Schätzbarkeit der weiten Erden)
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Length: 4:12
Performers: Christine Schäfer (Soprano (Vocal)), Hilary Hahn (Violin), Kristin von der Goltz (Cello), Münchener Kammerorchester (Orchestra), Naoki Kitaya (Organ), Naoki Kitaya (Harpsichord), Rosario Conte (Theorbo)
Conductor: Alexander Liebreich
Orchestra/Ensemble: Münchener Kammerorchester
4 Cantata No. 32, "Liebster Jesu, mein Verlangen," BWV 32 (BC A31) - (Aria: Hier in meines Vaters Stätte)
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Length: 7:09
Performers: Hilary Hahn (Violin), Kristin von der Goltz (Cello), Matthias Goerne (Baritone (Vocal)), Münchener Kammerorchester (Orchestra), Naoki Kitaya (Organ), Naoki Kitaya (Harpsichord), Rosario Conte (Theorbo)
Conductor: Alexander Liebreich
Orchestra/Ensemble: Münchener Kammerorchester
5 Cantata No. 205, "Zerreisset, zersprenget, zertrümmert die Gruft," BWV 205 (BC G36) - (Aria: Angenehmer Zephyrus)
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Length: 3:29
Performers: Christine Schäfer (Soprano (Vocal)), Hilary Hahn (Violin), Kristin von der Goltz (Cello), Münchener Kammerorchester (Orchestra), Naoki Kitaya (Organ), Naoki Kitaya (Harpsichord), Rosario Conte (Theorbo)
Conductor: Alexander Liebreich
Orchestra/Ensemble: Münchener Kammerorchester
6 Mass in B minor, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, BWV 232 (BC E1) - (Aria: Laudamus te)
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Length: 3:49
Performers: Christine Schäfer (Soprano (Vocal)), Hilary Hahn (Violin), Kristin von der Goltz (Cello), Münchener Kammerorchester (Orchestra), Naoki Kitaya (Organ), Naoki Kitaya (Harpsichord), Rosario Conte (Theorbo)
Conductor: Alexander Liebreich
Orchestra/Ensemble: Münchener Kammerorchester
7 Cantata No. 157, "Ich lasse dich nicht, du segnest mich denn," BWV 157 (BC A170) - (Aria: Ja, ja, ich halte Jesum feste)
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Length: 6:18
Performers: Henrik Weise (Flute), Hilary Hahn (Violin), Kristin von der Goltz (Cello), Matthias Goerne (Baritone (Vocal)), Münchener Kammerorchester (Orchestra), Naoki Kitaya (Organ), Naoki Kitaya (Harpsichord), Rosario Conte (Theorbo)
Conductor: Alexander Liebreich
Orchestra/Ensemble: Münchener Kammerorchester
8 Cantata No. 59, "Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten," BWV 59 (BC A82) - (Aria: Die Welt mit allen Königreichen)
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Length: 3:05
Performers: Hilary Hahn (Violin), Kristin von der Goltz (Cello), Matthias Goerne (Baritone (Vocal)), Münchener Kammerorchester (Orchestra), Naoki Kitaya (Organ), Naoki Kitaya (Harpsichord), Rosario Conte (Theorbo)
Conductor: Alexander Liebreich
Orchestra/Ensemble: Münchener Kammerorchester
9 Cantata No. 58, "Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid," BWV 58 (BC A26) - (Aria: Ich bin vergnügt in meinem Leiden)
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Length: 3:44
Performers: Christine Schäfer (Soprano (Vocal)), Hilary Hahn (Violin), Kristin von der Goltz (Cello), Münchener Kammerorchester (Orchestra), Naoki Kitaya (Organ), Naoki Kitaya (Harpsichord), Rosario Conte (Theorbo)
Conductor: Alexander Liebreich
Orchestra/Ensemble: Münchener Kammerorchester
10 Cantata No. 117, "Sei Lob und Ehr dem höchsten Gut," BWV 117 (BC A187) - (Aria: Wenn Trost und Hülf ermangeln muss)
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Length: 4:02
Performers: Hilary Hahn (Violin), Kristin von der Goltz (Cello), Matthias Goerne (Baritone (Vocal)), Münchener Kammerorchester (Orchestra), Naoki Kitaya (Organ), Naoki Kitaya (Harpsichord), Rosario Conte (Theorbo)
Conductor: Alexander Liebreich
Orchestra/Ensemble: Münchener Kammerorchester
11 Cantata No. 158, "Der Friede sei mit dir," BWV 158 (BC A61) - (Aria & Chorale: Welt, ade! Ich bin dein müde)
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Length: 5:49
Performers: Christine Schäfer (Soprano (Vocal)), Hilary Hahn (Violin), Kristin von der Goltz (Cello), Matthias Goerne (Baritone (Vocal)), Münchener Kammerorchester (Orchestra), Naoki Kitaya (Organ), Naoki Kitaya (Harpsichord), Rosario Conte (Theorbo)
Conductor: Alexander Liebreich
Orchestra/Ensemble: Münchener Kammerorchester
12 St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b) - (Aria: Erbarme dich)
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Length: 6:29
Performers: Christine Schäfer (Soprano (Vocal)), Hilary Hahn (Violin), Kristin von der Goltz (Cello), Münchener Kammerorchester (Orchestra), Naoki Kitaya (Organ), Naoki Kitaya (Harpsichord), Rosario Conte (Theorbo)
Conductor: Alexander Liebreich
Orchestra/Ensemble: Münchener Kammerorchester
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