Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki – Bach: Secular Cantatas, Vol. 2 (2012) [FLAC 24bit/44,1kHz]

Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki - Bach: Secular Cantatas, Vol. 2 (2012) [FLAC 24bit/44,1kHz] Download

This release is part of Japanese conductor Masaaki Suzuki’s fine complete cycle of Bach’s cantatas with his Bach Collegium Japan, but it stands somewhat apart from the others, both in content and style. The two Bach secular cantatas featured both date from early in the composer’s career; the Cantata No. 208, “Was mir behagt, is nur die muntre Jagd” (What makes me happy is only the lively hunt), BWV 208, comes from 1713, during Bach’s years of service to the Duke of Sachsen-Weissenfels, while the “serenata” Die Zeit, die Tag und Jahre macht, BWV 134 (Time, maker of days and years), dates from 1719, during the Köthen period. The former piece was apparently written to adorn one of the Duke’s hunting outings and is a sort of pastoral paean; the latter is a New Year’s ceremonial work proclaiming the desirability of long life and power for the “Saxon hero.” It would be unlikely to find these works among anybody’s top Bach picks, and it’s interesting to reflect on the ways in which Bach’s vocal idiom was bound up with Lutheran devotion. But they make a satisfying effect here in the hands of Suzuki and his group. Partly this is due to the terrific work of soprano Sophie Junker, the standout among the group of soloists; her voice has a startling range of colors within the small dimensions Suzuki lays down here. Also notable is the way Suzuki avoids the utter precision that usually characterizes his style, letting the orchestra’s natural horns define a looser, more festive sound. Listenable for anyone, with the usual BIS engineering values, and a worthwhile choice for Bach completists as well as those sampling Suzuki’s series or acquiring it in full.

Tracklist:

1-1. Bach Collegium Japan – I. — (04:03)
1-2. Sophie Junker – Recitative. Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd! (Soprano 1) (00:41)
1-3. Sophie Junker – Aria. Jagen ist die Lust der Gotter (Soprano 1) (02:14)
1-4. Sophie Junker – Recitative. Wie? Schonste Gottin! Wie? (Tenor) (01:09)
1-5. Sophie Junker – Aria. Willst du dich nicht mehr ergotzen (Tenor) (05:50)
1-6. Sophie Junker – Recitative. Ich liebe dich zwar noch! (Soprano 1, Tenor) (02:11)
1-7. Sophie Junker – Recitative. Ich, der ich sonst ein Gott in diesen Feldern bin (Bass) (00:39)
1-8. Sophie Junker – Aria. Ein Furst ist seines Landes Pan! (Bass) (02:56)
1-9. Sophie Junker – Recitative. Soll denn der Pales Opfer hier das letzte sein? (Soprano 2) (00:38)
1-10. Sophie Junker – Aria. Schafe konnen sicher weiden (Soprano 2) (04:29)
1-11. Sophie Junker – Recitative. So stimmt mit ein (Soprano 1) (00:12)
1-12. Sophie Junker – Lebe, Sonne dieser Erden (Chorus) (02:41)
1-13. Sophie Junker – Duet. Entzucket uns beide (Soprano 1, Tenor) (02:00)
1-14. Sophie Junker – Aria. Weil die wollenreichen Herden (Soprano 2) (02:24)
1-15. Sophie Junker – Aria. Ihr Felder und Auen, lasst grunend euch schauen (Bass) (02:44)
1-16. Sophie Junker – Ihr lieblichste Blicke! Ihr freudige Stunden! (Chorus) (04:15)
1-17. Damien Guillon – Recitative. Die Zeit, die Tag und Jahre macht (Alto, Tenor) (00:36)
1-18. Damien Guillon – Aria. Auf, Sterbliche, lasset ein Jauchzen ertonen (Tenor) (05:55)
1-19. Damien Guillon – Recitative. So bald, als dir die Sternen hold (Alto, Tenor) (02:24)
1-20. Damien Guillon – Aria. Es streiten, es siegen die kunftigen Zeiten (Alto, Tenor) (08:17)
1-21. Damien Guillon – Recitative. Bedenke nur, beglucktes Land (Alto, Tenor) (02:59)
1-22. Damien Guillon – Aria. Der Zeiten Herr hat viel vergnugte Stunden (Alto) (05:27)
1-23. Damien Guillon – Recitative. Hilf, Hochster, hilf, dass mich die Menschen preisen (Alto, Tenor) (01:54)
1-24. Damien Guillon – Ergetzet auf Erden, erfreuet von oben (Chorus) (07:50)

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