Das Kleine Konzert; Rheinische Kantorei
Description
Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach was a child of his times, which were characterised by new beginnings and profound changes in the political and cultural arena as well as in the societal and philosophical spheres.
The “Miserere� and the motet “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme� on this recording beautifully document these transformations. MDG is now presenting an archive production that has achieved historic status. Hermann Max, a pioneer in the field of historically informed performance practice, performs with the Rheinische Kantorei and his “Das
Kleine Konzert� ensemble in a production for the
Western German Radio (WDR).
The original heavy content of the “Miserere� (which resurfaced at a London auction in 1975) was slightly changed by the composer to become a penitential psalm with elegant melodic leading and relaxed articulation.
Composed hardly ten years after the “Miserere,� the
motet “Wachet auf! ruft uns die Stimme� reveals an entirely different picture. The music emancipates itself from pure textual interpretation and assumes an independent shape.
Tracklisting
Tatjana Vorobjova
Steffen Schleiermacher
Ma'alot Quintett, Trio Roseau
Cologne Chamber Choir, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann
Stephen Marchionda
Christian Euler, Paul Rivinius
Caterva Musica, Erdal Akkaya
Leipzig String Quartet
The Choir of Merton College, Oxford, Britten Sinfonia, Benjamin Nicholas
Magnificat; Philip Cave
David Hill, The Choir of Durham Cathedral, Joseph Beech, Daniel Cook
Choir of New College Oxford; Robert Quinney
Torsten Mossberg; Jerry Adbo; Stina Hellberg Agback; Ann-Marie Henning; Jonas Isaksson; Isak Josefs
New York Polyphony; LeStrange Viols
Miriam Feuersinger; Natasha Schnur; Alex Potter; Marie Henriette Reinhold; Benedikt Kristjansson; D
ChengCheng Ma; The Choir of the Church of the Advent, Boston; Mark Dwyer
