Notes and Editorial Reviews
Like a mixed chocolate candy sampler that indulges individuals through an excess of luscious flavors and textures, this disc presents an appealing potpourri of the instrumental and vocal music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Textures ranging from solo instrument to accompanied chorus, and affects that span from sublime quietude to joyful exuberance, assure that everyone will find something to savor here, if not an overabundance of delights.
Several instrumentalists--Jeanne Lamon on violin, Anner Bylsma on cello, and Lutz Kirchhof on lute and theorbo--appear on multiple tracks. Lamon's playing in the concerto movements is effectively articulated and warmly coloured. Bylsma's tone is ravishing, and his interpretations are poetic. Kirchhof's
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Works on This Recording
1.
Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048: 1st movement, Allegro by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Charlotte Nediger (Harpsichord)
Conductor:
Jeanne Lamon
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Tafelmusik
Period: Baroque
Written: 1711-1713; ?Weimar, Germany
Date of Recording: 11/1993
Venue: Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto, Canada
Length: 5 Minutes 38 Secs.
2.
Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord no 1 in G major, BWV 1027: 1st movement, Adagio by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Anner Bylsma (Cello),
Bob van Asperen (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1720; Cöthen, Germany
Date of Recording: 05/1990
Venue: Hervomde Church, Bennebroek, Netherlands
Length: 3 Minutes 33 Secs.
3.
Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord no 1 in G major, BWV 1027: 2nd movement, Andante by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Anner Bylsma (Cello),
Bob van Asperen (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1720; Cöthen, Germany
Date of Recording: 05/1990
Venue: Hervomde Church, Bennebroek, Netherlands
Length: 3 Minutes 12 Secs.
4.
Partita for Lute in E major, BWV 1006a: 1st movement, Prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Lutz Kirchhof (Lute)
Period: Baroque
Written: after 1720; Germany
Date of Recording: 09/1987
Venue: Liederkranz Hall, Stuttgart, W. Germany
Length: 5 Minutes 1 Secs.
5.
Concerto for Violin no 1 in A minor, BWV 1041: 1st movement, Allegro moderato by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Jeanne Lamon (Violin)
Conductor:
Jeanne Lamon
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Tafelmusik
Period: Baroque
Written: 1717-1723; Cöthen, Germany
Date of Recording: 02/1995
Venue: Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto, Canada
Length: 3 Minutes 39 Secs.
6.
Suite for Lute in E minor, BWV 996: 5th movement, Bourée by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Lutz Kirchhof (Lute)
Period: Baroque
Written: Weimar, Germany
Date of Recording: 09/1987
Venue: Liederkranz Hall, Stuttgart, W. Germany
Length: 1 Minutes 34 Secs.
7.
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043: 3rd movement, Allegro by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
David Greenberg (Violin),
Linda Melsted (Violin)
Conductor:
Jeanne Lamon
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Tafelmusik
Period: Baroque
Written: 1717-1723; Cöthen, Germany
Date of Recording: 02/1995
Venue: Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto, Canada
Length: 3 Minutes 32 Secs.
8.
Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 225: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied by Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor:
Frieder Bernius
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Stuttgart Chamber Choir,
Stuttgart Baroque Ensemble
Period: Baroque
Written: 1726-1727; Leipzig, Germany
Date of Recording: 10/1989
Venue: Church of the Evangelist, Gönnigen
Length: 4 Minutes 47 Secs.
Language: German
9.
Suite for Cello solo no 1 in G major, BWV 1007: 1st movement, Prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Anner Bylsma (Cello)
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1720; Cöthen, Germany
Date of Recording: 01/1992
Venue: American Academy of Arts & Letters, NYC
Length: 2 Minutes 47 Secs.
10.
Auf, schmetternde Töne, BWV 207a: Auf, schmetternde Töne by Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor:
Frieder Bernius
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Stuttgart Chamber Choir,
Concerto Cologne
Period: Baroque
Written: 1735; Leipzig, Germany
Date of Recording: 09/1990
Venue: American Academy of Arts & Letters, NYC
Length: 4 Minutes 9 Secs.
Language: German
11.
Auf, schmetternde Töne, BWV 207a by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Peter Kooy (Bass),
Ruth Ziesak (Soprano)
Conductor:
Frieder Bernius
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Stuttgart Chamber Choir,
Concerto Cologne
Period: Baroque
Written: 1735; Leipzig, Germany
Date of Recording: 09/1990
Venue: American Academy of Arts & Letters, NYC
Length: 5 Minutes 32 Secs.
Language: German
12.
Prelude for Lute in C minor, BWV 999 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Lutz Kirchhof (Theorbo)
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1720; Cöthen, Germany
Date of Recording: 09/1987
Venue: Liederkranz Hall, Stuttgart, W. Germany
Length: 1 Minutes 51 Secs.
13.
Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050: 3rd movement, Allegro by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Marten Root (Flute),
Charlotte Nediger (Harpsichord),
Jeanne Lamon (Violin)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1720-1721; ?Cöthen, Germany
Date of Recording: 04/1994
Venue: Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto, Canada
Length: 5 Minutes 7 Secs.
14.
Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009: 5th movement, Bourée by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Anner Bylsma (Cello)
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1720; Cöthen, Germany
Date of Recording: 01/1992
Venue: American Academy of Arts & Letters, NYC
Length: 2 Minutes 29 Secs.
15.
O ewiges Feuer, O Ursprung der Liebe, BWV 34: no 5, Friede über Israel! by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Gustav Leonhardt (Harpsichord)
Conductor:
Gustav Leonhardt,
Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Period Instrument Ensemble,
Tölz Boys Choir
Period: Baroque
Written: after 1740; Leipzig, Germany
Date of Recording: 06/1995
Venue: Doopgezinde Church, Haarlem, Netherlands
Length: 2 Minutes 17 Secs.
Language: German
16.
Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047: 3rd movement, Allegro assai by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Marion Verbruggen (Recorder),
John Abberger (Oboe),
Crispian Steele-Perkins (Trumpet),
Jeanne Lamon (Violin)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1717-1718; ?Cöthen, Germany
Date of Recording: 04/1994
Venue: Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto, Canada
Length: 3 Minutes 2 Secs.
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