Bach: Arias for Alto Zoltan Darago, Les Talens Lyriques & Christophe Rousset

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 20:
• 1 Bach: O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 20: Aria. O Mensch, errette deine Seele 02:04
• Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 33:
• 2 Bach: Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 33: Aria. Wie furchtsam wankten meine Schritte 09:03
• O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe, BWV 34: :
• 3 Bach: O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe, BWV 34: Aria. Wohl euch, ihr auserwählten Seelen 05:57
• Geist und Seele wird verwirret, BWV 35:
• 4 Bach: Geist und Seele wird verwirret, BWV 35: Aria. Geist und Seele wird verwirret 06:49
• 5 Bach: Geist und Seele wird verwirret, BWV 35: Aria. Gott hat alles wohl gemacht! 03:04
• Erfreute Zeit im neuen Bunde, BWV 83:
• 6 Bach: Erfreute Zeit im neuen Bunde, BWV 83: Aria. Erfreute Zeit im neuen Bunde 06:54
• Es ist euch gut, daß ich hingehe, BWV 108:
• 7 Bach: Es ist euch gut, daß ich hingehe, BWV 108: Aria. Was mein Herz von dir begehrt 03:10
• Ach, lieben Christen, seid getrost, BWV 114:
• 8 Bach: Ach, lieben Christen, seid getrost, BWV 114: Aria. Du machst, o Tod, mir nun nicht ferner bange 04:19
• Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit, BWV 115:
• 9 Bach: Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit, BWV 115: Aria. Ach, schläfrige Seele, wie? 07:58
• Vergnügte Ruh', beliebte Seelenlust, BWV 170:
• 10 Bach: Vergnügte Ruh', beliebte Seelenlust, BWV 170: Aria. Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust 06:41
• Barmherziges Herze der ewigen Liebe, BWV 185:
• 11 Bach: Barmherziges Herze der ewigen Liebe, BWV 185: Aria. Sei bemüht in dieser Zeit 04:19
• Total Runtime 01:00:18

Info for Bach: Arias for Alto

Hungarian countertenor Zoltan Darago joins forces with Christophe Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques for his first album, in a programme encompassing the most beautiful cantata arias composed by J.S. Bach for the alto tessitura.

“This beautiful programme is an anthology of arias for alto, including some «hits» as well as much lesser-known tunes by J.-S. Bach. Bach, widely regarded as an immutable «statue», had a lengthy period of cantata composition. We can hear his style evolve throughout the programme as we discover early works that are not in the same inspirational vein as his later works.

The alto voice has that ’comfort food’ quality, you feel enveloped by warm, consoling, lullaby-like arms that we find in these alto arias. We are exploiting this lower register of the voice to bring out a specific emotion not found in other types of voice. Paul Figuier and Zoltán Daragó are joining us for this programme. They are both young countertenors. I spotted Paul at the Paris Conservatoire, also in a programme of Bach cantatas. His voice is extremely warm and very well suited to this repertoire. Zoltán Daragó is a very promising young Hungarian singer, whom I had the pleasure of meeting when he asked us to record his first album, and we are delighted to have been able to offer him this project.

This «Bachian» programme is an excellent opportunity to showcase these two young soloists, as well as our Ensemble, which as of yet has had too few opportunities to tackle this repertoire.” (Christophe Rousset)

Zoltan Darago, counter-tenor
Les Talens Lyriques
Christophe Rousset, conductor

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