Bach Cantatas BWV 72, 81, 155 & 156 The Montreal Baroque & Eric Milnes

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Jesus schlaft, was soll ich hoffen, BWV 81
• 1Aria - Jesus schlaft, was soll ich hoffen? (Alto)04:06
• 2Recitative - Herr! warum trittest du so ferne? (Tenor)01:05
• 3Aria - Die schaumenden Wellen von Belials Bachen (Tenor)02:43
• 4Arioso - Ihr Kleinglaubigen, warum seid ihr so furchtsam? (Bass)01:08
• 5Aria - Schweig, aufgeturmtes Meer! (Bass)04:50
• 6Recitative - Wohl mir, mein Jesus spricht ein Wort (Alto)00:25
• 7Chorale - Unter deinen Schirmen (Chorus)01:08
• Alles nur nach Gottes Willen, BWV 72
• 8Alles nur nach Gottes Willen (Chorus)03:14
• 9Recitative - O selger Christ - Aria - Mit allem, was ich hab und bin (Alto)05:53
• 10Recitative - So glaube nun! (Bass)00:52
• 11Aria - Mein Jesus will es tun (Soprano)03:43
• 12Chorale - Was mein Gott will, das gescheh allzeit (Chorus)01:10
• Ich steh mit einem Fuss im Grabe, BWV 156
• 13Sinfonia03:06
• 14Aria with Chorale - Ich steh mit einem Fuss im Grabe (Alto, Soprano)05:37
• 15Recitative - Mein Angst und Not (Bass)01:18
• 16Aria - Herr, was du willt, soll mir gefallen (Alto)03:43
• 17Recitative - Und willst du, dass ich nicht soll kranken (Bass)00:57
• 18Chorale - Herr, wie du willt, so schicks mit mir (Chorus)01:02
• Mein Gott, wie lang, ach lange, BWV 155
• 19Recitative - Mein Gott, wie lang, ach lange? (Soprano)01:40
• 20Aria - Du musst glauben, du musst hoffen (Alto, Tenor)04:52
• 21Recitative - So sei, o Seele, sei zufrieden! (Bass)01:56
• 22Aria - Wirf, mein Herze, wirf dich noch (Soprano)02:45
• 23Chorale - Ob sichs anliess, als wollt er nicht (Chorus)00:52
• Total Runtime58:05

Info for Bach Cantatas BWV 72, 81, 155 & 156

ATMA presents The Epiphany, the fifth volume in its project to record the sacred cantatas of J.S. Bach in conjunction with the annual Montréal Baroque Festival. Cantatas BWV 72, 81, 155, 156 are performed on original instruments with an all-star international orchestra under the direction of American conductor and continuo player Eric Milnes.

German singers Monika Mauch and Franziska Gottwald, English tenor Charles Daniels, and Dutch bass Harry van der Kamp are featured both as soloists and in the choral sections, singing one voice per part in an interpretation faithful to historical sources.

Charles Daniels, tenor
Franziska Gottwald, alto
Harry van der Kamp, bass
Monika Mauch, soprano
Montreal Baroque
Eric Milnes, conductor

Recorded at Église Saint-Augustin, Mirabel, Québec, Canada
Produced & Edited by Johanne Goyette
Engineered by Carlos Prieto

Eric Milnes
is Director of New York Baroque, Artistic Director and Conductor of The Trinity Consort, Portland, Oregon, harpsichordist with The New York Collegium, Ensemble Rebel and Les Boréades, and Director of Music at St. John's of Lattingtown Episcopal Church in New York. He has performed at the Boston Early Music Festival, the Berkeley Bach Festival, the Utrecht (Holland) Festival, and the New England Bach Festival, and in every major North American and European city. His performances have been broadcast on WNCN, New York, WQXR, New York, WBGN, Boston, National Public Radio, the CBC, and Norwegian, Swedish and German state radio stations. Mr. Milnes has recorded for a number of labels, including ATMA.

The Montreal Baroque
ensemble brings together some of Montreal's finest early music performers. The ensemble was created especially for the Montreal Baroque Festival, which has taken place annualy in scenic Old Montreal. An initiative of Montreal gambist and cellist Susie Napper, the Montreal Baroque Festival is held over four days at the end of June ever since 2003. Thanks to her exceptional charisma and mild extravagance, Susie Napper, fittingly nominated “Personality of the Year 2002” by the Conseil Québécois de la Musique, has succeeded in developing a truly exciting and popular cultural event.

Booklet for Bach Cantatas BWV 72, 81, 155 & 156