Bach Cantatas Musicus Köln, Das Neue Orchester & Christoph Spering

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Jesu, der du meine Seele, BWV 78:
• 1Bach: Jesu, der du meine Seele, BWV 78: I.Jesu, der Du meine Seele (Chorus)05:55
• 2Bach: Jesu, der du meine Seele, BWV 78: II. Wir eilen mit schwachen, doch emsigen Schritten (Duet)04:04
• 3Bach: Jesu, der du meine Seele, BWV 78: III. Ach! Ich bin ein Kind der Sünden (Recitative)01:44
• 4Bach: Jesu, der du meine Seele, BWV 78: IV. Das Blut, so meine Schuld durchstreicht (Aria)03:11
• 5Bach: Jesu, der du meine Seele, BWV 78: V. Die Wunden, Nägel, Kron und Grab (Recitative)02:23
• 6Bach: Jesu, der du meine Seele, BWV 78: VI. Nun du wirst mein Gewissen stillen (Aria)02:59
• 7Bach: Jesu, der du meine Seele, BWV 78: VII. Herr, ich glaube, hilf mir Schwachen (Choral)01:29
• Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott, BWV 127:
• 8Bach: Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott, BWV 127: I. Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott (Chorus)05:18
• 9Bach: Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott, BWV 127: II. Wenn alles sich zur letzten Zeit entsetzet (Recitative)01:13
• 10Bach: Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott, BWV 127: III. Die Seele ruht in Jesu Händen (Aria)06:26
• 11Bach: Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott, BWV 127: IV. Wenn einstens die Posaunen schallen (Recitative & Aria)03:51
• 12Bach: Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott, BWV 127: V. Ach, Herr, vergib all uns're Schuld (Choral)01:11
• Herr Christ, der ein'ge Gottessohn, BWV 96:
• 13Bach: Herr Christ, der ein'ge Gottessohn, BWV 96: I. Herr Christ, der ein'ge Gottessohn (Chorus)05:08
• 14Bach: Herr Christ, der ein'ge Gottessohn, BWV 96: II. O Wunderkraft der Liebe (Recitative)01:29
• 15Bach: Herr Christ, der ein'ge Gottessohn, BWV 96: III. Ach, ziehe die Seele mit Seilen der Liebe (Aria)07:09
• 16Bach: Herr Christ, der ein'ge Gottessohn, BWV 96: IV. Ach, führe mich, o Gott, zum rechten Wege (Recitative)00:49
• 17Bach: Herr Christ, der ein'ge Gottessohn, BWV 96: V. Bald zur Rechten, bald zur Linken (Aria)02:31
• 18Bach: Herr Christ, der ein'ge Gottessohn, BWV 96: VI. Ertöt uns durch dein Güte (Choral)01:23
• Herr, Gott, dich loben alle wir, BWV 130:
• 19Bach: Herr, Gott, dich loben alle wir, BWV 130: I. Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir (Chorus)03:05
• 20Bach: Herr, Gott, dich loben alle wir, BWV 130: II. Ihr heller Glanz und hohe Weisheit zeigt (Recitative)00:52
• 21Bach: Herr, Gott, dich loben alle wir, BWV 130: III. Der alte Drache brennt vor Neid (Aria)03:57
• 22Bach: Herr, Gott, dich loben alle wir, BWV 130: IV. Wohl aber uns, daß Tag und Nacht (Recitative)01:16
• 23Bach: Herr, Gott, dich loben alle wir, BWV 130: V. Lass, o Fürst der Cherubinen (Aria)04:03
• 24Bach: Herr, Gott, dich loben alle wir, BWV 130: VI. Darum wir billig loben dich (Choral)00:53
• Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan, BWV 100:
• 25Bach: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan, BWV 100: I. Es bleibt gerecht sein Wille (Chorus)04:30
• 26Bach: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan, BWV 100: II. Er wird mich nicht betrügen (Duet)02:15
• 27Bach: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan, BWV 100: III. Er wird mich wohl bedenken (Aria)04:53
• 28Bach: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan, BWV 100: IV. Er ist mein Licht, mein Leben (Aria)03:31
• 29Bach: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan, BWV 100: V. Muß ich den Kelch gleich schmecken (Aria)03:40
• 30Bach: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan, BWV 100: VI. Darbei will ich verbleiben (Choral)01:53
• Schmücke Dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 180:
• 31Bach: Schmücke Dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 180: I. Schmücke Dich, o liebe Seele (Chorus)05:09
• 32Bach: Schmücke Dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 180: II. Ermunter dich: Dein Heiland klopft (Aria)05:32
• 33Bach: Schmücke Dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 180: III. Wie teuer sind des heilgen Mahles Gaben (Recitative)03:09
• 34Bach: Schmücke Dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 180: IV. Mein Herz fühlt in sich Furcht und Freude (Recitative)01:26
• 35Bach: Schmücke Dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 180: V. Lebens Sonne, Licht der Sinnen (Aria)03:39
• 36Bach: Schmücke Dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 180: VI. Herr, lass an mir dein treues Lieben (Recitative)01:02
• 37Bach: Schmücke Dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 180: VII. Jesu, wahres Brot des Lebens (Choral)01:32
• Das neugebor'ne Kindelein, BWV 122:
• 38Bach: Das neugebor'ne Kindelein, BWV 122: I. Das neugebor'ne Kindelein (Chorus)02:47
• 39Bach: Das neugebor'ne Kindelein, BWV 122: II. O Menschen, die ihr täglich sündigt (Aria)04:54
• 40Bach: Das neugebor'ne Kindelein, BWV 122: III. Die Engel, welche sich zuvor (Recitative)01:14
• Das neugebor'ne Kindelein, BWV 122:
• 41Das neugebor'ne Kindelein, BWV 122: IV. Ist Gott versöhnt und unser Freund (Aria)02:16
• Das neugebor'ne Kindelein, BWV 122:
• 42Bach: Das neugebor'ne Kindelein, BWV 122: V. Dies ist ein Tag, den der Herr selbst gemacht (Recitative)01:09
• 43Bach: Das neugebor'ne Kindelein, BWV 122: VI. Es bringt das rechte Jubeljahr (Choral)00:44
• Total Runtime02:07:34

Info for Bach Cantatas

New recording of Christoph Spering's highly acclaimed Bach recordings. An album filled to the brim with important sacred works by Johann Sebastian Bach such as "Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan", "Das neugeborne Kindelein", "Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele" and many more!

The recordings of Bach cantatas with Christoph Spering and his ensembles Chorus Musicus Köln and Das Neue Orchester for Deutsche Harmonia Mundi have been highly praised worldwide. The recording of all Bach's Luther cantatas for the Reformation Year 2017 was awarded an ECHO Klassik.

For the new double album, Christoph Spering selected choral cantatas from 1724 to 1725 - these are the Bach cantatas "Jesu, der du meine Seele" BWV 78, "Herr Christ, der ein'ge Gottessohn" BWV 96, "Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan" BWV 100, "Das neugebor'ne Kindelein" BWV 122, "Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott" BWV 127, "Herr, Gott, dich loben alle wir" BWV 130, "Schmücke Dich, o liebe Seele" BWV 180.

The cantata BWV 78 "Jesu, der du meine Seele" is one of the most touching and contrasting creations in Bach's cantata oeuvre and shows the different traditions and styles Bach combined. The cantata BWV 180 "Schmücke Dich, o liebe Seele" is also beautiful with its diverse motifs. The cantata BWV 127 "Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott" (Lord Jesus Christ, true man and God) unmistakably points to the Passion season with its subtle but expressive orchestration. Also with this new recording Christoph Spering and his ensembles convince with the combination of a well-founded historically informed background and a new approach to the interpretation of Bach cantatas!

Hannah Morrison, soprano
Marion Eckstein, alto
Georg Poplutz, tenor
Daniel Behle, tenor
Daniel Ochoa, bass
Tobias Berndt, bass
Chorus Musicus Köln
Das Neue Orchester
Christoph Spering, direction

Musicus Köln
was founded in 1985 by Christoph Spering and has become known far beyond the borders of Cologne as the chamber choir of the Mülheim Kantorei. Inspired and musicologically sound performances justify this reputation. The choir's broad repertoire ranges from the Baroque to the 20th century, with a focus on lesser-known works of the Classical and Romantic periods, which are interpreted with an eye to historical performance practice.

Critics have praised the choir's high virtuosity, fresh dynamics, balanced beauty of sound and purity of intonation. The choir has established its excellent reputation with over 20 CD recordings, many of which have won awards. Shortly after the choir was founded, it began collaborating with the Cologne Gürzenich Orchestra and Musica Antiqua Köln. Invitations from renowned guest conductors followed, including international greats such as Gerd Albrecht, Gianluigi Gelmetti, Philippe Herreweghe, Avner Biron and, most recently, Trevor Pinnock for the performance of George Frideric Handel's Messiah.

The vocal ensemble, which is made up of music students and professional singers, has given guest performances in numerous national and international concert halls and enlivened a wide variety of festivals beyond the city limits of Cologne. Special repertoire - such as Beethoven's Ninth on New Year's Eve - has become indispensable in the Rhine area.

Chorus Musicus Köln has taken part in various opera and radio performances. Especially in the radio field, the choir enjoys lasting respect, as often unknown or even highly difficult works are presented here in tonal purity. The Chorus Musicus Köln has made a significant contribution to the two CD productions that have been awarded the German Echo Klassik Prize: Elijah by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (2011), CD slipcase Johann Sebastian Bach, cantatas after texts by Martin Luther (2017).

Christoph Spering
is one of the most renowned specialists for historical performance practice in the international music business. Making the unknown known and the known interesting is one of the central themes of his extensive musical work. With his lively interpretations, he pursues the goal of constantly opening up new ways of listening to the audience. In recent years, Christoph Spering has developed his own format, the 'discussion concert', which has delighted audiences and organisers alike.

At the centre of Christoph Spering's artistic work and research is the musical repertoire of the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods. In the 1980s, he was one of the first conductors to present performances of 18th and 19th century works in a historically informed performance style, thus embarking on an innovative path of interpretation. His key international success came with the first performance of Mendelssohn's version of Bach's St Matthew Passion, which he rediscovered (also released as an excellent CD).

In the development of Das Neue Orchester, which he founded, Christoph Spering often performed all of Beethoven's symphonies in concert cycles in European concert halls, in addition to the symphonies of Brahms, Schubert, Schumann and Mendelssohn. In doing so, he was able to develop a spectrum of interpretations and elicit many a secret from the scores.

Booklet for Bach Cantatas