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Sooner or later, if you're a German baritone with aspirations of grandeur, you've got to take a shot at Bach's two great baritone cantatas, the gloomy Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen (BWV 56) and the doomy Ich habe genug (BWV 82). Thus it was inevitable that Thomas Quasthoff, arguably the best German baritone of the past ten years, would have to take on Ich will and Ich habe. But given that the gloom and doom weltanschauung of Bach's Lutheran Germany is all but ignored in these cheerfully fundamentalist times, how does Quasthoff, the former thalidomide baby with a voice of burnished bronze, do at projecting dismal despair?
Thankfully, not all that well. Not only does Quasthoff perform with his by now customary strength and elegance, but Quasthoff interprets with his by now customary warmth and compassion. Quasthoff knows full well the depths of doom and gloom in Bach's texts, but he also knows that despite it all, life is good and his singing projects a love of life that few other performers can match. That Quasthoff's Ich will and Ich habe are separated on this disc by a powerfully affirmative Der Friede sei mit dir (BWV 158) only makes the message more positive. The choral singing by members of the RIAS-Kammerchor is subtle and strong and the orchestral playing of the Berliner Barock Solisten is nuanced and sensitive. Deutsche Grammophon's sound is clear and detailed.
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"Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen" Cantata, BWV 56 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Rainer Kussmaul, Musical Director, MainArtist - Thomas Quasthoff, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Berliner Barock Solisten, Orchestra, MainArtist - Christopher Alder, Producer, Recording Producer - Rainer Maillard, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gernot von Schultzendorff, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christoph Birkmann, Author
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Rainer Kussmaul, Musical Director, MainArtist - Thomas Quasthoff, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Berliner Barock Solisten, Orchestra, MainArtist - Christopher Alder, Producer, Recording Producer - Rainer Maillard, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gernot von Schultzendorff, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christoph Birkmann, Author
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Rainer Kussmaul, Musical Director, MainArtist - Thomas Quasthoff, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Berliner Barock Solisten, Orchestra, MainArtist - Christopher Alder, Producer, Recording Producer - Rainer Maillard, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gernot von Schultzendorff, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christoph Birkmann, Author
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Rainer Kussmaul, Musical Director, MainArtist - Thomas Quasthoff, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Berliner Barock Solisten, Orchestra, MainArtist - Christopher Alder, Producer, Recording Producer - Rainer Maillard, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gernot von Schultzendorff, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christoph Birkmann, Author
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Rainer Kussmaul, Musical Director, MainArtist - Berliner Barock Solisten, Orchestra, MainArtist - Daniel Reuss, Chorus Master, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer, Recording Producer - Members of the RIAS-Kammerchor, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Johann Franck, Author - Rainer Maillard, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gernot von Schultzendorff, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
"Der Friede sei mit dir" Cantata, BWV 158 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Rainer Kussmaul, Musical Director, MainArtist - Thomas Quasthoff, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Berliner Barock Solisten, Orchestra, MainArtist - Christopher Alder, Producer, Recording Producer - Salomo Franck, Author - Rainer Maillard, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gernot von Schultzendorff, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Rainer Kussmaul, Musical Director, MainArtist - Thomas Quasthoff, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Berliner Barock Solisten, Orchestra, MainArtist - Daniel Reuss, Chorus Master, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer, Recording Producer - Members of the RIAS-Kammerchor, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Johann Georg Albinus, Author - Rainer Maillard, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gernot von Schultzendorff, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Rainer Kussmaul, Musical Director, MainArtist - Thomas Quasthoff, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Berliner Barock Solisten, Orchestra, MainArtist - Christopher Alder, Producer, Recording Producer - Salomo Franck, Author - Rainer Maillard, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gernot von Schultzendorff, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Rainer Kussmaul, Musical Director, MainArtist - Martin Luther, Author - Berliner Barock Solisten, Orchestra, MainArtist - Daniel Reuss, Chorus Master, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer, Recording Producer - Members of the RIAS-Kammerchor, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rainer Maillard, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gernot von Schultzendorff, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Cantata "Ich habe genug" BWV 82 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Traditional, Author - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Rainer Kussmaul, Musical Director, MainArtist - Thomas Quasthoff, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Berliner Barock Solisten, Orchestra, MainArtist - Christopher Alder, Producer, Recording Producer - Rainer Maillard, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gernot von Schultzendorff, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Traditional, Author - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Rainer Kussmaul, Musical Director, MainArtist - Thomas Quasthoff, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Berliner Barock Solisten, Orchestra, MainArtist - Christopher Alder, Producer, Recording Producer - Rainer Maillard, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gernot von Schultzendorff, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Traditional, Author - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Rainer Kussmaul, Musical Director, MainArtist - Thomas Quasthoff, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Berliner Barock Solisten, Orchestra, MainArtist - Christopher Alder, Producer, Recording Producer - Rainer Maillard, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gernot von Schultzendorff, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Traditional, Author - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Rainer Kussmaul, Musical Director, MainArtist - Thomas Quasthoff, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Berliner Barock Solisten, Orchestra, MainArtist - Christopher Alder, Producer, Recording Producer - Rainer Maillard, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gernot von Schultzendorff, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Traditional, Author - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Rainer Kussmaul, Musical Director, MainArtist - Thomas Quasthoff, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Berliner Barock Solisten, Orchestra, MainArtist - Christopher Alder, Producer, Recording Producer - Rainer Maillard, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gernot von Schultzendorff, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Album review
Sooner or later, if you're a German baritone with aspirations of grandeur, you've got to take a shot at Bach's two great baritone cantatas, the gloomy Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen (BWV 56) and the doomy Ich habe genug (BWV 82). Thus it was inevitable that Thomas Quasthoff, arguably the best German baritone of the past ten years, would have to take on Ich will and Ich habe. But given that the gloom and doom weltanschauung of Bach's Lutheran Germany is all but ignored in these cheerfully fundamentalist times, how does Quasthoff, the former thalidomide baby with a voice of burnished bronze, do at projecting dismal despair?
Thankfully, not all that well. Not only does Quasthoff perform with his by now customary strength and elegance, but Quasthoff interprets with his by now customary warmth and compassion. Quasthoff knows full well the depths of doom and gloom in Bach's texts, but he also knows that despite it all, life is good and his singing projects a love of life that few other performers can match. That Quasthoff's Ich will and Ich habe are separated on this disc by a powerfully affirmative Der Friede sei mit dir (BWV 158) only makes the message more positive. The choral singing by members of the RIAS-Kammerchor is subtle and strong and the orchestral playing of the Berliner Barock Solisten is nuanced and sensitive. Deutsche Grammophon's sound is clear and detailed.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:49:34
- Main artists: Thomas Quasthoff Berliner Barock Solisten Rainer Kussmaul
- Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
- Label: Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
- Genre: Classical
© 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin ℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
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