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Johann Christoph Bach, not to be confused with Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, was Johann Sebastian Bach's first cousin once removed. An organist and ducal employee at Eisenach, he died in 1703 and was thus a good deal older than J.S. Bach. He may well have been among the great man's influences; the works recorded here have a certain combination of intense expressivity and careful structure that brings the younger composer to mind. They do not outwardly sound like J.S. Bach, however; they come from a generation before him and show a different kind of influence from Italian music. Especially as performed here by the English Baroque Soloists under John Eliot Gardiner, with one voice per part in all the music, they sound a bit like Buxtehude's small religious vocal pieces. The motets might be performed by a choir, but the basically declamatory nature of the language works reasonably well in this kind of setting, and the intensely text-centered, reverent approach cultivated by Gardiner presents this music at its best; the atmosphere in most of these works is prayerful and quite intense. Most of the music is based on biblical texts and reflects the fervent, somber brand of Lutheranism associated with the younger Bach cousin, but the finale, Meine Freundin, du bist schön, was apparently a sort of secular wedding cantata. At least it seems to be; not that much is known of this Bach's music, and it's possible that the piece is one of those works in which Eros is used to allegorize the relationship between the soul and Christ. But if so, it's one of the most involved metaphors on record. At the very least, it makes a charming conclusion to a quietly meditative and altogether lovely recording. Any suspicion that Gardiner was trying to scrape the bottom of the barrel after the conclusion of his successful Bach cantata series has proved unjustified; this is a recording that succeeds on its own terms.
© TiVo
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Herr, wende dich und sei mir gnadig (Johann Christoph Bach)
Clare Wilkinson, Artist, MainArtist - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor - English Baroque Soloists, Ensemble - Matthew Brook, Artist - Johann Christoph Bach, Composer - James Gilchrist, Artist - Nicholas Mulroy, Artist
(C) 2011 SDG (P) 2011 SDG
Mit Weinen hebt sichs an (Johann Christoph Bach)
Clare Wilkinson, Artist - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor - English Baroque Soloists, Ensemble - Matthew Brook, Artist - Johann Christoph Bach, Composer - James Gilchrist, Artist - Peter Harvey, Artist - Katherine Fuge, Artist - Jeremy Budd, Artist - Julia Doyle, Artist, MainArtist - Nicholas Mulroy, Artist
(C) 2011 SDG (P) 2011 SDG
Wie bist du denn o Gott (Johann Christoph Bach)
John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor - English Baroque Soloists, Ensemble - Matthew Brook, Artist, MainArtist - Johann Christoph Bach, Composer
(C) 2011 SDG (P) 2011 SDG
Der Gerechte, ob er gleich zu zeitlich stirbt (Johann Christoph Bach)
Clare Wilkinson, Artist - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor - English Baroque Soloists, Ensemble - Matthew Brook, Artist - Johann Christoph Bach, Composer - James Gilchrist, Artist - Peter Harvey, Artist - Katherine Fuge, Artist - Jeremy Budd, Artist - Julia Doyle, Artist, MainArtist - Nicholas Mulroy, Artist
(C) 2011 SDG (P) 2011 SDG
Ach, daß ich Wassers gnug hätte (Lamento) (Johann Christoph Bach)
Clare Wilkinson, Artist, MainArtist - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor - English Baroque Soloists, Ensemble - Johann Christoph Bach, Composer
(C) 2011 SDG (P) 2011 SDG
Fürchte dich nicht (Johann Christoph Bach)
Clare Wilkinson, Artist - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor - English Baroque Soloists, Ensemble - Matthew Brook, Artist - Johann Christoph Bach, Composer - James Gilchrist, Artist - Peter Harvey, Artist - Katherine Fuge, Artist - Jeremy Budd, Artist - Julia Doyle, Artist, MainArtist - Nicholas Mulroy, Artist
(C) 2011 SDG (P) 2011 SDG
Es ist nun aus mit meinem Leben (Johann Christoph Bach)
Clare Wilkinson, Artist - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor - English Baroque Soloists, Ensemble - Matthew Brook, Artist - Johann Christoph Bach, Composer - James Gilchrist, Artist - Peter Harvey, Artist - Katherine Fuge, Artist - Jeremy Budd, Artist - Julia Doyle, Artist, MainArtist - Nicholas Mulroy, Artist
(C) 2011 SDG (P) 2011 SDG
Mein Freundin, du bist schon (Johann Christoph Bach)
Clare Wilkinson, Artist - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor - English Baroque Soloists, Ensemble - Matthew Brook, Artist - Johann Christoph Bach, Composer - James Gilchrist, Artist - Julia Doyle, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2011 SDG (P) 2011 SDG
Albumbeschreibung
Johann Christoph Bach, not to be confused with Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, was Johann Sebastian Bach's first cousin once removed. An organist and ducal employee at Eisenach, he died in 1703 and was thus a good deal older than J.S. Bach. He may well have been among the great man's influences; the works recorded here have a certain combination of intense expressivity and careful structure that brings the younger composer to mind. They do not outwardly sound like J.S. Bach, however; they come from a generation before him and show a different kind of influence from Italian music. Especially as performed here by the English Baroque Soloists under John Eliot Gardiner, with one voice per part in all the music, they sound a bit like Buxtehude's small religious vocal pieces. The motets might be performed by a choir, but the basically declamatory nature of the language works reasonably well in this kind of setting, and the intensely text-centered, reverent approach cultivated by Gardiner presents this music at its best; the atmosphere in most of these works is prayerful and quite intense. Most of the music is based on biblical texts and reflects the fervent, somber brand of Lutheranism associated with the younger Bach cousin, but the finale, Meine Freundin, du bist schön, was apparently a sort of secular wedding cantata. At least it seems to be; not that much is known of this Bach's music, and it's possible that the piece is one of those works in which Eros is used to allegorize the relationship between the soul and Christ. But if so, it's one of the most involved metaphors on record. At the very least, it makes a charming conclusion to a quietly meditative and altogether lovely recording. Any suspicion that Gardiner was trying to scrape the bottom of the barrel after the conclusion of his successful Bach cantata series has proved unjustified; this is a recording that succeeds on its own terms.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 01:18:10
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: John Eliot Gardiner
- Composer: Johann Christoph Bach
- Label: SDG
- Genre: Klassiek Vocale muziek (wereldlijk en religieus) Koormuziek
(C) 2011 SDG (P) 2011 SDG
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