J.S. Bach - Wedding Cantatas (1999)

1. Cantata No.202 - 1. Adagio: Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten	6:39
2. Cantata No.202 - 2. Recit: Die Welt wird wieder neu	0:22	
3. Cantata No.202 - 3. Aria: Phöbus eilt mit schnellen Pferden	3:00
4. Cantata No.202 - 4. Recit: D'rum sucht auch Amor sein Vergnügen	0:32
5. Cantata No.202 - 5. Aria: Wenn die Frühlingslüfte streichen	2:29	
6. Cantata No.202 - 6. Recit: Und dieses ist das Glücke	0:35
7. No.202  - 7. Aria: Sich üben im Lieben	3:56	
8. Cantata No.202 - 8. Recit: So sei das Band der keuschen Liebe	0:21	
9. Cantata No.202 - 9. Gavotte: Sehet in Zufriedenheit	1:41	
10. "Bist du bei mir", BWV 508 Aria	2:31	
11. Gedenke doch, mein Geist zurücke	1:07	
12. Cantata "Ich habe genug" BWV 82 - 2. Recitativo: Ich habe genug! Mein Trost ist nur allein	0:59
13. Cantata "Ich habe genug" BWV 82 - 3. Aria: Schlummert ein, ihr matten Augen	7:31	
14. Cantata, BWV 210 - 1. Recit: O holder Tag, erwünschte Zeit	0:59
15. Cantata, BWV 210 - 2. Aria: Spielet, ihr beseelten Lieder	6:05
16. Cantata, BWV 210 - 3. Recit: Doch haltet ein, ihr muntern Saiten	0:59
17. Cantata, BWV 210 - 4. Aria: Ruhet hie, matte Töne	7:01
18. Cantata, BWV 210 - 5. Recit: So glaubt man denn, daß die Musik verführe	1:44
19. Cantata, BWV 210 - 6. Aria: Schweigt, ihr Flöten, schweigt ihr Töne	4:17	
20. Cantata, BWV 210 - 7. Recit: Was Luft? was Grab?	1:23
21. Cantata, BWV 210 - 8. Aria: Großer Gönner, dein Vergnügen	3:10
22. Cantata, BWV 210 - 9. Recit: Hochteurer Mann, so fahre ferner fort		1:15	
23. Cantata, BWV 210 - 10. Aria: Seid beglückt	5:13

Performer:
Emma Kirkby - soprano
The Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood – conductor

These recordings were made in the mid-1990s with Emma's voice not quite so liquid and flexible as ten years previously but nevertheless still a delight to hear. She here treats us to the two wedding cantatas BWV 202 and 210 and, for good measure, the arias 'Bist du bei nir' and 'Gedenke doch, mein Geist plus the beautiful 'Schlummert ein' aria from cantata 82. Not surprisingly she pays great attention to detail- note the clarity of rapid scale passages with every note in place. As in several other Kirkby recordings, she is more than adequately supported by Christopher Hogwood and a small group from the Academy of Ancient Music. Decca's very informative booklet provides all libretti in the original German plus English and French translations. I have given only four stars to this recording mainly because I'm not so keen on the wedding cantatas compared to much else of Bach's output. I get more out of the Coffee and Peasant cantatas, especially Kirby's fine recording of them. ---J. R. M. Bailes, amazon.com

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