Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Amanda Forsythe, Steven Marquardt, Debra Nagy
Orchestra: Apollo’s Fire
Conductor: Jeannette Sorrell
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Avie
Catalogue: AV2547
Release: 2022
Size: 950 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen!, BWV 51
01. I. Aria, Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen!
02. II. Recitative, Wir beten zu dem Tempel an
03. III. Aria, Höchster, mache deine Güte
04. IV. Chorale, Sei Lob und Preis mit Ehren
05. V. Aria, Alleluja!
Johannespassion, BWV 245, Pt. 2
06. XXI. Aria, Zerfliesse, mein Herze
Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten, BWV 202
07. I. Aria, Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten
08. II. Recitative, Die Welt wird wieder neu
09. III. Aria, Phoebus eilt mit schnellen Pferden
10. IV. Recitative, Drum sucht auch Amor sein Vergnügen
11. V. Aria, Wenn die Frühlingslüfte streichen
12. VI. Recitative, Und dieses ist das Glücke
13. VII. Aria, Sich üben im Lieben
14. VIII. Recitative, So sei das Band der keuschen Liebe
15. IX. Aria, Sehet in Zufriedenheit
Johannespassion, BWV 245, Pt. 1
16. IX. Aria, Ich folge dir gleichfalls
Jeannette Sorrell, baroque orchestra Apollo’s Fire, soprano Amanda Forsythe and the music of J. S. Bach create a divine musical partnership. “Heavenly Bach” pairs two of the composer’s most popular cantatas, interspersed with two sublime arias from the St. John Passion. In Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen!, Forsythe’s dazzling virtuosity hits the high notes whilst the secular “Wedding Cantata” exudes a joyous and evocative marriage in springtime, for a result that is heavenly indeed.
Billboard chart-topping and Grammy winning Jeannette Sorrell, baroque orchestra Apollo’s Fire, soprano Amanda Forsythe and the music of J S Bach create a divine musical partnership.
Heavenly Bach pairs two of the composer’s most popular cantatas, interspersed with two sublime arias from the St. John Passion. In Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen! ( Shout to joy for God in every land!), Forsythe’s dazzling virtuosity hits the high notes – she” sets arias on fire” according to BBC Music Magazine, whilst the secular ‘Wedding Cantata’ exudes a joyous and evocative marriage in springtime, for a result that is heavenly indeed.
Soprano Amanda Forsythe enjoys bringing virtuoso artistry to major stages on both sides of the Atlantic. Praised as “simply dazzling” (NEW YORK TIMES), she has appeared repeatedly at such venues as the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden and the Rossini Festival in Italy. She is a frequent soloist with the Boston Early Music Festival, with whom she can be heard on the GRAMMY winning recording of Charpentier’s La descente d’Orphe aux enfers.