Bach Cantatas
Joan Sutherland, Elly Ameling & Janet Baker
Consortium Musicum, Geraint Jones Singers, Geraint Jones & Wolfgang Gönnenwein
These performances show their age in their thick choral tone and sluggish tempos. But the strong line-up of soloists still register positively. —
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Bach, J S: Cantata No. 147, 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben' BWV147 (1995 Digital Remaster), PART 1
- Wilfred Brown (tenor), Helen Watts (contralto), Thomas Hemsley (baritone), Dame Joan Sutherland (soprano)
- Geraint Jones Singers, Geraint Jones Orchestra
- Geraint Jones
- Recorded: 1957-05-15
- Recording Venue: 11, 14 & 15 May 1957 / No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Chorus: Herz und Mund
Recitative: Gebene deiter Mund!
Aria: Schäme dich
Recitative: Verstokkung kann
Aria: Bereite dir
Chorale: Wohl mir
Bach, J S: Cantata No. 147, 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben' BWV147 (1995 Digital Remaster), PART 2
- Wilfred Brown (tenor), Helen Watts (contralto), Thomas Hemsley (bass-baritone)
- Geraint Jones Orchestra
- Geraint Jones
- Recorded: 1957-05-15
- Recording Venue: 11, 14 & 15 May 1957 / No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Aria: Hilf, jesu, hilf
Recitative: Der höchsten
Aria: Ich will von Jesu
Bach, J S: Cantata No. 147, 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben', BWV 147, Part 2: "Jesu bleibet meine Freude" (Chorus)
- Geraint Jones Singers, Geraint Jones Orchestra
- Geraint Jones
- Recorded: 1957-05-15
- Recording Venue: 11, 14 & 15 May 1957 / No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Bach, J S: Motet BWV227 'Jesu, meine Freude'
- Geraint Jones Singers, Geraint Jones Orchestra
- Geraint Jones
- Recorded: 1957-05-15
- Recording Venue: 11th, 14th & 15th May 1957, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road
Jesu, meine Freude
Es ist nun nichts
Unter deinem Schirmen
Bach, J S: Cantata No. 140 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme' (1995 Digital Remaster)
- Theo Altmeyer (tenor), Hans Sotin (bass), Elly Ameling (soprano)
- Süddeutscher Madrigalchor, Consortium Musicum
- Wolfgang Gönnenwein
- Recorded: 1967-07-20
- Recording Venue: 15-20 July 1967 / Stadthalle, Marbach
Chorus: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme
Recitative: Er kommt, er kommt (tenor)
Duet: Wenn kommst du, mein Heil? (sop. & bass)
Bach, J S: Kantate "Eine feste Burg ist unser Gott" BWV 80 (1995 Digital Remaster)
- Elly Ameling (soprano), Theo Altmeyer (tenor), Dame Janet Baker (contralto), Hans Sotin (bass)
- Süddeutscher Madrigalchor, Consortium Musicum
- Wolfgang Gönnenwein
- Recorded: 1967-07-15
- Recording Venue: 15.-20. Juli 1967, marbach, Stadthalle
I. Eine feste Burg ist unser Gott (Chor)
II. Mit unsrer macht (Duett Sopran - Bass)
III. Erwäge doch, Kind Gottes (Rezitativ Bass)