BACH, J.S. / BACH, C.P.E.: Ascension Oratorios

Ascension Oratorios (Himmelfahrtsoratorien)

J.S. Bach: "Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen", BWV 11
C.P.E. Bach: "Die Auferstehung und Himmelfahrt Jesu"

Sophie Karthäuser · Patrizia Hardt · Christoph Einhorn
Christoph Genz · Jan van der Crabben · Stephan Genz
Ex Tempore · La Petite Bande
Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor

Recorded live at the Church of St. Nikolai, Leipzig, May 2004

Picture Format: PAL · 16:9 anamorphic
Sound Formats: PCM Stereo · Dolby Digital 5.1 · DTS 5.1
Region Code: 0
Subtitles: English, German, French
Booklet Notes: English German, French
Running Time: 109 mins
FSK: oA.
Catalogue Number: 2054039
UPC Code Number: 880242540393

Available February 2005

• Sigiswald Kuijken is widely accepted as a leading authority on Baroque music
  
• La Petite Bande, an outstanding orchestra for early music, and the chamber choir Ex Tempore are specialized in music of the 17th and 18th century
  
• Including two of the most remarkable and brilliant vocal works by J.S. Bach and his most famous son, C.P.E Bach
  
• Performed at St. Nikolai Church, one of the venues in Leipzig for which J.S. Bach conceived
  his works
  
• Brand new recording - state-of-the-art quality
  
• 5.1 surround sound in Dolby Digital and DTS
  
• Widescreen 16:9 ratio
  

"Sigiswald Kuijken's lively but sensitive and thoughtful direction, and his attention to details of the instrumental texture, ensure that the work gets the performance it merits. I found it compelling, and warmly recommend it." -- Gramophone Magazine on Sigiswald Kuijken's audio recording of C.P.E. Bach's work

"This excellent performance captures the listener's full attention from the very first note." -- The Daily Telegraph on Sigiswald Kuijken's audio recording of C.P.E. Bach's work