Label: Naxos
Genre: Choral - Sacred; Vocal
Period: Baroque
Catalogue No: 8.557616
Barcode: 747313261628
Release Date: 11/2006

BACH, J.S.: Bass Cantatas, BWV 56, 82, 158

Intimately bound up with the Lutheran tradition, Bach�s sacred cantatas are among his greatest, most heart-felt and life-affirming works. Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen (I will gladly carry the suffering cross), with its repeated use of the metaphor of life as a voyage over troubled waters, depicts man�s suffering and the joyful expectation of redemption. Ich habe genug (I have enough!), while expressing contempt for earthly suffering, includes one of Bach�s most popular arias, the deeply moving Schlummert ein (Close now, ye tired and weary eyelids), with its fervent expression of the hope of �blessed rest and perfect peace� in the afterlife.

Tracklist

Franck, Johann - Lyricist
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Cologne Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Müller-Brachmann, Hanno (bass-baritone)
Müller-Brühl, Helmut (Conductor)
Siegen Collegium Vocale (Choir)
1Aria: Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen (Bass)06:51
Cologne Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Müller-Brachmann, Hanno (bass-baritone)
Müller-Brühl, Helmut (Conductor)
2Recitative: Mein Wandel auf der Welt (Bass)01:56
Müller-Brachmann, Hanno (bass-baritone)
Müller-Brühl, Helmut (Conductor)
Cologne Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
3Aria: Endlich, endlich wird mein Joch (Bass)06:35
Müller-Brachmann, Hanno (bass-baritone)
Müller-Brühl, Helmut (Conductor)
Cologne Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
4Recitative and Arioso: Ich stehe fertig und bereit (Bass)01:38
Müller-Brühl, Helmut (Conductor)
Müller-Brachmann, Hanno (bass-baritone)
Cologne Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
5Chorale: Komm, o Tod, du Schlafes Bruder (Chorus)01:25
Müller-Brühl, Helmut (Conductor)
Cologne Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Siegen Collegium Vocale (Choir)
Bible - New Testament - Lyricist
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Cologne Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Müller-Brachmann, Hanno (bass-baritone)
Müller-Brühl, Helmut (Conductor)
6Aria: Ich habe genug (Bass)06:58
Cologne Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Müller-Brachmann, Hanno (bass-baritone)
Müller-Brühl, Helmut (Conductor)
7Recitative: Ich habe genug! Mein Trost ist nur allein (Bass)01:11
Müller-Brühl, Helmut (Conductor)
Müller-Brachmann, Hanno (bass-baritone)
Cologne Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
8Aria: Schlummert ein, ihr matten Augen (Bass)09:06
Cologne Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Müller-Brachmann, Hanno (bass-baritone)
Müller-Brühl, Helmut (Conductor)
9Recitative: Mein Gott! wenn kommt das schöne: Nun! (Bass)00:51
Müller-Brachmann, Hanno (bass-baritone)
Müller-Brühl, Helmut (Conductor)
Cologne Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
10Aria: Ich freue mich auf meinen Tod (Bass)03:36
Müller-Brühl, Helmut (Conductor)
Müller-Brachmann, Hanno (bass-baritone)
Cologne Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Luther, Martin - Lyricist
Albinus, Johann Georg - Lyricist
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Cologne Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Müller-Brachmann, Hanno (bass-baritone)
Müller-Brühl, Helmut (Conductor)
Siegen Collegium Vocale (Choir)
11Recitative: Der Freide sei mit dir (Bass)01:42
Cologne Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Müller-Brachmann, Hanno (bass-baritone)
Müller-Brühl, Helmut (Conductor)
12Aria with Chorale: Welt, ade, ich bin dein mude (Bass, Soprano)06:01
Cologne Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Müller-Brachmann, Hanno (bass-baritone)
Müller-Brühl, Helmut (Conductor)
13Recitative and Arioso: Nun Herr, regiere meinen Sinn (Bass)01:16
Müller-Brühl, Helmut (Conductor)
Müller-Brachmann, Hanno (bass-baritone)
Cologne Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
14Chorale: Hier ist das rechte Osterlamm (Chorus)01:10
Siegen Collegium Vocale (Choir)
Müller-Brühl, Helmut (Conductor)
Cologne Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)

Total Playing Time: 50:16