Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The actus tragicus sometimes sounds like a kind of experimentbach tosses in several surprising and unusual twists of form and thematic treatmentwhile the easter cantata bwv 4 represents the composer at his most polished and profound while still managing to show off an impressive creative range. Cantata bwv 106 french translation interlinear format. Bach s cantata bwv 106, actus tragicus, is known as his funeral cantata expressing in the words of albert schweitzer a contrast of the way bach stated christs suffering and pain as opposed to his proclamation of the joy of salvation a message more akin to the text from the other half of this recording, bach s easter oratorio. Whether its an iconic work like the toccata and fugue in d minor or a rarely heard but emotionally riveting church cantata, bach s music is a touchstone, returning listeners to a foundation on which so much subsequent music has been built. The sound is crystalline and the blending of voices with instruments, especially the alto recorders, is perfectly poised. The combination of instruments bach uses here can be described in many ways famous, idiosyncratic, exceptionally beautiful and meaningful.
Emmanuel music is a bostonbased ensemble of singers and instrumentalists founded in 1970 by craig smith to perform the complete sacred cantatas of j. Emmanuel music continues to perform cycles of largescale and chamber works by bach, handel, mozart, schubert, brahms, debussy, haydn, schoenberg, weill, wolf, medelssohn, and schumann under artistic director. Bach, johann sebastian mighty god, his time is ever best. The cantata is one of the earliest known vocal works by johann sebastian bach. Actus tragicus john eliot gardiner 2014\ bach easter oratorio. Marta e gyorgy kurtag suonano bach bwv 106 actus tragicus sonatina trasc. Actus reus, sometimes called the external element or the objective element of a crime, is the latin term for the guilty act which, when proved beyond a reasonable doubt in combination with the mens rea, guilty mind, produces criminal liability in the common lawbased criminal law jurisdictions of canada, australia, india, pakistan, south africa. Bach cantatas bwv 106, 150, 1, 12 the year ends in fine style with a programme of cantatas by j. The quotation from acts in the opening chorus is taken from pauls speech before the council of the areopagus. Sonatina sinfoniachorus with arioso internentionsduet altobasschorale. Actus tragicus, composed for a funeral, has an unusually soft toned instrumentation recorders, viola da gamba and organ which make it sound both consoling and full of optimism. Bach cantata bwv 106 actus tragicus youtube handels messiah live from the sydney opera house duration.
Cantata bwv 106 english translation parallel format. There has been conjecture that it was written for his uncle tobias lammerhirt, who died in. Actus tragicus cantatas bwv 106, 150, 1, 12 outhere. Sep 07, 2009 these two performances, conducted by martin hofstetter, of actus tragicus, wernickes dramatic package of six bach cantatas, created in 2000 in basle and revived by stuttgart four years later. This recording of bach s early work, actus tragicus, is pure baroque. One of the best known of bach s earlier cantatas, no. In any case, the instrumentation is an unusual one. Bwv 106 performed by the netherlands bach society conducted by jos van veldhoven oostkerk, middelburg. The origin of the epithet actus tragicus is not clear, as it appeared in a manuscript dating from after bachs death. Gyorgy kurtag transcription for piano of bachs gottes. John eliot gardiner, the english baroque soloists, the.
The actus tragicus sometimes sounds like a kind of experiment bach tosses in several surprising and unusual twists of form and thematic treatmentwhile the easter cantata bwv 4 represents the composer at his most polished and profound while still managing to show off an impressive creative range. Cantata bwv 106 actus tragicus is one of bach s earliest works, probably written in 1707 when he was 22 years old. Jans pages and those presented here can be seen as a joint project set up to promote worldwide web interest in and knowledge about one of the greatest achievements of western civilization of all times, namely the musical oeuvre of. We already sense a powerful mind behind the notes in the.
The pace is unhurried and the experience of listening to the recording induces a meditative state in the spirit of the purpose of the original composition. The violins are conspicuous by their absence, but there are two recorders and two viola da gambas, which provide a soft, comforting and sometimes almost heavenly sound. Posted on february 22, 2017 february 26, 2017 by emr2015 posted in recording tagged baroque, choral. Psalm 90, used in 2b arioso tenor, is a meditatation on gods power and mans weakness and. Actus tragicus cantatas bwv 106, 150, 1, 12 outhere music. Bach cantata bwv 106 actus tragicus youtube handels messiah live from the sydney opera house. Jun 28, 2016 marta e gyorgy kurtag suonano bach bwv 106 actus tragicus sonatina trasc. Cantata bwv 106 english translation bach cantatas website. Actus tragicus cantatas bwv 106, 150, 1, 12 vox luminis, lionel meunier album. The origin of the epithet actus tragicus is not clear, as it appeared in a manuscript dating from after bach s death. Collegiums program also includes johann sebastian bach s actus tragicus, bwv 106, one of his most wellknown funeral cantatas that also responds to mourning and loss with hope and solace. Psalm 90, used in 2b arioso tenor, is a meditatation on gods power and mans weakness and mortality. Every time i hear bachs music i find new things in it. For this reason, and for its similarly intimate instrumentation featuring the gamba and recorder prominently, it has long been associated and favorably compared with the j.
Bwv performed by the netherlands bach society conducted by jos van veldhoven oostkerk, middelburg. Since there are no original sources or documents concerning the first performance of the. Frequently referred to as the actus tragicus, it was probably written in muhlhausen, the thuringian town in which bach served as organist in 170708. Cantata bwv 106 english translation interlinear format. Singledisc downloads, excluding 2020 and 2019 releases. Actus tragicus bwv 106 o jesu christ, meins lebens licht bwv 118231. The earliest source for the composition is a copied manuscript dated 1768, therefore the date of the composition is not certain.
All of bach is a project of the netherlands bach society nederlandse bachvereniging, offering highquality film recordings of the works by johann sebastian bach, performed by the netherlands. The title actus tragicus comes from the earliest manuscript, which was written by an unidentified copyist and dated leipzig 1768. Actus tragicus cantatas bwv 106, 150, 1, 12 baroque. The text consists of a group of bible verses and chorale strophes, brought together by an unknown compiler. Eine tolle cd sehr gelungene einspielung wirklich zu empfehlen. There can be little doubt that this is the best known and most admired of bach s earliest cantatas. Actus tragicus the words art of dying sound strange to modern ears, perhaps. The year ends in fine style with a programme of cantatas by j. It is a work of incredible genius such as even great masters seldom achieve, and belongs to the great musical literature of the world. The belgian group directed by the bass lionel meunier is now acknowledged as belonging among the worlds elite vocal ensembles, especially for its interpretations of german baroque sacred music.
Bach, bwv 106 gods time is the very best time also. Actus tragicus cantatas bwv 106, 150, 1, 12 by vox luminis, lionel meunier, j. It appears to have been written, probably in 1707, for an occasion of mourning on the death of some public personage. Actus tragicus cantata 106 bwv 106 j s bach ton koopman. The album is packaged in our usual casebook packaging and contains a 28 pages booklet with notes by john eliot gardiner and texts in german, english and french. His remarkable flair for text illustration is evident even in the early cantatas, particularly the two finest of them, the actus tragicus, bwv 106, and christ lag in todes banden, bwv 4. Then comes bwv106, the funeral cantata known as actus tragicus, which has one of the loveliest, most soulful openings in any bach cantata. Bach the monteverdi choir the english baroque soloists john eliot gardiner. Bach is always a delight to listen to, thanks for sharing. It is achingly beautiful, beginning with the deceptive simplicity of a melody played on two recorders slipping almost surreptitiously in and out of unison. Emmanuel music continues to perform cycles of largescale and chamber works by bach, handel, mozart, schubert, brahms, debussy, haydn, schoenberg, weill, wolf, medelssohn, and schumann under artistic director ryan turner. Heute wirst du mit mir im paradies sein bass, chorus 03. Bach, johann sebastian, konrad junghanel actus tragicus. Although there are related philosophical, religious and end of life health care, and muchdebated legal concerns today surrounding the subject of dying, we moderns probably rarely, if ever, think of preparing for death as an art form.
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