Cantata Collective; Nicholas McGegan - Bach: Easter Oratorio; Magnificat [CD]

Cat. no: AV2756
Format: CD
Barcode: 822252275629
Release Date: 11 Apr 2025
Genre: Classical

San Francisco-based Cantata Collective continues its exploration of J S Bach's major choral masterworks with a third in the ongoing series, pairing the composer's Easter Oratorio and Magnifcat

Released in time for Holy Week, both works are lavishly scored and feature some of Bach's most festive and popular vocal writing. With celebrated baroque music specialist Nicholas McGegan on the podium, and a roll call of today's fnest early music vocal soloists, this release is poised to build on the auspicious previous releases - a "bold and beautifully constructed" St. John Passion (BBC Radio 3 Record Review), and "an exemplary performance" of the Mass in B Minor (American Record Guide).

Tracks: Bach: Easter Oratorio, BWV 249: I. Sinfonia / Bach: Easter Oratorio, BWV 249: II. Adagio / Bach: Easter Oratorio, BWV 249: III. Duetto e Coro: Kommt, eilet und laufet; Duetto: Komm, gehet und eilet (1st-2nd versions) / Bach: Easter Oratorio, BWV 249: IV. Recitativo (SATB): O kalter Manner Sinn! / Bach: Easter Oratorio, BWV 249: V. Aria (Soprano): Seele, deine Spezereien / Bach: Easter Oratorio, BWV 249: VI. Recitativo (ATB): Hier ist die Gruft / Bach: Easter Oratorio, BWV 249: VII. Aria (Tenor): Sanfte soll mein Todeskummer / Bach: Easter Oratorio, BWV 249: VIII. Recitativo (SA): Indessen seufzen wir / Bach: Easter Oratorio, BWV 249: IX. Aria (Alto): Saget, saget mir geschwinde / Bach: Easter Oratorio, BWV 249: X. Recitativo (Bass): Wir sind erfreut / Bach: Easter Oratorio, BWV 249: XI. Chorus: Preis und Dank / Bach: Magnifcat in D Major, BWV 243: I. Chorus: Magnifcat anima mea / Bach: Magnifcat in D Major, BWV 243: II. Aria: Et Exultavit / Bach: Magnifcat in D Major, BWV 243: III. Aria: Quia respexit / Bach: Magnifcat in D Major, BWV 243: IV. Chorus: Omnes generationes / Bach: Magnifcat in D Major, BWV 243: V. Aria: Quia fecit mihi magna / Bach: Magnifcat in D Major, BWV 243: VI. Duetto: Et Misericordia / Bach: Magnifcat in D Major, BWV 243: VII. Chorus: Fecit potentiam / Bach: Magnifcat in D Major, BWV 243: VIII. Aria: Deposuit / Bach: Magnifcat in D Major, BWV 243: IX. Aria: Esurientes / Bach: Magnifcat in D Major, BWV 243: X. Terzetto: Suscepit Israel / Bach: Magnifcat in D Major, BWV 243: XI. Chorus: Sicut locutus est / Bach: Magnifcat in D Major, BWV 243: XII. Chorus: Gloria Patri

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