男中音梅爾滕斯與古樂大師庫普曼 / 巴哈專輯

Klaus Mertens是一位德國著名的男中音,歌唱生涯已經發行了超過200張的唱片,他所演唱的舒伯特藝術歌曲被多位樂評拿來與費雪迪斯考相提並論.他在Challenge唱片公司與鋼琴家Tini Mathot合作的舒伯特冬之旅聯篇歌曲集以及其他歌曲集(以CC-72152與CC-72559發行)大受好評.這次全新聯手古樂界的一代宗師Ton Koopman,演唱巴哈的作品集.除了演唱極佳之外,Ton Koopman的管風琴伴奏堪稱最大亮點,非常和諧而美妙的伴奏,絕對不可錯過的天籟之音!
 
Only from the mid-1730s does Bach seem to be concerned with composing songs to contemporary lyrics. We find such a small series especially in the second piano booklet for Anna Magdalena Bach. He and his wife composed some "new songs" that certainly enriched everyday life in the family, such as making music together in the evening or prayers at home with their children. Among these six songs, there are especially those whose lyrics provide comfort.
 
The songs of the musical hymnbook have been given their title "Schemelli-Lieder" after the editor Georg Christian Schemelli (around 1680–1762). Schemelli is certainly responsible for the main selection of 954 songs and thus also for the selection of Bach settings to music.
 
The publication was titled Musicalisches Gesang-Buch (Musical Hymnbook) and contains 954 "witty, both old and new songs and arias, with well-set melodies, in discant and bass". In the preface of April 24 , 1736, the Naumburg superintendent Friedrich Schulze wrote the following:
 
The melodies contained in this Musicalisches Gesang-Buch are by Johann Sebastian Bach, Master of the Chapel Choir and Choir Conductor. Musicians in Leipzig, partly composed completely new, partly also improved by him in the basso continuo.
 
Of 69 songs with (mostly) figured bass, 21 are hymnologically detectable for the first time in this printing. Exactly these 21 songs were therefore taken as the basis for the selection here from the Musicalisches Gesang-Buch in addition to the mentioned small selection from the second book of sheet music of Anna Magdalena Bach.
 
The order of the 21 selected songs for the present production was based on musical aspects, e.g., related key combinations between songs. The performers also made a subjective selection from the multitude of printed verses.
 
曲目:
Bach:
Chorale Prelude BWV1092 'Herr Gott, nun schleuss den Himmel auf'
Jesu, Jesu, du bist mein, BWV470
Kommt, Seelen, dieser Tag, BWV479
Ach, dass nicht die letze Stunde BWV439
Dich bet ich an, mein höchster Gott, BWV449
Chorale Prelude BWV1095 'O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig'
Beschränkt, ihr Weisen dieser Welt, BWV443
Jesu, deine Liebeswunden, BWV471
Kommt wieder aus der finstern Gruft, BWV480
O liebe Selle, zieh' die Sinnen, BWV494
Schaffs mit mir, Gott, BWV514
Pastorale in F Major, BWV 590: IV. Gigue
Ich liebe Jesum alle Stund', BWV468
Eins ist Not! ach Herr, dies Eine, BWV453
Ich halte treulich still und liebe, BWV466
O finstre Nacht, wann wirst du doch vergehen, BWV492
Gib dich zufrieden, BWV511
Chorale Prelude BWV683 'Vater unser im Himmelreich'
Gott, wie groß ist deine Güte, BWV462
Liebster Herr Jesu! wo bleibest du so lange?, BWV484
Mein Jesu! was fuer Seelenweh, BWV487
Dir, dir Jehovah, will ich singen, BWV452
Auf, auf! die rechte Zeit ist hier, BWV440
Chorale Prelude BWV691 'Wer nun den lieben Gott lässt walten'
So wuensch' ich mir zu guter Letzt, BWV502
Vergiss mein nicht, BWV505
Selig, wer an Jesum denkt, BWV498
Komm süsser Tod, BWV478
Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier, BWV469
Canzona in D minor, BWV588
 
Klaus Mertens (bass-baritone)
Ton Koopman (organ)