{"product_id":"bach-cantatas-vol-58","title":"Bach: Cantatas, Vol. 54","description":"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"COMPOSER12\"\u003eBACH \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12b\"\u003eCantatas Nos. 100\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"SUPER12\"\u003e1;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12b\"\u003e 14\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"SUPER12\"\u003e2;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12b\"\u003e No. 197\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"SUPER12\"\u003e3;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12b\"\u003e No. 197a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"SUPER12\"\u003e4 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"BULLET12\"\u003e • \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12\"\u003e Masaaki Suzuki, cond; Bach Collegium Japan; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"SUPER12\"\u003e1-3\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12\"\u003eHana Blažiková (sop); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"SUPER12\"\u003e1,3,4\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12\"\u003eDamien Guillon (ct); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"SUPER12\"\u003e1,2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12\"\u003eGerd Türk (ten); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"SUPER12\"\u003e1-4\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12\"\u003ePeter Kooij (bs) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"BULLET12\"\u003e • \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12\"\u003e BIS 2021 (SACD: 75:40 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12\"\u003eText and Translation) \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs his momentous series nears its conclusion, Masaaki Suzuki turns his attention to three late cantatas, all presumably composed in the mid-1730s, all richly scored. Cantata No. 100’s two horns (and timpani), flute, and oboe d’amore suggest a festive occasion, but actually which one is not known. Cantata No. 197, with three trumpets, two oboes, and an obbligato bassoon, was composed for a wedding, although, again, the principals are unknown. Given the lavish score—10 numbers divided into two parts—it’s fairly safely assumed that they were persons of rank. Little did they suspect that by simply affixing their names to the score they could have achieved immortality—of a sort! Cantata No. 14 was composed for the fourth Sunday after Epiphany in 1735. Its scoring includes one trumpet, a horn, and two oboes. Bach wrote No. 14 to fill a gap in his chorale cantata cycle of 1724–25; there was no fourth Sunday after Epiphany in 1725. It opens with a contrapuntally complex motet-style chorus, a harbinger, perhaps of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eThe Art of Fugue\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which must have been percolating in Bach’s mind at the time. BWV 100 has the distinction of being one of four Leipzig cantatas (along with 97, 117, and 192) in which all movements are based on the chorale melody. It’s also one of the few cantatas without recitatives. Ever the tinkerer, Bach drew upon an existing Christmas cantata for some of BWV 197. Only three movements and a part of a fourth of the earlier cantata have survived. In crafting a viable, performable fragment, the musicologist Diethard Hellmann has returned the favor, in a way, basing his reconstruction of its incomplete alto aria on Bach’s second thoughts. \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe reconstructed aria, accompanied by a pair of flutes, is tenderly realized by Damien Guillon. Hana Blažíková is brilliant in her aria with trumpet in Cantata No. 14. Gerd Türk and Peter Kooij are their usual dependable selves. The chorus and orchestra—all Japanese except for the solo quartet and the two hornists\/trumpeters—are predictably excellent as well. Masaaki’s direction is masterful, as always. It’s another triumph for Suzuki and the Bach Collegium Japan. \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight:bold\"\u003eFANFARE: George Chien \u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"BIS","offers":[{"title":"SACD","offer_id":49711273869592,"sku":"7318599920214","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/4346\/3192\/files\/2309519.jpg?v=1777791755","url":"https:\/\/hbdirect.com\/products\/bach-cantatas-vol-58","provider":"HBDirect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}