
Bach, A Life in Music (vol. 2): The Weimar Years
Muscial DirectionPaul AgnewSet : Les Arts Florissantscd
1708: Bach moved to Weimar. For the second volume in this series devoted to each new stage in his life, Paul Agnew and Les Arts Florissants show us how the composer appropriated the usages of the church cantata to his own ends. Borrowing from the French style and reinterpreting the Italian concerto, he left a lasting mark on the genre and blazed a new trail for it.
Distribution :
Paul Agnew
- musical direction
Benjamin Allard
- organ
Miriam Allan
- soprano
Violaine Le Chenadec
- soprano
Maarten Engeltjes
- countertenor
Nicolas Kuntzelmann
- countertenor
Thomas Hobbs
- tenor
Benoît Rameau
- tenor
Edward Grint
- bass
Anicet Castel
- bass
Comment :
Johann Sebastian Bach:
Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen BWV 12
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland BWV 61
Himmelskönig, sei willkommen BWV 182
Georg Philipp Telemann:
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland TWV 1:1178