Bach: Cantatas pour Luther, BWV 76, 79 & 80 The Montreal Baroque & Eric Milnes

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes, BWV 76:
• 1 I. Die Himmel erzahlen die Ehre Gottes 04:01
• 2 II. So läßt sich Gott nicht unbezeuget! 01:25
• 3 III. Hört, ihr Völker, Gottes Stimme 05:23
• 4 IV. Wer aber hört 00:35
• 5 V. Fahr hin, abgöttische Zunft! 03:10
• 6 VI. Du hast uns, Herr, von allen Straßen 01:18
• 7 VII. Es woll uns Gott genädig sein 02:29
• 8 VIII. Sinfonia 02:47
• 9 IX. Gott segne noch die treue Schar 00:47
• 10 X. Hasse nur, hasse mich recht 02:43
• 11 XI. Ich fühle schon im Geist 00:51
• 12 XII. Liebt, ihr Christen, in der Tat! 02:36
• 13 XIII. So soll die Christenheit 00:40
• 14 XIV. Es danke Gott und lobe dich 02:28
• Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild, BWV 79:
• 15 I. Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild 04:52
• 16 II. Gott ist unsre Sonn und Schild! 03:14
• 17 III. Nun danket alle Gott 01:56
• 18 IV. Gottlob, wir wissen den rechten Weg zur Seligkeit 00:48
• 19 V. Gott, ach Gott, verlaß die Deinen 03:05
• 20 VI. Erhalt uns in der Wahrheit 00:32
• Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 80:
• 21 I. Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott 05:29
• 22 II. Alles, was von Gott geboren 03:25
• 23 III. Erwäge doch, Kind Gottes 01:44
• 24 IV. Komm in mein Herzenshaus 03:17
• 25 V. Und wenn die Welt voll Teufel wär 03:16
• 26 VI. So stehe dann bei Christi blutgefarbten Fahne 01:13
• 27 VII. Wie selig sind doch die, die Gott im Munde tragen 04:20
• 28 VIII. Das Wort sie sollen lassen stehn 00:56
• Total Runtime 01:09:20

Info for Bach: Cantatas pour Luther, BWV 76, 79 & 80

Scandalized by the abuses of the Catholic clergy, on October 31 1517, the Augustinian monk Martin Luther posted his Ninety-Five Theses on the door of All Saints’ Church in Wittenberg. The document condemned the selling of indulgences, advocated radical reforms, and set out his doctrine of justification by faith alone. Every October 31 since the early 16th century, Lutheran communities have celebrated the Feast of the Reformation. In his role as cantor at the Saint Thomas church in Leipzig, Bach wrote two cantatas to be sung for the occasion: the first version of BWV 80, likely composed in 1723, and two years later BWV 79. Cantata BWV 76 was written for the second Sunday after Trinity, and the second part was offered to the church of Saint Paul for its Reformation celebrations in 1724, 1729, 1740, and 1745. This is the eighth release in ATMA’s project to record the sacred cantatas of J.S. Bach in conjunction with Festival Montréal Baroque. This cycle is performed in keeping with the latest scholarship on Bach’s own performances, with the chorus sections sung by the four soloists, one voice per part.

Hélène Brunet, soprano
Michael Taylor, countertenor
Philippe Gagné, tenor
Jesse Blumberg, baritone
Montréal Baroque
Eric Milnes, conductor

Eric Milnes
is Director of New York Baroque, Artistic Director and Conductor of The Trinity Consort, Portland, Oregon, harpsichordist with The New York Collegium, Ensemble Rebel and Les Boréades, and Director of Music at St. John's of Lattingtown Episcopal Church in New York. He has performed at the Boston Early Music Festival, the Berkeley Bach Festival, the Utrecht (Holland) Festival, and the New England Bach Festival, and in every major North American and European city. His performances have been broadcast on WNCN, New York, WQXR, New York, WBGN, Boston, National Public Radio, the CBC, and Norwegian, Swedish and German state radio stations. Mr. Milnes has recorded for a number of labels, including ATMA.

The Montreal Baroque
ensemble brings together some of Montreal's finest early music performers. The ensemble was created especially for the Montreal Baroque Festival, which has taken place annualy in scenic Old Montreal. An initiative of Montreal gambist and cellist Susie Napper, the Montreal Baroque Festival is held over four days at the end of June ever since 2003. Thanks to her exceptional charisma and mild extravagance, Susie Napper, fittingly nominated “Personality of the Year 2002” by the Conseil Québécois de la Musique, has succeeded in developing a truly exciting and popular cultural event.

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