Bach: Motets, BWV 225-230

On this CD:

1. Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, motet for chorus & continuo, BWV 225
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Vienna Concentus Musicus
Conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt

2. Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf, motet for chorus & continuo, BWV 226
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Vienna Concentus Musicus
Conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt

3. Komm, Jesu, komm, motet for chorus & continuo, BWV 229
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Vienna Concentus Musicus
Conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt

4. Jesu, meine Freude, motet for chorus & continuo, BWV 227
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Vienna Concentus Musicus
Conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt

5. Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir, motet for chorus & continuo, BWV 228
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Vienna Concentus Musicus
Conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt

6. Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, motet for chorus & continuo, BWV 230
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Vienna Concentus Musicus
Conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt

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Bach: Motets BWV 225-231, Cantatas
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  • Eat your heart out, Marilyn Manson
  • A masterpiece of choral artistry
  • centerpiece for choir lovers
 Bach: Motets BWV 225-231, Cantatas
Johann Sebastian Bach , John Eliot Gardiner , Gillian Fisher , Elisabeth Priday , Richard Savage , Ashley Stafford , Neil McKenzie , English Baroque Soloists , and Monteverdi Choir
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ASIN: B000005E9X
Release Date: 1993-04-13

Tracks:

  1. Motet: Komm, Jesu, komm (BWV 229)
  2. Cantata: O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht (BWV 118)
  3. Motets: Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf (BWV 226)
  4. Motets: Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden (BWV 230)
  5. Motets: Sei Lob und Preis mit Ehren (BWV 231)
  6. Motets: Der Gerechte kommt um
  7. Motets: Furchte dich nicht (BWV 228)

Tracks:

  1. Motets: Jesu, meine Freude (BWV 227)
  2. Motets: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied (BWV 225)
  3. Cantata: Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft (BWV 50)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Eat your heart out, Marilyn Manson.......2006-04-16

This was the first CD I ever bought, back when CD players were still cutting-edge technology. Now, more than a decade later, I still listen to it regularly.

In fact, this CD ranks as my all-time favorite for playing at ear-bud volume while rocketing down the highway. My apologies to the Seattle police -- and to the millions of kids who will never know that Bach's Motets kick industrial metal's ass (and just about everything else) when it comes to pure emotional transcendence.

5 out of 5 stars A masterpiece of choral artistry.......2003-05-15

Not only is the composer Johann Sebastian Bach, but John Eliot Gardiner has interpreted him in very fine fashion.

Among the works featured in this album are ensemble pieces of four-part harmony, but there are polyphonic sequences, and sequences featuring solo singers.

This is a double disk album, making it especially valuable.

The choir has excellent diction, all in German. There is a strong, clear soprano section enabling a flexible, versatile dynamic range. The basses and tenors are similarly skilled.

Incidental music is unobtrusive and enhances the choral presentation.

The overall effect is awe-inspiring and elevating.

5 out of 5 stars centerpiece for choir lovers.......2000-03-29

If you love J.S. Bach, if you love choir music, this double CD is an essential purchase. Get a taste, try "Komm, Jesu, Komm". It's built in several parts; each takes you to a higher level, and after the sequence ("du bist der rechte Weg...") which gets me high each time I hear it, the motet ends with a lovely aria. But then, there's so much more to discover here! Gardiner and the Monteverdi choir are the reference level. However, be aware that this CD could suddenly dissappear from the market (in Germany, it has). Don't hesitate: this is a must for all lovers of the b-minor Mass and St. Matthew's Passion where choir music also plays a prominent role.
J.S. Bach: Motets
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Very interesting
  • A pleasant surprise...for the price!
 J.S. Bach: Motets

Manufacturer: Naxos
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ASIN: B0000014AM
Release Date: 1997-08-05

Tracks:

  1. Singet Dem Herrin Ein Neues Lied, BWV 225
  2. Der Geist Hilft Unsrer Schwachheit Auf, BWV 226
  3. Jesu, Meine Freude, BWV 227
  4. Furchte Dich Nicht, BWV 228
  5. Komm, Jesu, Komm, BWV 229
  6. Lobet Den Herrn, Alle Heiden, BWV 230

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Very interesting.......2004-04-20

Hey, you can buy this cd, dont think it's a bad one just for its price. You can learn many new things with this recording. It has some interesting things. You' ll enjoy it. Get it!

4 out of 5 stars A pleasant surprise...for the price!.......1999-11-10

This a good quality recording of the complete set of Bach's motets. The Scholars Baroque Ensemble does a wonderful job with small forces of fewer than 10, often with one singer per part. A real showcase for the singers' virtuosity. The German diction is quite good, and the interpretations are lively, although some of the ritards at cadences are a bit much. Overall, a real find.
Bach: The Six Motets
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    		Bach: The Six Motets

    Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
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    ASIN: B000002ZMH
    Release Date: 1993-06-16

    Tracks:

    1. Komm, Jesu, komm!, BWV 229: Komm, Jesu, komm!
    2. Komm, Jesu, komm!, BWV 229: Drum schliess ich mich in deine Hande und sage
    3. Lobet den Herrn alle Heiden, BWV 230: Lobet den Herrn alle Heiden
    4. Lobet den Herrn alle Heiden, BWV 230: Alleluja
    5. Furchte dich nicht, BWV 228: Furchte dich nicht
    6. Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf, BWV 226: Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf
    7. Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf, BWV 226: Der aber die Herzen forschet
    8. Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf, BWV 226: Du heilige Brunst
    9. Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227: Jesu, meine Freude
    10. Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227: Es ist nun nichts Verdamliches an denen
    11. Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227: Unter deinem Schirmen bin ich vor den Sturmen aller Feinde frei
    12. Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227: Denn das Gesetz des Geistes
    13. Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227: Trotz dem alten Drachen
    14. Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227: Ihr aber seid nicht fleischlich
    15. Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227: Weg mit allen Schatzen!
    16. Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227: So aber Christus in euch ist
    17. Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227: Gute Nacht
    18. Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227: So nun der Geist des
    19. Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227: Weicht
    20. Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 225: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied
    21. Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 225: Wie sich ein Vater erbarmet uber seine junge Kinderlein
    22. Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 225: Lobet den Herrn in seinin Taten

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    This version of Bach's motets earns high marks for its sensible tempos and thoughtful--not idiosyncratic--interpretive decisions, including use of continuo cello, violone, theorbo, and organ. Choral lines are distinct, voices are ideally balanced, and phrasing and dynamics are fully respecting of the texts and harmonic texture. Overall, this recording makes an excellent first choice for this repertoire. --David Vernier
    Bach: Motets
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      		Bach: Motets

      Manufacturer: Hanssler Classics
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      1. Bach: Secular Cantatas, BWV 202-204
      2. Bach: Motets BWV 225-231, Cantatas
      3. Bach: Secular Cantatas, BWV 210-211

      ASIN: B00000JNJV
      Release Date: 1999-07-13

      Tracks:

      1. I Will Not Leave You Before You Bless Me (Bwv159)
      2. Be Not Afraid, I Am With You (Bwv228)
      3. Praise To The Lord In Every Land (Bwv 160)
      4. Sing Now To God New Songs Of Praise (Bwv 225)
      5. The Spirit Makes Our Weakness Strong (Bwv 226)

      Tracks:

      1. Come, Jesus, Come (BWV 229)
      2. Jesus, My Salvation (BWV 227)
      3. O Jesus Christ, Light Of My Life (BWV 118)
      4. See, The Righteous Must Die (BWV deest)
      5. Praise Ye The Lord, Praise Him, All Ye Nations (BWV 230)
      J. S. Bach: Motets [Hybrid SACD]
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • a voice teacher and early music fan
      		 J. S. Bach: Motets [Hybrid SACD]

      Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr.
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      ASIN: B0000CEWUW
      Release Date: 2004-02-10

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars a voice teacher and early music fan.......2007-01-19

      'Bach's motets are among his most perfect works and constitute one of the summits of Western polyphony. Whether they are festive in nature or intended for funeral services, these six pieces for small choir are striking in their extraordinary musical variety, as well as in the perfect fusion of the words and music.'
      Unlike Bach's sacred cantatas, the Passions and the oratorios that were all written as part of Bach's duties as the Cantor of St. Thomas's, the motets were written on commission for specific occasions, and therefore occupy a special place in his output. Moreover, they are distinctly different from other large church compositions, in that they are predomintly vocal in character. Finally , the motets are distinguished by a tendency to the individualism of each separate work. This, of course, can be applied to all of Bach's works, but in other 'sets' of compositions there is more of a pronounced relationship between the individual pieces than in the motets, which are dominated by features peculiar to each one of them. The vocal treatment in the motets is more varied than it is in most of his other music. One reason for this might be that he is attempting to compensate for the absence of obligato instruments that lend so much color and variety to the cantatas, Passions and oratorios.
      The translation for the title of each motet follows: 'Singet dem Herm ein neues Lied' (Sing unto the Lord a new song)- 'Der geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf' (Likewise the spirit also helpeth our infirmities)- 'Jesu meine Freude'(Jesu,my joy)- 'Furchte dich nicht' (Fear not)- 'Komm, Jesu, komm' (Come, Jesu,come)- 'Lobet den Herm, alle Heiden' (Oh praise the Lord, all ye nations).
      Rene Jacobs has done his usual great job of pulling this altogether into one cohesive rendition. The singers are outstanding and perform their solos, etc. with accomplished artistry. I expecially liked the tenor voice of Gerd Turk; his sound is so resonant and clear which makes for a neatly done Bach aria. All in all it's a great Bach experience.
      Bach: Motets
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      		 Bach: Motets
      Johann Sebastian Bach , Raphael Alpermann , Bernarda Fink , Jan Freiheit , Maria Cristina Kiehr , Peter Kooy , Sibylla Rubens , and Rene Jacobs
      Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr.
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      1. Bach: Adventskantaten BWV 36, 61 & 62 / Rubens, Connolly, Prégardiern, Kooy; Herrewecghe

      ASIN: B0000007AX
      Release Date: 1997-03-10

      Tracks:

      1. Sing Unto The Lord A New Song, BWV 225. Chor: Singet Dem Herm Ein Neues Lied
      2. Sing Unto The Lord A New Song, BWV 225. Air: Gott, Nimm Dich Ferner Unser An/Choral: Wie Sich...
      3. Sing Unto The Lord A New Song, BWV 225. Air: Gott, Nimm Dich Ferner Unser An/Choral: Die....
      4. Sing Unto The Lord A New Song, BWV 225. Chor: Lobet Den Hern In Seinen Taten
      5. Sing Unto The Lord A New Song, BWV 225. Cori Unisoni: Alles, Was Odem Hat, Lobe Den Hern
      6. Likewise The Spirit Also Helpeth Our Infirmities, BWV 226. Chor/SATB: Der Geist Hilft Unser....
      7. Likewise The Spirit Also Helpeth Our Infirmities, BWV 226. Chor/SATB: Der Aber Die Herzen Forschet
      8. Likewise The Spirit Also Helpeth Our Infirmities, BWV 226. Choral/SATB: Du Heilige Brunst, Susser...
      9. Jesu, My Joy, BWV 227. Choral: Jesu, Meine Freude
      10. Jesu, My Joy, BWV 227: SSATB: Es Ist Nun Nichts Verdammliches
      11. Jesu, My Joy, BWV 227. Choral/SSATB: Unter Deinem Schirmen
      12. Jesu, My Joy, BWV 227: SSA: Denn Das Gesetz Des Geistes
      13. Jesu, My Joy, BWV 227. Choral/SSATB: Trotz Dem Alten Drachen
      14. Jesu, My Joy, BWV 227. Ihr Aber Seid Nicht Fleischlich
      15. Jesu, My Joy, BWV 227. Choral/SSATB: Weg Mit Allen Schatzen
      16. Jesu, My Joy, BWV 227: ATB: So Aber Christus In Euch Ist (Andante)
      17. Jesu, My Joy, BWV 227. Choral/SSAT: Gute Nacht, O Wesen
      18. Jesu, My Joy, BWV 227: SSATB: So Nun Der Geist
      19. Jesu, My Joy, BWV 227. Choral: Weicht, Ihr Trauergeister
      20. Fear Not, BWV 228. Chor: Furchte Dich Nicht
      21. Fear Not, BWV 228. Chor: Denn Ich Habe Dich Erloset
      22. Come Jesu, Come, BWV 229. Chor: Kamm, Jesu, Komm
      23. Come Jesu, Come, BWV 229. Air Solo: Drum Schliess Ich Mich In Deine Hande
      24. Come Jesu, Come, BWV 229. Air Chor: Drum Schliess Ich Mich In Deine Hande
      25. Oh Praise The Lord, All Ye Nations, BWV 230: Oh Praise The Lord, All Ye Nations: Lobet Den Hern
      26. Oh Praise The Lord, All Ye Nations, BWV 230: Oh Praise The Lord, All Ye Nations: Halleluja

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Supreme Music - Supreme Performance.......2006-03-24

      Everything about this CD is a winner. Time and again this superb German choir proves itself to be the ultimate in this genre. Clarity of line and diction, purity of sound, apt style and expressiveness, impeccable intonation and technique, they have got it all. If a whole CD of choral music scares you off, then you have to try this one. There is not a hint of monotony or overkill. You won't want it to end. These gifts from Bach could not sound any fresher or more appealing.
      Bach: Motets
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        		Bach: Motets

        Manufacturer: Bmg Int'l
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        ASIN: B000001TZE
        Release Date: 1997-08-12

        Tracks:

        1. Singet Dem Herrn Ein Neues Lied Bwv 225
        2. Komm, Jesu, Komm Bwv 229
        3. Jesu, Meine Freude Bwv 227
        4. Der Geist Hilft Unsrer Schwacheit Auf Bwv 226
        5. Furchte Dich Herren, Alle Heiden Bwv 230
        6. Lobet Den Herren, Alle Heiden Bwv 230

        Amazon.com

        Cantus Cölln is the first group to record these six motets one-voice-per-part, and the approach pays off nicely. These pieces are difficult rhetorically as well as musically; a small group of singers can be more flexible and subtle than even a skilled chorus. Konrad Junghänel takes the joyful double-choir motets Singet dem Herrn and Der Geist hilft at a joyfully quick tempo, yet the music never turns to mush, no matter how dense the writing gets. Conversely, he captures the somber mood of Komm, Jesu, komm and the funeral motet Jesu, meine Freude without ever sounding ponderous. (While this is an exemplary performance, those who want an actual choir should try Philippe Herreweghe and his luminous Collegium Vocale on Harmonia Mundi.) --Matthew Westphal
        Bach: Motets, BWV 225-230
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
        • Harnoncourt's Finest Hour, and Teldec's
        		 Bach: Motets, BWV 225-230

        Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
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        ASIN: B00004S4MS
        Release Date: 2001-09-18

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars Harnoncourt's Finest Hour, and Teldec's.......2002-01-17

        Despite having gone through hundreds of recordings in my life, only three Teldec recordings have stayed in my collection, and two of those are by Nikolas Harnoncourt. One of these, "Don Giovanni" highlights, falls in the "good enough" category. The other, this recording of the Bach Motets, falls into the "as good as it gets" category, and I have often wondered why its virtues are not imitated on other discs.

        It would be impossible to overpraise this recording. The Stockholm Bach-Choir is small and exceedingly supple in its singing, and the performance is delicately nuanced in its fine attention to the details and potentials in the music. The counterpoint is so clear and the layers of effects so transparent that at times it seems unbelievable that all that you hear could really be in there. Somehow, at various times, the singers manage to suggest that they are a pipe organ or symphony orchestra!
        And overall, the performance has a warmth and loveliness that I don't ordinarily associate with Harnoncourt. The sound is superb and spacious, revealing no annoying noises no matter what I listen to the disc on.
        Bach: The 6 Motets, BWV 225-230 /Sarum Consort * Mackay
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          		Bach: The 6 Motets, BWV 225-230 /Sarum Consort * Mackay
          Johann Sebastian Bach , Robert Quinney , Sarum Consort , Andrew Mackay , Cecilia Osmond , Olivia Robinson , Alison Bullock , Deborah Mackay , Claire Wilkinson , and Duncan Byrne
          Manufacturer: Gaudeamus
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          ASIN: B00005B0CY
          Release Date: 2001-05-22
          Bach J.S: 6 Motets Bwv 225 - 230
          Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
          • The best presentation of the motet texts yet!
          		 Bach J.S: 6 Motets Bwv 225 - 230
          Ramin , and Thomanerchor Leipzig
          Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
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          ASIN: B00008Y4IP
          Release Date: 2003-05-12

          Tracks:

          1. Singet Dem Herrn Ein Neues Lied, Bwv 225
          2. Der Geist Hilft Undrer Schwachheit Auf, Bwv 226
          3. Jesu, Meine Freude, Bwv 227
          4. Furchte Dich Nicht, Bwv 228
          5. Komm, Jesu Komm, Bwv 229
          6. Lobet Den Herrn, Alle Heiden, Bwv 230

          Album Details

          Part of "Originals" Series.

          Customer Reviews:

          4 out of 5 stars The best presentation of the motet texts yet!.......2005-06-19

          These works present (for me, anyway) a very new interpretation of great music I've loved for a long time. I learned the beauties of Luther's translations by singing these Bach settings, and have always honored the performances that let Luther's power and weight flow forth, driven home by the powerful style of Bach's biggest organ masterpieces. But these performances are different. A bit up-tempo, a bit brighter in the building acoustics, the women's voices a bit more up-front, and suddenly they're conversational, contemporary--actual thoughts, blessed by Luther's words and Bach's harmonies, instead of being mere display-frames for the sounds. It's in some ways a fuller, more complete performance than I've ever heard before. And I think neither Bach nor Luther ever intended their work to get in the way of the texts they worked with, making this reading more authentic, more in line with their intent, than any I've ever heard (or attempted).

          I can't quite give it full marks, on technical grounds, because there is just a bit of raggedness to the choir. Their brisk tempo leaves me, personally, baffled at how they could possibly pack in Bach's great countermelodies and Luther's great strophes, but they do, largely, and the rhythms return closer to speech than worship of the harmonies and vowels. But like speech, there's an occasional splatter of voices hitting the same word not quite together. And the brighter acoustics, while allowing the clear articulations at a more rapid pace, do lose some of the sonorities.

          But still, if I mark this performance down a shade for these weaknesses, I equally wish now I could go back and ding all those others I've loved, just a touch, for not catching the sense of the text in the way that this one does!

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          2. Beethoven: Ten Trios for Piano, Violin and Cello
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          4. Boccherini:String Quartets
          5. Cataldo: Music with obligato guitar
          6. Chopin Book 2
          7. Chopin: Polonaises
          8. Classics of the Americas 2
          9. Classics of the Americas V4
          10. Classics of the Americas, Vol.3: Paraguay - Augustin Barrios: Works for Guitar

          Music Track

          music track

          Recommended Music:

          The Air is Fresher Underground [Enhanced]

          Britten, Rubbra: Piano Concertos

          Bach: Double Concertos

          Music: Concerto Piano 2/Midsummer/Rhapsody Pagan

          Bread & Circuses [Import]

          Back to Bedlam [Explicit Lyrics] [Limited Edition]

          Aspects of Love [Cast Recording]

          Brahms: Hungarian Dances/Dvorák: Slavonic Dances

          Best of the Youngbloods

          Beethoven - Three String Trios, Op. 9 - No. 1 in G Major; No. 2 in D Major; No. 3 in C minor - The Leopold Trio

          Atlantic Jazz: Piano

          Alter Ego

          20 Boleros, Vol. 3

          12 X 5

          The Original Sextet: Complete Studio Master Takes