ECM New Series 1774
Playing time: 69'08
Recorded January 2001
Himmelfahrtskirche Sendling, München
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Bach / Webern: Ricercar
Christoph Poppen / Münchener Kammerorchester / The Hilliard Ensemble
Contents:
| 1. | Johann Sebastian Bach: Fuga (Ricercata) a 6 voci from "Das musikalische Opfer" BWV 1079/5 Orchestrated by Anton Webern | [8:49] |
| 2. | Anton Webern: String Quartet (1905) Orchestrated by Christoph Poppen | [19:18] |
| Johann Sebastian Bach Cantata No. 4 "Christ lag in Todesbanden" BWV 4 | ||
| 3. | Sinfonia - Versus I: Coro | [5:07] |
| 4. | Versus II: Duetto (Soprano, Alto) | [3:52] |
| 5. | Versus III: Aria (Tenore) | [2:03] |
| 6. | Versus IV: Coro | [2:18] |
| 7. | Versus V: Aria (Basso) | [3:05] |
| 8. | Versus VI: Duetto (Soprano, Tenore) - Versus VII: Choral | [3:01] |
| Anton Webern Five Movements for String Quartet op. 5 Version for String Orchestra | ||
| 9. | I Heftig bewegt | [2:45] |
| 10. | II Sehr langsam | [2:26] |
| 11. | III Sehr lebhaft | [0:43] |
| 12. | IV Sehr langsam | [1:56] |
| 13. | V In zarter Bewegung | [4:02] |
| 14. | Johann Sebastian Bach: Fuga (Ricercata) a 6 voci from "Das musikalische Opfer" BWV 1079/5 Orchestrated by Anton Webern | [9:00] |
Performers:
Christoph Poppen
Münchener Kammerorchester
The Hilliard Ensemble
Monika Mauch, soprano
David James, countertenor
Rogers Covey-Crump, tenor
Gordon Jones, baritone
Description:
J. S. Bach's cantata "Christ lag in Todesbanden" provided a context for "Morimur", the celebrated Christoph Poppen/Hilliard performance of Bach's "Ciaconna" which reveraled "hidden chorales." The cantata is now at the centre of a new recording focussed on connections between Bach and Anton Webern. Christoph Poppen is the "spiritus rector" of the project, directing the Munich Chamber Orchestra and contributing his own, remarkable orchestration of Webern's revelatory String Quartet 1905.