Bach / Telemann / Jaroussky / Barockorchester Sacred Cantatas CD

BACH / SACRED CANTATAS - For his first album devoted entirely to works sung in German, star countertenor Philippe Jaroussky has chosen four religious cantatas: two by J.S. Bach (including the much-loved 'Ich habe genug') and two by Georg Philipp Telemann. Jaroussky is accompanied by the Freiburger Barockorchester, which also joined him for live performances at Berlin in 2015 as part of the singer's season as artist-in-residence at the city's historic Konzerthaus. In late 2015 Jaroussky performed these works before a capacity audience at Berlin's historic Konzerthaus, where he was artist-in-residence in the 2015-16 season; this concert marked the first time he had sung in German to a German audience. "The voice of an angel" were the words of the Berliner Tagesspiegel, which also made clear that Jaroussky had the vocal means to express the drama of Telemann's 'Mount of Olives' cantata. The Berliner Morgenpost, meanwhile, highlighted the singer's readiness to venture into new areas of repertoire, describing him as "perhaps the most adventurous of today's countertenors". The writer also praised Jaroussky's "exquisitely fine legato" and evoked the way his "plaintive descant glowed over the inky-black accompaniment" in the Telemann. The instrumental ensemble in Berlin, as on this recording, was the Freiburger Barockorchester, which gave it's first concert nearly 30 years ago and is established as one of the finest ensembles in the field of historically informed performance.

1. Bach, JS: Cantata No. 170, "Vergn?gte Ruh, Beliebte Seelenlust", BWV 170: I. "Vergn?gte Ruh, Beliebte Seelenlust " - Philippe Jaroussky 2. Bach, JS: Cantata No. 170, "Vergn?gte Ruh, Beliebte Seelenlust", BWV 170: II. "Die Welt, Das S?ndenhaus" - Philippe Jaroussky 3. Bach, JS: Cantata No. 170, "Vergn?gte Ruh, Beliebte Seelenlust", BWV 170: III. "Wie Jammern Mich Doch Die Verkehrten Herzen" - Philippe Jaroussky 4. Bach, JS: Cantata No. 170, "Vergn?gte Ruh, Beliebte Seelenlust", BWV 170: IV. "Wer Sollte Sich Demnach" - Philippe Jaroussky 5. Bach, JS: Cantata No. 170, "Vergn?gte Ruh, Beliebte Seelenlust", BWV 170: V. "Mir Ekelt Mehr Zu Leben" - Philippe Jaroussky 6. Telemann: Cantata, "Der Am ?lberg Zagende Jesus", TWV 1: 364: I. "Die Stille Nacht Umschloss Den Kreis Der Erden" - Philippe Jaroussky 7. Telemann: Cantata, "Der Am ?lberg Zagende Jesus", TWV 1: 364: II. "Ich Bin Betr?bt Bis in Den Tod" - Philippe Jaroussky 8. Telemann: Cantata, "Der Am ?lberg Zagende Jesus", TWV 1: 364: III. "Er Rung Die Heil'gen H?nde" - Philippe Jaroussky Telemann: Cantata, "Der Am ?lberg Zagende Jesus", TWV 1: 364: IV. "Mein Vater! Wenn Dir's Wohlgef?llt" - Philippe Jaroussky 9. Telemann: Cantata, "Der Am ?lberg Zagende Jesus", TWV 1: 364: V. "Allein, Die Angst Nahm Jeden Nu" - Philippe Jaroussky 10. Telemann: Cantata, "Der Am ?lberg Zagende Jesus", TWV 1: 364: VI. "Kommet Her, Ihr Menschenkinder" - Philippe Jaroussky 11. Bach, JS: Cantata No. 82, "Ich Habe Genug", BWV 82: I. "Ich Habe Genug" - Philippe Jaroussky 12. Bach, JS: Cantata No. 82, "Ich Habe Genug", BWV 82: II. "Ich Habe Genug" - Philippe Jaroussky 13. Bach, JS: Cantata No. 82, "Ich Habe Genug", BWV 82: III. "Schlummert Ein, Ihr Matten Augen" - Philippe Jaroussky 14. Bach, JS: Cantata No. 82, "Ich Habe Genug", BWV 82: IV. "Mein Gott ! Wann Kommt Das Sch÷ne - Nun !" - Philippe Jaroussky 15. Bach, JS: Cantata No. 82, "Ich Habe Genug", BWV 82: V. "Ich Freue Mich Auf Meinen Tod" - Philippe Jaroussky 16. Telemann: Cantata, "Jesus Liegt in Letzten Z?gen", TWV 1: 983: I. "Jesus Liegt in Letzten Z?gen" - Philippe Jaroussky 17. Telemann: Cantata, "Jesus Liegt in Letzten Z?gen", TWV 1: 983: II. "Erbarmensw?rd'ger Blick!" - Philippe Jaroussky 18. Telemann: Cantata, "Jesus Liegt in Letzten Z?gen", TWV 1: 983: III. "Mein Liebster Heiland" - Philippe Jaroussky 19. Telemann: Cantata, "Jesus Liegt in Letzten Z?gen", TWV 1: 983: IV. "Jedoch, Da Dir's Gef?llt" - Philippe Jaroussky 20. Telemann: Cantata, "Jesus Liegt in Letzten Z?gen", TWV 1: 983: V. "Darauf Freuet Sich Mein Geist" - Philippe Jaroussky