DVD Box 2007
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Cantatas BWV 33, 36, 38, 48, 60, 132, 172, 182, 185
Each DVD (in German, no subtitles) includes a film recording of the respective cantata, introductory workshop, reflection lecture of the speaker and a film portrait of the J. S. Bach Foundation.
"Allein zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ"(Alone to thee, Lord Jesus Christ)
Cantata BWV 33 for alto (Ruth Sandhoff), tenor (Andreas Post) and bass (Markus Volpert), vocal ensemble, oboe I + II, bassoon, strings and continuo.
Reflection lecture: Susanne Sinclair
"Schwingt freudig euch Empor" (Soar joyfully aloft)
Cantata BWV 36 for soprano (Nuria Rial), alto (Claude Eichenberger), tenor (Johannes Kaleschke) and bass (Klaus Häger), choir, oboe d’amore I+II, bassoon, strings and continuo.
Reflection lecture: Urs Widmer
"Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu Dir" (In deept distress I cry to thee)
Cantata BWV 38 for soprano (Guro Hjemli), alto (Ruth Sandhoff) and tenor (Johannes Kaleschke), vocal ensemble, trombone I–IV, oboe I+II, bassoon, strings and continuo.
Reflection lecture: Robert Nef
"Ich elender Mensch, wer wird mich erlösen" (A poor man am I; who will set me free)
Cantata BWV 48 for alto (Ruth Sandhoff), tenor (Johannes Kaleschke), choir, oboe I + II, bassoon, strings and continuo.
Reflection lecture: Ursula Pia Jauch
"O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort" (Eternity, thou thundrous word)
Cantata BWV 60 for soprano (Miriam Feuersinger), alto (Claude Eichenberger), tenor (Bernhard Berchthold), bass (Markus Volpert), oboe, oboe d‘amore I+II, strings and continuo.
Reflection lecture: Peter Gross
"Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn!" (Make ready the pathways, make ready the road!)
Cantata BWV 132 for soprano (Eva Oltiványi), alto (Markus Forster), tenor (Julius Pfeifer), bass (Wolf Matthias Friedrich), oboe, bassoon, strings and continuo.
Reflection lecture: Klara Obermüller
"Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten" (Resound now, ye lyrics, ring out now, ye lyres!)
Cantata BWV 172 for soprano (Eva Oltiványi), alto (Markus Forster), tenor (Bernhard Berchtold) and bass (Raphael Jud), choir, trumpet I-III, timpani, bassoon, strings and continuo.
Reflection lecture: Georg Kohler
"Himmelskönig, sei willkommen" (King of heaven, thou are welcome)
Cantata BWV 182 for alto (Claude Eichenberger), tenor (Bernhard Berchtold) and bass (Raphael Jud), choir, recorder, strings and continuo.
Reflection lecture: Gottfried Wagner
"Barmherziges Herze der ewigen Liebe" (O heart filled with mercy and love everlasting)
Cantata BWV 185 for soprano (Regina Kabis), alto (Alex Potter), tenor (Jens Weber) und bass (Markus Volpert), oboe, stings and continuo.
Reflection lecture: Pia Reinacher
Choir and Orchestra of the J. S. Bach Foundation
Conductor: Rudolf Lutz