J. S. Bach - Cantata BWV 172
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
The DVD (in German, no subtitles) includes a film recording of the complete cantata, the reflection lecture of the speaker and a film portrait of the J. S. Bach Foundation.
"Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten" (Resound now, ye lyrics, ring out now, ye lyres!)
Cantata BWV 172 for Pentecost (Whitsunday) for soprano, alto, tenor and bass, vocal ensemble, trumpets I-III, timpani, bassoon, strings and continuo.
Solists
Eva Oltiványi, soprano; Markus Forster, alto; Bernhard Berchtold, tenor; Raphael Jud, bass.
Choir
Soprano: Susanne Frei, Guro Hjemli, Noëmi Tran-Rediger
Alto: Jan Börner, Antonia Frey, Dorothee Labusch
Tenor: Walter Siegel, Clemens Flämig, Marcel Fässler
Bass: Fabrice Hayoz, Philippe Rayot, Chasper Mani
Orchestra
Violine: Renate Steinmann (orchestra leader), Martin Korrodi, Silvia Gmür, Sabine Hochstrasser, Mario Huter, Livia Wiersisch
Viola: Susanna Hefti, Joanna Bilger, Martina Bischof, Anna Pfister
Violoncello: Martin Zeller
Violone: Iris Finkbeiner
Fagott: Susanne Landert
Trumpet: Patrick Henrichs, Peter Hasel, Klaus Pfeiffer
Timpani: Martin Hoffman
Organ: Nicola Cumer
Conductor: Rudolf Lutz
Reflection lecture: Georg Kohler
Recording and production
Sound engineer: Stefan Ritzenthaler, Johannes Widmer
Producer: Meinrad Keel
Production: GALLUS MEDIA AG, Switzerland