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.
2 Bach, JS: Cantata No. 170, "Vergnügte Ruh, Beliebte Seelenlust", BWV 170: II. "Die Welt, Das Sündenhaus" - Philippe Jaroussky
3 Bach, JS: Cantata No. 170, "Vergnügte Ruh, Beliebte Seelenlust", BWV 170: III. "Wie Jammern Mich Doch Die Verkehrten Herzen" - Philippe Jaroussky
4 Bach, JS: Cantata No. 170, "Vergnügte Ruh, Beliebte Seelenlust", BWV 170: IV. "Wer Sollte Sich Demnach" - Philippe Jaroussky
5 Bach, JS: Cantata No. 170, "Vergnügte Ruh, Beliebte Seelenlust", BWV 170: V. "Mir Ekelt Mehr Zu Leben" - Philippe Jaroussky
6 Telemann: Cantata, "Der Am Ölberg Zagende Jesus", TWV 1: 364: I. "Die Stille Nacht Umschloss Den Kreis Der Erden" - Philippe Jaroussky
7 Telemann: Cantata, "Der Am Ölberg Zagende Jesus", TWV 1: 364: II. "Ich Bin Betrübt Bis in Den Tod" - Philippe Jaroussky
8 Telemann: Cantata, "Der Am Ölberg Zagende Jesus", TWV 1: 364: III. "Er Rung Die Heil'gen Hände" - Philippe Jaroussky Telemann: Cantata, "Der Am Ölberg Zagende Jesus", TWV 1: 364: IV. "Mein Vater! Wenn Dir's Wohlgefällt" - Philippe Jaroussky
9 Telemann: Cantata, "Der Am Ölberg Zagende Jesus", TWV 1: 364: V. "Allein, Die Angst Nahm Jeden Nu" - Philippe Jaroussky
10 Telemann: Cantata, "Der Am Ölberg 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 Schöne - 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 Zügen", TWV 1: 983: I. "Jesus Liegt in Letzten Zügen" - Philippe Jaroussky
17 Telemann: Cantata, "Jesus Liegt in Letzten Zügen", TWV 1: 983: II. "Erbarmenswürd'ger Blick!" - Philippe Jaroussky
18 Telemann: Cantata, "Jesus Liegt in Letzten Zügen", TWV 1: 983: III. "Mein Liebster Heiland" - Philippe Jaroussky
19 Telemann: Cantata, "Jesus Liegt in Letzten Zügen", TWV 1: 983: IV. "Jedoch, Da Dir's Gefällt" - Philippe Jaroussky
20 Telemann: Cantata, "Jesus Liegt in Letzten Zügen", TWV 1: 983: V. "Darauf Freuet Sich Mein Geist" - Philippe Jaroussky
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.
