Christian Senn, laBarocca & Ruben Jais - Bach: The Solo Cantatas for Bass (2018) [Official Digital Download 24/48]

With a new disc given over to three cantatas for bass by JS Bach, Christian Senn gives valid voice to that ever-continuing need of bringing the Kantor’s scores alive in fresh recordings. The career of the Chileanborn baritone Senn currently sees him having a strong – and much-applauded – affinity for music of the Baroque, be it in Vivaldi operas, or the Passions and other choral masterpieces by Bach; this is in addition to him impressing greatly in bel canto repertory – notably in Mozart.

On this new release from Glossa (where Senn is operating with a rich and deep bass-baritone colouring to his voice) there are not just the two principal Bach cantatas for solo bass – Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56 and Ich habe genug, BWV 82 – but also the third and more rarely aired work, Der Friede sei mit dir, BWV 158, in which the soloist is joined by a chorus of sopranos.

In his exploration of the mystery of these sacred cantatas, Senn is beautifully supported by Ruben Jais and his Milan-based laBarocca. This is not the period ensemble’s first recording for Glossa – Jais directed it on a previous occasion when accompanying Sonia Prina in her Gluck recital, Heroes in love – and more releases can be expected from this combination in the near future. There is space also for Marc Trautmann to contribute a wry and lively booklet essay placing the three Bach cantatas – and Senn’s recording of them – in an illuminating context.

Tracklist:
1. Christian Senn, laBarocca & Ruben Jais – Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56: I. Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen (07:37)
2. Christian Senn, laBarocca & Ruben Jais – Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56: II. Mein Wandel auf der Welt (01:53)
3. Christian Senn, laBarocca & Ruben Jais – Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56: III. Endlich, endlich wird mein Joch (06:32)
4. Christian Senn, laBarocca & Ruben Jais – Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56: IV. Ich stehe fertig und bereit (01:36)
5. laBarocca & Ruben Jais – Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56: V. Komm, o Tod, du Schlafes Bruder (01:39)
6. Christian Senn, laBarocca & Ruben Jais – Der Friede sei mit dir, BWV 158: I. Der Friede sei mit dir (01:55)
7. Christian Senn, laBarocca & Ruben Jais – Der Friede sei mit dir, BWV 158: II. Welt, ade, ich bin dein mude (07:14)
8. Christian Senn, laBarocca & Ruben Jais – Der Friede sei mit dir, BWV 158: III. Nun Herr, regiere meinen Sinn (01:37)
9. laBarocca & Ruben Jais – Der Friede sei mit dir, BWV 158: IV. Hier ist das rechte Osterlamm (01:18)
10. Christian Senn, laBarocca & Ruben Jais – Ich habe genug, BWV 82: I. Ich habe genug (07:30)
11. Christian Senn, laBarocca & Ruben Jais – Ich habe genug, BWV 82: II. Ich habe genug! Mein Trost ist nur allein (01:20)
12. Christian Senn, laBarocca & Ruben Jais – Ich habe genug, BWV 82: III. Schlummert ein, ihr matten Augen (10:01)
13. Christian Senn, laBarocca & Ruben Jais – Ich habe genug, BWV 82: IV. Mein Gott! Wann kömmt das schöne (00:54)
14. Christian Senn, laBarocca & Ruben Jais – Ich habe genug, BWV 82: V. Ich freue mich auf meinen Tod (03:25)


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