Bach J.S. Cantatas / M.Janková / Collegium 1704 / V.Luks

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) - Cantatas

Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten BWV 202 (Wedding Cantata) 19:34

1. I. Aria Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten 6:28

2. II. Recitativo Die Welt wird wieder neu 0:23

3. III. Aria Phoebus eilt mit schnellen Pferden 2:52

4. IV. Recitativo Drum sucht auch Amor sein Vergnügen 0:42

5. V. Aria Wenn die Frühlingslüfte streichen 2:27

6. VI. Recitativo Und dieses ist das Glücke 0:46

7. VII. Aria Sich üben im Lieben 3:57

8. VIII. Recitativo So sei das Band der keuschen Liebe 0:22

9. IX. Aria (Gavotte) Sehet in Zufriedenheit 1:24

Ich habe genug BWV 82a (Cantata to the feast of Purification of the Virgin Mary) 23:51

10. I. Aria Ich habe genug! 8:43

11. II. Recitativo Ich habe genug! Mein Trost ist nur allein 1:08

12. III. Aria Schlummert ein, ihr matten Augen 9:35

13. IV. Recitativo Mein Gott! Wenn kömmt das schöne: Nun! 0:48

14. V. Aria Ich freue mich auf meinen Tod 3:29

Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen BWV 51 (Cantata for the 15th Sunday after Trinity) 15:20

15. I. Aria Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen! 3:55

16. II. Recitativo Wir beten zu dem Tempel an 2:10

17. III. Aria Höchster, mache deine Güte 3:33

18. IV. Choral Sei Lob und Preis mit Ehren Gott 3:32

19. V. Aria Alleluja! 2:04

Martina Janková - soprano

Helena Zemanová - leader (solo 5), Xenia Löffler - baroque oboe (solo 1, 7, 9), Julie Braná - baroque transverse flute (solo 10, 14), Jaroslav Rouček - baroque trumpet (solo 15, 19), Collegium 1704 (on period instruments), conductor Václav Luks

Recorded live at the Church of St. Adalbertus (Sv. Vojtěch), Opava, September 30 - October 1, 2012.

The soprano Martina Janková, a Zurich Opera soloist since 1998, has been a frequent guest of the Salzburg Festival and worked with conductors of such renown as Gardiner, Harnoncourt, Fedoseyev, Herreweghe, Rattle, etc. She also participated in Gardiner's acclaimed Bach Cantatas project. On the present recording, Janková returns to the Bach repertoire alongside the distinguished Czech Baroque ensemble Collegium 1704, conducted by Václav Luks. Their different purposes (the first being a wedding cantata, the other two sacred works) notwithstanding, the three cantatas featured on the album have something in common: each of them in a way treats one of the possible forms of joy. Bach's musical world is close to Martina Janková's sensibility and voice - both in virtuoso coloratura passages (Jauchzet Gott) and fine expressive nuances (Ich habe genug). The live recording further augments the immediate experience with encountering Bach's beautiful and inimitable music.

The world of Bach's cantatas through Martina Janková's voice - brilliant, colourful, lush...

(Supraphon 2013)