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J.S. Bach: Motets Edward Higginbottom CD
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  • Artist: Edward Higginbottom
  • Year: 2011
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • UPC: 609465217864
  • Item Number: SRD521786
  • Release date: 08/30/2011
  • 1. Jesu, meine Freude, motet for 5-part chorus, BWV 227 (BC C5), Jesu, meine Freude
  • 2. Jesu, meine Freude, motet for 5-part chorus, BWV 227 (BC C5), Es is nun nichts
  • 3. Jesu, meine Freude, motet for 5-part chorus, BWV 227 (BC C5), Unter deinem Schirmen
  • 4. Jesu, meine Freude, motet for 5-part chorus, BWV 227 (BC C5), Denn das Gesetz
  • 5. Jesu, meine Freude, motet for 5-part chorus, BWV 227 (BC C5), Trotz dem alten Drachen
  • 6. Jesu, meine Freude, motet for 5-part chorus, BWV 227 (BC C5), Ihr aber seid nicht fleischlich
  • 7. Jesu, meine Freude, motet for 5-part chorus, BWV 227 (BC C5), Weg mit allen Schatzen
  • 8. Jesu, meine Freude, motet for 5-part chorus, BWV 227 (BC C5), So aber Christus
  • 9. Jesu, meine Freude, motet for 5-part chorus, BWV 227 (BC C5), Gute Nacht
  • 10. Jesu, meine Freude, motet for 5-part chorus, BWV 227 (BC C5), So nun der Geist
  • 11. Jesu, meine Freude, motet for 5-part chorus, BWV 227 (BC C5), Weicht, ihr Trauergeister
  • 12. Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, motet for chorus & organ, BWV 230 (BC C6)
  • 13. Komm, Jesu, komm, motet for chorus & continuo, BWV 229 (BC C3), Komm, Jesu, komm
  • 14. Komm, Jesu, komm, motet for chorus & continuo, BWV 229 (BC C3), Drum schliess ich
  • 15. Furchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir, motet for double chorus, BWV 228 (BC C4)
  • 16. Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf, motet for double chorus, winds, strings & continuo, BWV 226 (BC C2), Der Geist hilft
  • 17. Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf, motet for double chorus, winds, strings & continuo, BWV 226 (BC C2), Der aber die Herzen
  • 18. Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf, motet for double chorus, winds, strings & continuo, BWV 226 (BC C2), Du heilige Brunst
  • 19. Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, motet for chorus, BWV 225 (BC C1), Singet dem Herrn
  • 20. Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, motet for chorus, BWV 225 (BC C1), Wie sich ein Vater
  • 21. Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, motet for chorus, BWV 225 (BC C1), Lobet den Herrn in seinen Taten
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J.S. Bach: Motets by Edward Higginbottom on CD


The grueling wars over the proper historical performance of Bach's motets seem to have given way to a grudging acceptance that justification for most methods can be found in documents of Bach's time, and that includes strictly old-school performances like this men-and-boys item from the New College Choir of Oxford under Edward Higginbottom, accompanied only by an organ continuo that stays very far in the background and seems to be there primarily to keep the young choristers on pitch. It's a bit unusual to hear the motets done this way, but one theorist noted (disapprovingly) that such performances were common in the middle of the 17th century. At any rate, what matters most is that performances of any kind clarify the dense textures of these works, which combine the deep expressiveness of Bach's religious language with polyphonic complexity that can seem unrelenting if the lines start to run together. Higginbottom gets a warm, lyrical sound out of the choir's boy sopranos that doesn't sound much like any other group, but each line nevertheless emerges clearly from the texture, even with a choir that's larger than the norm. The choir does not have the ripping power of Germanic all-adult groups, but a joyous text like that of Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 225 (sample track 19), comes through with a vigor rare in recordings with child singers. This is a recording that plainly reflects a great deal of work, done without losing sight of musical goals, and the singers, apparently recorded on home ground at New College (this is not expressly stated but appears to be true from one of the booklet photos), receive fine engineering support from Novum. ~ James Manheim, Rovi
  • Artist: Edward Higginbottom
  • Year: 2011
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • UPC: 609465217864
  • Item Number: SRD521786
  • Release date: 08/30/2011
  • Label: Novum
  • Genre: Classical
  • Style: Choral, Baroque
  • Album Time: 70:21

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  • J.S. Bach: Motets Edward Higginbottom CD
J.S. Bach: Motets Edward Higginbottom CD