Bach, J.S.: Ascension Oratorio, Bwv 11 / Arias / Handel G.F.: Arias (Ferrier) (1949, 1952)

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Mass in B minor, BWV 232 (more info)
Performed by: Musiciens du Louvre, Les London Philharmonic Orchestra Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Orchestra
Composed by: Johann Sebastian Bach Neville Marriner
Conducted by: Adrian Boult Daniel Taylor Marc Minkowski
Susie Napper, baroque cello
Kathleen Ferrier, contralto
Regent Poirier, organ
Bruce Haynes,
Christine Moran,
Pierre Cartier,
Scott Metcalfe,
Helene Plouffe, violin
Nathalie Stutzmann, alto
Michael Dobson, oboe d'amore
Basil Lam, harpsichord
Jochen Kowalski, counter-tenor


1. Mass in B minor, BWV 232: Qui sedes ad dextram Patris - 05:47


St Matthew Passion, BWV 244 (more info)
Performed by: Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra London Philharmonic Orchestra Wurttemberg Chamber Orchestra of Heilbronn Philharmonia Orchestra Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Orchestra Stuttgart Bach Collegium Kleine Konzert, Das Mostly Mozart Orchestra
Composed by: Johann Sebastian Bach Neville Marriner
Conducted by: Adrian Boult Geza Oberfrank Helmuth Rilling Walter Susskind Gerard Schwarz Daniel Taylor Hermann Max
Olivier Brault, violin
Susie Napper, baroque cello
Kathleen Ferrier, contralto
Kirsten Flagstad, soprano
Regent Poirier, organ
Christine Moran,
Pierre Cartier,
Scott Metcalfe,
Helene Plouffe, violin
Basil Lam, harpsichord
Arleen Auger, soprano
Ingeborg Danz, alto
Jochen Kowalski, counter-tenor
Ibolya Verebics, soprano
Christiane Oelze, soprano
Monika Frimmer, soprano


2. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part I: No. 6. Aria: Grief for Sin (Buss und Reu) - 06:07


St John Passion, BWV 245 (more info)
Performed by: London Philharmonic Orchestra Wurttemberg Chamber Orchestra of Heilbronn Stuttgart Bach Collegium
Composed by: Johann Sebastian Bach
Conducted by: Adrian Boult Eckhard Weyand Helmuth Rilling
Kathleen Ferrier, contralto
Christine Schafer, soprano
Basil Lam, harpsichord
Ambrose Gauntlet, viola da gamba
Juliane Banse, soprano


3. St. John Passion, BWV 245, Part II: Aria: All is fulfilled (Es ist vollbracht!) - 05:24


Mass in B minor, BWV 232 (more info)
Performed by: Bach Festival Orchestra Victor Orchestra Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Cologne Chamber Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra Capella Istropolitana Collegium Musicum 90 Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra London Philharmonic Orchestra Philharmonia Orchestra Stuttgart Bach Collegium Studio orchestra Kleine Konzert, Das
Composed by: Johann Sebastian Bach James Taylor
Conducted by: Greg Funfgeld Herbert von Karajan Adrian Boult Sylvan Levin Richard Hickox Karl Munchinger Christian Brembeck Helmut Muller-Bruhl Helmuth Rilling Albert Coates Gustave Bret Marc Minkowski Hermann Max
Hans-Georg Wimmer, bass
Tamara Matthews, soprano
Rosa Lamoreaux, soprano
Joanne Lunn, soprano
Stephen Varcoe, bass
William Sharp, baritone
Julia Lezhneva, soprano
Elly Ameling, soprano
Henri Merckel, violin
Colin Balzer, tenor
Christian Gerhaher, bass
Mark Tucker, tenor
Elisabeth Schumann, soprano
Georges Thill, tenor
Heinz Rehfuss, bass
Joseph Fuchs, violin
Margaret Balfour, contralto
Werner Krenn,
Nancy Argenta, soprano
Kathleen Ferrier, contralto
Marietta Simpson, mezzo-soprano
Martina Koppelstetter, mezzo-soprano
Markus Schafer, tenor
Hartmut Elbert, bass
Markus Brutscher, tenor
Hanno Muller-Brachmann, bass-baritone
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano
Christian Immler,
Jan Rozehnal, choirmaster
Yvonne Minton, mezzo-soprano
Catherine Denley, alto
Andreas Schmidt, bass
Franz-Josef Selig, bass
Frederick Urrey, tenor
Dorothy Maynor, soprano
Sunhae Im, soprano
Marianne Beate Kielland, mezzo-soprano
Ann Hallenberg, mezzo-soprano
Lucy Crowe, soprano
Veronika Winter, soprano
Nicolai Gedda, tenor
Terry Wey, counter-tenor
Nathalie Stutzmann, alto
Faridah Schafer Subrata, mezzo-soprano
Stephan Schreckenberger, bass
Friedrich Schorr, bass-baritone
Basil Lam, harpsichord
Johanna Koslowsky, soprano
Marga Hoffgen, alto
Helen Watts, alto
Thomas Quasthoff, bass
Sibylla Rubens, soprano
Marlis Petersen, soprano
Ingeborg Danz, alto
Juliane Banse, soprano
Lothar Odinius, tenor
Daniel Lichti, bass-baritone
Friederike Wagner, soprano
Anke Vondung, alto
Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano
Kai Wessel, counter-tenor
Stella Doufexis, soprano
Luca Tittoto, bass
Tom Krause, bass-baritone
Recording date: 14 – 25 November 2003


4. Mass in B minor, BWV 232: Agnus Dei - 05:44


Samson, HWV 57: Act III Scene 2: Air: How willing my paternal love (Sung in German) (more info)
Performed by: London Baroque London Philharmonic Orchestra Symphony of Harmony and Invention Philharmonia Orchestra RIAS Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: George Frideric Handel
Conducted by: Marcus Creed Harry Christophers Adrian Boult Charles Medlam Alexander Weimann David Parry
Jon Vickers, tenor
Richard Woitach, piano
Luca Marzana, trumpet
Lynne Dawson, soprano
Matthew Vine, tenor
Michael George, bass
Jonathan Best, bass
Niklas Eklund, trumpet
Kathleen Ferrier, contralto
Catherine Wyn-Rogers, contralto
Susanne Ryden, soprano
Thomas Randle, tenor
Antonio Janigro,
Karina Gauvin, soprano
Stefano Montanari, violin
Sandrine Piau, soprano
Maureen Forrester, contralto
Lynda Russell, soprano
Basil Lam, harpsichord
Mark Padmore, tenor
John Tomlinson, bass
Recording date: 8-13 July 1996


5. Samson, HWV 57, Act II: Aria: Return, Oh God of hosts - 04:31


Sea Pictures, Op. 37: IV. Where Corals Lie (more info)
Performed by: L'Arco Baroque Orchestra Washington National Cathedral Baroque Orchestra Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra Camerata Cassovia Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra Capella Istropolitana Collegium Musicum 90 London Philharmonic Orchestra Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra Trinity Church Orchestra Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Scholars Baroque Ensemble Stuttgart Bach Collegium Studio orchestra Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy, La RIAS Symphony Orchestra Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Mostly Mozart Orchestra New Jersey Symphony Orchestra American Bach Soloists Orchestra Cologne Radio Orchestra Academy of London Berlin RIAS Sinfonietta
Composed by: George Frideric Handel James Taylor
Conducted by: Michael McCarthy Jorg Breiding Peter Marschik Jaroslav Krecek Malcolm Sargent Monica Huggett Marcus Creed William Lacey Adrian Boult Ivars Taurins Richard Hickox Jean-Claude Malgoire Owen Burdick Helmuth Rilling Thomas Beecham Gerard Schwarz Alexander Weimann Daniel Taylor Helmut Froschauer David Parry Valentin Radu Joseph Flummerfelt Jeffrey Thomas Sarah Tenant-Flowers
Nathalie Paulin, soprano
Kay Stiefermann, baritone
Frances Jellard, mezzo-soprano
William Sharp, baritone
Elizabeth Harwood, soprano
Arnold Grier, organ
Sara Macliver, soprano
Susan Lewis Kavinski, soprano
Yvette Smith, mezzo-soprano
David Bachmann, organ
Jeffrey Strauss, baritone
Eric Budzynski, harpsichord
Nathan Berg,
Kym Amps, soprano
Stephen Alltop, piano
Suzie Le Blanc, soprano
Matthew White, counter-tenor
Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone
Kathleen Ferrier, contralto
Philip Langridge, tenor
Christopher Robson, counter-tenor
Jennifer Lane, mezzo-soprano
Carolyn Sinclair,
John Shirley-Quirk, bass-baritone
Angus Davidson, counter-tenor
Ivan Sharpe,
Bruce Ford, tenor
Della Jones, mezzo-soprano
Joan Rodgers, soprano
Helen Parker, soprano
David Price,
Brett Polegato, baritone
Siri Karoline Thornhill, soprano
Alexander Young,
Jan Kobow, tenor
William Hite, tenor
Maria Jette, soprano
Patrice Djerejian, contralto
Basil Lam, harpsichord
Bejun Mehta,
Hubert Eisdell, tenor
Arleen Auger, soprano
Thomas Quasthoff, bass
Sibylla Rubens, soprano
Ingeborg Danz, alto
Arianna Zukerman, soprano
Norma Procter, contralto
Steven Tharp, tenor
Michael Erxleben, violin
Max Emanuel Cencic, soprano
Charles Humphries, tenor
Robert Torday, bass-baritone
Martin Wolfel, alto
Rufus Muller, tenor
Benjamin Butterfield, tenor


6. Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: Aria: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion - 05:42
7. Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: Aria: He was despised and rejected of men - 06:45


Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63 (Sung in German) (more info)
Performed by: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Composed by: George Frideric Handel
Conducted by: Adrian Boult
Kathleen Ferrier, contralto
Basil Lam, harpsichord
Recording date: 8 October 1952


8. Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Part III: Air: Father of Heaven - 07:55


Ascension Oratorio: Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen, BWV 11 (more info)
Performed by: Bach Festival Orchestra Jacques Orchestra, The
Composed by: Anonymous Johann Sebastian Bach Reginald Jacques
Conducted by: Greg Funfgeld Daniel Taylor Max Pommer Hans-Joachim Rotzsch
Kathleen Ferrier, contralto
Frederick Urrey, tenor
Christopheren Nomura, baritone
Ena Mitchell, soprano
William Herbert, tenor
Thornton Lofthouse, harpsichord
William Parsons, bass
Ann Monoyios, soprano
Recording date: 6 October, 1, 3 November 1949


9. Praise our God who reigns in heaven (Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen) (Chorus) - 05:39
10. Recitative: Then Jesus lifted His hands to heaven (Der Herr Jesus hub seine Hande auf) (Tenor) - 00:41
11. Recitative: My Saviour, is the parting hour so near? (Ach, Jesu, ist dein Abschied schon so nah?) (Bass) - 01:10
12. Aria: Ah, tarry yet, my dearest Saviour (Ach bleibe doch, mein liebstes Leben) (Alto) - 07:28
13. Recitative: And behold He rose from the midst (Und ward aufgehaben zusehends) (Tenor) - 00:32
14. Chorale: Now at Thy feet creation lies (Nun lieget alles unter dir) (Chorus) - 01:49
15. Recitative and Duet: And while they looked steadfastly into heaven (Und da sie ihm nachsahen) (Tenor, Bass) - 01:14
16. Recitative: Ah Lord, now quickly come again (Ach ja! So komme bald zuruck) (Alto) - 00:33
17. Aria: Jesus, all Thy loving kindness (Jesu, deine Gnadenblicke) (Soprano) - 02:41
18. Chorale: When will the night be over? (Wenn soll es doch geschehen) (Chorus) - 04:08

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