Immerse yourself in the profound and sacred musical landscape crafted by the renowned Ton Koopman, as he presents a meticulously curated collection of masterpieces from the Baroque era. "Sacred Music. Bach, Handel, Charpentier, Biber..." is set to be released on April 28, 2025, under the prestigious Warner Classics label. This album is a testament to Koopman's deep understanding and reverence for the sacred music of the 17th and 18th centuries.
Spanning an impressive three hours and fifty-seven minutes, this album is a comprehensive journey through the sacred works of Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frideric Handel, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, and Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber. Koopman's interpretation of these timeless pieces is a blend of scholarly precision and spiritual depth, making it a captivating experience for both seasoned classical music enthusiasts and those new to the genre.
The album opens with Bach's Easter Oratorio and includes selections from his St. John Passion, St. Matthew Passion, and Christmas Oratorio, showcasing the composer's unparalleled ability to convey the human condition through music. Handel's Messiah, a cornerstone of sacred music, is represented with some of its most beloved arias and choruses, including the iconic "Hallelujah" chorus. Charpentier's Canticum pro pace and Praeludium Michaelis Archangeli add a touch of French Baroque elegance, while Biber's Missa Salisburgensis offers a unique and grand polyphonic experience.
Ton Koopman, a celebrated conductor, harpsichordist, and organist, brings his extensive knowledge and passion for early music to this recording. His interpretations are informed by historical performance practices, providing an authentic and vivid sound that transports the listener to the sacred spaces of the Baroque era. Whether you are seeking solace, inspiration, or simply a deeper appreciation of classical music, "Sacred Music. Bach, Handel, Charpentier, Biber..." is a treasure trove of musical and spiritual enrichment.
Tracks
Bach, JS: Easter Oratorio, BWV 249: I. SinfoniaJohann Sebastian Bach, Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Bach, JS: Easter Oratorio, BWV 249: III. Chorus. "Kommt, eilet und laufet"Johann Sebastian Bach, Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Choir, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Bach, JS: Easter Oratorio, BWV 249: VII. Aria. "Sanfte soll mein Todeskummer"Johann Sebastian Bach, Ton Koopman, Gerd Türk, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Aria. "Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted"George Frideric Handel, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman, Paul Elliott
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Chorus. "And He Shall Purify"George Frideric Handel, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman, The Sixteen
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Pastoral Symphony "Pifa"George Frideric Handel, Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Chorus. "Glory to God"George Frideric Handel, Ton Koopman, The Sixteen, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Aria. "But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul"George Frideric Handel, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman, Marjanne Kweksilber
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Aria. "Why Do the Nations"George Frideric Handel, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman, Gregory Reinhart
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Chorus. "Hallelujah"George Frideric Handel, Ton Koopman, The Sixteen, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: Duet. "O Death, Where Is Thy Sting?"George Frideric Handel, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman, James Bowman, Paul Elliott
Bach: Magnificat, BWV 243: I. Chorus. "Magnificat anima mea Dominum"Johann Sebastian Bach, Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Choir, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Bach: Magnificat, BWV 243: V. Aria. "Quia fecit mihi magna"Johann Sebastian Bach, Ton Koopman, Klaus Mertens, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Bach: Magnificat, BWV 243: IX. Aria. "Esurientes implevit bonis"Johann Sebastian Bach, Ton Koopman, Bogna Bartosz, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Mozart: Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: III. Dies iraeWolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ton Koopman, Koor van de Nederlandse Bachvereniging, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Mozart: Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: VI. RecordareWolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ton Koopman, Koor van de Nederlandse Bachvereniging, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Mozart: Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: VIII. LacrimosaWolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ton Koopman, Koor van de Nederlandse Bachvereniging, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Mozart: Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: XII. BenedictusWolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ton Koopman, Barbara Schlick, Carolyn Watkinson, Christoph Prégardien, Harry Van Der Kamp, Koor van de Nederlandse Bachvereniging, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Bach, JS: Johannes-Passion, BWV 245, Pt. 1: No. 1, Chor. "Herr, unser Herrscher"Johann Sebastian Bach, Ton Koopman, De Nederlandse Bachvereniging, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Bach, JS: Johannes-Passion, BWV 245, Pt. 1: No. 9, Aria. "Ich folge dir gleichfalls"Johann Sebastian Bach, Ton Koopman, Barbara Schlick, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Bach, JS: Johannes-Passion, BWV 245, Pt. 1: No. 13, Aria. "Ach, mein Sinn"Johann Sebastian Bach, Ton Koopman, Gerd Türk, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Bach, JS: Johannes-Passion, BWV 245, Pt. 2: No. 24, Aria mit Chor. "Eilt, ihr angefocht'nen Seelen"Johann Sebastian Bach, Ton Koopman, De Nederlandse Bachvereniging, Klaus Mertens, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Bach, JS: Johannes-Passion, BWV 245, Pt. 2: No. 35, Aria. "Zerfliesse, mein Herze"Johann Sebastian Bach, Ton Koopman, Barbara Schlick, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Bach, JS: Johannes-Passion, BWV 245, Pt. 2: No. 39, Chor. "Ruht wohl, ihr heiligen Gebeine"Johann Sebastian Bach, Ton Koopman, De Nederlandse Bachvereniging, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Bach, JS: Johannes-Passion, BWV 245, Pt. 2: No. 40, Choral. "Ach Herr, lass dein lieb Engelein"Johann Sebastian Bach, Ton Koopman, De Nederlandse Bachvereniging, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Buxtehude: Membra Jesu nostri, BuxWV 75: II. Ad genua. "Ad ubera portabimini"Dietrich Buxtehude, Ton Koopman, Barbara Schlick, Monika Frimmer, Michael Chance, Christoph Prégardien, Peter Kooij, Knabenchor Hannover, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Buxtehude: Membra Jesu nostri, BuxWV 75: III. Ad manus. "Quid sunt plagae istae"Dietrich Buxtehude, Ton Koopman, Barbara Schlick, Monika Frimmer, Michael Chance, Christoph Prégardien, Peter Kooij, Knabenchor Hannover, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Buxtehude: Membra Jesu nostri, BuxWV 75: IV. Ad latus. "Surge amica mea"Dietrich Buxtehude, Ton Koopman, Barbara Schlick, Monika Frimmer, Michael Chance, Christoph Prégardien, Peter Kooij, Knabenchor Hannover, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Bach, JS: Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 1, Chor. "Kommt, ihr Töchter helft mir klagen"Johann Sebastian Bach, Ton Koopman, De Nederlandse Bachvereniging, Sacramentskoor Breda, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Bach, JS: Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 6, Aria. "Buss und Reu"Johann Sebastian Bach, Ton Koopman, Kai Wessel, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Bach, JS: Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 39, Aria. "Erbarme dich"Johann Sebastian Bach, Ton Koopman, Kai Wessel, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Bach, JS: Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 52, Aria. "Können Tränen meinen Wangen"Johann Sebastian Bach, Ton Koopman, Kai Wessel, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Bach, JS: Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 68, Chor. "Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder"Johann Sebastian Bach, Ton Koopman, De Nederlandse Bachvereniging, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Handel: La Resurrezione, HWV 47, Pt. 1: SonataGeorge Frideric Handel, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman
Handel: La Resurrezione, HWV 47, Pt. 1: Aria. "D'amor fu consiglio" (Angelo)George Frideric Handel, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman, Barbara Schlick
Handel: La Resurrezione, HWV 47, Pt. 1: Aria. "Naufragando va per l'onde" (Cleofe)George Frideric Handel, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman, Guillemette Laurens
Handel: La Resurrezione, HWV 47, Pt. 2: Aria. "Vedo il ciel che piu sereno" (Cleofe)George Frideric Handel, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman, Guillemette Laurens
Handel: La Resurrezione, HWV 47, Pt. 2: Coro. "Diasi lode in cielo, in terra" (Tutti)George Frideric Handel, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman, Barbara Schlick, Nancy Argenta, Guillemette Laurens, Guy de Mey, Klaus Mertens
Biber: Missa salisburgensis a 53: I. KyrieHeinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Choir
Biber: Missa salisburgensis a 53: V. Agnus DeiHeinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Choir
Bach, JS: Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248, Pt. 1: No. 1, Chor. "Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage"Johann Sebastian Bach, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Choir
Bach, JS: Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248, Pt. 1: No. 4, Aria. "Bereite dich, Zion, mit zärtlichen Trieben"Johann Sebastian Bach, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman, Elisabeth Von Magnus
Bach, JS: Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248, Pt. 2: No. 10, SinfoniaJohann Sebastian Bach, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman
Bach, JS: Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248, Pt. 2: No. 15, Aria. "Frohe Hirten, eilt, ach eilet"Johann Sebastian Bach, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman, Christoph Prégardien
Bach, JS: Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248, Pt. 2: No. 21, Chor. "Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe"Johann Sebastian Bach, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Choir
Bach, JS: Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248, Pt. 3: No. 29, Duett. "Herr, dein Mitleid, dein Erbarmen"Johann Sebastian Bach, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman, Klaus Mertens, Lisa Larsson
Bach, JS: Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248, Pt. 4: No. 39, Aria. "Flößt, mein Heiland"Johann Sebastian Bach, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman, Lisa Larsson
Bach, JS: Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248, Pt. 6: No. 57, Aria. "Nur ein Wink von seinen Händen"Johann Sebastian Bach, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman, Lisa Larsson
Charpentier: Canticum pro pace, H. 392Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Ton Koopman, Barbara Schlick, Christoph Prégardien, Dominique Visse, Harry van Berne, Kai Wessel, Klaus Mertens, Nancy Zijlstra, Peter Kooij, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Charpentier: Praeludium Michaelis Archangeli factum in coelo cum dracone, H. 410Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Ton Koopman, Barbara Schlick, Christoph Prégardien, Dominique Visse, Harry van Berne, Kai Wessel, Klaus Mertens, Nancy Zijlstra, Peter Kooij, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
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