Artist: Zoltan Darago, Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset Title: Bach: Arias for Alto Year Of Release: 2024 Label: Aparté Genre: Classical Quality: flac lossless (tracks) 24bits - 96.0kHz Total Time: 01:00:23 Total Size: 1.1 gb Tracklist 01. O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 20: Aria. O Mensch, errette deine Seele 02. Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 33: Aria. Wie furchtsam wankten meine Schritte 03. O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe, BWV 34: Aria. Wohl euch, ihr auserwählten Seelen 04. Geist und Seele wird verwirret, BWV 35: Aria. Geist und Seele wird verwirret 05. Geist und Seele wird verwirret, BWV 35: Aria. Gott hat alles wohl gemacht! 06. Erfreute Zeit im neuen Bunde, BWV 83: Aria. Erfreute Zeit im neuen Bunde 07. Es ist euch gut, daß ich hingehe, BWV 108: Aria. Was mein Herz von dir begehrt 08. Ach, lieben Christen, seid getrost, BWV 114: Aria. Du machst, o Tod, mir nun nicht ferner bange 09. Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit, BWV 115: Aria. Ach, schläfrige Seele, wie? 10. Vergnügte Ruh', beliebte Seelenlust, BWV 170: Aria. Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust 11. Barmherziges Herze der ewigen Liebe, BWV 185: Aria. Sei bemüht in dieser Zeit It was when he obtained the post of kantor at the Thomaskirche that Johann Sebastian Bach embarked on one of his most ambitious projects: composing an original work for the entire liturgical year. Between 1723 and 1726, he produced a cantata for each Sunday. These cantatas were veritable laboratories for musical creation, with the composer lending them various vocal and instrumental ensembles. Within this repertoire, the alto voice takes on a special connotation, sometimes dolorous, sometimes fervent, and Bach gives it some of his most beautiful arias. Christophe Rousset and the countertenor Zoltan Darago explore this repertoire in a programme drawn mainly from the abundant early years in Leipzig, which gives a great place to the concertante parts, featuring sublime dialogues between violin, oboe d'amore or organ and voice