Actus tragicus Main Performer or Conductor: Daniel Taylor Accompaniment/Orchestra: Theatre of Early Music Soloists: Suzie LeBlanc ? soprano Daniel Taylor ? countertenor / contre-ténor Ian Honeyman ? tenor / ténor Stephen Varcoe ? baritone / baryton Instrumentation: Orchestra Voice Individual Works: J.S. Bach: Cantata ?Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit? (Actus Tragicus) BWV 106, Aria ?Bekennen will ich seinen Namen? BWV 200; G.P. Telemann: Cantata ?Du aber Daniel, gehe hin.? Format: Compact Disc Record Label: ATMA Catalog Number: ACD2 2288 Year Released/Recorded: 2003 Total Playing Time: 110min Comments: Marie-Noël Laporte, ATMA classique said: The award-winning Theatre of Early Music with Daniel Taylor and friends is back in this new recording of poignant funeral cantatas by Bach and Telemann. Death was a beloved theme for both composers, who understood its agony as a prelude to the soul?s joining with God and sought to justify its hour through their transcendent musical language. Fort de son Prix Opus, le Theatre of Early Music, avec Daniel Taylor et ses distingués collègues, est de retour avec ce nouveau disque consacré à de bouleversantes cantates funèbres de Bach et de Telemann. La mort était un sujet de choix pour ces deux compositeurs, qui voyaient dans l?agonie s?y rattachant un prélude à la communion de l?âme avec Dieu, et qui cherchaient à justifier son caractère inéluctable par la transcendance de leur langage musical. Acknowledgements: Thank you to the following for submitting this recording and for your comments: Marie-Noël Laporte, ATMA classique Date First Submitted: 09/02/2005 Purchasing: Suggested Purchasing Sources Note: Inclusion in this database does not guarantee the availability of any recording. Some recordings may be out-of-print or no longer available.