Cantatas for Ascension Day Main Performer or Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner Accompaniment/Orchestra: The English Baroque Soloists & The Monteverdi Choir Soloists: Nancy Argenta, soprano Michael Chance, Robin Blaze, countertenor Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Christoph Genz, tenor Stephen Varcoe, Reinhard Hagen, bass Instrumentation: Bassoon Cello Choir Flute Harpsichord Horn Oboe Orchestra Organ Trumpet Viola Violin Voice Individual Works: Gott fahret auf mit Jauchzen BWV 43 Auf Christi Himmelfahrt allein BWV 128 Wer da glaubet und getauft wird BWV 37 Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen BWV 11 Format: Compact Disc Record Label: Archiv Produktion Catalog Number: 463 583-2 Year Released/Recorded: 1993, 1999 Total Playing Time: about 70 minutes Comments: J. Moy said: Sir John Eliot Gardiner coaxes a very clear and crisp sound from the period instrumental ensemble and the vocalists. Unlike some other performances which feature only organ, a harpsichord continuo is also used in these cantatas. The Ascension Oratorio (BWV 11) is especially powerful and poignant, with the timpani part coming through the rich instrumental texture quite well. Overall, a wonderful CD, part of a "Bach Cantata Pilgrimage," an edition of Bach's church cantata cycle recorded by Gardiner and the ensembles he founded, the Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists, on the Archiv Produktion label. Acknowledgements: Thank you to the following for submitting this recording and for your comments: J. Moy Date First Submitted: 09/01/2000 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.

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