Sacred Songs and Arias from Schmellis Gesangbuch Main Performer or Conductor: Georg Jelden Accompaniment/Orchestra: Heinz Schnauffer, Organ Soloists: Georg Jelden, Baritone Instrumentation: Organ Vocal Individual Works: The works are listed in BWV order, not in the order in which they are recorded: Ach, dass nicht die letzte Stunde - BWV439 Auf, auf! die rechte Zeit ist hier - BWV440 Auf! auf! mein Herz, mit Freuden - BWV441 Beglueckter Stand getreuer Seelen - BWV442 Beschraenkt, ihr Weisen dieser Welt - BWV443 Brich entzwei, mein armes Herze - BWV444 Brunnquell aller Gueter - BWV445 Der lieben Sonnen Licht und pracht - BWV446 Der Tag ist hin, die Sonne gehet nieder - BWV447 Der Tag mit seinem Lichte - BWV448 Dich bet'ich an, mein hoechster Gott - BWV449 Die bittre Leidenszeit beginnet abermal - BWV450 Die goldne Sonne, voll Freud' und Wonne - BWV451 Dir, dir Jehovah, will ich singen (melody by Bach) - BWV452 Eins ist Not! ach Herr, dies Eine - BWV453 Ermuntre dich, mein schwacher Geist - BWV454 Erwuergtes Lamm, das die verwahrten Siegel - BWV455 Es glaenzet der Christen - BWV456 Es ist nun aus mit meinem Leben - BWV457 Es ist vollbracht! vergiss ja nicht - BWV458 Es kostet viel, ein Christ zu sein - BWV459 Gieb dich zufrieden und sei stille - BWV460 Gott lebet noch; Seele, was verzagst du doch? - BWV461 Gott, wie gross ist deine Guete - BWV462 Herr, nicht schicke deine Rache - BWV463 Ich bin ja, Herr, in deiner Macht - BWV464 Ich freue mich in dir - BWV465 Ich halte treulich still und liebe - BWV466 Ich lass' dich nicht - BWV467 Ich liebe Jesum alle Stund' - BWV468 Ich steh' an deiner Krippen hier - BWV469 Jesu, Jesu, du bist mein - BWV470 Jesu, deine Liebeswunden - BWV471 Jesu, meines Glaubens Zier - BWV472 Jesu, meines Herzens Freud - BWV473 Jesus ist das schoenste Licht - BWV474 Jesus, unser Trost und Leben - BWV475 Ihr Gestirn', ihr hohen Lufte - BWV476 Kein Stuendlein geht dahin - BWV477 Komm, suesser Tod, komm, sel'ge Ruh! - BWV478 Kommt, Seelen, dieser Tag - BWV479 Kommt wieder aus der finstern Gruft - BWV480 Lasset uns mit Jesus ziehen - BWV481 Liebes Herz, bedenke doch - BWV482 Liebster Gott, wann werd' ich sterben? - BWV483 Liebster Herr Jesu! wo bleibest du so lange? - BWV484 Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen - BWV485 Mein Jesu, dem die Seraphinen - BWV486 Mein Jesu! was fuer Seelenweh - BWV487 Meines Lebens letzte Zeit - BWV488 Nicht so traurig, nicht so sehr - BWV489 Nur mein Jesus ist mein Leben - BWV490 O du Liebe meine Liebe - BWV491 O finstre Nacht - BWV492 O Jesulein Suess, o Jesulein mild - BWV493 O liebe Selle, zieh' die Sinnen - BWV494 O wie selig seid ihr doch, ihr Frommen - BWV495 Seelenbraeutigam, Jesu, Gottes Lamm! - BWV496 Seelenweide, meine Freude - BWV497 Selig, wer an Jesum denkt - BWV498 Sei gegruesset, Jesu guetig - BWV499 So gehst du nun, mein Jesu, hin - BWV500 So gibst du nun, mein Jesu, gute Nacht - BWV501 So wuensch' ich mir zu guter Letzt - BWV502 Steh' ich bei meinem Gott - BWV503 Vergiss mein nicht, dass ich dein nicht - BWV504 Vergiss mein nicht, vergiss mein nicht - BWV505 Was bist du doch, o Seele, so betruebet - BWV506 Wo ist mein Schaeflein, das ich liebe - BWV507 Format: Compact Disc Record Label: Christophorus Catalog Number: CHE 0060-2 Year Released/Recorded: 1974 Total Playing Time: 82:27 Comments: George Murnu said: This is perhaps the only currently available recording which contains all the 69 melodies with a text by Georg Christian Schmelli for which Bach has provided the figured bass and in some cases the melody as well - an older recording with mezzo-soprano Hilde Roessel-Majdan has long been out of print and the various Peter Schreier recordings offer only a selection. Georg Jelden had a wonderful tenor voice during the sixties and he appears in various older recordings of Bach's cantatas, particularly in some of those conducted by Fritz Werner. By the time this present recording was made Jelden was towards the end of his career and the voice is now that of a light baritone. However the most succesful passages are the ones in which Jelden sings in the upper register; there are some obvious strains in the lower register. As for the interpretation it is a conservative one even by 1974 standards, tempi being moderate to slow and the phrasing like in the 1950's-1960's recordings of Baroque music. Schnauffer merely accompanies and keeps a low profile. There are better sets of excerpts from the Schmellis Gesangbuch: my favorites are Schreier/Auger/Rilling, Schreier/Koopman/Linden and Schreier/Richter. But this is perhaps the only complete recording and is recommended as such. Acknowledgements: Thank you to the following for submitting this recording and for your comments: George Murnu Date First Submitted: 02/22/1998 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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