J. S. Bach, Fugues from the Well-tempered Clavier II, arranged for string quartet by W.A. Mozart, K 405, c. 1782 G. B. Pergolesi, Stabat Mater in F minor, arranged by J. S. Bach on the text of Psalm 51: 'Tilge, Höchster, meine Sünden', BWV 1083, c. 1746

Rachel Elliott: soprano
Sally Bruce-Payne: alto
Nicolette Moonen: violin
Rodolfo Richter: violin
Huw Daniel: violin
Sophie Barber: violin
Anne Schumann: viola
Alison McGillivray: cello
Elizabeth Bradley: double bass
Pawel Siwczak: organ

"The performance is a delight from start to finish. All too often this music is spoilt by the uneven results and almost invariable rivalry stemming from the partnership of a soprano with a counter-tenor. Neither Rachel Elliott nor Sally Bruce-Payne is over-assertive or over-eager to take centre stage, much preferring to preserve the penitential context of the piece and the ethereal beauty of the music ... In short, no rival version that I have heard on disc, and there are several, matches this one. Well-judged tempos and an ideal recorded sound set the seal on a particularly satisfying issue. To hell with the credit crunch, go and buy it, at once."
Nicholas Anderson, International Record Review, February 2009

1. Fugue from WTC II arranged for string quartet by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart K405 No1 in C Minor (BWV871) (JS Bach)
2. Fugue from WTC II arranged for string quartet by WA Mozart K405 No5 in D Minor (BWV874) (Johann Sebastian Bach)
3. Fugue from WTC II arranged for string quartet by WA Mozart K405 No2 in E Flat Major (BWV876) (Johann Sebastian Bach)
4. Fugue from WTC II arranged for string quartet by WA Mozart K405 No4 in D Minor (BWV877) (Johann Sebastian Bach)
5. Fugue from WTC II arranged for string quartet by WA Mozart K405 No3 in E Major (BWV878) (Johann Sebastian Bach)
6. Stabat Mater in F Minor arranged by JS Bach BWV 1083 I 'Tilge Hochster meine Sunden' (Giovanni Battista Pergolesi)
7. Stabat Mater in F Minor arranged by S Bach BWV 1083 II 'Ist mein Herz in Missetaten' (Giovanni Battista Pergolesi)
8. Stabat Mater in F Minor arranged by JS Bach BWV 1083 III 'Missetaten die mich drucken' (Giovanni Battista Pergolesi)
9. Stabat Mater in F Minor arranged by JS Bach BWV 1083 IV 'Dich erzurnt mein Tun und Lassen' (Giovanni Battista Pergolesi)
10. Stabat Mater in F Minor arranged by JS Bach BWV 1083 V 'Wer wird seine Schuld verneinen' (Giovanni Battista Pergolesi)
11. Stabat Mater in F Minor arranged by JS Bach BWV 1083 VI 'Sieh ich bin In Sund empfangen' (Giovanni Battista Pergolesi)
12. Stabat Mater in F Minor arranged by JS Bach BWV 1083 VII 'Sieh du willst die Wahrheit haben' (Giovanni Battista Pergolesi)
13. Stabat Mater in F Minor arranged by JS Bach BWV 1083 VIII 'Wasche mich doch rein von Sunden' (Giovanni Battista Pergolesi)
14. Stabat Mater in F Minor arranged by JS Bach BWV 1083 IX 'Lass mich Freud und Wonne spuren' (Giovanni Battista Pergolesi)
15. Stabat Mater in F Minor arranged by JS Bach BWV 1083 X 'Schaue nicht auf meine Sunden' (Giovanni Battista Pergolesi)
16. Stabat Mater in F Minor arranged by Johann Sebastian Bach BWV 1083 XI 'Offne Lippen Mund und Seele'
17. Stabat Mater in F Minor arranged by JS Bach BWV 1083 XII 'Denn du willst kein Opfer haben' (Giovanni Battista Pergolesi)
18. Stabat Mater in F Minor arranged by JS Bach BWV 1083 XIII 'Lass dein Zion bluhend dauern' (Giovanni Battista Pergolesi)
19. Stabat Mater in F Minor arranged by JS Bach BWV 1083 XIV 'Amen' (Giovanni Battista Pergolesi)
20. Fugue from WTC II arranged for string quartet in A Minor (G Minor BWV 885) (Johann Sebastian Bach)
21. Fugue from WTC II arranged for string quartet in G Major (A Flat Major BWV 886) (Johann Sebastian Bach)
22. Fugue from WTC II arranged for string quartet in C Minor (B Flat Minor BWV 891) (Johann Sebastian Bach)
23. Fugue from WTC II arranged for string quartet in C Major (B Major BWV 892) (Johann Sebastian Bach)

Listen to: the entire album.

Release date: 9/17/2011
The Bach Players lives in London England

Tagged as: Classical, Baroque, Classical Period, Classical Singing, Cello, Composer: Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Organ, Violin

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