Actus Tragicus

Pieter-Jan Belder, Musica Amphion, Gesualdo Consort Amsterdam - Bach in context: Actus Tragicus (2014)

Pieter-Jan Belder, Musica Amphion, Gesualdo Consort Amsterdam - Bach in context: Actus Tragicus (2014)
dBpoweramp | FLAC | Tracks (Cue & Log) ~ 389 Mb | Total time: 71:14 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Etcetera | # KTC 1489 | Recorded: 2014

Actus Tragicus The words ‘art of dying’ sound strange to modern ears, perhaps. Although there are related philosophical, religious and ‘end of life’ health care, and much-debated legal concerns today surrounding the subject of dying, we moderns probably rarely, if ever, think of preparing for death as an art form. A central topic in sermons, hymns and contemplative literature, death and dying was a chief pastoral concern of the church of Johann Sebastian Bach’s day. Finding consolation and facing fears and anxieties near the time of death, and also as a part of everyday living, are arguably at the heart of the sacred vocal works of Bach, who is regarded by many as a kind of theologian in music.
Boris Andrianov, State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia - Akhunov: Cello Concerto "Actus tragicus" (2024) [24/96]

Boris Andrianov, State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia, Evgeny Svetlanov, Timur Zangiev - Akhunov: Cello Concerto "Actus tragicus" (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 27:29 minutes | 475 MB
Classical | Label: Aparté, Official Digital Download

The titles of the musical movements of “Actus tragicus” are taken from various passages of the Bible, as well as texts by Martin Luther, used in the cantata of the same name by Johann Sebastian Bach (BWV 106, also known as “Actus tragicus”). This is one of his earliest cantatas, written when Bach was only 22 years old. The bright, almost joyful nature of the music delights me, as well as the attitude to death it expresses, hence I decided to write my “own” Actus tragicus.
Boris Andrianov, State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia - Akhunov: Cello Concerto "Actus tragicus" (2024)

Boris Andrianov, State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia, Evgeny Svetlanov, Timur Zangiev - Akhunov: Cello Concerto "Actus tragicus" (2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 113 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 65 Mb | Digital booklet | 00:27:29
Classical | Label: Aparté

The titles of the musical movements of “Actus tragicus” are taken from various passages of the Bible, as well as texts by Martin Luther, used in the cantata of the same name by Johann Sebastian Bach (BWV 106, also known as “Actus tragicus”). This is one of his earliest cantatas, written when Bach was only 22 years old. The bright, almost joyful nature of the music delights me, as well as the attitude to death it expresses, hence I decided to write my “own” Actus tragicus.
Vox Luminis & Lionel Meunier - Bach: Actus Tragicus (Cantatas, BWV 106, 150, 131, 12) (2016) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Vox Luminis & Lionel Meunier - Bach: Actus Tragicus (Cantatas, BWV 106, 150, 131, 12) (2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 80:55 minutes | 1.53 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital Booklet

The year ends in fine style with a programme of cantatas by J.S. Bach performed by Vox Luminis. The Belgian group directed by the bass Lionel Meunier is now acknowledged as belonging among the world’s elite vocal ensembles, especially for its interpretations of German Baroque sacred music.
Boris Andrianov, State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia - Akhunov: Cello Concerto "Actus tragicus" (2024) [24/96]

Boris Andrianov, State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia, Evgeny Svetlanov, Timur Zangiev - Akhunov: Cello Concerto "Actus tragicus" (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 27:29 minutes | 475 MB
Classical | Label: Aparté, Official Digital Download

The titles of the musical movements of “Actus tragicus” are taken from various passages of the Bible, as well as texts by Martin Luther, used in the cantata of the same name by Johann Sebastian Bach (BWV 106, also known as “Actus tragicus”). This is one of his earliest cantatas, written when Bach was only 22 years old. The bright, almost joyful nature of the music delights me, as well as the attitude to death it expresses, hence I decided to write my “own” Actus tragicus.
Boris Andrianov, State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia - Akhunov: Cello Concerto "Actus tragicus" (2024)

Boris Andrianov, State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia, Evgeny Svetlanov, Timur Zangiev - Akhunov: Cello Concerto "Actus tragicus" (2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 113 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 65 Mb | Digital booklet | 00:27:29
Classical | Label: Aparté

The titles of the musical movements of “Actus tragicus” are taken from various passages of the Bible, as well as texts by Martin Luther, used in the cantata of the same name by Johann Sebastian Bach (BWV 106, also known as “Actus tragicus”). This is one of his earliest cantatas, written when Bach was only 22 years old. The bright, almost joyful nature of the music delights me, as well as the attitude to death it expresses, hence I decided to write my “own” Actus tragicus.
John Eliot Gardiner, The English Baroque Soloists, The Monteverdi Choir - Bach: Easter Oratorio; Actus Tragicus (2014)

John Eliot Gardiner, The English Baroque Soloists, The Monteverdi Choir - Johann Sebastian Bach: Easter Oratorio; Actus Tragicus (2014)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 261 Mb | Total time: 60:15 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Soli Deo Gloria | SDG719 | Recorded: 2013

After the completion of the magisterial touring sequence of Bach cantatas from conductor John Eliot Gardiner and his Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists, it seems that the prolific music-making will continue with non-cantata works. This strong recording of Bach's Easter Oratorio, BWV 249, was released just in time for the 2014 Easter holiday and should find the same demand as the rest of Gardiner's output. The Easter Oratorio is more an oversized cantata than a full-scale treatment with narrator, chorus, and soloists in the manner of Bach's other large religious works; it has no narrating Evangelist, consists mostly of solos in dialogue with each other, and apparently was actually adapted from an earlier pastoral birthday cantata.
Boris Andrianov, State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia - Akhunov: Cello Concerto "Actus tragicus" (2024) [24/96]

Boris Andrianov, State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia, Evgeny Svetlanov, Timur Zangiev - Akhunov: Cello Concerto "Actus tragicus" (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 27:29 minutes | 475 MB
Classical | Label: Aparté, Official Digital Download

The titles of the musical movements of “Actus tragicus” are taken from various passages of the Bible, as well as texts by Martin Luther, used in the cantata of the same name by Johann Sebastian Bach (BWV 106, also known as “Actus tragicus”). This is one of his earliest cantatas, written when Bach was only 22 years old. The bright, almost joyful nature of the music delights me, as well as the attitude to death it expresses, hence I decided to write my “own” Actus tragicus.
Boris Andrianov, State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia - Akhunov: Cello Concerto "Actus tragicus" (2024)

Boris Andrianov, State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia, Evgeny Svetlanov, Timur Zangiev - Akhunov: Cello Concerto "Actus tragicus" (2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 113 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 65 Mb | Digital booklet | 00:27:29
Classical | Label: Aparté

The titles of the musical movements of “Actus tragicus” are taken from various passages of the Bible, as well as texts by Martin Luther, used in the cantata of the same name by Johann Sebastian Bach (BWV 106, also known as “Actus tragicus”). This is one of his earliest cantatas, written when Bach was only 22 years old. The bright, almost joyful nature of the music delights me, as well as the attitude to death it expresses, hence I decided to write my “own” Actus tragicus.

Theatre of Early Music, Daniel Taylor - Actus Tragicus (2003)  Music

Posted by tirexiss at Feb. 19, 2023
Theatre of Early Music, Daniel Taylor - Actus Tragicus (2003)

Theatre of Early Music, Daniel Taylor - Actus Tragicus (2003)
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 241 MB | 50:29
Genre: Classical | Label: ATMA Classique

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.