J. S. Bach: Köthener Trauermusik Solomon's Knot

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Köthener Trauermusik, BWV 1143/244a (Reconstructed by Chad Kelly), Pt. 1:
• 1 Bach: Köthener Trauermusik, BWV 1143/244a (Reconstructed by Chad Kelly), Pt. 1: Sinfonia 02:54
• 2 Bach: Köthener Trauermusik, BWV 1143/244a (Reconstructed by Chad Kelly), Pt. 1: Arie. Lass, Leopold, dich nicht begraben 06:03
• 3 Bach: Köthener Trauermusik, BWV 1143/244a (Reconstructed by Chad Kelly), Pt. 1: Rezitativ. Wie könnt es möglich sein 01:06
• 4 Bach: Köthener Trauermusik, BWV 1143/244a (Reconstructed by Chad Kelly), Pt. 1: Arie. Wird auch gleich nach tausend Zähren 04:22
• 5 Bach: Köthener Trauermusik, BWV 1143/244a (Reconstructed by Chad Kelly), Pt. 1: Rezitativ. Und Herr, das ist die Spezerei 01:19
• 6 Bach: Köthener Trauermusik, BWV 1143/244a (Reconstructed by Chad Kelly), Pt. 1: Arie. Geh, Leopold, zu deiner Ruh 05:33
• 7 Bach: Köthener Trauermusik, BWV 1143/244a (Reconstructed by Chad Kelly), Pt. 1: Choral. Ach, Herr, lass dein’ lieb’ Engelein 02:27
• Köthener Trauermusik, BWV 1143/244a (Reconstructed by Chad Kelly), Pt. 2:
• 8 Bach: Köthener Trauermusik, BWV 1143/244a (Reconstructed by Chad Kelly), Pt. 2: Chor. Klagt, Kinder, klagt es aller Welt 04:50
• 9 Bach: Köthener Trauermusik, BWV 1143/244a (Reconstructed by Chad Kelly), Pt. 2: Rezitativ. O Land, bestürztes Land! 01:25
• 10 Bach: Köthener Trauermusik, BWV 1143/244a (Reconstructed by Chad Kelly), Pt. 2: Arie. Weh und Ach 03:49
• 11 Bach: Köthener Trauermusik, BWV 1143/244a (Reconstructed by Chad Kelly), Pt. 2: Rezitativ. Wie, wenn der Blitze Grausamkeit 01:11
• 12 Bach: Köthener Trauermusik, BWV 1143/244a (Reconstructed by Chad Kelly), Pt. 2: Arie. Zage nur du treues Land 04:19
• 13 Bach: Köthener Trauermusik, BWV 1143/244a (Reconstructed by Chad Kelly), Pt. 2: Rezitativ. Ach ja! 01:04
• 14 Bach: Köthener Trauermusik, BWV 1143/244a (Reconstructed by Chad Kelly), Pt. 2: Chor. Komm wieder, teurer Fürstengeist 04:53
• Köthener Trauermusik, BWV 1143/244a (Reconstructed by Chad Kelly), Pt. 3:
• 15 Bach: Köthener Trauermusik, BWV 1143/244a (Reconstructed by Chad Kelly), Pt. 3: Dictum. Wir haben einen Gott (I) 04:55
• 16 Bach: Köthener Trauermusik, BWV 1143/244a (Reconstructed by Chad Kelly), Pt. 3: Rezitativ. Betrübter Anblick, voll Erschrecken 00:48
• 17 Bach: Köthener Trauermusik, BWV 1143/244a (Reconstructed by Chad Kelly), Pt. 3: Arie. Erhalte mich 06:05
• 18 Bach: Köthener Trauermusik, BWV 1143/244a (Reconstructed by Chad Kelly), Pt. 3: Rezitativ. Jedoch der schwache Mensche 01:00
• 19 Bach: Köthener Trauermusik, BWV 1143/244a (Reconstructed by Chad Kelly), Pt. 3: Arie. Mit Freuden sei die Welt verlassen 03:50
• 20 Bach: Köthener Trauermusik, BWV 1143/244a (Reconstructed by Chad Kelly), Pt. 3: Rezitativ. Wohl also dir 00:34
• 21 Bach: Köthener Trauermusik, BWV 1143/244a (Reconstructed by Chad Kelly), Pt. 3: Dictum. Wir haben einen Gott (II) 04:44
• Köthener Trauermusik, BWV 1143/244a (Reconstructed by Chad Kelly), Pt. 4:
• 22 Bach: Köthener Trauermusik, BWV 1143/244a (Reconstructed by Chad Kelly), Pt. 4: Choral. Lass dein’ Engel mit mir fahren 01:44
• 23 Bach: Köthener Trauermusik, BWV 1143/244a (Reconstructed by Chad Kelly), Pt. 4: Arie. Bleibet nun in Eurer Ruh 06:56
• 24 Bach: Köthener Trauermusik, BWV 1143/244a (Reconstructed by Chad Kelly), Pt. 4: Rezitativ. Und du betrübtes Fürstenhaus 01:31
• 25 Bach: Köthener Trauermusik, BWV 1143/244a (Reconstructed by Chad Kelly), Pt. 4: Arie. Hemme dein gequältes Kränken 03:03
• 26 Bach: Köthener Trauermusik, BWV 1143/244a (Reconstructed by Chad Kelly), Pt. 4: Rezitativ. Nun scheiden wir 02:04
• 27 Bach: Köthener Trauermusik, BWV 1143/244a (Reconstructed by Chad Kelly), Pt. 4: Chor. Die Augen sehn nach deiner Leiche 04:41
• Total Runtime 01:27:10

Info for J. S. Bach: Köthener Trauermusik

For its first album on Linn, Solomon’s Knot performs one of Bach’s most fascinating works. Although not a single note of the Köthener Trauermusik survives, almost every other detail of the performance does: we know its date, the first performers, the librettist and the libretto. Reconstructed by Chad Kelly from various sources, chief among them Bach's first version of the Matthäus-Passion, this work was commissioned for both performance and this live recording by Solomon's Knot. Kelly’s reconstruction does not claim to be definitive; such certainty is unattainable and beside the point. Instead, he uses carefully considered creative licence to bring to life two elements central to the original: the sincerity of the text, and the context of the occasion for which it was written. As ‘one of the UK’s most innovative and imaginative ensembles’ (The Observer), the Baroque music collective Solomon’s Knot is in full swing in this performance recorded at the Dreieinigkeitskirche during the Tage Alter Musik Regensburg festival.

Solomon's Knot

Solomon’s Knot
is “one of the UK’s most innovative and imaginative ensembles” (The Observer). We are an international, flexible collective of leading instrumentalists and singers who bring old music to new life by pushing the limits of what is possible on stage.

With no conductor, we sing everything from memory, integrating innovative live performance with scrupulous musical preparation to produce an intense and visceral experience for our audience. The group’s acclaimed sound is defined by tight, compact instrumental playing coupled with the vocal virtuosity of soloists who meld as an intuitive ensemble.

Performing regularly throughout the UK & Europe, Solomon’s Knot is the long-term Baroque Ensemble in Residence at Wigmore Hall and we have appeared at the BBC Proms, Snape Maltings, Halle Handel Festival, Bachfest Leipzig, Thüringer Bachwochen, Bach Academie Brugge and Tage Alter Musik Regensburg.

Collaboration is at the heart of our group’s ethos, working with stage directors, visual artists, ensembles, composers and choreographers to challenge and learn from what they do. These have included Tim Carroll, Federay Holmes, John La Bouchardière, Sven Werner, Mira Calix, Spira mirabilis and Les Passions de l’Ame.

In 2019 we released our debut CD with Sony Classical, Magnificat, featuring festive music by Schelle, Kuhnau and JS Bach; our production of L’ospedale – a baroque opera of unknown origin – is available on DVD, and our latest recording of Bach Motets was released in 2023.

2023 also marks the 15th anniversary of Solomon’s Knot, which we marked by presenting JS Bach’s Matthäus-Passion across Europe & UK. Future plans include Strozzi’s First Book of Madrigals, the start of our BACH300 series marking JS Bach’s appointment in Leipzig, and a tour of Handel’s Esther.

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