Bach: The Motets

Bach: The Motets

The Norwegian Soloists' Choir, Ensemble Allegria, Grete Pedersen

2017

Bach’s motets exercise a very special magic over their performers. There’s no denying their power—the directness of the texts, often written for funerals, is matched by music of heart-stopping beauty and intensity. Grete Pedersen directs with a lovely intimacy, some motets supported by chamber organ, others by a small instrumental group. “Jesu, meine Freude”—the longest, with 11 movements stretching over 20 minutes—forms an impressive heart to this rewarding programme.

I. Komm, Jesu, komm

Grete Pedersen, Joakim Peterson, Christian Kjos, Kate Hearne, The Norwegian Soloists' Choir

6:53

II. Drum schließ ich mich in deine Hände

Joakim Peterson, Christian Kjos, The Norwegian Soloists' Choir, Kate Hearne, Grete Pedersen

1:30

Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir, BWV 228

The Norwegian Soloists' Choir, Grete Pedersen, Ensemble Allegria

8:10

I. Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf

The Norwegian Soloists' Choir, Grete Pedersen, Ensemble Allegria

3:19

II. Der aber die Herzen forschet

Grete Pedersen, Ensemble Allegria, The Norwegian Soloists' Choir

2:10

III. Du heilige Brunst, süßer Trost

Grete Pedersen, Ensemble Allegria, The Norwegian Soloists' Choir

1:55

I. Jesu, meine Freude

Grete Pedersen, Ensemble Allegria, The Norwegian Soloists' Choir

1:12

II. Es ist nun nichts Verdammliches an denen

Grete Pedersen, Ensemble Allegria, The Norwegian Soloists' Choir

2:33

III. Unter deinen Schirmen

Grete Pedersen, Ensemble Allegria, The Norwegian Soloists' Choir

1:10

IV. Denn das Gesetz des Geistes

Grete Pedersen, Ensemble Allegria, Daniel Carlsson, Ditte Marie Bræin, Berit Norbakken Solset

0:55

V. Trotz dem alten Drachen

The Norwegian Soloists' Choir, Grete Pedersen, Ensemble Allegria

2:17

VI. Ihr aber seid nicht fleischlich

The Norwegian Soloists' Choir, Grete Pedersen, Ensemble Allegria

2:34

VII. Weg mit allen Schätzen

The Norwegian Soloists' Choir, Grete Pedersen, Ensemble Allegria

1:06

VIII. So aber Christus in euch ist

Halvor F. Melien, Daniel Carlsson, Tim Lawrence, Grete Pedersen, Ensemble Allegria

2:08

IX. Gute Nacht, o Wesen

Magnhild Korsvik, Masashi Tsuji, Berit Norbakken Solset, Halvor F. Melien, Ditte Marie Bræin, Tim Lawrence, Grete Pedersen, Ensemble Allegria

3:55

X. So nun der Geist

Grete Pedersen, Ensemble Allegria, The Norwegian Soloists' Choir

1:20

XI. Weicht, ihr Trauergeister

Grete Pedersen, Ensemble Allegria, The Norwegian Soloists' Choir

1:27

Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, BWV 230

The Norwegian Soloists' Choir, Grete Pedersen, Ensemble Allegria

5:49

O Jesu Christ, mein Lebens Licht, BWV 118

Grete Pedersen, Ensemble Allegria, The Norwegian Soloists' Choir

4:55

I. Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied

The Norwegian Soloists' Choir, Grete Pedersen, Ensemble Allegria

4:19

II. Wie sich ein Vater erbarmet

Ditte Marie Bræin, Grete Pedersen, Ensemble Allegria, Magnhild Korsvik, Mari Askvik, Olle Holmgren, Masashi Tsuji

4:11

III. Lobet den Herrn in seinen Taten

Grete Pedersen, Ensemble Allegria, The Norwegian Soloists' Choir

3:41

Johann Sebastian Bach

Composer
Martin Luther

Composer
The Norwegian Soloists' Choir

Coro, Choir
Ensemble Allegria

Ensemble
Grete Pedersen

Conductor, Chorus Director

Jørn Pedersen

Producer
Jens U. Braun

Engineer
Åsgeir Grong

Recording Engineer
Rita Hermeyer

Engineer
Hans Kipfer

Engineer