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Paul Agnew
Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

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Recordings of Cantatas
Recordings of Other Vocal Works

Paul Agnew - Short Biography
Les Arts Florissants - Short History

Discography

Recordings of Cantatas


CV-1

"Bach, a life in music" 1 Arnstadt and Muhlhausen (BWV 106, Kuhnau, BWV 150, 4)

 
 
 
 

J.S. Bach: Cantata Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, BWV 106 (Actus tragicus) [20:30]
J. Kuhnau: Cantata Christ lag in Todesbanden [12:46]
J.S. Bach: Cantata Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich, BWV 150 [15:24]
J.S. Bach: Cantata Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4 [21:51]

Paul Agnew

Les Arts Florissants (Choir & Orchestra)

Soprano: Miriam Allan; Counter-tenor: Maarten Engeltjes; Tenor: Thomas Hobbs; Bass: Edward Grint

YouTube / Oedipus Coloneus

May 17, 2022

Video / TT: 89:36

Concert broadcasted live from the Philharmonie de Paris on on France.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert: Cantatas BWV 106, Kuhnau, BWV 150, 4 [89:36]
Cantata BWV 106: Complete Cantata [20:30]
Kuhnau: Cantata Christ lag in Todesbanden [12:46]
Cantata BWV 150: Complete Cantata [15:24]
Cantata BWV 4: Complete Cantata [21:51]


C-1

J.S. Bach: A Life in Music, Vol. 1: Early Cantatas, Arnstadt & Mühlhausen (1703-1708)

 
 

1-8. J.S. Bach: Cantata Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4 [19:57]
9. Chorale Prelude Christ lag in Todesbanden (II), BWV 718 [5:00]
10-19. J. Kuhnau: Cantata Christ lag in Todesbanden [11:18]
20. Chorale Prelude Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder, BWV 742 [2:17]
21-27. J.S. Bach: Cantata Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich, BWV 150 [13:46]
28. Chorale Prelude Jesu, meines Lebens Leben, BWV 1107 [1:47]
29-36. J.S. Bach: Cantata Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, BWV 106 (Actus tragicus) [18:50]

Paul Agnew

(OVPP - No Choir) / Les Arts Florissants (Orchestra)

Singers: Soprano: Miriam Allan; Counter-tenor: Maarten Engeltjes; Tenor: Thomas Hobbs; Bass: Edward Grint
LAF: Violins: Tami Troman (premier violin), Juliette Roumailhac***; Violas: Sophie de Bardonnèche, Myriam Bulloz***; Violoncello (Basso continuo): Félix Knecht; Violas da gambe Julien Léonard, Josh Cheatham; Double-bass (Basso continuo) Hugo Abraham**; Recorders: Tiam Goudarzi, Anaïs Ramage; Bassoon: Anaïs Ramage; Cornetts [Kuhnau] Adrien Mabire, Benoît Tainturier; Theorbo: Thomas Dunford; Organ (Basso continuo): Marie van Rhijn
**former student of the Juilliard School in New York
*** former LAF Junior intern
Benjamin Alard (Organ) [9, 20, 28] [Orgue Freytag-Tricoteaux (2001) d’apres Arp Schnitger, Église Saint-Vaast de Béthune]

Harmonia Mundi HAF-8905364
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May 2022

HRCD / TT: 73:16
MP3 / TT: 72:55

Recorded at Recording: Philharmonie de Paris, France.
Production: Les Arts Florissants Q 2024; Artistic Direction & Editing: Arnaud Moral; Sound Recording: Florent Ollivier, assisted by Jérémy Chevillard, except tracks 9, 20 and 28: Alban Moraud Audio; Mixing & Mastering: Florent Ollivier.
Buy this album at:
HRCD (2024): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
MP3 (2024): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


C-2

J.S. Bach: A Life in Music, Vol. 2: The Weimar Years (1708-1717)

 
 

1-7. J.S. Bach: Cantata Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen, BWV 12 [24:28] (ME, EG, TH)
8-12: G.P. Telemann: Cantata Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, TWV 1:1178 [8:09] (ME, MA, EG, TH)
13. J.M. Bach: Chorale Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland [1:27]
14-19. J.S. Bach: Cantata Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 61 [16:18] (TH, EG, MA)
20-27. J.S. Bach: Cantata Himmelskönig, sei willkommen, BWV 182 [27:12] (RG, ME, TH)

Director: Paul Agnew

(2VPP - No Choir) / Les Arts Florissants (Orchestra)

Singers: Sopranos: Miriam Allan (MA); Violaine Le Chenadec; Counter-tenors: Maarten Engeltjes* (ME), Nicolas Kuntzelmann; Tenors: Thomas Hobbs (TH), Benoît Rameau; Basses: Edward Grint (EG), Anicet Castel
Violins: Tami Troman (premier violin), Liv Anna Heym; Violas: Galina Zinchenko, Simon Heyerick; Violoncello (Basso continuo) Félix Knecht; Double-bass (Basso continuo): Thomas de Pierrefeu; Recorded & Bassoon: Anaïs Ramage; Oboes: Neven Lesage, Clara Espinosa Encinas; Trumpet: Serge Tizac; Lute (Basso continuo): Diego Salamanca; Organ (Basso continuo): Florian Carré
* former winner of the Académie du Jardin des Voix
Benjamin Alard (Organ) [13] [Organ by André Silbermann, Église Sainte-Aurélie (Strasbourg), 1718, restored by the Manufacture Blumenroeder]

Harmonia Mundi HAF-8902878
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May 2023

HRCD / TT: 77:48
MP3 / TT: 77:34

Recorded at Salle Pierre Boulez, Philharmonie de Paris, France.
Artistic Direction & Editing: Arnaud Moral; Sound Recording, Mixing & Mastering: Florent Ollivier; Sound Recording Assistant: Martin Garnault, Except track 13: Alban Moraud Audio; Tuning: SamuCampet.
Listen on YouTube:
CD: Complete Album [77:43]
Buy this album at:
CD (2025): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download (2025): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


C24-9

Bach: La Grande Audition (BWV 23, 22)

 
 

01:38: G.P. Telemann: Cantata Wer sich rächet, TWV 1:1600
18:25: J. Kuhnau: Cantata Lobe den Herrn meine Seele
33:05: J.S. Bach: Cantata Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sohn, BWV 23 [18:55]
52:00: C. Graupner: Cantata Aus der Tiefen rufen wir
69:59-87:13: J.S. Bach: Cantata Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe, BWV 22 [17:14]

Paul Agnew

Les Arts Florissants (Choir & Orchestra)

Singers: Soprano: Miriam Allan; Counter-tenor: Maarten Engeltjes; Tenor: Thomas Hobbs; Bass: Edward Grint

FranceTV Culturbox / France Musique

Sep 27, 2024

Video / TT: 94:34

Recorded & filmed live at Abbatiale, 45e Festival d'Ambronay, France.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantatas BWV 23, 22: Full Concert including Complete Cantatas [94:34] | Full Concert, including Complete Cantatas [90:31]
Cantata BWV 22: Mvt. 1: Arioso & Chorus [4:13] | Mvt. 3: Recitative [B] [2:05]


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2022 - April 2025)

Paul Agnew: Short Biography | Ensembles: Les Arts Florissants
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