{"product_id":"alpha1285-komm","title":"Komm!","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eKomm!\u003c\/em\u003e gathers three of Bach's early cantatas on the Lutheran \"art of dying well,\" in which the recorder serves as the breath, or spiritus, of the soul. \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eGiovanni Antonini\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eSheng-Fang Chiu\u003c\/span\u003e take the recorder parts, joined by \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eAndrzej Kosendiak\u003c\/span\u003e, the \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eWrocław Baroque Ensemble\u003c\/span\u003e and the \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eNFM Boys' Choir\u003c\/span\u003e. The program opens with the funeral cantata \u003cem\u003eGottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit\u003c\/em\u003e, \"Actus tragicus\" (BWV 106), probably Bach's earliest cantata of its kind. It moves to the Weimar cantatas \u003cem\u003eKomm, du süße Todesstunde\u003c\/em\u003e (BWV 161), a longing for death as union with Christ, and \u003cem\u003eHimmelskönig, sei willkommen\u003c\/em\u003e (BWV 182), Bach's only Palm Sunday cantata. A solo hymn, \u003cem\u003eKomm, süßer Tod, komm, selge Ruh!\u003c\/em\u003e (BWV 478), closes the album with a recorder part not found in the original, added in keeping with Baroque symbolism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAs Piotr Maculewicz's liner notes explain, Bach's repeated use of the flute in this repertoire is no accident: its sound, born of breath, can stand for life, prayer and transience. Death here is a joyful transition rather than something to fear, and the recorder's pastoral associations point toward a paradisiacal Arcadia. Boy trebles from the NFM Boys' Choir add to the sense of innocence. Recorded at the National Forum of Music in Wrocław, the album pairs Antonini's recorder playing with Polish forces known for their historically informed performance of sacred repertoire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eGiovanni Antonini, recorder\u003cbr\u003e\r\nSheng-Fang Chiu, recorder\u003cbr\u003e\r\nWrocław Baroque Ensemble\u003cbr\u003e\r\nAndrzej Kosendiak, conductor\u003cbr\u003e\r\nNFM Boys' Choir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alpha Classics","offers":[{"title":"DXD 24 Bit \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":57473468924228,"sku":null,"price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 256 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":57473469448516,"sku":"ALPHA1285-16","price":29.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC 192 kHz \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":57473469481284,"sku":"ALPHA1285-6","price":20.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 128 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":57473469514052,"sku":"ALPHA1285-15","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"WAV 96 kHz \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":57473469546820,"sku":"ALPHA1285-5","price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 64 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":57473469579588,"sku":"ALPHA1285-14","price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/7900\/2436\/files\/ALPHA1285.jpg?v=1792061601","url":"https:\/\/www.nativedsd.com\/products\/alpha1285-komm","provider":"NativeDSD Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}