Johann Sebastian Bach (* 21. März^jul. / 31. März 1685^greg. in Eisenach, Sachsen-Eisenach; † 28. Juli 1750 in Leipzig, Kurfürstentum Sachsen) war ein deutscher Komponist, Violinist, Organist und Cembalist des Barock. In seiner Hauptschaffensperiode war er Thomaskantor und Musikdirektor zu Leipzig. Er ist der prominenteste Vertreter der Musikerfamilie Bach und gilt heute als einer der bekanntesten, fruchtbarsten und bedeutendsten Musiker. Zu seinen bekanntesten Werken gehören Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, die Brandenburgischen Konzerte, viele Kirchenkantaten, die Matthäus-Passion, das Weihnachtsoratorium, die h-Moll-Messe und Die Kunst der Fuge. Seine Werke beeinflussten spätere Komponistengenerationen und inspirierten musikschaffende Künstler zu zahllosen Bearbeitungen https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Sebastian_Bach

 

Magdalena Kožená, Lady Rattle (Czech born 26 May 1973) is a Czech mezzo-soprano.

Kožená has been married twice. Her first marriage was to the French baritone Vincent le Texier.The marriage ended in divorce after she began a relationship with Sir Simon Rattle. Kožená and Rattle married in 2008 in Brno. The couple have three children, Jonáš (born March 2005), Miloš (born 2008), and Anežka, born in 2014  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdalena_Ko%C5%BEen%C3%A1

 

Early life

Kožená was born in Brno in Czechoslovakia. Both her parents had come originally from Bohemia, to the west. She was born one of the two daughters of a mathematician father and a biologist mother. Her father died when she was eleven.^[1] As a child she sang in Kantiléna [cs], the Children’s and Youth Choir headed up by Ivan Sedláček [cs] and attached to the Brno Philharmonic Orchestra.^[2] It was, however, as a professional pianist that she planned to make her career until 1987 when she injured her hand in a sports accident at school: this led her to focus on training for a singing career.^[1] From 1987 to 1991 she studied voice at Brno Conservatory with Neva Megová and Jiří Peša, and from 1991 to 1995 she was a student of Eva Blahová at Bratislava Drama College where she graduated in 1995. In 1995, she was a prize winner at the International Mozart Competition. From 1996–97, she was a member of the Vienna Volksoper.

Johann Sebastian Bach (Eisenach, 1685 — Lipsia, 1750) _ Cantata BWV 30 _ Aria for Alto (5)

Cantata ‘Freue dich, erlöste Schar’ for the Feast of Nativity of St. John the Baptist (Leipzig, 1738?)
Epistle, Isaah 40: 1-5; Gospel, Luke 1: 57-80

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5. Aria (altus)

Kommt, ihr angefochtnen Sünder,
Eilt und lauft, ihr Adamskinder,
Euer Heiland ruft und schreit!
Kommet, ihr verirrten Schafe,
Stehet auf vom Sündenschlafe,
Denn itzt ist die Gnadenzeit!
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Musica Florea Ensemble
Marek Štryncl, conductor
Magdalena Kožená, mezzo-soprano

Originally released in 1998 on the label Deutsche Grammophon

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5. Aria: Kommt, ihr angefocht’nen Sünder
Magdalena Kožená, Musica Florea, Marek Stryncl
Enchantmen

 

BACH – “ERBARME DICH, MEIN GOTT” – MAGDALENA KOZENÁ – SAINT MATTHEW PASSION

Ária “Erbarme dich, mein Gott”
St. Matthew Passion,
BWV 244
Johann Sebastian Bach

Magdalena Kozená – Mezzo-soprano
Musica Florea
On authentic instruments
Directed by Marek Stryncl

A tribute to filmmaker Andrei Tarkovski

Pictures from the movies:
0:01 – Andrei Rublev
0:30 – Andrei Rublev
1:18 – Nosthalgia
1:53 – Nosthalgia
2:33 – Stalker
3:07 – Stalker
3:48 – The Mirror
4:22 – Nosthalgia
5:02 – The Sacrifice
5:43 – The Sacrifice