Wachet Auf!

Total Program Length: 50:46 Liner Notes in English, German & French. Includes Full Libretto in German, English & French. Recorded at the First Presbyterian Church of Bethlehem (Pennsylvania), January 27 and 28, 1989. The producers and performers gratefully acknowledge the generous support of the Canada Council. The assistance of Colwell Arts Management is also greatly appreciated. Cover painting: Ascribed to Boccaccino (Cremonese, active 1493; died 1524/25) Altarpiece: The Way to Calvary. [Wood, painted area 132.1 x 130.8 cm. Reproduced by courtesy of the Trustees, The National Gallery, London.] The Way to Calvary was selected as the cover for this recording to illustrate the text in Cantata 56 (I will the cross-staff gladly carry,/It comes from God's beloved hand...) Translations: ♦ Cantata BWV 56 1. Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen — I will the cross-staff gladly carry 2. Mein Wandel auf der Welt — My sojourn in the world 3. Endlich, endlich wird mein Joch — One day, one day shall my yoke 4. Ich stehe fertig und bereit — I stand here ready and prepared 5. Komm, o Tod, du Schlafes Bruder — Come, O death, of sleep the brother ♦ Canatata BWV 140: 1. Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme — Wake, arise, the voices call us 2. Er kommt, er kommt — He comes, he comes 3. Wenn kömmst du, mein Heil? — When coms't thou, my Saviour? 4. Zion Hört Die Wächter Singen — Zion hears the watchmen singing 5. So geh herein zu mir — So come within to me 6. Mein Freund ist mein — My friend is mine 7. Gloria sei dir gesungen — Gloria to thee be sung now ♦ Motet BWV Anh. 159: Ich lasse dich nicht — I'll not let thee go ℗1989 Dorian Recordings™, a division of The Dorian Group, Ltd. 17 State Street • Suite 2E, Troy, NY 12180 USA(518)274-5475 In Europe, Dorian Recordings Europe, Rue Du Progress 52/18, 1210 Bruxelles, Belgium (32)02/218.39.87 ℗© 1989 Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Inc. and Dorian Digital Recordings, Inc. This recording is released under license to Dorian Recordings™, a division of The Dorian Group, Ltd.