Johann Sebastian Bach - Vision, Vol. 8 (Hans-Christoph Rademann)

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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

CD1

• Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe, BWV 22
• Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sohn, BWV 23.2
• Himmelskönig, sei willkommen, BWV 182

CD2

• Der Himmel lacht! die Erde jubiliert, BWV 31.2
• Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen, BWV 66.2

Gaechinger Cantorey

Hans-Christoph Rademann, conductor

Date: 2025

Label: hänssler Classic

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In VISION. BACH Vol. 8, Hans-Christoph Rademann leads the Gaechinger Cantorey with exemplary clarity and precision. The choir is a compact chamber ensemble of up to four skilled singers per part, who also serve as soloists. This creates a refined, flexible group that handles the demanding opening choruses with ease, combining agility, freshness and expressive strength. Their diction remains consistently clear, and the chorales are delivered with firmness and appropriate grandeur without rigidity, maintaining a sense of Lutheran vigor and conviction.

Hans-Christoph Rademann (b. 1965) is an internationally sought-after conductor with a broad repertoire, from early music rediscoveries to contemporary premieres. A specialist in Bach and Schütz, he recorded Schütz’s complete choral works for Carus and, in 2023/24, performed and recorded Bach’s first annual cantata cycle with the Gaechinger Cantorey. He founded the Dresdner Kammerchor, led the Singakademie Dresden, the NDR Chorus and the RIAS Kammerchor, and since 2013 has directed the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart, where he rebuilt the Gaechinger Cantorey as a period ensemble and expanded education programmes. A frequent guest worldwide, he has received many artistic and civic awards, including the 2025 Handel Ring.

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