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Derek Chester, Tenor
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Praised by the New York Times for his beautifully shaped and carefully nuanced singing, tenor Derek Chester is steadily making a name for himself in the world of classical singing.  In Germany he was a member of the Gächinger Kantorei and was heard as soloist in Bach Cantata’s 22 and 23 with the Bach Collegium Stuttgart. He has also appeared as soloist at the 2006 and 2008 Oregon Bach Festivals under Helmuth Rilling, as Evangelist in Bach’s St. John Passion during Bach Woche 2007 in Stuttga...
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Bach: Saint John Passion, BWV 245 N/A
Herr, unser Herrscher (8:08) N/A
Jesus ging mit seinen Jüngern (2:23) N/A
O große Lieb, o Lieb ohn' alle Maße (0:49) N/A
Auf daß das Wort erfüllet würde (1:05) N/A
Dein Will gescheh, Herr Gott, zugleich (0:52) N/A
Die Schar aber und der Oberhauptmann (0:48) N/A
Von den Stricken meiner Sünden (4:48) N/A
Simon Petrus aber folgete Jesu nach (0:15) N/A
Ich folge dir gleichfalls (3:42) N/A
Derselbige Jünger war dem Hohenpriester bekannt (3:02) N/A
Wer hat dich so geschlagen (1:44) N/A
Und Hannas sandte ihn gebunden (2:15) N/A
Ach mein Sinn, wo willt du endlich hin (2:29) N/A
Petrus, der nicht denkt zurück (1:33) N/A
Christus, der uns selig macht (1:09) N/A
Da führeten sie Jesum von Kaiphas (4:04) N/A
Ach großer König, groß zu allen Zeiten (1:28) N/A
Da sprach Pilatus zu ihm (1:52) N/A
Betrachte, meine Seel (2:26) N/A
Erwäge, wie sein blutgefärbter Rücken (8:03) N/A
Und die Kriegsknechte flochten eine Krone (5:34) N/A
Durch dein Gefängnis, Gottes Sohn (1:03) N/A
Die Jüden aber schrieen und sprachen (4:10) N/A
Eilt ihr angefochtnen Seelen; Wohin? (3:59) N/A
Allda kreuzigten sie ihn (2:08) N/A
In meines Herzens Grunde (1:06) N/A
Die Kriegsknechte aber (3:48) N/A
Er nahm alles wohl in acht (1:16) N/A
Und von Stund an (1:18) N/A
Es ist vollbracht (4:45) N/A
Und neiget das Haupt und verschied (0:29) N/A
Mein teurer Heiland (4:22) N/A
Und siehe da, der Vorhang (0:29) N/A
Mein Herz, in dem die ganze Welt (0:51) N/A
Zerfließe, mein Herze (6:30) N/A
Die Jüden aber, dieweil es der Rüsttag war (2:07) N/A
O hilf, Christe, Gottes Sohn (1:08) N/A
Darnach bat Pilatum Joseph von Arimathia (2:00) N/A
Ruht wohl, ihr heiligen Gebeine (7:16) N/A
Ach Herr, laß dein lieb Engelein (2:37) N/A
Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 N/A
Conductor: Richard Egarr
Recording Date: Sun 28 Jun 2009
These are selections from a LIVE recording. Ruben Valenzuela, Music Director.
Act I - Overture (5:20) N/A
Act I - Scene 1 - Tis Diocletian's natal day (0:36) N/A
Act I - Scene 1 - Go, my faithful soldier, go (2:08) N/A
Act I - Scene 1 - And draw a blessing down (2:10) N/A
Act I - Scene 1 - Racks, gibbets, sword and fire (3:32) N/A
Act I - Scene 1 - For ever thus stands fixed the doom (1:45) N/A
Act I - Scene 2 - I know thy virtues, and ask not thy faith (0:46) N/A
Act I - Scene 2 - Descend, kind pity, heav'nly guest (7:22) N/A
Act I - Scene 3 - Come, mighty Father, mighty Lord (2:49) N/A
Act I - Scene 4 - As with rosy steps the morn (5:52) N/A
Act I - Scene 4 - All pow'r in Heav'n above or earth beneath (2:34) N/A
Act I - Scene 5 - Angels, ever bright and fair (3:06) N/A
Act II - Scene 1 - Ye men of Antioch, with solemn pomp (0:38) N/A
Act II - Scene 1 - Queen of summer, queen of love (0:58) N/A
Act II - Scene 1 - Return, Septimius, to the stubborn maid (0:36) N/A
Act II - Scene 1 - Venus laughing from the skies (1:31) N/A
Act II - Scene 2 - Symphony (0:57) N/A
Act II - Scene 2 - O thou bright sun! How sweet thy rays (0:39) N/A
Act II - Scene 2 - With darkness deep, as is my woe (5:15) N/A
Act II - Scene 3 - Though the honours that Flora and Venus receive (3:52) N/A
Act II - Scene 3 - Deeds of kindness to display (5:12) N/A
Act II - Scene 4 - The clouds begin to veil the hemisphere (0:40) N/A
Act II - Scene 4 - Defend her, Heav'n! (4:35) N/A
Act II - Scene 5 - Or lull'd with grief, or rapt her soul to Heav'n (0:24) N/A
Act II - Scene 5 - Sweet rose and lily, flow'ry form (2:44) N/A
Act II - Scene 5 - Forbid it, Heav'n!; Ah! What is liberty; Fear not for me; Yes, kind deliverer; Farewell (1:29) N/A
Act II - Scene 5 - To thee, thou glorious son of worth; To thee, whose virtues suit thy birth (4:57) N/A
Act II - Scene 6 - Tis night, but night's sweet blessing is denied (0:40) N/A
Act II - Scene 6 - He saw the lovely youth, death's early prey (4:24) N/A
Act III - Scene 1 - Lord, to Thee each night and day (5:18) N/A
Act III - Scene 3 - Whither, Princess, do you fly; No, no, Irene, no (1:29) N/A
Act III - Scene 5 - Be that my doom; Dwells there such (0:25) N/A
Act III - Scene 5 - From virtue springs each gen'rous deed (5:47) N/A
Act III - Scene 5 - Cease, ye slaves, your fruitless pray'r (1:10) N/A
Act III - Scene 5 - How strange their ends, and yet how glorious (3:31) N/A
Act III - Scene 6 - And must such; Such useful valour; Destroy'd, alas; Yet deem us not unhappy (0:56) N/A
Act III - Scene 6 - Streams of pleasure ever flowing; Thither let our hearts aspire (5:35) N/A
Act III - Scene 7 - Ere this, their doom is past (0:21) N/A
Act III - Scene 7 - O love divine, thou source of fame (3:05) N/A
Bach: Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244 N/A
Da kam Jesus mit ihnen zu einem Hofe (1:39) N/A
Mein Jesus schweigt (1:09) N/A
Geduld! Wenn mich falsche Zungen stechen (3:34) N/A
Bach: St. John Passion N/A
Conductor: Ruben Valenzuela
Recording Date: Fri 13 Apr 2012
Ensemble: Bach Collegium San Diego
Ach mein Sinn (2:29) N/A
Erwäge wie sein blutgefärbter Rücken (8:03) N/A
Schumann: Liederkreis, Op. 39
Composer: Robert Schumann
Recording Date: Tue 1 May 2012
Mondnacht (4:22) N/A
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