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This fascinating set will be essential listening for fans of the most famous Bach, for it helps put in perspective Johann Sebastian’s historical position–but more
Most modern discussions of Bach’s so-called Lutheran Masses bemoan the fact that scholars and Bach authorities have dismissed their intrinsic musical value because they are
Buxtehude’s cantata cycle Membra Jesu nostri is an odd, totally unique, and strangely compelling work. Conceived around the idea of an observer contemplating various parts
While there have been a number of fine recordings of Heinrich Schütz’s earlier Op. 6 (1629) and Op. 10 (1647) Symphoniae Sacrae cycles, his Op.
Even those who have heard of Nikolaus Bruhns normally associate him with organ music, but judging by this CD of six of his sacred cantatas,
What is this extraordinary music? you’ll find yourself asking within the first few seconds of the first track. Benedetto Marcello, a contemporary of Bach and
In presenting four of Bach’s early cantatas–three of which were composed in the “pre-Weimar” years when Bach was in his early 20s–this disc makes it
Although most of Heinrich Schütz’s surviving music is for the church, his first published work was this set of Italian madrigals–a remarkable collection of pieces
