
On its initial release in 1985, this recording of Bach’s […]
This is a very respectable Christmas Oratorio, one that may have been forgotten by collectors–it is a reissue of an Erato production from 1984–but whose
Once in while a recording comes along in which the performers, producers, and recording team get everything right. This is one of them. First issued
This is a most welcome reissue. Originally released in 1995 on Auvidis/Astrée, it brings together a group of exceptional vocalists and Baroque instrumentalists to create
Although Ton Koopman’s fine Bach cantata series, begun in the mid-1990s, was abandoned by Warner Classics/Erato in 2001, the conductor managed to resume the 22-volume
In evaluating a Bach cantata recording, there are so many variables to consider–programming choices; quality and type of soloists; tempos and balances among soloists, orchestra,
Those who missed Christophe Coin’s three earlier recordings for Astrée devoted to Bach’s cantatas featuring arias with prominent violoncello piccolo accompaniment will delight in this
Philippe Herreweghe’s spirited, stylish, vibrantly recorded Magnificat from 1990 is a welcome re-entry to the catalog (it also was included in a CD-Rom set with
When this set appeared 12 years ago it pushed all the other recorded versions of Giulio Cesare aside, and now, examining it again and even
A disc of duets and solo-voice cantatas by an obscure late-17th/early-18th century Italian singer/composer may not sound very enticing, but Francesco Antonio Pistocchi actually had