
The reason to buy this set is for the Magnificat, the original but rarely recorded E-flat version from 1723, which certainly gets its most exciting
Here is a re-issue containing Helmuth Rilling’s recordings of Mendelssohn’s
Bach’s Christmas Oratorio not only contains some of his most inspired, exuberant music, but also features introspective arias that rival those in the cantatas and
This Beethoven Ninth, the second such offering from Philippe Herreweghe, marks the completion of his cycle with the Royal Flemish Philharmonic. After the recent Krivine
This disc contains several of my favorite Bach cantatas, and some of his grandest choral and brass writing. The program also makes a perfect introduction
When you collect Bach cantata recordings, you just have to accept that the near-infinite programming choices afforded by the combinations and permutations of 200 or
The volume was turned slightly higher than my normal listening level when I began playing this CD–and it was a happy coincidence. The room-filling brilliance
Helmut Rilling’s Bach still has not received the acclaim it surely deserves, particularly from the critical community in English-speaking countries. The reasons are not hard