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Two cantatas, one secular, one sacred, each concerned in very different ways with respect for one who has died, show how Bach treated musically the
On its initial release in 1985, this recording of Bach’s
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
What can you say except that Philippe Herreweghe and his Collegium Vocale Gent are the defining interpreters of Bach’s vocal and choral works for our
One of the welcome byproducts of the flood of Mozartiana churned out in response to this 250th anniversary year is the reissue of worthy titles,
Those who lament the austere, dispassionate, “scholarly” approach that more often than not informs today’s original-instrument performances of Bach cantatas will find much to rejoice
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
One of Bach’s more magnificent extended choruses graces the cantata BWV 12, and another less substantial but no less impressive one dominates BWV 38. These
