Cantatas, Vol.40 (BWV79, 137, 164, 168)
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J.S. BACH
Cantatas, Vol.40 (BWV79, 137, 164, 168)
Yukari Nonoshita (soprano) Robin Blaze (counter-tenor) Makoto Sakurada (tenor) / Bach Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki
[ BIS / Hybrid SACD ]
Release Date: Tuesday 1 July 2008
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"This is an excellent addition to Suzuki's ongoing series, and despite the absence of Sampson and Türk, all four works are very impressively performed and recorded."
(MusicWeb Nov 2008)
"This is an excellent addition to Suzuki's ongoing series, and despite the absence of Sampson and Türk, all four works are very impressively performed and recorded. Although at least one of the works on the disc is relatively undistinguished among the scores of outstanding of extant cantatas, Suzuki taps the astonishing beauty and inventiveness of Bach's music with great flair and attention to detail."
(MusicWeb Nov 2008)
Although Bach did not compose many cantatas during the year 1725, the four cantatas that he did compose are far from being routine affairs. Lobe den Herren (Praise to the Lord), BWV 137, is a case in point: in it Bach includes the original text of the famous hymn, and also uses the familiar melody in all five movements to a greater or lesser degree. To impose such limitations must have been a challenge to himself as a composer, and the imagination and technical skill with which he fulfilled his task are striking.
Tracks:
Cantata BWV137 'Lobe den Herrn, den mächtigen König der Ehren'
Cantata BWV168 'Tue Rechnung! Donnerwort'
Cantata BWV79 'Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild'
Cantata BWV164 'Ihr, die ihr euch von Christo nennet'
