Cantatas Vol 8: BWV51, 99, 100, 138; BWV8, 27, 95, 161

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J.S. BACH
Cantatas Vol 8: BWV51, 99, 100, 138; BWV8, 27, 95, 161
Malin Hartelius, Katharine Fuge, William Towers, Robin Tyson; James Gilchrist . Monteverdi Choir. English Baroque Soloists. John Eliot Gardiner

[ Soli Deo Gloria / 2 CD ]

Release Date: Thursday 10 February 2005

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Cantatas for the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity and the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity
Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage.
St. Giles Cripplegate, London, England

In total SDG will release 51 CDs, each corresponding to one of the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage's concerts and including the cantatas Bach wrote for a specific liturgical feast. It is the first time that Bach cantatas are issued on CD in this coupling.

Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage.
St. Giles Cripplegate, London, England

"The most immediate impression after several rounds of listening to the albums is that Gardiner has improved. In his early recordings of Bach Cantatas I observed some tendency to over-simplification. During the comparative listening I did for the weekly cantata reviews of the first cycle of cantata discussions, I have noticed that many times I missed in Gardiner's renditions details revealed in other performances, HIP and non-HIP alike. Sometimes he even sounded too rush and aggressive, as if the music was not so important to him. Now it seems that Gardiner has come to terms with Bach's music. He is closer to it and understands it better. He has discovered how rich these works are. How many possibilities they give to the interpreter. How many facets they have. How complicated and sophisticated the writing of Bach is. This sophistication, balanced with the right amount of humanity, are the essence of Bach's music and should be brought out to the listeners. Based on the new albums, Gardiner is very successful in achieving this mission."
- http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Performers/Gardiner-P1&2.htm

Tracks:

CD-1: Cantatas BWV 138, BWV 99, BWV 51, BWV 100
CD-2: Cantatas BWV 161, BWV 27, BWV 8, BWV 95