Bach: Oster-Oratorium & Himmelfahrts-Oratorium [Easter & Ascension Oratorios]

 
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J. S. BACH
Bach: Oster-Oratorium & Himmelfahrts-Oratorium [Easter & Ascension Oratorios]
Collegium Vocale Gent, Philippe Herreweghe

[ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD ]

Release Date: Friday 27 March 2020

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This double album assembles two oratorios and three cantatas for the feasts of Easter and Ascension. Often overshadowed by the Christmas Oratorio, the two oratorios presented here rely on a form of dramaturgy absent from the cantatas; whether directly portraying the protagonists of the Passion of Christ (Easter Oratorio) or having the Evangelist narrate events, Bach draws on the music of earlier cantatas to produce two works whose beauty and coherence Philippe Herreweghe has brought out more convincingly than any other interpreter.

"no other group performing Bach can boast such a seductive elegance in its unforced balance, textural control and sophisticated turn of phrase." Gramophone, September 2003

"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 in 1995, this production of Bach's Easter "oratorium" easily can claim supremacy among several very good alternatives."
(10/10 ClassicsToday March 2010)

"no other group performing Bach can boast such a seductive elegance in its unforced balance, textural control and sophisticated turn of phrase." Gramophone, September 2003

Tracks:

Oster-Oratorium BWV 249
Ascension Oratorio 'Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen', BWV11