Cantatas 54, 169, 170

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J.S. BACH
Cantatas 54, 169, 170
James Bowman (countertenor) / The King's Consort / Robert King

[ Hyperion Helios / CD ]

Release Date: Monday 10 November 2008

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"(Bowman's) voice, not the most tender, is beautiful in many ways, but with a tinge of artifice and having the tonal qualities 'characteristic' of counter-tenor voices."
(MusicWeb Jan 2009)

"The Hyperion disc - now re-released on Helios - of Bach cantatas BWV 170, 54 and 169 is essentially a James Bowman show. A recording featuring a counter-tenor so prominently still had a touch of novelty to it when this was originally released in 1989. Now counter-tenors are about as - maybe even more - common then altos in Bach, it seems. Three of Bach's four solo alto cantatas are included here; only BWV35, Geist und Seele wird verwirret is missing. A magnificent recording of that can be found on Sigiswald Kuijken's new cantata series on Accent, volume 5 - with alto Petra Noskaiová. His voice, not the most tender, is beautiful in many ways, but with a tinge of artifice and having the tonal qualities 'characteristic' of counter-tenor voices."
(MusicWeb Jan 2009)

Tracks:

Vergnügte Ruh', beliebte Seelenlust, BWV170 (1726) [22:04]
Widerstehe doch der Sünde, BWV54 (1714) [12:26]
Gott soll allein mein Herze haben, BWV169 (1726) [24:15]