Cantatas (Vol 53) Nos 9, 97, 177
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J. S. BACH
Cantatas (Vol 53) Nos 9, 97, 177
Hana Blazikova (soprano) Robin Blaze (counter-tenor) Gert Turk (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) / Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki
[ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD ]
Release Date: Friday 1 March 2013
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This landmark series is nearly at its end in this antepenultimate recording. The three cantatas on this recording come from the first half of the 1730s and clearly show Bach's affinity for instrumental colour and expressive melodies rich in syncopation and suspensions.
"The soloists blend delightfully with what is an impressively unified chorus. It almost goes without saying how well the instrumentalists of the Bach Collegium Japan respond. Suzuki brings everything together in masterly fashion...It really is hard to find fault when this music is presented in such an exemplary manner." MusicWeb International, 4th July 2013
"Suzuki's performance forces, 12-voice choir (including soloists) and three-to-a-part violins, are superbly clean and tidy while allowing him a generous dynamic and dramatic range. Highly commended." BBC Music Magazine, August 2013 ****
"This is a wonderful celebration of all-too-rare late Bach vocal works, revealed to us by Suzuki with joy and an impeccable understanding of its unique essence." Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine, August 2013
Tracks:
Cantata BWV97 'In allen meinen Taten'
Cantata BWV177 'Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ'
Cantata BWV9 'Es ist das Heil uns kommen her'
