Weihnachts-Oratorio [Christmas Oratorio]

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J. S. BACH
Weihnachts-Oratorio [Christmas Oratorio]
Kurt Equiluz (tenor) Barbara Schlick (soprano) Carolyn Watkinson (alto) Michel Brodard (bass) / Ensemble De Lausanne, Michel Corboz

[ Warner Apex / 2 CD ]

Release Date: Monday 23 November 2009

"Corboz has assembled a strong set of soloists, ones who would not be out place in a period performance. Barbara Schlick has an attractive, if slim, soprano which she uses with intelligence. It is, however, quite a distinctive sound with a swift quaver in the voice and a rather extruded quality to the tone. But with such a nice musical account of the music, there is little to really complain of.

Carolyn Watkinson has one of those beautiful warm alto voices, which are still nicely focused without too strong a beat. I could think of few other singers of the period that I would prefer in this music. Tenor Kurt Equiluz has a somewhat edgy tone, but one to which I warmed; he provides a nice contrast in timbre. The final soloist, Michel Brodard on fine form, provides strong firm tone." (MusicWeb)