Bach: Cantatas For Bass
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J. S. BACH
Bach: Cantatas For Bass
Matthias Goerne (baritone), Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz
[ Harmonia Mundi / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 25 August 2017
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In composing his cantatas for solo voice, Johann Sebastian Bach magisterially combined two elements that might seem irreconcilable: strict devotion within the framework of weekly Lutheran worship and vocal virtuosity, served by skilful highlighting of the voice. The result is a style in which the expression of the sacred Word is raised to a peak of intensity - notably when a voice like Matthias Goerne's tackles these two famous cantatas for bass
"Freiburg Baroque are at the top of their game: lithe, shapely, tuneful...And the singing? Matthias Goerne is all breath and vowels and gravel and intensity...There is suave bluster in Mein Gott! wenn kommt das schöne: Nun! and well-fed elation in Endlich, endlich wird mein Joch." The Guardian, 17th August 2017 ***
