Jonathan Freeman-Attwood reviews some recent recordings of Bach Cantatas and samples Torelli’s ‘original Brandenburg concertos’. With excerpts from the following discs:
Beloved and Beautiful
(GEORG BÖHM: Mein Freund ist mein Cantata; JOHANN CHRISTOPH BACH: Meine Freundin, du bist schön Cantata; HEINRICH SCHÜTZ: Stehe auf, meine Freundin Motet; JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: Der Herr denket an uns, BWV 196 Wedding Cantata)
The Netherlands Bach Society, Jos van Veldhoven (conductor)
Channel Classics CCSSA 27308 (Hybrid SACD)
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JS Bach Alto Cantatas
(Vergnugte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust BWV 170; Widerstehe doch der Sunde BWV 54; Geist und Seele wird verwirret BWV 35)
Maarten Engeltjes (counter tenor), Concerto D’Amsterdam, Vincent van Laar (organ), Klaas Stok (conductor)
Quintone Q08007 (Hybrid SACD)
Torelli: The Original Brandenburg Concertos
(Concerti musicali Op. 6; Sonata a 4 in A minor G46)
Charivari Agreable, Kah-Ming Ng (director)
Signum Classics SIGCD157 (CD)
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Bach Solo Cantatas
(Geist und Seele wird verwirret BWV 35; Gott soll allein mein Herzen haben BWV 169; Vergnugte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust BWV 170)
Bernarda Fink (mezzo-soprano), Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, Petra Mullejans (director)
Harmonia Mundi HMC 902016 (CD)
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