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Bach: Motets
Johann Sebastian Bach, Sigiswald Kuijken, La Petite Bande
Bach: Motets
Genre: Classical
 
  •  Track Listings (6) - Disc #1


     

CD Details

All Artists: Johann Sebastian Bach, Sigiswald Kuijken, La Petite Bande
Title: Bach: Motets
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Accent Plus
Original Release Date: 1/1/2008
Re-Release Date: 1/1/1999
Album Type: Import
Genre: Classical
Styles: Opera & Classical Vocal, Historical Periods, Baroque (c.1600-1750)
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 750582476426
 

CD Reviews

Bach Motets at their Best
J. F. Laurson | Washington, DC United States | 12/09/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)

"This re-issue is most welcome because Kuijken's recording of the Motets stands among the very best (Jung/Tacet, Dijkstra/Channel Classics, Cao/Ambroise, Jacobs/HMU). The small (but not "OVPP") choir sings with spot-on intonation, great verve and vigor; the small orchestra supports generously, but without ever playing itself into the foreground.



Compared to this, the contemporaneous (and much more famous) Eric Ericson recording (EMI) sounds deflated and unfocused. Kuijken has recorded these works for Challenge Classics recently, which is a rather different beast altogether, strictly adhering to "One Voice Per Part". Here you might trade a little bit of austerity and that last bit of transparency for a whole lot of joy and sweep."