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Yet another great Bach Oratorio. Kantata, not so great.

B. Marold | Bethlehem, PA United States | 10/18/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This Oster-Oratorium, BWV 249 like Bach's lesser masses, probably gets lost in the rush to his 'Magnificat', 'St. Matthew's Passion', and 'Mass in B-Minor', but this is a great, and nicely concise work. I am especially fond of this rendition in that even with my very rusty German, I can understand the words in most of the solos. I confess that the 'b side' Kantate 'Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen' BWV 66 is not up to the standard of the Oratorio. Some of the arias especially seem a bit harsh, and that's from someone who has no training in serious singing. Still, at 70 plus minutes, this is a great disk, if you can get it at below original list price of about $17."