Bach: Cantatas Vol 3 (BWV 12, 54, 162, 182) /Bach Collegium

Bach: Cantatas Vol 3 (BWV 12, 54, 162, 182) /Bach Collegium Japan * Suzuki

This probably was the first disc to bring serious attention to the talented Japanese countertenor Yoshikazu Mera. This diminutive, baby-faced young man has quite a voice--sweet, very nimble, and with real body on low notes (a rarity among countertenors); he does a smashing job with the solo cantata No. 54, Widerstehe doch der SÃ¼nde ("Then resist sin"), as well as in the animated alto/tenor duet in cantata No. 162. Yet Mera is far from the only pleasure to be found on this disc. Cantata No. 12, Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen ("Weeping, complaining, worries, fears") opens with a beautifully plangent sinfonia for oboe and strings, while the title chorus (performed with more emotional tension than one might expect from these musicians) later became the "Crucifixus" of the Mass in B Minor. Best of all is the sprightly Palm Sunday cantata HimmelskÃ¶nig, sei willkommen ("Be welcome, Heavenly King"), which features an elegant opening sinfonia featuring recorder and violin, radiant fugal choruses, and several movements with delicious obbligato parts for recorder, which are played with real charisma by Yoshimichi Hamada. --Matthew Westphal
Country USA
Binding Audio CD
EAN 0789368399925
Format Import
IsEligibleForTradeIn 1
Label BIS
Manufacturer BIS
NumberOfDiscs 1
NumberOfItems 1
PublicationDate 2006-01-01
Publisher BIS
ReleaseDate 1996-07-09
Studio BIS

Country	USA
Binding	Audio CD
EAN	0789368399925
Format	Import
IsEligibleForTradeIn	1
Label	BIS
Manufacturer	BIS
NumberOfDiscs	1
NumberOfItems	1
PublicationDate	2006-01-01
Publisher	BIS
ReleaseDate	1996-07-09
Studio	BIS

Bach: Cantatas Vol 3 (BWV 12, 54, 162, 182) /Bach Collegium Japan * Suzuki

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