Bach – Cantatas Vol.44 (Suzuki)
Bach – Cantatas Vol.44 (Suzuki)
01 – 08. Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal in das Reich Gottes eingehen, BWV 146 09 – 16. Siehe, ich will viel Fischer aussenden, BWV 88 17 - 27. Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen, BWV 43 Rachel Nicholls (Soprano), Robin Blaze (Countertenor), Gerd Türk (Tenor), Peter Kooy (Bass) Bach Collegium Japan Masaaki Suzuki – conductor
The latest release from Masaaki and his superbly polished Bach Collegium, Japan in this acclaimed series of recordings of the Bach cantata cycle. "Among the several on-going or completed Bach cantata series, Masaaki Suzuki's is among the more contemplative. ...his approach is unmatched in moments such as the plaintive soprano aria in BWV146. Its text, of 'tears sown with anxious heart', is accompanied by the haunting mix of flute and two oboes d'amore. Rachel Nicholls sings the aria with sublime simplicity..." ---BBC Music Magazine, October 2009
“Peter Kooij is at his very best in the deceptively hard and highly melismatic opening aria of No 88. This requires exceptional stamina, as the bass graphically tells of the miracle of the fisherman Simon, in a performance of commanding presence. It is matched also in the exquisitely refined chamber-like exchanges of the soprano and alto duo of Rachel Nicholls and Robin Blaze...” ---Gramophone Magazine, November 2009