SDG 121 | 2 CD (40 tracks)
Description
SDG 121 | 2 CD (40 tracks)
For Whit Sunday
BWV 172 / 59 / 74 / 34
For Whit Monday
BWV 173 / 68 / 174
Recorded in Long Melford
Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner – conductor
Soloists
Lisa Larsson
Nathalie Stutzmann
Derek Lee Ragin
Christoph Genz
Panajotis Iconomou
Recorded on Whit Sunday and Monday in 2000, these irresistible cantatas display a whole range of moods: from the unalloyed optimism and exuberance of BWV 172 Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten! to the tactful restraint of the opening of BWV 59 Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten I. With brilliant performances from the Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists, this aptly-timed release is the ideal next instalment in what many have already come to regard as the first choice of recorded Bach Cantata series.
