Kuhnau
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J. S. Bach: A Life in Music Vol. 1
RecommendedArnstadt & Mühlhausen (1703-1708), Early Cantatas
Paul Agnew (tenor), Les Arts Florissants (early music ensemble), Miriam Allan (soprano), Thomas Hobbs (tenor), Edward Grint, Maarten Engeltjes, Benjamin Alard (early keyboard instruments), Nicolas Kuntzelmann
With just one or two to a part, each musician is a leader here. The purity of the singers’ straight tones and the immediacy and depth of their individual reactions to lexical meaning are bracing,... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 5th April 2024
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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Sunday Times, 20 Best Classical Albums of 2024
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Pienaar displays his collections thematically, connecting dances and variations, imitative and evocative works that suggest battles and birdsong, that paint portraits, tell stories and write... —
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2020, Instrumental Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2020, Editor's Choice
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Diapason d’Or, November 2021, Nouveauté
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Vol 8 is an arcane miscellany...Sure-footed performances are amiable and colourful. —
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Erudition and virtuosity take back seat to the sheer pleasure of music-making in one of the most enjoyable Baroque recitals I’ve heard in a very long time...Most striking is the loving performance... —
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2021, Editor's Choice
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The Harmonious Thuringian
Music from the early years of Bach and Handel
Terence Charlston (harpsichord)
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Johann Kuhnau: Complete Sacred Works, Vol. 5
Isabel Schicketanz (soprano), Heidi Maria Taubert (soprano), David Erler (alto), Tobias Hunger (tenor), Friedemann Klos (bass), Camerata Lipsiensis, Gregor Meyer
If you’ve not yet been tempted to try out Kuhnau, here is an excellent place to begin; strongly recommended, and looking forward to the remaining volumes. —
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