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J S Bach: Cantatas 21 'Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis' & 147 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben'
RecommendedGaechinger Cantorey, Hans-Christoph Rademann
The bass and trumpet aria ‘Ich will von Jesu Wundern singen’ achieves a deft balance of flamboyance and clarity, and the beloved closing chorale ‘Jesus bleibet meine Freude’ has dancelike elegance. —
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Choral
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Building A Library, January 2026, Recommended Recording
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Special offer. Bach: Cantatas BWV 6, 99 & 147
Alex Potter (soloist), Dorothee Mields (soloist), Peter Kooij (soloist), Guy Cutting (soloist), Collegium Vocale Gent, Philippe Herreweghe
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Special offer. Bach Cantatas: Recreation for the Soul
Elin Manahan Thomas, Daniel Taylor, James Gilchrist
Magdalena Consort, Peter Harvey
The four voices are fairly matched with each other, less so with their instrumental colleagues, and Harvey leads unfailingly elegant interpretations. At each turn, however, they yield to the... —
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JS Bach: Cantatas for Marian Feasts
Live recording at St Thomas Leipzig
Thomaner Paul Bernewitz (soprano), Thomaner Stefan Kahle (altus), Christoph Genz (tenor), Martin Petzold (tenor), Gotthold Schwarz (bass), Matthias Weichert (bass)
Thomanerchor Leipzig (St Thomas’s Boys Choir Leipzig) & Gewandhausorchester (Gewandhaus Orchestra), Thomaskantor Georg Christoph...
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JS Bach: Cantatas II
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Ernst Haefliger (tenor), Theo Adam (bass), Hertha Töpper (alto), John van Kesteren (tenor), Kieth Engen (bass), Ursula Buckel (soprano)
Festival Strings Lucerne, Kammerchor ad hoc, Münchener Bach-Orchester, Münchener Bach-Chor, Solistengemeinschaft Der Bachwoche...
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Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Bach
Andrei Gavrilov (piano), John Constable (harpsichord), Ian Partridge (tenor), Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano), John Shirley-Quirk (bass), Elly Ameling (soprano), George Malcolm (harpsichord), William Bennett (flute), Ian Watson (organ), Helen Donath (soprano), Maurice André (trumpet), Celia Nicklin...
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Special offer. JS Bach: Sacred Cantatas Vol.8 - BWV 138-140, 143-159 & 161-162
Robert Holl (bass), Kurt Equiluz (tenor), Paul Esswood (counter-tenor), Thomas Hampson (bass), Max van Egmond (bass)
Leonhardt-Consort, Concentus Musicus Wien, Tölz Boys' Choir, Hanover Boys' Choir, Collegium Vocale, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Gustav Leonhardt
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Bach: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott & Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben
Istvan Gati (bass), Ingrid Kertesi (soprano), Jozsef Mukk (tenor), Judit Nemeth (alto)
Hungarian Radio Chorus, Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra, Matyas Antal
Naxos include here four of Bach's most celebrated and accessible cantatas. The performances are far removed in character from the complete Harnoncourt and Leonhardt edition on Teldec; women... —
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Bach, J S: Cantata BWV202 'Weichet Nur, betrübte Schatten' (Wedding Cantata), etc.
Friederike Wagner (soprano), Nicholas Gedge (bass-baritone), Istvan Gati (bass), Ingrid Kertesi (soprano), Jozsef Mukk (tenor), Judit Nemeth (alto)
Capella Istropolitana, Northern Chamber Orchestra, Oxford Schola Cantorum, Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra, Hungarian Radio Chorus, Christian...
