Bach: Advent Cantatas

Olaf Bär (Performer), Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), John Eliot Gardiner (Conductor), English Baroque Soloists (Performer), Petra Lang (Performer), Nancy Argenta (Performer), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Olaf Bär, English Baroque Soloists, Petra Lang, Nancy Argenta, Anthony Rolfe Johnson
• Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
• Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
• Audio CD (November 14, 2000)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Deutsche Grammophon
• ASIN: B00004YYPV
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #147,689 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spellbinding Performancesof Bach Led by Gardiner, July 16, 2003

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John Kwok (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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I am not familiar with Bach's prodigious output of choral music, but this splendid CD will surely be the first of many in my collection. Sir John Eliot Gardiner leads his English Baroque Soloists and Monteverdi Choir in a set of spellbinding performances of J. S. Bach's cantatas composed in honor of Advent. These are lyrical, vibrant performances from both the original instruments and the choir, with special note given to Nancy Argenta's silky phrasing. I have no doubt that these will be viewed as the definitive recordings of Bach's Advent cantatas. The sound quality is exceptional for an early 1990's recording. Fans of historically correct performances, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, and of course, J. S. Bach, will not be disappointed with this CD.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars delightful cantata, January 16, 2008

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HSIEH CHENG CHUNG "Alfred Hsieh" (Taipei, Taiwan) - See all my reviews
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I found this album is shown as excellect level as others performed by Gardiner and the Monteverdi choir. I especially want to pick up good soprano, Nacy Argenta, her beautiful performance to lyric dream.
I recommand the "Schwingt freudig euch empor" BWV 36, althought it isn't famous in Bach's articles. However, I enjoy its beauty and think it's worth sharing with you.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bach JS : Advent Cantatas with John Eliot Gardiner, January 24, 2007

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Dr MM NYSDOT "Dr MM" (Albany, NY USA) - See all my reviews

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A magnificent interpretation of JS Bach's Advent Cantatas by Sir John Eliot Gardiner, a great joy and companion for those wonderful Advent Sundays.