Bach: Motets [Import]

Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Sigiswald Kuijken (Conductor), La Petite Bande (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: La Petite Bande
• Conductor: Sigiswald Kuijken
• Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
• Audio CD (January 1, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Accent Plus
• ASIN: B000004439
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #609,945 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Komm, Jesu, komm, motet for chorus & continuo, BWV 229 (BC C3)

2. Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir, motet for double chorus, BWV 228 (BC C4)

3. Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, motet for chorus & organ, BWV 230 (BC C6)

4. Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf, motet for double chorus, winds, strings & continuo, BWV 226 (BC C2)

5. Jesu, meine Freude, motet for 5-part chorus, BWV 227 (BC C5)

6. Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, motet for chorus, BWV 225 (BC C1)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bach Motets at their Best, December 9, 2008

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J. F. Laurson (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bach: Motets (Audio CD)

This re-issue is most welcome because Kuijken's recording of the Motets stands among the very best (Jung/Tacet, Dijkstra/Channel Classics, Cao/Ambroise, Jacobs/HMU). The small (but not "OVPP") choir sings with spot-on intonation, great verve and vigor; the small orchestra supports generously, but without ever playing itself into the foreground.

Compared to this, the contemporaneous (and much more famous) Eric Ericson recording (EMI) sounds deflated and unfocused. Kuijken has recorded these works for Challenge Classics recently, which is a rather different beast altogether, strictly adhering to "One Voice Per Part". Here you might trade a little bit of austerity and that last bit of transparency for a whole lot of joy and sweep.