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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Glorification of God and municipal pride, June 16, 2000
By A Customer
This review is from: Bach: Wir Danken Dir, Gott (Audio CD)
I think, Herreweghe is getting better each time as regards his Bach-recordings. Those who had the impression that his recordings are a little pale, as I did, I would say that is true as for some of his older discs. In his more recent ones, he proves the contrary. The choir sounds fresh and aggressive, but at the same time very organic and smooth. The orchestra is splendid, especially this holds for the four trumpets which fulfil an important role in the glorification-style choirs. The Soloists are excellent, I would say some of the best you may find at the moment in the field of Bach-interpretation. Hopefully, Herreweghe, his ensemble and technical engineers keep going on like this.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Highly effective, August 26, 2000
This review is from: Bach: Wir Danken Dir, Gott (Audio CD)
I have all of Herreweghe's recordings of Bach. I am a fan of the balmy precision and spotless polish of Herreweghe's approach, but if you're looking for edgier performances you may want to look elsewhere. Herreweghe's recordings of Bach are organized thematically. This CD, featuring cantatas Bach wrote for the annual inauguration of the Leipzig town council, is perhaps less momentous than Herreweghe's previous CD exploring the Lutheran perspective on death ("Mit Fried und Freud"), but it is delightful nevertheless. The narrow municipal purpose of these cantatas is transcended by the rich scoring of the instrumental parts and the subtlety of the arias. Other than Ingeborg Danz (whom I don't consider to be the most appropriate Bach alto), the soloists here would be my top choice for any Bach recording. The marvelous Peter Kooy doesn't get a lot to sing, but the few lines he does sing practically steal the show. Mark Padmore is nearly perfect in "Wohl dir, du Volk der Linden" (although a bit less so in "Halleluja, Stärk und Macht"). Deborah York dazzles with "Gedenk an uns mit deiner Liebe" - possibly the highest point of the entire Herreweghe Bach series. I'm looking forward to future Herreweghe Bach releases. -- gggimpy@yahoo.com
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