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Label:
   Accent - http://www.accent-records.com/
Serial:
   ACC SA 25304
Title:
   Bach: Cantatas through the Liturgical Year Vol. 4 - Kuijken
Description:
   Bach: "Herr Gott, dich loben wir" BWV 16, "Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen" BWV 65, "Schau lieber Gott, wie meine Feind" BWV 153, "Mein liebster Jesus ist verloren" BWV 154

Elisabeth Hermans (soprano)
Petra Noskaiova (alto)
Jan Kobow (tenor)
Jan van der Crabben (bass)
La Petite Bande
Sigiswald Kuijken (conductor)
Details:
  
Genre:
   Classical - Vocal
Content:
   Stereo/Multichannel
Media:
   Hybrid
Recording type:
  
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Site review by Polly Nomial April 11, 2007
Performance:  Sonics (MC):
After the first three excellent releases in this series, a relative disappointment was unsurprising but frustrating all the same.

This disc has the following cantatas, written to celebrate the New Year, Epiphany etc.:
Herr Gott, dich loben wir - BWV 16
Schau lieber Gott, wie meine Feind - BWV 153
Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen - BWV 65
Mein liebster Jesus ist verloren - BWV 154

There is nothing one can put one's finger on but there is a general lack of the inspirational feel that graced the earlier releases - a certain tiredness in the direction pervades the music. Added to this is some suspect intonation from the brass in the first cantata. The singing is as good as the earlier discs and offers many delights along the way.

The recording is of a good standard and comes from Miniemenkerk, Brussels.

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