J.s. Bach: Christmas Cantatas, Vol.14

Yeree Suh, soprano; Petra Noskaiová, alto; Christoph Genz, tenor; Jan Van der Crabben, bass; La Petite Bande; Sigiswald Kuijken, direction

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Christmas Cantatas (Cantatas for the Complete Liturgical Year)
BWV 91 ,,Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ" (Christmas Day) / BWV 57 ,,Selig ist der Mann" (second day of Christmas) / BWV 151 ,,Süßer Trost, mein Jesus kömmt" (third day of Christmas) / BWV 122 ,,Das neugeborne Kindelein" (first Sunday after Christmas

In the beginning there was great scepticism towards the thesis that Bach's sacred vocal works were originally written for solo voices. Now this interpretation is establishing itself more and more.
With this edition of one cantata for each Sunday and the great feasts of the ecclesiastical year Sigiswald Kuijken and La Petite Bande want to strengthen this new approach and prove it right by their excellent performances. This Vol. 14 of the edition contains the Christmas Cantatas BWV 57, 91, 122, and 151.
"Among current cantata series Sigiswald Kuijken's has a distinctive place, his one-to-a-part voices and few instruments achieving striking delicacy. His vocal soloists sing with disarming simplicity and ease in arias, and blend superbly in ensemble. A rare treat, Kuijken - and Bach - at their very best." (BBC Music Magazine, March 2010 *****, review vol. 9)

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