Bach. Bach Drama. Les Agremens, Alarcon (bonus Dvd
) | Label: Ambronay Catalog: AMY 031 Format: CD Céline Scheen (soprano), Clint van der Linde (counter-tenor), Makoto Sakurada (tenor), Fabio Trümpy (tenor), Christian Immler (bass), Alejandro Meerapfel (bass), Les Agrémens, Choeur de chambre de Namur, Leonardo GarcÃa AlarcónComposed by: BACH, J.S. A composer of true genius, Johann Sebastian Bach was familiar with the musical styles and forms of many nations. Often described as the father of German music and a devout Lutheran, we all too often forget that behind this historic figure is a man who enjoyed the good life, his friends, intellectual debates and even Italian opera. Bach's BWV 201, 205 and 213 are veritable miniature operas, imbued with Italian vocality, humor and joie de vivre. They reveal an extraordinarily expressive richness with the conciseness of the pocket theatre. This boxed-set of Bach's 'Dramas' performed by Leonardo GarcÃa Alarcón and Les Agrémens includes a bonus DVD recorded live at the Ambronay Festival in 2011 featuring Die Wahl des Herkules, parts of which were later adapted and re-used for the Christmas Oratorio.  Price: $39.98 |