Started in 2001 sigiswald kuijken cycle on accent has made a very promising start. The soloists parts are beautifully written but mostly free of ornamentation. Sigiswald kuijken is a belgian violinist, violist, and conductor known for playing on period and. At last, his appointment as cantor in leipzig had been. Among current cantata series sigiswald kuijken s has a distinctive place, his onetoapart voices and few instruments achieving striking delicacy. Bach s cantatas and his other vocal works and many of his instrumental works.
The bach cantatas website bcw is a comprehensive site covering all aspects of j. The bach cantatas app allows you to catalog the cantatas of johann sebastian bach you have in your music collection. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. Bachkantaten consist of at least 209 surviving works. His vocal soloists sing with disarming simplicity and ease in arias, and blend superbly in ensemble. Js bach cantata wir danken dir, gott, wir danken dir. Issues of historical authenticity aside, kuijken is part of a family of excellent musicians, so we may expect something different here. One still misses a strong vibrato free sopranobasso voice that so many of bachs vocal works. I listened carefully this album and, from a listeners point of view, all of the works included are performed at the highest level of artistry. Buy a cd or vinyl record and get 90 days free amazon music unlimited with the. Performers of bach s works, including their biographies, bach discographies. Recordings of cantatas for the complete liturgical year.
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