The ongoing cycle of Bach cantata releases by conductor Masaaki Suzuki and his Japan Bach Collegium has been a major fixture of the historical-performance scene in the first years of the 21st century. The cycle neared its end with this trio of cantatas, each of which begins with a large chorus illustrating the theme and often the substance of the text before proceeding with arias for each of three soloists (soprano, alto, and bass) and ending with the usual chorale. Unlike competitors who have grouped the cantatas by ...
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The ongoing cycle of Bach cantata releases by conductor Masaaki Suzuki and his Japan Bach Collegium has been a major fixture of the historical-performance scene in the first years of the 21st century. The cycle neared its end with this trio of cantatas, each of which begins with a large chorus illustrating the theme and often the substance of the text before proceeding with arias for each of three soloists (soprano, alto, and bass) and ending with the usual chorale. Unlike competitors who have grouped the cantatas by external criteria, Suzuki presents sets of musically similar pieces, making for single discs that are more homogeneous and more likely to focus the listener's attention on close details. And close details there are aplenty in Suzuki's readings, which expose Bach's polyphony in precisely controlled choral singing (the Collegium consists of about 18 singers, handpicked and clearly extensively drilled) unlike any other performances on the market. If John Eliot Gardiner is the Brahms of...
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